IPL 2018, MI vs RCB: Broadcasters air wrong footage, Kohli questions third umpire's authenticity
The match played between RCB and Mumbai Indians was an interesting one in more than one way. Mumbai had lost three consecutive matches before this. The Captain of Mumbai hit an amazing 94 run knock to steer his team to victory. Rohit Sharma was the hero of the match with his exceptional innings. Moreover, Opener from Mumbai Evin Lewis hit 65 crucial runs as well.
Evin Lewis and Rohit Sharma added 108 runs for the third wicket partnership and after this Krunal Pandya got out after adding 15 runs off 12 balls. Later, Kieron Pollard got out for just 5 runs and then came Hardik Pandya to bat. Chris Woakes bowled to Hardik Pandya and it went near his bat and umpire declared him out.
It was during the 18th over of RCB's innings. Jasprit Bumrah got Umesh Yadav Catch out by Rohit Sharma and it was Banglore's 8th wicket. Moreover, Bumrah took the 100th wicket for Mumbai Indians in form of Umesh Yadav. But when Umpires decided to re-look at the ball delivered and have third umpire's review. However, when the replay was played, it showed Rohit's leg to be substantially behind the line.
So I was just watching the replay of Umesh Yadav getting out. When they checked for the no ball, they showed Umesh Yadav on non strike. @imVkohli @IPL @StarSportsIndia #Fail #Cheat @RCBTweets pic.twitter.com/WVBO1s9YrP
— Ronak (@ronak_169) April 17, 2018
But later it was revealed that the replay played was actually not of the same ball as asked by the ground umpire. The audience watching the match noticed the presence of Umesh Yadav on the non-strikers' end while it was his dismissal under consideration. The tweets started flooding in. However, the incident did not make any effect on the game. RCB needed 77 runs off just 13 balls and were even otherwise destined to lose the match.
First published: 18 April 2018, 18:47 IST
