WI vs ZIM: Sherfane Rutherford forgot the rules of cricket in the greed for runs, made a strange demand from the umpire

By Sandy Verma On Feb 24, 2026

WI vs ZIM: The fourth match of the Super 8 of the ICC T-20 World Cup 2026 was played between West Indies and Zimbabwe. The old style of the West Indies team was seen in this match held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In batting, the team scored 254 runs in 20 overs. After which the magic of the bowlers was also seen. In this match, West Indies star all-rounder Sherfane Rutherford, in his greed for runs, forgot the major rule of cricket and was seen making strange demands from the umpire.

Sherfane Rutherford forgot the rules of cricket

When the umpire did not give a wide to a ball in the 20th over of the West Indies innings, Sherfane Rutherford signaled for a review. Whereas at the international level, review cannot be taken on wide and no balls. At present this rule has been implemented in IPL only. Rutherford was demanding the rules of IPL from the umpire at the international level. However, after the umpire’s reaction he realized his mistake. However, by then his reaction had gone viral on social media. Let us tell you that Sherfane Rutherford is going to be seen playing in Mumbai Indians team in IPL 2026.

Wake up Sherfane Rutherford was taking review for wide…this is not IPL#WivsZim pic.twitter.com/bkf6rjQ1WV
— lucifer (@lucifer4272) February 23, 2026

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West Indies got a great victory

After losing the toss, Shimron Hetmyer scored 85 runs in 34 balls for West Indies, who came to bat first. Supporting Hetmyer, Rovman Powell also played an aggressive inning of 59 runs. Sherfane Rutherford finally scored unbeaten 31 runs in just 13 balls. Due to which the West Indies team scored 254 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Zimbabwe team did not get a good start. The team lost 3 wickets for just 20 runs. In the end Brad Evans also scored 43 runs in 21 balls with the help of 5 sixes. Even after this, Zimbabwe team was limited to 147 runs in 17.4 overs and lost the match by 107 runs.

Also read: WI vs ZIM: West Indies defeated Zimbabwe by 107 runs, Hetmyer and Moti created magic

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