‘Kya faida wese bhi jaldi out hona tha’ – Fans react after fresh images of Rohit Sharma’s wicket against Rajasthan Royals go viral
Rohit Sharma’s dismissal (Source – Twitter)
The 100th match of the Indian Premier League turned out to be a blockbuster as the five-time champions Mumbai Indians pulled off a thrilling chase of 213 runs against Rajasthan Royals, powered by Tim David’s three sixes off the last over by Jason Holder.
During the second innings of the game, RR pacer Sandeep Sharma delivered a stunning knuckle ball that kissed the top of the bails and sent MI skipper Rohit Sharma back to the pavilion in the second over.
However, some of the fans believe that Rohit was not out as the balls fell after the RR skipper and Wicketkeeper Sanju Samson collected the ball. Rohit was given out after scoring just 3 runs off 5 deliveries he faced.
https://twitter.com/Shubh_79/status/1652713250495275008
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s hundred went in vain
Talking about the match, RR posted a total of 212 runs for the loss of 7 wickets, powered by Yashasvi Jaiswal’s maiden IPL hundred. In reply, MI chased the winning total in 19.3 overs losing 4 wickets.
Jaiswal and Jos Buttler gave a flying start to RR by adding 72 runs for the first wicket in 7.1 overs. Buttler got out after scoring 18 runs off 19 with two fours and a maximum. After that, Jaiswal took the innings further with wickets falling at regular intervals from the other end.
The 21-year-old completed his hundred in the 18th over off 53 balls. He got out after smashing 124 runs off just 62 balls hitting 16 fours and eight sixes. His innings helped to cross 210 runs. For MI, Arshad Khan scalped 3 wickets, Piyush Chawla took 2, while Riley Meredith and Jofra Archer shared a wicket each.
Chasing the winning total, Ishan Kishan (28 off 23) and Cameron Green (44 off 26) put up a partnership of 62 runs for the second wicket after Rohit got out. After that, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma took charge in the middle overs and added 51 runs for the fourth wicket.
Suryakumar got out after smashing 55 off 29 balls hitting eight fours and two sixes. After his dismissal, Tim David took charge and remained unbeaten after smashing 45 runs off just 14 balls and finished the game for MI by smashing three sixes in the last over.
Here’s a look at how fans reacted to Rohit Sharma’s controversial dismissal:
https://twitter.com/SShiraswal/status/1652903955117244418
https://twitter.com/Chethan_00/status/1652898137676316672
https://twitter.com/akhileshvt74/status/1652899056816128000
Yahi toh m bol rha hu kab se pic.twitter.com/pJ5T60fQez
— Gurjar Nikhil (@itznikhilgurjar) May 1, 2023
Yeh dekh le bhai, clear not out hai!! pic.twitter.com/zGbzHshiaX
— Meeth (@meeth1) May 1, 2023
https://twitter.com/Harman35673056/status/1652899173791047680
https://twitter.com/SiddharthRoy45/status/1652903311794909184
He hit the middle stump with his leg, and that why the other bail lit up as well, before the off stump bail.
Watch it closely.— AfcTaxman (@ShadyGooner_) May 1, 2023
