Kings XI Punjab have appealed to match referee Javagal Srinath over the erroneous one-run short call by umpire Nitin Menon in IPL 2020 game against Delhi Capitals.
Kings XI Punjab have appealed to match referee Javagal Srinath against the erroneous one-run short signal by umpire Nitin Menon in the IPL 2020 clash against Delhi Capitals in Dubai on Sunday. The incident occurred in the third ball of the 19th over of the match when Chris Jordan turned for a second run to get Mayank Agarwal back on strike. However, umpire Menon ruled it one-run short and it proved to be costly, with Delhi Capitals managing to tie the match and winning it in the Super Over.
Kings XI Punjab CEO Satish Menon has said the decision to appeal was taken as there was no ‘place for such errors’ in IPL and that this kind of decision could cost them a potential spot in the playoffs in the near future. “We have appealed to the match referee," he told PTI. "While a human error can happen and we understand that, there is no room for human errors like these in a world-class tournament like the IPL. This one could cost us a playoff berth. A loss of a game is a loss of a game. It is unfair. I hope the rules are reviewed so that there is no margin for human error,” Satish Menon said.
The appeal has been registered and it is highly unlikely that the result might be reversed. According to the IPL playing conditions, the onfield umpire can use the third umpire only in the case of a dismissal, boundary or the no-ball. The one-run short incident resulted in plenty of anger on social media, with Virender Sehwag calling for the Man of the Match to be given to the umpire.
Anger on social media
Sehwag took to his official Twitter handle and tweeted, “I don’t agree with the man of the match choice. The umpire who gave this short run should have been man of the match. Short Run nahin tha. And that was the difference.” Even Priety Zinta, the co-owner of the Kings XI Punjab side, also said it was a hard blow to take. “I travelled enthusiastically during a pandemic, did 6 days of Quarantine & 5covid tests with a smile but that one Short Run hit me hard. What’s the point of technology if it cannot be used? It’s time @BCCI introduces new rules. This cannot happen every year,” Zinta rued.
Kings XI Punjab lost Mayank Agarwal and Chris Jordan in two consecutive balls in the final over as Delhi Capitals sealed the game in a thrilling Super Over.
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