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The South Cricket National Team -Africa, David Bedingham, was found in the center of the controversy on the 2nd of the final 2025 ongoing against the Australian Cricket National Team at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.
In a strange and dramatic moment during the WTC 2025 final, David Bedingham faced a strong delivery by Beau Webster. The ball was re -entered and took the inner edge of Bedingham’s bat before being ill on his pad, and then the real drama began.
Australia postponed, but David Bedingham runs out of the controversial dismissal in the WTC 2025 final
When the Australian goalkeeper, Alex Carey, moved to pick up the ball, Bedingham accidentally arrived at his pad, pulled the ball and dropped it to the ground. It was when the confusion exploded when Usman Khawaja instantly called for “handling the ball” and left everyone shocked, including commentators and Lord’s wide.
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Referee Richard Illingworth quickly headed for his colleague Chris Gaffaney for a discussion, as Steve Smith, Alex Carey and others were waiting for the decision. After a brief discussion, Richard Illingworth pointed out “not out”, ending the brief but intense suspense.
Even the ex -cicklete and Australian commentator Matthew Hayden clarified the situation of the spectators of the comments box, saying that the ball is considered dead once it stayed in the pad. Matthew Hayden said in the air: “The ball is considered dead once it is staying on the pad.”
Look here the dramatic incident:
However, this incident caused a debate, and many wondered if David Bedingham should have given himself to manipulate the ball or ball completely dead before his batter removed it from his pills. However, David Bedingham continued to continue his business.
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What are the rules?
Above all, former Captain of England, Michael Vaughan, gave in a similar situation during a test against India, long before the rules changed. Since 2017, these layoffs have been in “obstructing the field” according to Law 37.3.1.
The rule says: “If delivery is not a ball without, the striker is out of obstructing the field if the obstruction or voluntary distraction for any batter prevents the striker from being trapped.”
Another important law is 20.1.1.4, which claims that the ball sinks if it sticks between the bat and body clothes or clothes, which means that the game stops automatically at this time. Law 20.1.1
Well, David Bedingham can be dangerous for Australia, considering his red ball statistics in England. It has marked 4463 runs in 58 games with an average of 57.21, including 16 hundred.
In the county championship of 2024, it ended as the second highest point with 1331 runs with a bright average of 78.29. His six centuries were the most players in the tournament.
