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Pakistan's National T20 Cup witnessed a hilarious where a batter was seen falling on the stumps as he got out hit wicket. The player in question was Pakistani youngster Mirza Tahir Baig, who, while playing for Sialkot, was the centre of an embarrassing dismissal.
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In the first innings, the opening batter Baig was batting in the 12th over and attempted a pull shot off the back foot against Abbottabad leg-spinner and captain Yasir Shah. Unfortunately, Baig lost his balance and stumbled on his stumps after suffering cramps as he attempted the shot.
As the opener tried to transfer his weight on the back foot, he suffered extremely painful cramps and fell to the ground. As Baig went down, he lost his balance and collapsed on the stumps causing an embarrassing wicket. The pain was severe as substitute players carried Mirza Tahir Baig out on their shoulders.
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The 24-year-old was batting well at 38 and his dismissal triggered a collapse for Sialkot. They could only score 119/8 in 20 overs with Shah taking three wickets while Adil Naz took a pair. In the second innings, Abbottabad saw opener Sajjad Ali score 50 off 45 balls and Kamran Ghulam's 26 to chase down the target. Abbottabad needed just 17.4 overs to register a win by five wickets.
