‌GT vs MI | Twitter can’t believe Tewatia’s runout howler after forgetting to ground bat in hara-kiri moment

Winning the toss and electing to field first, the new ball brilliance at the start was neutralized by a 66-run powerplay by B Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill. Although the skipper was dismissed, the Tamil Nadu southpaw’s fifty anchored the innings amidst cameos from the Titans’ middle order. As the job came down to the finishers to catalyse the score towards the 200-run mark, Tewatia ended up walking off the field in an embarrassing way for a diamond duck.

On the first ball of the 19th over, Deepak Chahar dished a length ball outside the stumps that Sherfane Rutherford patted towards mid off where Hardik Pandya attempted a direct hit. The batters hurried for a single, and Tewatia was lethargic to complete the single, keeping his bat in the air when the Mumbai Indians skipper executed the direct hit perfectly. Simultaneously, Rutherford completed his single and was almost looking to convert it, standing in the centre of the pitch. As the TV umpire was referred, it was vivid that Tewatia’s bat was in their air when the ball dislodged the bails, resulting in an out. The GT dugout was shocked to see Tewatia dismiss for a diamond duck due to his stupidity, and the Twitterverse was left astonished.

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