In a cricket match between Australia’s Prime Minister’s XI and Pakistan, something unusual happened. Matt Renshaw, the Australian batter, managed to score a ‘7’ to reach his half-century. This rare feat occurred during the fifth delivery of the 78th over. Renshaw hit the ball to deep extra cover, forcing Mir Hamza to chase it. Although Hamza stopped the ball from reaching the boundary, a surprising turn of events unfolded.

Hamza threw the ball to the non-striker’s end, where Babar Azam collected it. Renshaw, having already scored three runs, saw an opportunity to add more to his total. Babar’s throw towards the wicket-keeper’s end missed both the stumps and the fielder, reaching the boundary. As a result, Renshaw was awarded an additional 4 runs, making it a total of 7 and helping him reach his half-century. Because this incident was unexpected, conversations about it were generated on social media.

Renshaw is being considered as a strong candidate to take over from the experienced Australian opener, David Warner, when Warner decides to retire from Test cricket. There’s been a lot of talk about Warner’s position in the team due to his recent struggles in red-ball cricket. A contentious discussion has ensued since former Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson expressed doubts about Warner’s selection for the Test team against Pakistan.