AFG vs SA | Twitter reacts to Andile furthers Proteas collapse with comical game-like running glitch
How many times has one accidentally pressed the run button after playing a defensive shot in a cricket game and had to paid the price for it? Andile Phehlukwayo endured something similar at Sharjah on Wednesday, except he was batting against Afghanistan in a crucial stage of the historic ODI.
South Africa lost more than five wickets in the powerplay for the first time in ODI history, in their first ever bilateral encounter against Afghanistan. Poor shot selection and inability to read the bowlers allowed Fazalhaq Farooqi and Allah Ghazanfar to scalp three wickets each in their opening spell, reducing them to 36/6 ith four balls left until the fielding restrictions are lifted. However, just when the visitors thought the worst was behind them, they suddenly lost a seventh wicket to end the powerplay practically defeated.
Andile Phehlukwayo was up against rookie mystery-spinner Ghazanfar and attempted to defend a length delivery on the front foot. He missed the line of the delivery as the Kookaburra struck him on the pad and Ghazanfar immediately went up for an appeal alongside wicket-keeper Rahmanullah Gurbaaz. The umpire was still making his mind when something triggered Andile to take a couple of strides outside the crease in search of a run, even though he had no idea where the ball had gone. Unfortunately for him, the white rock was right there in the hands of Gulabdin Naib at first slip who flicked it at the stumps just in time to dispatch the all-rounder for a duck in comical fashion.
Twitterati could not believe the self-destructive route the Proteas were taking and made social media light up with discussions over the same.
Another worst way to get out!
— Gill Bill (@bill_gill76078) September 18, 2024
How on earth?
South Africa 36/7 against Afghanistan in powerply .#SAvsAFG pic.twitter.com/PNxrDj0LE1
— Vikas Yadav (@VikasYadav66200) September 18, 2024
Why?
Afghanistan 😯 South Africa 36/6
— Ali Hamza Jutt (@hamziijutt) September 18, 2024
#SAvsAFG https://t.co/ofqctkmq33
This is shambolic collapse!
Afghanistan have ran through South Africa's Batting
— Cric-Updates (@GuessWh98609542) September 18, 2024
They are 36-7 in Sharjah!!!#CricketTwitter #CricketUpdate #SAvsAFG pic.twitter.com/8AVSghgtHv
Very poor from SA!
Afghanistan 😯
— Muhammad Zubair Jutt (@zubiijutt) September 18, 2024
South Africa 36/7#SAvsAFG https://t.co/v25sdqFIhl
Brilliant from AFG!
Afghanistan have ran through South Africa's Batting
— Cric-Updates (@GuessWh98609542) September 18, 2024
They are 36-7 in Sharjah!!!#CricketTwitter #CricketUpdate #SAvsAFG pic.twitter.com/8AVSghgtHv
What are we seeing for real?
South Africa on 36/7 vs Afghanistan 😮#SavsAfg #RashidKhan #SouthAfrica #Afganistan pic.twitter.com/E2J1B8rFUd
— HomeLander_Raj (@RajHomelander) September 18, 2024
This is epic!
- 17 for 1.
— Sports Zone (@rohit_balyan) September 18, 2024
- 24 for 2.
- 25 for 3.
- 29 for 4.
- 29 for 5.
- 36 for 6.
- 36 for 7.
Afghanistan is on Top of game#SavsAfg pic.twitter.com/vKy9ohfNAc
Dominating!
AFGHANISTAN ON TOP OF SOUTH AFRICA.
— ASHER.🇮🇳. (@ASHUTOSHAB10731) September 18, 2024
- 36/7 in the Powerplay at the Sharjah Stadium. 🤯
Rashid Khan comes in .#SAvsAfg pic.twitter.com/kM8VjbX388
Yupe!
Afghanistan have bamboozled South Africa in the first ODI!
— Ahmed Raza (@arzanalirizvi) September 18, 2024
SA: 36/7 in 10 Overs! 😳#Afghan #AFGvSA #SAvsAFG #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/WFkUP2Ib4a
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