Hashmatullah Shahidi penalised for pitch infringement as Afghanistan lose 5 runs in bizarre incident vs India

A rare and dramatic incident stunned everyone during the third and final ODI between India and Afghanistan in Chennai on Saturday, June 20. Actually, Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi ended up costing his team runs because of a pitch violation.

Hashmatullah Shahidi penalized in India vs Afghanistan third ODI

The bizarre incident unfolded in the 40th over of Afghanistan’s innings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. On the last ball of the over, Hashmatullah Shahidi completed a single, and everyone expected the Afghan captain to remain on strike for the next over.

But when play resumed, Rashid Khan was standing at the striker’s end instead. Soon, things became clear as Shahidi had run on the protected area of the pitch once again. The umpires had already warned him earlier in the innings, but after another breach, they decided to take action under the playing conditions.

As a result, the single taken on the last ball of the over was removed from the scoreboard. Afghanistan also received a five-run penalty. After the incident, Rashid was dismissed for just five runs by Harsh Dubey in the ongoing final ODI against India in Chennai.

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