Rassie van der Dussen run-out: Watch South African batsman involved in massive mix-up with Dean Elgar in Karachi Test

Rassie van der Dussen run-out: The South African batsman called for an unnecessary single only to be run-out at the National Stadium.

During the first day of the first Test of the ongoing South Africa’s tour of Pakistan in Karachi, South Africa batsman Rassie van der Dussen’s attempt of sneaking an unnecessary run led to his dismissal.

It all happened on the second delivery of the 16th over when van der Dussen played a Faheem Ashraf delivery to mid-off and set-off for a single. With the ball going towards the left of Pakistan captain Babar Azam at mid-off, the batsman was in no hesitation with respect to the single.

However, non-striker Dean Elgar not showing any interest in the run meant that van der Dussen had to return back to the batting end. Given the keenness with which he started off, van der Dussen had crossed too much a distance to reach his end back on time.

In addition to the batsman losing his bat in the process, Pakistan vice-captain Mohammad Rizwan’s acrobatic work behind the stumps made it impossible for the former to save his wicket.

Coming in to bat at No. 3 in the sixth over, van der Dussen walked back to the pavilion after scoring 17 (30) with the help of three fours.

Earlier, it was South Africa captain Quinton de Kock who had won the toss and opted to bat. While the visitors were aiming at playing a three-man spin attack, spinner Tabraiz Shamsi getting a back niggle in the morning forced them to change their strategy.

Rassie van der Dussen run-out vs Pakistan

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