Starc and Mehidy Clash on Pitch, Later Make Peace
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Mitchell Starc and Mehidy Hasan Miraz had a big argument during a cricket match.
Starc is a bowler from Australia. Mehidy is a player from Bangladesh.
The argument was about running on the pitch. The pitch is the middle part of the cricket ground.
This happened on day two of the match. A video of the argument became famous online. This is called going viral.
After the match, Mehidy talked about the argument. He said he was also wrong. He said, 'Even I was at fault.'
Mehidy said he and Starc are okay now. They made a truce. This means they are friends again.
At the end of day two, Bangladesh had a lead of 153 runs. This means Bangladesh had more runs than Australia.
Vocabulary15 words
- argument
- when two people disagree and speak angrily
- pitch
- the special ground where cricket is played
- viral
- when something spreads fast on the internet
- truce
- when two sides stop fighting and agree to be friendly
- lead
- having more points than the other team
- bowler
- a cricket player who throws the ball
- Test
- a long cricket match that lasts five days
- incident
- something that happens, often bad or strange
- fault
- being the reason something bad happened
- confront
- to talk to someone angrily about a problem
- heated
- very angry or hot in feeling
- fiery
- full of strong, angry feeling
- reveal
- to tell people something new
- match
- a game between two teams
- day two
- the second day of a long cricket match
Quiz
Answer key
1. Mehidy Hasan Miraz 2. Running on the pitch 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Mitchell Starc and Mehidy Hasan Miraz had a big _____ during a cricket match.
Starc is a bowler from Australia. Mehidy is a player from _____.
The argument was about running on the _____. The pitch is the middle part of the cricket ground.
This happened on day two of the match. A video of the argument became famous online. This is called going _____.
After the match, Mehidy talked about the argument. He said he was also wrong. He said, 'Even I was at _____.'
Mehidy said he and Starc are okay now. They made a _____. This means they are friends again.
At the end of day two, Bangladesh had a _____ of 153 runs. This means Bangladesh had more runs than Australia.