DUBAI: Hawk-Eye official has admitted the technology error in the decision in which Pakistan opener Shan Masood was dismissed on the final day of the 2nd Test against New Zealand in Dubai.
Shan Masood was given out leg-before by the on-field umpire, Paul Reiffel when he was playing on 40. The batsman immediately asked for the review, after delay, the ball was shown in Hawk-Eye that it was hitting the leg stump.
Everyone was surprised with the decision because Trent Boult’s bowl was swung in to left handed Masood, at yorker length.
TV replays showed the ball pitching and carrying on with the angle, striking Masood’s back heel.
However, Hawk-Eye’s projection showed the ball pitching and then, effectively, spinning away to strike leg-stump.
Pakistan latter asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) whether they could meet with Hawk-Eye officials to discuss the controversial decision.
After ICC meeting they insisted that had the projection been right, it still would have shown the ball clipping leg-stump and not hitting it full, as shown at the time, and so the on-field decision.
Moin and Misbah were told that the reduced number of cameras – four were being used as opposed to six – as well as the fact that Masood’s bat and the square-leg umpire obscured a crucial couple of frames in the ball’s flight all contributed to getting the projection wrong.
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