Riley Meredith’s Allan Donald-like last-ball blunder leads to run-out as Tasmania face shocking loss

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Australia National Cricket Team and Tasmania pacer Riley Meredith came up with the blunder during the game against South Australia in the Sheffield Shield competition. The fast bowler came with a silly mistake like Allan Donald that cost his team the match.

The Sheffield Shield match between Tasmania and South Australia went down the wire. With the way things were going on, it seemed that it would end in a draw, but the blunder from Riley Meredith handed South Australia a famous win in the history of the tournament.

Tasmania needed 4 runs off the last ball and Riley Meredith showed poor game awareness

Tasmania needed 4 runs off the last ball and had just one wicket in hand. Riley Meredith was on the strike against Wes Agar. The pacer played the shot towards the cover and it was almost certain that the game would end in a draw.

But Riley Meredith, after completing the one run, attempted to take the second run, which wasn’t on at all. He came in the middle of the pitch and got run out, leading to his team’s downfall as South Australia won the game by the barest of margins, thanks to poor game awareness.

Watch: Riley Meredith makes a huge blunder as his lack of game awareness against South Australia costs Tasmania crucial points in the Sheffield Shield tournament

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Riley Meredith made a blunder like Allan Donald during the 1999 World Cup semi-final match between South Africa and Australia

Riley Meredith made a blunder like Allan Donald during the 1999 World Cup semi-final match between South Africa and Australia. The sillness by the former Proteas player cost them a place in the final of the tournament.

South Africa needed one run to win the game with one wicket. Lance Klusener, who was on the strike, hit the ball straight and ran for a single, but Allan Donald didn’t run until it was too late as he kept watching the ball instead of his batting partner.

However, as he realized that he had to run, he dropped his bat while Adam Gilchrist collected the ball behind the stumps, knocking off the bails. This saw Australia qualifying for the final because they finished higher in the Super Six table. Australia went on to beat Pakistan in the final and lift another trophy.

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