SRH lost skipper Kane Williamson in the second over of the innings and that too in a very controversial way.
Controversy is at the heart of the ongoing IPL 2022 clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals. SRH came out to chase a mammoth 211 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune and lost skipper Kane Williamson in the second over of the innings and that too in a very controversial way.
It was a slow delivery from Prasidh Krishna and Williamson had no answers. He shoved the ball forward, but seemed to get a lifeline as wicketkeeper and RR skipper Sanju Samson couldn’t hold onto the catch. However, Devdutt Padikkal, standing on the first slip, was on alert as he made a full dive to collect the ball on the rebound.
The decision was hard to make with the naked eye as the umpire went up on the field. While there was no doubt Williamson would get the ball forward, the catch didn’t look good to many as it looked as if the ball had landed on the grass before Padikkal grabbed it. As the third umpire did not have much time to make his judgment, a not-out decision was at stake.
Kane Williamson’s early departure sharpens RR’s clip during the match
However, contrary to popular opinion, the decision was made in RR’s favor as Williamson walked back in shock. It can be a huge moment in the game as Williamson is one of the best hitters and his IPL record is phenomenal too. Such as SRH After chasing a huge score, Williamson’s early departure is one of the last things they would have wanted.
Here’s the video:
How is this OFF?
Terrible decision by Referee K Ananthapadmanabhan.
Another referee blunder in #IPL โ #IPL2022 #Williamson #SunrisersHyderabad #SRH #SRHvRR #Pune #SanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/5dlxq38fCOโ Mr. A ๐ฎ๐ณ (@amMrfeed) March 29, 2022
Meanwhile, the New Zealand international left after scoring just two of seven deliveries. Earlier in the game, a clinical strike by the Men in Pink brought RR to 210/6 in their allotted 20 overs. As skipper Sanju Samson turned off rapid fire for half a century, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal and Shimron Hetmyer made crucial contributions. That is why SRH have to be knocked out to cross the border.
In the meantime, let’s take a look at how Twitterati reacted to Kane Williamson’s controversial firing:
Why didn’t they zoom? That looked like it was bouncing. #IPL2022
โ Jigar Mehta (@jigsactin) March 29, 2022
Abbe?!!!!!!!!!!
Not out of obvious bump?!!!!!!
โ Shivani (@meme_ki_diwani) March 29, 2022
#KaneWilliamson was wrongly declared out because the ball first landed on the ground and then in #Devduttpadikkal hands. Please check again..
More power for you #SunrisersHyderabadโ Gaurav Bhatia (@Garry_bhatia) March 29, 2022
Bad umpire or something strange don’t know what it is but it really takes some guts to make such bad decisions by the third umpire when the ball is obviously bouncing. Even someone at 480p can see it being bounced before it gets caught. How the hell is this out?#SRHvsRR #KaneWilliamson #IPL pic.twitter.com/RtNilqF31O
โ Prakhar Sharma (@prakhar_333) March 29, 2022
Kane Williamson was clearly not out. Very unfair decision by 3rd referee. #IPL2022 #SRHvRR #unfairdecision #KaneWilliamson
โ Sakshi Thakur (@SakshiThakur04) March 29, 2022
Kane Williamson is definitely not out! The ball clearly hit the ground before the catch! damn! that’s a sloppy third referee! #IPL #RRVSRH
โ Indranil Sen (@iaminsen9) March 29, 2022
It’s not clear to me, unfortunate Kane Williamson #IPL2022 #SRHvRR pic.twitter.com/T9OrXn7XYq
โ ๐ ๐ ก๐ ๏ธ๐ ๏ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐จโข ๐ฎ๐ณโค๏ธ (@MSDianMrigu) March 29, 2022
How the 3rd referee handed it out?
Book a free eye test @Lenskart_com #kane #KaneWilliamson #kanenotout #third referee #ipl #tataiplโ Naveen (@Naveen52679975) March 29, 2022
@BCCI what is happening?? Kane Williamson wasn’t out. Ball clearly hit the ground. Looks like the third umpire needs a telescope. Terrible decision #TATAIPL2022 #RRVSRH
โ vikas_wazir (@VikasKu75034354) March 29, 2022
With naked eyes you can see a clear jump for Paddikal..And here is the beginning of a bad series of referees in #IPL2022 #KaneWilliamson #RRVSRH
โ Ajinkya Dani (@DaniAjinkya) March 29, 2022
What the hell happened to #KaneWilliamson utter nonsense bring him back on the field, this is so stupid.#RRVSRH #IPL #shitumpire
โ Lucky Dubey (@SarvagunSampan_) March 29, 2022