On Sunday, IPL 2023 witnessed another nail-biting finish as
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) emerged victorious against
Rajasthan Royals (RR) in an IPL match that saw an unexpected twist.
Sandeep Sharma’s no-ball on the last delivery of the game allowed SRH batter
Abdul Samad to snatch a win from the jaws of defeat. Samad smashed a six, leaving Twitter users stunned at the turn of events.
Term ‘Fixing’ trended on the micro-blogging website for several hours.
SRH were given a mammoth target of 215 by the Royals. The match came down to the wire, with Samad on strike and RR needing five runs to win.
In a bid to choke Samad, RR seamer Sandeep delivered an angled yorker round the stumps, and Samad could only manage to hit it as far as Jos Buttler at long-off for an easy catch.
The home crowd and Rajasthan players started celebrating, thinking they had secured a win. However, the noise was short-lived as the hooter signalling no-ball went off soon after, leaving the crowd in disbelief. Sharma also stared at the umpire, seeking an explanation.
The replay confirmed that Sharma had bowled a big no-ball, giving Samad a lifeline. Samad kept the strike for the free hit, and Sharma went for another yorker round the stump. But this time, he missed the line, allowing Samad to hit a straight six over long-on and seal the game for SRH.
Here’s how Twitter reacted: It's a Not a NO Ball its a fixing ball
#RRvsSRH #Fixing pic.twitter.com/hQo003VGG0 —
(@oye_arhan)
May 7, 2023
RR = match Fixing ?
pic.twitter.com/mzafWU095M — Vᴀɴsʜ? (@Virat_Prime)
May 7, 2023
Sandeep Sharma won’t be able to sleep tonight.
Rajasthan will never forget this no ball Fixing Abdul Samad Sunrisers Hyderabad
pic.twitter.com/ZIvdlfMaQG — Mala Sinha (@malasinhabjp)
May 7, 2023
If Match fixing had a face.
All Co-incidence happens in
@IPL pic.twitter.com/h5w3yPjdYu — AMIT K PATHANIA (@AMITKPATHANIA1)
May 7, 2023
The batsman got out on last ball! But wait it was a no ball, then a six on the free hit ???
Kisi ko kya hi pta chalega ki fixing hui hai ?
#RRvsSRH pic.twitter.com/3nGax9G5kP — Mr. Nikhil Chawla (@MrNikhilChawla)
May 7, 2023
Fixing ?
#RRvsSRH pic.twitter.com/Jn9GsQ84SY — ANDRE Rusell ❤❤ (@RajuSin48567809)
May 7, 2023
What a scripted game in
#IPL2023 Missed easy runouts
Dropping Easy catches
And No ball on last delivery
Fixing and scripted games everywhere in
#IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/CLGwhKSUm0 — Cricket Insider (@theDcricket)
May 7, 2023
fixing in IPL this must be investigated.
A no-ball on final delivery is not a joke .
#RRvsSRH pic.twitter.com/AY5y7oiQcj — Hitesh (@ItsHiteshKumar)
May 7, 2023
Poora IPL Fix rehta h aap ek ball ki baat kar rahe h , Mere paas multiple proofs hain
#IPL2023 #fixing #BCCI #SRHvRR pic.twitter.com/narzkRpDSL — Aviral Srivastava?? (@AviralSri67)
May 8, 2023
Stay away from fixing!!!
No Ball
#RRvSRH #IPL2O23 #IPL pic.twitter.com/M2OE45dUCy — HD Mitra ?? (@HD_____mitra)
May 8, 2023
Everyone to Jay Shah ?
Match fixed ?
ipL full scripted
#fixing pic.twitter.com/Bbc0FDHZQq — ??پاکستانی? (@HeArt_StoLeN8)
May 7, 2023
Glenn Phillips was named the ‘Player of the Match’ for his crucial 7-ball 25, which helped SRH stage a comeback after leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal’s four-wicket spell put RR in the driver’s seat. The match will be remembered for the dramatic turn of events that led to SRH’s unlikely victory.
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