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'Horrible Use Of Technology...': Mitchell Marsh’s LBW Escape Sparks Twitter Outrage

Poulomi Chakraborty

The Controversial LBW Moment (Source: @mufaddal_vohra/x.com)The Controversial LBW Moment (Source: @mufaddal_vohra/x.com)

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The second day of the Adelaide Test has turned out to be a thrilling one.  The spectators enjoyed some thrilling competition between the Aussie batters and Indian bowlers. In the beginning, Bumtrah secured two quick wickets. On an exhilarating point of the match, Mitchell Marsh’s controversial dismissal grabbed the limelight. 

After Marnus Labuschagne's dismissal, Marsh joined Head on the field. In an exceptional delivery of Ashwin, the Aussie batters survived a controversial LBW dismissal. The cricket world was in schock after the umpire's decision. After that controversial survival, Twitter has gone crazy.

 Marsh’s Controversial Survival

On day 2 of the Adelaide Test, the Australian side gave a dominating start.  Bumrah also secured two crucial wickets.After Nitish Kumar Reddy dismissed Labuschagne on a crucial point, ace Aussie batter Mitchell Marsh joined Travis Head on the field. The dramatic moment took place in the 58th over.

In that over, Ravichandran Ashwin came to bowl, and Marsh was on strike. In the third delivery, Ashwin bowled a full-length delivery. Marsh stepped forward and tried to defend with bat and pad. Team India was full confident about this dismissal. After the umpire dismissed the LBW appeal, they went for a DRS.

But the third umpire viewed the replay several times but failed to decide whether it hit the bat first or pad first. So, he stayed with the on-field umpire’s decision of giving not out. Mitchell Marsh survived from that dismissal. Team India lost the review, unfortunately. The bizarre incident left the fans and commentators puzzled.

Twitter’s Reaction on this

After this incident, fans raised questions about this decision. They expressed concerns about potential bias in that decision. Let’s check how Twitter is reacting on this situation.