#1 The No-Ball That Caused a Stir

In a match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians in 2018, RCB lost the game due to yet another umpiring error. Mumbai batted first and piled up a colossal total of 213 runs on the board, with skipper Rohit Sharma scoring 94 off just 52 deliveries.

In reply, despite a brilliant 92* from Virat Kohli, the RCB could manage to score just 167. However, the turning point came in the 18th over of Banglore’s chase. Jasprit Bumrah bowled a short delivery, and Umesh Yadav swung the bat wildly. The ball took the outside edge of his bat and went straight to Rohit Sharma, who completed the catch.

The third umpire decided to check the no-ball in that case. The replays show that it was a fair delivery. However, the confusion was due to an altogether different reason. The third umpire had actually seen the replay of some other delivery, where Yadav was clearly seen standing at the opposite end (non-striker’s end) next to Bumrah.

Thus these are the top 5 controversial decisions in IPL history so far. A new season is around the corner and some more controversial decisions are around the corner as well. 

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