New DelhiAfter a long time, Virat Kohli was moving towards a century when in the last over of the day something happened for which no Indian was prepared. On the last ball of the 48th over of India's second innings, Virat became the victim of an outgoing ball from the part-time bowler. The edge of the bat seemed so fine that the umpire was able to catch it in the ultra age. Virat went out of the field upset. However, just before Virat was out, an incident happened which affected King Kohli's concentration.
Virat got beaten on the last ball of the 35th over of the match, bowled by Matt Henry, when Tim Southee, standing at slip, started sledging Virat. After that, this sequence continued in almost every over. During the match, many pictures were also seen in which Virat and Saudi were seen talking on the middle of the pitch. In the end Saudi and New Zealand won. The partnership of 136 runs came to an end. Well, Virat himself would be very regretful because he was on the verge of ending the century drought that had been going on for a long time.
Tim Southee is famous for fighting during matches.
Before the argument with Virat in Bengaluru, Saudi had several altercations with the players and umpire. During the 2024 World Cup, he had to pay a fine for bad attitude during the match against West Indies. In 2021, an incident of altercation with R Ashwin came to light during the IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders. Saudi's tit-for-tat comment after bowling Ashwin went very viral.
By the way, Saudi's bat roared fiercely on the Bengaluru ground. Saudi scored 65 runs in 73 balls with the help of 5 fours and 4 sixes and made a partnership of 137 runs in 132 balls with Rachin Ravindra. New Zealand is still leading in the match, the entire credit for which goes to Saudi's bat and his brain.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : October 18, 2024, 7:00 PM IST
