[VIDEO] Aiden Markram Thumps Haris Rauf For A Maximum Over Third Man

Pakistan and South Africa faced off in an exciting matchup at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in the stunning city of Chennai. Pakistan are facing a tough time and desperately need a win to stay alive in the competition.

As the match resumed in the 2nd innings, South Africa was faced with the enormous task of trying to catch up to Pakistan’s 271-run target. The atmosphere in the stadium was electric, and the spectators could scarcely control their anticipation.

Aiden Markram was in the limelight in the 13th over of the South African innings. He was watched closely as time ticked away on the scoreboard. As Haris Rauf prepared to bowl the second ball of the over, the crowd buzzed with excitement. Then, suddenly, there was a stroke of genius!

[VIDEO] Aiden Markram Thumps Haris Rauf For A Maximum Over Third Man

Markram’s shot was really creative. A back-of-length ball, not too far from the fourth stump, was delivered by Haris Rauf. Markram stunned onlookers with a perfectly executed upper cut, flicking the ball beyond the third-man boundary, standing on one toe. ICC posted this video and asked a question whether it was the shot of the tournament.

That was really some shot, using the pace of the delivery to send the ball over the third-man region. South Africa will want Markram to carry them to a win.

Pakistan (Playing XI): Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf

South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi