Watch: 'Suspicious' UAE cricket match under investigation
Footage of the match has made the rounds on social media and, well, it is quite clear that something is going on behind the scenes...
According to News24, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has said that it is going to be investigating a very 'suspicious' cricket match which took place recently in the United Arab Emirates between The Dubai Stars and The Sharjah Warriors.
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The reason for the investigation is the manner in which the batsmen lost their wickets. Not even the fifth team at school was this bad...
Alex Marshall, ICC General Manager – Anti-Corruption "There is currently an ICC Anti-Corruption Unit investigation underway in relation to the Ajman All Stars League held recently in Ajman, UAE" #Cricket pic.twitter.com/sZgsfSB9Zs
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) January 30, 2018
Some have gone on to call the match a farce, as it seems the batting team was intentionally throwing the match to gain financially. However, the investigation is still being conducted, so we're going to have to wait to hear the outcome.
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To get a professional sporting opinion, I caught up with Myron Naicker, Senior Sports Journalist at eNCA and our weekend sports presenter on Sportswave, to get his view on this 'suspicious' match. Listen to what he had to say in the podcast below:
I want to hear from you - do you think these guys have thrown this cricket match on purpose to gain money from 'bookies'?