Amid the furor over the decision over Rassie van der Dussen’s dismissal in SA vs PAK, the ICC has finally broken its silence. The incident occurred during the World Cup 2023 game in Chennai on Friday where the Proteas batter was given out by the on-field umpire following which the decision was reviewed.
It was in the 19th over of the game where van der Dussen was rapped on his pads while facing a delivery off Usama Mir. As the batter reviewed the umpire’s decision, unusually, two ball tracking screens were shown. The first showed the ball missing the leg stump while the second displayed otherwise. In both cases, the common factor was the ball pitching in-line and the decision being ‘umpire’s call’.
This incident sparked a heated debate about the technology between fans on social media. A day after the incident, ICC has now issued a clarification on the same.
ICC breaks silence amid debate over Rassie van der Dussen’s dismissal
Acknowledging the outrage from fans, ICC agreed that it has ‘erroneously’ displayed the first ball-tracking technology. Further, the body said that the second ball-tracking technology which was displayed was the correct one following which the right decision was made.
“In today’s match between South Africa and Pakistan, an incomplete graphic was erroneously displayed during the LBW review of Rassie van der Dussen. The completed graphic with the right details was ultimately displayed,” said an ICC spokesperson.
SA vs PAK
South Africa have all but knocked Pakistan out of Cricket World Cup 2023 with a thrilling 1-wicket victory. Despite Pakistan coming back in the game again and again, Keshav Maharaj held his nerves to guide Proteas to victory.
Aiden Markram played the crucial knock of 91. With the win, Proteas jumped to the top of Points Table with 10 points from 6 games. Earlier, Pakistan managed to post 270 in the 26th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium with Babar Azam and Shaud Shakeel scoring a half-century each.
