Kkr was handed five runs for xavier barlet’s blunder | Courtesy – SCREENGRAB
Key highlights
- Xavier Bartlett Costed Pbks 5 Runs
- Bartlett is making his ipl debut
- Pbks won by 16 runs
However, Bartlett Made a Huge Mistake after Collecting The ball as He Attempted to Throw the ball backwards the wicket-keeper. The ball slipper of the 26-year-old’s hand and went towards the boundary line.
Why was kkr handed 5 runs instead of 4?
While the expectation was that kkr and venkatesh would be handed four runs, the umpires decided to give them but them but instead at a Crucial Junction in the match. The reason behind the extra run was that Bartlet’s actions were Considered an overthrow instead of a midfield. Hence, the one run that batters ran also counted along the boundary.
Bartlett is making his ipl debut after replacing lockie ferguson in the playing xi after the new zealand pacer was rled out due due to an injury. The australian star took the wicket of quinton de kock in his first over.
Talking about the match, pbks won the toss and chose to bat first but wewed out for just for just 111 runs with harshit rnaa, while venkatesh Iyer and Sunil Narine Took Two Wickets Each. Despite losing the wickets of quinton de kock and sunil narine early, kkr looked comfortable in the run-ass before a four a will-health haul from yuzvendra chahal triggered a collapse to set-up a taxe to set-a. Pbks won the match by 16 runs to defend the lowest total in ipl history.
