Overview:
Hetmyer and the West Indies head coach Daren Sammy were not happy as they thought that there was a gap between the bat and ball.
India were under pressure when Roston Chase and Shimron Hetmyer were adding important runs to the West Indies total in the Super 8 match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
Suryakumar Yadav gave the 12th over to Jasprit Bumrah, with a hope of taking wickets, and the speedster didn’t disappoint. On the third delivery, Hetmyer tried to take on the pacer but missed the shot completely, and the ball went straight to the wicket-keeper Sanju Samson, who started appealing along with the bowler.
The umpire raised his finger, but Shimron was not satisfied and immediately signalled for the DRS, thinking that the ball had touched his thigh pad and not the bat. India skipper Suryakumar was also convinced that the batter was not out and even told Bumrah that the ball had touched the thigh pad.
However, the best bowler in the world was not convinced and was sure that the Windies player was out. When the TV umpire checked the footage using a Snickometer, there was a clear spike, and the third umpire upheld the on-field decision.
Bumrah celebrated aggressively as he was not pleased with his skipper not backing him.
Meanwhile, Hetmyer and the West Indies head coach Daren Sammy were not happy as they thought that there was a gap between the bat and ball. He scored 27 runs off 12 balls, including 2 sixes and 1 four. Bumrah dismissed Roston Chase in the same over, with the opener amassing 40 runs in 25 balls, including 5 fours and 1 six.