The weird incident unfolded within the 61st over of Pakistan’s second innings of their chase of 317 when Rizwan obtained himself right into a tangle whereas ducking a Pat Cummins quick supply.
Because the ball handed by Rizwan there was a sound and the Aussies went up for an enchantment. Because the on-field umpire turned down the enchantment, it prompted Cummins to ship it upstairs.
The third umpire Richard Illingworth then took a number of minutes and examined the incident from plenty of completely different angles and was additionally aided by HotSpot and Snicko expertise.
He finally requested the on-field umpire to reverse the choice which took Rizwan unexpectedly.
“I’ve obtained a spike and a hotspot on the wristband. It is come off the wristband which is hooked up to the hand. I will must ask you to reverse your resolution to OUT,” Illingworth stated.
Fully baffled by the choice, Rizwan then tried to have a phrase with the on-field umpires however finally made his approach again to the dressing room, mumbling on the resolution.
After Pakistan’s loss by 79 runs, coach Mohammad Hafeez additionally slammed expertise, saying it was ‘placing a curse’ on cricket.
“We play this stunning recreation of cricket on the fundamentals of the sport however typically the expertise brings some choices which clearly as a human we do not perceive…,” Hafeez informed reporters after the defeat.
“He (Rizwan) is a really trustworthy individual and he stated to me he didn’t even really feel that it touched wherever close to the gloves.
“There must be conclusive proof to reverse the choice of an umpire… and there was no very conclusive form of proof. Know-how is principally placing the curse on this stunning recreation of cricket.”
The third and ultimate Take a look at of the collection will likely be performed on the Sydney Cricket Floor from January 3.
