The storm across the Mankad has erupted as soon as once more after Afghanistan’s Fazalhaq Farooqi efficiently executed the dismissal to take away Pakistan’s Shadab Khan within the dying moments of what would have been a historic upset victory in essentially the most ridiculous of circumstances for Afghanistan within the second ODI at Hambantota.
Having been skittled for 59 within the first ODI, Afghanistan bounced again in Hambantota to put up their seventh-highest ever ODI complete, setting Pakistan 302 to win.
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With Pakistan needing 11 off the ultimate over with solely two wickets remaining and tailenders Naseem Shah and Khan on the crease, Farooqi resorted to the controversial mode of dismissal after seeing Khan backing up early, and despatched him on his approach with out having delivered the ball.
Naseem then hit the primary ball he confronted for 4, earlier than a dot, a single, a Haris Rauf three after which one other boundary off the penultimate supply to offer Pakistan a dramatic one-wicket win.
The 20-year-old miscued a boundary off Farooqi and ran jubilantly in direction of the dressing room as Pakistan scored 11 off the ultimate over to complete with 9/302 in 49.5 overs.
The run-out despatched social media right into a frenzy, with journalist Farid Khan furious.
“Understand the difference between mankad/run-out and cheating,” Khan mentioned on Twitter.
“The bowler has to finish his motion after which dislodge the bails if the batter has left his crease early.
“Farooqi had no intention to ship that ball, he was all the time searching for that low-cost dismissal. He didn‘t even complete the action, he just took the bails off half way.”
Journalist Tasneem Summer-Khan similarly took issue with the incomplete action.
“That‘s not even close to being a mankad within the laws – there was ZERO attempt to bowl a delivery,” Summer-Khan wrote.
The victory gave Pakistan an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series with the last game in Colombo on Saturday.
Pakistan’s late surge overshadowed Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s career-best run-a-ball 151 that lifted his staff to five/300 of their 50 overs.
The last two overs of Pakistan’s chase have been filled with drama.
Shadab Khan hit Abdul Rahman for a 4 and a six off the final two balls of the forty ninth over earlier than Nasseem’s heroics.
Naseem had hit the identical bowler for 2 final over sixes to offer Pakistan victory by one wicket within the Asia Cup Twenty20 sport in Sharjah final 12 months.
Shadab, whose 35-ball 48 contained three fours and a six, revived Pakistan’s chase within the last overs after his staff fell to 7/258.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam praised his gamers after the sport.
“All credit to the boys,” mentioned Azam, whose staff will leap to primary in ODI rankings in the event that they win the ultimate match.
“We knew we could chase 80 or 90 in the last 10 overs and praise for Naseem who comes up in crunch situations.” Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi admitted the defeat was painful.
“It is hurting because we had enough runs but at the last moment they took the game away from us,” mentioned Shahid, blaming the penultimate over for the swing of destiny.
“The … 49th over there were some easy balls to the batsman and they smashed it.”
Earlier, the 21-year-old Gurbaz shared a gap stand of 227 with Ibrahim Zadran, who scored a 101-ball 80, after Afghanistan received the toss and batted.
Gurbaz hit 14 fours and three sixes in opposition to a world-class assault that had diminished Afghanistan to 59 all out within the first sport on Tuesday.
Gurbaz’s earlier finest was 145 in opposition to Bangladesh in Chattogram final month.
Zadran additionally hit out brilliantly with six boundaries and two sixes.
Spinner Usama Mir broke the opening stand within the fortieth over when he had Zadran caught at lengthy off.
Pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi dismissed Gurbaz caught behind within the forty fifth over.
Shaheen additionally had Rashid out for 2 to complete with 2/58.
Nabi made a run-a-ball 29 earlier than he was caught off Naseem Shah as Afghanistan piled up 73 runs within the final ten overs.
Fast bowler Haris Rauf, who picked up a career-best 5/18 within the first match, went for 48 in seven overs with out success.
– with AFP
Source: www.news.com.au
