Third umpire Gayathri Venugopalan 's decision to reprieve Heather Knight against Bangladesh came under the scanner after England escaped to a four-wicket win in the Women's World Cup 2025 match in Guwahati.

In the 15th over of England's chase of 179, Knight chipped legspinner Fahima Khatun towards cover, where Shorna Akter dived to her right and seemed to have taken a low catch. Knight started walking, but the on-field umpires referred it to the TV umpire, who felt that the fielder did not have her fingers under the ball and ruled it not out. Knight was on 13 at that point. She went on to finish unbeaten on 79 off 111 balls, taking her side home with 23 balls to spare.

"At first look, I thought it was out," Knight said after the match. "I thought it carried and thought it

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