Sri Lanka pacer Vishwa Fernando was involved in a major blunder on Day 2 of the first Test against India in Mohali this Saturday (March 5). Fernando misjudged a run-out opportunity after a laughable error after drinks in the second session of play with Ravindra Jadeja and his lower-order partner Mohammad Shami piling on the […]
Sri Lanka pacer Vishwa Fernando was involved in a major blunder on Day 2 of the first Test against India in Mohali this Saturday (March 5).
Fernando misjudged a run-out opportunity after a laughable error after drinks in the second session of play with Ravindra Jadeja and his lower-order partner Mohammad Shami piling on the misery for Sri Lanka.
Jadeja, looking to farm most of the strike, tapped the ball through the on-side and called for two. Recognising that he has perhaps erred in his assessment, however, Jadeja had to ask Shami to stop once he reached the other end.
But Shami had by then reached past the halfway mark on the surface and looked certain to be run-out at his end. This is when a blunder from Vishwa Fernando came to his rescue.
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Vishwa Fernando made a mess of an easy run-out opportunity in Mohali.
The incident happened on the second ball of the 125th over in the Indian first-innings with the scorecard reading 529/8 at that stage. While Jadeja aimed for a two, he was forced to settle for one at the other end as the mid-wicket fielder covered the ball earlier than he anticipated.
But Shami wasn’t as aware of what had happened and kept going by his well-set partner’s initial call of two and was almost run-out till saved by Vishwa Fernando’s error.
Fernando failed to grab the throw at his end on time and went down on his haunches in dismay over a missed run-out opportunity, not realising that there is a window open for a dismissal at the batting end where Shami was nearly sold down the river by Jadeja’s last-minute change in mind.
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While Fernando was still down, the rest of the Sri Lankan fielding unit, including wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella, kept shouting and urging him to throw the ball back to the batting end. But by the time Fernando recognised their call, Shami had made amends and reached his ground back.
A missed run-out was the last thing Sri Lanka would’ve wanted as they toil hard under the scorching sun in Mohali to try and get the Indian first-innings over.
