Cricket fans have been left fuming by the "stupid rule" that saw Michael Neser's bizarre catch be allowed to stand in the Brisbane Heat's bizarre win over the Sydney Sixers.
In pursuit of a huge 225 needed to win, the Sixers needed 26 off 11 balls when Jordan Silk heaved one towards the leg side boundary, and directly towards Neser. The former Australian Test match player initially did brilliantly to jump up and take the catch two-handed, but was clearly off balance as he stumbled towards the boundary rope.
What happened next almost defied belief, with Neser throwing the ball over the boundary. At that point, fans assumed a maximum was imminent only for Neser to skip over the rope, catch up with the ball and jump up in the air to gather it a second time.
