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West Indies Dispute Bye Run Decision Against India
During a cricket match between India and the West Indies, two Indian batters ran after the ball got away from the bowler.
The umpire counted the run as a bye because the ball had not been declared dead.
West Indies captain Shai Hope and teammate Roston Chase disagreed with the decision.
They spoke to the umpires, who kept their decision.
The game continued after the argument.
India scored 223 runs in its 20 overs.
Abhishek Sharma scored 69 runs, and Ishan Kishan made 37.
A disagreement broke out during the third India-West Indies T20I over a bye awarded to India.
Shai Hope and Roston Chase questioned umpires Virender Sharma and Jayaraman Madanagopal.
Prince Yadav missed a cut shot, and Hope returned the ball toward bowler Shamar Joseph.
Joseph did not stop the ball, and the batters ran before the ball was declared dead.
The umpires upheld the bye; India later posted 223 for 20 overs at Holkar Stadium.
- Who
- India and West Indies; Shai Hope and Roston Chase questioned the umpires' decision.
- What
- West Indies players disputed a bye awarded to India after the ball escaped Shamar Joseph.
- Where
- Holkar Stadium, Indore.
- When
- During the third T20I; no date is stated.
- Why
- West Indies players believed the ball was no longer in play, while the umpires allowed the run because it had not been declared dead.
West Indies players
Umpires' decision
Whether the ball was still in play
West Indies players
Hope and Chase believed the ball was no longer in play when the batters ran.
Umpires' decision
The umpires stood by the bye decision because the ball had not been declared dead.
Key facts
- Match
- India vs West Indies, third T20I
- Ground
- Holkar Stadium, Indore
- Disputed call
- A bye awarded after the ball remained in play and moved away
- West Indies players
- Shai Hope and Roston Chase
- Umpires
- Virender Sharma and Jayaraman Madanagopal
- India total
- 223 runs in 20 overs
- Top India scores cited
- Abhishek Sharma: 69 off 30; Ishan Kishan: 37 off 18










