Smriti Mandhana, India's vice-captain, was visibly stunned after being caught behind following Australia's review during the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 semi-final on Thursday in Navi Mumbai.
She looked in superb form, scoring 24 with two fours and a six, putting India in early danger in their pursuit of a daunting 339.
The event occurred on the second ball of the tenth over, when Mandhana tried a superb flip off a delivery thrown down the leg side. The on-field umpire first signalled it as a wide, and neither Australia's keeper and captain, Alyssa Healy, nor Garth appeared to believe there was an edge.
However, Healy chose to review the decision with only three seconds remaining on the DRS countdown.
Mandhana immediately shook her head with a smile, almost giving a clear indication that the ball was nowhere close to her bat. She and Jemimah Rodrigues chatted while the TV umpire waited for UltraEdge to load.
Mandhana appeared comfortable, continuously shaking her head as if there was no contact. But, to her surprise, a visible spike emerged on the screen as the ball passed the bat, eliciting a collective roar from the Australian team.
Mandhana stood stunned, her eyes wide and her mouth slightly open, before turning to Rodrigues and stating, "Bat nahi laga," still unwilling to accept the fact. She told the same thing to the on-field umpire, who appeared astonished by the UltraEdge result.
As the verdict showed "OUT," Mandhana slowly walked back to the pavilion, shaking her head the entire way, her expulsion met with startled silence in the Indian dugout.
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Earlier, Phoebe Litchfield’s 119, Ellyse Perry’s 77, and Ashleigh Gardner’s 63 led Australia to 338 in 50 overs. For India, Shree Charani and Deepti Sharma took two wickets each.
