Steve Smith was left shocked by a decision from third umpire Richard Kettleborough after the Australian star was forced to depart for 19 against South Africa.
At 2-50, Smith was trapped on the pads by Kagiso Rabada with umpire Joel Wilson giving him not out before it was reviewed.
Upon first vision, the ball looked to be travelling down leg side with Marnus Labuschagne gesturing that way after the review was called.
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Cameras then showed the ball hitting Smith on the pads before a delay followed.
Without vision of ball tracking being played, the three red lights came on, with Wilson giving Smith out, leaving the batter open-mouthed in shock while Wilson also expressed a surprised look.
"Well he's just got my house," Australian legend Matthew Hayden said on commentary.
"Off air I was looking at it and thought the way that Steve Smith moves across the crease with the way that it also just managed to travel towards the legside (it wouldn't be out). Smith can't believe it but he's got to go."
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Australia were then left with plenty of work to do at 3-50 and couldn't recover as they were bowled out for 177, chasing South Africa's 7-311.
Former Australian captain Mark Taylor was confused by how the process unfolded.
"It was only probably Quinton De Kock who was convinced it was out, I think he was the one who instigated the review. A very good review in the end," he said on Nine's coverage.
"The other thing was the way the whole review was done, there was quite a delay in getting the review up and then we saw the end result.
"We didn't actually see the ball tracking of that ball but the end result showed the ball smashing into leg stump so he was out.
"He does get a long way across Steve Smith, there's no doubt about that. I think he was surprised as we all are but that's another wicket in the 10-over powerplay. One that Australia could ill afford."
Labuschagne later spoke about the bizarre incident.
"It was certainly confusing and I'm sure we'll seek clarity," said Labuschagne.
"It's a World Cup. We don't want small decisions that can be avoided to change the outcome of the game. In our situation, it's hard to say it was going to change the outcome, but for the future, you certainly want to make sure we get them right."
Australia next faces Sri Lanka on Monday.
Steve Smith was left shocked by a decision from third umpire Richard Kettleborough after the Australian star was forced to depart for 19 against South Africa.
At 2-50, Smith was trapped on the pads by Kagiso Rabada with umpire Joel Wilson giving him not out before it was reviewed.
Upon first vision, the ball looked to be travelling down leg side with Marnus Labuschagne gesturing that way after the review was called.
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Cameras then showed the ball hitting Smith on the pads before a delay followed.
Without vision of ball tracking being played, the three red lights came on, with Wilson giving Smith out, leaving the batter open-mouthed in shock while Wilson also expressed a surprised look.
"Well he's just got my house," Australian legend Matthew Hayden said on commentary.
"Off air I was looking at it and thought the way that Steve Smith moves across the crease with the way that it also just managed to travel towards the legside (it wouldn't be out). Smith can't believe it but he's got to go."
Watch every Australian Cricket World Cup match and other headline games live and free on Channel Nine and 9Now.
Australia were then left with plenty of work to do at 3-50 and couldn't recover as they were bowled out for 177, chasing South Africa's 7-311.
Former Australian captain Mark Taylor was confused by how the process unfolded.
"It was only probably Quinton De Kock who was convinced it was out, I think he was the one who instigated the review. A very good review in the end," he said on Nine's coverage.
"The other thing was the way the whole review was done, there was quite a delay in getting the review up and then we saw the end result.
"We didn't actually see the ball tracking of that ball but the end result showed the ball smashing into leg stump so he was out.
"He does get a long way across Steve Smith, there's no doubt about that. I think he was surprised as we all are but that's another wicket in the 10-over powerplay. One that Australia could ill afford."
Labuschagne later spoke about the bizarre incident.
"It was certainly confusing and I'm sure we'll seek clarity," said Labuschagne.
"It's a World Cup. We don't want small decisions that can be avoided to change the outcome of the game. In our situation, it's hard to say it was going to change the outcome, but for the future, you certainly want to make sure we get them right."
Australia next faces Sri Lanka on Monday.
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