Indian bowler Ravichandran Ashwin survived a run-out chance in strange circumstances during the first T20I against West Indies at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. West Indies pacer had a brain-fade moment, as he bizarrely did not run Ashwin out despite the batter well short of his crease. The incident occurred during the first innings of the first T20I, which India eventually won by 68 runs.
West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran won the toss and asked India to bat first. In a surprising move, Suryakumar Yadav opened the innings for India along with Rohit Sharma. Together the duo got India off to a good start. However, Suryakumar Yadav got out in the fifth over with 44 runs on the board. After his dismissal, India was dealt with blows at regular intervals. However, they still managed to put up a good score.
In the 18th over of the Indian innings, Dinesh Karthik played a straight drive against Obed McCoy. The ball was cut down by the fielders in the deep and was thrown at the bowler’s end. McCoy collected the ball but kept it in his hands. He did not dislodge the bails as he thought Ashwin had already reached back in his crease. However, the Indian bowler was well short and had to dive in.
Watch the bizarre incident here:
What just happened?
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Let’s take a look at how the fans reacted to Obed McCoy’s brain fade moment:
"I didn't get a good throw, had I got it, I would have run him out by distance."
Also me: pic.twitter.com/oSK5HoqDNS
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) July 29, 2022
McCoy will get a Christmas card from Ashwin 😂😂
What was he thinking!#WIvIND | #WIvsIND | #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/iJtOwe3Xv5
— 🏏Flashscore Cricket Commentators (@FlashCric) July 29, 2022
Ash to Obed: pic.twitter.com/hfx9V8R1Ag
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) July 29, 2022
Misjudgement (RR) brain fade? McCoy lets go an easy opportunity to run out Ashwin.#INDvsWIt20
— C.VENKATESH (@C4CRICVENKATESH) July 29, 2022
McCoy probably didn't want to run out his RR teammate Ashwin 😄
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) July 29, 2022
What the hell?? McCoy thought Ashwin's well in and didn't dislodge the bails 🤣🤣
— KASHISH (@crickashish217) July 29, 2022
Obed McCoy Missed The Run-out Chance of Ashwin. What Were He Thinking? 🤔😄
#WIvIND pic.twitter.com/BgKOlgJVXz— Sushil Kengare. (@KengareA) July 29, 2022
McCOY… bruh???
MISSED EASY RUNOUT!
That 6 was for not taking Ravichandran Ashwin seriously.
@ashwinravi99 @ObedCMcCoy #cricket #IndiavsWestindies— Mervin Rahul 🐳 (@mervin_rahul) July 29, 2022
Hey @rajasthanroyals it seems your players have solid bond , clear run out chance of Ashwin left by McCoy 🤪 pic.twitter.com/foNexbvvly
— A N K I T (@Ankitaker) July 29, 2022
Dinesh Karthik’s blazing knock leads India to victory
Indian batter Dinesh Karthik’s finishing skills were once again on display during the first T20I against West Indies. He slammed 41 runs off just 19 balls, including four boundaries and a couple of sixes. The finisher along with Ravichandran Ashwin took India to 190 runs. Skipper Rohit Sharma also played fine innings of 64 runs at the top of the order.
The visitors defended the total successfully and won the match by 68 runs. West Indies managed just 122 runs in 20 overs, as Arshdeep Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravi Bishnoi took a couple of wickets each. They are leading the five-match T20I series 1-0 after a convincing victory in the first match.
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