The tv umpire for the second Girls’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 match needed to make some actually tight calls on run out appeals from Mumbai Indians, and all three of these went in favour of Delhi Capitals on a dramatic evening in Vadodara.
Opting to bowl, DC bundled out MI for 164 in 19.1 overs. Within the run-chase, Arundhati Reddy (2 not out) took the 2 required runs off the ultimate ball to seal the win. However within the moments main as much as that end, there have been controversial moments involving TV Umpire Gayathri Venugopalan, who was known as into motion for 3 run out calls.
First, it was Shikha Pandey within the 18th over. Second, it was Radha Yadav within the nineteenth over. And at last, it was Arundhati Reddy within the final over off the final ball. On all three events, a number of replays have been requested for by the umpire, who rigorously studied the frames, however appeared to interpret that the lighting of the stumps didn’t matter for contemplating when the stumps have been damaged.
In a match that was all about frames… the dramatic successful frames. 🖼️
What drama. pic.twitter.com/XoJCEUr72G
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) February 15, 2025
Nonetheless, in accordance with rule 4.2 within the official Taking part in Situations: “The place LED Wickets are used (as supplied for in paragraph 3.8.1.5) the second at which the wicket has been put down (as per clause 29.1) shall be deemed to be the primary body during which the
LED lights are illuminated and subsequent frames present the bail completely faraway from the highest of the stumps.” The clause 29.1 referred to right here additional states: “The wicket is damaged when no less than one bail is totally faraway from the highest of the stumps, a number of stumps is faraway from the bottom.”
Former New Zealand and RCB coach Mike Hesson posted on X: “Undecided why the umpire tonight has determined that the zinger bails aren’t relevant? As soon as bails lights up connection is misplaced subsequently wicket is damaged! That’s within the enjoying circumstances! Have seen extra confusion in final 10 minutes than ever earlier than.”