Cricket Viral Video: During the 2008-2009 summer of cricket, in the fourth Test between Australia and South Africa, an intriguing moment occurred that made a significant impact on the game. Australia was in cruise control mode, with a score of 2 for 181, leading by a substantial 299 runs during their second innings. It was then that Dale Steyn surprisingly received an LBW decision against Simon Katich, without even making an appeal.
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The incident took place as Steyn bowled around the wicket to the left-handed opening batsman. Katich, who had scored 47 runs in the first innings and was on 61 at the time, walked across his stumps. As a result, Steyn hit him in the pads, and to everyone’s surprise, he didn’t appeal for the decision.
However, wicketkeeper Mark Boucher, who had an eagle eye on the proceedings, appealed confidently. His conviction was enough to convince umpire Asoka de Silva that the ball was going on to hit the stumps, and the LBW decision was given in favor of South Africa.It’s interesting to note that Australia went on to win the match by 103 runs, thereby clinching the dead rubber.
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his came as a surprise, given South Africa’s unexpected victories in the first two Tests of the summer, including an incredible run chase of 4 for 414 in Perth during the first Test, where Graeme Smith and AB De Villiers both scored centuries in the fourth innings. However, the LBW decision against Katich, which was given despite Steyn not appealing, will remain etched in the memories of cricket enthusiasts as a remarkable incident in the game’s history.
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