“10 out of 10”: Fans laud Faheem Ashraf for saving two runs with exceptional fielding in SA vs PAK Johannesburg ODI

Dixit Bhargav | 04/04/2021
"10 out of 10": Fans laud Faheem Ashraf for saving two runs with exceptional fielding in SA vs PAK Johannesburg ODI

Faheem Ashraf: The Pakistani all-rounder saved a couple of runs for his team after break a potentially dangerous opening stand.

During the second ODI of the ongoing Pakistan’s tour of South Africa in Johannesburg, Pakistan all-rounder Faheem Ashraf continued to contribute on the field in the form of saving runs for his team.

Introduced into the attack as a first-change bowler in the 10th over, Ashraf made early inroad into the South African batting lineup by sending back opening batsman Aiden Markram (39), who was striking brilliantly at 114.71 at The Wanderers.

Ashraf, who remains the only wicket-taker for the visitors at the time of writing this story, followed him breaking the opening stand by an exceptional fielding effort to save a couple of runs.

It all happened on the second delivery of the 19th over when South Africa wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock fiercely cut a short delivery from Haris Rauf. In what appeared to race to the boundary at first, it was reduced to two runs after Ashraf ran to his left from deep point to time his dive to perfection.

Following Markram’s dismissal, de Kock and South Africa captain Temba Bavuma have almost put together a 100-run partnership for the second wicket on the back of former’s 26th ODI half-century.

Fans laud Faheem Ashraf for saving two runs in second ODI

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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