Crawley dismissed [Source: @mufaddal_vohra/X.Com]
Noor Ahmed, the Afghanistan spinner delivered a magical delivery to bamboozle Sunrisers Eastern Cape's Zak Crawley in the SA20 2025 match. The wily spinner bowled a delivery which was simply unplayable and Crawley was shell-shocked as his defence was breached. The Afghan prodigy used his skills and this was enough to castle Sunrisers's batter's stumps.
Crawley is generally weak against the spinners and Noor took advantage of it. He bowled a length ball on the stumps as the batter prodded forward for a defence, but the ball beats the bat-pad gap as the sharp turn dislodged the stumps. The batter had no answer to Noor's magic and the ball could be termed as the greatest ball ever.
Which IPL team will Noor play for?
In the 2025 IPL mega auction, the Chennai Super Kings decided to splash INR 10 crore to but his services for the upcoming season. He will play under the guidance of MS Dhoni and will also share the dressing room alongside the likes of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja as he will relish bowling at the M.A Chidambaram Stadium.
The spinner previously represented Gujarat Titans in the IPL and has plenty of experience at the international stage as well.
Sunrisers post 165/5
Sunrisers posted 165/5 in their allotted 20 overs as their batters posted a decent total on the board.
Tom Abell scored 57 and Marco Jansen finished off the game with a brilliant 36 to help the team post the total. The other batters didn't quite live upto the expectations as Aiden Markram and Jordan Hermann piled on the pressure on the team.