Ricky Ponting survived a caught-behind appeal early in his innings during the 2003 World Cup Final. He went on to score 140 as Australia demolished India.
In the 2003 World Cup Final at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, Ricky Ponting was involved in a controversial caught-behind decision early in his innings. An appeal against him was turned down by the umpire despite indications of an edge.
Ponting was on a relatively low score at the time. Freed from the scare, he went on to play one of the great World Cup final innings, smashing 140 not out off 121 balls to take Australia to a massive 359/2 — a total India never looked like chasing.
India were bowled out for 234, losing by 125 runs. The early reprieve for Ponting was seen as a pivotal moment. Without technology to review the decision, India had no recourse.
The lopsided final was seen as an anti-climax after India's brilliant run through the tournament. Ponting's survival early on became one of the "what if" moments of World Cup history.
Ponting survived and went on to score a match-winning 140*. The decision had no review mechanism in that era.
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