Did Sherfane Rutherford edge it? The DRS call that divided opinion as West Indies overcome controversial umpire verdict to defeat India in third ODI
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By Ben Grounds
Published 03/10/2026 at 21:30 GMT+1
Sherfane Rutherford immediately signalled for a review, but West Indies' hopes of securing victory over India in Saturday's third ODI were shrouded in controversy and thrown off course when their batter was given out caught behind for 24 from 25 balls.
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India bowler Naman Dhir found the edge of his bat - or so the on-field umpire believed - with KL Rahul taking the catch behind the stumps. Rutherford was adamant he had not edged it.
The West Indies batter immediately shook his head, indicated that he had hit his pad rather than the ball and called for a review.
UltraEdge showed a spike as the ball passed the bat, but that did not end the debate. The crucial question was whether the spike had come from an edge or from the bat making contact with the pad at almost exactly the same moment.
The third umpire ultimately decided there was not enough evidence to overturn the on-field decision.
The technology detected a spike. The third umpire backed the original decision. Rutherford was convinced otherwise. But was it the right decision?
Commentator Akash Chopra summed up the uncertainty surrounding the review, saying: "It's the same pictures we all saw, everyone watching at home... the same pictures that the third umpire saw. His decision was the only one that mattered.
"It's open to interpretation, but you would think the TV umpire has to have enough evidence to overrule the decision. Sherfane Rutherford was extremely confident.
"As soon as the umpire gave it out, he went for a review shaking his head."
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Co-commentator Sunil Gavaskar also questioned whether the sound picked up by UltraEdge had necessarily come from the ball hitting the bat.
"When you look at the slow-mo replays again, you can see just a hint of a gap," he said. "There is a image that seems to suggest there's a gap and the bat face opens up.
"There's a little bit of a gap, there. It passes at the same time that the bat hits the pad, and therefore the sound is also there. It's the sound that can deceive."
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The debate was made even more intriguing by the position of the game when Rutherford departed.
West Indies were 206-3, chasing 352 for victory, with 144 runs still required from 120 balls.
India had given themselves a sizeable total to defend after KL Rahul produced a superb 129, while Rohit Sharma contributed 92 to help the hosts reach 351-7.
Rutherford's wicket therefore appeared to give India an important opening. Instead, West Indies responded in spectacular fashion.
Shai Hope took control of the chase and produced a magnificent unbeaten 162, holding the innings together while continuing to keep the required rate within reach.
West Indies reached 352 with 10 balls remaining to complete a five-wicket victory.
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The result also gave West Indies something to celebrate at the end of a series India had already won.
The hosts had taken the first two ODIs, meaning the final result was a 2-1 series victory for India, but West Indies prevented a clean sweep by producing an emphatic response in the third match.
Despite the series win, India captain Shubman Gill said his side can improve in certain areas, highlighting their fielding and death bowling as concerns ahead of next year's World Cup.
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"I sometimes feel we are not really clear whether we are attacking or we are defending, especially when we are bowling in the death overs," Gill said at the presentation.
"One-day[ers] is such a game, if the opposition is five or six down, you are never really sure what fields to take, whether we are going for the death too early or we are still, you know, bowling kind of like middle overs. I think these are some areas which definitely we need to be better at.
"I think there are still some areas [of improvement] - I think our fielding could be much better. Overall in the series, I think we dropped six or seven catches, which is not a good sign leading up to the World Cup. You want your fielding to be top-notch."
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