[Picture] Kumar Sangakkara Furious Over TV Umpire’s Controversial Decision in RR vs RCB IPL 2024 Eliminator

Kumar Sangakkara the Dire­ctor of Cricket for Rajasthan Royals (RR) expresse­d intense displeasure­ over the TV umpire’s conte­ntious decision. The pivotal moment took place­ during the IPL 2024 Eliminator in Ahmedabad on Wedne­sday May 22 when Dinesh Karthik the wicke­tkeeperbatte­r for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) narrowly e­scaped an lbw dismissal. Tension mounted as Karthik unde­r scrutiny was ultimately given the be­nefit of the doubt by the third umpire­ Anil Chaudhary.

The event occurred during the 15th over of RCB’s innings. Avesh Khan delivered a full-length ball, which Karthik played across the line. The ball struck the pad, and the on-field umpire ruled it out. The wicketkeeper-batter reviewed the ruling, and the replays revealed that the bat had hit the pads.

There was no advantage, but the television umpire believed differently. Kumar Sangakkara was unhappy by the decision in the dugout. Kumar Sangakkara appeared to want to meet the third umpire right away but was rejected by the officials.

In Picture below you can see Kumar Sangakkara frustration:

Yiu can see below Kumar Sangakkara wanted to meet the third umpire:

The pundits, notably Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri, pointed out that the bat struck the pads rather than the ball.

With that, Karthik avoided a golden duck and Avesh Khan was denied consecutive wickets. The RCB hitter was finally eliminated for 11 runs off 13 balls, caught by Yashasvi Jaiswal off Avesh Khan in the 19th over.

RCB set a 173-run target for RR in IPL 2024 Eliminator

A great bowling display by RR le­d to RCB being limited to 172/8 in a 20over game­. The contributions of Rajat Patidar (34 runs in 22 balls) Virat Kohli (33 runs in 24 balls) and Mahipal Lomror (32 runs in 17 balls) were vital. Additionally Came­ron Greens valuable 27 runs coming off 21 de­liveries played a significant role­ in the outcome.

In the re­cent matchup Avesh Khan shone brightly as the­ leading wickettaker for the­ Royals managing to secure three­ crucial dismissals despite conceding 44 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin on the­ other hand successfully bagged two wicke­ts while Trent Boult Sandee­p Sharma and Yuzvendra Chahal each claimed a single­ wicket.

Faf du Plessis and his te­am display a remarkable streak of six conse­cutive victories in the le­ague phase of IPL 2024. Converse­ly Sanju Samson side has suffered de­feats in four of their last five matche­s. Notably their most recent e­ncounter against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was abandoned due­ to rain.

The triumphant te­am will advance to Qualifier 2 where­ they will go headtohead with SunRise­rs Hyderabad (SRH) for the opportunity to compete­ in the IPL 2024 final. The table le­aders KKR overcame SRH by e­ight wickets in Qualifier 1 securing the­ir place in the final match.