‘This is terrible from the batter’ – Fans in disagreement over strange dead ball decision during Australia-W vs Pakistan-W third ODI
The third ODI between Australia Women and Pakistan Women was held at North Sydney Oval on Saturday. Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first. Opening batter Phoebe Litchfield fell early to Fatima Sana; she was bowled after making 9 off 23 balls with only one boundary. Wicketkeeper-batter Beth Mooney plundered the Pakistan bowlers and played a stroke-filled innings of 133 off 104 balls with 14 fours and four sixes.
Mooney was ably supported by the Australian skipper Meg Lanning who made a quickfire 72 off 70 balls with eight fours and one six. She was caught by Muneeba Ali off the bowling of Diana Baig. After she fell, there were some valuable contributions down the order. Tahlia McGrath scored a run-a-ball 30 with four fours and one six.
Australia completed a 3-0 clean sweep over Pakistan after winning the Third ODI
Ashleigh Gardner made a bright and breezy 19 off 14 balls with three fours. Annabel Sutherland made 26 off 13 balls with two fours and two sixes. All these vital runs propelled Australia to 336-9 in their 50 overs. For Pakistan, Nida Dar picked up 2-50 in her 10 overs. Sana picked up 3-53 in her 10 overs. Baig picked up 2-56 in her 10 overs.
The match raised a lot of eyeballs in the Pakistan innings in the fourth ball of the 27th over, when Dar was batting on 5. McGrath bowled a slower ball that came in and hit Dar’s stumps but the ball was deemed dead. What created controversy was that Dar was not ready after the ball had been released and already had hit the stumps. The umpire made the decision since the batter did not make an attempt to play it. The umpire was also satisfied in this case for the reason behind not being ready.
Pakistan in the second innings tried hard but there were only a few contributions from their batters that could not help overhauling Australia’s massive target of 336. Pakistan could only get to 235-7 in their 50 overs. Australia won by 101 runs. Gardner picked up 3-30 in her 10 overs and Jess Jonassen picked up 2-25 in her five-over spell. Let us take a look at the reactions on Twitter.
That is very out..
She had a look at the line of the ball, decided it wasn't in the zone where she wanted hit it.. then thought 'nup give me another one in my hitting zone'…
This is terrible from the batter.— Hosway (@Hosway13) January 21, 2023
It is not out, on slow motion it looks like she has enough time to play, but that is slowmo guy's. Watch real time play , she wasn't ready.
— SunriseSunshine-Set (@SetWhom) January 21, 2023
https://twitter.com/CraigByrne_92/status/1616821534877704199?s=20&t=Hu863Lls25nPo3DbtKaHVg
Looks out to me
— Kanishkaa Balachandran (@kanishkaab) January 22, 2023
Ball has been released and is halfway down the wicket before she pulls away, should’ve been given as out!
— Andrew McDonnell (@AndrewSJourno) January 21, 2023
Based on what? 2.5 or 2.6?
2.5 it says not ready. She is clearly ready.
2.6 we can’t tell from the clip— Epo (@Epdog88) January 21, 2023
Dead ball as per the Law, as long as the umpire is satisfied… pic.twitter.com/JI0ui0Nua9
— Tim Caldicott (@TC_1963) January 21, 2023
There is better footage from behind the stumps, the bowler was 3 quarters thru her run up before she had looked up.
Umpire needs to do better and have his a out.
Yes, the batter should be getting ready quicker, but I have no problem with this been given not out.— Shane Kelly (@ShaneKe82148829) January 21, 2023
I’m doing this all summer until I get half tracker outside off stump. Might play that one.
— andy goodwin (@angooders) January 21, 2023
Out – has to be an external distraction even before the bowlers delivery stride – let alone after they have released it – can’t see any argument for Not Out
— Mark Dawson (@MarkW_Dawson) January 21, 2023
How is this a question? It’s nearly pitched before the batter decides to walk away, essentially just played no shot to a delivery is all, a bad leave let’s call it
— 2f7 (@2fowler7) January 21, 2023
That's out. She had eyes on the bowler for significant amount of time before moving out of the stance.
— Gautam Gambhir Fan 🏆🏆 (@angryhindu108) January 21, 2023
