LPL 2023: Watch - Naseem Shah Gives Fiery Send-off To Rahmanullah Gurbaz Following Ramesh Mendis' Sensational Catch

Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah stole the limelight in the ongoing 1st match of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 between Jaffna Kings and Colombo Strikers at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. 

Naseem Shah bowled decently in the first innings of the game but what caught the attention of many was his send-off to Afghanistan batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz after taking his wicket. The Jaffna Kings batter tried to take them to the cleaners and played some fine strokes. 

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Rahmanullah Gurbaz on the 4th ball of the Naseem Shah’s over smoked him for a gigantic six and this didn’t go well with the pacer. On the next ball, the Colombo Strikers pacer deceived him with the slower ball and Ramesh Mendis took a staggering running catch to dismiss the batter for 21 runs. 

After dismissing Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naseem Shah was pumped up and gave him an aggressive send-off and shared some words with him. But the keeper batter didn’t look interested and walked off with his head down. The video went viral on the internet.  

Watch – Naseem Shah Gives Fiery Send-off To Rahmanullah Gurbaz

SPECTACULAR diving catch by Mendis!#LPL2023onFanCode #LPL2023 pic.twitter.com/tiXhJ0HfFX

— FanCode (@FanCode) July 30, 2023

Naseem Shah is already making us look forward to Pakistan vs Afghanistan in the Asia Cup and in the World Cup. He loves his aggression ?? #LPL2023 pic.twitter.com/T6uhQ1Dh6A

— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) July 30, 2023

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LPL 2023: Jaffna Kings post a first innings total of 173 runs on the board 

Asked to bat first, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (21) and Nishan Madushka (12) stitched 27 runs for the opening partnership but after that, they kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were left tottering at 107/4.

But after Towhid Hridoy (54) smashed a staggering half-century and a finish by Dunith Wellalage (22*) and Thisara Perera (14*) powered their team to a total of 173 runs. For Colombo Strikers Naseem Shah, Matheesha Pathirana, Chamika Karunaratne, and Lakshan Sandakan picked one wicket each.

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