ICC Women’s World Cup 2017, Australia vs West Indies: 5 Talking Points

#2 No third umpire costs Australia a run-out

Chedean Nation

The Windies Women might not have even reached the total of 205 if Chedean Nation would have been rightly adjudged run-out. It was the second ball of the 14th over and Nation was at the risk of being run out at the striker’s end as she was returning for a second run after hitting the ball to square leg.

The Australian players appealed for it but they were turned down by Kathy Cross at square leg. However, the real controversy came up when replays from ‘midwicket cameras’ set up for the live stream showed that Nation was outside the crease when the bails were taken off.

ICC later clarified that umpires cannot pass the decision on to the third umpire as this is one of those matches of the tournament that was not broadcast. It had the minimal cameras required for live streaming and that’s it. The Windies were 39/1 at that time and another wicket would have meant trouble for the side. Nation eventually went on to score 39 (73) before being finally dismissed by Kristen Beams in the 33rd over of the innings.