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WATCH: Wahab Riaz left embarrassed after celebrating Andre Russell’s dismissal off a no-ball in BPL 2019

CricketWATCH: Wahab Riaz left embarrassed after celebrating Andre Russell's dismissal off a no-ball in BPL 2019

Pakistani pacer Wahab Riaz was left embarrassed after passionately celebrating Andre Russell’s wicket during a Bangladesh Premier League 2019 clash between Dhaka Dynamites and Comilla Victorians. Russell failed to time his shot on a shortish delivery from Riaz and the ball landed straight into a fielder’s hand on the boundary line. The pacer soon erupted into a celebration but it turned out to be a no-ball. 

While Riaz is representing the Comilla Victorians in the ongoing tournament while Russell is plying his trade for the Dynamites. The two stars came face to face on Friday as their respective teams locked horns against each other. Chasing a target of 128 runs, Dynamites fell short by 1 run as Victorians won the thriller by a whisker. 

During Dhaka Dynamite’s innings, Riaz came to bowl the 19th over. On the very first ball, Russell went for an awkward slice towards the third man and was caught. However, it turned out to be a no ball and Riaz’s celebrations were quickly cut short.

Comilla Victorians posted 127/10 on the board in their quota of 20 overs as none of their batsmen except opener Tamim Iqbal (38) managed to put up a fight against the Dynamites bowling attack. The likes of Evin Lewis, Shahid Afridi and Thisara Perera were all sent back cheaply. 

Dhaka Dynamites too git off to a poor start chasing a low-key total as openers Mizanur Rahman (16) and Upul Tharanga (0) were sent back cheaply. Sunil Narine (22) then combined with Kieron Pollard (34) to add 42 runs for the fifth wicket. Russell then took control of the chase and scored an unbeaten 30 off 23 balls but failed to get his side over the line. Dhaka Dynamites managed to score 126 runs in their quota of 20 overs as Victorians won the game by 1 run.

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