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[Watch] Daryl Mitchell's Brute Force Propels Umpire Adrian Holdstock To Fall On The Floor

image-lo1fxzjxDaryl Mitchell celebrates his World Cup 2023 ton against India (AP)

Daryl Mitchell nearly knocked down umpire Adrian Holdstock with a straight hit past Jasprit Bumrah during the backend of the New Zealand innings. Taking the field for his country in their high-profile World Cup 2023 match-up against tournament hosts India, the in-form middle-order batter notched up his fifth ODI ton and shared a record 159-run recovery stand with Rachin Ravindra.

In search of quick death-over runs for New Zealand, Mitchell pumped Bumrah’s length delivery back past the bowler, prompting South African-based umpire Holdstock to take evasive action behind the stumps.

Apart from Mitchell’s brutal hit and the umpire’s street-smart awareness, Shreyas Iyer from long on made an excellent sliding save to prevent a certain boundary to sum up great all-round cricket in a single delivery.

Watch: Umpire Holdstock avoids serious injury

Boundaries had dried up for New Zealand following stand-in skipper Tom Latham’s dismissal in the 37th over of the innings, which prompted well-set batter Daryl Mitchell to enter beast mode by slapping India’s prime speedster Jasprit Bumrah straight down the ground.

In doing so, the cricketer nearly knocked down umpire Adrian Holdstock, only for the latter to take evasive action to prevent a serious injury.

Meanwhile, Indian fielder Shreyas Iyer, running to his left from long-on, exhibited great commitment on the field by preventing a certain boundary with an excellent sliding save.

Daryl Mitchell arrived at the crease following early dismissals of New Zealand openers Devon Conway and Will Young. The cricketer shared a colossal 159-run stand with fellow in-form batting all-rounder Rachin Ravindra to stage a remarkable New Zealand recovery against an unbeaten Indian side.

Mitchell’s thunderous innings took his side past the 250-run mark with each, as they ended up posting a competitive total upfront on a lively Dharamsala wicket.