Monday, March 24th, 2025

Who is that cricketer…who came to the ground with the police in the match against Pakistan, single-handedly turned the tables

New Delhi. South Africa defeated Pakistan by 11 runs in the first T20 match of the 3-match series. 33 year old all-rounder George Linde was the hero of South Africa’s victory in this match played at Kingsmead in Durban. Who reached the ground sitting in a police van. Linde first performed brilliantly in batting, after that he/she did wonders in bowling also and gave his/her team a thrilling victory by dismissing 4 players of Pakistan. Linde gave career best performance with bat and ball. With this victory, host South Africa has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. It was a memorable comeback for Linde, who was returning to the team after a long time. he/she was chosen Player of the Match for his/her match-winning all-round performance.

South Africa captain Heinrich Klaasen won the toss and decided to bat first. South Africa did not have a good start and lost 3 wickets at the score of 30 runs. Despite this, the host team scored 183 runs for 9 wickets. David Miller and George Linde batted explosively for South Africa. Miller scored 82 runs at a strike rate of 205 which included 8 sixes and 4 fours. he/she faced 40 balls while Linde scored runs at a strike rate of 200. Linde scored 48 runs in 24 balls with the help of 4 sixes and three fours. This is the biggest score of Linde’s T20 career.

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Pavilion sent to these 4 players of Pakistan
After showing wonders in batting, George Linde also made a splash in batting. When Pakistan team came out to chase the target of 184 runs, Linde impressed with his/her left hand orthodox bowling. he/she took 4 wickets for 21 runs in his/her 4 overs which included the wickets of Usman Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Irfan Khan and Abbas Afridi. This is the best performance of Linde’s T20 career.

‘The promise I made to myself was fulfilled’
George Linde was given the Player of the Month award for his/her excellent performance. After the match, Linde said that he/she is happy with the way his/her comeback has happened. he/she said that the promise he/she made to himself has been fulfilled. During this, Linde told that he/she had missed his/her team bus to reach the ground, after which the police took him/her here. Linde, who started his/her first class cricket career at the age of 20, is a left-arm spinner and is a left-handed batsman. Only batting. Linde, born on 4 December 1992 in Cape Town, has played 3 Tests, 2 ODIs and 12 T20 International matches. he/she has taken 9 wickets in Test, while he/she has 3 wickets in ODI and 19 wickets in T20.

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