Debate is once again raging after England fast bowler Katherine Brunt did not complete a Mankad run out in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup during the final over of the match against South Africa.
With the Proteas needing 7 off 4 balls, tꦉhe non-striker Sune Luus left her crease early as Brunt came running in into bowl.
Ins༒tead of dislodging the bails, Brunt gave Luus a warning.
After Brunt’s caution, South Africa’s Mignon du Preez smashed a six followed by another boundary to win her team the game with two balls to spare.
However, it was Brunt’s tough decisio🀅n that had the cricket world talking af💮ter the match.
Commentators and experts around the world have responded to the controversial moment by both applauding Brunt’s display of sportsmanship and deriding her for failing to capture the dismissal.
Ayabong𝄹a Khaka did exactly the same while brunt was b♋atting, fair play from both teams.
— Marizanne Kapp (@kappie777)
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Well within her rights to run her out.
— Andrew Wu (@wutube)
This is exactly the kind of scenario that led🐽 to the MCC relaxing the run-out rules. Luus was very, very lucky that B♋runt was reluctant to do it.
— Brydon Coverdale (@brydoncoverdale)
Isn't it against spirit of the sport not to mankad when it's right as per law.
When a Bowler oversteps without an intention to take u🐠nfair advantage, so Batsman can leave or de♈fend the freehit?
IMO, When its within rule, not doing Mankad is wrong💯.
— Prabhu (@Cricprabhu)
Well within her rights to run her out.
— Andrew Wu (@wutube)
contributed to* costing England, etc. I'm not going down twitter's Mankad sewer today but, in short, it's only logical that one event influences the next. If the runout was completed, the game's circumstances change. It's not as simple as "well, MdP hit the next ball for six."
— Adam Collins (@collinsadam)
This is exactly the kin༒d of scenario that l🌼ed to the MCC relaxing the run-out rules. Luus was very, very lucky that Brunt was reluctant to do it.
— Brydon Coverdale (@brydoncoverdale)
It is against the "spirit of t🉐he sport" (no clue what tha🌜t is) for the non-striker to leave the crease.
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42)
