Controversy over Karthik being given not out

Controversy over Karthik being given not out

Rajasthan Royals (RR) made it to Qualifier-2 by defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 4 wickets in the IPL Eliminator. Rajasthan won the toss and chose to bowl in Ahmedabad. Bengaluru scored 172 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Rajasthan achieved the target with 6 wickets in 19 overs.

Rovman Powell performed brilliantly in the match. He took a brilliant diving catch and later won the match by hitting a six. Dinesh Karthik was given not out by the third umpire, which led to controversy. At the same time, RCB's Cameron Green and Glenn Maxwell dropped important catches.

Karthik got life due to third umpire's mistake, controversy happened

Due to the mistake of the third umpire, Dinesh Karthik got a life. Dinesh Karthik came to bat after the wicket of Rajat Patidar in the 15th over. Avesh Khan bowled an inbound ball to Karthik, which hit his pad straight. On RR's appeal, the umpire declared it out. Karthik disagreed with the umpire's decision and went for review.

In the review, the third umpire gave it not out. He believed that the ball was hit first by the bat, whose spike was visible on the ultra edge. However, when the replays were seen later, it was seen that the spike did not come from the ball, but due to the contact of the bat and the pad. Karthik was out on that ball.

During commentary, Ravi Shastri and Irfan Pathan also criticized the decision. Former head coach of the Indian team, Shastri said that the third umpire should have checked three-four times. Decision should not be given in one go. At the same time, former Indian all-rounder Irfan said that it was a very bad decision.

According to the umpire, there was a connection between the ball and the bat, while there was movement in the ultra-edge due to the bat hitting the pad.

 

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