Phil Soult’s BAT received Clean Chit from ECB’s Anti Corruption Unit (Photo- Andy Kearns/Getty Images)
During the match of T20 Blast 2025 Lancasher and Northamptonshhar, the umpires did not look happy with the bat of a player at all. When he got down to bat, his bat was checked and his size was found to be wrong. These players are none other than Phil Salt, who recently made RCB the champion of IPL 2025. Salt himself was surprised to see why his bat was wrong. English players also looked unhappy with this decision of the umpire, although they had to change their bat. Salt believed that the bat with which he played the ODI and T20 matches of England, as well as used it in the T20 World Cup 2024, ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and Indian Premier League 2025 in the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in 2025, why did the umpire speak wrong in T20 blast?
What was the whole matter?
In fact, when Phil Soult came out to chase the target against North Committee, the field umpire checked his bat with a bat-gauge. It has been seen many times in international cricket and franchise league cricket for some time. This is done so that no player bats with a thick bat. Bat-gauge is seen as a shape of the bat. If the player’s bat passes the bat-gauge test, then he can play with this bat. However, if they fail to do so, then they have to change their bat.
Phil Soult’s bat could not pass this test. However, when the match was over and his bat was tested again, he passed through this gauge. Seeing this, the umpires were also surprised and they sent it for further tests. Lancasher County Cricket Club has confirmed that Phil Soult has received a clean chit from the Anti Corruption Unit of England and Wales Cricket Board.
Salt played a match winning innings
Phil Soult played a match -winning innings of 80 runs while batting stormy in this match. He hit 8 fours and 4 sixes during his innings. Due to his innings, Lancasher achieved the target of 178 runs by losing 5 wickets. Salt’s performance has been amazing in T20 blast, 2025. In Lancasher’s next match, he scored 44 runs while batting brilliantly against Derbyshar. Due to his innings, Lancasher defeated Derbyshar by 42 runs. Lancasher has won 7 in 9 matches this season so far while he has lost two matches. The team has 28 points and is at the top of the North Group in the points table.
