PAK vs AUS 2nd Test: Bizarre Scenes AT MCG As 3rd Umpire Goes Missing; He Was Later Found Stuck In A Lift As Netizens See The Funny Side
In what was a pretty strange thing to happen in an international match, the third umpire was found missing. The incident happened on third day of the 2nd Test between Australia and Pakistan going on at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). After the players came out to the field from lunch, the game could not be resumed as the third umpire was not in his place. The confusion came to an end when the broadcasters informed where he had gone.
The third umpire for the 2nd Test is Richard Illingworth. He had not left the ground. Illingworth was inside the stadium only and was stuck in a lift at MCG, reported cricket.com.au. Picture of the missing third umpire went viral as the Netizens saw a funny side of it. Even David Warner was seen laughing out loud on the field to see that an official had gone missing.
The game is delayed because the third umpire … is stuck in the lift — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau)
Match paused at the MCG due to the 3rd umpire being stuck in the lift.
David Warner couldn’t control his laugh after knowing this. _
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
In his absence for a while, fourth umpire Phill Gillespie filled in as the make-shift third umpire. Netizens had a field day as they saw a funny side to the whole incident. Check out some of the epic reactions below as the third umpire got stuck in the lift.
Third umpire wil be like..
Australia vs Pakistan Test match delayed for few minutes after lunch break due to Third umpire is stuck in the lift.
– This is first time happened in Cricket history..!!!
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh)
Fans right now: resume the game man
Take some stairs _
— Rebellious Wolf (@soothingdrug16)
No he is not stuck on elevator Australian KIDNAPPED him.
This is the only way they can win this test match.
— Binod (@Biiinod)
The MCG ground, on X (formerly Twitter) apologised to the fans, both the teams and the third umpire Illingworth for the delay and the lift malfunction. Illingworth later was rescued from the lift and he appeared in the third umpire’s box amid huge roar from the spectators.
A wild Richard Illingworth appeared! — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau)
The commentators had a big laugh when Illingworth made it to his chair, saying he looks tired. Illingworth flashed a big smile after knowing that the cameras were on him and he also waived a hi to the crowd as he knew he had gone very famous.