Retired out is a term that is gradually gaining popularity in the current era of cricket. If the batsmen is struggling in the middle, this regulation allows them to retire. A ball is not counted when this wicket falls.
The team might opt to call any batter back and send another batter out in the middle as per their strategy. If a batter is retired, he or she cannot bat again in the same inning.
We will look at five occasions in men’s T20 matches where a batsman was retired out:
1) Atharva Taide retired out in IPL 2023
In Punjab Kings’ latest IPL 2023 match against the Delhi Capitals, Atharva Taide batted at number three. When the team’s score was 0/1, the uncapped hitter came out to bat. He drove in 55 runs on 42 balls to help the club reach 100 run mark.
PBKS required 214 runs and Taide’s strike rate was just slightly higher than 130, team management chose to ‘retire out’ and called Taide back. PBKS lost the game by 15 runs.
2) Ravichandran Ashwin retired out in IPL 2022
Ravichandran Ashwin was the first batter to lose his wicket through ‘retire out’ in IPL history. Last season Ashwin lost his wicket in similar manner.
The incident occurred at the Wankhede Stadium during RR’s match against the Lucknow Super Giants. After scoring 28 runs off 23 balls, Ashwin returned to the dugout in the 19th over. Riyan Parag joined Shimron Hetmyer on the strike, and RR won by three runs.
3) Hevit Jackson
Hevit Jackson holds the record for the highest score by a batter in a T20I match in which he was retired out. Jackson got 50 runs off 39 balls for France in a T20 World Cup Qualifier match against Estonia last year.
Jackson opened for France and remained on the crease for 16.3 overs before walking back. In that match, France defeated Estonia by a score of 25 runs.
4) Ashen Bandara retired out in LPL 2022
In a Lanka Premier League encounter between Jaffna Kings and Kandy Falcons last year, the Kings set the Falcons a 148-run target. Ashen Bandara’s 39-ball 44 helped the Falcons go closer to the mark, but when 10 runs were needed off the final six balls, Bandara walked back.
Isuru Udana joined Chamika Karunaratne for batting and the Falcons won the match by three wickets.
5) Shahid Afridi
Shahid Afridi decided to retire during a match between Pakistan and Northamptonshire in 2010. Northamptonshire posted a total of 133/3 in the first innings,
Pakistan were 61/2 in 10.3 overs, when Shahid Afridi came in. He hit a 14-ball 42 before walking back to the dressing room in the 15th over. The team was at 121/3. Shahzaib Hasan and Abdul Razzaq completed the formalities and Pakistan cruised to victory.
