The ball hit his shoulder and went to the wicketkeeper. But the umpire gives out. Carlos Braithwaite could not accept this decision. He lost his temper. On his way back to the dugout, he threw the helmet off the field with the bat. Later, the West Indies cricketer threw his bat on the ground.
The incident took place during the first qualifier of the Max60 Caribbean 2024 tournament. Braithwaite was batting for the New York Strikers against the Grand Cayman Jaguars. A ball from Joshua Little went over Braithwaite’s shoulder and into the hands of wicketkeeper Ben Dunk. If they apply for out, the umpire gives out. Braithwaite was surprised by that.
Braithwaite stood at the crease for a while and started walking towards the dugout. When he reached the boundary, he suddenly removed his helmet from his head and hit the ball in a striking manner. The helmet goes and falls out of bounds. It was also slightly broken by the bat. Braithwaite’s teammates sitting in the dugout were also shocked. Later, he went to the boundary and threw the bat away. Go and sit on a chair. It was understood how upset he was with this decision. Braithwaite scored 7 runs off 5 balls at the time of his dismissal.
However, that did not stop New York from winning. Mitchell Owen’s 10-ball 22 and Brendan McMullen’s 8-ball 18 got off to a good start. They lost 8 wickets in 10 overs and scored 108 runs. In reply, Grand Cayman could not save 35 runs off 24 balls by Alex Hales. They scored 96 runs after losing 5 wickets in 10 overs. They lost by 12 runs. The New York Strikers will play against the Caribbean Tigers in the final of the Max60 Caribbean 2024 competition.
