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3 balls and 4 wickets... A rare incident happened in Pakistan cricket, Saud Shakeel became the first Pakistani player to be out like this
The final of the President Trophy Grade-I is being played in Pakistan these days. A rare incident happened in the final held in Rawalpindi. Saud Shakeel became the first Pakistani batsman to be timed out. At the same time, he became the seventh batsman in the history of first-class cricket to be timed out. The final of the President Trophy Grade-I is between State Bank of Pakistan and Pakistan Television.
Saud Shakeel of Pakistan has become the seventh batsman in the history of first-class cricket to be timed out. This rare incident happened in Pakistan President's Trophy Grade-I 2024-25. The teams of State Bank of Pakistan and Pakistan Television faced each other in Rawalpindi on Wednesday. Saud Shakeel has become the first Pakistani player to be timed out.
Actually, the final match of President Trophy Grade-I is being held in Rawalpindi between State Bank of Pakistan and Pakistan Television. Saud Shakeel is a part of the State Bank of Pakistan team. His team was all out for just 205 runs while batting first.
Shahzad took a hat-trick
The team had a good start. Imran Butt and Rameez Aziz shared an 87-run partnership for the first wicket. Imran played an excellent innings of 89 runs and Rameez played an innings of 40 runs. But the rest of the batsmen could not perform well. After the dismissal of these two, the batting of State Bank of Pakistan collapsed.
Shahzad got timed out
Umar Amin and Fawad Alam were the two batsmen who were dismissed by Shahzad. After this, he completed his hat-trick by dismissing Irfan Khan. Then Saud Shakeel came out to bat at number five, but he came out of the dugout late. He could not take the strike within the stipulated three minutes.
There was a debate on Angelo Mathews
After this, the captain of the opposing team, Amad Butt, appealed and the umpire gave him time out. In this way, four wickets fell in three balls. At the same time, Saud Shakeel has become the first Pakistani batsman to be timed out in first class cricket. Let us tell you that the matter of giving time out to Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews was most discussed.
Angelo Mathews was given time out against Bangladesh in the World Cup 2023. He was ready but his helmet was broken, which he delayed in taking. On the appeal of the Bangladesh captain, the umpire had declared Angelo Mathews time out.
