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Hastings endured an evening to forget as the medium pacer conceded 12 wides and a no ball in less than an over.
John Hastings bowled an 18-ball over in the WCL match between Australia and Pakistan.
Former Australian International John Hastings’ abilities with the leather in hand seem to have rusted in recent times with the all-rounder producing an 18-ball over in the WCL fixture between Australia Champions and Pakistan Champions on Tuesday.
It took Hastings six attempts to come up with his first legal delivery of the over as he produced five wide balls on the trot before Shoaib Maqsood played one away for a single.
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Sharjeel Khan, who took strike thanks to the rotation whacked the second ball of the over away for a boundary down the ground, before Hastings gave away a wide and a no ball before a leg bye put Muqsood back on strike.
Hastings came up with another wide delivery before picking up a rare dot ball in the over before Muqsood picked up yet another single.
Hastings erred again as he delivered five more wide balls on the bounce to ensure that the Pakistani side would clinch a 10-wicket win over the Australian unit on the day.
The Australian side, who were put to bat first by Pakistan, were bundled out by the Pakistani bowling attack in 11.5 over for a paltry score of 74 as Ajmal ran riot with his six-wicket-haul. Ben Dunk was Australia’s top scorer with 26 runs while the only other double-digit score came from Ferguson.
Imad Wasim removed a couple of wickets while Tanvir and Sohail Khan picked up a wicket each.
Maqsood and Sharjeel, who opened the chase for Pakistan, remained unbeaten on 28 runs and 32 runs respectively to see the game out without losing a wicket in just 7.5 overs as Hastings endured an evening to forget as the medium pacer conceded 12 wides and a no ball in less than an over.
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