Powell was out LBW to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, but the decision was challenged.
The hosts had only two runs to defend off the final delivery before seasoned bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar drilled one straight into Rovman Powell's pads for an LBW.
When Powell was called out by the umpire, he promptly reviewed the judgment, which was later upheld by the television umpire. Even if the Caribbean had been successful in his review, the outcome of the match would have remained unchanged.
The International Council of Cricket (ICC), in Appendix D of the ICC playing conditions, clearly mentions that the ball becomes dead once the umpire has signaled out.
The apex body in its rule book states, "If following a Player Review request, an original decision of ‘Out’ is changed to ‘Not Out’, then the ball is still deemed to have become dead when the original decision was made. The batting side, while benefiting from the reversal of the dismissal, shall not benefit from any runs that may subsequently have accrued from the delivery had the on-field umpire originally."
However, fans were left to imagine the result of the match if the umpire had given not-out to the Caribbean batter and it was overturned.
Former South African pacer Dale Steyn spoke on the same following the match, suggesting on incorporating rules similar to baseball to eradicate confusion in such scenarios.
“We need to basically play in baseball style. Consider the ball not dead until play has come to a stop. So essentially, run if you’re the batting team and continue to field if you’re the bowling team. Then we address the LBW or caught off no-ball etc after. Out if out, runs awarded if LBW or caught was not out,” Steyn wrote on X.
On the other hand, ex-India opener Aakash Chopra also highlighted the same issue on X. He wondered what would’ve happened if the DRs had given Powell not out, but then revealed the ICC rule.
He posted on X: “What if the DRS concluded that the ball was missing the stumps?? And Powell wasn’t out. This is one faux-pas DRS hasn’t thought through…once the umpire gives it out (even if it’s not-out) the ball is dead. That meant…SRH winning the match even if that leg-bye went for a boundary.”