WPL 2023: WATCH – DC batter Jemimah Rodrigues challenges umpire's decision for a waist-high no ball versus RCB

The DRS used a ball tracker to check the flight of the ball and the points of possible impact.

Delhi Capitals (DC) batter Jemimah Rodrigues used the Decision Review System (DRS) to check a waist-high no-ball bowled at her during the team’s Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023 opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).

During the final over of DC’s innings, Jemimah crouched down and attempted to slog the ball while facing Megan Schutt.

It was a full toss and Jemimah connected the ball much higher than her waist. However, the umpire didn’t consider it waist-high no-ball.

In a first-ever occurrence, Jemimah Rodrigues challenged the umpire's decision. The DRS used a ball tracker to check the flight of the ball and the points of possible impact when the ball crosses Jemimah and where it would eventually end in the stumps.

According to the ball tracker data, the delivery was sliding rapidly and would have impacted the batter below her waist.

As per the WPL constitution, players are allowed to use the DRS to challenge wide and no ball. In the WPL opener, Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur used the DRS to overturn a wide-ball call by the on-field umpire.