In the match against New Zealand, Jos Buttler sent an LBW appeal upstairs for England, but replays swiftly showed the ball had actually struck the centre of the bat rather than the pad, making it one of the worst reviews ever.
The amusing incident occurred amid their epic triumph during the first T20I match against New Zealand. With the Black Caps six wickets down and with less than 100 runs on the scoreboard, Liam Livingstone was bowling, and as Glenn Phillips stepped forward in defence, Buttler rose in appeal from behind the stumps.
He, along with Livingstone, had to decide whether to review immediately because there were no other nearby fielders available. They elected to walk upstairs, maybe believing that the ball had glanced through the shoe before striking the bat.
Buttler’s embarrassed grin suggested he was aware it was an upbeat yell from the beginning. How overly hopeful was immediately shown as replays revealed the ball had landed in the very centre of the bat’s toe and was far away from the pad.
England demolish New Zealand during first T20I
The Kiwis, who were given the opportunity to bat first, put up a terrible batting performance to scrape themselves to a subpar score of 139/9 after 20 overs. Glenn Phillips led the visitors in scoring with 41 runs made from 38 deliveries.
In reply, the hosts lost Jonny Bairstow during the first over before being steadied by a polished half-century from Dawid Malan. Then, with six over remaining, Harry Brook added a quick-fire 43 from 27 deliveries to help England cruise to a seven-wicket victory.
With only 24 runs remaining, Livingstone entered the fray and completed the formalities by pulling a short ball from Adam Milne towards the stands beyond the deep square-leg region.
The Black Caps won in a dramatic fashion during the semifinal of the 2021 T20 World Cup in their most recent T20I match to progress to the WC final. In 2019, the teams also engaged in a memorable five-match T20I series, with England pulling out a 3-2 victory.
Here’s how fans reacted to horrifying review by England
One of the strangest reviews in history by England. pic.twitter.com/6yPqyAroH2
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 30, 2023
Reminds me of this review
Same to same pic.twitter.com/1EQH9eK8WK— Ansh Shah (@asmemesss) August 30, 2023
Blind Cricketers Bhi Yesa Review Nahi Lete??
— Aufridi Chumtya (@ShuhidAufridi) August 30, 2023
Great ? good job done ?
— Manoj Kumar ???? (@manoj_begu) August 30, 2023
Reviewed if it hit the middle of the bat or not !? May be.
— Sai Vara Prasad (@Saivaraprasad3) August 30, 2023
What the big deal! They are only appealing for Bat before wicket. The saying goes that you will never succeed if you don’t even try ?
— Abhi Bhagyanagar (@AbBhagya) August 30, 2023
We have seen this before ? pic.twitter.com/zR4SRrUaLz
— iThunder (@HiPrsm) August 30, 2023
England wants to do something in the field of reviews ? pic.twitter.com/j67AUwMWzE
— Yogesh (@yogeshontop) August 30, 2023
And taken by captain wicket keeper andha hai kya ??
— Nawab Saheb (@The_men_) August 30, 2023
Finch review flashbacks
— Dhaval Patel (@CricCrazy0) August 30, 2023
It’s the 2nd time England have done this, one was against finch and now this ?
— Arjun (@areyarjun) August 30, 2023
