WATCH: A lucky escape as Pat Cummins denied Rovman Powell’s wicket when ball hits stumps but bails stand still
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Pat Cummins and Rovman Powell
One of cricket’s bizarre incidents happened when West Indies’ Rovamn Powell was saved from Pat Cummins’ delivery. The ball perfectly hit the stumps but the bails remained in its place. This incident happened when West Indies locked horns with Australia in the second T20I on October 7.
In the first ball of the 16th over of the second innings, Cummins bowled a slower one and Powell went for a pull shot. However, he missed it and the ball hit his body instead, touching the off-stumps. The bails didn’t light up and Cummins was denied a wicket.
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Cummins, however, dismissed Powell a few minutes later. A top edge saw wicketkeeper Matthew Wade taking a skier. Powell departed after scoring 18 runs off 17 balls, while Cummins ended the innings with two wickets.
Australia vs West Indies match recap
The match didn’t end up in West Indies’ favor. Australia posted a challenging 178/7 with David Warner‘s 75-run knock off 41 balls studded with 10 fours and three sixes at an impressive strike rate of 182.93. Tim David was in destructive mode when he slammed 42 runs off just 20 balls with four boundaries and three sixes at 210 strike rate.
West Indies in response could add only 147/8 in their 20 overs. No batters even reached the 30-run mark. Johnson Charles was the high scorer for his team with his knock of 29 runs off 30 balls with two fours and a six, while Akeal Hosein scored a 19-ball 25 runs with a six and three fours.
Mitchell Starc scalped four wickets in his 20 overs and conceded 20 runs. Pat Cummins picked up two wickets, while Cameron Green and Adam Zampa grabbed one wicket each.
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