Quinton de Kock survives after Mark Wood botches catch in ENG vs SA 2024 T20 World Cup Super 8 clashÂ
South Africa batter Quinton de Kock got a huge reprieve after England's Mark Wood made a mess of a relatively simple chance in the T20 World Cup Super 8 clash. Beausejour Stadium in St. Lucia is hosting the clash on Friday, June 21. The England bowler misjudged the catch at fine leg, leading to a lengthy check by the third umpire, who landed the decision in the batter's favor.
The opening batter, who had raced away to a fifty, played a sweep shot off Adil Rashid's bowling. At first sight, it looked like a simple catch for Wood in the deep. However, he didn't judge the trajectory well. He had to step a few steps forward to take a clean catch, but he opted to remain rooted to his spot and risk taking a low catch.
England began celebrating the wicket, but the umpires chose to have the catch checked upstairs. Replays showed that Wood couldn't get his fingers underneath the ball and as a result, the ball had made contact with the ground. Have a look at the incident right here:
Wood was far from pleased with the decision and tried to make his case. Skipper Buttler also joined the discussion but left deflated and accepted their fate. Quinton de Kock was eventually dismissed for 65 runs off 38 deliveries and his knock included four fours and four sixes.
South Africa slumped after that point. Adil Rashid assumed control of the middle overs and with wickets falling at regular intervals, the Proteas are now reeling at 133-4 after 17 overs.
Mark Wood had taken a low catch against the West Indies in the Super 8 stage as well
The England pacer had made a similar attempt to claim a low catch against West Indies in the Super 8 stage of the 2024 T20 World Cup. In the clash at the same venue, Wood had dived in to take a low catch off Rovman Powell's stroke against Liam Livingstone's bowling.
However, on that occasion, he had managed to wrap his fingers around the ball. Still, the third umpire had to check whether the catch was clean or not, and ultimately ruled the decision in England's favor.