With the technology available for every minutest detail of the game, a truly classic encounter between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI) ended 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) March 28, 2019
In an era of so much technology and with so much at stake NO BALLS should never ever be missed …. #JustSaying #IPL2019
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 28, 2019
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) March 28, 2019
https://twitter.com/KP24/status/1111340786350735360
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 #noball
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) March 28, 2019
Spot on by Virat, that last ball blunder is unacceptable. quite possibly could have changed the result #RCBvMI
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7) March 28, 2019
What did just happened! Such a big error… could have changed the game… #noball #umpires #ridiculous #RCBvMI #VIVOIPL
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) March 28, 2019
Malinga’s last ball was a no-ball….BIG one. Umpire missed it. Colossal error. Unbelievable. #RCBvMI #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) March 28, 2019
Kohli was livid over the no-ball that wasn’t called off the last delivery. But as Rohit pointed out, #MI also suffered when a Bumrah delivery was declared a wide when it wasn’t. Shoddy umpiring overall.
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) March 28, 2019
in this case the batsman was behind the crease and the bowler's foot was beyond it #RCBvMI
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) March 28, 2019
@ABdeVilliers17 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
— Sam Billings (@sambillings) March 28, 2019
Virat would have been happier if he had finished it for his side but nevertheless congratulations on 5k IPL runs champ. And that’s some special knock from AB. #RCBvMI
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) March 28, 2019
💔💔💔💔 181-5 in 20 overs. We've fallen short by 6 runs. #playBold #VIVOIPL2019 #RCBvMI
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 28, 2019
Lasith Malinga bowled a clear front foot no-ball but umpires failed to notice it on the last ball.
SCORECARD: https://t.co/2MzzRITcO3#RCBvMI #IPL2019 #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/tFYP84FRgJ— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) March 28, 2019
Ek taraf @Jaspritbumrah93 dusri taraf sab bowlers.. Jassi no 1 bowler in world cricket @ICC @IPL
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) March 28, 2019
They have to sort this out somehow. Difference between a win or a loss.
— Kumar Sangakkara (@KumarSanga2) March 28, 2019
#RCB 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."#RCBvMI #IPL2019
— Sportswallah (@TheSportswallah) March 28, 2019
Brilliant from Bumrah. No bowler in the world like him in the ‘death’
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) March 28, 2019
This Is Mumbai Indians And This Is How We Do It!
What A Thriller!
Jasprit Bumrah! Take A Bow! #OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #RCBvMI— Sahil Sharma (@DeXterimental) March 28, 2019
Whenever there is trouble, eyes move towards Bumrah. And he always delivers. This time the pupil lead the way and the master (Malinga) held his nerve
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 28, 2019
Kohli has started #IPL2019 by losing to teams led by his former captain and current vice captain #RCBvMI
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) March 28, 2019
The Jodi of guru & shishya wins it for @mipaltan #bumrah #malinga #VIVOIPL #OneFamily
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) March 28, 2019
Bumrah is the best fast bowler in the world. Just 6 in his last two overs.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) March 28, 2019
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. #RCBvMI #IPL2019
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) March 28, 2019
Incredible @Jaspritbumrah93 🔥🔥 #RCBvMI #VivoIPL2019
— Mandeep Singh (@mandeeps12) March 28, 2019
Brilliant #Bumrah 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
— Ajit Agarkar (@imAagarkar) March 28, 2019
Cometh the hour. Cometh the Boom 🙌#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #RCBvMI @Jaspritbumrah93 pic.twitter.com/2PMgNwz4xV
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 28, 2019
Never a dull moment with these two teams. What a game!!! #RCBvMI
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) March 28, 2019
Someone get him in the World Cup squad #ABD #RCBvMI
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) March 28, 2019
Rohit: I got to know about the no-ball as we crossed the rope. Such mistakes are not good for the game.#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #RCBvMI
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 28, 2019
