NZ vs AUS | Marcus Stoinis jersey gaffe before bowling has Twitter and umpire in splits

‌Australia put New Zealand on the back foot early in the first T20I after opting to bowl at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Wednesday. The pace duo of Josh Hazlewood and Ben Dwarshuis picked up three wickets in two overs to reduce the hosts to 6/3.

Hazlewood dismissed Tim Seifert in the second ball of the game while the left-arm seamer picked up two wickets in two balls to hand the Aussies the early advantage. With conditions aiding fast bowling, Aussie captain Marsh decided to introduce medium pacer Marcus Stoinis in the fifth over itself.

It was blustery and cold, as Stoinis and many other players preferred to wear an additional layer of clothing over their original ones. He stopped by the umpire to hand over the full-sleeved jersey before walking to his bowling mark.

Just as he started his walk, the Aussie all-rounder realised something was not right. The umpire shared the same feeling as the players, and the crowd all had a quick laugh, with Stoinis walking back to the umpire with a sheepish smile.

The medium pacer had accidentally handed over both his uppers to the umpire as he started walking in his inners. The umpire quickly handed over the jersey to Stoinis, who embarrassingly wore it back before proceeding to bowl his first ball.

Twitter was in splits as Stoinis, though accidental, produced a lighter moment in a high-octane clash.

Lol!

Classic 🤣🤣

Marcus Stoinis was about to start bowling without his shirt... 😅     

— Kayo Sports (@kayosports) 

Haha!

Marcus Stoinis starts taking his clothes off the moment he sees Adam Zampa. 😄 

— 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗭𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 (@GlimpseCricket) 

Hilarious!

Stoinis took off his jersey too while trying to take off his jumper 😭 

— Eshika (@eshika_nagpal) 

Funny!

Marcus Stoinis takes off his jumper before realising he also took his shirt off too. 🤣 

— CricBlog ✍ (@cric_blog) 

Lol!

Stoinis😂 

— Xtremedesportes 2.0 (@xtremedesporte) 

🤣

Stoinis 🤣🤣🤣 

— Á (@missingyousms) 

Hilarious!

Stoinis 😂 

— Vijay Anaparthi (@VijayCricketFan) 

Fun moment!

Stoinis 😆 

— NightWatchMad 🏏 (@NightWatchMad) 

HAha!

Stoinis😭😂

— Shamilinho🇦🇺🇧🇷 (@shamilzaiin)