Group 2 (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Netherlands)

[Starfighter]

Let it be known that at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, between 10:47 and 10:54 PM, Australian Eastern Daylight Time, on the 23rd of October, A.D. 2022, Mohammad Nawaz (3) bowled the worst ever final over to a T20 international.

 

[TheJediBrah]

All he had to do was bowl it straight. Should be clubbed over the head.

Clubbed over the head would be best-case scenario. I'd be asking for asylum to stay in Australia if I were him

 

[morgieb]

What a crazy game. What a disaster end for Nawaz.

Also wtf were Pakistan thinking by having him bowl the last over? Every other bowler would've closed it out.

 

[Prince EWS]

Oh Pakistan. Don't ever change.
Poor Nawaz. Does he ever play again?

He's been batting well, and they have a specialist batsman at 8 in the team, so it'd be a harsh dropping. Maybe he shouldn't bowl next game though.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

I suppose South Africa can rest easy now given there's no way someone can mess up that badly again.

 

[subshakerz]

Babar’s captaincy sucks

This. Giving the last over to your worst bowler, genius.

 

[ankitj]

You beat me to it. Two high full tosses and two wides from a ****ing finger spinner. What a clown.

DK failed to dispatch one of the full tosses even. Kohli what a champ though.

 

[cnerd123]

make Kohli captain again

what a knock

what an incredible choke by Nawaz in that final over. No ball, wides, bowling seam up for a few balls in between. All he had to do was bowl 6 straight balls. Hilarious.

Gotta love the byes off the free hit bowled as well. Learn the rules you're ****ing professionals.

 

[Spark]

What a crazy game. What a disaster end for Nawaz.

Also wtf were Pakistan thinking by having him bowl the last over? Every other bowler would've closed it out.

Honestly Shaheen would have gone for just as many. The crazy thing was it wasn't good batting at all by India, it was just straight up donated by Nawaz like four times over

 

[smash84]

Wow, that last over was stupid

 

[Burgey]

Clubbed over the head would be best-case scenario. I'd be asking for asylum to stay in Australia if I were him

Effigies R Us will be working double shifts to get all the Nawaz models out in time for the morning

 

[Spikey]

What a crazy game. What a disaster end for Nawaz.

Also wtf were Pakistan thinking by having him bowl the last over? Every other bowler would've closed it out.

Tbf they were probably hoping Afridi and Rauf could seal the game in their over instead of leaving one of them to the last when the game could be over. They were close too, but each of them bowled a filthy long-hop on the last ball

bigger issue is only using 5 bowlers imo. do they not have a 6th bowling option?

 

[Xix2565]

Ethical finish, never in doubt.

 

[smash84]

what a knock

what an incredible choke by Nawaz in that final over. No ball, wides, bowling seam up for a few balls in between. All he had to do was bowl 6 straight balls. Hilarious.

Gotta love the byes off the free hit bowled as well. Learn the rules you're ****ing professionals.

This

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Wanted to Pakistan to win, but would far rather face India in an ICC knockout (semi or final).

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Some game that. A ridiculous choke having been in control virtually all game. Nearly pulled it back though when it looked lost then blew it again.

I guess beating Pakistan with an innings like that means Virat is forgiven his last 3 years of dross.

Surely goes down as one of the most ridiculous finishes to a T20 game ever. Given the rivalry it makes it even better.

 

[wpdavid]

DK failed to dispatch one of the full tosses even. Kohli what a champ though.

Yes, that was some innings. I hadn't realised how ridiculous his T20 average was actually.

 

[Starfighter]

Clubbed over the head would be best-case scenario. I'd be asking for asylum to stay in Australia if I were him

Yeah, but then I might be seeking to do the clubbing. Should go to Tierra del Fuego, or the Central African Republic.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Can't forget that this result was entirely decided by that no-ball call by the square-leg umpire which was probably wrong

 

[social]

lol at people praising Kohli

Pakistan gave that game away