Heather Knight mentioned the choice to not deploy the Determination Evaluation System was an indication of the standing of ladies’s Check cricket after England’s emphatic victory over South Africa.
Knight captained England to their first Check win since 2014 because the vacationers skittled South Africa for simply 64 on day three in Bloemfontein to safe a complete 286-run victory.
The absence of DRS didn’t affect the consequence, with England wrapping up the Proteas’ second innings in 19.4 overs, however it performed a task within the chasm between the 2 sides, with South Africa on the tip of a succession of doubtful choices.
It threw the South African Cricket Board’s choice to not spend $48,500 (£38,100) on adopting the know-how into query, with Knight expressing her considerations.
“I was pretty shocked when I found out in the umpire’s meeting the day before that we weren’t going to have it,” Knight mentioned. “I believe it is an actual disgrace.
“You come to anticipate it as a participant now, and I suppose the reason being all the time cash. However, significantly in Check cricket, the place wickets are such a premium, it is a actually essential factor to have.
“It’s probably a sign of the status of this game, maybe, that we didn’t have it, which is a bit frustrating.”
The dearth of DRS on this match was a speaking level as soon as once more when Annerie Dercksen (9) was given out caught at quick leg by the third umpire regardless of the absence of UltraEdge know-how to show she had hit Lauren Bell’s ball to Tammy Beaumont.
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There is no such thing as a DRS obtainable for the ladies’s Check and that maybe saved England’s Tammy Beaumont from being dismissed lbw by South Africa’s Marizanne Kapp within the first over
Dercksen’s contentious choice contributed to a historic collapse from South Africa as they slumped to their lowest ever rating in a girls’s Check match.
“We all thought she hit it and obviously the umpire delayed the decision,” Knight added. “I think the review was around whether it was a bump ball, but it was pretty clear it wasn’t, so I’m not really sure what happened there.”
South Africa head coach Mandla Mashimbyi expressed comparable confusion surrounding the processes that led to Dercksen’s dismissal.
“There was no communication, and I didn’t understand why,” he mentioned. “It was quite bizarre. But the umpires feel they made the right decision, and we can’t go against that.”
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South Africa’s Mlaba does not floor her bat after a direct hit from Lauren Bell to seal a 286 run victory for England
Talking after stumps on day two, South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp mentioned she most well-liked the usage of DRS in short-form cricket over Checks.
“I don’t believe we’ve had it available [previously] for T20s and ODI cricket,” Kapp mentioned. “So, it really helped in the ODI and T20 series.
“If I am utterly trustworthy, I in all probability choose having it in these two codecs.
“We are probably disappointed we were on the wrong side of it, but it goes both ways. Even in the ODIs, there were one or two decisions England reviewed that went our way.
“That’s simply the sport, it is by no means straightforward for the umpires on the market, despite the fact that you sort of get upset when it does not go your manner.”
England in South Africa – full schedule
T20 collection (England received 3-0)
ODI collection (England received 2-1)
One-off Check
- Bloemfontein – England received by 286 runs
