A latest Maharashtra Premier League Qualifier 1 recreation between Kolhapur Tuskers and Raigad Royals noticed a sequence of comical goof-ups that will left everybody laughing, together with within the dugout and the commentary field. A video going viral from the Maharashtra Premier League recreation reveals Raigad Royals’ Vicky Ostwal punching a ball from Atman Pore within the cowl area after which haring down the pitch to aim taking two runs.
Whereas Ostwal and his batting accomplice Siddhesh Veer are fixated on the ball within the deep, they ran straight into one another with such drive that they each hit the bottom in ache. This was the primary goof-off within the sequence of occasions in a brief span of time. The throw got here in from the fielder within the deep to the wicketkeeper. Then a farcical sequence of occasions performed out. First, the wicketkeeper, in a second of mind fade, opted to throw the ball underarm to the bowler on the different finish. This, even supposing he was standing in entrance of the batter’s stumps and wanted simply to show round and whip the bails off. At this level, each batters have been nonetheless on the ground recovering from the blow, proper in the course of the 22-yard strip.
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The throw from the keeper was not one thing the bowler Pore was anticipating. So he was not in a position to gather cleanly, and by the point he had picked up the ball, Siddhesh Veer had slid into the crease with a baseball-slide whereas his bat was nonetheless in the course of the pitch.
Now, Pore was aghast at what he had performed, so he didn’t have the presence of thoughts to throw the ball again to the keeper. That’s when Rahul Tripathi of Kolhapur ran to the bowler’s stumps and picked up the ball. However Tripathi observed that the wicketkeeper by this stage had walked down the pitch, so he was not in place to impact a run out. So the fielder opted to Usain Bolt his strategy to a run out. However by this level, Ostwal had stirred into motion and was on his toes. He too began to run to the striker’s finish to forestall being run out. Now, got here the ultimate act of the sequence: Rahul Tripathi threw the ball with full drive whereas additionally sprinting full pelt on the stumps. This made him miss all three stumps altogether and the ball pace to the boundary ropes because the Raigad Royals earned 4 overthrow runs.