Was Misbah really ‘unfortunate’?

England off-spinner Moeen Ali points out how Pakistan Test captain was unlucky in the second innings

After scoring a century in Pakistan’s first innings at Lord’s, Test captain Misbahul Haq was caught for nought after trying to go over the rope for a boundary in the second innings. Even though it was a poor shot by the 42-year-old’s standard, a recap of the images show that he was quite ‘unfortunate’ as well.

GAME ON! #EngvPak https://t.co/JuH1gljglM

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 16, 2016

England off-spinner Moeen Ali, who claimed the Pakistan skipper’s wicket, mockingly pointed out on Twitter that fielder Alex Hales was not looking at the ball when he took Misbah’s catch, labelling the captain as ‘unfortunate’.

https://twitter.com/MoeenAli/status/754383645461344257



Hales’ facial expression cracked up his England teammates, with wicket keeper batsman Jos Buttler and right-arm bowler Stuart Broad reacting to the funny image on social media.

One of my favourite photos ever https://t.co/UiD8nk6joM

— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) July 16, 2016

HAHAHAAHA!! How did he even get there running in quicksand

— Jos Buttler (@josbuttler) July 16, 2016

The fielder also laughed at the image which shows him looking cross-eyed and incapable of catching anything.

https://twitter.com/AlexHales1/status/754383811014713344

Earlier in the match, England finished their first innings on 272 as Pakistan took a slender 67-run lead. In response, the national team’s openers floundered again, while Misbah failed to score a single run.

However, Asad Shafiq (49) and Sarfraz Ahmed (45) steadied the ship, before Yasir Shah ended day three on an unbeaten 30 with Pakistan at 214 for eight.