Watch: Bas de Leede winked at Haris Rauf after hooking him for six over square leg during his fighting half-century in the Netherlands v Pakistan game at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad today (October 6).
Deo Wrede was the star of the night for the Netherlands with bat and ball. He took 4 wickets in the first innings and scored 62 runs, then took 2 wickets in one over of the second innings, then came into bat in a run chase at N0.4 and top-scored with 67 off 68 balls. did.
During his knock of 67, he hit six fours and two sixes, one of which was a quick bouncer from Haris Rauf, which he hooked over the square-leg boundary in the 29th over of the innings . De Lied then gave Rauf a cheeky wink, reminding everyone of what happened between the two at his 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia.
During the T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and Netherlands last year, De Lied was injured when he was hit on the helmet by a rebound. He had to be sent off the field and was replaced by Logan van Beek, who was substituted due to concussion.
After the match, Rauch spoke to De Lied and wished the all-rounder well and told him to come back stronger. “I wish you a speedy recovery. Get stronger and hit those long sixes again,” were Rauch’s words.
De Reid’s wink was almost certainly a reference to this incident. In the end, he was dismissed by Mohammad Nawaz for 67 in the 34th over, effectively ending Holland’s hopes of victory.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan despite losing three quick wickets early on, thanks to Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel’s 50 wickets and lower-order resistance from Shadab Khan and Nawaz. He had reached a lead of 286.
Watch Bas de Leede wink at Haris Rauf after hooking bouncer for six:
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