Murali Karthik urges non-striker batsmen to be punished after Sandeep Sharma’s no-ball drama (Murali Karthik Twitter)
Murali Karthik shared a picture of the non-striker batsman leaving the crease early during the Sandeep Sharma no-ball drama between SRH and RR last night
Former India all-rounder Murali Karthik sparked the ‘Mankading’ debate yet again by sharing a picture of the non-striker batsman leaving the crease early before the last ball was bowled by Sandeep Sharma during the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals.
In a stroke of luck, Sharma bowled a no-ball, and Abdul Samad hit the last ball of the innings for a six to help Sunrisers Hyderabad win the match after last-ball play. Earlier, Samad failed to deliver properly and was declared out as he gave a simple catch at long-on but was overstepped by Sandeep, thus giving the Orange Army and Abdul a second lease of life.
After yet another dramatic end to the IPL 2023 match between SRH and RR at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday, Karthik called for a penalty for non-striker batsmen to stop what is popularly known as the penalty run or dot ball. Practice – termed it ‘unfair’ on the bowlers.
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Karthik tweeted, “Yes, the bowler should not violate the boundary and should be punished… But what about the non-striker who constantly strays under pressure or otherwise.”
He further wrote, “Something should be deterrent, penalty run, dot ball nothing else this will continue…unfair..#mytwocents.”
Yes, the bowler should not breach the line and is penalised… but what about the non-strikers who keep straying under pressure or otherwise.#my two cents pic.twitter.com/wfQv3mlBVo— Kartik Murali (@kartikmurali) May 8, 2023
Talking about the match, Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to bat first, after which Jos Buttler’s 95 off just 59 balls helped his team post 214/2 in 20 overs. Made, which included 10 fours and four sixes.
The Englishman was unlucky to miss out on his century, but his partnership with skipper Samson paved the way for RR to go past the 200-mark.
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Sanju himself returned unbeaten on 66 off 38 balls, helping his team post a mammoth total, the highest at the venue.
In reply Sunrisers would win because of last ball drama, Sandeep’s mistake and Samad’s last ball six.
Earlier, Abhishek Sharma scored a half-century for Sunrisers, Rahul Tripathi scored 47 while the rest of the batsmen also made valuable contributions to keep Hyderabad in the race for the IPL 2023 playoffs.
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