Sri Lanka‘s newly appointed T20I captain, Wanindu Hasaranga, expressed his frustration and disappointment following a controversial non-no-ball name made by umpire Lyndon Hannibal throughout the third T20I in opposition to Afghanistan on the Rangiri Dambulla Worldwide Stadium in Dambulla on Wednesday (February 21).
Dramatic flip within the final over in third T20I
Regardless of having already secured the T20I collection, Sri Lanka confronted a difficult chase, requiring 210 runs to win. With 19 wanted off the final over, Sri Lanka appeared poised for victory as Kamindu Mendis struck two fours within the first three balls. Nevertheless, the turning level got here on the fourth supply when a excessive full toss by Wafadar Momand above the waist peak of Mendis was deemed authorized by Hannibal, who was positioned at sq. leg.
Umpiring controversy shadows Sri Lanka’s end
Mendis, regardless of his request for a overview, couldn’t avail it as a result of newest ICC taking part in circumstances, which limit critiques for something aside from potential dismissals. Though Mendis was outdoors his crease, his crouched place steered that the ball would have nonetheless cleared his waist even when performed from the crease. The next supply was known as a large, leaving Sri Lanka needing 10 off the final two balls. However, a dot on the penultimate supply and a last-ball six diminished the margin of defeat as Sri Lanka completed three runs brief at 206/6.
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Wanindu Hasaranga voices frustration in opposition to Umpire
Hasaranga, visibly upset by Hannibal’s choice, criticized the umpiring error, emphasizing that such errors shouldn’t occur on the worldwide degree. Moreover, Hasaranga expressed dissatisfaction with the overview system, suggesting that the third umpire ought to have the ability to verify all forms of no-balls, not simply the front-foot ones.
“That form of factor shouldn’t occur in a world match. If it had been shut [to waist height], that’s not an issue. However a ball that’s going so excessive… it will have hit the batsman’s head if it had gone a bit of larger. Should you can’t see that, that umpire isn’t suited to worldwide cricket. It might be significantly better if he did one other job,” Hasaranga stated.
“There was a scenario the place you could possibly overview these calls earlier than, however the ICC has removed that. Our batsmen tried to overview that. If the third umpire is ready to verify the front-foot no-ball, he ought to verify this type of no-ball as nicely. There’s no cause why they’ll’t. They didn’t do even that, so I’m undecided what was happening in his (the square-leg umpire’s) thoughts on the time,” the 26-year-old concluded.
