Watch: Smriti Mandhana gets saved by the third umpire after been given out by the on-field umpire

Indian opener Smriti Mandhana got a lucky escape after getting out during the T20I match between India women’s and England women’s at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. After being given out by the on-field umpire, the decision was overruled by the third umpire. As the Indian vice-captain was walking off the field, the call by the third umpire stopped her as she was about to cross the boundary line.

Watch: English wicket-keeper drops a catch yet claims it

The incident took in the second over of the Indian run chase. Katherine Brunt bowled a wide ball which was going away from Smriti Mandhana, who somehow managed to get an edge of the bat. England wicket-keeper Amy Ellen Jones dived and caught the ball properly at first. It was during the fall to the ground when the ball slowly popped off the hands of the young wicket-keeper.

The ball was in the gloves for some time but then had fallen on the ground. Jones had turned around in a way that the on-field umpire didn’t notice that the ball had actually landed on the ground before the wicket-keeper got a grab on it again.

Watch the video here which was uploaded by ICC Twitter account:

Smriti Mandhana was given out but the decision was later overturned.

India are 22/0 after two overs and need 126 more to win.#ENGvINDpic.twitter.com/tusTTxfvtF

— ICC (@ICC) January 31, 2020

Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur had already gone to the boundary after she noticed that the ball had actually popped out of Jones’ gloves. The third umpire came to the rescue of Mandhana and she was declared not out after a consultation with the on-field umpires.

India beats England in tri-series opener

In their first match of the tri-series, which also consists of the home team Australia, India defeated England by five wickets. Indian skipper Kaur had elected to bowl first and her bowlers responded well to assert pressure on the English team. After restricting them for 147, India went onto complete the chase with three balls to spare.

England captain Heather Knight was adjudged the man of the match award for her knock of  67. For India, captain Harmanpreet top-scored with 42 while Rajeshwari Gayakwad shined with the ball with figures of 2 for 19.

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