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Twitter reactions on Krunal Pandya dismissing Daryl Mitchell

Dixit Bhargav
|PublishedFeb 08, 2019

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – FEBRUARY 08: Daryl Mitchell of the Black Caps reacts after being dismissed lbw by Krunal Pandya of India during game two of the International T20 Series between the New Zealand Black Caps and India at Eden Park on February 08, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

Twitter reactions on Krunal Pandya dismissing Daryl Mitchell: Twitter was left confused with the umpire’s unusual decision.

During the second T20I of the ongoing India’s tour of New Zealand at Auckland, India all-rounder Krunal Pandya’s dismissal of New Zealand middle-order batsman Daryl Mitchell created a lot of uncertainty and furore.

The convolution happened on the last delivery of the sixth over when Krunal Pandya found Mitchell wanting in front of the stumps. After the on-field umpire ruled the decision in the bowler’s favour, Mitchell opted for DRS (Decision Review System) after consultation with his captain Kane Williamson.

Replays confirmed a huge spot on Hotspot as the ball passed the bat. With the pad nowhere near the bat, the mark was supposed to be from the bat. However, third umpire Shaun Baig soon ruled the decision in India’s favour after the ball tracking showed three reds.

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Unsure of what had happened in the middle, Williamson and Mitchell were next seen talking about the dismissal with the umpires and India captain Rohit Sharma and wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

To his misfortune, Mitchell ended up walking back to the pavilion after scoring 1 (2). With Krunal Pandya already sending back New Zealand opening batsman Colin Munro (12) in the same over, another dismissal saw the hosts being reduced to 43-3 in the powerplay.

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Earlier, Williamson had won the toss and chose to bat. Both the teams had announced an unchanged playing XI for the second T20I. The dismissal invited numerous reactions on social media platform Twitter. Read some of them below:

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.