WPL: DRS drama as MI’s Hayley Matthews survives replay goof up in match against UP Warriorz
Controversy erupted in the Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz match when Mumbai batter Hayley Matthews was given out after a DRS fiasco. The batter would have a word with the umpire and the incident would be rechecked leading to Matthews staying at the crease after being given out initially.
In the 5th over of the Mumbai innings, it appeared that Matthews had played Sophie Ecclestone’s yorker with the bat. UP appealed but the on-field umpire gave it not out which led to captain Alyssa Healy to review the decision.
The replays then showed that Matthews had struck the ball before it hit her boot. The third umpire, however, was shown a different footage, where the ball hit the boot first which led to a reversal of the original decision with UP thinking that they had taken the first MI wicket.
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