Bizzare bowling performance of Agnivesh Ayachi (Source:@IPL/x.com)
In the sporting world, cricket is the most exciting one, as every ball writes a story and every run speaks about courage. Milestones may shine bright, but like every coin has two sides, every glory in sports has its shadows too.
Whenever players take the field, they eye a successful outing, but sometimes the reality hits hard, and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy has seen it close. In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy clash between Arunachal Pradesh and Jharkhand, fans remember Ishan Kishan’s fireworks, but for one player, the night turned into the darkest nightmare of his cricketing career.
Defending the total, Arunachal Pradesh bowler Agnivesh Ayachi conceded 20 runs in a single delivery. It was the kind of moment no cricketer can even picture in their worst dreams, yet he had to live through it on the field.
Can a single ball really go for twenty runs?
Cricket never fails to excite fans, and the game delivers unreal drama every minute. Among all the formats, T20 hits different, as in that format, every minute scripts a different story. In this ruthless format, one hit can turn a player into a hero, while one miss can haunt careers forever. From dusty domestic grounds to the grand international stage, the format never disappoints fans.
Over the years, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy has delivered some masterclasses, and fans have enjoyed some heroic performances. But cricket has a darker side too, and in the clash between Arunachal Pradesh and Jharkhand, the game etched one of its wildest and most haunting records ever.
In that match, Ishan Kishan already tore apart Arunachal Pradesh’s bowling lineup, but Agnivesh Ayachi faced humiliation that he never even imagined. He endured a nightmare moment, conceding an unbelievable 20 runs off a single legal delivery. It sounded unreal, yet the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy etched this bizarre episode into cricketing history.
How is this moment even real?
The moment may have left the world stunned, as even the moment felt unreal. But that was the harsh reality, and Arunachal Pradesh lived in that horrible moment. The target is easy to chase, but the horrific bowling performance literally gifted the victory to the Jharkhand side.
The Jharkhand batters were already ruling the match, but the cricket world witnessed the bizarre moment when Agnivesh Ayachi came to bowl. He bowled two consecutive no-balls, and the batter punished each of them with towering sixes. In an unbelievable sequence, a single delivery leaked 20 runs, one six, two no-ball sixes, and two extra runs for no balls.
Conceding 20 runs in the only legal delivery, he registered an economy rate of 120.00. In the history of bowling in the T20 format, the world has never seen a bizarre bowling performance like this. Even more shocking, the bowler has featured in the IPL for PBKS, making the collapse all the more unbelievable.
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