‘It was a match-changing moment’ – Livid Shadab Khan blames DRS technology after loss to Quetta Gladiators

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‘It was a match-changing moment’ – Livid Shadab Khan blames DRS technology after loss to Quetta Gladiators


Image Source : ISLAMABAD UNITED/INSTAGRAM Rilee Rossouw and Shadab Khan.

Islamabad United skipper Shadab Khan was left fuming after an error within the ball-monitoring technology ended up being the “match-changing moment” and value his facet two essential factors within the eighth recreation of the continued Pakistan Super League season 9 on Thursday, February 22.

The incident unfolded on the final supply of the eleventh over of Quetta’s innings when Rossouw missed a fairly innocuous ball from Agha Salman and it crashed into his stumps. 

Aleem Dar raised his dreaded finger after the United gamers shrieked in mass enchantment. However, Rossouw challenged the choice and referred to as for the DRS (Decision Review System).

The replay confirmed that there was no bat concerned and what adopted was full pandemonium. The ball-monitoring technology confirmed that the ball would have gone on to miss the stumps.

Aleem Dar was left flummoxed by the replay and the third umpire requested him to change his determination.

Watch the video of the incident:

Rossouw made full use of the reprieve and scored an unbeaten 34 off 38 balls to assist Quetta chase 139 down in 17 overs and with three wickets to spare.

Shadab was furious on the technical snag and referred to as for proactive measures to keep away from such a gaffe in “a big tournament” just like the PSL.

“I think technology made a mistake. The ball-tracking showed a different delivery, and it was a match-changing moment. These sorts of things should be sorted out properly in such a big tournament. These mistakes should not happen. I bowled four overs here as a legspinner, and I don’t think the ball was spinning here. And they showed Agha [Salman]’s delivery hitting outside off stump and spinning away. I don’t buy that,” Shadab was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.

Islamabad are actually sitting within the third spot with simply a solitary win after three video games behind Quetta and Multan Sultans who’re but to concede a recreation within the event.





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