Indian captain Harmanpreet’s argument with umpire: Game stopped for 7 minutes, controversy over run out of New Zealand’s Amelia; Moments

New Zealand defeated India by 58 runs in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in Dubai on Friday. New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first. The team scored 160 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Chasing the target, the Indian team was all out for 102 runs in 19 overs.

In this match, there was confusion regarding the runout of Amelia Kerr during the Kiwi innings. Due to which the match was halted for about 7 minutes. Richa Ghosh dropped an easy catch of New Zealand opener Suzie Bates in the sixth over. Brooke Holiday gave life to Deepti Sharma.

1. Wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh dropped the catch of Suzie Bates on Arundhati’s ball. Wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh dropped the catch of captain Suzie Bates on the fourth ball of the sixth over of New Zealand’s innings. At that time New Zealand’s score was 50 runs. Arundhati bowled the ball on the middle stump. Bates could not judge and lifted it up. The ball went very high behind the wicket. Indian wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh reached under the ball but could not catch it.

2. Shreyanka Patil took a brilliant catch of Bates On the fourth ball of the 8th over, Shreyanka Patil took a brilliant catch of New Zealand captain Suzie Bates on the boundary line off Arundhati Reddy’s ball. Suzie Bates was out after scoring 27 runs off 24 balls.

3. Confusion over run out, match halted There was a controversy in the first innings over Amelia Kerr not being given a run out. The Indian team appealed for a run out in the 14th over when Kerr tried to take a second run, but the umpire rejected it.

During New Zealand’s innings, Deepti Sharma was bowling the 14th over. On the last ball of the over, the batsman Amelia Kerr was on strike. Amelia played a shot on long-off and came to the non-strike after taking 1 run. The umpire at the non-strike end gave Deepti Sharma her cap. At the same time, umpire Jacqueline Williams was tying her shoe laces at the leg square. Then Sophie Devine came to the strike and called Amelia Kerr back for the second run. Both the players ran for the run.

Harmanpreet threw the ball to wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh and Richa dropped the stumps. Kerr started returning to the pavilion thinking herself to be run out, but the third umpire stopped her from doing so. Because the umpire had signaled the end of the over. In such a situation, it was considered a dead ball. Amelia was saved from being run out.

There was a long debate between the umpire and Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur regarding this. The match was halted for about 7 minutes. Indian head coach Amol Majumdar also looked disappointed at the run out not being given. He was seen discussing with the fourth umpire near the boundary line.

4. Deepti Sharma got a new lease of life on the third ball of the 10th over. Her catch was dropped by Brooke Holiday at mid-on. In the 9.3 over, Eden Carson bowled a full-toss ball, which Deepti Sharma played towards mid-on. Brooke Holiday comes forward and the ball comes in her hand, it seemed that she would catch it, but the ball slips from her finger and falls down.