Another controversial moment in the ongoing India vs West Indies 1st T20I match of the bilateral series at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. At that moment, it seemed like Ishan Kishan had been dismissed as Matthew Forde attempted a diving catch near the boundary line.
If someone checked the scorecard on Google after the fifth delivery of the eleventh over of the second innings, then he could see Ishan Kishan was caught by Matthew Forde in a sharp catch. The scorecard changed after a while as the umpire had to take a final call after watching the replay of the action on screen multiple times.
Ishan Kishan gets extra lifeline in India vs West Indies 1st T20I
Against Springer, Ishan Kishan sliced the ball towards the deep cover region using his back foot. The fielder was there, but was a bit lazy. Matthew Forde reacted late to move and made a dive at the last moment to grab the ball. The effort was there, but the question was on the execution.
When Forde landed on the ground, his fingers seemed not to be in the exact position they should be to protect the ball from touching the grass and keep the catch clean. While the entire West Indies cricket team asked the umpire to decide in their favour of them, the umpire gave Ishan Kishan not out after watching the replay of the attempt multiple times. Whether the ball touched the bat or not remains a debate. Another close call in the match.
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