{"id":237362,"date":"2025-02-12T15:46:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T15:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/12\/drama-in-karachi-shaheen-afridi-matthew-breetzke-engage-in-on-field-spat-umpire-intervenes-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T15:46:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T15:46:13","slug":"drama-in-karachi-shaheen-afridi-matthew-breetzke-engage-in-on-field-spat-umpire-intervenes-cricket-news-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/12\/drama-in-karachi-shaheen-afridi-matthew-breetzke-engage-in-on-field-spat-umpire-intervenes-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Drama in Karachi! Shaheen Afridi, Matthew Breetzke engage in on-field spat, umpire intervenes | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-118182737,imgsize-28386,width-400,resizemode-4\/118182737.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Drama in Karachi! Shaheen Afridi, Matthew Breetzke engage in on-field spat, umpire intervenes | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India\" title=\"Drama in Karachi! Shaheen Afridi, Matthew Breetzke engage in on-field spat, umpire intervenes | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Shaheen Afridi and Matthew Breetzke\">Shaheen Afridi and Matthew Breetzke<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Pakistan pacer <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shaheen-afridi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Shaheen Afridi<\/a> was involved in a heated exchange with South Africa\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/matthew-breetzke\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Matthew Breetzke<\/a> during the third match of the tri-series at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday.<br \/>South Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and opted to bat first. After Afridi provided an early breakthrough by dismissing Tony de Zorzi for 22, Bavuma (82 off 96) and Breetzke frustrated the Pakistan bowlers with a solid 119-run partnership.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"EEW3_ timeline_pollWrapper_as \" data-scrollga=\"scroll#poll_view\">\n<div>\n<p>Poll<\/p>\n<p>What Makes India-Pakistan Matches So Exciting?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tensions boiled over in the 29th over when Breetzke, after denying a single, made a gesture as if to swing his bat toward a Pakistan fielder, which visibly annoyed Afridi. <br \/>The fiery pacer immediately walked over to confront the Proteas batter.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the same over, Afridi appeared to obstruct Breetzke\u2019s path while he was running a single. <\/p>\n<p>The two players then exchanged intense glares and words before the on-field umpire stepped in to diffuse the situation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"k7lcu\">\n<p>Sachin Tendulkar Exclusive Interview: On ISPL, memories of tennis ball cricket and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Breetzke eventually scored a fluent 83 off 84 balls, featuring ten fours and a six, before falling to Khushdil Shah.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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