An umpiring decision made on 'inconclusive video evidence' allowed England's Heather Knight to counter against Bangladesh and secure her side a four-wicket win in an ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 League match in Guwahati on Tuesday.
The former England skipper, who cashed in on her vast experience to see through a middle-order wobbler, got three reps. While two LBW decisions were overturned, the latter raised many eyebrows, including her own.
In the 15th over of England's chase, Knight was on 13 and faced Fahima Khatun, who bowled her second. She broke one to Shorna Akte at Cover, who looked to have taken a clean catch.
Knight was convinced and began walking back to the dugout before the TV referee, Gayathri Venugopalan, began reviewing the footage to confirm whether the catch was executed cleanly.
The referee found the multiple replays inconclusive, but decided to rule out the catch. Thereupon Knight maximized her extra life to score an unbeaten 79 off 111 balls.
During the post-match ceremony, the player of the match shared her thoughts on the postponement: “I thought it carried and thought it was a fair catch, that's why I walked away. The third umpire decided otherwise.”
Published on October 7, 2025
