In among the most hilarious bit of play, you will see in this World Cup 2023, Pakistan’s Agha Salman hit his own teammate Mohammad Nawaz during the Pakistan vs South Africa match in Chennai. It was a comical fielding error from Agha Salman that left Nawaz in pain and wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan in shock.
During South Africa’s innings, Temba Bavuma tapped a ball from Nawaz to mid-on and the two batters set off for a single. Mohammad Rizwan shouted from his spot “Maar de Maar de”. Agha Salman came charging in from mid-on and fired in a throw.
However, the throw from Agha Salman was far away from the stumps and instead got fired at Nawaz who had moved away from the stumps. Nawaz tried to stop the ball with his hands, and it hurt him painfully. Mohammad Rizwan was left shocked and stunned and stared at Agha Salman for his absolutely poor throw.
This hilarious event and Mohammad Rizwan’s reaction has gone viral on social media.
Watch: Mohammad Rizwan left shocked as Afgha Salman’s wayward throw hits Nawaz
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In a must-win game for Pakistan, Babar Azam had won the toss and elected to bat first. Pakistan suffered another collapse as they went from 225/5 to 270 all-out, which might be a below-par score on this pitch which has played well today. Tabraiz Shamsi took 4 wickets while Marco Jansen took three.
South Africa are looking comfortable in their chase. Aiden Markram has anchored the chase brilliantly with his half-century while others have attacked around him. At the time of writing, South Africa need 35 runs in 75 balls.
Teams:
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
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
