Anuja Patil Gets Out For Obstructing The Field. Twitter Is Divided

India got defeated by Bangladesh in the Asia Cup finals yesterday. The match was a nail-biting one and till the last ball, it was worth seeing who will win.

In every match, some or the other controversy happens; in yesterday’s match, it was Anuja Patil’s run-out. Yes, there was a debate surrounding “Obstruction of field” rule. In the 9th over, Anuja Patil and Harmanpreet Kaur were batting.

There seemed to be a mix-up between the two; Anuja returned to the crease and there was a slight change in her direction. The fielder tried to throw the ball on the stumps, but it hit Anuja’s leg. She returned to the crease & got safe.

Bangladesh appealed that Anuja had obstructed the field. There were many replays & after that, 3rd umpire gave her an out.

Here’s the ICC rule;

37.1.1 Either batsman is out Obstructing the field if, except in the circumstances of 37.2, and while the ball is in play, he/she wilfully attempts to obstruct or distract the fielding side by word or action. See also Law 34 (Hit the ball twice).

Click here & watch the video on Hotstar from 3:25 to see this dismissal

Twitter is divided over this decision; some feel that the decision was wrong.

How did this happen?

https://twitter.com/Chandann9999/status/1005701944839757824

Not out!

Are you kidding?

https://twitter.com/sahil_sabharwa/status/1005701467196411911

Yahi baaki tha?

This is rare!

Now that you watched the video, what do you feel? Was the decision fair enough?