NZ vs NED | Twitter in splits as Ackermann runs three but gets awarded solitary run courtesy of shocking brain fade

NZ vs NED | Twitter in splits as Ackermann runs three but gets awarded solitary run courtesy of shocking brain fade

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By SportsCafe Desk, SportsCafe Editor

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Getting caught in the moment is an easy mistake for players to make in cricket, but not to the extent the Dutch managed on Monday. Colin Ackermann and Teja Nidamanuru were clearly on different pages as they literally turned their backs on one other in an incident that nearly ended in disaster.

The Netherlands inched closer to a second successive defeat to start their World Cup campaign as the scoreboard read an underwhelming 181/6 against New Zealand in a chase of 323 with just 14 overs to go. The Dutch only had themselves to blame for the poor batting performance as they paid the cost for loose shots and schoolboy errors against a disciplined bowling attack that scalped wickets at regular intervals. However, amidst the flurry of mistakes the European side made, one in the 18th over stood out comprehensively for the sheer amateurish running between the wickets displayed by batters Colin Ackermann and Teja Nidmanuru.

Lockie Ferguson bowled a delivery on the stumps to Colin that was driven down the ground towards mid-off for a quick single. Teja rushed towards the batter's end and carried on in his follow-up for a good few metres beyond the crease, expecting his job for the delivery to be done. However, his partner at the other end saw the fielder had fumbled the bowl and quickly turned around to chase a second run, his head turned back and eyes firmly set on the Kookaburra for the whole time. Only when he was halfway up the pitch did Colin realize that Teja had his back turned to him and was blissfully unaware of his charge towards him, at which point Teja finally noticed the action going in the middle of the pitch. Colin, who had pretty much reached the crease at the other end, had no option but to turn around and sprint back towards his own base even as Teja looked on frantically. Fortunately for the pair, a weak throw meant no harm was done although Teja ultimately did fall victim to a run-out unsurprisingly.

The Twitterati was quick to go up in laughs after witnessing the incident as they flooded social media with all sorts of reactions. 

Ran 3 got 1

Santa strikes

The end

Santa strikes

True

The last hope goes back

Bye bye

Well played

Beautifull 

Brilliant!

KKKK

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