To this, New Zealand High Commissioner Michael Appleton replied to Ben Stokes and said, ‘Boundary count back? Worst way for World Cup final match result. Let us tell you that in the final of the World Cup 2019, the team of England and New Zealand were also tied in the Super Over, due to which both the teams got the result on the basis of the boundaries (fours and sixes) in their innings and in this England was declared the winner. Gone. This is considered the most controversial decision in the history of the ICC World Cup.
Apart from this, users are targeting Ben Stokes on social media. One user wrote, ‘Why are they complaining. This has happened under the law of cricket. What happened to Ben Stokes in the 2019 World Cup was also according to the rules of cricket, so why are they creating a ruckus right now.
One user wrote, ‘Very good Deepti Sharma, if the Ben Stokes incident in the World Cup was true then it is also fine.’
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The third ODI match between India and England had reached a very exciting turning point. England needed 17 runs in 40 balls with just one wicket left. The last England pair Charlie Dean and Freya Davis were on the field and the two shared a 49-ball 35-run partnership for the last wicket. At the same time, Harmanpreet Kaur handed the ball to Deepti Sharma and she started bowling the 44th over.
Charlie went to the non-striker’s end with a run on the first ball, while Davis could not take a run on the second ball. After this, on the third ball, Deepti, who had gone out of the crease during the bowling, ran out Charlie at the non-striker’s end, which was also upheld by the third umpire and India managed to register victory.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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