AFG vs SA: Markram escaped due to Rahmanullah Gurbaz..!?

In the first semi-final of the 2024 t20 world cup series, afghanistan suffered a crushing defeat against south africa by 9 wickets. With that, afghanistan lost the chance to advance to the finals. In this match, there was a chance to make a breakthrough by taking the wicket of the South African team. But that chance was also lost by the "deaf" wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz. afghanistan batted first in this match and were all out for 56 runs. After batting very badly, afghanistan captain Rashid Khan was in a hurry to win the match only if they took south africa wickets quickly.
south africa lost their first wicket in the second over. Next, the team's captain Aidan Markram, and Lisa Henriques were batting. Then when Markram bowled the fourth ball of the third over, the ball edged his bat. The ball went to the wicketkeeper Rahmanullah. Then captain Rashid Khan said he heard a sound like the ball hitting the bat. The wicketkeeper asked Rahmanullah, "Has the ball been hit?" He asked. But he said he did not hear any noise. So, Rashid Khan didn't ask for a review then. Later, when the replay of the ball was shown, it was found that the ball had hit the bat. Captain Rashid Khan was disappointed after this. The wicketkeeper looked at Rahmanullah and expressed his displeasure. afghanistan was denied a chance to take a wicket by the wicketkeeper who said he was "not listening". After that, the team did not get any chances to take wickets. After this, the South African team reached the target in 8.5 overs and won by 9 wickets.
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Sowmiya Sriram

27/06/2024 11:23 AM