The fans witnessed a controversial dismissal during the Tamil Nadu Premier League match between Nellai Royal Kings and IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans on Tuesday at NPR College Ground, Dindigul. The Tamizhans opted to bowl first and bundled the Kings for just 124. They later chased down the target in just 18.2 overs with seven wickets in hand. P Bhuvaneswaran was the choice among the bowlers as he took a five wicket haul and gave his side the upper hand in the game. However, Bhuvaneswaran’s dismissal of Laxmesha Suryaprakash caught everyone’s attention.
During the fourth over of the Kings’ innings, the ball hit the edge of Suryaprakash’s bat and traveled to S Radhakrishnan, who made a catch at the slip. The umpires looked confused and sent the decision to the third umpire, who then reviewed it and issued the decision.
The third umpire thought this catch was flawless. Does it evoke recent memories? #TNPLonFanCode pic.twitter.com/apAKHVn34v
— FanCode (@FanCode) June 20, 2023
It proved to be controversial, as despite seeing the replay on TV, it was not clear whether the catch was made cleanly or whether the ball had touched the ground before reaching the fielder’s hand. This dismissal was similar to Shubman Gill’s controversial wicket on Scott Boland’s delivery during the World Test Championship final against Australia. As with the Gill incident, this decision also fell in favor of the bowler.
Gill’s dismissal was criticized by several former cricketers such as Virender Sehwag, Ravi Shastri, Aakash Chopra and others. The young opener himself took to his Twitter and posted a photo of the catch along with a cryptic caption featuring the “facepalm” emoji. He later had to pay a heavy fine because he disagreed with the third referee’s decision.
Speaking of the TNPL game, the Kings bundled for 124 with Sonu Yadav becoming the run scorer for the team with 35 points. Apart from Bhuvaneswaran’s haul of five wickets, G Periyaswamy also took two wickets.
Later on, the Tamizhans recorded a comfortable victory as their opening duo of S Radhakrishnan and Tushar Raheja scored 34 and 49 points respectively. Later, Balchander Anirudh (15*) and Rajendran Vivek (21*) remained undefeated and crossed the line.
The Tamizhans now face Ba11sy Trichy for their next clash on Sunday, while the Kings take on the Salem Spartans on Thursday.
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