WATCH: Umpire imitates John Cena’s iconic ‘You Can’t See Me’ hand gesture during a CPL match

The match was a Qualifier 1 between Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) and Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.

WATCH: Umpire imitates John Cena’s iconic ‘You Can’t See Me’ hand gesture during a CPL match

Nigel Duguid, John Cena (Images via X, WWE)

During a match in the 2023 Caribbeans Premier League (CPL), umpire Nigel Duguid used the iconic gesture of WWE wrestler John Cena. The match was a Qualifier 1 between Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) and Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.

The incident happened when GAW spinner Imran Tahir delivered to Mark Deyal on the first ball of the fifth over. Tahir appealed for an LBW as the ball hit the front pad.

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The umpire, however, could not see the ball as Tahir blocked his view during his follow-through. And when Tahir appealed, the umpire produced John Cena’s ‘You can’t see me’ gesture. Tahir looked confused but the umpire soon clarified what he meant.

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As the umpire said he did not see clearly, Tahir went upstairs for the third umpire’s review. The third umpire, Leslie Reifer, found that the ball would have hit the area between the leg and middle stump, which means Dayal had to depart after his 15 off 11 balls.

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GAW vs TKR match recap

TKR won the toss and opted to field first. With the help of Saim Ayub’s 49 off 39 and Azam Khan’s 36 off 27, GAW put on 166/7 in their 20 overs. Later, Chadwick Walton’s unbeaten 80 off 57 and Nicholas Pooran’s 33 off 24 balls helped TKR chase the target to win the match by seven wickets.

WATCH: Umpire does John Cena's iconic 'You Can't See Me' hand gesture during a CPL match
CPL match (Image via X)

TKR and GAW will meet each other in the final at the Providence Stadium. GAW topped the table with eight wins from 10 matches and just one defeat, followed by TKR with six wins and three defeats from 10 matches.

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