2024-06-08 06:51:00
Dallas: Pakistan quick bowler Haris Rauf has been accused of ball tampering throughout the match in opposition to USA on Thursday evening. The Pakistani legend has been accused by former South African cricketer and USA cricket staff member Rusty Theron. Theron’s stunning put up on social media got here earlier than Pakistan’s humiliating defeat in opposition to USA in a Group A match that was determined by way of a Tremendous Over. Rusty accused Harris of scratching the freshly changed ball together with his nails, which he believed prompted the ball to reverse swing.
Actually, when Pakistan modified the ball earlier than the beginning of the thirteenth over, the house staff was 94 for the lack of one wicket. USA continued their run tempo and captain Monak Patel hit a 4 and a six off consecutive balls in Shaheen Afridi’s over earlier than Haris dismissed Andries Gaus off the primary ball of the subsequent over. There was a touch of reverse swing in that supply as the great size ball hit the highest of the off stump.
Moments after the wicket fell, Theron wrote a put up on X (previously Twitter) to attract the eye of the ICC. @ICC are we simply pretending Pakistan are doing nothing with this freshly modified ball? Is it attainable to reverse swing a ball that was modified two overs in the past. You’ll be able to see Haris Rauf scratching his thumb on the ball.’ Nevertheless, there was no official assertion from the ICC on the matter but.
Defending a rating of 159 within the match, Naseem Shah and Mohammad Aamir bowled brilliantly within the dying overs the place their technique was to bowl solely yorkers. USA saved their composure to attain 14 runs within the final over and hit a 4 on the final ball to tie the rating first after which create historical past by defeating Pakistan within the Tremendous Over.