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PAK Batter Loses Cool At Teammate After Horrible Mix-Up Leads To Run Out
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The incident took place on the first ball of the 12th over of the Pakistan Shaheen innings. Nafay scored 61 runs from 31 balls.
Pakistan Shaheens opening batter Khawaja Muhammad Nafay lost his cool at teammate Yasir Khan on Thursday (August 14) after a horrible mix-up between the two led to his run-out in the first T20 match. In the first match of the T20 series played at the TIO Stadium in Northern Territory, Australia, on the first ball of the 12th over of Pakistan Shaheen's innings bowled by Hasan Mahmud, Yasir tried to play a big shot, but he failed to connect with the ball properly.
Nafay, who was at the non-striker's end, felt there was an opportunity to take the run, and he left his crease. Yasir was initially interested in taking the run, and he took a couple of steps forward as well before backing out. Nafay, who by that time had almost reached the striker's end, then had to make a U-turn, but before he could return back to the non-striker's end, Hasan removed the bails after collecting the ball from a throw by the Bangladesh A wicketkeeper.
After getting out for a score of 61 runs from 31 balls with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes, Nafay threw his bat in anger and started yelling at his opening partner. The clip of his animated chat with Yasir was shared by 7Cricket on X, and within no time it went viral on the internet.
Before making his way back to the pavilion, Nafay added 118 runs in 11.1 overs for the first wicket with Yasir. The 100+ run opening stand between the two set the foundation of the big total for the team from Pakistan, and they posted a total of 227 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs.
In reply to the 228-run target, Bangladesh A could only manage to score 148 runs in 16.5 overs and lost the contest by 79 runs.
11-team tournament
A total of 11 teams are taking part in the Top End T20 series in Australia, which will be played from August 14 to 24. Apart from the Pakistan Shaheens, two teams of Bangladesh A, Melbourne Stars, Melbourne Renegades, Hobart Hurricanes, NT Strike, Adelaide Strikers, Perth Scorchers, ACT Comets and Nepal are playing.
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August 14, 2025, 18:39 IST
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