The inaugural match of Asia Cup 2022 between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan was shrouded in a second of heated debate on the final ball of Lankan’ second over when a call by third umpire Jayaraman Madangopal raised a number of doubts and sharp reactions on social media.
Pathum Nissanka was given out by the TV Umpire. (Screengrab/Hotstar)
Southpaw Pathum Nissanka was given out on supply by Naveen-ul-Haq. Umpire Anil Kumar Chaudhary’s finger went leaving the Lankan batter with a shocked response. Whereas he opted for the evaluate what was proven on display was a murmur on UltraEdge, not a transparent spike. Third Umpire Jayaraman Madanagopal determined to stick with he resolution by the on-field umpire.
Opinions have been additionally solid on the small motion within the line however with none clear spike. “I see a spike as the ball passes the bat. Satisfied bat involved,” mentioned Madanagopal.
The controversial second didn’t escape the discover of followers and commentators of the sport and irked fairly a number of supporters. A number of faces within the Sri Lankan dressing room have been shocked however within the Afghanistan camp, it was a second of elation. Nissanka was additionally late to evaluate as nicely.
“Where is the spike? “I have not seen something like this,” Sanjay Manjekar was quoted as saying on air.
Sri Lanka dressing room reacts. (Screengrab/Hotstar)
“Never saw any spike on the ultra edge re Pathum Nissanka’s review. Horrible decision by the 3rd Umpire Jayaraman.” – mentioned Roshan Abeysinghe, one other present worldwide cricket commentator.
As Sri Lanka went down to five/3 after two overs, upset followers questioned the choice on the web.
Again-to-back run-outs!
This era of play left Sri Lanka in tatters as Rajapaksa was run out when Karunaratne dedicated the sin of attempting to steal a single of a miss-field. This was after Nabi failed to gather it cleanly. The batters, after finishing a single tried to gather one other when Nabi hits the bull’s eye on the bowler’s finish to catch the batter wanting his floor.
One other one
Theekshana run out
8 down Sri Lanka at 69#AsiaCup #AsiaCup2022 #AFGvSL #SLvAFG https://t.co/lUfkNDBlh7 pic.twitter.com/GOh1M1O7fU— Salman Hassan (@SalmanHassan__) August 27, 2022
Sri Lanka slid into additional disarray when M Theekshana was runout off the very subsequent ball as Naveen Ul Haq fired a fast throw from the deep and Gurbaz broke the stumps catching the batter wanting his floor. At that stage,, Lankans have been eight down for simply 69 and in a complete rut.
In the meantime, Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi elected to bowl towards Sri Lanka after successful the toss within the Asia Cup opener on Saturday. For Afghanistan, that is their a centesimal T20 Worldwide match. The Afghans dished out a formidable bowling show to bundle out Sri Lanka for a below-par 105 within the Group B Asia Cup match. Left-arm pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi (3/11) did the harm on the high earlier than the spin duo of Mujeeb-ur Rahman (2/24), and Mohammad Nabi (2/14) skittled by the center overs.
