On the last ball of the first over of Delhi Capital’s
innings on Tuesday, Shikhar Dhawan’s shot went straight to Hardik Pandya at short cover. Pandya, who dived in and caught the screamer
of a ball, had his catch cancelled later by the third umpire.

With a full dive from Pandya, the ball was originally
thought to have landed safely on his hands, as the soft signal from the field
umpire announced the dismissal to be a proper one. A review, however, displayed
up-close that Pandya’s fingers gripped the ball but was not fully in control of
it, reversing the on-field decision.

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While the match continued without any hitches after the
incident, it certainly did bring back memories of Kyle Jamieson’s contested
catch in the second ODI between New Zealand and Bangladesh about a month back,
which, needless to say, was not as smooth a matter as this one.

Earlier this year on March 23, the second ODI between New
Zealand and Bangladesh saw Kyle Jamieson’s fast delivery returned in the form
of a straight drive back to him by Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal, with the
pacer latching on to it.

A close shot revealed a similar scenario, where Jamieson’s
hands were not fully in control of the ball and the ball was partially touching
the ground.

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“I’ve got the ball on the ground and the player is not fully
in control”, said third umpire Wayne Knight in his decision.

Jamieson, however, was not so calm in his response. As his teammates
stood around him, shocked, the pacer threw up his arms in the air, frustrated
and clearly in the mood of a protest.

Disciplinary measures saw Jamieson getting a 15% fine from
his match fee, with the umpires and the match referee coming to the conclusion
that his actions were in breach of article 2.8 of ICC Code of Conduct for
Players and Player Support Personnel.