The Punjab Kings batters thrashed the Rajasthan Royals bowlers in the match played on 4th April. In this epic battle of IPL, the match ended thrillingly. In this match, Shikhar Dhawan created havoc with the bat. Also, young batsman, Prabhsimran broke the back of Rajasthan’s bowling line-up.
A video of the Punjab King’s innings is going viral on social media. In which the umpire came down on a foul against Shikhar Dhawan. After this, Gabbar did not give up and went to the third umpire to change the on-field umpire’s decision. What was the whole matter? Let us know in this report.
Umpire Openly Foul With Shikhar Dhawan
Rajasthan Royals’ decision to bowl first proved to be a bad one. Batting first, Punjab got off to a great start with the bat. The Punjab team maintained this excellent start until the end and set a target of 198 runs in front of Sanju Samson & Co. However, a match video is going viral in this episode. In which the umpire committed a foul with Shikhar Dhawan.
Asif Ali bowled the first ball of the 19th over to dangerous-looking Shikhar Dhawan. While hitting this ball, Shikhar Dhawan had left the wicket towards the off side. Then Asif saw him going out and threw the ball outside the broad line. But, the on-field umpire did not call it comprehensive. But Dhawan took a review of this ball, and it was called wide by the third umpire, and the umpire had to change his decision.
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Dhawan Played An Unbeaten Inning Of 86 Runs
Shikhar Dhawan is handling the batting and the captaincy of the Punjab Kings this year. In the last match, he played a brilliant inning of 40 runs against Kolkata. He played a great inning in this episode while continuing his excellent form. Dhawan played an unbeaten inning of 86 runs in 56 balls. His innings included nine fours and 3 sixes. During this, his strike rate was 153.57.
