IPL 2022, GT vs RCB | Twitter reacts as wicket gets converted into dead ball after crashing with cable
It happens very rarely in cricket that a dismissal gets converted into a dead ball but such an incident occurred in a game between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore. The wicket of Mahipal Lomror was reversed to a dead ball as it hit a cable of satellite television before landing.
Gujarat Titans have been a strong unit in IPL 2022 and they have started strongly against Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB won the toss and opted to bat first. Their decision turned out to be very correct as Virat Kohli regained his form with a half-century. Rajat Patidar also scored a fifty and both of them stitched a crucial partnership. Mahipal Lomror played a cameo of 16 runs from eight balls but he got a lifeline during his stay at the crease.Β
Alzarri Joseph was bowling the last over of the innings and he bowled a full-length delivery to Lomror. The batter tried to clear the fielder at long-on but mistimed it and David Miller caught it near the ropes. However, there was a twist in the dismissal as the batter was sure that the ball had hit a cable of the satellite television. The third umpire agreed with the same after checking the replays and the decision was reversed. The delivery was converted into a dead ball and Lomror got a lifeline. However, he was dismissed on the last ball of the innings in a similar manner
Here is how Twitter reacted to the incident.
Very sad for GT here!
β James Tyler (@JamesTyler_99)Β April 30, 2022
Yeah!
Even pandya immediately called it a dead ball.
β cricket fan (@CricFanOP)Β April 30, 2022
It's not spider cam'sπ
Lol that dead ball thing was so interesting
β noor khan (@GreenShitsStan)Β April 30, 2022
Hahahaha! Yeahπ
Ah Miller taunting!! π
β Rohan (@ImRohanSingh19)Β April 30, 2022
Bro that was a dead ball. Get over it!!
Lol!ππππ
I want this rule in my Gully Cricket as well.
β Abhijeet Mutha (@AbhijeetMutha07)Β April 30, 2022
If I am out it will be a dead ball!@gujarat_titansΒ @RCBTweetsΒ #IPL2022Β #rcbΒ #deadballΒ #lomrorΒ #GTvRCB
Any cable is a dead ball!π
Rule states only Spider Cam cable na mattum dhana akka dead ball?
β Chiggy Viggy (@IdlySambhar)Β April 30, 2022
RCBians are so happy!
The dead ball omg ππ€£
β πΏππππππ β€οΈπ€π (@Tanisha__27)Β April 30, 2022
Thanks to the the cam π€£π€£π€£
Happiest guy ever!
Dead ball - Ball touches the cable π#RCBvsGTΒ #IPL2022Β pic.twitter.com/Qsl5MjkDAw
β Jaan πβ₯οΈπ (@MD_AhmedJeelani)Β April 30, 2022
That's lucky!
Saw a cable wire causing a dead ball for the first timeπ
β Akruti Khandelwal (@AkrutiK)Β April 30, 2022
May be!
Dead ball else it was a six π€πͺΒ #RCBvGTΒ #rcbΒ #IPL2022
β harshiii (@hs030999)Β April 30, 2022