The Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL) match between host Lucknow Tremendous Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru on the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday took an fascinating flip but marred by a little bit of controversy when LSG bowler Digvesh Rathi tried to expire RCB stand-in-skipper Jitesh Sharma — who was taking the sport away from LSG together with his blinder — on the non-strikers’ finish within the seventeenth over.
Rathi’s attraction, nonetheless, was deemed not out after it was despatched upstairs. LSG skipper Rishabh Pant additionally withdrew the attraction when requested by the on-field umpires, however the run-out attraction was already dominated out as a result of MCC Regulation 38.3.1.2, which principally gained’t enable the bowler to impact the run out after finishing the motion.
Whereas making an attempt to inflict a run-out on the non-strikers’ finish, what Rathi did was all below the cricketing guidelines. Nevertheless, this didn’t cease voices from questioning the spirit of the sport.
Commentator Harsha Bhogle reiterated the identical and mentioned, “You play by the legal guidelines.”
He took to X and wrote, “I’ve no drawback with the umpire turning down the attraction if he thinks the non-striker was contained in the crease when the bowler’s arm had crossed the purpose the place he’s anticipated to launch the ball. I’m disenchanted when the spirit of the sport is invoked. You play by the legal guidelines.”
I’ve no drawback with the umpire turning down the attraction if he thinks the non-striker was contained in the crease when the bowler’s arm had crossed the purpose the place he’s anticipated to launch the ball. I’m disenchanted when the spirit of the sport is invoked. You play by the legal guidelines
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) Might 27, 2025
RCB skipper Jitesh hugged Pant after the latter withdrew Rathi’s attraction. RCB finally beat LSG by six wickets to turn out to be the primary crew within the historical past of IPL to win all of their away league matches in a season. RCB gained 7 out of seven matches away from dwelling in IPL 2025 and completed second to e-book their Qualifier 1 berth, the place they may face table-toppers Punjab Kings in Mullanpur.