5 Instances when cricketers celebrated prematurely

In cricket, there have many moments were a premature celebration from a player have hurt them only.

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3. Asela Gunaratne

Asela Gunaratne
Asela Gunaratne. (Photo Source: Getty Images)

A victory against South Africa in the rainbow nation is something to cherish, but Asela Gunaratne will have some definitive memories of his moment. This incident took place in 2017 when Sri Lanka was playing South Africa in the series decider in Cape Town. The visitors needed five runs to win from three balls when Gunaratne smashed the ball for a four.

Sri Lanka still needed one run to win but the batsman didn’t realise this. Gunaratne thought the run chase was done and started celebrating. He, in fact, took off one of the stumps and celebrated in a classic fashion.

However, his batting partner Seekkuge Prasanna then reminded him that they still needed a run to seal the deal. Gunaratne came back and scored one run off the next ball. After this, the entire Sri Lankan team ran to the pitch and celebrated with the batsman.

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