David Warner threw social media into frenzy by hitting a six off a ball that bounced twice. It was a moment that propelled Australia into the ongoing semi-finals before Matthew Wade’s attack. t20 world cup 2021 in Dubai on Thursday.
event 8. on the first ball ofth When Mohammad Hafeez bowled a delivery that tapped twice before reaching Warner. The left-handed batsman reached near the ball and caught it at deep midwicket. Adding to Pakistan’s trouble, the umpire declared it a no-ball and Australia were awarded a free hit.
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Warner’s shot launched a meme fest on Twitter as cricket fans found it amusing. But former India opener Gautam Gambhir has termed it against the ‘spirit of the game’. He took to Twitter and slammed the Australian cricketer for playing the shot against that kind of delivery. He also tagged former teammate and veteran India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for his opinion.
“What a pathetic display of the spirit of the game by Warner! #Shameful what do you say @ashwinravi99?”: tweeted Gambhir.
Meanwhile, former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer also shared a picture of Warner’s unusual shot on the micro-blogging site and compared it to ‘YouTube thumbnail’.
Warner (49) got Australia off to a great start chasing a tough target of 177 runs in the semi-final match on Thursday. He missed the half-century by one run but set the stage for the middle order. A win at one stage looked difficult for Australia as they were reduced to 96 for 5, needing 81 runs to win off 82 balls.
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However, a brilliant 6th-wicket partnership between Wade and Marcus Stoinis took Australia to their second T20 World Cup final since 2009. The wicketkeeper-batsman created history by scoring an unbeaten 41 off 17 balls, hitting three sixes. Stoinis scored 40 not out off 31 balls.
Australia will now face New Zealand in the final in Dubai on Sunday.
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