The Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers game in the Big Bash League (BBL) 2021-22 saw an amusing moment on Sunday, leaving fans in splits. On-field umpire Bruce Oxenford overturned his decision soon after giving it to Perth captain Ashton Turner. The incident immediately piqued the enthusiasm of Melbourne players, while the broadcasters could not help but laugh out loud.
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It happened during the 14th over when Melbourne’s Xavier Krone bowled a short delivery and Turner went for a pull shot. The ball came off the bat and touched the batsman’s helmet before landing in wicketkeeper Joe Clarke’s gloves.
The team led by Glenn Maxwell made a huge appeal and Oxenford was quick to point his finger. But in no time, he realized that the ball was not making any contact with the bat and hence, reversed the decision.
The video of the incident was shared on the official Twitter handle of BBL. “Javier Krone takes his first BBL wicket on debut – all for three seconds,” read the tweet.
Watch the video:
Perth Scorchers beat Melbourne Stars by 50 runs
The Ashton Turner-led Perth Scorchers batted first and posted a total of 180/8. Opener Kurtis Patterson hit 54 off 39 balls while Colin Munro made 40 off just 20 balls.
In reply, Melbourne Stars got off to a great start as wicketkeeper-batsman Clarke scored 52 off 32 balls and opened a 78 with partner Tom Rogers (32). However, Tymal Mills took 3 wickets in his spell, shaking the middle order. Andrew Tye and Peter Hutzoglu took 2-2 wickets as the Stars were restricted to 130.
The Scorchers are now at the top of the points table with 7 wins from 8 matches. At the same time, the stars are in sixth place.
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