Anjali Sarvani provided UP Warriorz with a key breakthrough in their Eliminator against Mumbai Indians drawing first blood when she dismissed Yastika Bhatia at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on March 24.
Sarvani removed Bhatia in the fifth over of the WPL 2023 match between the Warriorz and the Indians. However, she almost nearly doubled her side’s advantage by getting rid of MI opener Hayley Matthews as well, only for the on-field umpire to give it out.
The incident sparked a massive debate on social media as fans alleged that the third umpire got the decision wrong and the dismissal should have stood.
ICYMI!Close call near the ropes but a sensational fielding effort by Anjali Sarvani in the outfield#TATAWPL | #Eliminator | #MIvUPW
Check it out https://t.co/VZ2anMBg3f
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 24, 2023
In the ninth over of the Mumbai Indians’ inning, Deepti Sharma bowled a half-tracker down the leg stump which Matthews pulled away for a big hit. Sarvani was stationed at long leg, she ran towards the ball and completed a brilliant low catch, although the umpires wanted to check if it was a clear catch.
The third umpire felt that there was conclusive evidence of the ball hitting the ground before Sarvani took the catch.
It was a dubious call that sparked a massive debate on social media. Many fans felt that the wicket should have been given, and questioned the third umpire’s decision.
Check how fans reacted:
How was that not out ???? Such a clean catch . Shocker of a decision . #wpl— Rohan Gavaskar (@rohangava9) March 24, 2023
That was out yar!!!! Fingers never touched the ground Bad decision by the third umpire ❌#AnjaliSarvani #DeeptiSharma #AlyssaHealy #HayleyMatthews #UPWarriorzUttarDega #UPVsMI #WPL— Jyoti Sharma (@sm1morepolite1) March 24, 2023
#WPL2023 #EliminatorOne of the leading catchers of the tournament thinks she has pulled off a really impressive catch in the outfield. But the third umpire thinks otherwise..
Did it even touch the ground? I don’t think so. Bizarre decision.https://t.co/KPTfuQ0MPM pic.twitter.com/fdxgOnvvhl
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) March 24, 2023
Anjali Sarvani catch was a fare one. Kudos to #upwarriorz to get on with the game & keep their head down. We can have any number of debates once game is done. #WPL2023 #mivsup— Karthik (@karthikro45) March 24, 2023
When you play against MIYou play against 13 playersAnjali Sarvani took brilliant catch.. But, 3rd umpire gave that NOT OUT.
Hayley Matthews survives !
When Mumbai Indians can’t win, They try all the cheap tricks like 2019 final Dhoni run-out #WPL2023
— Visheshta Jotwani (@visheshtaaa_j15) March 24, 2023
Anjali Sarvani takes a low catch in the deep but the TV umpire given NOT OUT. Matthews survives!: JioCinema#MIvUPW #MIvUPW #WPL2023 #HayleyMatthews #WPL23 #T20Cricket #AnjaliSarvani pic.twitter.com/boNKEyvdWX
— Cricket Chamber (@cricketchamber) March 24, 2023
i don’t know how third umpire given not out to harmanpreet and also the nat sciver to catch by anjali sarvani— kumar rachit (@kumarrachit3) March 24, 2023
Fortunately for Alyssa Healy’s Warriorz, the decision didn’t prove to be too costly as Matthews was later dismissed by Parshavi Chopra at 26.
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Earlier, Healy had won the toss and elected to bowl first, after which Mumbai Indians got off to a steady start. Yastika was removed by Sarvani at 21, whereas the skipper Harmanpreet Kaur could only score 14 runs on the day.
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