PremiumIPL 2024 - Cheater umpire or clear OUT? Fans divided over Virat Kohli's wicket decision vs KKR
However, drama unfolded in Harshit Rana's over after Virat Kohli was given out in the 2.1 over.
Last Updated: 07.02 PM, Apr 21, 2024
While chasing the 223 runs posted by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match 36 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) opening batter Virat Kohli appeared to be in fine form. However, drama unfolded after he was given out in the 2.1 over. Harshit Rana surprised Kohli with the delivery, and the RCB batter just lobbed it tamely. The KKR pacer moved forward and took it easily.
Kohli did not move and immediately reviewed it, as he was sure that it was above waist height. However, the umpire stated that it was an umpire review. The delivery was a slower ball, and it dipped enough for the ball-tracking to show that it would have been below the waist had Kohli been in his normal batting stance. Kohli soon expressed his displeasure towards the on-field umpire before walking off.
As Kohli was batting outside his crease, according to the third umpire Michael Gough, the ball had dipped to below waist height. Kohli shook his head while walking back for 18(7) [4s-1 6s-2]. Fans took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to discuss the dismissal, with some alleging that the umpire cheated, while others believed it was a clear-out.
As for the ongoing clash, at the time of writing this article, RCB has lost six wickets but scored 155 runs in 13 overs. They have recently lost two set batters, Will Jacks (55 off 32) and Rajat Patidar (52 off 23), in quick succession while Cameron Green (6 off 4) and Mahipal Lomror (4 off 3) followed.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 68 runs in 42 balls if they want to win this clash.
Regarding KKR, they scored 222 runs and lost 6 wickets in 20 overs. Philip Salt (48 off 14) provided a good start for KKR, while Sunil Narine (10 off 15), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (3 off 4), Venkatesh Iyer (16 off 8), and Rinku Singh (24 off 16) fell at regular intervals. Skipper Shreyas Iyer (50 off 36), and later Andre Russell (27 off 20) and Ramandeep Singh (24 off 9), played excellent shots towards the end to push the total score past 220.
For RCB, Yash Dayal and Cameron Green took two wickets each, while Lockie Ferguson and Mohammed Siraj have one wicket each to their name.
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Faf du Plessis(c), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Siraj
Impact Subs: Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Himanshu Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Swapnil Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana
Impact Subs: Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Rahmanullah Gurbaz.