Mohammad Rizwan fell for Adam Zampa’s bait and burnt a valuable review during the 2nd ODI between Australia and Pakistan on Friday (November 8). The incident unfolded on the fourth delivery of the 34th over when Zampa attempted a hook shot to a bouncer delivered by Naseem Shah. Wicketkeeper Rizwan safely pouched the ball and appealed for caught behind.
Assuming that there was contact with the bat, Rizwan felt the urge to take a review and instead of discussing with the bowler asked Zampa whether he should go for it. Zampa immediately advised him to take it and Rizwan challenged the on-field umpire’s decision.
The replay suggested that the ball had made no contact with Zampa’s bat on its way into Rizwan’s gloves and hence the third umpire Chris Brown upheld the on-field call. Rizwan’s act cost Pakistan a review, however, it didn’t hurt them much as Zampa got out on the last ball of the next over and Australia got bundled out for 163.
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Though Rizwan made an error in judgement and burnt a review, he was almost spotless behind the stumps with the wicketkeeping gloves in hand. The newly-appointed Pakistan skipper claimed as many as six catches and equalled the all-time Pakistan and the world record for taking the most number of catches (six) as a wicketkeeper in an ODI innings.
However, he also had the opportunity to set up a new world record but spilt a straightforward catch in the 34th over. Naseem bowled a short and wide one to Zampa to start the 34th over and the latter top-edged it. Rizwan made his way to the short-third position and settled underneath it but failed to hold on.
Notably, he is only Pakistan’s second wicketkeeper to snaffle six catches in an ODI innings after Sarfaraz Ahmed.
