U-19 World Cup | Twitter reacts as Harjas loses all sense of time and direction in horrid run-out

U-19 World Cup | Twitter reacts as Harjas loses all sense of time and direction in horrid run-out

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By SportsCafe Desk, SportsCafe Editor

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As much as the U-19 World Cup is a platform for young guns to prove their mettle, it is also a test of character and resilience. Harjas Singh, unfortunately, succumbed to the pressure in the semi-final as the out-of-sorts batter was left looking like a laughing stock while sacrificing his wicket.

Pakistan reeled themselves back into contention for a spot inĀ the U-19 World Cup summit clash with aplombĀ against Australia at Willowmoore Park after setting a subpar target of 179. The pacers pegged back a decent start by the Kangaroos' openers by scalping two wickets in quick succession immediately after the powerplay and as if destiny was conspiring to reward their efforts, Harjas Singh presented a third dismissal to the Asian contingent with open arms in the 16th over.

Harry Dixon, batting on 27, attempted toĀ close off-spinner Naveen Ahmed Khan's sixth over with a tidy push slightly towards mid-off for a quick single. The southpaw immediately sprinted off the blocks towards the other end signalling Harjas Singh to go, taking advantage of theĀ lack of a fielder in the area. However, much to his despair, Singh was too busy watching the ball and remained frozen in his place a couple of feet outside the crease, neither backing up nor making a dash for the batter's end. By the time the 19-year-old responded, Dixon was already on the verge of crossing past him and even then an evidently befuddled Harjas first took aĀ couple of steps back to tap the crease closest to him, before turning around and following the call. The sheer amount of time wasted by the batter was such that short cover managed to race to his left, fumble the Kookaburra while trying to collect it and reach down to grab it again, and then throw it to the wicket-keeper while still catching Harjas well short of even the halfway mark of theĀ deck.

Harjas' father, watching on from the stands, immediately put his hands on his head before scrounging his face in disappointment while facing the prospect of his son finishing the tournament with a high score of 17 from six games as pointed out by Twitterati.

Brain fade for Harjas

3 down

Harjas gone

Run out

Back in game

He was smart

Well done!

Very confused

Affects a runout

Their need

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