Galle Marvels skipper Niroshan Dickwella made a hilarious blunder throughout Qualifier 1 of the Lankan Premier League (LPL) 2024 towards Jaffna Kings. The match between the 2 groups occurred on Thursday (18th July) on the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Galle Marvels skipper Niroshan Dickwella did not have a fantastic outing with the bat in Qualifier 1 of the event towards Jaffna Kings. Nevertheless, he has solely himself guilty for the best way he obtained out. The keeper-batter obtained himself out as his staff misplaced an early wicket within the high-pressure recreation.
After Jaffna Kings posted a complete of 177 runs on the board, Alex Hales and Niroshan Dickwella began aggressively within the chase. They added 29 runs collectively inside a flash and with the best way they have been batting, it appeared that they might put an enormous partnership on the board. However that wasn’t the case because the left-hander obtained out cheaply.
Through the second ball of the third over, Azmatullah Omarzai bowled a supply to which Niroshan Dickwella went for the lap shot and missed. The bowler in addition to the keeper-batter Kusal Mendis instantly began to enchantment as they have been assured that Galle Marvels’ skipper had nicked it.
The umpire, nonetheless, wasn’t and termed it not out. However what caught the eye of many was Niroshan Dickwella went for the evaluation as he felt that the umpire had given out. However the evaluation was not thought of after which Omarzai requested Mendis to go for the evaluation, which revealed that the batter had gloved it straight behind the wicket.
Here is the video:
Whereas batting, Dickwella reviewed a caught-behind determination after the ball thudded into his glove, regardless that the umpire had dominated it NOTOUT. This needs to be the primary occasion of a batsman reviewing towards themselves in a aggressive cricket match 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/t1Ib54CcZR
— Janul (@Cricket166) July 19, 2024
Niroshan Dickwella scored simply 9 runs off 4 balls with the assistance of two fours. However fortunately his wicket did not price the staff a lot. After that, Alex Hales (36) performed a valiant hand on the high. However the true blitz got here from the bat of Tim Seifert and Janith Liyanage.
The duo slammed half-centuries and added 92 runs for the third wicket. Their sensational efficiency with the bat noticed Galle Marvels chasing the goal inside 18.1 overs. They may now be taking over Jaffna Kings within the remaining as they defeated Kandy Falcons within the Qualifier 2.
I believed I used to be given OUT caught behind, I did not see the umpire – Niroshan Dickwella on his dismissal
Niroshan Dickwella talked concerning the win over the Jaffna Kings and expressed his enjoyment of the best way his staff performed. He additionally talked about his dismissal, saying that he did not discover the umpire gave him not out and therefore he went for the DRS. Talking to broadcasters, he defined:
“Very proud of the best way it is going to this point. We have now been excellent, have performed some actually good cricket and there is wholesome competitors for locations within the remaining XI, that reveals what staff we’ve. Needed to present Janith Liyanage an opportunity at 4, he has been batting nicely decrease down the order.
“Bhanuka likes to bat at 5 and so we thought of selling him. I believed I used to be given OUT caught behind, I did not see the umpire and noticed that they have been celebrating, I felt it hit my arm and that is why I went for the evaluation,” he concluded.
