Australia’s tour of New Zealand 2024, NZ vs AUS: Rachin Ravindra escaped a close call on the third day of the first Test between New Zealand and Australia at the Basin Reserve in Wellington as Hawkeye was unable to determine the turn of the ball after the youngster was hit on his toe.

After Australia appealed for out, the on-field umpire gave not-out, but the visiting team took a review. When the entire incident was played on the big screen, it became clear that the ball had hit Rachin Ravindra on his toe, as there was no bat involved.

Ball tracking technology fails to determine nature of spin

Since the ball hit the batsman’s toe completely, ball tracking was done only to check the impact, and it was in line, but the ball missed the stumps, as ball tracking technology cannot account for the nature of spin. Was able to recognize. Hawkeye speculated that it was a straight ball, indicating that the ball might have missed the wickets.

The Australian players were surprised to see this, but nothing could be done, and Pat Cummins’ team lost its review. On the other hand, Ravindra (56*) scored a brilliant half-century to keep the New Zealand cricket team in the competition.

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Nathan Lyon hits Rachin Ravindra on the toe on the full and the ball tracking computer has no turn to predict from…. #NZvAUS pic.twitter.com/DrK1WCWAru

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) March 2, 2024

Let us tell you, New Zealand needs 258 runs to win the first match of the two-match home Test series, while Australia needs seven wickets. If the trio of Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips hold on, the New Zealand cricket team’s success is certain, while Australia’s veteran spinner Nathan Lyon would like to add to that tally after taking six wickets on the fourth day. Earlier, the Australian team was all-out for 164 runs in its second innings.