Video: Ravi Bopara's bizarre stumping - Out or not?
Ravi Bopara
Australia registered a thrilling 5-run win over England today to win the series 4-1 and reclaim the No.1 ODI spot in ICC rankings today.
At one stage, with 9 runs off 9 balls required and 2 wickets in hand, England were still in the game because their lower order hitter Ravi Bopara was yet to be dismissed and looked settled in the middle.
However, one bizarre stumping by Matthew Wade resulted in his dismissal, and soon England were all out, 5 runs behind the Australian total.
Here’s the video of the stumping, which has created divided opinions about the decision:
Though his foot was marginally in air when the bail is dislodged from the off-stump, it’s not clear whether the bail was completely off or not by the time he got his foot back in.