Khushdil has additionally been handed three demerit factors. This was his first offence in a 24-month interval.
The incident occurred through the eighth over of Pakistan’s innings, when Khushdil hit the third ball from Foulkes previous mid-on. He bumped into the bowler, who had his again turned in the direction of him, along with his left shoulder. The umpire had a phrase with Khushdil after the batters ran two.
Since Khushdil accepted the sanctions levelled by the umpires and match referee Jeff Crowe, no formal listening to was wanted.
Khushdil top-scored for Pakistan with 32 off 30 balls within the first T20I however had little assist from the opposite finish as they had been bundled out for 91. Openers Tim Seifert and Finn Allen then helped New Zealand chase the goal in 10.1 overs to present them a 1-0 lead.
The 2 groups will even face off in three ODIs after the 5 T20Is.
