Fri Dec 13 13:22:04 UTC 2024: ## Afghan Bowler’s Shocking Over Costs Team Victory Against Zimbabwe
**Harare, Zimbabwe:** Navin-ul-Haq, the Afghanistan bowler who famously clashed with Virat Kohli during IPL 2023, is again in the spotlight, but this time for a very different reason. In a T20 International match against Zimbabwe on December 11th, he bowled a disastrous over, delivering a staggering 13 balls before finally completing it. He came close to breaking the T20I record for most balls bowled in a single over (14), a feat accomplished only three times previously. The over, riddled with wides and no-balls, conceded 19 runs. This costly over proved pivotal in Zimbabwe’s narrow victory, secured on the final ball of the match. Despite taking 3 wickets for 33 runs in the match, Ul-Haq’s 15th over ultimately gifted Zimbabwe the win, ending their five-year-plus drought against Afghanistan in T20Is. Afghanistan, batting first, posted 144/6, with Karim Janat scoring 54. Zimbabwe chased down the target thanks to Brian Bennett’s 49 runs and a winning shot from Tashinga Musekiwa. Ironically, despite his IPL 2023 controversy with Kohli, Ul-Haq, who had a base price of ₹2 crore, went unsold in the IPL 2025 auction. While the incident with Kohli generated significant social media buzz, the two players later reconciled during the World Cup 2023.
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