‘Five-ball over?’ - Fans Confuse As Huge Umpiring Blunder During Australia Vs Afghanistan Clash Takes Limelight

On 4 November 2022, Australia locked horns with Afghanistan in Adelaide in the ongoing 20-20 World Cup. It was a must-win game for the Aussies to keep their dream of the semifinal alive. So, home fans were hoping for a good show from Aaron Finch and his men. But, Finch got ruled out of the match due to an injury.

So, Matthew Wade became the captain of this match. Meanwhile, Australia managed to win a thriller by four wickets. However, winning that match with such a small margin did not help them with the net run rate. But, during Australia’s innings, fans were left shocked by a decision from the on-field umpire.      

Afghanistan showed a great fight but failed by four runs against Australia

Speaking of that incident, it happened during the fourth over of the Australian innings. For Afghanistan, Naveen-ul-Haq was bowling. On the other hand, David Warner and Mitchell Marsh were batting. But, umpired made a shocking call as they announced it was complete over just after five deliveries.

Even, the third umpire or other match officials corrected the error then and there. This meant Australia got only 119 legal deliveries in their innings. Thus, they were denied a legal ball. Speaking of the match, Afghanistan won the toss and asked Australia to bat first. The home side managed a score of 168 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs. Glenn Maxwell scored 54* runs off 32 balls, including six fours and two sixes. 

For Afghanistan, Naveen-ul-Haq took three wickets for 21 runs in his four overs. In reply, Afghanistan showed a great fight. But, they managed only 164 for seven wickets in 20 overs. Rashid Khan showed his class with the bat also as he scored 48* runs off 23 balls, including three fours and four sixes. Thus, Australia managed to win a thriller by a margin of four runs only. Glenn Maxwell won the player of the match award for his knock. Now, they have to wait for a win from Sri Lanka against England on 5 November 2022.