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During the IPL Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Kings XI Punjab match on Thursday, the third referee was involved twice to award KXIP’s Mujeeb Ur Rahman caught behind. This is what happened.
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Riding on a brilliant 97-run hit from wickener Jonny Bairstow and a splendid bowling spell from Rashid Khan, Sunrisers Hyderabad edged Kings XI Punjab by 69 runs at Dubai International Stadium on Thursday night.
However, there was a refereeing decision during the second inning of the match that left cricket watchers perplexed.
During the fourteenth over bowled by Khaleel Ahmed, KXIP’s Mujeeb Ur Rahman hit one of the deliveries that led to Jonny Bairstow’s gloves. SRH went up on appeal and the referee’s soft signal on the field was not heard, but then he decided to go upstairs to check the hit ball. For unconverted, a ball is considered a hit ball in cricket when the batter hits the ball on the ground before it is caught by the fielder, which is not out.
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When the umpire’s review was taken by the officials on the field, the third umpire was involved who reviewed the impact ball and confirmed the ball had not touched the ground and awarded Mujeeb out. It is worth noting that the third referee did not use the ultra edge and only checked if it was a hit ball or not. The decision on the field was reversed and Mujeeb began to return to the dugout. It was then that the batter turned to contest the decision via a DRS review. The third referee was involved again, this time inspecting the ultra edge (snickometer) to see and confirm if the Mujeeb’s bat had grazed the ball. There was a significant increase and the KXIP hitter had to make the long way back.
Needless to say, it was a lot to digest and cricket fans were left confused. Was it a DRS within a questioned DRS?
Finally @lionsdenkxip DRS lost to #women … The soft signal did not come out considering it as a hit ball, the third referee gave it as an out. The coaches asked him to go to #DRS thinking that he did not get it right and poor him to go for it and give up … so they lost it … #KXIPvSRH # IPL2020
– Karthik Chandra (@ BVKC82) October 8, 2020
Taking DRS for the call given by the 3rd referee … So technically there should be a new position open for the 4th referee #KXIPvSRH #KXIP @IPL
– Suraj Wankhede (@surajwank) October 8, 2020
What an idiot is this DRS … or the 3rd umpire could have checked the ultra edge as well before calling out and the batter even after watching the replays so many times goes on review … what is this … such a waste of time #DRS #KXIPvSRH
– Thana (@ Pitstop387) October 8, 2020
SRH does not accept DRS. The referees go up the stairs to check if it is a shock ball. It is not and the batter surrenders, but defies the umpire’s decision and takes DRS. I cut it. Gone. The drama is real.#SRHvsKXIP #KXIP #SRH # IPL2020 #Mujeeb #KXIPvSRH
– Smriti Sinha (@ smritisinha99) October 8, 2020
The next hitter must be in the bathroom. There is no other explanation as to why a DRS would take after the third referee has rendered the decision.
– Sagar (@sagarcasm) October 8, 2020
Many others came out to clear things up and remember that it wasn’t DRS within DRS after all.
It was a referral from a referee. And when he gave himself up to the batter, he had a chance to call for a referral. Hence why there was no ultra edge for the former.
– Ashwen Ojha (@ojhaashwen) October 8, 2020
That wasn’t DRS, it was a referee call to review their decision that they didn’t use ultra edge. And the DRS taken by the hitters wasn’t checked properly either. I still think that Mujeeb was not out. If one looks from another angle, the bat was hitting the ground.
– Anupam Rastogi (@ twt2Anupam) October 8, 2020
It was done the right way. The referees had reviewed the decision of whether it was a hit ball or not, it turned out that it was not. So, it was delivered. So, Mujeeb decided to review the decision of whether to hit the ball or not, which he did. Right decision # IPL2020 #SRHvKXIP
– Kartik O ⚽ (@ KOCricket528) October 8, 2020
The referee was convinced that he overcame but asked the third referee to only check the hit ball, not the edge … after the third referee gave his decision, mujeeb challenged the decision thinking he did not …
– (@Samratravikanti) October 8, 2020
Bairstow and Captain David Warner (52) led the opposition bowlers to the cleanup with a starting position of 160 runs when SRH scored an impressive 201 of six after opting to hit, despite KXIP making a comeback. brilliant by taking six wickets in the last five overs. Nicholas Pooran for KXIP gave a glimmer of hope with a ruthless 77 out of 37, but wickets kept falling on the other end and his fireworks were overshadowed by the narrow bowling spells displayed by SRH players, especially Rashid Khan, who He started three wickets and gave away only 12 in his 4 overs.
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