Pooja Vastrakar scored 1 run off 2 balls against Sri Lanka Women on Saturday.© Twitter
Pooja Vastrakar was dismissed with the bat in an unfortunate manner on Saturday as the player was declared run out by the third umpire in a tough call. It happened on the last ball of the Indian innings during their Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka. Pooja bowls the ball to the off side and decides to score a double. As she was returning for the second run, wicketkeeper Anoushka Sanjeevani tried to catch her at the crease thanks to a throw from Kavisha Dilhari. The leg umpire referred the decision up and to everyone’s surprise, the third umpire thought that Vastrakar was out.
— cricket fan (@cricketfanvideo) 1 October 2022
It sounded like a touch-and-go decision, but many felt that the TV umpire could have given the batsman the benefit of the doubt, which is usually followed in tough decisions, especially run-outs. In addition to many fans, Yuvraj Singh Felt the same way.
The former India cricketer took to Twitter to question the decision. Yuvraj wrote on the micro-blogging platform, “This is such a bad decision by the third umpire! Pooja Vastrakar should have been given the benefit of the doubt!! #indiavssrilanka #WomensAsiaCup.”
This is such a bad decision by the third umpire! Pooja Vastrakar should have been given the benefit of doubt!! #India vs Sri Lanka #Women’sAsiaCup
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) 1 October 2022
Pooja could only manage 1 run in 2 balls while the right-arm pacer made 2 for 12 in 3 overs in the game.
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Invited to bat first, India scored 150 for 6 in 20 overs, courtesy Jemima Rodrigues‘ 76 runs in 53 balls.
Defending the score, India bundled out Sri Lanka for 109 as Dayalan Hemlata picked up three wickets Deepti Sharma And Vastrakar shared two each.
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