Sydney Sixers players are calling for the use of more video technology for decisions in the BBL following Wednesday night’s dramatic super-over semi-final victory over Brisbane at the Gabba.
Allrounder Johan Botha awoke sporting a bruise on his right bicep after he was given out caught behind on the third last ball of the Sixers’ chase, after replays clearly showed he missed the Ben Cutting delivery.
It was a crucial blow for the Sixers too, given they needed four to win at the time and the dismissal brought tailender Nathan Lyon to the crease with No.9 Ben Dwarshuis.
“It could have cost us a finals spot. Fortunately it didn’t,” Botha said.
Dwarshuis eventually tied the game, running two on the last ball to put it into a super over, before the Sixers booked their spot in the final against Perth on Saturday in the tiebreaker.
However it has renewed calls for the introduction of greater technology into the competition, which is now one of the headline acts of the summer of cricket.
Sixers skipper Moises Henriques said he would like to see the rules changed to allow the third umpire to have a great impact, but wasn’t a fan of slowing the game down by allowing captains to challenge decisions.
“There was a couple of umpiring decisions I felt if they got right it wouldn’t have been a super over,” Henriques said.
“I don’t think there should be referrals for the captain to use, but maybe if there is an absolutely howler before the batsman walks off then who knows.”
Botha would like to see one review allowed for each team.
Meanwhile Henriques also suggested another system could be used rather than the super over, after the tournament reached it first tie of the season in the semi-final.
However he admitted he wasn’t sure of what any alternatives could be.
“After 240 balls in a T20 game, for it to be decided by six balls each it’s sort of a little bit of an anti-climax in my opinion,” he said.
“You’ve got to have some sympathy for the Heat.”
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