In the second ODI of the series against West Indies, while Pakistan won a mammoth 120 runs, their all-rounder Shadab Khan won the hearts of the audience. Pakistan’s fifth wicket in the match fell in the form of Mohammad Rizwan on the first ball of the 38th over. He was dismissed by Aqeel Hossain. Shadab Khan came to bat in his place. Shadab opened his account by hitting a six off the third ball of Aqeel. With this, Pakistan’s double century was also completed.
Anderson Phillip brings the 39th over. Shadab cuts his second ball and hits a brilliant shot towards sweeper cover. His shot was highly praised. Meanwhile, a spectator entered the ground and saluted Shadab Khan standing very close to the strike end. Shadab Khan also showed a big heart. He spread his arms to hug the man.
Hugging Shadab, the man jumped with joy and ran towards the audience gallery. After this, the cricket fans present at the Multan Cricket Stadium applauded fiercely. Shadab’s hugging an unknown person in this way was highly praised from the match to the social media. Videos of this incident are viral on social media. You can also watch a video of them below.
The second ODI of the 3-match series between Pakistan and West Indies was played on the night of 10 June 2022 at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan. Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. The Pakistan cricket team led by Babar Azam, batting first, scored 275 runs for 8 wickets in 50 overs. Chasing the target, the entire West Indies team was bundled out for 155 runs in 32.2 overs.
For West Indies, Shamrah Brooks scored 42 runs. He was the top scorer of his team. Apart from him, Kyle Myers contributed 33 runs. For Pakistan, Mohammad Nawaz took 4 wickets for 19 runs and made the best performance of his career in One Day Internationals.