Referee Aleem Dar hit the ball
PAK vs. New Zealand: The second match of the three match ODI series between Pakistan and New Zealand was played in Karachi on Wednesday. In the early innings of this match, such an incident occurred due to which field referee Aleem Dar was seen in both grief and anger. In this match, the New Zealand team was batting first and this incident occurred in the 35th inning of the Kiwi team. In reality, Pakistani fielder Mohammad Wasim pitched the ball, and the ball went straight into umpire Aleem Dar’s leg. After which the referee was seen in pain and also reacted.
This incident occurred in the 35th minute when Haris Rauf was bowling and Glenn Phillips was at bat. On the fourth ball from the top, Phillips fired a deep shot and the ball went to pacer Mohammad Wasim Junior who was fielding there. Wasim shot the ball and the ball went straight to Aleem Dar’s ankle. Whereupon the umpire was very angry and immediately threw the pitcher’s jersey to the ground with his hand. However, soon after, Naseem Shah from Pakistan tried to relax Aleem Dar by massaging her feet. Pakistani captain Babar Azam was also seen laughing at this incident.
In reality, this incident occurred in such a way that the referee’s attention was not on the ball. Umpires are usually always alert to see the direction the ball is coming from. At the same time, the referee’s attention was not because he thought that maybe Wasim would shoot towards the goalkeeper. But it was not like that, he took the shot at the end of the bowling and the ball went to the calf of Aleem Dar. However, this injury was not serious. After a short break, Aleem Dar was seen refereeing again.
New Zealand tied the series
In the first match of this series, Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets to take a 1-0 lead. At the same time, in the second ODI played in Karachi, the Kiwi team made a comeback and leveled the series by defeating the hosts by 79 runs. Playing first in this match, New Zealand scored 261 runs thanks to Devon Conway’s century (101). In response, the Pakistan team were unable to stand in front of the Kiwi bowlers and were down to 182. Except for Babar Azam (79), none of the Pakistani batsmen were able to leave much of an impact. The deciding match will now take place in Karachi on January 13.
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