CPL 2020: Andre Russell Left Frustrated After Questionable Umpiring Decision

West Indies’ Andre Russell was on the receiving end of a questionable decision by the umpires on Tuesday during Jamaica Tallwahs’ CPL 2020 semi-final match against Trinbago Knight Riders at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad.

Having won the toss and opted to field, Trinbago Knight Riders reduced Jamaica to 10/3 inside three overs. The batting side struggled to gain control in the innings and were banking on Russell to pull them out of a hole at 63/5. Russell came into bat number 7, much to the surprise of many.

But, on the third ball of the fourteenth over, things turned bad to worse for the Tallawahs.

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Off the bowling of Sunil Narine, Russell charged forward to defend the ball, but due to the spin on the ball, it deflected off his pads to the slip cordon. Dwayne Bravo caught the ball, and umpire Nigel Duguid gave the Tallawahs all-rounder out with a raise of his index finger.

The 32-year-old Russell, who scored 2 from 5 balls, couldn’t hide his emotions on the pitch at the wrong decision as he slammed his bat on the ground in frustration.

The lack of a Decision Review System (DRS) in the CPL 2020 proved to be costly for Jamaica Tallawahs as they were reduced to 68/6 in 13.3 overs. With the help of Rovman Powell (33) and Carlos Brathwaite (13*), they managed to finish the innings on 107/7 at the end of 20 overs.

Trinbago Knight Riders need 108 to progress to the final, which is on Thursday.