{"id":47959,"date":"2026-04-09T19:55:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=47959"},"modified":"2026-04-09T19:56:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:26:39","slug":"ipl-2026-kkr-vs-lsg-umpires-make-blunder-as-finn-allens-wicket-ruled-a-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026-kkr-vs-lsg-umpires-make-blunder-as-finn-allens-wicket-ruled-a-six\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026 KKR vs LSG: Umpires make blunder as Finn Allen\u2019s wicket ruled a six?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text-gray-800 font-bold\">KKR \u2013 Over 5 \u2013 40-1<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Early strike for LSG as Allen falls, but catch raises questions and umpiring under scrutiny<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Lucknow Super Giants got an early breakthrough when Prince Yadav dismissed Finn Allen for 9 off 8 balls. The wicket came in the first over and set the tone early for LSG.<\/p>\n<p>Yadav bowled a back-of-a-length delivery that moved away slightly. Allen tried to go across the line but only managed a thick top edge. The ball flew towards third man where Digvesh Singh Rathi made the catch.<\/p>\n<h3>Umpiring decision questioned after tight boundary call<\/h3>\n<p>Rathi initially moved in but then adjusted well as the ball went over his head. He tracked back and held on with both hands, standing very close to the boundary rope. The third umpire checked the catch and ruled it clean, allowing Allen\u2019s dismissal to stand.<\/p>\n<p>However, the decision has sparked debate, with questions over whether the catch was clean. Replays suggested Rathi may have been close to, or possibly in contact with, the advertising cushions while taking the catch. Many felt the third umpire may not have used enough angles or time to review the dismissal properly, leading to claims of an umpiring error.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the discussion, former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif, part of the broadcasters\u2019 panel, also raised concerns over the third umpire\u2019s decision. The incident has triggered further scrutiny over how such tight boundary calls are judged, with calls for clearer and more consistent use of technology.<\/p>\n<p>While the on-field decision stands, the debate around the dismissal is likely to continue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KKR \u2013 Over 5 \u2013 40-1 Early strike for LSG as Allen falls, but catch raises questions and umpiring under\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":473,"featured_media":47960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/473"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47959"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47963,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47959\/revisions\/47963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}