What do I do if the DRS technology fails during a review?
Rule- South Africa
- Cricket South Africa
- Betway SA20
- SA20 Season 4
- DRS
- Third umpire
- Senior men
- 2025/26
- Umpires
Tell the on-field umpire that the technology (all or part of it) isn't available, but still give any relevant facts you can get from the replays and technology that are working. The on-field umpire then decides using your information and their own recollection.
If you can't decide with a high degree of confidence whether the decision should change, report that the replays are inconclusive and the on-field decision stands. Never give likelihoods or probabilities.
Reinstating a review: the Betway SA20 Match Referee may, at their sole discretion and after consulting the Betway SA20 Technical Official and/or the broadcast director if appropriate, reinstate an Unsuccessful review that couldn't be properly completed because of a technology failure. That decision is final and is told to both teams. A review is not reinstated if:
- the correct decision could still have been made with the other technology available, or
- the technology worked but the evidence was inconclusive.
For an umpire review, if you're temporarily unable to respond, keep the white light on (where available). That tells the on-field umpires umpire reviews are unavailable, and they make the decision themselves.
Any technology that can't reliably give accurate and timely information can be removed before or during a match. The Match Referee decides, with the Technical Official, SA20 management and the teams.
Added 22 Oct 2026