Kamal Ghorui
Rawalpindiz fast bowler Mohammad Amir and Islamabad United all-rounder Faheem Ashraf got into an on-field argument during their Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 match at the Pakistan’s National Bank Stadium in Karachi on Thursday. The moment came on the third ball of the 17th over of the first innings when Amir bowled a slow bouncer to Faheem Ashraf. Faheem tried to play an upper-cut but edged it to wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan. After taking the catch, Amir celebrated and then had words with Faheem, using hand gestures and asking him to walk back to the pavilion. Faheem reacted by walking towards Amir and pointing his bat at him. The situation was then brought under control by Asif Afridi and Saad Masood, who stepped in and moved both players away. In the match, Rawalpindiz chose to bowl first and bowled out Islamabad United for 137 in 20 overs. Islamabad had a slow start, with Devon Conway and Sameer Minhas not able to score quickly in the early overs. Naseem Shah took a wicket in the powerplay, removing Mohammad Faiq for five off six balls, leaving the score at 29-2 after 5.5 overs. Saad Masood then dismissed Shadab Khan for one run in the seventh over, as Islamabad slipped to 30-3. Amir later got Faheem Ashraf out for 11 off 12 balls, and Islamabad were 99-7 in 16.3 overs. Chris Green scored 29 off 16 balls, hitting two fours and two sixes, and helped take the score past 100 before being run out in the final over.
