The 56th match of IPL 2024 has been laden with entertainment, a good game of cricket and a Controversy. The match was held at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals.
Royals won the toss, opting to bowl first and this decision led to a super energetic game with several ups, and even more downs.
RR lost the match while chasing the target set by DC. The margin of runs between the two teams was of 20 runs. With this DC climbed up the points table to reach the middle spot alongside LSG, SRH and CSK at 12 points each.
What happened with Samson
The match between RR and DC came under fire for being controversial with RR captain Sanju Samson‘s dismissal. Samson’s controversial dismissal was the highlight as Delhi Capitals (221/8) beat Rajasthan Royals (201/8) in an IPL 2024 game. The nature of his dismissal is a matter of debate.
The third umpire gave him out but Samson refused to budge and kept talking with the umpire. At this, Sanju was reprimanded by the BCCI as well as asked for a hefty fine of 30% worth his match fees for the offense.
“Samson committed a Level 1 offense under Article 2.8 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct. He admitted to the offense and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding,” the BCCI’s statement read.
Sangakkara speaks on the issue
The director of cricket for Rajasthan as well as former Sri Lankan legendary cricketer Kumar Sangakkara has broken his silence on the issue.
“It depends on replays and angles; sometimes you think the foot has touched. It is a difficult one for third umpire to judge. The game was at a crucial stage; what happens in cricket is you have different perspectives. At the end of the day, you have to abide by the decision third umpire has made.
“If we have some other kind of opinion, we will share and sort it out with the umpires. Irrespective of that dismissal, we should have won the game. But Delhi played really well and fought till the end. They were very smart with their bowling at the back-end,” said Sangakkara in the post-match press conference.
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