Rinku Singh getting out off the penultimate delivery of the final over turned the game on its head.
Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants played out arguably the best match of the ongoing IPL 2022 so far. KKR, in a bid to stay alive in the tournament, almost did the unthinkable thanks to Rinku Singh but unfortunately fell short of the target by two runs. With this loss, they also got knocked out from the playoffs race.
It was Rinku who took KKR so close to the victory and brought the equation down to three runs off last two balls. The southpaw smashed 40 off just 15 deliveries hitting two fours and and four sixes. But he got out of the penultimate ball of the final over courtesy of some brilliance in the field from Evin Lewis.
However, a controversy has erupted on social media as the fans are claiming that the delivery that saw Rinku getting dismissed was a no-ball. Snapshots of Marcus Stoinis overstepping have gone viral. In the picture, it is seen that Stoinis has landed his foot inside the crease and the third umpire didn’t deem it to be a no-ball.
— Ruturaj (@RuturajRulez) May 19, 2022
Interestingly, even the on-field umpires didn’t check if the delivery is legal. To note, since the last IPL season, the third umpire has been checking the no-balls to make sure those are not missed by the on-field officials.
The dismissal turned the game on its head and then Umesh Yadav was left to churn out three runs off the last delivery. He swung his bat but Stoinis had delivered the ball brilliantly that knocked off his stumps to knock KKR out of the competition.
It was a heartbreak for the two-time champions and their fans as the team had almost chased down 211 from a hopeless position. However, in the end, it was Quinton de Kock’s unbeaten 140 off 70 that prevailed for LSG even as Marcus Stoinis held his nerves at a crucial juncture.
This turned out to be KKR’s 8th loss and their final glimmer of hope to make it to the playoffs also ended. Meanwhile, LSG finally got ‘Q’ besides their name but will now have to wait for the result of the game between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings on May 20 to know if they will end the league stage at the second or third position.
Everyone saying that Rinku’s wicket ball was a no ball… We don’t know for sure becoz it’s not clear… But it should have been to the third umpire… Yet the ground umpires thought there’s no need for consulting him. If this actually is a no ball.. All umpires should be fired. pic.twitter.com/e4iwFOJXOm
— Subham Sunnapu (@Hacktastix_09) May 19, 2022
They gave Rinku out on a no ball. Wow. What umpiring. Really this should be called Dream11 Umpire of The Match
🙂 #KKR— P.ercy (@_phantomslayerr) May 19, 2022
@rinkusingh235 @ShreyasIyer15 @KKRiders @LucknowIPL The ball that got Rinku Singh out was a NO BALL. @MStoinis OVER STEPPED THE LINE. How come there was no 3rd umpire intervention??
— Vikramaditya Guha (@iamvikram25) May 19, 2022
It’s clearly no ball #Rinku 😟 #KKRvLSG pic.twitter.com/CJnLFZVgpH
— Harsha Guntupalli (@HarshaJSP1995) May 18, 2022
Ghanta Big Player…
See this is clear no ball on which Rinku caught by Lewis.#noball #rinkusingh #KKRvsLSG #IPL2022 https://t.co/Regs25Nyko pic.twitter.com/kEoPas6Vwc— 🇮🇳Dharme$h (@100_Dharmesh) May 18, 2022
Rinku was out on a no ball pic.twitter.com/BEIeKXSHPj
— Peter Sandhu (@TejpreetSandhu) May 18, 2022
Rinku is out
But I want to a Question this
is the no ball or not ? pic.twitter.com/ALPReIfTD5— Sk CAD network (@network_cad) May 18, 2022
If it was a No ball then proudly we can say we won the match… because no ball means 1 run and still 2 balls remaining one of which is free hit and Rinku on Strike…! We won @KKRiders 🙌💜@IPL @ESPNcricinfo @cricbuzz #rinkusingh #ipl #KKRvsLSG
— iamsanket (@NepalSanket) May 18, 2022
Rinku Singh got out on a no ball I think umpire messed up the replay clearly shows it was a no ball
— Peter Sandhu (@TejpreetSandhu) May 18, 2022
No ball on rinku singh wicket #noball #KKRvLSG pic.twitter.com/iBjxdhSHxv
— Arhan Baig (@ArhanBaig2) May 18, 2022
