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Published 18:35 IST, November 16th 2020

Haris Rauf greets Afridi with folded hands after rattling his stumps in Eliminator 2

Quickie Haris Rauf had greeted veteran Shahid Afridi with folded hands after disturbing his timber during Eliminator 2 between Lahore & Multan on Sunday

Reported by: Karthik Nair
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Haris Rauf has made a tremendous impact with the ball in hand in the last one year. While he is known to outsmart the batsmen with his brilliant toe-crushers, the pacer won everyone's hearts when he apologised to veteran player Shahid Afridi after dismissing him in Eliminator 2 between the Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultans at the National Stadium in Karachi on Sunday night.

Rauf greets Afridi with folded hands after rattling his stumps

This happened in the 14th over of Multan's innings. On the penultimate delivery, 'Lala' who had just come to the crease took the strike and was cleaned up for a golden duck. The former Pakistan skipper tried to work an incoming delivery towards the backward square leg but such was the pace of the ball that it quickly sneaked between his bat and pads as the furniture was disturbed. A stunned Afridi had no choice but to take a long walk back to the pavilion for a golden duck. 

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While the dynamic batsman was on his way back, Rauf approached him and stood before him with folded hands.

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Even the fans were impressed after watching Rauf greet the T20 World Cup winner with folded hands immediately after outfoxing him. 

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Here are some of the reactions:

Qalandars beat Sultans to set up a title-clash with Karachi Kings

The Multan Sultans skipper Shan Masood won the toss and asked the Qalandars to have a bat first. Openers Fakhar Zaman (46 ) and Tamim Iqbal (30)added 46 runs for the opening stand. However, it appeared that Lahore would lose their way during the middle of their innings after having lost half their side for 111 but it was not to be as South African all-rounder David Weise's spectacular cameo took them to a competitive total of 182/6 in their 20 overs. Weise remained unbeaten on a 21-ball 48 at a strike rate of 228.57 including five boundaries and three maximums.

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In reply, the Sultans got off to a good start riding on some delightful strokes from opener Adam Lyth (50). However, that was the only silver lining in the dark cloud for the Shan Masood-led side as neither of the other batsmen could succeed in converting their starts into back knocks and in the end were bundled out for 157 in the final over. 

The Lahore Qalandars won this crucial fixture by 25 runs and will now be facing the Karachi Kings in the tournament-decider at the same venue on Tuesday, November 17. 

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READ: Ben Dunk Gets Outfoxed By An Unplayable Quicker One From Shahid Afridi In PSL Eliminator 2

18:35 IST, November 16th 2020