IND vs PAK LIVE: Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya were absolutely livid after the ball hit the spider cam. India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field in the blockbuster ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 clash vs Pakistan at a packed MCG on Sunday. In the 15th over of the 1st innings, a delivery from Ravichandran Ashwin was mistimed by Shan Masood but the ball hit the spider cam and fell on the ground, resulting in a dead ball. It is to be noted, that the ball was travelling toward Hardik Pandya who would have caught it easily. Follow India vs Pakistan LIVE & ICC T20 World Cup 2022 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN.
IND vs PAK LIVE: Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya LIVID after chance goes begging as ball HITS SPIDER CAM, Shan Masood takes full advantage of lucky break, makes unbeaten 52 – WATCH Video
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The atmosphere is electric at Australia’s largest stadium, with a crowd around the 100,000 mark expected to fill the ground and watch the two arch-rivals go head-to-head.
Bowling the fourth ball of the 15th over, Ashwin was let down by spider cam. The ball went up off a thick outside edge, and it hits spider cam. India captain Rohit Sharma and all-rounder Hardik Pandya were both upset because it would’ve probably been a catch. But they could do nothing about it. It was declared a dead ball. In the end a good stroke of luck for Masood.
Spider cam adds nothing to the game and just cost India a wicket. Farcical in a World Cup. Needs binning off promptly @icc #indvspakmatch #ICCT20WorldCup #ICCT20WorldCup2022 pic.twitter.com/IMMTXJcfsl
— Edd Oliver (@EddOliver1) October 23, 2022
IND vs PAK LIVE: Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya LIVID after chance goes begging as ball HITS SPIDER CAM, Shan Masood takes full advantage of lucky break, makes unbeaten 52 – WATCH Video
That stroke of luck proved very major in the end as Shan Masood remained unbeaten to take Pakistan to 159 runs. Masood scored 52* off 42 balls with a strike rate of 123.81.
Talking about the 1st innings, a quickfire half-century from Iftikhar Ahmed has helped Pakistan post a competitive total in their massive ICC Men’s T20 World Cup clash against arch-rival India.
Iftikhar took a particular liking to the spin of Axar Patel, as the Pakistan No.4 helped his side overcome the loss of Babar Azam for a golden duck and Mohammad Rizwan for just four to post 159/8 at a packed MCG.
Arshdeep Singh (3/32) had both Pakistan’s openers back in the pavilion by the end of the fourth over, only to see Iftikhar (51 off 34 deliveries) and Shan Masood (52* from 42 balls) dine out on India’s spinners during the middle overs.
