Legendary Pakistan bowler foreshadowed an incident through the second ODI between Australia and Pakistan in Adelaide. Akram, on commentary, was advised that in his period, him and tempo bowling accomplice Waqar Younis would ship stumps flying and lure batters leg-before-wicket. Akram joked that that was as a result of the bowlers didn’t belief the Pakistan fielders and, subsequently, they’d must get the wickets by themselves. In a hilarious coincidence, Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi went on to drop a catch within the ongoing recreation within the very subsequent ball, proving Akram’s sarcasm scarily true.
“We didn’t belief our fielders. We solely heard ‘Sorry’ from the slip cordon, or ‘We did not see the ball’,” mentioned Akram jokingly.
Wasim Akram advised us he could not belief his fielders, and the very subsequent ball… pic.twitter.com/iZpa4rvhRx
— Triple M Cricket (@triplemcricket) November 8, 2024
Virtually instantly, Akram’s assertion was confirmed proper within the match occurring. Australian opener Matthew Quick had tried to hook Naseem Shah, however it ended up coming straight at Shaheen Afridi fielding at deep sq. leg. Sadly, Afridi ended up dropping the catch, inflicting uproar within the commentary field.
“Precisely (on what he was saying earlier). That might’ve modified the sport and put plenty of stress on Australia, however Shaheen Shah Afridi didn’t decide the peak,” Akram lamented.
Regardless of the unbelievable coincidence of a dropped catch whereas Akram was talking about the identical challenge, Pakistan didn’t face a lot hassle within the recreation. Shaheen Afridi made up for his dropped catch by choosing up Matthew Quick’s wicket himself.
Haris Rauf went on to take 5 wickets, whereas Shaheen took three, as Pakistan bowled out Australia for a mere 163. Pakistan chased down the goal with ease, with Saim Ayub top-scoring with a cracking 71-ball 82, laced with 5 boundaries and 6 sixes.
Pakistan’s win meant that they levelled the three-match ODI collection at 1-1, heading into the ultimate recreation. It was additionally Mohammad Rizwan’s first win as Pakistan’s new white ball captain.
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