[Watch] Mitchell Marsh gets ‘no conclusive evidence’ ruling despite ball clearly hitting pad first in BGT 2024-25 2nd Test
Australian batter Mitchell Marsh stayed put after a controversial call by the third umpire failed to have 'conclusive evidence' to overturn the on-field call of not out. The incident happened on Day 2 of the second Test against India at the Adelaide Oval.
During the third ball of the 58th over, Ravichandran Ashwin drew Marsh to play on the front foot. The Indians believed the Aussie was rapped on the pads and appealed for lbw. The on-field umpire said it was not out, with the visitors deciding to review the call.
The replays showed that the bat was adjacent to the pad when the ball made contact. When checked on the Snickometer, there was a spike with the ball making evident contact with the pad first rather than the bat.
The third umpire for this match, Richard Kettleborough, said there was 'no conclusive evidence' and sided with the on-field call. Team India were visibly shocked and were seen in dialogue with the umpire.
Take a look at the video of the incident below:
Australia take lead in 2nd BGT 2024-24 Test
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Australia resumed batting at their overnight score of 86/1 but lost Nathan McSweeney (39 off 109) early this morning. Marnus Labuschagne (64 off 126), who had a run of low scores, got to his half-century and was dismissed before Steve Smith was also sent back to the hut cheaply.
Jasprit Bumrah picked up three wickets for Team India, with Nitish Kumar Reddy taking another one.
Australia are on 191/4 after 59 overs with an 11-run lead. The hosts will aim to stretch this lead and ensure they have enough runs on board at the end of their innings.