{"id":30386,"date":"2026-07-03T22:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T17:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/fan-on-a-mission-pitch-invader-steals-rahmanullah-gurbazs-cap-mid-match-and-runs-away-watch-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T22:31:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T17:01:02","slug":"fan-on-a-mission-pitch-invader-steals-rahmanullah-gurbazs-cap-mid-match-and-runs-away-watch-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/fan-on-a-mission-pitch-invader-steals-rahmanullah-gurbazs-cap-mid-match-and-runs-away-watch-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Fan on a mission: Pitch invader steals Rahmanullah Gurbaz&#8217;s cap mid-match and runs away &#8211; Watch | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132166752,imgsize-419861,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/cbv-83.jpg\" alt=\"Fan on a mission: Pitch invader steals Rahmanullah Gurbaz's cap mid-match and runs away - Watch\" title=\"Photo\/screengrab\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A fan stole the show during a domestic T20 match in Afghanistan after running onto the field and taking Rahmanullah Gurbaz&#8217;s cap before quickly running away, adding a light-hearted moment to an otherwise one-sided contest in the Shpageeza Cricket League.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The incident took place during the Shpageeza Cricket League match between Band-e-Amir Dragons and Mis Ainak Knights on Friday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The incident took place during the match between Band-e-Amir Dragons and Mis Ainak Knights. Gurbaz was fielding during the first innings when a spectator breached security, ran towards the Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter, grabbed his cap and quickly ran away. The unexpected moment left players and spectators smiling, with videos of the incident spreading on social media.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The match itself was dominated by Mis Ainak Knights.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>After winning the toss, captain Rahmanullah Gurbaz opted to bowl first. The decision worked in his team&#8217;s favour as the bowlers kept Band-e-Amir Dragons under pressure throughout the innings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The Knights bowled out Hashmatullah Shahidi-led Band-e-Amir Dragons for 114 in 19.3 overs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The Dragons, led by Hashmatullah Shahidi, were bowled out for 114 in 19.3 overs. Ziaur Rahman and Mujeeb Ur Rahman led the attack with three wickets each. Khalil Gurbaz and Nooristani Omarzai also played their part by taking two wickets apiece.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Azizullah Miakhil was the top scorer for the Dragons with 30 off 25 balls.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>The Knights then chased down the target of 115 in just 9.4 overs to register an eight-wicket win.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Khalid Taniwal both scored half-centuries during the chase.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>With the victory, Mis Ainak Knights moved up to second place in the five-team tournament after two matches. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/fan-on-a-mission-pitch-invader-steals-rahmanullah-gurbazs-cap-mid-match-and-runs-away-watch\/articleshow\/132166535.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fan stole the show during a domestic T20 match in Afghanistan after running onto the field and taking Rahmanullah Gurbaz&#8217;s cap before quickly running away, adding a light-hearted moment to an otherwise one-sided contest in the Shpageeza Cricket League.The incident took place during the Shpageeza Cricket League match between Band-e-Amir Dragons and Mis Ainak [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}