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Tilak Varma run out after mistaking live ball for a boundary
India batter Tilak Varma was run out for 28 during the third T20 international against the West Indies in Indore.
Axar Patel hit the ball toward the boundary, and both batters wrongly thought it had crossed the rope.
They stopped to talk while the ball was still in play.
West Indies fielders returned the ball, and bowler Gudakesh Motie broke the stumps with Tilak outside his crease.
The third umpire reviewed the play and confirmed the dismissal.
India had made a fast start but lost several wickets in a short spell and finished with 223 runs.
The West Indies then had a target of 224 to win.
Tilak Varma was run out for 28 after mistaking a live ball for a boundary during the third T20I between India and the West Indies.
The incident occurred in the 17th over at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.
Kamil Pooran stopped Axar Patel’s shot from reaching the boundary, but Axar and Varma thought it had gone for four and stopped running.
Axar returned to his crease, while Varma remained out of his crease when Gudakesh Motie broke the stumps.
A third-umpire review confirmed the ball had stayed in play and Varma was out.
- Who
- India batter Tilak Varma was run out; Axar Patel was batting with him.
- What
- Varma was dismissed for 28 after mistaking a live ball for a boundary.
- When
- During the 17th over of the third T20I on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Holkar Stadium in Indore, India.
- Why
- Varma and Axar thought the ball had reached the boundary and stopped running, but it had been kept in play.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Presence of mind completely missing. Tilak Varma starts walking casually while the ball is still live And West Indies make him pay with a sharp run-out
Axar Patel flicked Gudakesh Motie’s delivery towards deep backward square leg.
Kamil Pooran stopped the ball from reaching the boundary, while Axar and Varma mistakenly thought it had gone for four and stopped running.
Axar returned to his crease, but Motie broke the stumps with Varma outside his crease.
The third umpire confirmed the ball had not reached the boundary and gave Varma out.
- Dismissed batter
- Tilak Varma
- Score
- 28 runs off 16 balls
- Match
- India vs West Indies, third T20I
- Ground
- Holkar Stadium, Indore
- Over
- 17th
- India’s total
- 223 all out
Sources
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