'Decision Review System' or DRS is being used in international cricket for the last 12-13 years. Its use helps teams to change the umpire's decision. Many players are saved from getting out and many teams get wickets. However, DRS does not prove to be correct every time and on most occasions teams get disappointed but still the goal of every team and player is to take advantage of it. Sri Lankan batsman Niroshan Dickwelle has probably become the first player in cricket history, who took DRS against the decision in his favor and had to suffer the punishment for it.

This is the case of Lanka Premier League being played in Sri Lanka, where Jaffna Kings and Galle Marvels were face to face in a match. This was the first qualifier match of the tournament and the Jaffna team came out to bat first. The team scored 177 runs in 20 overs. In such a situation, Galle needed 178 runs, so that it could make it directly to the final. For Galle, opener Alex Hales made a stormy start and hit sixes and fours as soon as he came, but his partner and captain Niroshan Dickwelle could not last long.

Took DRS against himself

Actually, in the third over of the innings, left-handed batsman Dickwelle went for a scoop shot on the second ball of medium pacer Azmatullah Omarzai. He failed in this and the ball touched his glove and went into the wicketkeeper's glove. When the fielding team appealed for a catch, the umpire declared him not out. This is where something happened, which was rarely seen before. Before the Jaffna captain could take DRS, Dickwelle himself appealed to the umpire for a review and this surprised everyone.

While batting, Dickwella reviewed a caught-behind decision after the ball thudded into his glove, even though the umpire had ruled it NOTOUT. This has to be the first instance of a batsman reviewing against themselves in a competitive cricket match. pic.twitter.com/t1Ib54CcZR

— Janul (@Cricket166) July 19, 2024

Because such a mistake

Now the truth was that the ball had hit Dickwelle's gloves and then the third umpire also confirmed this and declared him out. That is, the batsman who was not out got himself out. He could score only 9 runs. During this, the commentators were also shocked by Dickwelle's decision and they could not believe it. At the same time, its video went viral on social media, where Dickwelle was being trolled. However, after the match, the captain of Galle admitted that he was a victim of misunderstanding because he felt that the umpire had given him out and so he took DRS. As far as the match is concerned, Galle made it to the finals with a win by 7 wickets.