SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) stole a win from the jaws of defeat within the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday, edging out Rajasthan Royals (RR) by a solitary run. With two wanted off the final ball in a 202-run chase, Rovman Powell failed to attach with Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s low full toss and was trapped LBW. Whereas Powell shortly took a evaluate, the choice was upheld later by the TV umpire. Nevertheless, even when the West Indies all-rounder had managed to had been profitable together with his evaluate, it will not have modified the end result of the match.

For the unversed, as per ICC’s enjoying circumstances, the Appendix D rule means that the ball turns into lifeless as soon as the umpire has signalled out.

“If following a Participant Overview request, an unique resolution of ‘Out’ is modified to ‘Not Out’, then the ball continues to be deemed to have grow to be lifeless when the unique resolution was made. The batting aspect, whereas benefiting from the reversal of the dismissal, shall not profit from any runs which will subsequently have accrued from the supply had the on-field umpire initially,” the legislation suggests.

Whereas RR would’ve nonetheless misplaced the match had Powell’s evaluate had been profitable, followers have been left questioning the end result of the match had he been given not out.

Sharing his views on the identical, former South Africa pacer Dale Steyn took a leaf out of baseball’s rule e-book to eradicate confusion in such situations.

“We have to mainly play in baseball fashion. Contemplate the ball not lifeless till play has come to a cease. So basically, run for those who’re the batting workforce and proceed to discipline for those who’re the bowling workforce. Then we tackle the LBW or caught off no-ball and many others after. Out if out, runs awarded if LBW or caught was not out,” Steyn wrote in a put up on X.

On the disappointing loss to SRH, RR captain Sanju Samson stated after the sport: “Figuring out the character of the IPL, you by no means win the sport till you really win the sport.”