With the technology available for every minutest detail of the game, a truly classic encounter between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI) en𓆉ded on a sour note with the on-field umpire failing to call a no-ball off Lasith Malinga in the last ball of the match.
RCB needed seven runs to win off the final delivery but failed to do so. A fuming Virat Kohli called the incident ridiculous. The match was played at RCB’s home – M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru.
However, outside of the controversial end of the game, if there was even a sliver of doubt whether Jasprit Bumrah is the world’s No. 1 bowler, he dispelled any such thoughts with an exceptional bowling performance in the death overs to steal a win for Mumbai Indians.
Here’s how the cricketing world reacted to the match:
Oh that no ball…
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
In an era of so much technology and with so much at stake NO BALLS should never ever be missed ….
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Technology should be used much more often in cricket … so many front foot no-balls missed all the time in all formats and only checked on dismissal. Should be as simple as 3rd umpire telling the umpire through ear piece that a no ball has been bowled.
— Faf Du Plessis (@faf1307)
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It would♚ have been better if Shivam Dube was out on the last ball, seems like that is the only way umpires would have checked the
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Spot on by Virat, th♓at last ball blunder is 🅘unacceptable. quite possibly could have changed the result
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7)
What did just happened! Such a big error… could have changed the game…
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha)
Malinga’s last ball was a no-ball….BIG one. Umpire missed it. Colossal error. Unbelievable.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Kohli was livid over the no-ball that wasn’t called off the la♈st delivery. But as Rohit pointed out❀, also suffered when a Bumrah delivery was declared a wide when it wasn’t. Shoddy umpiring overall.
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
in this case the batsman was behind the crease and the bowler's foot was beyond it
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75)
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
— Sam Billings (@sambillings)
Virat would have been happier if he had finished it for his side but nevertheless c🅺ongratulations on 5k IPL runs champ. And 𒁃that’s some special knock from AB.
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
💔💔💔💔 181-5 in 20 overs. We've fallen short by 6 runs.
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
Lasith Malinga bowled a clear front foot no-ball but umpires failed to notice it on the last ball.
SCORECARD:— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Ek taraf dusri taraf sab bowle❀rs.. Jassi no 1 bowler in world cricket
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
They have to sort this out somehow. Difference b💖etween a win or a loss.
— Kumar Sangakkara (@KumarSanga2)
captain Virat Kohli on the no ball of the last ball that was missed by the umpire: "We are playing at the IPL level, it's not club level, the umpires should have their eyes open. That was a big no ball."
— Sportswallah (@TheSportswallah)
Brilliant fro💖m Bumrah. No bowler in the worlജd like him in the ‘death’
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
This Is Mumbai Indians And This Is How We Do It!
What A Thriller!
Jasprit Bumrah! Take A Bow!— Sahil Sharma (@DeXterimental)
Whenever there is trouble, eyes move towards Bumrah. And he always delivers. This time the pupil lead the wa🌳🗹y and the master (Malinga) held his nerve
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Kohli has started by losing to teams led by his former captain and current vice ൩captain
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75)
The Jodi of guru & shishya wins it for
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha)
Bumrah is the be💝st fast bowler⛦ in the world. Just 6 in his last two overs.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
This is the first time AB de Villiers has remained not out in an unsuccessful chase in IPL⛎!
Before this,🌳 he was not out 15 times and every time his team won.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
Incredible 🔥🔥
— Mandeep Singh (@mandeeps12)
Brilliant 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
— Ajit Agarkar (@imAagarkar)
Cometh the hour. Cometh the Boom 🙌
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Never a dull moment with these tw♊o teams. What a game!!!
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur)
Someone get him in the World Cup squad
— Isa Guha (@isaguha)
Rohit: I got to know about the no-ball as we crossed the rope. Suc🌱h mistakes are not good for the 🌌game.
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)