It was during the eighth over of the Durban Heat’s inning when Shamsi bowled a loopy leg-spinner to Wihab Lubbe. The batsman attempted a lofted shot over the long-off boundary but he miscued the shot and the ball landed in the hands of Hardus Viljoen.
Elated with the dismissal, Shamsi took out a red handkerchief from his pocket before turning it into a stick. Not only the viewers but also the commentators were left shell shocked.
Here’s the video:
However, the magic trick couldn’t help his team secure a win as Durban Heat chased down the target of 197 with seven balls to spare. Shamsi ended up scalping 2 wickets in his 4-over quota.
Shamsi has played two Tests, 17 ODIs and 16 T20Is for the Proteas till now in which he has scalped 6,19 and 12 wickets, respectively.