New Zealand's six lives
It was a forgettable day in the field for Afghanistan with five catches (of which one was a really tough chance) and a stumping missed
ESPNcricinfo staff
18-Oct-2023 • 23 hrs ago
Hashmatullah Shahidi dropped a simple catch to give Rachin Ravindra a life • Associated Press
A run through of Afghanistan’s lapses in the field, against New Zealand in Chennai, as called by ESPNcricinfo’s ball-by-ball commentators Rvel Zahid and Ashish Pant.
Young dropped
1.4 Fazalhaq Farooqi to Young, no run
Edged and dropped at wide slip by Rahmat Shah! Oh dear, that flew to the fielder’s left but it should have been taken. Angled away from Young, who looks for a drive on the up. Does not reach the pitch of the ball, the ball catches the outside edge [and goes] at a good height to Shah’s left. Regulation catch but he fluffs it.
1.4 Fazalhaq Farooqi to Young, no run
Edged and dropped at wide slip by Rahmat Shah! Oh dear, that flew to the fielder’s left but it should have been taken. Angled away from Young, who looks for a drive on the up. Does not reach the pitch of the ball, the ball catches the outside edge [and goes] at a good height to Shah’s left. Regulation catch but he fluffs it.
Ravindra dropped
8.6 Mujeeb to Ravindra, no run
Is that another drop? Oh it might just be. Low full toss on middle and leg. He works it off the cue end of the bat to the right of midwicket, who dives, gets both hands to it and puts it down. Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi was the fielder on this occasion.
8.6 Mujeeb to Ravindra, no run
Is that another drop? Oh it might just be. Low full toss on middle and leg. He works it off the cue end of the bat to the right of midwicket, who dives, gets both hands to it and puts it down. Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi was the fielder on this occasion.
Ravindra stumping chance
19.1 Rashid Khan to Ravindra, 1 wide
Oh, is that a missed stumping? Tossed up quicker outside leg stump, he was dancing down and didn’t get to the pitch, an opportunity gone begging, wasn’t pouched cleanly and Rashid is not amused at all.
19.1 Rashid Khan to Ravindra, 1 wide
Oh, is that a missed stumping? Tossed up quicker outside leg stump, he was dancing down and didn’t get to the pitch, an opportunity gone begging, wasn’t pouched cleanly and Rashid is not amused at all.
Ikram Alikhil missed out on an opportunity to stump Rachin Ravindra•Associated Press
Latham dropped
40.6 Rashid Khan to Latham, 1 run
Oh my word, what have you done? Puts down an absolute soda at short fine and Rashid is livid with the fielder, [shouts] out in frustration but he has to move past this. He lunged forward to sweep and Mujeeb makes a mess of it – they haven’t been spot on in the fielding today.
40.6 Rashid Khan to Latham, 1 run
Oh my word, what have you done? Puts down an absolute soda at short fine and Rashid is livid with the fielder, [shouts] out in frustration but he has to move past this. He lunged forward to sweep and Mujeeb makes a mess of it – they haven’t been spot on in the fielding today.
Latham dropped again
42.3 Rashid Khan to Latham, 2 runs
Oh my word! How on earth did that ball not get a W? Spoons it in the air and the captain drops a sitter now, that’s pretty average effort at short cover. You got to take those at this level. He gamely jumped two-handed but no dice, ball kissed his finger-tips and deflected away.
42.3 Rashid Khan to Latham, 2 runs
Oh my word! How on earth did that ball not get a W? Spoons it in the air and the captain drops a sitter now, that’s pretty average effort at short cover. You got to take those at this level. He gamely jumped two-handed but no dice, ball kissed his finger-tips and deflected away.
Tough Phillips chance missed
45.3 Naveen-ul-Haq to Phillips, 2 runs
That was absolutely clubbed but didn’t really middle it and got plenty of elevation but not the distance, Rashid at long-off backpedals and covers a lot of ground but the ball dips quickly and he cannot cling on. Very tough chance, top effort from Rashid nevertheless.
45.3 Naveen-ul-Haq to Phillips, 2 runs
That was absolutely clubbed but didn’t really middle it and got plenty of elevation but not the distance, Rashid at long-off backpedals and covers a lot of ground but the ball dips quickly and he cannot cling on. Very tough chance, top effort from Rashid nevertheless.
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