IND vs JPN Wide Drama: Tremendous drama was seen in the only T20 International match played between India and Japan. During the match, captain Shreyas Iyer got angry over a decision of the umpire.
IND vs JPN Wide Drama: The only T20 International match between India and Japan was played at Sano International Stadium. In this match, Team India won by just 2 runs. Affected by rain, this match was of 5-5 overs. In this match, Japan made the Indian team sweat by performing brilliantly. During Japan’s innings, the umpire declared a ball from Akshar Patel wide, on which Indian captain Shreyas Iyer got angry and started arguing with the umpire. The video of this entire incident is becoming increasingly viral on social media.
Captain Shreyas Iyer clashed with the umpire
Actually, in this match, India won the toss and batted first and scored 32 runs after losing 4 wickets in 5 overs. In reply, while chasing the target of 33 runs, the Japanese team gave a tough fight to the Indian team and took the match till the last over. Tremendous drama was seen on the field during the last over. Akshar Patel brought the last over for India. Meanwhile, umpire Chris Thurgate declared one of Akshar’s balls wide. Shreyas Iyer got enraged by this decision of the umpire and immediately went to argue with him.
Umpire changed the decision
It was clearly visible on TV that Iyer was unhappy with the umpire’s decision and he expressed his displeasure in a very aggressive manner. Seeing the anger of the Team India captain and the pressure of the players, the on-field umpire Chris Brown and Chris Thurgate talked among themselves and changed their decision and declared Akshar’s ball valid. As soon as the umpire changed his decision, the course of the match changed completely.
India won the match by 2 runs
Changing the umpire’s decision proved beneficial for Team India. After this drama on the field, the Indian team made a brilliant comeback and won the match by 2 runs by not giving away runs on the last balls. In this match of 5-5 overs, India batted first and scored 32 runs losing 4 wickets. In reply, Japan team could score only 30 runs after losing 3 wickets.