Fantastic streak for Pakistan in ICC Men’s t20 world cup 2021 came to an end on Thursday, as Babar Azam & Co lost to a spirited Australia by five wickets in the second semi-final in Dubai. Australia made it to the final against New Zealand on the back of brilliant batting from Matthew Wade, Marcus Stoinis and David Warner.
The high-octane match had its share of exciting moments till the 19th over as Australia chased down the target of 177. As to why Warner didn’t use the DRS to review Hassan Ali’s decision to drop Wade’s catch, the game kept the spectators on edge. However, Australia’s semi-final hero Wade revealed the reason why Warner did not review the umpire’s on-field decision.
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Warner was batting exceptionally on 49 but was caught out in the 11th over as Khan’s googly delivery went past wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan’s bat, which broke in a strong appeal with the bowler. While the decision cost the Australian opener a half-century, Warner started walking back without reviewing the decision.
Wade said that Warner also thought it was not out, but Glenn Maxwell who was on the non-striker’s end heard a voice and suggested against using the review.
“We don’t have too much time to talk about it, just passing comments. I think there was noise. He (Warner) wasn’t sure, maybe his bat handle clicked or his The hand should be on his bat,” said the wicketkeeper-batsman.
He said, “He didn’t think he hit it, but Glenn heard the noise on the other end,” Wade further noted that it was a “difficult” decision, especially in that situation, before concluding by saying , “How many times do you see a batsman think they haven’t hit it and they have?”
Moments later, UltraEdge showed a flat line as no noise was noticed when the ball went to Warner’s bat.
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Warner’s outing was seen as a turning point in the game, before a mustache wade changed the course of the match by catching the Pakistani bowlers in the death overs. However, he is hopeful that a similar decision will not be repeated in the upcoming T20 World Cup summit clash against New Zealand.
“So I think a little reassurance from the other end helps, but Maxi heard the noise. So hopefully nothing like that happens in the next match.” He continued, “The thing is, we get 2 reviews on this format so you can say we should have used it, but that’s what happens.”
The second semi-final was down to the wire, but it was Warner who stabilized the pace to chase down 177 before Marcus Stoinis (40) and Wade (41), with six balls to spare, put the team across the line. took away.
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