Watch: Bizarre! Batsman survives as bails don’t light up after hitting stumps in PSL
Published on: Mar 11, 2020 12:51 pm IST|Updated on: Mar 11, 2020 12:54 pm IST
During the 24th match of the ongoing fifth season of the Pakistan Super League between Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi in Lahore, Peshawar Zalmi batsman Haider Ali received a massive reprieve as the bails didn’t fall down despite the ball hitting the stumps.
It all happened on the first delivery of the 11th over when Ali’s attempt to flick a delivery from Lahore Qalandars all-rounder David Wiese saw him getting beaten.
With the ball ricocheting off his thigh pad, it hit his elbow before hitting the stumps. The unfortunate development denied the hosts a wicket as they saw Ali and Shoaib Malik (62) stitch a 116-run partnership for the fourth wicket to propel their team to 187/7 in 20 overs.
Having scored 69 (43) with the help of four fours and four sixes, 19-year old Ali became the youngest batsman to score a half-century in the history of the tournament in addition to top-scoring for his team.
Ali’s efforts resulted in vain as Qalandars sealed the chase on the penultimate delivery. Following half-centuries from Fakhar Zaman (63) and Chris Lynn (59), it was a 12-ball 29-run stand between Wiese (17) and Samit Patel (11) which saw Lahore defeating Peshawar for the first time since 2016.
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LIGHT CHALI GAYI?
What a remarkable moment! The ball hits the stumps but the bails don’t light up. Haider Ali survives!
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How Twitterati reacted to it:
Haider Ali is the youngest batsman to score 50 in PSL breaking Hussain Talat’s record. His 69 off 43 balls was a brilliant counter attacking inns after Peshawar lost three early wickets. Shame that he ended up in the losing side. #LQvPZ
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) March 10, 2020
Haider Ali at 19 years and 160 days of age becomes the youngest batsman to hit a fifty in the Pakistan Super League #PSLV #LQvPZ pic.twitter.com/3HEr9VQGDl
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) March 10, 2020
Coming in when your team is struggling big time and becoming the youngest player to score a 50 in PSL, needs courage! Brilliant by Haider Ali pic.twitter.com/KC4bGQfyGL
— Muhammad Umair Tariq (@cricRebel) March 10, 2020
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