After Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill steadied the ship with their 96-run partnership, both batters notched half-centuries, putting India in a solid position. However, as they departed, the lower order faltered and struggled to contribute. While Washington Sundar showed promise with 38 off 36 balls, Sarfaraz Khan’s duck and Ravichandran Ashwin’s six off 13 only added to the Indian batting woes. The situation worsened when Akash Deep was run out after requesting the substitute fielder to bring in Virat Kohli’s bat, which had been gifted to him by the Indian legend.
As Ashwin walked back to the pavilion, Akash stepped in to bat as the last man. Known for his explosive hitting, he was expected to thrill the packed Wankhede crowd with some big shots to help India secure a substantial lead. Although Sundar was scoring boundaries from the other end, Akash was yet to open his account. During a drinks break, he signaled to the dugout for a bat, and Dhruv Jurel brought in the one gifted to him by Kohli. Unfortunately, this bat proved to be unlucky, as on the fourth ball of the 60th over, Akash was run out casually.
Ajaz Patel came over the wicket, delivering a fuller ball that Sundar dabbed behind square on the off side. As the ball went straight to the deep point fielder, Washington attempted to take a quick double. In an instant, he urged Akash to stop running, but as he turned back, the ball had already reached Kiwi wicketkeeper Tom Blundell, who promptly hit the stumps. As Akash walked off, Washington kept his head down, witnessing India’s innings collapse for just 263 runs. The incident caught the attention of Twitter, where fans shared their emotions about the misfortune.
MRF BAT!
It results in same!
Akash deep used Kohli ‘s bat and got run out
— 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏𝒏𝒚 𝑫𝒆𝒑𝒑ᴰᵉᵛᵃ (@AAVJSRKKOHLI) November 2, 2024
Akashdeep can be the next Shami. Similar action and run-through. Even the balding pattern is the same.
— Bentham (@BenthamBrother) November 2, 2024
Same to same!
That was not needed there!
Senseless awareness from aakashdeep, he got runout 🤬🤬 when Washington Sundar was playing fabulously @BCCI @GautamGambhir #INDvNZ #MumbaiTest #Wankhede
— Sanjay Kumar Singh (@ImSanjaysanity) November 2, 2024
Kohli bhi runout , Kohli ka bat leke aane wala Aakash deep bhi runout 💔😂#INDvNZ
— 𝙉𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙤𝙣 🇮🇳 (@goatnapoleon) November 2, 2024
Hahaha!
As per probability and statistics, any batsman with MRF bat has a 100% chance of getting run out while playing against new Zealand at Wankhede in the 1st Innings of a Test Match in 2024.
— Sherry The Gamer (@Mohammed_Sherry) November 2, 2024
No ways! Hahah!
Ban MRF Bats 💔😭
— Crictale_16 🇮🇳 (@crictale_16) November 2, 2024
MRF Bat Wale 2 Bhai Dono RUN Out Ho Gye Ajj. Same Bat. Same result.#runout #akashdeep #kohli #INDvNZ #NZvsIND pic.twitter.com/XjDgwomPYN
— Gurtej Grewal (@GGurtej) November 2, 2024
Hilarious!
