IPL 2024: Was Travis Head out or not out? Sangakkara was caught by the umpires
- The 50th match of IPL was played between SRH and RR.
- Travis Head was clean bowled by Avish Khan
- Earlier, questions were also raised about not giving runout to Hayden.
In the 50th match of IPL, the teams of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals were face to face. Sunrisers captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first. Travis Head scored a brilliant half-century for the team. He could not bat in his explosive style, although he scored 58 runs on 44 balls. During this, he hit 6 fours and 3 sixes.
Avashe Hayden out
Travis Head was clean bowled by Avesh Khan on the fourth ball of the 15th over. There was a big controversy even before the head out. In fact, he was stumped by Sanju Samson just one ball earlier. The matter reached the third umpire. It seemed as if Head's bat was not in the crease. His bat was still in the air. In such a situation, everyone expected that the umpire would give Hayden out, but surprisingly the third umpire declared Hayden not out.
Players and fans were shocked
Rajasthan players were surprised by the decision of the third umpire. No one believed that Head survived there. Rajasthan team coach Kumar Sangakkara got angry after seeing the decision of the third umpire. He lost control. Sangakkara, who was usually calm, clashed with the fourth umpire near the boundary line. There was a heated argument between the two. Meanwhile, Avesh clean bowled Hayden on the second ball. Seeing this, Sangakkara went back to his seat and sat down.
Questions raised on umpiring
There is a lot of discussion about umpiring in this season of IPL. Bad umpiring has disappointed the teams as well as the fans. The third umpire's decision regarding the head is being criticized on social media. People thought he was heads out, but he was declared not out. Simon Katich also commented that the bat was still in the air.