The ongoing twelveth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been hit with a new umpiring howler as Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin bowled a seven-ball first over against Mumbai Indians at the IS Bindra Stadium in Moh♊ali on Saturday🌠.
Af🗹ter winning the toss and electing to bowl first in Match 9 of the IPL 2꧃019, Ashwin decided to bowl the very first over; he bowled seven deliveries to MI openers Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock.
The umpire somehow missed the fact that♓ Ashwin had already bowled six legitimate deliveries before he was smashed for a boundary by De Kock off the seventh ball.
This is how the first over from Ashwin went:
- 1st ball: Ashwin bowls a dot delivery to Rohit.
- 2nd ball: Rohit picks up a single to give De Kock the strike.
- 3rd ball: De Kock defends a straight delivery from Ashwin.
- 4th ball: De Kock hits the ball towards long off for a single.
- 5th ball: Ashwin bowls a dot delivery to Rohit.
- 6th ball: Rohit punches the ball towards covers for a single.
- 7th ball: De Kock hits the ball fine for the first four of the MI innings towards the third man.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
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Ashwin bowꦆled 7 balls in the last over and a four off the last ball😂— Saurabh Shetty👤 (@ItsShetty20)
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And well, wel🐻l.. Ashwin had to bowl a 7-ball over today. Karma at its best.😂 How does it feel, ?😆
— Aditya Uttam 🇮🇳 (@adityauttam22)
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Controversy follows Ash🗹win, he ꦫjust bowled 7 ball over 😂😂😂
— Tulasidas Khan (@tulsidaaskhaan)
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