Last ball of the second over of the Mumbai Indians chase and Sandeep Sharma bowled a knuckle ball to skipper Rohit Sharma. The right-handed batsman misread the variation, made room to go to the off side and ended up in an awkward position. The bails lit up as soon as the ball crossed the stumps but it remained a 50-50 call as Sanju Samson’s gloves were close to the bails and it is still not clear whether the ball was kissing the top or Samson’s gloves. Was touching
Samson and Sandeep celebrate big scalps and Rohit makes a long comeback. The on-field umpires didn’t go up to check the dismissal, but replays suggested it was closer than it looked in real time. Did the ball kiss Bell or Samson’s gloves? Social media is divided over the dismissal, which was also the talk of the Mumbai Indians camp after their impressive six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals last night.
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“It was very close. From the front view it looked very close. Surprised it was not sent for a second look,” a source in the MI camp told News18 CricketNext.
Umpires these days even go up for close calls of wides and no-balls and the MI camp was a bit surprised that no side angle was asked for.
He said, ‘Even wide and no ball are mentioned these days. Multiple replays are taken for six calls for close boundaries or near the ropes. It would have been safer if the side angle was taken. Doubts could have been removed,” said the source.
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The dismissal was not discussed or addressed in the post-match presentation ceremony but it is reliably learned that it is likely to be mentioned in the captain’s report by Rohit. Both captains present a report at the end of each game where they can also address concerns over umpiring.
“The dismissal and the fact that no side-on-angle replays were taken after the dismissal are likely to find mention in Rohit’s report after the game. A captain submits a report after every game where such concerns can be voiced,” a source aware of the developments told News18 CricketNext.
On his 36th birthday, Rohit got out cheaply for just 3 runs but his team registered an emphatic six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the 1000th match of the Indian Premier League. Electing to bat, Rajasthan Royals, riding on a brilliant 62-ball 124 by Yashasvi Jaiswal, posted 212/7.
Mumbai didn’t get off to a good start but brilliant contributions from Cameron Green (44), Suryakumar Yadav (55) and Tim David’s 14-ball 45* earned them two crucial points and climbed to seventh in the table. Mark sheet.
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Mumbai needed 17 runs from the last six balls and David hit Jason Holder for three consecutive sixes to take his team home in a thrilling fashion.
“It was great to see how we chased it down. We came close to a similar target in the last match as well. We have the potential but we need to back ourselves,” Rohit said after the game.
The MI skipper also praised Jaiswal, who was the player of the match, for his brilliant century which single-handedly powered RR to a mammoth total.
“I saw him last year, this year he has taken his game to a whole new level. I asked him where the energy was coming from, he said he was spending time in the gym, and he was spending time really well. Good for him, good for Indian cricket and good for RR as well,” Rohit said.
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