JCA Blasts BCCI Over Scorer's One-Run Error in Women's U19 Clash

It wasn’t the ball that ended Jharkhand’s tournament run. It was a pen. In the Women’s Under-19 clash in Nagpur, a single missing digit on the official scorecard turned a potential tie into a one-run loss against Uttarakhand, who had posted 134/6. The Jharkhand Cricket Association (JCA) is now demanding answers from the BCCI, claiming the official scorer botched the record during the 30th over.

The incident happened on the fourth ball of that over. A Jharkhand batter was run out, but the JCA insists the sides had already completed a single before the dismissal. The scoreboard at the far end of the ground reportedly displayed the updated total, yet the main scorer’s pad never got the extra run. This technicality changed the target from a tie to a chase of 134, a number Jharkhand could only reach 133 to.

The shock hit the dressing room in the final moments. Jharkhand players, believing they needed just two runs to win off the last ball, took a single to level the scores. Then came the verdict: one-run losers. The team argued with the scorer, demanding the correction, but was told the official record stood. “The scoreboard at the far end had the updated score... but the main scorer forgot to add one run which cost us a tie,” a Jharkhand official told The Indian Express. “As per the rule, umpires have to go by the scorer and not at the person doing scoring at the scoreboard.”

Now the fight has moved from the field to the administrative table. The JCA has alleged that the match should have been recorded as a tie, a result that would have kept their tournament hopes alive. The BCCI is under pressure to review the scorecard and address the protocol gap between the ground scoreboard and the official scorer’s records.

For now, Jharkhand is out of the tournament, and the controversy is just beginning. The next step is a formal BCCI review, with the team waiting to see if the one-run margin will be overturned.