T10 League 2019: Watch Shapoor Zadran pushes Mohammad Shahzad in hilarious send-off

Shapoor Zadran pushes Mohammad Shahzad: Tuskers’ fast bowler and Gladiators’ opening batsman shared a light moment in Abu Dhabi.

During the 10th match of the ongoing third season of the T10 League between Karnataka Tuskers and Deccan Gladiators in Abu Dhabi, Karnataka Tuskers fast bowler Shapoor Zadran “pushed” Deccan Gladiators opening batsman after dismissing him.

It all happened on the penultimate delivery of the second over when Shahzad’s attempt of playing a big shot off Zadran saw him missing the ball altogether. In what was a straight delivery, it ended up hitting the stumps.

Having leaked a couple of boundaries in the same over, Zadran seemed elated after dismissing Shahzad. His celebration saw him hilariously pushing Shahzad, signaling him to walk-off the field.

It is worth mentioning that Zadran’s gesture was taken in a positive manner by Deccan’s wicket-keeper batsman as the two are former teammates for Afghanistan. The 32-year old batsman ended up scoring 13 (8) with the help of three fours.

Chasing a 111-run target, Gladiators sealed the chase in the penultimate over on the back of all-rounder Kieron Pollard scoring a match-winning 45* (22) with the help of one four and four sixes. All the four sixes hit by Pollard came off a Sandeep Lamichhane over as he hit the 19-year old spinner for 30 runs in his second over.

It was Gladiators captain Shane Watson who won the toss and put Karnataka in to bat. In their allotted quota of 20 overs, Tuskers scored 110/3 in 10 overs. Opening batsman Johnson Charles had top-scored for them with 35 (18) with the help of five fours and a six.

Shapoor Zadran pushes Mohammad Shahzad in hilarious send-off

How Twitter reacted:

‘The Big Man’ Kieron Pollard has taken over ‘Aldar Properties Abu Dhabi T10’ by storm! #AbuDhabiT10 #t10league #t10season3 #inabudhabi #AldarProperties #DeccanGladiators #KarnatakaTuskers pic.twitter.com/YYAUO7DBh2

— T10 League (@T10League) November 18, 2019

After 5 overs, Deccan Gladiators are 45/4 #AbuDhabiT10 #t10league #t10season3 #inabudhabi #AldarProperties #DeccanGladiators #KarnatakaTuskers pic.twitter.com/8jQLIv75ME

— T10 League (@T10League) November 18, 2019

#KieronPollard smacked 30 runs in Sandeep Lamichhane ‘s over in the game between Deccan Gladiators and Karnataka Tuskers. pic.twitter.com/xg7drkJhTP

— Sports Towards (@Sptowards) November 18, 2019

Modern life of cricketer – Kieron Pollard plays 3 T20Is in 4 days in Lucknow, gets straight on a plane to Abu Dhabi and hits 45 off 22 balls in a T10 (including 30 in one over) and wins Player of the Match

— Alex Klymyszyn (@AlexKlymyszyn) November 18, 2019

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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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