India batter Deepak Hooda failed to grab his opportunity in the 3rd ODI against New Zealand as well as on this entire tour,
He has managed scores of 0 and 9* in the T20I series, though he picked up 4 wickets in the second T20I. Then he got to bat in the 3rd ODI, where he managed only 12 runs off 25 balls, after coming in to bat in the 25th over at number 6, failing to build up a big partnership.
Deepak Hooda’s dismissal today had the commentators left stumped. Not as much as the dismissal, but the lack of cheerfulness upon Hooda’s wicket among the New Zealand players baffled everyone.
On the 4th ball of the 34th over, senior pacer Tim Southee sent down a short ball on the leg side to which Hooda attempted a pull shot. Umpire Chris Gaffaney signalled it a wide.
Initially, it felt that Hooda hadn’t made any contact with the ball as neither the bowler nor the wicket-keeper Tom Latham made any strong appeal; Southee looked disinterested while Latham wasn’t sure.
However, someone then convinced captain Kane Williamson to take the review. Williamson went for the review and it was found -a spike on UltraEdge- that there was a faint edge the ball had taken off the bat. Hooda, who had known that he’d edged it and his fate was sealed when Williamson made the appeal, was already on his way to the dressing room by the time the decision from the third umpire was made. The umpire also had to take back the wide.
The video of Deepak Hooda’s dismissal was uploaded on Twitter and it has gone viral:
Southee makes it six down on review. Deepak Hooda departs. Follow play LIVE in NZ with @sparknzsport and in India with @PrimeVideoIN. #NZvIND pic.twitter.com/zJuydzN2Lp
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 30, 2022
“The bowler didn’t appeal, the keeper didn’t seem interested but there was somebody around who thought that they should take the DRS,” said Harsha Bhogle in the commentary.
“It was Kane Williamson,” said former India women’s team captain Anjum Chopra.
New Zealand denied victory in 3rd ODI by rain, Win the series 1-0
New Zealand will feel hard done by the rain as they were within touching distance of a win in the 3rd ODI, but had to settle for a no-result. They will, though, take the series 1-0 after winning the 1st ODI and the second ODI was also washed out.
Chasing the target of 220, New Zealand were 104/1 in 18 overs when rain arrived and no more play was possible. For an ODI to have a result, a minimum of 20 overs are needed to be batted by both teams. New Zealand were already about 50 runs ahead on DLS score, but the match couldn’t be completed.
