Delhi Capitals (DC) shared a picture on their Instagram handle of Shai Hope’s contentious catch that led to Sanju Samson‘s dismissal during their IPL 2024 match on Tuesday.
Alongside the image, they posted, “Shai Pakde Hain.” The catch sparked a significant controversy, with fans and experts divided on whether Hope managed to complete the catch without touching the boundary rope.
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Samson, batting on 86, hit the ball straight back to Hope at long-on, but replays suggested that there was a chance the fielder’s contact with the boundary rope. The third umpire’s decision favored DC, resulting in a heated exchange between Samson and the on-field umpires.
In the match, DC kept their IPL 2024 playoff hopes alive with a victory over RR.
“I think we had it in our hands, it was like 11-12 runs per over, it was achievable, but these things happen in IPL. Yes, we are doing both the things fine, we will like to stick to what the conditions demand, 220 was 10 runs extra to chase, if we had conceded a couple of less boundaries, we would have made it through.”
“The DC opener (Fraser McGurk) came out and did what he has done through the tournament, we still came back well.”
”We have lost three games but all those games have been really tight, we have been playing remarkably well, we have to do some fine-tuning and make a comeback, we need to keep the momentum going.”
“Yes and No actually, you have to give credit to someone like Stubbs who batted well against Sandeep, who has been bowling very well in the last 10-11 games, he scored 2-3 sixes extra against my best bowlers who are Yuzi Chahal and Sandeep Sharma.”
“We have lost the game, we have to find out where we lost the game and we need to keep moving,” Samson said after the match.
Delhi Capitals currently occupies the fifth position in the IPL 2024 points table
SRH holds the fourth position in the points table with 12 points, followed by CSK in third place also with 12 points. RR secures the second spot with 16 points, while KKR leads the table with the same number of points.
Delhi Capitals will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 12th at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
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