We often see a lot of brilliant shots in Cricket and pul shot is one of them. While many have mastered it, recently a brilliant pull shot from Aiden Markram grabbed the eyeball.
It happened during the 1st ODI against Sri Lanka where they lost by 14 runs. He scored a well-made 96 but failed to take his team to the finish line. While Sri Lanka managed to post 300/9 in their 50 overs, courtesy of Avishka Fernando’s century (118 off 115) and 72 off 62 from Asalanka as well. In response to that, the visitors could manage 286/6 in their allotted overs.
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Good morning in the name of Aiden Markram. 🌄
I present you the shot of year. If your kids want to learn how to bat show them videos of Markram. #AidenMarkram #SLvSA #Proteas pic.twitter.com/deWs8UJK6q— Melan (@dravidmelan) September 3, 2021
Avishka Fernando, who won the Player of the Match award, said after the game: “I didn’t start the innings well but I wanted to stay in the middle and take it forward. In the build up to this series played some domestic cricket and had good preparation.”
Dasun Shanaka, Sri Lanka captain said: “Very good win. They came into the game and our bowlers pulled it back. We started really well. Plan was to bat until 40 overs and then get the momentum going. It was turning in the first innings. We expected the ball to turn in second but it didn’t. Spinners did well despite that. It is hard to chase on this wicket, 300 is a good total. We are not allowed to get net bowlers because of the pandemic. Having not enough bowlers is a challenge.”
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On the other hand, after the loss, Keshav Maharaj came for the presentation as Bavuma had sustained an injury.
He said: “He’s (Bavuma) going for a scan. We’ll know tomorrow but he’s a fighter. The surface was really good. Small mistakes here and there. Positive signs to take forward. I just tried to hit my area and be as consistent as possible, luckily came off. We had good preparation in the build up. Turning point was Temba hurting finger and going off. Credit to Sri Lankan bowlers.”
