Published 21:58 IST, December 29th 2019
Rashid Khan gets trolled by Umpire Greg Davidson in Big Bash League game
Rashid Khan appealed for a leg before wicket, and the umpire slowly raised his hand which the spinner thought to be an out signal and started celebrating
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Adelaide Strikers beat defending champions Melbourne Renegades on Sunday by 18 runs to continue ir winning streak in Big Bash League 2019. Strikers who set up a target of 156 owing to significant contributions from Philip Salt and Alex Carey were successful in holding back Renegades and thus continuing ir losing spree. However, match which was rar on cold side witnessed a hilarious moment in 17th over of second innings.
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Umpire Greg Davidson trolls Rashid Khan
Ace spinner Rashid Khan, who currently tops T20 ICC bowling rankings, came onto bowl 17th over while Renegades required 46 runs off four overs remaining in innings. On third delivery of over, Khan appealed for a leg before wicket, and umpire slowly raised his hand which spinner thought to be an out signal and started celebrating. However, umpire Greg Davidson raised his hand to scratch his se which meant that Alex Carey was t out. Here is video:
Aaron Finch loses his wicket after bird-watching
Skipper Aaron Finch who had opened batting for Melbourne Renegades got his team off to an explosive start with some thunderous batting. He fired a quickfire half-century and bowlers seemed to have clue as to how to take his wicket. But n came brain fade moment in 13th over.
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On second delivery which was bowled by Wes Agar, Finch had guided ball towards short third man and set off for a single. He was focussing on fielder instead of getting to n-striker's end and making his ground and had to pay a huge price for it in end as Rashid Khan quickly picked up ball and hit bull's eye even before Finch could realize what had happened. He was run out for a 39-ball 50 at a strike rate of 128.21. Captain Finch's untimely run out turned out to be a huge blow for Renegades as it opened floodgates for Strikers in contest.
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21:58 IST, December 29th 2019