• A hilarious incident took place during the second ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand.

  • Pakistan faced massive trolling after the play was halted in the second ODI for nearly six minutes.

PAK vs NZ [WATCH]: Umpire Aleem Dar stops play in second ODI to rectify an uncommon error; Pakistan Cricket gets brutally trolled
Umpire Aleem Dar during Pakistan vs New Zealand 2nd ODI (Image Source: Twitter)

Pakistan faced New Zealand in the second ODI of the five-match series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday (April 29). The Men in Green emerged victorious in the contest by seven wickets.

Winning the toss, Pakistan elected to bowl first in the clash. However, the game was halted after the first over of the innings due to the incorrect measurements of the 30-yard circle. The uncommon error was noticed by experienced umpire Aleem Dar, who resolved the issue by measuring the distance with steps. Notably, it took almost six minutes to fix the measurements before the play was resumed.

Here’s the video:

Speaking of the match, New Zealand scored 336 runs for the loss of five wickets in 50 overs. Daryl Mitchell scored a brilliant century of 129 runs off 119 balls for the Blackcaps, with Tom Latham also contributing 98 runs off 85 balls. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Haris Rauf was the most successful bowler for his team, picking up four wickets for 78 runs in his quota of ten overs.

In response, Pakistan chased down the set target comfortably, scoring 337 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 48.2 overs. Fakhar Zaman played a remarkable innings of 180 runs off 144 balls for the hosts. Fakhar was well supported by Mohammad Rizwan, who contributed valuable 54 runs off 41 balls in the run chase.

Although Pakistan took the (2-0) lead in the series by winning the second ODI, the unusual and comical occurrence of the inaccurate 30-yard circle measurement saga during the first innings resulted in Pakistan Cricket’s widespread ridicule on social media.

Here’s how fans reacted:

https://twitter.com/vicharabhio/status/1652268750224379907

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