Amazing drama was seen in the 23rd match of CPL 2026. This match was played between Barbados Tridents and St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots. The drama seen in this match was that the batsman who was given out first by the third umpire, then called him back to bat. Now when he got the opportunity again, the batsman took full advantage of that opportunity and became the hero of his team’s victory. We are talking about St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots opener Johnson Charles, who was the player of the match in the victory over Barbados Tridents.
Johnson Charles’ game was over in the fourth over itself.
While chasing the target of 218 runs, Johnson Charles scored 78 runs in just 45 balls in the match, which included 7 sixes and 6 fours. But, this inning of Charles would not have been so explosive and would not have been the reason for the team’s victory if his game had ended in the fourth over itself. Johnson Charles was caught on the 5th ball of the fourth over of the run-chasing St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots’ innings, which was a high full toss. The third umpire gave Charles out but there was an uproar over that decision.
Umpire called back to bat
St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots objected to the decision of the third umpire. Seeing the controversy escalating, the footage was reviewed again, after which the third umpire felt that the ball was above Charles’s waist. In such a situation, he gave that ball a no ball and called him back to bat.
Was out on 26 runs, came back and added 52 more runs
When Johnson Charles was given out, he was playing after scoring 26 runs with 3 sixes. Now when the umpire called him again to bat, he added 52 runs to his score by hitting 4 more sixes. In this way he completed his journey of 78 runs with 7 sixes.
During this explosive innings, Charles also made a century partnership for the opening wicket. He made a partnership of 112 runs with his opening partner Kyle Myers.