Sidra Nawaz’s mistake cost Pakistan 5 penalty runs© Instagram
A bizarre scene unfolded in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 between Pakistan and England when the English team was awarded five penalty runs due to an error by Pakistani wicketkeeper Sidra Nawaz. Nawaz took off his gloves to take the ball during the 15th over of England’s batting, but had no idea what was to come. After Nawaz took the ball from a fielder, he dropped it on the discarded glove, which was lying on the ground right in front of him, prompting the umpires to award Pakistan a 5-run penalty.
The on-field umpires discussed for a short interval before deciding to give England 5 runs. Here’s the video:
As far as the match is concerned, Nat SciverBrunt continued her dominance in the group stage of the Women’s T20 World Cup as England beat Pakistan by 114 runs.
Sciver-Brunt scored an unbeaten 81 in four matches to collect his third player of the match award as England posted a record 213 for five.
After this, the England bowlers took their turn to apply pressure and restricted Pakistan to 99 for nine.
Aggressive shots saw England lose two wickets in the first five overs after which Sciver-Brunt went for the wicket.
But he and Danny Wyatt, who scored 59, remained aggressive as they put on 74 runs for the third wicket off 42 balls. when cyver-brunt and Amy Jones (47) added 100 runs in 45 balls for the fifth wicket.
with AFP inputs
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