Have you ever seen a batter get “ejected” even though the bat was in the crease? So that's what happened. In fact, in the Big Bash League 2023-24 that was being played these days, there was a huge uproar when the referee declared “not out” as “out”. This surprising incident occurred in the 28th game of the tournament, which was played between the Melbourne Stars and the Sydney Sixers. During the second innings of the game, when Sydney Sixers' Josh Philip and James Vince were at the crease to bat, the umpire made a huge mistake.
The video of this incident was shared via the BBL's official social media. In the video, Imad Wasim of the Melbourne Stars can be seen throwing the ball to James Vince of the Sydney Sixers, whom he hit directly and the ball hit the hand of Imad Wasim and hit the stump at the non-striker's end, for which the Melbourne Stars were responsible. An appeal was filed and the field umpire turned to the third umpire for a decision.
The third referee looked in slow motion to decide whether Josh Philips' stick was in the crease at the time the ball was struck or not. In the video, it can be seen that the Sydney Sixers player's stick was inside the goal crease, so the third referee had to flash “Not Out” on the big screen, but accidentally flashed “Out” on the screen, which everyone saw could. Shocked.
Then the field referee gave some signals to the players. At this the whole crowd was surprised and started making noise. The reaction of the batting player and Glenn Maxwell, who was present on the field, could also be seen. A smile of surprise appeared on everyone's faces. Then the third umpire corrected the decision and declared it “not out.”
He pressed the wrong button!@KFCAustralia #BucketMoment #BBL13 pic.twitter.com/yxY1qfijuQ
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