Stars skipper Adam Zampa has polarised the cricketing community by running out Renegades opponent Tom Rogers with a ‘Mankad’ but the dismissal was rejected by the third umpire.
The Australian leg spinner tried to effect the run out in the penultimate delivery of the final over of the Renegades’ innings, whipping off the bails after Rogers had left his ground at the non-striker’s end.
Rogers was fuming and started walking off but the standing umpire, Gerard Abood, asked for a review and the third umpire, Shawn Craig, gave it not out because Zampa’s bowling arm had gone past vertical before he reached back to knock the bails off.
He was on 30 off 21 deliveries at the time and desperate to get back on strike for the final ball of the innings.
Zampa was booed by sections of the MCG crowd as he walked back to his mark after making it clear to the umpire that he had appealed for the dismissal.
He had already warned Mackenzie Harvey about backing up too far in his follow-through.
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Stars coach David Hussey said they would not have forced Rogers to walk if the third umpire had given him out.
“I spoke to Zamps already and he said if it had’ve been given out we would’ve withdrawn our appeal anyway. It’s not the right way to play cricket yet it was more of a warning to the batter not to leave too early because at the end of the innings that’s what generally happens.”
Test fast bowler Mitchell Starc twice warned South African batter Theunis de Bruyn about backing up too far during Australia’s emphatic win at the same venue.
Former Australian paceman Brett Lee on Fox Cricket commentary said it was not in the spirit of the game.
“I think if he goes past the bowling vertical, past where he’s meant to let go of the ball, it’s deemed that you can’t actually Mankad the batsman. I don’t like that rule, I don’t like the Mankad rule whatsoever, they should take it out of their hands.”
Zampa finished with 1-18 from his four overs as the Renegades set the Stars 142 for victory in their BBL derby.
Veteran left-hander Shaun Marsh top-scored on one leg. Marsh, who missed the start of the season with a calf strain, injured a hamstring when he slipped running between wickets at the MCG on Tuesday night.
The incident occurred early in his innings and the injury clearly hampered Marsh, who was unable to run anywhere near top speed.
It didn’t stop him playing an important role, posting 32 off 35 deliveries.
Martin Guptill scored 32 off 27, with the pair’s 51-run partnership and a late blast from Mackenzie Harvey (32 not out off 23) helping the Renegades reach 7-141 after they were sent in.
Marsh was eventually out to Stars paceman Trent Boult, lofting a simple catch to Nathan Coulter-Nile at mid-off.
Confirming the hamstring injury, Renegades officials said Marsh would not field.
Marsh’s latest setback comes after the Renegades lost captain Nic Maddinson (knee) and experienced batter Peter Handscomb (heat stress) in their previous game.
Kiwi quick Boult (2-23) and English import Luke Wood (2-29) delivered the Stars’ best figures.
Versatile bowler Beau Webster (1-30) used a mix of medium pace and off-spin to good effect, with the former bringing Guptill undone when Webster gleefully accepted a return catch.
Renegades stand-in captain Aaron Finch (one) was out cheaply when he nicked Boult behind.
Finch was initially given not out but the Stars challenged the call, which was reversed on review when a clear edge was shown.
Jon Wells (24 off 18) was a handy contributor before falling victim to Coulter-Nile (1-35).
When it came time for the Stars to bat, Rogers had the last laugh by taking 5-16 as the Renegades reduced their opponents to 8-70.
It was his first five-wicket haul in the BBL and he was swamped by teammates after collecting his milestone, the best figures in Renegades history.
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