Birmingham Bears were handed a five-run penalty when their captain Carlos Brathwaite bowled aggressively at Derbyshire batsman Wayne Madsen. The incident happened during a match between Birmingham Bears and Derbyshire in Vitality T20 Blast 2022 Cricket The club on Sunday, June 19 at Edgbaston.
In the 13th over of the second innings, Brathwaite bowled a slow delivery, which was countered by a solid defensive shot by Madsen. On his follow-through, Brathwaite retrieved the ball and tried to run out Madsen by throwing the ball aggressively at the striker’s end.
Things didn’t go as expected for the Bears captain as his throw effort hit Madsen on his left thigh. The Derbyshire batsman directly expressed his displeasure and exchanged words with Brathwaite.
The on-field umpires together had a lengthy discussion about the incident. After consulting the third umpire, he decided to impose a five-run penalty on the Birmingham Bears. The West Indies all-rounder was later seen apologizing to Madsen for his actions.
Not ideal for Carlos Brathwaite
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Birmingham won the toss and decided to bat first. The Bears got off to a slow start as none of their top-order batsmen could reach the double figures. Necessary contributions from batsmen Sam Hahn (73 runs), Adam Hodge (20 runs) and captain Carlos Brathwaite (18 runs) helped the Bears post a total of 159 runs on the board. Pacer Samuel Connors was the pick of the bowlers of Derbyshire as he scalped 3 wickets and conceded just 25 runs in his 4 overs.
In reply, Derbyshire’s opening pair shared a solid 55-run partnership for the first wicket between Shan Masood (45) and Louis Rees (38). After Rees’ departure, Madsen took charge of the Derbyshire innings with Massoud. He didn’t lose his cool even after Brathwaite was hit and scored a well-compiled half-century (55).
Derbyshire chased down the target smoothly with almost two overs to spare. With this win, they have moved up to the fourth position in the Vitality Points table. On the other hand, the defeat did not change the position of the Birmingham Bears in the league. He is currently in third place with 12 points.
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