Watch Video: Babar Azam’s ‘illegal fielding’ costs five penalty runs to Pakistan during second ODI
Watch Video: Babar Azam’s ‘illegal fielding’ costs five penalty runs to Pakistan during second ODI
Pakistani skipper Babar Azam was found involved in illegal fielding that cost the national team five runs during second ODI of three-match series here at Multan Cricket Stadium on Friday.
According to the details, Babar wore keeping glove of Rizwan and caught a ball behind the stumps. It happened on the first delivery of 29th over.
As per laws of cricket, no fielder other than the wicket-keeper shall be permitted to wear gloves or external leg guards. Hence, umpire gave five penalty runs to the visiting side.
The goof-up from Babar did not cost Pakistan much as the hosts sealed a 120-run win, bowling out West Indies for just 155 in the 34th over to seal a 2-0 unbeatable lead in the 3-match series. Pakistan rode on left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz’s career-best figures of 4/19 to decimate the West Indies batting unit.
Notably, Babar had led from the front once again with the bat, scoring 77 runs as he stitched his 4th successive 100-plus partnership with Imam-ul-Haq to help Pakistan post 275 on the board in 50 overs on a hot evening in Multan.
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