The fielder saved four runs, while the batsmen took 5 runs

In cricket, the fielder runs a lot to save the boundary, but what if the batsman runs more than the boundary? Fans will say that it would have been better if the ball had gone near the boundary. A similar incident happened in the international test cricket played between Ireland and Zimbabwe. Where the fielder ran a lot to save the boundary but the batsman of the opposite team ran and scored 5 runs. Now the video of this incident has gone viral on social media.

4 runs saved near the boundary line

The test match between Ireland and Zimbabwe was played from 25 to 28 July. In this match, the Irish team was playing its second innings. Zimbabwe's fast bowler Richard Garwa bowled the ball, on which Ireland batsman Andy McBurnie played a shot towards cover. The ball was moving fast towards the boundary line, but Zimbabwe player Tendai Chitara, fielding at cover, saved his attempt for a four near the boundary line.

Know what happened

Tendai Chitara ran so fast that he saved the boundary but after crossing the advertisement board, he went out of the boundary. By the time he reached inside the boundary and threw the ball back, Ireland batsmen Andy McBurney and Lorcan Tucker had completed 5 runs. Ireland Cricket has shared the video of this funny moment of the match on its official X account, on which cricket fans are giving their reactions.

Ireland won the match

In this test match played between Ireland and Zimbabwe, Ireland won by 4 wickets. Batting first in the match, Zimbabwe scored 210 runs, in response to which Ireland scored 250 runs and took a lead of 40 runs. After this, Zimbabwe scored 197 runs in the second innings and gave Ireland a target of 158 runs to win. Ireland made a comeback after losing 5 wickets for 21 runs in the second innings and the team won by 6 wickets.