Watch: Ruturaj Gaikwad touches his towel with ball in hand, umpires fails to reward five runs to Lucknow

During the Chennai vs Lucknow, Ruturaj Gaikwad made a fielding lapse in the dying moments of the game. In the second last over of the game, he was fielding at deep third man. Krishnappa Gowtham played a reverse scoop against Rajvardhan Hangargekar. It looked like going for a four but Gaikwad decided to intervene. Even though he overran the ball, he managed to stick out his hand.

This resulted in him stopping the boundary and saving three runs. On the other hand, batters such as Gowtham and Ayush Badoni only scored one run, thinking that the ball will go inside the boundary. In the meantime, a moment to umpiring howler was also recorded on camera. Apparently, Chennai’s opening batter, Gaikwad touched his towel with the ball in his hands.

As per the rules, that results in five runs rewarded to the batting side. However, despite the replays being played two to three times, the umpires didn’t reward five runs to Lucknow.

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Ruturaj Gaikwad lad great platform for Chennai’s first win

Meanwhile, in the sixth game of the ongoing Indian T20 League 2023, Lucknow won the toss and decided to bowl first. However, Chennai openers, Gaikwad and Devon Conway put together 100 runs in just 9.1 overs. The former scored 57 off 31 balls, carrying off from his 92 against Gujarat. He and Coway (47) laid a great platform for the team.

After their wickets, the likes of Shivam Dube and Moeen Ali were struggling for a few overs. However, the former scored three sixes before getting out. In the end, Ambati Rayudu (27*) and MS Dhoni (12) played cameos and took the team to 217//7. In reply, Lucknow openers, KL Rahul and Kyle Mayers put together 79 runs in 5.3 overs with the latter doing the heavy lifting. Mayers’ (53) wicket turned out to be a turning as the team went from 79/0 to 130/5.

Despite Nicholas Pooran’s 31 off 18 balls, the team lost the game by 12 runs.