DC vs KKR: Umpire made a big mistake on the very first ball of the match
- Match between Delhi and Kolkata Knight Riders
- The match is being played in the stadium of Visakhapatnam
- Sunil Narayan got life support in this match
The 16th match of IPL 2024 is being played between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Visakhapatnam. In this match, Kolkata captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first. After which KKR is batting first. The umpire made a big mistake on the very first ball of this match. After which the third umpire also did not correct this mistake of the field umpire. Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant also lost this opportunity.
What was this error?
Khalil Ahmed came to bowl the first over for Delhi Capitals in the match. Kolkata's Phil Salt was batting against Khalil. The first ball hit Salt's bat and went over Pant's gloves. When the field umpire gave him bye for four runs. If Pant had caught the ball, he would have definitely appealed and if the umpire had given him not out, Pant could have overturned the decision using DRS and KKR could have got a big blow in the form of Phil Salt.
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Sunil Narine's explosive innings
In this match, Kolkata's opening batsman Sunil Narayan defeated the Delhi bowlers. Narine has hit fours and sixes all around the ground. Narayan got a lease of life in this match. Actually, the ball hit Narine's bat and went into Pant's hands. But the umpire did not give him out. Therefore Pant also delayed taking DRS. By the time Pant demanded DRS from the umpire, 15 seconds had passed.