IPL 2023: ‘Attack’ on the dugout of Lucknow; Hyderabad fans furious over no ball, match had to be stopped
The umpire gave a no ball to Avesh Khan. Lucknow reviewed. The third umpire gave it a legal delivery. After this, the spectators of Hyderabad got angry and threw something towards the dugout of Lucknow. After this the match had to be stopped for a while.
In the Indian Premier League 2023 (IPL 2023), there was a ruckus during the match between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Saturday. Due to this the match had to be stopped. The matter is of the 19th over of Hyderabad’s innings. Avesh Khan was bowling. He hit the third ball of the over with a high full toss. The on-field umpire gave it a no ball. Lucknow reviewed. The third umpire gave it a legal delivery. After this the Hyderabad spectators went berserk and threw something towards the Lucknow dugout, due to which the match had to be stopped for a while. According to the information, the audience threw nuts and bolts.
Abdul Samad and Heinrich Klaasen, batting for Sunrisers Hyderabad, were not happy with this decision. He had an argument with the umpire. He hit a four on his next ball. Then the match had to be stopped. Klaasen argued with the umpire. The spectators of Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium also looked angry with this decision. He threw a nut bolt towards the LSG dugout. After this some members of the franchise complained to the umpire.
match had to be called off
Members of Lucknow were seen pointing towards the fans. The match officials were forced to stop the game. Mentor Gautam Gambhir was present in the dugout of Lucknow Super Giants. There were slogans of Kohli-Kohli from the crowd. Simon Doull on commentary did not explain what was the matter, but said it was disappointing how the team management had behaved. He said, “What they have done is disappointing. I won’t go into details, but what they have done is really disappointing.”
Hyderabad gave target of 183 to Lucknow
Host Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 182 for six against Lucknow Super Giants. Sunrisers batsmen, who opted to bat after winning the toss, failed to convert a good start into big scores. Wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen played an innings of 47 runs in 29 balls. Spin all-rounder Krunal Pandya took two wickets for 24 runs in four overs for Lucknow.