Watch: A Rare Incident Happened On The Ground After Hasan Ali And Iftikhar Ahmed Avoid A Collapse During The Asia Cup Match
Hasan Ali and Iftikhar Ahmed in Asia Cup 2022 (Image Source: Twitter)
In the last match of the ‘Super Four’ of the Asia Cup 2022, Pakistan locked horns with Sri Lanka. Both the teams already sealed their place by eliminating India and Afghanistan. Hence, ahead of the final on 11 September, it was a perfect opportunity for both teams to check their weaknesses.
But, Sri Lanka continued their dream run as they managed to win the match by five wickets. Sri Lanka batters looked comfortable while chasing the target of 122 runs in 20 overs. However, during Sri Lanka’s innings, both Hasan Ali and Iftikhar Ahmed got involved in a funny incident. The video went viral on the internet.
Here is the shared video:
https://twitter.com/Zainilixious/status/1568350370941779970
Hasan Ali took the catch to dismiss Dasun Shanaka by avoiding a collision with Iftikhar Ahmed in Asia Cup 2022
Speaking of the video, it was the 17th over of Sri Lanka’s innings. Mohammad Hasnain came to bowl that over. For Sri Lanka, skipper Dasun Shanaka was batting with Pathum Nissanka. On the second delivery of that over, Shanaka tried to hit Hasnani for a six. But, it ended up as a top-edge.
To take that catch, both Hasan Ali and Iftikhar Ahmed ran. But, it seemed like they were going to get collided. But, Hasan Ali managed to grab the catch and both nearly avoided a collapse while both fell to the ground. After that, they started playing catch-catch while seeing and laughing at each other.
With that, Shanaka departed for 21 runs off 16 balls, including one four and two sixes. Speaking of the match, Pakistan got bundled out for 121 runs in 19.1 overs. In reply, Sri Lanka chased the target down in 17 overs only with five wickets in their bag. Pathum Nissanka remained not out by scoring another fifty-plus score. He scored 55* runs off 48 balls whale chasing, at a strike rate of 114.58. Hasaranga won the player of the match award for his phenomenal bowling performance. He took three wickets by conceding 21 runs in four overs.
