New Delhi: The organisers of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) are reportedly said to have changed the run-out rule in the aftermath of the contentious calls made during the second match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Saturday (February 15).
During the 165-run chase by Delhi Capitals, the final moments of the game witnessed three close run-out calls being ruled in the favour of the Meg Lanning-led side. All three appeals from Mumbai Indians were officiated by the television umpire as ‘not out’. The DC batters who came close to getting run-0uts were Shikha Pandey (18th over), Radha Yadav (19th over) and Arundhati Reddy (20th over).
The Reddy chance came on the final ball of the game when the Capitals needed to score two runs from it. This meant Mumbai were hoping for a tie, which could lead the game to be decided in the Super over. However, third umpire Gayathri Venugopalan’s judgement was based on the LED bails didn’t illuminate at the time of being dislodged.
According to a report by ESPNcricinfo, WPL has notified all five teams that the LED bail needs to be completely dislodged for the umpires to rule the decision as out (wicket is broken) in relevance to run-out and stumping attempts.
This was quite contrary to the tournament regulation ahead of the third season. According to the Appendix D of the WPL 2025 playing conditions, cases in which LED wickets are used, the moment at which the wicket has been put down shall be deemed to be the first frame. This means LED lights get illuminated but the stumps must be broken first to effect a valid dismissal.
Additionally mentioned in the ESPNcricinfo report, the rule change was on the ground of the bails, used in the current WPL season, would light at the slightest disturbance in movement. This even happens when the spigots (end of the bails) have not come off the grooves on top of the wickets.
The Women’s Premier League (WPL) altered its run-out rule after several contentious calls in a match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals. The change clarifies ambiguity surrounding LED bail technology in the WPL 2025 playing conditions. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
