An unusual incident happened during the second T20I between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh when the bails mysteriously dropped before the ball was delivered. It was Tendai Chatara's over and Bangladesh batsman Mohammad Saifuddin was on strike.
On the fifth delivery of 18th over, Saifuddin pulled a delivery to the leg-side and instantly looked behind after a sound of the stumps getting clipped. Zimbabwe were confident they got the batsman out hit-wicket.
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However, when the on-field umpire asked the third umpire to confirm, the replays showed Saifuddin hadn’t gotten near the stumps while playing the shot. It was the wind that disturbed the bails and even knocked back the stump.
The video on social media was shared as "the first wicket by a ghost". Here is the clip:
Talking about the match, Zimbabwe won the T20I by 23 runs to level the series. Chasing 167 runs, Bangladesh got bowled out on 143 runs in 195 overs. Blessing Muzarabani picked up two wickets, while Luke Jongwe and Wellington Masakadza bagged three wickets each.