Pak vs Ind: The Super 12 encounter of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 between Pakistan vs India took place at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday. Both teams opened their World Cup campaigns against each other, and it turned out to be just more than a game.
Earlier in the day, Pakistani openers struggled to score runs. After Babar Azam had to bid goodbye on a duck, Mohammad Rizwan, too, walked back after scoring four from 12 balls. Later, Shan Masood and Iftikhar Ahmed settled things for them with their brilliant fifties. In the end, Shaheen Shah Afridi’s majestic boundaries let them compile a target of 160 runs for Rohit Sharma and co to win.
Although 160 looks like a low figure in front of a team like India, they barely managed it. Pakistan plucked three wickets in the powerplay and managed another to put them under pressure. Slowly going, India settled after Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya built up a partnership of 100 from 75 balls and continued.
After Pandya’s wicket, Dinesh Karthik took charge of the duties. Things were equally divided between the two, but the Pakistani bowlers messed up in the dead overs. Apart from conceding a few boundaries, the last over thrilled cost them the game, which, for some, was the unfair means to win.
A no-ball in Mohammad Nawaz’s final over, which saw him producing an above-waist ball, let Kohli opt for a six. Kohli wanted that no-balls free-hit to produce results but was cleaned bowl. However, non-striker end Dinesh Karthik was ready to run, and the on-pitch pair took three runs.
The experts question if a player is allowed for byes after being bowled on a free-hit whereas, whereas another portion of fanatics say that the only way to get a batter out on a free hit is the runout. A huge portion of the followers says the free-hit ball must have been called a dead bowl since it hit the stumps. The umpires disagreed and called for three byes to the Indian score.
Here is how people react:
Man always ready to give us lectures on ethics morality norms of the game the gentlemen game n what not but in the end wins the game for his side by running on a free hit that was sheer disgrace utter shameful act from Kohli to run after getting bowled out on free hit #cheater pic.twitter.com/rX0k7PLY2g
— Lahori Guy (@YrrrFahad_) October 23, 2022
‘If a batsman is caught on a free hit he can run and the score will be added to his total & if he is bowled with an edge then he can take runs which will be added to his total. But if he gets out bowled without an edge, he can run but the runs will go into extras’ (byes)
— Dr. Nauman Niaz (@DrNaumanNiaz) October 23, 2022
Why was no ball not reviewed, then how can it not be a dead ball when Kohli was bowled on a free hit. #INDvPAK #T20worldcup22 pic.twitter.com/ZCti75oEbd
— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) October 23, 2022
Same for all teams but the rule regarding a ball that hits the stumps off a free hit and the batter is allowed to run byes needs to be looked at the by ICC #T20WorldCup #INDvPAK
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) October 23, 2022
Still thinking about the free hit there! Imagine losing a high pressure match after the ball hit the stumps and ran away towards the fence. #T20WorldCup
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) October 23, 2022
A NO BALL! ?
6 off 3 balls and a free hit! #T20WorldCup | #INDvPAK | https://t.co/H9EE5QNfGD pic.twitter.com/KYsWR1FZ8U
— ICC (@ICC) October 23, 2022
Runs on a dismissal off a free hit are legal … they are counted … #INDvPAK
— Shahid Hashmi (@hashmi_shahid) October 23, 2022
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