Cricket world divided over bizarre dead ball call

Debate is raging successful the cricket satellite aft seasoned Pakistan batter Nida Dar was fixed a reprieve aft being seemingly bowled by Tahlia McGrath successful yesterday's 3rd and last ODI astatine North Sydney Oval.

Chasing 337 for triumph after a Beth Mooney century, Pakistan were trundling on astatine 2-111 successful the 27th implicit erstwhile Dar backed distant from the McGrath transportation good aft it had near the Aussie quick's hand.

Umpire Claire Polosak signalled dormant ball, and truthful Dar not-out. The Aussies didn't look to kick excessively overmuch on-field, but commentators suggested she should person been walking backmost to the pavilion.

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"She's cleanable bowled … this volition beryllium interesting. She was a agelong mode into her action," Mel Jones said successful commentary for Fox Sports.

Nida Dar backing distant excessively precocious from a Tahlia McGrath delivery. (Supplied)

"I reckon Nida Dar has gone down into her stance, McGrath has travel successful to bowl, and I deliberation she's conscionable been spooked by the information she was successful her bowling stride and truthful decided to propulsion out."

Replays showed Dar with her caput down arsenic McGrath ran successful to bowl, and lone looked up erstwhile she was good into her transportation stride.

"As a batter, I was ever nether the content that erstwhile you were successful your stance and tapped your bat down, you were acceptable to judge the delivery," erstwhile Australian skipper Rachael Haynes said.

Annabel Sutherland celebrates taking the wicket of Nida Dar. (Getty)

"Nida Dar needs to beryllium a spot cautious there. (She) had already tapped her bat down."

Social media absorption was besides swift, with galore suggesting Dar should person been fixed out.

But erstwhile Australian amended Alex Blackwell disagreed.

"I thought that was just - she didn't spot the ball," she said.

Dar was connected conscionable 5 astatine the time, and went connected to marque 29 earlier Annabel Sutherland had her caught by Beth Mooney.

Pakistan yet finished the innings astatine 7-235, giving Australia a 101-run triumph and a bid cleanable sweep.

Earlier, a spectacular period from Beth Mooney led the Aussie innings.

Beth Mooney of Australia bats during crippled 3 of the Women's One Day International Series betwixt Australia and Pakistan astatine North Sydney Oval connected January 21, 2023 successful Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) (Getty)

Mooney dominated the Pakistani attack, and took peculiar liking to spinner Tuba Hassan.

She spanked the archetypal 3 balls of Hassan's sixth implicit - the 35th of Australia's innings - implicit heavy mid wicket for six.

While the archetypal lone conscionable cleared North Sydney Oval's comparatively tiny boundaries, the adjacent 2 would've been six anyplace successful the satellite - some landing connected the roof.

In fact, the 2nd had capable connected it to trickle implicit the celebrated greenish extortion and retired of the ground.

"If you find yourself driving down Miller Street successful the adjacent fewer overs, I anticipation you've got car insurance," Mel Jones said successful commentary for Fox Sports.

The Aussies finished their 50 overs astatine 8-336.

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