PSL 2022: Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Hafeez justify their drop catch, leave their teammates in peals of laughter

Haider Ali got a life when Mohammad Hafeez and Fakhar Zaman collided with each other and dropped a simple chance. In the encounter that took place between the Peshawar Zalmi and the Lahore Qalandars, Haider Ali went for a big shot but the ball took the leading edge of his willow.

The ball went high in the air, and both Mohammad Hafeez and Fakhar Zaman came to pouch the offering. However, both men collided, the ball hit Fakhar Zaman’s hand and fell on the ground.

Mohammad Hafeez said that both the players thought it was their catch to take. “He told me that I said ‘Yes mine!’, but I said ‘No it’s mine!,” said Mohammad Hafeez. You can see the video of the dropped catch below.

Dropped! 😕#HBLPSL7 l #LevelHai l #PZvLQ pic.twitter.com/Y4Hok5eCtb

— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 2, 2022

I said it was mine in my mind: Fakhar Zaman

Fakhar Zaman, on his part, said that Mohammad Hafeez shouted mine, but in his mind, he knew that it was his catch to take. “You called ‘Yes mine right’? But believe me, I said ‘No it’s mine’ in my mind,” said Fakhar Zaman. Both Hafeez and Zaman were seen having a good laugh regarding the incident.

You can see the video below

@MHafeez22 bhai thank you for your understanding 😇 https://t.co/8y2Z5ZCbOw pic.twitter.com/lWraAzjsfC

— Fakhar Zaman (@FakharZamanLive) February 3, 2022

Fakhar Zaman even took to Twitter and posted about the incident. He even changed his profile picture to the one that shows both him and Hafeez dropping the catch.

The Lahore Qalandars comfortably beat the Peshawar Zalmi side by 29 runs in the encounter that took place between the two sides. The Qalandars batted first and posted a total of 199/4 on the board. Fakhar Zaman top-scored for his side with a blazing 38-ball 66.

In reply, the Peshawar Zalmi side could only manage to post a total of 170/9 on the board. Haider Ali and Kamran Akmal scored 49 and 41 respectively, but they did not receive adequate support from their teammates.

Zaman Khan was the pick of the bowlers for the Zalmi outfit, and scalped 3 wickets in his 4-over spell, giving away 32 runs in the process.