Abrar Ahmed's hilarious moment with wicket-keeper goes viral

A hilarious video of Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed saving himself from getting run out in the first Test against Sri Lanka is going viral on social media.

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Abrar Ahmed had problems defending spinner Ramesh Mendis’s delivery in the 120th over of Pakistan’s first innings. The right-handed batter got outdone by the spin and got a glove onto it. The cherry spun towards the pads before getting stuck between its flap and his knee.

Abrar Ahmed trolled Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Sadeera Samarawickrama by stopping him from collecting the ball.

Abrar 😄#PAKvsSL pic.twitter.com/Ub4hbueiE6

— Hassam Ahmed (@HassamSyeed) July 18, 2023

By doing so, Abrar Ahmed found himself outside of the crease with Sadeera Samarawickrama chasing him. The batter realized his mistake and got back into his crease before the wicketkeeper threw the ball towards the stumps.

The moment had players and netizens laughing.

Saud Shakeel hit his maiden double century in Tests as Pakistan stretched their lead to a dominant 149 against Sri Lanka on day three of the rain-hit opening match on Tuesday.

ri Lanka bowled out the tourists for 461 in the final session after a frustrating ninth-wicket stand of 94 between Shakeel, who remained unbeaten on 208, and Naseem Shah, who made six off 78 balls.

The 27-year-old Saud Shakeel, who is playing his sixth Test, ruled as he cut Dhananjaya de Silva for a boundary to bring up his double century to a standing ovation.

The hosts ended the day on 14 for no loss after bad light stopped another rain-affected day. Sri Lanka still trail Pakistan by 135 runs in their second innings.

Nishan Madushka, on eight, and skipper Dimuth Karunaratne, on six, were batting at close of play.

The Sri Lankan bowlers led by off-spinner Ramesh Mendis, who ended with a five-wicket haul, hit back in the second session but Shakeel combined with the lower-order including a 52-run seventh-wicket stand with Noman Ali, who made 25.

But it was his 177-run partnership with Agha Salman, who hit 83, that drove Pakistan’s bounce back from 101-5 in their reply to Sri Lanka’s 312.

Saud Shakeel was dropped twice on 93 and 139 as he went past his previous best of 125 not out.

Both Saud Shakeel and Agha Salman scored runs briskly and hit regular boundaries but the run rate dipped after Salman’s departure.

The day started late due to rain, which affected play on the previous two days, prompting officials to re-adjust the session timings.