RCB Star Suyash Sharma Picks Up Ball With Cap, Yet No 5-Run Penalty Given. Here’s why
RCB was not penalized as the ball has been declared dead.© Bcci
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Spinner suyash sharma hogged all the limelight with his viral act during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Match Against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Thursday. The incident Happy after the ninth over. Suyash, who was fielding at short leg, picked up the ball with his cap, with the incident sparking a huge controversy. As per article 28.2.1.2 of the ipl matching conditions, “It is deemed illgal when a fielder extends his/her clothing and uses it to field the ball. Case of Illegal Fielding, and the Bowling Team will be a five-run penalty. “
There was a brief delay before the start of the next over as the video Umpires were checking the incident.
Suyash, however, was bit lucky as rcb was not penalized as the ball had ben declared dead, before one of the two on-field umpires calling for the end of the over the over the exorbitant.
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Meanwhile, RCB noted their first win in four games at home to the no. 3 Spot on the points table, with josh hazlewood’s dead -overs bowling a huge impact.
The Australian Took Four Wickets and Gave Away only Seven Runs in His Last Two Overrs to Return Figures of 4-0-33-4 as RCB Recorded their Sixth Win in Nine Mats.
Earlier, Virat Kohli Struck a Fluent 70 off 42 Balls and Shared A 95-R stand with Devdutt Padikkal (50 off 27) for the second wicket before a latel Flourish propelled RCB to 205 for Five.
In response, rajasthan royals was cruising at 110 for two but rcb pulled things back to restrint them to 194 for nine, with australian pacer josh hazlewood returning match-windows of 4/33.
RCB has been on the wrong side of the result in all their home matches before this game.
(With pti inputs)
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