PAK Vs NZ: Social Media Goes Abuzz With Trolling Of Pakistan Cricket As Umpire Aleem Dar Halts 2nd ODI for 30-Yard Circle Violation
New Delhi: Pakistan cricket confronted an embarrassing circumstance after umpires ended the second ODI against New Zealand to change the dimension of the 30-yard circle on Saturday. After the first over, the match in Rawalpindi came to a brief halt as umpires were seen instructing the ground staff to fix the measurements.
According to a report on Geo news site, a Pakistani news channel, the pitch was changed after the first over was conveyed with mistaken estimations.
Aleem Dar, a well-known name in the umpiring industry, then measured the distance in steps to correct the incorrect dimension. The rare and hilarious incident resulted in a significant amount of social media trolling, and the match was suspended for six minutes before it resumed.
Fans Troll Pakistan Cricket
You won’t see this very often – a hold up in play after the umpires noticed that the 30 yard circle markers had been placed incorrectly #PAKvNZ #Cricket pic.twitter.com/NwwYsUwVBe
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) April 29, 2023
They really changed the 30-yard circle during the match, that was hilarious! ???? #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/7bKhKHgLdt
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) April 29, 2023
Cant place 30 yard circle properly and they want to Host Asia Cup ????????!! #PAKvNZ
— Rainbow Salt (@Rainbowsalts91) April 29, 2023
For the first time seeing in international match that 30-yard circle being wrongly measured and corrected between the match.
Just Pakistan Things ☕️ ????#PAKvNZ || https://t.co/BPuaOvJz0f
— Sir BoiesX ???? (@BoiesX45) April 29, 2023
A day without humiliation is a day wasted for Pakistan ????
30 yard circle measurement was wrong & is adjusted after ODI started b/w Pak & NZ ????????
Pathetic international cricket standards in Pakistan ????#PAKvNZ | #PakvsNz | #PAKvsNZhttps://t.co/7r00yQT2WL
— Kriti Singh (@kritiitweets) April 29, 2023
Pakistan won the toss and chose to field against the Black Caps to begin the game. In the sixth over, Haris Rauf struck out New Zealand opener Will Young for 19(22) after the match was restarted with the correct field dimensions. Chad Bowes, his partner, scored 51 runs in 51 balls before Rauf took his wicket.
Daryl Mitchell alongside captain Tom Latham then assumed responsibility and added 183 runs for the third wicket as New Zealand heaped a tremendous 336/5 on the board in 50 overs. Mitchell scored 129 runs off 119 balls including eight boundaries and three maximums. In contrast, Latham was dismissed by Rauf for 98(85) two runs short of completing a well-deserved century. Rauf took four wickets in his 10-over quota and gave up runs at an economy of 7.80.