New Zealand won the second Test against Bangladesh convincingly by 9 wickets to clinch the series 2-0 but the game will be remembered for the bizarre run-out of Neil Wagner. The 2nd Test between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Christchurch saw Neil Wagner being given run-out by the third umpire for the rule that probably should be scrapped off for the benefit of the game.

Wagner grounded his bat before the ball hit the wickets but was given out because he had no part of his body nor bat on the ground when the bails came off.

Wagner had made it to the crease in time with his bat grounded before the wicket-keeper Nurul Hasan could dislodge the bails.

He did well to come back for the second and made it to the crease in time before Bangladesh wicket-keeper Nurul Hasan could take the bails off.But as soon as Hasan dislodged the bails, the umpires went upstairs. Replays revealed that though Wagner had grounded his bat, at the time of the bails being dislodged his feet and the willow were in the air.After reviewing the footage the third umpire had no choice but to declare the left-hander out.

Is This The Correct Decision?

What ICC Law 29 Says About Run-Out?

The modified ICC Law 29 explains why Neil Wagner was given out. According to ICC’s Law 29 (batsman out of his ground), “(a) batsman shall be considered to be out of his ground unless his bat or some part of his person is grounded behind the popping crease at that end.”

In 2010, however, the rule was changed to “if a running batsman, having grounded some part of his foot behind the popping crease, continues running further towards the wicket at that end and beyond, then any subsequent total loss of contact with the ground of both his person and his bat during his continuing forward momentum shall not be interpreted as being out of his ground.”

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