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Axar Patel Drop Catch on Dead Ball: Pathum Nisanka put a great shot, Akshar Patel dripped on the boundary. The ball went straight to the six. Despite this, six was not given. The Sri Lankan team was disappointed and India breathed a sigh of relief.
Akshar Patel dripped the catch. New Delhi. There was a funny incident with the Sri Lankan team chasing the goal during the last Super-4 match of the Asia Cup 2025. Sri Lanka should have got six runs in the law, but the umpire overturned the decision. The ball went straight for sixes, eating tappa on the hands of Akshar Patel standing on the boundary line. Everything happened in such a dramatic way that everyone was surprised. The match was slowly seen going out of India’s grip. In such a situation, Team India’s plans and viewers were seen angry with Akshar Patel. Meanwhile, the umpire immediately overturned the failure and called it a dead ball.
Something happened that Varun Chakraborty was on a bowling attack. Sri Lankan batsman Pathum Nisanka was on a strike. The bowler completed his delivery strid and bowled the ball. Nisanka played a loud shot and the ball went straight towards long-on, where Akshar Patel was standing. This catch looked quite easy for the letter. The ball also came in his palms, but he missed out on holding it completely. As a result, the ball went beyond the boundary line and it was considered a straight six. The audience of Nisanka and Sri Lanka woke up happily.
Why did the umpire consider it dead ball?
But then the umpire Ijatullah standing on the field gave everyone a signal of “dead-ball” instead of hinting the six. Seeing this decision, the Sri Lankan dressing room and fans were surprised, while the Indian players breathed a sigh of relief. Actually, the reason for this was that India’s opener Abhishek Sharma was going out of the ground after being injured at that time and he could not cross the boundary line completely. According to the rules of cricket, until a player goes out of the field completely, the new player cannot come as a replacement and the game cannot be carried forward legally.
Sri Lanka’s team disappointed
The umpire, showing great understanding, termed the delivery of the bowler as illegal and declared a “dead-ball”. That is, that shot of Nisanka, dripping of the letter and going for the ball six was canceled. The batsman got neither run nor six. This decision brought great relief for the Indian team as Akshar Patel’s mistake could have been overshadowed by the team. At the same time, Sri Lankan fans and batsmen were definitely disappointed, but according to the rules, the decision of the umpire was absolutely correct.
I am active in journalism for more than 14 years long. In 2010, after starting his career with Dainik Bhaskar newspaper, he worked as a reporter in New World, Dainik Jagran and Punjab Kesari. During this time crime and …Read more
I am active in journalism for more than 14 years long. In 2010, after starting his career with Dainik Bhaskar newspaper, he worked as a reporter in New World, Dainik Jagran and Punjab Kesari. During this time crime and … Read more