ICC World Cup 2019 | Ben Stokes asked the umpire to take back the four overthrow runs, claims James Anderson
English pacer James Anderson has stated that Ben stokes asked the umpires to take the four overthrow runs back in the last over of the World Cup final. The ball hit Stokes' bat as he dived for a second run and raced towards the boundary, and it eventually had a massive impact on the result.Â
Ben Stokes carried England over the line with his fighting innings in the final of the 2019 World Cup final. The last two overs saw a lot of drama with the most prominent one being the four overthrow runs which eventually turned out to be decisive.Â
As Stokes hit the ball towards midwicket and charged for a second, Marthin Guptill picked the ball in no time and threw towards the keeper's end. The ball hit Stokesâ bat and raced towards the boundary, briniging down the equation to three off two deliveries. Anderson has stated that Stokes urged the umpires to overturn their decision and take back the four runs and looked largely apologetic for the incident.Â
âThe etiquette in cricket is if the ball is thrown at the stumps and it hits you and goes into a gap in the field you donât run,â Sydney Morning Herald quoted Anderson as telling BBCâs Tailenders podcast.
âBut if it goes to the boundary, in the rules itâs four and you canât do anything about it. I think, talking to Michael Vaughan who saw him after the game, Ben Stokes actually went to the umpires and said, âCan you take that four runs off. We donât want itâ. But itâs in the rules and thatâs the way it is,â he added.
The match ended in a draw and the four overthrow runs had a huge role to play behind it. The Super Over too ended in a tie as England were adjudged winners for scoring more number of boundaries in their innings.
