Hawk-Eye admits error in Shan Masood dismissal

According to a report by The News Tribe, Hawk-Eye officials have admitted a technical error that led to the dismissal of Shan Masood in the second Test against New Zealand in Dubai.

Pakistan's opening batsman, Masood, was given out LBW by Paul Reiffel, the on-field umpire, during the final day's play of the second Test. When the batsman went for the review, it was shown that the ball was hitting the leg-stump.

The decision surprised everyone at the ground. As it was an in-swinging yorker that was bowled full, the ball shouldn't have taken the path as shown by the Hawk-Eye. In fact, the replays had clearly shown the ball carrying on with the angle and hitting Masood's left heel. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) then, asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) on whether they could meet the officials to discuss the controversial decision.

Hawk-Eye's officials clarified later, as four cameras were used instead of six and the fact that Masood's bat and the square-leg umpire obscured a couple of frames in the trajectory of the delivery, it led to the projection going wrong.

However, they reiterated that even if the projection had been right, it still would have one onto clip the leg-stump, but not hitting it on full, which was shown at that time. So, the on-field decision would have still been upheld.