It happened on the final delivery of the 14th over.
The drama unfolded during India’s first game against New Zealand in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 when Amelia Kerr tried to steal a single. It happened on the final delivery of the 14th over.
Amelia Kerr worked a length delivery towards the long-off region and completed an easy single, and the fielder, Harmanpreet Kaur, collected the ball but didn’t throw it. The two Kiwi batters thought they could take another run and ran, but Harmanpreet immediately fired the throw to the wicketkeeper.
Amelia couldn’t make it to her crease and was run out by a decent margin. However, the replays showed that the over was completed by the time she went for the second run, so the ball became dead.
Hence, she couldn’t be given out as it was not part of the play, and while Harmanpreet and Indian coaches had a lengthy argument with match officials, Amelia remained not out. India had to continue with it, even though no one from the Indian camp was happy with the decision.
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