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SA vs ENG | Twitter reacts to controversial non-striker’s end runout verdict leaves Overton exasperated on umpire

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ByArijit Kundu, SportsCafe Editor

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The advent of technology has done a world of good to sports like cricket. However, there are always certain challenges, and one of them could’ve been a reason behind a runout decision going against England as evident via Jamie Overton’s discontent with the TV umpire’s verdict on Saturday.

England were pushed on the back foot as Marco Jansen’s ruthless opening spell reduced them to 37/3 inside the powerplay. Joe Root, Jos Buttler, and Jofra Archer failed to convert their starts, as a result, England could post just 179 runs on the board before Jofra Archer’s quick couple of scalps inside the first powerplay sprinkled hopes in England’s poor campaign. However, a mammoth stand between Rassie van der Dussen and Heinrich Klaasen ensured South Africa incurred minimum hiccups amidst an umpiring controversy displeasing Overton.

On the first ball of the 18th over, Overton sprayed a fuller one at the stumps that Klaasen drove down the line. The bowler tried to block the trajectory with his feet before the white rock ricocheted onto the non-striker’s end stumps. An appeal followed, and the decision was sent upstairs. After trying to extract conclusive evidence based on the footage, the ultraedge loaded, and a flat line was vivid throughout the process. Therefore, a Not Out decision was made by umpire SS Saikat, but the bowler seemed extremely unhappy with it. Probably, Overton felt the technology as faulty and argued with the on-field umpires, sparking yet another Twitterverse debate. 

 Out or Notout?!

overton on pressure!

Lol!

Disaster for ENG!

Good Knock!

Killer Miller!

Classic Klassen!

What a Catch!

Superb!

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