PSL 2024: Hawk-Eye Admits DRS Failure to PCB After Shadab Khan Outburst

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Hawk-Eye has admitted that it made a human error to the PCB while declaring Rilee Rossouw as not out against Salman Agha during a PSL match on Thursday (February 22). The match occurred between Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United at the Gaddafi Stadium.

Hawk-Eye has declared the system had correctly tracked the delivery in question for the DRS, showing the impact as umpire's call and wickets as hitting. Nevertheless, because of an operator error (human error), incorrect ball tracking data was put to air, due to which an incorrect outcome was reached.

The officials said, "Had processes been followed as expected, this (correct ball tracking data) would have been available only a few seconds after the incorrect data was played on broadcast."

As, Hawk-Eye is the International Cricket Council's only approved technology for ball tracking, which was first trialled in 2008 and has since been part of the DRS. This incident once again ignited the debate about how efficient the Hawk-Eye technology is, a still unanswered question.

It all started in the Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United and ended with a win of Gladiators by three wickets on Thursday. However, the game grabbed more attention for the accusation made by Islamabad United skipper Shadab Khan against DRS.

He felt technology was at fault when Rilee Rossouw was given not out by the DRS. After that, he scored an unbeaten 34 runs to bring the game home for his side. However, Shadab Khan firmly believed that Rilee was out lbw in the 11th over bowled by Salman Agha. These were his exact views about the decision.

"I think technology was at fault for this loss. We were shown a different ball as to the review (the review of Rossouw)," said Shadab. "I bowled four overs as a leg spinner, it wasn't turning much. This one showed impact outside off and spinning away further. In a big tournament like this, there shouldn't be such mistakes."

This decision raised the storm because it came at a crucial moment in the match. Though the target was just 139 it was tricky to chase, as the ball wasn't coming onto the bat properly.