The poor fielding of Pakistan fielders during a pre-ICC World Cup 2023 warm-up game between Australia and Pakistan ignited a meme frenzy.
Indrajit Chowdhury
Indrajit Chowdhury
Updated: October 3, 2023, 19:50 IST New Delhi
In an absurd turn of events, Pakistan’s fielding issues during their recent encounter against Australia, a prelude to the ICC World Cup 2023, got center stage. The game, which took place at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, featured a number of fielding gaffes that made the crowd laugh and shake their heads.
Pakistani bowler Haris Rauf struck the off stump with a short-of-a-length delivery in the 23rd over of Australia’s innings. Marnus Labuschagne, an Australian hitter, appeared to be attempting to direct the ball toward deep backward square leg rather than a boundary.
But what followed was a hilarious blunder by Pakistani fielders Mohammad Wasim Jr. and Mohammad Nawaz, which unintentionally cost the Australians four runs.
The mishap instantly became the talk of the cricketing world and triggered a wave of memes and reactions on X (formerly Twitter).
regarding the fielding error. He posted the video on social media with the amusing description “Pakistan & fielding never-ending love story.”
At the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Australia elected to bat first after winning the toss. The team scored 351 runs with 7 wickets.