The bowler was probably delighted to get a big wicket on the first delivery of his spell, prompting him to do an unnecessary celebration.
Sufiyan Muqeem gave a send-off to Abhishek Sharma after dismissing him on the first delivery of the seventh over during the game between India A and Pakistan A in the Emerging Asia Cup. Emotions are at their peak whenever these two sides play, resulting in such incidents on the field.
Sufiyan bowled a fuller-length delivery on the off-stump line, to which Abhishek tried to hit towards the cover region but could only get the leading edge of the bat. The ball flew towards the point region, where Qasim Akram took a fine diving catch to dismiss a dangerous Abhishek.
As the fielder caught the ball, Sufiyan looked at the batter and put a finger on his lips before gesturing for him to go away with the same finger. The batter also responded, and the situation exacerbated as the umpire had to intervene to calm things.
The bowler was probably delighted to get a big wicket on the first delivery of his spell, prompting him to do an unnecessary celebration. Things could have been ugly had the umpire not made a timely intervention, and the game proceeded without any further drama, even though Sufiyan could have avoided this triggering antic.
While it was only the emerging tournament, India A vs Pakistan A lived up to the bill, providing a thrilling experience for viewers. After winning the toss, India A elected to bat first and posted 183/8 in their first innings.
The captain, Tilak Varma (44), top-scored, whereas Abhishek Sharma (25) and Prabhsimran Singh (36) also played decent knocks. Sufiyan Muqeem was the pick of the bowler for Pakistan A, snaring two wickets for 28 runs in his four-over spell.
Pakistan A didn’t have the brightest of starts, but there were a couple of good partnerships to keep them in the hunt. Arafat Minhas (41) top-scored, whereas Yasir Khan (33) and Qasim Akram (27) also played good hands.
However, they eventually fell short by seven runs as India A held their nerves during the end moments. It was a good game, laced with quality performances from both ends.
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