What a dramatic moment! Harshal Patel noticed that non-striker Bishnoi was leaving his crease, and attempted to remove the bails in his bowling motion, but missed. After crossing the crease, he paused to throw the ball back at the stumps and successfully hit the target, resulting in Bishnoi being short of his ground.
However, because Harshal had already completed his bowling action, the run-out was deemed invalid according to Law 38.3.1.2. It’s remarkable how fine the margins can be in cricket. The bowler and the skipper had a lengthy conversation before deciding on the next play.
What an exhilarating match! Chinnaswamy stadium proved once again that no target is unattainable. RCB suffered from their bowling woes yet again, making for a thrilling game. The first innings was full of excitement, with Virat Kohli’s impressive knock in the powerplay, Faf’s massive 115m six, and Glenn Maxwell’s return to form. But the chase was equally intense, with LSG losing their purple patch player Mayers to Siraj’s superb ball in the first over.
Deepak Hooda and Krunal Pandya also fell cheaply, while debutant Wayne Parnell had a field day. Marcus Stoinis single-handedly got LSG back in the game with his powerful hitting, despite Harshal Patel and Karn Sharma’s best efforts to contain him.
KL Rahul’s and Stoinis’s wickets made things tricky, but Nicholas Pooran, LSG’s 16 crore man, took charge and hit seven sixes and four fours in his innings, getting the fastest fifty of the season. Even though Pooran couldn’t finish the job, the asking rate was brought down to less than seven by the time he was out.
The hosts put up a fight, getting two tailenders out cheaply. However, a failed non-striker run-out attempt from Harshal denied them a chance to go to a Super Over. Instead, it was a last-ball finish, with LSG winning by a bye, once again proving that IPL is a gift that keeps on giving.