T20 World Cup 2022: "Pitched on a trampoline according to DRS" - Twitter baffled with ball tracking after lbw call goes in favor of Babar Azam in 1st semi-final

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam survived what looked like a close lbw shout in the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2022 against New Zealand in Sydney on Wednesday, November 9. Having been adjudged not out in the seventh over of the chase, ball tracking vindicated the on-field call soon after with the Blackcaps sending it upstairs.Mitchell Santner's last ball of the over saw Babar pinged on the knee roll by an arm ball. While it looked close to the naked eye, the referral from Kane Williamson went against his side as they lost the review with ball tracking indicating that it would have gone on top of the stumps.The technology was questioned by fans on Twitter, who reckoned that the two-paced nature of the track at the Sydney Cricket Ground meant that it couldn't have bounced as high as it did. Some cheekily drew comparisons to the bounce at Perth and were baffled over how it went over the stumps.Here's a compilation of some of the reactions:Shivani Shukla@iShivani_ShuklaHow the hell did it bounce so much? twitter.com/cricketcomau/s…cricket.com.au@cricketcomauHeight saves Babar! #T20WorldCup334Height saves Babar! #T20WorldCup https://t.co/OajOSbtqDIHow the hell did it bounce so much? twitter.com/cricketcomau/s…Jimmy@mohitd308@cricketcomau ICC want ind v pak Final..so definitely it would bounce until the space station..lol@cricketcomau ICC want ind v pak Final..so definitely it would bounce until the space station..lolDeepu@deepu_speaks@cricketcomau The pitch doesn't have that much bounce Drs is fraud@cricketcomau The pitch doesn't have that much bounce Drs is fraudcra1g the cat@Cra1gyes@o_sanamm @cricketcomau the aussie pitches bounce be trampolining2@o_sanamm @cricketcomau the aussie pitches bounce be trampoliningA-Man@ratedAMANFind a better way to win supersport wait a minute, who are the official broadcasters? twitter.com/cricketcomau/s…cricket.com.au@cricketcomauHeight saves Babar! #T20WorldCup125Height saves Babar! #T20WorldCup https://t.co/OajOSbtqDIFind a better way to win supersport wait a minute, who are the official broadcasters? twitter.com/cricketcomau/s…Vishesh Koul@visheshkoulIf it were an Indian batsman, BCCI cheats would have been trending.... twitter.com/cricketcomau/s…cricket.com.au@cricketcomauHeight saves Babar! #T20WorldCup132Height saves Babar! #T20WorldCup https://t.co/OajOSbtqDIIf it were an Indian batsman, BCCI cheats would have been trending.... twitter.com/cricketcomau/s…J.@lords83Well paid PCB twitter.com/cricketcomau/s…cricket.com.au@cricketcomauHeight saves Babar! #T20WorldCup59225Height saves Babar! #T20WorldCup https://t.co/OajOSbtqDIWell paid PCB twitter.com/cricketcomau/s…Rahul@Rahul_notKLYe Kohli hota to cheating cheating ho Jani thi twitter.com/cricketcomau/s…cricket.com.au@cricketcomauHeight saves Babar! #T20WorldCup125Height saves Babar! #T20WorldCup https://t.co/OajOSbtqDIYe Kohli hota to cheating cheating ho Jani thi twitter.com/cricketcomau/s…Jeet Vachharajani🏏@Jeetv27How was that bouncing so much, given tonight's low bounce on this pitch?4How was that bouncing so much, given tonight's low bounce on this pitch?😂Zainab@autumnfall098Thought that was plumb. No way tbh ball will bounce that much in Sydney 🤣7Thought that was plumb. No way tbh ball will bounce that much in Sydney 🤣R A T N I S H@LoyalSachinFanThis pitch had no bounce and suddenly it goes over the wicket 40631This pitch had no bounce and suddenly it goes over the wicket 😂Naman Agarwal@CoverDrivenFor4R Ashwin to Dean Elgar...161R Ashwin to Dean Elgar...Frank@GregAFCThat ball pitched on a trampoline according to DRS 3That ball pitched on a trampoline according to DRS 😉Mohan Raswant@mohanraswant22Even in Perth Hawkeye didn't showed that much bounce...🤣🤣Even in Perth Hawkeye didn't showed that much bounce...🤣🤣Babar, Rizwan put Pakistan on course for a spot in the T20 World Cup finalPakistan could do no wrong despite losing the toss and being asked to field first by New Zealand skipper Williamson in the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup. The Babar-led side did a good job of restricting the Kiwis to 152/4. Daryl Mitchell top-scored for New Zealand with an unbeaten 53 off 35 deliveries while Williamson scored 46 off 42.In response, the opening duo of Babar and Mohammad Rizwan came out all guns blazing in the powerplay. An ordinary display of bowling by the Kiwis aside, the duo racked up 55 in the first six overs to all but bury the chase. Both batters got to their respective half-centuries and raised an opening partnership of 105 before the skipper holed out to Mitchell at long-on.At the time of writing, Pakistan are 127/1 in 16 overs, needing just 26 to win off the last four overs. Mohammad Haris is currently partnering Rizwan in the middle.Should they make the final, will Pakistan go on to win the T20 World Cup? Let us know in the comments section below!

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