RR vs CSK, IPL 2020: Rajasthan Royals posted 216 for 7 on the board after being asked to bat first at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Rajasthan Royals batsman Tom Curran was lucky to survive a close caught-behind appeal
- Curran though, couldn’t contribute to RR’s total and got out for a duck
- Sakshi Dhoni slammed the third-umpire for not doing his job correctly before deleting her tweet
Sakshi Dhoni on Tuesday slammed the third-umpire after his bizarre decision of not to review a decision against Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Tom Curran during their match against Chennai Super Kings in Sharjah.
Curran was yet to open his account and was facing Deepak Chahar in the 18th over when there was an appeal for caught-behind against him. The fifth delivery of Chahar’s over clipped Curran’s pad and barely carried to Dhoni.
The umpires referred the decision upstairs to check if the ball carried to Dhoni or not. The replays showed that not only did the ball miss Curran’s bat but also carried on one bounce to Dhoni behind the stumps.
The third-umpire flashed Not Out on the big screen and surprisingly didn’t decide to check for LBW, whether the ball was going on to hit the stumps or not. The replays showed the ball was indeed hitting the stumps and would have been given out.
Not happy with the third-umpire’s action, CSK skipper MS Dhoni’s wife decided to express her displeasure on social media.
Sakshi Dhoni blasted the the third umpire and urged the IPL lawmakers to use the technology in the right manner. But she deleted her tweet soon after.
“If u r using the technology, then use it the right way… out is out whether its catch out or lbw…” Sakshi tweeted before deleting it.
Sakshi Dhoni Twitter
The third-umpire’s decision not to review for the LBW though, didn’t cost CSK anything as Curran was sent packing for a duck by Chahar.
Rajasthan Royals posted 216 for 7 on the board after being asked to bat first at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Sanju Samson top-scored for the Royals with 74 off 32 balls with 9 sixes and a boundary while skipper Steve Smith made 69 off 47 balls with four boundaries and as many sixes.
The duo shared a partnership worth 121 runs for the second wicket before a late cameo from Jofra Archer took RR’s score past the 200-run mark. Archer remained unbeaten on 27 off 8 balls with 4 sixes that he hit in the final over of RR’s innings.