After India-England, DRS Controversy Hits WPL 2024; Hawk-Eye's Bizarre Call In RCB Vs UP Causes Furore - Watch

after india-england, drs controversy hits wpl 2024; hawk-eye’s bizarre call in rcb vs up causes furorechamari athapaththu alyssa healy – watch

While the Decision Review System (DRS) has been under the scanner for some calls in the ongoing India-England series, the 2024 Women’s Premier League (WPL) clash between Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriorz (UPZ) on Monday (March 4) saw a major controversy after Hawk-Eye’s call left players and fans in shock.

The incident occurred in the second inning of the match when UPZ walked out to bat at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. It was star Sri Lankan cricketer Chamari Athapaththu who was the victim of a controversial decision in the bowling of Georgia Wareham.

The delivery from the leg spinner hit Athapaththu on the pads, and he was given a not-out decision from the umpire, which did not surprise many. However, RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana took a punt and reviewed the decision, which led to the big wicket for the home team.

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However, the hawkeye’s image projection left players from both sides surprised. What appeared to be an odd leg spinner from the Australian spinner and should have been a missing leg was shown to be turning the other way, like a googly, and smashing into the middle stumps by the replays.

The batter was in visible shock at the decision so was Warriorz’ skipper Alyssa Healy, who was on the non-striker’s end. The Australian captain got into an argument with the umpire as RCB celebrated the wicket

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Talking about the match, RCB posted a massive total of 198 on the board after Healy won the toss and chose to field. Smriti Mandhana was the star of the power-packed performance from the Bengaluru-based outfit, with a knock of 80 in just 50 balls. Ellyse Perry also put up a show to remember with a 37-ball 57. Richa Ghosh gave the perfect finish with an unbeaten knock of 21 in just 10 balls.