Sunil Ambris creates EMBARRASSING record, first player to be dismissed ‘hit-wicket’ in consecutive Tests! — WATCH

West Indies need 414 runs to win and level the series, they have 8 wickets in the bank

By: Ankit Banerjee |
December 11, 2017 5:01 pm

West Indies batsman Sunil Ambris creates an unwanted history; he becomes the first cricketer to be dismissed ‘hit-wicket’ in consecutive Tests. Ambris created this record on his own after he was declared out hit-wicket in the first innings of the Hamilton Test. Earlier, Sunil Ambris scripted an embarrassing record on his debut in the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington when he got hit-wicket for a duck.

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In the second Test, he again committed the same blunder and was out ‘hit-wicket’, the only change is this time the bowler was Trent Boult. This time he managed to get off-the-mark, he scored 15 off 28 balls before biting the dust. He was pushed to the back foot playing a short ball which he was trying to tuck it to the fine leg but dragged his feet a touch too far behind to disturb the timber.

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Earlier, in the first Test at Wellington which was supposed to be his debut, he was out for a duck and was hit-wicket. The incident took place in the 30th over. After the dismissal of Shai Hope, the Windies were reduced to 80/4. The incident happened on Wagner’s bowling.

THE DISMISSAL:

Debut to forget for Sunil Ambris pic.twitter.com/ioHXF0KYmc

— Sanket Jadhav (@sanket13090) December 1, 2017

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Currently, West Indies need 414 runs to win and level the series, they have 8 wickets in the bank. With a couple of more days to go in the Test, it seems the hosts are in the driver’s seat.