WCL 2025: 18 balls, 12 wide, 1 no ball and match finished! , Know the full story of this unique over 18 ball

WCL 2025: The 14th match of the World Championship of Legends 2025 will be remembered for a unique incident in cricket history. In this match played between Pakistan Champion vs Australia Champion in Grace Road, Lester, Pakistan Champion defeated Australia Champion by 10 wickets. However, Australia Champion’s fast bowler John Hastings, who was in more discussion than the match, over 18 balls, which he could not complete because the match ended in the middle.

18 balls, yet over incomplete

John Hastings, who came to put the 8th over from Australia Champion, bowled such a bowling, which will be remembered for a long time in the history of cricket. He threw 12 wide and 1 no ball in this over, ie 13 extra balls. Overall, he bowled 18 balls, but during this time Hastings could put only 5 legal balls. Before the over was completed, the Pakistan Champion achieved the goal of victory easily. Hastings spent 20 runs in this over and the match was also over.

Australia champion’s embarrassing batting

In the match, Pakistan champion captain Shoaib Malik won the toss and decided to bowl first and his decision proved to be perfect. The entire team of Australia Champion could score only 74 runs. The entire team returned to the pavilion in 11.5 overs. Former Pakistan veteran spinner Saeed Ajmal took 6 wickets with his deadly bowling, while Imad Wasim took 2 wickets. Ben Dunk scored 26 runs for the Kangaroo champion team.

Pakistan champion achieved easy win

In response, the openers of Pakistan Champion made no mistake. The team achieved the target in 7.5 overs. Sharjil Khan scored 32 runs in 23 balls and Shoaib Maqsood gave the team a one -sided victory by scoring 28 runs in 26 balls. Saeed Ajmal was also adjudged Player of the Match for his brilliant performance.

While this match will be remembered for Pakistan’s strong victory, John Hastings’s 18 -ball over has joined the most strange moments in cricket history.