Was There Tampering With Boundary During Pakistan's World Cup match vs Sri Lanka? Internet Alleges

11.10.2023 - 02:49 sports.ndtv.com

The Cricket World Cup 2023 saw a high-scoring thriller between the Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team and the Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka cricket team.

Sri Lanka, boosted by centuries from Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama, put a massive 345-run target for Pakistan. Though the likes of Babar Azam failed, Pakistan fought back well with Abdullah Shafique and Mohammad Rizwan leading the charge.

Rizwan stayed not out on 131 as his team got past the target in 48.2 overs. Several social media users, during the course of the match, pointed out to an interesting aspect on the 'Field of play' when Imam-ul-Haq took the catch of Kusal Mendis off Hassan Ali's bowling.

Several social media accounts thought that the boundary might have been pushed, which made it easier for Imam to take the catch close to the ropes.

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