18 balls in an over? Pakistan vs Australia Match WCL 2025 bizarre moments of witnesses – Watch | Cricket news
Cricket fans saw one of the most strange moments in the recent history of the game during the World Championships of Legends (WCL) 2025 matches, as Australian bowler John Hastings on Tuesday gave a bizarre 18-goal against Pakistan Champion in Grace Road, Lecaster.Pakistan Champions, chasing just 75 for victory, were already hovering at 55/0 in the seventh when Hastings was brought into the attack. This was followed by one of the longest overs in recorded cricket history. Hastings began with five detailed delivery, all well outside the right-hand Sohab Maqsood outside the off-stump. Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!After a single changed the strike, Sharjil Khan pairing a boundary, followed by a no-ball and still wide, this time outside the leg stump. Extra artists gathered.Struggling with his line, Hastings switched to the wicket to score, but ended three more widespread bowling in Sharjil. Desperate again replaced the angles, only to set fire to excessive delivery away from the stump. Overall, the over consisted of 12 wides and a no-ball, and was never completed, as Pakistan reached the target before it ended.Watch:Earlier, Pakistan bowlers destroyed the Australia Champion for a small 74. Saeed Ajmal was a standout artist who took 6 wickets for just 16 runs, supported by Imad Wasim’s tight mantra. Australia lost eight wickets for 25 runs in shocking collapse after being comfortably placed at 49/2.In response, openers Sharjil Khan (32 Not Out) and Sohab Maqsood (28 Not Out) did a mild work of Chase, sealed 10 wickets in just 7.5 overs.The over of Hastings will now go down in cricket folklore for all wrong reasons, a real episode in which fans are scratching their heads and laughing in mistrust.
