Smith was on seven when Bangladesh appealed for a catch behind the wicket off Ebadot Hossain. On-field umpire Kumar Dharmasena turned down the appeal, but Bangladesh opted for the Decision Review System. The review found no conclusive evidence of an edge and the original not-out decision was upheld.
Australia batter Steve Smith admitted he was fortunate to remain unbeaten after surviving a caught-behind DRS review during the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Darwin on Thursday.
Smith, who eventually top-scored for Australia with 71 off 109 balls, acknowledged after the day’s play that he believed he had made contact with the delivery. Opener Jake Weatherald’s 23 was Australia’s second-highest score behind Smith, who provided crucial resistance in an innings where the rest of the batting order struggled. The visitors will resume on the second day with a 102-run deficit and nine wickets in hand, having made an impressive start against an Australian side featuring a strong batting lineup.
“I think so, yeah,” said Smith when asked if he nicked the ball, according to a video posted by cricket.com.au on X. Asked whether he could trust the technology after the review failed to overturn the on-field decision, Smith said, “Normally it’s pretty good. Maybe I didn’t nick it. I don’t know, but I certainly felt something. If I’d been given out, I was going to walk off. Smith’s reprieve proved significant as he went on to make Australia’s highest score in a difficult opening day for the hosts.
But, yeah, technology saved me today, I guess.
