November 30th - in history
Now that exactly 30 days remain while we would be bidding goodbye to 2021 and welcoming 2022, which is supposed to be a muted celebration due to on-going pandemic, because of which we are expecting lockdowns in time to come in a few month, and furthermore newer booster doses of immunity vaccines, which in current scenarios I recalled that under the shadows of Phil Hughes sudden death on cricket field, below mentioned cricket game was played under the death of Hughes' death, so I thought to quote this article on ESPNcricinfo,
2014
A massive innings win by New Zealand helped them square the series 1-1 against Pakistan in Sharjah. News of Phillip Hughes' death after he was struck by a cricket ball came through early on day two, which led to play being abandoned and the match being extended by a day. Mark Craig's seven-for kept Pakistan to 351, and captain Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson scored 202 and 192 respectively, as New Zealand asserted themselves on the third day. Trent Boult's spell on the penultimate morning sent Pakistan reeling. Asad Shafiq's 137 turned out to be a one-man-show for Pakistan, who failed to take the game into the final day. It was an emotional victory for New Zealand, only their third away win against Pakistan, and their first since 1996, but one for which the celebrations were muted, out of respect for Hughes. In keeping, New Zealand also did not bowl any bouncers in the match.
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