Cricket: One handed crowd catch could win $1million

Spectator Sunjay Ganda could be in to win $1 million dollars after his amazing one handed catch.

A Canterbury cricket fan has become the first person to land a one-handed catch that could see him earn a cool $1 million.

Sunjay Ganda, who works as the development manager at Canterbury Hockey, took the Kane Williamson shot on a grassy embankment during today's opening Cricket World Cup clash.

Should the Black Caps win the event, and no other fan takes a one-handed catch at matches played in New Zealand, he will become a millionaire.

"It's very surreal. I didn't think I would be doing that when I turned up at the ground," he told Newstalk ZB's Veitch on Sport.

Asked how he managed to pull off the exceptional catch he said: "To be honest I don't have a clue. I just watched it and it stuck."

This year's Tui catch-a-million promotion is based on the Black Caps' fortunes at the World Cup.

All those who pull off a catch must be wearing a promotional t-shirt. Ganda was given his by a friend as he walked into the ground.

How much money Ganda pockets is linked to the performance of the Black Caps at the tournament, and how many other people pull off a catch.

If the side progresses past the first round of pool play and no one else takes a catch he will walk away with $250,000.

If the national team gets through to the quarter-finals the kitty will jackpot to $300,000. If they make it to the semifinals he will win a share of $500,000.

The jackpot will rise to $1m if the Black Caps win the World Cup.

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