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'Bhag Rizwan bhag' - Fans react as Mohammad Rizwan gets run out in comical fashion against Nepal in Asia Cup 2023 opener

Mohammad Rizwan went back to pavilion on the individual score of 44 runs off 50 balls with a below-par strike rate of 88.00, with 6 fours.

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Star Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan got run out in a comical fashion ongoing first match of the Asia Cup 2023 against Nepal. Rizwan scored 44 runs off 50 balls with a below-par strike rate of 88.00, including six boundaries. Pak skipper Babar Azam won the flip of the coin and decided to bat first.

Speaking of the current action of the match, Pakistan have scored 138 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 29.3 overs. Currently, the skipper Babar Azam and middle order batter Iftikhar Ahmed are there in the middle on the individual scores of 61 and 2 runs, respectively.

Karan KC and Sandeep Lamichhane have scalped one wicket each for Nepal, alongside two runouts by skipper Rohit Paudel and Dipendra Singh Airee. Coming back to Rizwanโ€™s comical runout, the video of this moment is also making rounds on social media as soon as an X user shared it.

Here's the video of Mohammad Rizwan's dismissal:

Following the ongoing opening clash against Nepal, The Babar Azam-led Pakistan will take on the arch-rivals, India in the highly anticipated iconic clash. The match will be played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. Notably, the two Asian cricketing giants will be taking each other for the first time after their historic clash during T20 World Cup 2022.

The men in green are eyeing to lift the title in this home edition of the continental championship; last year, they made it to the final of the Asia Cup 2022 but couldnโ€™t go past Sri Lanka and ended up as the runners-up of the tournament.

Pakistan are currently coming off with a straight clean-sweep win by 3-0 in the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. They also became the World's No. 1 ODI side with this amazing series win against Afghanistan. This edition of the Asia Cup is going to be very crucial for Pakistan in their preparations for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023, in India.

Hereโ€™s how fans reacted to the hilarious dismissal of Mohammad Rizwan in a comical runout:

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