New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham is one of the most entertaining cricketers on and off the field. He never fails to amuse fans with his hilarious sense of humor. Time and again, Jimmy has managed to steal the limelight on social media with his hilarious banters.
The cricketer was at it once again as he shared a hilarious tweet after match officials reversed the target in between Bangladesh’s chase vs New Zealand.
Well, for the unversed, a bizarre incident took place during the Bangladesh vs New Zealand match. The Black Caps had managed to score 173/5 in 17.5 overs after two rain delays took place during the T20I. However, with the rains continuing heavily, the umpires decided to curtail the game.
Play has been stopped as they don’t know the target. #NZvBAN pic.twitter.com/Jh3N7K9tGM
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 30, 2021
A little later, when the conditions got better, Mohammad Naim and Liton Das came to the field to resume the second innings. However, while they have started the game there seemed to be no official word at the moment on the target for the chase.
As per the sources, Bangladesh’s players were initially asked that they need to score 148 runs in 16 overs. However, after 9 balls were bowled, the umpires paused the game for confirmation with the match officials. After confirming, the officials said that the target was 171 runs in 16 overs.
Meanwhile, social media was flooded with hilarious reactions from the netizens on the bizarre incident. Among many, Jimmy Neesham, who is very active on social media, took to his Twitter and posted an epic tweet referring to the incident. He wrote: “How is it possible to start a run chase without knowing what you’re chasing? Crazy stuff. #NZvBAN,”
Here, check out the Tweet:
How is it possible to start a run chase without knowing what you’re chasing? Crazy stuff. #NZvBAN
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) March 30, 2021