0:47 Pakistan's Azhar Ali was run out in bizarre fashion on day three of the second Test against Australia after believing the ball had gone for four Pakistan's Azhar Ali was run out in bizarre fashion on day three of the second Test against Australia after believing the ball had gone for four Azhar Ali became the talk of the cricketing world - after being run out while chatting to his batting partner! SCORECARD | COMMENTARY The Pakistan batsman was well-set on 64, on day three of the second Test against Australia in Abu Dhabi, when he was dismissed in farcical circumstances. Azhar thought he had scored the fifth boundary of his innings when he drove Peter Siddle through the gully to the third man area. But - unbeknown to him - as he and Asad Shafiq stood chatting mid-pitch after punching gloves, the ball stopped short of the rope allowing Mitchell Starc to chase it down. The fielder returned the ball to wicketkeeper Tim Paine, who gleefully broke the stumps as the batsmen stood watching a matter of yards away. Follow live coverage of Pakistan's Test series against Australia with our second Test scorecard and commentary here.<doc-sep>SCORECARD I Live Blog WATCH: LOL ...https://t.co/OZOwsl7Mmd — Taimoor Zaman (@taimoorze) 1539845627000 NEW DELHI: Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali on Thursday was involved in a bizarre run-out on Day 3 of Pakistan's second Test match against Australia in Abu Dhabi. The incident took place in the 53rd over of the Pakistan innings when Ali edged Peter Siddle towards gully. The ball went towards the boundary but stopped before touching the ropes.Assuming the ball had reached the boundary rope for a four, Ali stopped in the middle of the pitch and began to talk to his batting partner at that time Asad Shafiq.An alert Mitchell Starc ran towards the boundary, grabbed the ball and immediately threw it towards wicket-keeper Tim Paine .Paine didn’t take much time as he collected the ball and dislodged the bails.The Pakistani dressing room was shell-shocked after watching this mind-boggling run out. Incredibly, neither Azhar Ali nor Shafiq realised that the ball had not touched the boundary ropes.<doc-sep>Azhar Ali was run out in a bizarre fashion against Australia. (Source: Cricket Australia/Twitter) Azhar Ali was run out in a bizarre fashion against Australia. (Source: Cricket Australia/Twitter) On Day 3 of the 2nd Test between Pakistan and Australia, middle-order batsman Azhar Ali was run out in a bizarre fashion. In Siddle’s over, Ali, who was batting on 64, edged a delivery past gully on the drive, and the ball ran towards the rope. The Pakistan batsmen assumed that it was going for a four, and he decided to get involved in a discussion with his partner Asad Shafiq in the middle of the pitch. But in reality, the ball stopped just short and was picked up by Mitchell Starc. The left-arm seamer quickly threw the ball towards wicketkeeper Tim Paine, who took down the stumps to dismiss Ali. Ali did not even bother trying to run back and just looked at the bails been taken off with a perplexed look. The comical run out left twitterati laughing as several described it as one of the most unbelievable run-outs in the history of cricket. One of my favourite wickets in the Aust-Pakistan test series live on @FOXSportsAUS . What was Azhar Ali thinking???? Run out after thinking the ball went for four lol @CricketAust @trentcopeland @adampeacock pic.twitter.com/DAWtG7h8UR — Andy Paschalidis (@AndyPaschalidis) 18 October 2018 Azhar Ali knows some innovative ways to get run out. https://t.co/sYLGsKOpNG — C. (@vanillawallah) 18 October 2018 Azhar Ali a moment before being run-outhttps://t.co/PmScvw098C #PakvAus pic.twitter.com/IXVQiWd0yc — FOX SPORTS Cricket (@FoxCricket) 18 October 2018 Pakistan cricket at their very best! The two batsmen are chatting in the middle of the pitch, without realising that the ball hadn’t reached the boundary 😲 https://images.indianexpress.com/2020/08/1x1.png Azhar Ali is run out for 64! #PAKvAUS pic.twitter.com/Ti5lwEnWUy — Deepak Raj Verma (@iconicdeepak) 18 October 2018 That run out is one for the ages… Azhar Ali has just raised the bar for his fellow batsmen to an unprecedented level… p.s – Coach Mickey Arthur’s reaction… 😂 — Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) 18 October 2018 Deadset, the most stupid run out you will ever see in Test cricket. He thought he hit a 4, he didn’t.https://t.co/8RKbnXnZVO — Tim Mackay 🎓💲 (@timqfadvice) 18 October 2018 Azhar Ali run out 😂😂..Only Pakistan players can get out in this comic way..#AUSvsPAK — Samy (@killysamy) 18 October 2018 Apart from Ali, Pakistan also suffered the loss of Haris Sohail in the first session of Day 3, who was dismissed by Nathan Lyon. Despite the two quick dismissals, the hosts went on to extend their lead over Australia over 300 runs.<doc-sep>
KARACHI: Azhar Ali’s astonishing run-out today against Australia is not the only incident in cricket’s history, England’s Ian Bell got himself out in similar fashion against India in July 2011. It was third day of second Test in Trent Bridge. “Bell had played one of his finest innings for England, scoring 137, when he was given out to the last delivery before the tea interval. Eoin Morgan had played the ball down to long leg and Praveen Kumar made a diving attempt to stop the ball. The ball bounced off his leg as the fielder fell over the boundary,” The Guardian reported. “Kumar was clearly under the impression that the ball had gone for four, as he returned it forlornly to the square. It was taken by MS Dhoni who then gave it to the short-leg fielder, Abhinav Mukund, who broke the wicket. By this time Bell and Morgan, who appeared to think the umpire had called "over" were on their way back to the pavilion for their cup of tea.” But to England's bafflement Bell was given out after TV replays had confirmed that the ball had not gone for four. The next step Indian Captain Dhone took brough smiles everywhere when he withdrew the appeal and let the English batsman continue. Today’s play too, was dull to begin with, but was lit up by Azhar´s embarrassing dismissal. The batsman edged a Peter Siddle delivery to the third man boundary and thinking the ball had crossed the rope, halted in the middle of the pitch to talk to fellow batsman Safiq. But Mitchell Starc picked the ball a yard from the boundary and threw it back to wicketkeeper Tim Paine, who ran Azhar out, leaving the Pakistani duo -- who have a combined experience of 130 Tests and over 9,000 runs -- looking stunned and sheepish. Azhar fell for a well played 64, inclusive of four boundaries.