When this player got married during the match, then destroyed the opposing team, know who was that legendary player?
News Update September 29, 2024 09:24 AM

Cricket News Desk. Strange things keep happening on the cricket field. Many such incidents have been captured on camera in history, after seeing which you will not be able to stop laughing. But in the year 2004, an incident happened which you might not believe after hearing about it. In fact, former South African legend Andre Nel got married during the match itself. After this, this player performed brilliantly and won the match for Africa.

Wedding during the match!
In 2004, former South African great Andre Nel was not expected to be included in the Test series against West Indies. For this reason they fixed the date of their marriage. Complete preparations for the wedding had also been made. However, during this period his name was seen in the test team. However, the date of Andre Nel's wedding was fixed on the day of the Test match itself. All that was left was that Andre Nel made a smart decision and went to the church by helicopter in the middle of the match, had a quick wedding and returned the next day. Andre Nel bowled brilliantly in this match. He also dismissed Brian Lara.

How was the performance in this match?
Andre Nel bowled brilliantly in the first innings and took 3 wickets for Africa giving 78 runs in 32.5 overs. During this period, apart from Brian Lara, he took many important wickets. In the second innings too, Andre Nel achieved 2 successes and spent 49 runs in 13 overs. Africa won this match by a huge margin of 189 runs.

A look at career
Andre Nel made his debut for South Africa in 2001. In his 7-year career, he took 123 wickets in 36 test matches. Apart from this, he took 106 wickets in 79 ODI matches. He took 2 wickets in 2 T20 matches. Andre Null last played for Africa in 2008 against England.

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