South Africa’s Quinton de Kock had an eventful day in the T20 World Cup on Friday (June 21) after he was given a batting reprieve against England. Playing in the T20 World Cup Super 8 contest against England at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St Lucia, De Kock was caught out before a third umpire decision saw him stay in the middle. While England players were left furious, fans on the internet had their say with some claiming De Kock should have returned back to the pavilion.

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Quinton de Kock gets batting reprieve

On the second ball of the ninth over, De Kock hit a long shot in the midwicket region which was caught by Mark Wood. The catch looked like a simple one considering Wood had enough time to get closer to the ball and complete the process. While on-field umpires looked convinced and gave De Kock out, the South African batter refused to walk out and asked help from the third umpire.

On-field umpires then took their time and asked third umpire Joel Wilson to make the final decision. Wilson took time and saw repeated replays after which he concluded that Wood did not catch the ball cleanly and the ball hit the turf before getting into his hand. As a result, Quinton de Kock was given not out and he went on to score 65 off 38 deliveries.

What happened in the South African innings?

After an 86-run stand for the opening wicket between De Kock and Reeza Hendricks (19 off 25), the Proteas lost their way and quickly went from 86/0 to 113/4. David Miller (43) and Tristan Stubbs (12) were the only other batters to get into double figures as South Africa batters in the middle order lost their way before getting restricted to 163/6 in 20 overs.

Jofra Archer was the pick of the bowlers for England as he ended with figures of 40/3 in his four overs. Moeen Ali (25/1) and Adil Rashid (20/1) also played key roles in restricting South Africa.

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