Abhishek was looking good during his short stay but had to depart early in the innings when he could have made it big.
Tanzim Hasan Sakib bowled a pacy rocket to send back Abhishek Sharma on the last delivery of the third over. It was delivered at 147.2 km/h, and the batter was definitely beaten by pace, which played a crucial role in that dismissal.
Tanzim bowled a back-of-a-length delivery outside the off-stump line, to which Abhishek tried to hoick across the line of the ball. However, it remained slightly on the lower side, and the batter could only get the inside edge of the bat.
The ball went on to hit the stumps, with the off-pole cartwheeling due to the pace of the delivery. Abhishek was looking good during his short stay but had to depart early in the innings when he could have made it big.
He probably didn’t expect the ball to come at that pace, and the surface has a slightly low bounce since the first over, which also played a role in that dismissal. It was a perfect dismissal for a fast bowler, a sight they enjoy, and the celebration of Tanzim right after the dismissal depicted how much he enjoyed it.
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