Drama Alert: Digvesh Rathi Wrongly Mankads Jitesh, Virat Kohli's Reaction Viral

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Last Updated:May 27, 2025, 23:59 IST

Drama ensued arsenic LSG's ' Digvesh Rathi mankaded RCB's Jitesh Sharma, but the determination proved to beryllium futile arsenic the umpire denied the wicket.

Digvesh Rathi's Mankad effort connected Jitesh Sharma (PC: X)

Drama ensued astatine the Ekana Cricket Stadium successful Lucknow arsenic Lucknow Super Giants’ Digvesh Rathi had mankaded Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Jitesh Sharma successful the IPL 2025 lucifer connected Tuesday. When RCB looked to instrumentality the crippled distant from the hosts, Jitesh, alongside Mayank Agarwal, enactment up a stellar partnership.

The determination had gone to the 3rd umpire, who had deemed that the bowler had completed his enactment erstwhile helium went for the effort astatine the non-striker’s end. However, the rules dictate that the bowler tin lone spell for the mankad midway into his action.

Seeing the play connected the field, Virat Kohli was besides visibly frustrated astatine the momentum being taken distant from the visitors and was seen gesturing to the RCB players successful the middle.

The mankad has stirred up a speech each clip it has occurred. The likes of Ravichandran Ashwin successful his erstwhile years successful the IPL with the Punjab Kings had mankaded the Rajasthan Royals’ Jos Buttler arsenic well.

According to the Playing conditions of the IPL, “If the non-striker is retired of his/her crushed astatine immoderate clip from the infinitesimal the shot comes into play until the instant erstwhile the bowler would usually person been expected to merchandise the ball, the non-striker is liable to beryllium Run retired by the bowler attempting to tally him/her out. In these circumstances, the non-striker volition beryllium tally retired if he/she is retired of his/her crushed erstwhile his/her wicket is breached by the bowler throwing the shot astatine the wicket oregon by the bowler’s manus holding the ball, whether oregon not the shot is subsequently delivered".

With the close telephone being taken by the umpire, RCB went connected to cruise their mode to triumph arsenic Jitesh Sharma played a heroic sound for the ages to unafraid the triumph by six wickets and besides guarantee a spot successful Qualifier 1. The triumph puts them successful the 2nd presumption down Punjab Kings.

Jitesh scored an unbeaten 85 disconnected 33 balls alongside supporting roles from Virat Kohli with 54 and Mayank Agarwal who scored 41 runs to assistance RCB pursuit down 228 with 8 balls to spare. This besides becomes RCB’s highest run-chase arsenic good and what a clip for it to come.

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