Haris Rauf accused of ball tampering by USA bowler

USA defeated Pakistan by 5 runs in the Super Over in a Group A match on Thursday in the T20 World Cup 2024. After the humiliating defeat against the USA, former Pakistan players criticized the team's performance. Along with this, USA player Rusty Theron has made a serious allegation of ball tampering on the fast bowler of the Pakistan team.

Haris Rauf accused of ball tampering by USA bowler

Rusty Theron has been a South African player. Now he plays cricket for America. Theron, who is included in the 15-member squad, accused of ball tampering during the match against Pakistan. Sharing a post on X handle, Theron claimed that Pakistan's fast bowler Haris Rauf had tampered with the new ball. Theron claimed that Rauf hit the ball with his nails.

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However, the American Cricket Board has not lodged any official complaint regarding this. Let us tell you that the performance of Pakistan's fast bowler Haris Rauf against USA was not great. Rauf took one wicket for 37 runs in four overs. During this, his economy was 9.20.

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Talking about the match, co-hosts USA pulled off a big upset in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup by defeating former champions Pakistan by five runs in the Super Over at the Grand Prairie Stadium. Batting first, Pakistan scored 159 for 7. Chasing the target, USA equalised the score by losing three wickets. After this the Super Over was played

In the super over, USA scored 18 runs in Mohammad Aamir's over and gave Pakistan a target of 19 runs to win. Saurabh Netravalkar bowled the over for USA and defended 19 runs to give the team a historic victory. Pakistan could score only 13 runs in the super over.

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