Pakistan And South Africa are locking horns with each other in the Super 12 clash of the T20 World Cup 2022 in Sydney. In the tournament so far, there have been a few controversial and things go from bad to worse with the batter’s lack of knowledge of the rules. Pakistan’s all-rounder, Mohammad Nawaz had a subpar match awareness that landed him in a tricky situation where he eventually walked off LBW despite edging the ball.

It’s a do-or-die game for Pakistan against South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and they suffered a top-order decimation early in the innings. However, Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Nawaz made a crucial partnership for the fifth wicket which could have run a longer course, only if not for an absurd sequence of events that led to the dismissal of Nawaz.

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Tabraiz Shamsi was bowling in the 13th over of the innings and Mohammad Nawaz decided to sweep the ball. The full-length delivery rustled into the pads as Nawaz failed to get a clean connection. Nevertheless, the batter sprinted for a single while the fielding team appealed for LBW but was sent back by Iftikhar Ahmed.

Things got tricky when in the process, a Lungi Ngidi direct throw from the short third man caught him well short of the crease. Nawaz wasn’t aware of the fact that the umpire had raised his finger for LBW before the ball had struck the stumps and was thus seen fuming at his partner after the dismissal. Replay clearly showed that the ball had taken a thick inside edge before crashing into the pads.

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Therefore, a DRS would have saved his wicket since the ball is dead once the umpire has declared the batter out LBW, effectively making the run-out null and void. However, instead of consulting Iftikhar about what had occurred, Nawaz simply walked off in the knowledge that he had been run out when in reality the scorecard will have him out as LBW. 

Here is the video of the dismissal of Mohammad Nawaz:

https://twitter.com/minibus2022/status/1588098055168851970?s=20&t=1wCoKh-9NZvWmte-ahSa6g

https://twitter.com/minibus2022/status/1588098127570956288?s=20&t=0gNTb9E5ud8rdcmuIJ13kA

Here is how the netizens reacted:

Why did Nawaz not review that???? That's poor game awareness!!!

— Humayoun Ahmed Khan (@HumayounAK) November 3, 2022

BCCI paid icc for such balls which doesn't feel even after touching the bat. Clear cheating in Nawaz wicket. #PAKvsSA

— Div🦁 (@div_yumm) November 3, 2022

Poor decision from Mohammad Nawaz he should have taken the review.., since he had been given out then it was a dead ball, after DRS it can be reversed. Poor game awareness… Experts ur views please #staraikelungal #ICCWorldCup2022 #PAKvsSA

— balaji pazhamalai (@Balajiavi96) November 3, 2022

Nawaz really thought he was run out and went to pavilion 😭😂😂

— T (@footy_work) November 3, 2022

Nawaz thinks he is Run Out. Could hv gone for DRS for LBW. What a miss 😢

— Pravin Kolhe (@pravinkolhe8) November 3, 2022

First educate game awareness to Pak cricketers! Nawaz was not out ! He thought he was run out but run out was dead and he should had taken DRS ! #PAKvsSA#T20WorldCup

— Schrader (@kpopkdramalov) November 3, 2022

Nawaz giving up on his wicket = Me giving up in the office #SAvsPAK 😂😂

— Darshan (@wontreplyy) November 3, 2022

There was a clear as ultra edge shows. Nawaz was given LBW and umpires once again couldn't make right decision. Nawaz didn't review that.#PAKvSA

— 🇵🇸 Muhammad Hussnain Aslam 🇵🇰 (@HussnainAslam1) November 3, 2022