rovman powell puts his body on the line to save kids sa vs wi

Centurion: The second match of the T20 series was played between South Africa and West Indies (SA vs WI) on Sunday. Lots of runs were scored in this match. Batting first, West Indies scored 258 runs at Centurion ground. Johnson Charles, who came to play at number three, scored a century. After this score, the team’s victory was certain but South Africa’s intentions were different. With 7 balls remaining, Quinton de Kock’s century innings gave the hosts the victory in the match.

Powell won hearts

West Indies may have lost this match but team captain Rovman Powell won the heart. The reason for this is the incident on the field. De Kock played the 5th ball of the third over towards long off. West Indies captain Rovman Powell ran to catch the ball. The ball was close to the boundary line and the 5 year old ball boy started trying to pick it up.

Powell could have stopped the ball by diving. He did not dive but his speed was so high that the child could have been hurt. In such a situation, he changed the direction of his escape but due to the speed, he collided with the LED ad board. Powell injured himself trying to save the child. After this the game had to be stopped for a long time. The physio came and checked him. Although Powell’s injury was not serious, he continued to field.

bravo on social media

The video of this incident is going viral very fast on social media. Fans are demanding Spirit of Cricket award to Rovman Powell. Along with this, questions are also being raised on Cricket South Africa. Because there is always a risk of injury by making such a young child a ball boy.

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