Watch: Pandya, KL Rahul in heated arguement with umpire over no ball call

Krunal Pandya and KL Rahul of the Lucknow Super Giants got into an heated arguement with the on-field umpire over a contentious no-ball decision during the IPL 2022 eliminator game against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Batting first, Faf du Plessis and co scored 207 runs at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Wednesday.

The incident occured after the first ball of the 12th over. Dushmantha Chameera delivered a waist high full toss on off. Rajat Patidar steered in through point for one. The square-leg umpire Michael Gough took no time in calling it a no-ball. 

Also read: Fans in ‘Party Daar’ mood after Rajat Patidar lights Eden Gardens with ton

He signalled to his colleague J Madanagopal, who backed him up with the signal. As a free-hit was declared, Lucknow captain KL Rahul and all-rounder Krunal Pandya approached Madanagopal. 

Pandya was seen shaking his head as the skipper came to join the chat. The umpire then explained the decision to the two, concluding that the ball was high enough to be called a no-ball. Rahul then seemed to be asking Gough if it can’t be referred to the third umpire.

Also read: IPL 2022: Breaking down Rajat Patidar’s ton vs Lucknow Super Giants

Watch:

Meanwhile, RCB’s Rajat Patidar scored 112 runs off 54 balls to help his team post 207 runs. The Indore-based batter smashed  12 fours and seven huge sixes on a day when the famed batting trio of Faf du Plessis (0), Glenn Maxwell (9) and Virat Kohli (25) failed to enthrall a capacity Eden crowd. 

Also read: What the duck, Faf? As RCB captain falls vs Lucknow, fans erupt in dismay

He along with Dinesh Karthik (37 not out from 23 balls) put on a match-turning unbroken partnership of 92 runs from 41 balls as RCB scored 84 runs in the last five overs to prop up the total.

Also read: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly backs Umran Malik: Pacer is here to stay

For LSG, Mohsin Khan (1/25), Krunal Pandya (1/39), Avesh Khan (1/44) and Ravi Bishnoi (1/45) were among wickets.

Brief Score: Royal Challengers Bangalore: 207 for 4 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 111 not out; Mohsin Khan 1/25).