At the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday, September 22, during the third One-Day International match between Afghanistan and South Africa, batter Rahmat Shah was part of an unusual dismissal. Afghanistan has already won the first two games in the three-match series, and this one is the final match in the series. But even so, both teams are hoping to finish strong, so this dead rubber is important. At the toss, Hashmatullah Shahidi made the right judgement and decided to bat first.
The amusing occurrence happened in Afghanistan’s innings during the ninth over. Rahmanullah Gurbaz faced Lungi Ngidi’s last over bowl with the score at 38-1 and tried to push the ball past the bowler. However, Ngidi was taken aback as the ball sailed off the pitch when the right-hand batsman struck the stroke. The initial deflection came from the South African pacer’s attempt to grab the ball, which sent it in the direction of the non-striker.
After taking a few strides down the pitch, Shah, the non-striker, found himself in the path of the ball. He spun aside in a split second, but the ball hit his shoulder, bounced off his body, and knocked the bails off the non-striker’s end.
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Rahmat Shah departs for a six-ball one
After a quick discussion, the umpires declared Shah to have run out. Since Ngidi had made contact with the ball prior to it hitting the stumps, the Laws of Cricket considered it a valid dismissal. Shah was unfortunately dismissed, leaving Afghanistan at 38/2 after he had scored just one run off of six balls.
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In contrast, Australia’s Andrew Symonds was dismissed similarly in 2006 after hitting the ball into Michael Clarke, his non-striking partner, which led to a catch at mid-on. Regarding the game, the hosts find themselves in a difficult situation after being bowled out for 169 in 34 overs.
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