Sanju Samson was dismissed for 86© BCCI
Delhi Capitals registered a brilliant 20-run win over Rajasthan Royals in a high-scoring IPL 2024 match at the Arun Jaitely Stadium on Tuesday. However, this match received a lot of attention due to the controversy surrounding the dismissal of RR skipper Sanju Samson. Chasing 222, the RR skipper was dismissed in the 16th over after being caught long-on by Shai Hope. While completing the catch, Hope came extremely close to the boundary line and some replays suggested there was a chance he ended up touching the boundary rope with the ball in his hand.
But the decision went in favor of DC and Samson was called out by the third referee and had to leave at 86.
This became a controversial scene as even Samson became involved in a heated argument with the referees on the field. Amid all this drama, former England batsman Paul Collingwood stated that the third umpire should have checked a few more angles before making his decision.
“Goughy (Michael Gough) is a very good friend of mine. So I'm going to defend him (chuckles). Maybe he could have given himself a different angle, just to double check. Because it was so close. Those decisions and those moments make a huge difference, so maybe he could have given himself a little more time,” Collingwood told Star Sports.
“I know in the IPL the organizers want to speed things up, the umpires are being told to speed up the decisions. I think on this occasion a few more angles, just to clarify, could have put everyone on the wrong track.” ease. That might have been the best way to go,” he added.
Talking about the incident, Samson was also fined 30 percent of his match fee for violating the IPL Code of Conduct.
“Samson committed a Level 1 offense under Article 2.8 of the IPL Code of Conduct. He admitted the offense and accepted the match referee's sanction. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the match referee's decision is final and binding,” a spokesperson said. statement from IPL.
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