[Watch] Joe Root gets saved by a no-ball as Mohammad Ali errs at crucial stage

Joe Root aur Mohammad Ali. (Photo Source: PctMediaa/X)

Birmingham ke Edgbaston mein England aur Pakistan ke beech chal rahe teesre aur aakhri Test match ne 12 September ko ek dramatic turn le liya, jab England ne 130 runs ke target ka peecha karte hue apni fourth innings ki shuruat ki aur unke sabhi 10 wickets bache hue the. Target aasan lag raha tha, lekin opening over ne saari umeedon ko jhatke mein badal diya. Mohammad Abbas ne pehle hi over mein do wickets chatka diye, dono English openers ko out kar ke hosts ko shuruati mushkil mein daal diya.

Iske baad Joe Root aur Jordan Cox ne milkar innings ko sambhala. Root, jinhone isi match ke dauran Test mein kisi fielder dwara sabse zyada catches lene ka record toda (220 catches ke sath unhone Steven Smith ke 219 catches ke record ko peeche chhoda), top order se is chase ko aage badhane ki koshish kar rahe the.

X par post kiya gaya caption: Mohammad Ali ne Joe Root ka wicket ek no ball par liya, yeh unki 17th no-ball thi 😬

### Third umpire ke intervention ke baad Root ka dismissal hua cancel

Match ka sabse bada turning point tab aaya jab Mohammad Ali ne Joe Root ko 23 runs par bowled kar diya. Root ne ek square drive khelne ki koshish ki, lekin ball bat ka andruni kinara lekar stumps par lag gayi. Pakistan ke khiladiyon ne turant jashn manana shuru kar diya, kyunki unhe pata tha ki England abhi bhi mushkil mein hai aur unhe jeet ke liye 95 runs ki zaroorat thi.

Halanki, on-field umpire ko third umpire se message mila aur unhone ise no-ball qaraar diya, jisse jashn turant ruk gaya aur Root ko wapas crease par aana pada. Us waqt England ka score 35 runs par 2 wickets tha.

Is incident ka ek video clip X par share kiya gaya hai, jismein dekha ka sakta hai ki kaise no-ball ke call ne dismissal ko badal diya aur reprieve confirm hone par Pakistan ka kya reaction tha.

Yeh is series mein Ali ki 17th no-ball thi, jo dikhata hai ki unka overstepping poore teen matches mein kitna mehnga sabit hua hai. Root ka dismissal poori tarah se front-foot infringement ki wajah se cancel kiya gaya.

### Reprieve milne ke baad chase mein England ki position

12th over ke baad drinks break tak, Root 38 balls mein 5 fours ki madad se 32 runs par pahunch gaye the, jabki Cox 32 balls mein 2 fours ke sath 16 runs par khel rahe the. Us stage par Ali ke bowling figures 3 overs, 0 wickets aur 17 runs the. England us waqt 51 par 2 wickets kho kar khel raha tha aur unhe chase poora karne ke liye abhi bhi runs ki zaroorat thi.

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Pakistan ne ek behad mushkil shuruat ke baad is match mein shaandar wapsi ki thi. Series mein 0-2 se piche hone aur pehli innings mein 320 runs se piche rehne ke baad, unhone apni doosri innings mein 449 runs ka bada score khada kiya. Shan Masood ne 95 runs banaye, Babar Azam ne 76 runs ka yogdan diya aur Azan Awais ne 59 runs jode.

Debutant Razaullah ne siraf 63 balls mein 9 sixes lagakar 81 runs ki dhuandhar innings kheli, jinhone debut Test innings mein sabse zyada sixes ke Tim Southee ke record ki barabari ki. Unhone Mohammad Abbas (67 balls mein 42 runs) ke sath milkar 9th wicket ke liye 121 runs jode. Is shandaar koshish ne England ko 130 runs ka target diya aur Pakistan ko series 3-0 se sweep hone se bachane ka ek sachha mauka diya.