Ellis showed remarkable awareness and reflexes to grab a catch that was way above his head, off Scott Boland's delivery.
Sydney Thunder claimed a superb win against Hobart Hurricanes in the nail-bitting encounter at Sydney as thet chased down the 163-run target.
Earlier in the league, left-handed batsman Leo Carter emulated former India hard-hitting batsman Yuvraj Singh in the ongoing New Zealand's Super Smash T20 league.
Leo, who smashed 70 runs off 29 balls to propel his squad to victory, showcased incredible display of power by hitting left-arm spinner Anton Devcich for 6 sixes in the 16th over of the match between his team Canterbury Kings and Northern Knights.