Sam Harper makes DRS Blunder (Source:@gavaskar_theman/X.com)
The BBL 14 is underway in style and Perth Scorchers have started off on a bright note with three early wickets. The two initial wickets were grabbed by Jhye Richardson who is one of the most talented bowlers in the country, but his career has been plagued by injuries over the years.
He first got the wicket of Joe Clarke and then removed wicketkeeper batter Sam Harper who was given out LBW on the second ball of the fourth over. It was a delivery that was just tad full of good length and Harper tried to swipe it towards the leg side. He played all around the ball and missed it completely as the ball hit him on the pads.
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It looked dead straight right from the onset and the umpire raised the finger in a flash after the appeal. Surprisingly though, Sam Harper decided to take the DRS and ended up wasting it as the Ball Tracking showed three reds with ball hitting the middle timber.
His wicket was a big one for Perth Scorchers as Harper is an experienced cricketer. However, the decision to take the DRS would surely not go down well with his teammates in the dressing room. After the wicket of Sam Harper, Thomas Fraser Rogers also was removed in the seventh over and that wicket went to Cooper Connolly.
The onus is now on their skipper for this season, Marcus Stoinis and it would be interesting to see how things unfold as Perth Scorchers have always been dominant at their home turf.
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