Watch Video: Unfair Act From Carlos Brathwaite Led To Warwickshire Getting Penalized For 5 Runs
West Indies star Carlos Brathwaite, who is leading Birmingham Bears in the ongoing T20 Blast 2022, was penalised for ‘reckless’ behaviour after being hit with five penalty runs for throwing the ball at Derbyshire‘s Wayne Madsen on Sunday.
This happened after Brathwaite hit the batter with his throw and led to the on-field umpires awarding the opposition side five runs as a penalty.
The incident took place in the 13th over of Derbyshire’s chase at Edgbaston, when Madsen attempted to take a run but turned back quickly to return to his crease.
Brathwaite, meanwhile, had picked up the ball in his follow-through and instinctively threw it at the stumps. But the white leather instead hit Madsen’s bat handle, with the ball deflecting away for an overthrow.
Brathwaite immediately raised his hand in apology, but Madsen was unimpressed, immediately gesticulating towards the square-leg umpire, Ben Debenham, before taking the run.
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“The umpires deemed Carlos Brathwaite’s throw reckless and that is what it was. I was in my crease and he didn’t even look. I know it’s a competitive game but if that had hit me on the back of the head, like the umpires said, there is real trouble. Because I was back in my crease before he had even released the ball, it was a bit reckless,” Madsen was quoted by ESPNCricinfo after the match.
Not ideal for Carlos Brathwaite 😬
A 5-run penalty was given against the Bears after this incident…#Blast22 pic.twitter.com/pXZLGcEGYa
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