England U19 batter Aaryan Sawant was dismissed in a bizarre fashion during a match against South Africa U19 when a ball deflected off a fielder’s helmet and hit the stumps. The match ended in a thrilling draw with South Africa falling just 22 runs short of the target, with nine wickets down.
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