WATCH: Twitter in disbelief, ICC launches probe after video of bizarre dismissals in UAE T20 league goes viral

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is investigating a private T20 league in the United Arab Emirates, the sport's global governing body has said, after footage of some farcical dismissals went viral on social media.

A match in the Ajman All Stars League, which is not sanctioned by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), saw several batsmen appear to throw their wickets in bizarre fashion, by running themselves out or getting stumped without trying to return to the crease, even when the wicketkeeper fumbled.

Watch what happened here

The ICC Anti-Corruption Unit is investigating a match from the Ajman All Stars League recently played in the UAE

Here’s some match footage pic.twitter.com/azU1Cr86e0

— The Cricket Paper (@TheCricketPaper) January 30, 2018

"There is currently an ICC Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) investigation underway in relation to the Ajman All Stars League held recently in Ajman, UAE," ACU general manager Alex Marshall said in a statement.

"The ICC Anti-Corruption Unit works to uphold integrity in cricket and in keeping with that role, we are talking to players and officials and will not make any further comment at this time."

The Ajman Cricket Council (ACC) has suspended all matches at the Ajman Oval. "... we found the Ajman Oval breaching the code more than once and hence we have suspended their affiliation," ACC secretary general Shaji Ul Mulk told ESPNcricinfo. "We have a zero tolerance policy towards corruption and are cooperating with the ICC in their ongoing investigation."

Twitter couldn't get enough of the bizarre turn of events during the match. International stars like Kevin Pietersen and Michael Vaughan shared their disbelief at what they were seeing.

Here are some tweets

Nothing to see here, just a series of perfectly normal run outs and stumpings you'd see in any game of cricket.... https://t.co/sjSmvk54ui

— Nick Cummins (@CricketTasCEO) January 30, 2018

My favourite is the run out at 0:35 - the batsman did his very best to get run out but the fielder just refused to cooperate.

— Nick Cummins (@CricketTasCEO) January 30, 2018

Sickening to watch this.... https://t.co/984CazkhMV

— Paul Newman (@Paul_NewmanDM) January 30, 2018

Oh dear! https://t.co/4uYsaqNn9N

— Brendan Taylor (@BrendanTaylor86) January 30, 2018

This is unbelievable........ https://t.co/pojcPZaiak

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) January 30, 2018

 https://t.co/Gy7XFu31HH

— Alex Tudor (@alextudorcoach) January 30, 2018

FFS!  https://t.co/qVl2L7wIt8

— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) January 31, 2018

(Inputs from Reuters)