Sri Lanka Captain Karunaratne Not Out, Even After Ball Hits Stumps

After de Kock, Karunaratne becomes second beneficiary of zinger bail controversy at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

For the second time in this World Cup a batsman survived despite the ball hitting the stumps.

Sri Lankan captain, Dimuth Karunaratne was the benificiary from the zinger bails controversy.

The 31-year old had inside edged a Trent Boult delivery that went onto hit the stumps but didn’t not dislodge the bails.

The 140-kmph delivery had clipped the stumps and the bail almost came off the groove. But just like every funny zinger bail story, the batsman had the last laugh.

Though it did not affect the Kiwis much as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 136 in 29.2 overs. But it would have been even less, as Karunaratne went on to score 52, the highest in the Sri Lankan line-up.

The Zinger bails or the lighting bails were first used by ICC during the 2014 T-20 World Cup.

The domestic Australian T-20 league gave birth to these special bails which are heavier than the usual ones.

Twitterati also stepped into the hot debate.

It is happening way too often now. We have to address the issue of the ball hitting the stumps but the bails staying put.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 1, 2019

These Zing bails are causing a fair amount of grief. Heavier and deeper grooves to accommodate them. @ICC will have to re-consider its utility. Attractive can’t be at the cost being unfair to the bowlers. #CWC19 #NZvSL

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 1, 2019

Again the bails didn't come off the grove 🙄 @pallavi_deka
Even the zing bails didn't lit up.
A matter @ICC should look into it.
Are those bails that heavy ?

— Micky (@MickyMick17) June 1, 2019

#staraikelungal Should icc change the zing bails which is 45 grams of weight because I've seen it doesn't dislodge but the light came in ipl also will they change it ????? Lakshman sivaraman sir ???

— Sai Bavadesh (@bavadesh) June 1, 2019

That’s twice already in this tournament and there were 3 occasions that I remember in the IPL were the stumps were hit and the bails didn’t come off. As if the batsmen didn’t have enough advantage already, these zinger bails now mean when they do miss it they’re still ok!

— tales (@cricketwriter1) June 1, 2019

Just need a shallower groove. The lead bails that they use in Wellington are heavier than the zing bails.

— Michael Wagener (@Mykuhl) June 1, 2019

Even during IPL 2019, there had been multiple zinger bail controversies, but as per the ICC laws there is actually no provision on the weight of bails.