The International Cricket Council (ICC) has declared that the disputed initial ball-tracking graphic provided during Rassie van der Dussen’s DRS check in the second innings of the South Africa-Pakistan One-Day International (ODI) was “incomplete” and “erroneously displayed.”
in the fifth ball of the ninth over, right-handed Van der Dussen was out LBW in the field off a shaky delivery from spinner Usama Mir. As he returned to flick the ball, the ball struck him at the knee roll.
Van van Dussen reviewed the ruling, and after Ultra-Edge revealed a flat line, the third umpire switched to ball-tracking. Suddenly, a ball-tracking window came up for a single second, which indicated impact to be ‘umpire’s call’ and wickets to be ‘missing’. It was quickly removed, and the cameras showed Pakistani players on the field.
The ball-tracking was then presented from the beginning again, this time with the ‘umpire’s call’ on both impact and hitting. The judgment made on the pitch was maintained, and the South African was forced to return to the pavilion. The incident sparked widespread outrage and spurred conspiracy theories on the internet.
“In today’s match between South Africa and Pakistan, an incomplete graphic was erroneously displayed during the LBW review of Rassie van der Dussen,” an ICC spokesperson told Sportskeeda. “The completed graphic with the right details was ultimately displayed.”
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This tournament, DRS has been scrutinized extensively. After disputed rulings in Lucknow versus South Africa, on-field judgments in favor of Australian players Steve Smith and Marcus Stoinis were overruled.
David Warner recently marched back in rage after DRS failed to overturn an on-field LBW ruling against him.
South Africa claims a close victory in spite of the DRS controversy.
Overcoming the emotions and the DRS drama, South Africa won the match by a thin margin of one wicket. They were on their way to victory when leading run-scorer and set batsman Aiden Markram was caught in the 41st over. Gerald Coetezee stepped back into the room, leaving them depressed.
Keshav Maharaj and Lungi Ngidi hammered it around with only 21 runs remaining and three wickets in hand. The latter was dismissed by a Haris Rauf stunner, while the former, together with Tabraiz Shamsi, survived many nervous moments to win the game in the 48th over.