Fakhar Zaman heard swearing: The Pakistani opening batsman was heard as swearing during the fifth ODI against South Africa.
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During the fifth ODI of the ongoing Pakistan’s tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Pakistan opening batsman Fakhar Zaman was caught using cuss words on the stump mic while he was batting.
It all happened on the last delivery of the 12th over when the southpaw completely missed a Kagiso Rabada short delivery, ending up getting hit on the body. Zaman gave the impression of being deceived by the slow pace of the ball.
However, when it was displayed that the ball was bowled at a speed of 140 km/h, Zaman was left astonished. It was at this point in time that he used the cuss words during a conversation with his non-striker in Babar Azam.
“Slow ho gya. Aaya wo 140 pe hai, behen**d slow aa rha hai (It got slow. He is bowling at 140, behn***d it is coming slow),” Zaman was heard on the stump mic.
In which was the series decider, the visitors ended up losing the match by 7 wickets as the Proteas chased down the 241-run target in 40 overs. South Africa wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock smashed his 18th ODI half-century at the top of the order to set the tone for his team in the vital match.
Declared the ‘Man of the Match’ for his innings, de Kock ended up scoring 83 (58) with the help of 11 fours and three sixes. After his dismissal, South Africa captain Faf du Plessis (50) and middle-order batsman Rassie van der Dussen (50) stitched an unbeaten 95-run stand for the fourth wicket.
After du Plessis had won the toss, he put Pakistan in to bat who scored 240-8 in their allotted quota of 50 overs. Zaman remained the top-scorer for his team, scoring his ninth ODI half-century, 70 (73), with the help of 10 fours. With bowling figures of 9-0-42-2, all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo was the pick of the South African bowlers.
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