The 28th game of the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League is currently underway, where the Punjab Kings are battling the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to field first. PBKS lost the wicket of stand-in skipper Shikhar Dhawan very early.
Soon after, his opening partner Prabhsimran Singh edged a ball from T Natarajan to the wicket-keeper Nicholas Pooran. However, the Sunrisers Hyderabad players did not pick the inside edge first. They appealed for LBW, but the on-field umpire said it was not out.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad players had a discussion for 15 seconds. It seemed like they would be timed out because as per the rules, a team only gets 15 seconds to decide for the review. Williamson signaled for a DRS when the timer showed zero.
After that, the third umpire detected that Prabhsimran Singh was not LBW out because the ball took an inside edge off his bat. However, the ball traveled to the wicket-keeper who took the catch properly, and eventually, the batter was ruled out caught behind.
Many fans might be wondering why Prabhsimran Singh is playing instead of captain Mayank Agarwal for the Punjab Kings today. Speaking at the toss before the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, stand-in skipper Shikhar Dhawan said:
“Mayank got hit on his toe, he should be fine for the next game. So, there’s just one change for us – Prabhsimran is in. We are performing well without depending on individuals – need to continue playing well as a unit, the bowling can get better, we’re working on it.”
Twitter reacts as umpires allowed Kane Williamson a DRS when the timer hit 0
Jonny Bairstow was unhappy with the way the umpires allowed the Hyderabad-based franchise to take a DRS when the timer showed zero. Here’s how the cricket fans on Twitter reacted to it:
#SRH allowed DRS even after the time was over…first bonus
— Niteesh21 (@niteesh28) April 17, 2022
They applied for LBW, but got the wicket as caught behind…second bonus
Lady luck favouring Sun risers
Williamson gets SRH batter's wicket despite late DRS call, leaves Bairstow fuming at umpire#PBKSvSRH #IPL2022 https://t.co/ydrdttsRJW pic.twitter.com/LwqP2aclDd
— Sports Tak (@sports_tak) April 17, 2022
Kane Williamson taking DRS review without any clue –#PBKSvSRH pic.twitter.com/qtrsPXgSnn
— Dr Nareshh Saharan ⚕️ (@im_saharank) April 17, 2022
DRS call on T minus zero. Kanos🥶🥶🥶
— Usul (@juneboyjuice) April 17, 2022
Timer 0 and DRS both same time pe hua
— Maulik Vadariya (@MaulikVadariya) April 17, 2022
they need to have #DRS for deciding if captain took #DRS within 15 seconds..#IPL2022 ..#PBKSvSRH
— pup (@pup100) April 17, 2022
DRS benefiting SRH here; appealed for LBW and snicko picked an edge, got it for caught out; technology advantage.#PBKSvsSRH #IPL2022
— Cricket_Scholar🇮🇳 (@cricket_scholar) April 17, 2022
They took review after DRS timer?
— Pandemic Pep #LKHV (@afc_anubhav) April 17, 2022
