Flying catch by Ben Stokes! Breathtaking video makes fans go crazy

Host country England played against South Africa in the first match of ICC World Cup 2019. England defeated South Africa by 104 runs rounding them up for 207 in 39.5 overs.

Stokes capped a man-of-the-match display in England's 104-run victory at the Oval with one of the greatest catches in World Cup history in the 34th over.

Diving backwards to dismiss Andile Phehlukwayo with a one-handed catch on the boundary off Adil Rashid, Stokes' effort was immediately called as "the catch of the century" by former England spinner Phil Tufnell on the BBC, reports First Post.

Soon the video was shared on Twitter and fans went crazy over the difficult catch as he was almost flying in the air as he leaped to catch the ball.

When asked to Ben Stokes if it was the greatest catch of his life, Stokes told reporters, "Nah, that one was against the Aussies, so that one ranks higher!" referring to  his one-handed grab of an Adam Voges edge in the gully during a 2015 Ashes Test against Australia at Trent Bridge.

He also said that he misjudged the flight of the ball and that "I was actually in the wrong position. It would have been a regulation catch if I was in the right place, but yeah it is one of those that sticks or doesn't."