NEW DELHI: England speedster
Mark Wood
produced an absolute snorter to leave clueless Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter
Azam Khan
taking evasive action during the fourth T20I at the Oval on Thursday.
Wood's 88.4mph rocket stunned Azam along with the commentators and the fans as the dream ball from the paceman left the batter ducking for cover.
The jaffa from Wood came in the 11th over of the Pakistan innings as it caught Azam totally by surprise.
As Wood dug in a quick, mean bouncer, angled in from back of length, it rose sharply and hurried onto the batter. Azam, who was on zero, could do nothing and tried to get out of the way of the ball coming straight at his face.
In doing so, Azam found himself all over the place as the ball kissed his glove and then looped off the shoulder straight to England 'keeper Jos Buttler.
The unplayable delivery from Wood sent Azam packing for a five-ball duck.
In the match, after restricting Pakistan to 157 all out, England powered to the target with 27 balls remaining as Buttler & Co head into the defense of its T20 World Cup title on the back of a 2-0 series victory over Pakistan.
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