Marcus Stoinis was controversially given out caught behind in the Australia-South Africa 2023 World Cup game today (October 12) in Lucknow.
Australia got off to a bad start in their 312-run run chase against South Africa at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, and were 65 for 5 in 17 overs by the time Stoinis reached the crease. I retreated.
Stoinis missed Australia’s opening World Cup match against India in Chennai and started in place of Cameron Green against South Africa. Australia, who came into bat at number seven, needed 247 more runs in 33 overs, with only five wickets.
Stoinis, along with Marnus Labuschagne, were the last recognized batting pair and had to stay and form a partnership. However, he only held four balls inside the goal area and caused controversy when he was behind.
Kagiso Rabada, who had already brought in Steve Smith and Josh Inglis, burst in and unleashed a brutal blow onto the pitch. On the second ball of the 18th over, Rabada bowled a ball that went over a length and slid to the leg side of Stoinis as he tried to see the ball. Stoinis was unable to connect with the ball properly and he only tickled his glove slightly when Quinton de Kock made a nice diving catch on the left.
The field referee signaled for them not to go out, and the South African team took control. During the review process, replays showed Stoinis’ bottom hand was not on the bat handle when the ball hit his glove. However, TV referee Richard Kettleborough ruled that his hands were connected when the ball touched Stoinis’ bottom glove.
“His bottom hand is connected to his top hand, so when he makes contact with the bat, the spike is noticeable. “Joel (Wilson), please reverse the initial ‘out’ decision. You have to,” Kettleborough said during the review process.
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The immediate reaction of the commentators and players involved was shock and surprise. “This is really strange,” Nasser Hussein said on the air. “He put a glove on it. He apparently loosened one hand from the handle. The third official said the bottom hand was attached to the top hand. Stoinis felt that his bottom hand slipped out of the grip and did not touch his top hand, but the third official disagreed. ”
“When you look at that split screen, the bottom hand is far away from the top hand. Weird decision,” Aaron Finch said in the comments section.
Stoinis was with him for a long time, discussing his sending off with the umpire on the field and with his batting partner Labuschagne. But in the end, the decision was made and Stoinis had to take the long road.
The wicket all but ended Australia’s hopes, leaving them at 70 for 6. There was another controversial review decision a few overs earlier when Smith was cautioned for LBW on review of a ball that appeared to the naked eye to be sliding down the leg side, causing Smith to have a shock reaction. Ta.
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