A major shocker however was when Pathum Nissanka was declared out under bizarre circumstances, giving Sri Lanka a startling jolt against Afghanistan in their first T20 encounter on Saturday. After losing two wickets in the first over, Sri Lanka had this shocker in the second when Nissanka (3) was ruled caught behind by wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz off the bowling of Naveen-ul-Haq. Watch the clip for yourself and tell us your opinion in the comments below,After a lengthy discussion with non-striker Danushka Gunathilaka, Nissanka went for the DRS check seconds before the clock ran out. And, according to third umpire Jayaraman Madangopal, there were just minor vibrations on the chart, which usually results in the hitter being called not out.Despite the fact that there was very little movement on the ultra-edge, the third-umpire instructed the on-field umpire to stick with his ruling. Nissanka remained out because the third umpire decided to maintain Chaudhary’s judgment. Nissanka was taken aback and accepted a reference. The UltraEdge unexpectedly displayed a flat line as the ball passed the bat, but the third umpire disagreed.Twitter had a similar reaction,
The Sri Lankan camp couldn’t believe it, and Nissanka appeared startled as he dragged himself off the field. The Sri Lankan players, team management, and Danushka Gunathilaka, the batter on the non-end, strikers were all stunned.Do you smell match fixing? Comment your opinion down below.
