The match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore eventually boiled down to the wires as Mumbai Indians won the match by six runs.
Needing seven runs to win off the final delivery, Malinga over-stepped but the on-field umpires completely missed it. It was only later found out through replays that Malinga had bowled a no-ball.
This was the second big controversy in this year’s IPL after the ‘Mankading’ controversy involving Kings XI skipper Ravichandran Ashwin.
After the match, Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli was evidently disgusted and didn’t bother to mince his words as he lashed out at poor umpiring standards in this year’s IPL.
“We’re playing at the IPL level, we’re not playing club cricket. That’s just a ridiculous call at the last ball. The umpires should have their eyes open, it was a no ball by an inch. It’s a completely different game altogether. If it’s a game of margins, I don’t know what’s happening. They should have been more sharp and more careful out there”Virat Kohli, RCB Skipper
Meanwhile, Twitter was buzzing with emotions as to how the game ended. There were difference of opinion among the fans as well. Here are some of the best tweets on the game.
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