Sandeep Sharma had a nightmarish experience on Sunday as he bowled a no-ball on the final delivery, costing his side Rajasthan Royals the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Jaipur. The right-arm quick had to defend 5 runs in the last ball with Abdul Samad being on strike. Sandeep seemed to have completed the task as Samad holed out to Jos Buttler near the long-off fence. But to RR’s dismay, it was given an over-stepped no-ball. Samad made no mistake in striking the free hit out of the park, chasing down a massive 215-run target.
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Following Sandeep’s blunder, Irfan Pathan took to Twitter and shelled out a stern notice saying, “Keep your foot behind the line, or you’ll find yourself treading a fine line between success and a no-ball failure.” The former Indian all-rounder labelled it as “an unwritten rule” of cricket.
Cricket's unwritten rule: Keep your foot behind the line, or you'll find yourself treading a fine line between success and a no-ball failure! #RRvSRH— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 7, 2023
Irfan Pathan’s tweet garnered mixed reactions from Indian cricket fans. Some agreed with the former cricketer, but some also pointed at Rajasthan’s below-par fielding as a reason for their defeat. A fan felt bad for Sandeep Sharma as the Rajasthan pacer could send off Abdul Samad in the very first delivery of the final over had Obed McCoy could complete a catch.
Everybody's gonna talk about that no ball.But forget the drop catch very first ball.Feeling bad for Sandeep Sharma!— Harish ML???????? (@1ly_Harish) May 7, 2023
Yup agree! But that no ball wouldn't even have costed anything if RR had taken catches and done that simplest runout properly and made technically good decisions with bowling order and utilisation, unfortunately most will only blame no ball but not the whole match blunders— Prasanth.K.Alex (@hty89076) May 7, 2023
A no ball can make a big difference, specifically to the ends— Mac Moshahid ???????? (@MacMoshahid) May 7, 2023
Sir in easy language Do not cross Laxman rekha at any cost.— जय श्री महाकाल (@yougeshkumar019) May 7, 2023
Earlier, Opener Jos Buttler and skipper Sanju Samson shone with the bat for Rajasthan Royals posting a mammoth 214 runs during their first batting. Buttler smashed 95 off 59 deliveries, while Samson scored 66 runs in 38 balls. Hyderabad pulled off a promising start to the chase with the opening pair of Anmolpreet Singh and Abhishek Sharma stitching a 51-run partnership in the powerplay.
After Anmolpreet was dismissed for 33, Abhishek and Rahul Tripathi went hard on the opposition bowlers. Abhishek registered 55 off 34 balls, while Tripathi missed the half-century by just three runs. In the end, some blistering cameos by Heinrich Klaasen, Glenn Philips, and Abdul Samad got the job done for Hyderabad.
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