An odd kind of moment grabbed attention in the first Test between West Indies and Sri Lanka at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, after Sri Lanka put in a run-out appeal against John Campbell, even though the over had already finished.
It happened late on Day 2 and for a little while there was this brief sort of confusion out there, until the umpires got involved and, well, explained why the appeal couldn’t be allowed.
Even with all that, the Test itself stayed tightly fought, but that strange little sequence soon turned into one of those things people kept talking about.
Confusion After the Over Ends
The whole thing came on the last ball of the 17th over, Kasun Rajitha bowling to Kavem Hodge. Hodge left that delivery alone, just outside the off stump, and the umpire then called the end of the over right away.
As everyone started turning around, wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis hurled the ball back towards the bowler’s end. At the same time, John Campbell was still walking down the pitch after play had stopped, and he kind of stepped aside so the throw wouldn’t hit him.
Dhananjaya de Silva gathered it near mid-on, broke the stumps at the bowler’s end, and then appealed for a run-out.
For a second, it looked like Sri Lanka might gain something, but the umpire quickly said no. He told Dhananjaya the over had already been called before the stumps were broken, so the appeal was invalid, basically.
Campbell, who had been standing about halfway down the pitch during all of it, just watched quietly as the talk died down.
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West Indies Take Control on Day 3
After that brief bit of drama, West Indies carried on and kept building their grip on the match.
Day 2 ended with Amir Jangoo and captain Roston Chase sitting together on an unbeaten century stand, and they pushed it forward on the third morning. Jangoo made 123 not out, his first Test century, while Chase stayed unbeaten on 74 at lunch on Day 3.
They added plenty of runs after West Indies had slumped to 168/5 earlier in the innings. That uninterrupted partnership helped the hosts rally back strongly and reach 356/5 after 109 overs, which put them 48 runs ahead of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka’s bowlers had earlier shared the damage, with Asitha Fernando and Milan Rathnayake taking two wickets each, and Sonal Dinusha getting one.
So while the match is still poised and very much alive, the unusual run-out appeal that involved John Campbell has turned into one of the most remembered bits from the opening Test, and it’s got everyone talking about the rules of the game just as much as the cricket itself.
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