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What is Umpire's call in Cricket?

A DRS verdict returned when ball-tracking is too marginal to overturn the on-field decision — for example when less than half the ball is projected to clip the stumps. The original decision stands and the reviewing team keeps its review.

Example: Ball-tracking showed the ball clipping the bails — umpire's call, not out.

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