After Charlie Dean was “Mankaded” for the last wicket in the previous one-day international at Lord’s, India controversially won the series against England. After Dean (47) and Freya Davies (10no) put forth a heroic last-wicket partnership of 35 runs, which was put to an end when Deepti Sharma (1-24) ran out non-striker Dean, chasing 170, needed only 17 runs to win. Cricket fans and fans of sports betting watched this game with piqued interest.
Despite the fact that Sharma was in the delivery stride when she turned to remove the bails as Dean went down the wicket, it was a lawful action. The dismissal is named after India spinner Vinoo Mankad, who ran out Australia’s Bill Brown in 1947. After the game’s conclusion, which resulted in a 3-0 series victory for the visitors, boos could be heard at Lord’s as Dean was left in tears.
What Are The Mankading rules?
According to MCC Law 41.16.1, the non-striker is subject to being run out if they are beyond their area at any point between when the ball enters play and when the bowler would typically be anticipated to release the ball. In these situations, whether or not the bowler delivers the ball after putting down the wicket by throwing the ball at the stumps or by keeping it in the bowler’s hand, the non-striker is out and is called run out.
Only Sharma (68no) and Smriti Mandhana (50), two players who had been in excellent form with the bat throughout the series, offered any meaningful resistance as India was bowled out for 169. Kate Cross (4-26) shone with the ball in this series finale.
Renuka Singh Thakur (4-29) and Jhulan Goswami (2-30), playing in the famous bowler’s last match, tore through England’s inexperienced batting order on a ground that generated movement for both seamers and spinners.
In her last over in a remarkable career, Jhulan Goswami grabbed her 255th ODI wicket. When Goswami came out to bat and bowl, the highest wicket-taker in ODI cricket, she was given a guard of honor, and she appropriately took a wicket in her final over.
But before the disputed conclusion, Dean and Davies brought England within striking distance. When a bowler runs out a non-striking batter who is backing up during their delivery stride, this is known as mankading. The MCC just recently enacted new legislation regarding mankading, stating that it was no longer an unfair method of termination.
However, Lydia Greenway, a former England player, said on Sky Sports that it “doesn’t seem like the correct method to win a game. Dominic Cork and Lydia Greenway discussed India’s contentious victory, noting that the Mankading “should have been a warning.”
With The New Ball, Cross Displays Her Elegance
In coach Lisa Keightley’s last game in command, England got the game rolling by winning the toss and deciding to bowl. Early on, Cross was in excellent form, bowling Yastika Bhatia and Shafali Verma through the gate for ducks in back-to-back overs.
India’s top order was destroyed by Kate Cross, who took two wickets in rapid succession.
The dangerous skipper didn’t have much time to wait for her third wicket as she quickly caught Kaur (4) lbw, preventing her from matching her century-level performance from the previous game.
India Was Reinstated by Mandhana and Sharma
When the seamers were taken out of the attack, England let up a little bit, and Mandhana and Sharma put on 58 before Cross’ return, providing a critical wicket in the strangest of circumstances. Mandhana almost ended up toe-ending a short and wide one into her own stumps.
Following Dean’s outstanding diving catch, Dayalan Hemalatha (2) was removed by Sophie Ecclestone, and Pooja Vastrakar was put to an end by Dean as well. Following Charlie Dean’s fantastic diving catch in the third ODI, Sophie Ecclestone took her first wicket of the match.
When Goswami appeared with the bat, she was given a guard of honor, but Kemp dismissed her with the very next ball. The 17-year-old England bowler also got rid of Thakur without making any trouble for the scoreboard.
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