In the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday, there was a lot of drama in the match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Delhi Capitals (DC). The whole controversy happened about not giving a no-ball in the last over.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by 15 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday. By the way, this match is in the headlines for the high voltage drama more than the victory of Rajasthan. This whole drama happened about not giving a no-ball in the last over.
Actually, in the last over, Delhi Capitals had to score 36 runs in 6 balls to win. Rovman Powell raised Delhi’s hopes by hitting three consecutive sixes in the first three balls. Obed McCoy’s third ball was a full toss, which the Delhi Capitals team asked to be called a no-ball. The on-field umpire, however, did not call a no-ball.
Pant furious with anger
The players of the Delhi Capitals were repeatedly demanding the TV umpire to get the third umpire to check for the no-ball, but according to the rules, the on-field umpire could not change the decision. After this, captain Rishabh Pant signaled to call both the batsmen Rovman Powell and Kuldeep Yadav out of the field. Rajasthan bowling coach Shane Watson also went to Pant and tried to convince him. Jos Buttler explained to Pant a lot of the situation, after which he agreed.
Delhi’s assistant coach reached the field
Meanwhile, Delhi’s assistant coach Praveen Amre entered the ground and started arguing with the umpire, which made the atmosphere more serious Amre continued to argue over the no-ball judgment, but the umpire refused to seek assistance from the third umpire and requested Amre to leave the field. Amre went out of the field after which the match could resume. After the resumption of the match, Powell’s rhythm deteriorated and he could not score 18 runs in the remaining three balls.
Jos Buttler’s century
Batting first after losing the toss, Rajasthan Royals scored 222 runs for two wickets. Jos Buttler scored his third century of this season and played brilliant innings of 116 runs. Apart from this, Devdutt Padikkal scored 54 and captain Sanju Samson played unbeaten innings of 46 runs.
In reply, the Delhi Capitals team could only score 207 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs. Captain Rishabh Pant played the highest innings of 44 runs. Apart from this, Lalit Yadav and Prithvi Shaw contributed 37-37 runs. Famous Krishna took three and Ravichandran Ashwin took two wickets for Rajasthan Royals.