The controversial incident occurred in the game’s penultimate over. Fakhar Zaman was run out following a direct hit from Aiden Markram from long-off.
Quinton De Kock seemingly gesticulated that the throw from Markram was coming to the other end, which apparently made Fakhar Zaman slow down. The throw, however, arrived at Zaman’s end, and the batsman was caught napping.
Speaking about the incident on his YouTube channel, Shoaib Akhtar said:
Shoaib Akhtar further said that he wanted the left-hander to score a double century. The 30-year-old already has a double century to his name in ODI cricket, which came against Zimbabwe in 2018.
“Don’t think it’s Quinton’s fault”- Fakhar Zaman
Fakhar Zaman had a great chance to become the first batsman to score a double hundred in ODIs while chasing.
There might be a raging debate about his run-out, but the batsman believes that Quinton De Kock wasn’t at fault for his dismissal.
Custodians of the game, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), took to Twitter and said that it is up to the umpire to decide whether the act of the fielder to distract the batsman was willful or not.
The final game of the series will be played on Wednesday in Centurion, with the series at 1-1.
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