WATCH: World Cup photographer takes brilliant one-handed catch off Faf du Plessis

The AFP cameraman made fielding look simple with a terrific grab off a six from the South Africa captain at The Oval

A photographer became a World Cup star with a superb one-handed catch in the crowd during Bangladesh's surprise victory over South Africa on Sunday.

Ian Kington, from press agency Agence France-Presse, was positioned at the Pavilion End of The Oval when Faf du Plessis unleashed a mammoth blow to hammer Mosaddek Hossain over long-off.

Kington, without relinquishing his grip on his camera, completed a cool right-handed grab.

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Faf du Plessis hit a six to bring up his 50 but it was the cameraman who stole the show with a superb one handed take! 😳🔥

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"I had two frames (pictures) of him hitting the six and then the instinct is to look up and see where the ball is," the 49-year-old told AFP.

"Obviously it's quite tight for space where we sit and I couldn't move.

"I had my long lens camera in one hand and I just sort of reached up and it stuck and I caught it.

"I've never played cricket in an actual team, I've just joined in a bit with my mates." 

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