T20 Blast 2024: The T20 Blast has a rich history of producing bangers after bangers, stunners after stunners, and iconic monents each and every season. The English T20 league carried the legacy extremely well in its 2024 edition, as Paul Coughlin arguably produced one of the luckiest catches of all time.
The moment occured during Durham Vs Lancashire T20 Blast 2024 Match 53 at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street on Sunday, June 16, and the moment the clip of the stunning catch was uploaded, it went viral.
Durham Defeated Lancashire In A High-Scoring Thriller
Durham are having a highly dull season in the T20 Blast 2024, but received a major boost for their season, after they managed to beat table-toppers Lancashire by 2 runs in an epic high-scoring thriller. In the process, the Alex Lees-led side have grabbed their third win of the season, and their first home win of the season.
Opting to bat first, the home side had a huge task at their disposal to put on a huge target, as Lancashire are firing on all fronts this season. South Africa's David Bedingham has been a blessing for Durham this season, as the Proteas batter has saved the blemishes of his side time and time again.
Bedingam was on the mark again in this match as well, as he scored a blistering 78 off 42 balls, and assisted Graham Clark, who scored 87 off 57 balls, to guide his side past 200. Lancashire, in response, lost early wickets but maintained the scoring rate and came agonisingly close of scripting a memorable victory, but could not do so, as 'man for the moment' Paul Coughlin defended 20 runs in the final over to guide his side to a 2-run victory.