Women’s T20 World Cup – Ind vs NZ – Harmanpreet Kaur left upset after Amelia Kerr’s dismissal was no drama

But the referees – Anna Harris and Jacqueline Williams – ruled that the ball was dead, and anything that came after, the dismissal in this case, would not count as having happened with the ball “in play”.

Speaking after the game, Devine said he hadn’t heard the referee call it over and that he and Kerr were trying to steal another game. “What I understand is that the ball is dead when the referee says ‘over’, I didn’t hear that the referee said ‘over’,” he said. “It was exciting, and I think it broke the momentum and maybe stopped them [India] slowly. That is part of cricket. Translations will vary slightly. We’ve been trying to squeeze in runs here and there because you never know when one run will change things. Referees have a job to do and we respect that, and sometimes I push the boundaries a bit.”

For context, here’s a look at the applicable portion of the MCC law on the matter.

However, the questions did not end there.

With one decision taken, Kerr had to return to strike for the start of the next over. However, it was Devine who hit Renuka Singh and scored one. Kerr was out on the next delivery when he hit the ball to Pooja Vastrakar at another cover, it was dismissed for 13 off 22 balls.

“We know how important Amelia’s wicket is, at the time it felt a little off [like] why didn’t it go in our favor,” Rodrigues said. “But, at the same time, I think we did what we could. We talked to the referee. Then we had to accept the referee’s decision and move on. So I think that’s what we’ve done really well, is that we’ve just moved on from that. And we got him out soon. So that works for us.”