‌WPL 2024 | Twitter reacts to umpire forgetting rules following Healy’s desperate DRS

Being forced to bat first by the Warriorz, Gujarat Giants got a stable start from their top-order that propelled the set for a fifty-run stand between Phoebe Litchfield and Ashleigh Gardner for the third wicket. As the Aussie pair accelerated during the slog overs, a desperate Healy did not shy away from drs for a chance of a breakthrough. But no one anticipated that the review would end up with a hilarious incident involving the on-field umpire.

On the second ball of the 19th over, Sophie Ecclestone dished a length delivery, that straightened after pitching around the leg stump line. Batter Dayalan Hemalatha tried to flick at it but failed to get a bat as witnessed in the TV umpire replays following a review from the Warriorz skipper. Subsequently, the TV umpire observed that the leg stump was missing on ball-tracking.

As the decision was Not Out, the third umpire Abhijeet Bengeri signalled the same to the umpire Jayapal who mistakenly signalled for the wide despite the visuals showing that the white rock feathered the thigh of the right-handed batter. Although the umpire apologized for the sudden mistake, using the crossed forearms gesture, the Twitterverse could not shy away from laughing.

Crazy umpiring level!!

— Shanaka Kundu (@KunduShanaka) 

Too late

Too late to Six 💀... 16 '  

— jack 🧢' WPL 🏆' DC 🧢 (@jackiscrazyB) 

Bang bang

S. Ecclestone ' 3 Wkts 🔥  

— jack 🧢' WPL 🏆' DC 🧢 (@jackiscrazyB) 

Fantastic

Fantastic last over by Athapaththu ... why has UPW kept her on the bench all this while ? 

— ✨️🦋QueenB🦋✨️ (@divine_art3mis) 

lol

Harleen deol is more often than not useless...I don't expect her to score big but she's overrated nevertheless. 

— ✨️🦋QueenB🦋✨️ (@divine_art3mis) 

ARRCEBEEE

Whatever the match there RCB RCB RCB chants always there  

— unbeatable (@ThisIsRolex) 

Too good from Sophie

The  lost their captain Beth Mooney during the powerplay. Sophie Ecclestone made an opening breakthrough for  and GG are currently 41/1.      

— Shahid wani (@shayu9682) 

Yup!

Wanted Chamari to open with Healy 

— Asli BCCI Women (@AsliBCCIWomen) 

Hope so

Gujarat Giants will win this match ✍️✍️. I will have the last laugh on BP tablets for dropping my goat 

— 🙂 (@spreadharman7sm) 

Fans aren't happy!

19 overs by spinners at Chinnaswamy stadium and team scored just 140 runs ,,play 44 balls dot

Reason why  is so pathetic

Only excitiment comes because of Australia and England players... 

— Fantasy_king💸💸 (@WH0isbest)