The batsman was out twice in the same match, played only one ball; A unique incident happened like this
Tom O’Connell
In the cricket world, a batsman can be out only once on a ball. But what if a batsman plays the same ball in a match and gets out twice. In cricket, a batsman can be caught out, clean bowled, stumped out, run out, hit wicket and time out. With these methods any batsman can return to the pavilion. Time-out in cricket occurs when a new batsman fails to reach the crease within the given time after the previous batsman is out. The new batsman should be ready to play the delivery in the given time. If he does not do so, he is given out.
Umpire gave out
The match was played between Khulna Tigers and Chittagong Kings in Bangladesh Premier League. In this match, Khulna team batted first and scored 203 runs. After which Chittagong Kings did not have a good start while chasing the target. When he lost the first wicket on 18 runs. The team looked to be in trouble after losing five wickets for 56 runs. The team had lost its fifth wicket in the form of Haider Ali. After this Tom O’Connell had to take strike. But he reached the field late. After this the opposition team appealed. Then the umpire gave him out.
The captain of the opposing team showed his heart
After this, Khulna Tigers captain Mehdi Hasan Miraj showed great heart and he went to the umpires and while talking, called Tom O’Connell to play. After this, Tom O’Connell was out on the first ball of Mohammad Nawaz and he had to return to the pavilion. In this way, he played only one ball in the match and was out twice. But he failed to play big innings.
Matthews is the first batsman to be timed out in international cricket.
Earlier, Angelo Mathews was the first time out in international cricket. Then there was a match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the ODI World Cup 2023, in which Sri Lankan batsman Mathews started adjusting the strip of his helmet. He had reached the crease, but was not ready to play the delivery. After this, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan appealed for time out, after which he was given out. After this, Shakib was criticized a lot.
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