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Twitter divided on third umpire’s decision over Rahul Tripathi’s catch

PBKS secured a decent victory against KKR

After a decent contest of cricket that almost dragged until the last over between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, one split decision by the third umpire grabbed a lot of eyeballs.

In the 18th over of the game, KL Rahul smacked Shivam Mavi’s short ball to the deep mid-wicket region where Rahul Tripathi rushed in a good five to seven yards from the ropes to take a forward diving catch.

The umpiring conundrum

Though there was no soft decision, it was referred to the third umpire for a review. After a good deal of time spent on the review the third umpire ruled it in KL Rahul’s favour turning the on-field decision into not out.

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This decision sparked a debate on Twitter as netizens were split into two factions with some quoting that it was out while others said that the third umpire was correct.

Though KL Rahul didn’t last long as Venkatesh Iyer got the better of the Punjab skipper with a fuller delivery, however, the match didn’t end in Kolkata’s favour as Shahrukh Khan hoicked Iyer to the ropes with a spoonful of fortune going his way.

With this victory, Punjab still kept their hopes alive while KKR will have to battle hard to maintain their momentum to remain in the top four.

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The story of the match led by Rahul

Venkatesh Iyer pulled off a decent show with the bat as he hammered a 49-ball-67 to announce a rollicking comeback. Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi chimed in with a decent cameo too.

KL Rahul batted decently to keep Punjab afloat with an explosive knock from Mayank Agarwal. Despite the Kolkata bowlers reeling things back in, it wasn’t enough for Kolkata to produce a victory.

Twitter poured their opinions over this sensitive affair with the factions divided.

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