Virat Kohli, speaking minutes after Royal Challengers Bangalore were beaten in a last-ball thriller by Mumbai Indians in controversial circumstances on Thursday, was not holding back any punches when he said, "We are not playing club cricket...The umpires should have their eyes open." His anger, brought about by a replay of the last ball on the giant screen - which showed that Lasith Malinga had significantly overstepped - has been echoed by several past and present cricketers since then. Hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) needed seven runs off the final ball but Shivam Dube failed to get the job done as Mumbai registered a six-run win, their first in IPL 2019. However, after the end of the match, replays showed that Malinga had overstepped by a big margin on the final ball but no call came from umpire S Ravi, a member of ICC's Elite Panel of International Umpires. Promoted Things could have been very different had the umpire noticed the no-ball. If a single had been taken off the last ball and a no-ball called, RCB would have needed to score five runs off the final ball, which would have been a free-hit, with the man on strike AB de Villiers, batting on 71 off 41 balls. What seems to be the lesson taken from Thursday's incident by most cricketers is that technology should be integrated into officiating more than it is now. Most have pointed to how a quick word from the third umpire, or an equivalent official in charge of monitoring video replays, into the umpire's ear could have prompted a quick review. This incident will hasten the process of checking the line on every ball bowled. Before the next ball is bowled, the 3rd umpire checks the legality of the previous one. Won't hold up play, there are locked off cameras anyway, will only take a few secs while normal activity is on. — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 28, 2019 In the world of technology that we live in, a NO BALL like that should NOT happen! End Of Story! — Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) March 28, 2019 I believe with the technology that's being used in cricket for different things what happened in the #MIvsRCB match highlighted that more should be done. A quick call from the third umpire on the #noball would have been the right way to go and must be implemented going forward. pic.twitter.com/58lGfHJKJu — Brian Lara (@BrianLara) March 29, 2019 Technology should be used much more often in cricket ... so many front foot no-balls missed all the time in all formats and only checked on dismissal. Should be as simple as 3rd umpire telling the umpire through ear piece that a no ball has been bowled. — Faf Du Plessis (@faf1307) March 28, 2019 It would have been better if Shivam Dube was out on the last ball, seems like that is the only way umpires would have checked the #noball — Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) March 28, 2019 In an era of so much technology and with so much at stake NO BALLS should never ever be missed .... #JustSaying #IPL2019 — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 28, 2019 Huge miss!!!! This has just got to stop. https://t.co/ejOl0gegH4 — Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) March 29, 2019 Malinga's last ball was a no-ball....BIG one. Umpire missed it. Colossal error. Unbelievable. #RCBvMI #IPL — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) March 28, 2019<doc-sep>Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians ended up on the winning side in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 thriller against Royal Challengers Bangalore but the skipper wasn't happy with the umpiring errors that were made in Bengaluru on Thursday. RCB vs MI Match report | Highlights | Royal Challengers Bangalore needed seven runs off the last ball when Lasith Malinga overstepped by a considerable margin. However, the umpires failed to spot the no-ball even as RCB's Shivam Dube failed to find the big one that could have forced a Super Over. Royal Challengers and their fans suffered a heartbreak despite AB de Villiers' special -- 70 not-out of just 41 balls. However, the disappointment turned into displeasure as the replays on the big screen showed Malinga's no-ball. The decision wasn't overturned as both sets of players had already walked off the field. RCB captain Virat Kohli was miffed even as he walked out to do the post-match duties. Expressing his displeasure at the umpiring decisions, Rohit said: "I just got to know when we crossed the rope. These kind of things are not good for cricket, one of the Bumrah's deliveries wasn't a wide. Players can't do much. Very disappointed to see that." As Rohit pointed out, the on-field umpire also came up with a harsh call when he ruled a wide yorker from Jasprit Bumrah in the 19th over as wide. Even though Virat and AB had a partnership going, we didn't panic: Rohit Earlier in the day, Mumbai Indians, who were sent in to bat, got off to a strong start with Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock stitching a 50-run stand. However, Mumbai Indians finished with just an above-par score of 187 after they suffered a collapse. Yuvraj Singh and Hardik Pandya played a cameo each to provide the much-needed impetus the MI innings needed towards the end. "Anything over 180 is a good score, you can fight with it. That's exactly what we did. It was not a safe score, knowing the history of matches in Bengaluru. But we did the job with our bowlers. Even though Virat and AB had a partnership going, we didn't panic. I thought we stuck to our plans, it was a great effort by the bowlers," Rohit added. Heaping praise on MI's death over experts Lasith Malinga and Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit said: "Malinga has been the part of MI for a long time, you can always trust those guys in the back end. They bought experience into play. We were quite brave to bowl the deliveries we bowled. Bumrah executed well and we just missed a trick in the middle." Bumrah was named the Man of the Match for his superlative performance both in the middle overs and at the death. While he picked up the big wicket of Virat Kohli, Bumrah conceded just 5 runs in the penultimate over of the tense chase. Also See:<doc-sep>In the world of technology that we live in, a NO BALL like that should NOT happen! End Of Story! — Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) 1553799265000 Technology should be used much more often in cricket ... so many front foot no-balls missed all the time in all for… https://t.co/nF68SV8t24 — Faf Du Plessis (@faf1307) 1553799113000 In an era of so much technology and with so much at stake NO BALLS should never ever be missed .... #JustSaying #IPL2019 — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) 1553798113000 High quality cricket tonight. Wow! Yuvi, Hardik, Chahal, Umesh, Virat, AB, Bumrah & Malinga all taking the game t… https://t.co/N2TFp6wm2V — Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) 1553801508000 The quality of umpiring over the years and especially that last ball mistake shows the importance of legends like S… https://t.co/vrfMwN6Fah — Sachin C (@SachinC_10) 1553800720000 What the hell is going on Like seriously is that umpire blind or what . It was a clear no ball by @lasithmalinga2 V… https://t.co/dUfaCYkcbe — Rahul Choudhary (@RahulCh41383611) 1553798034000 @cricbuzz @starlightion_ Wth😡😤umpire should keep their eyes open 😭😭😭 #RCBvMI #rcb wins for me as it was no ball https://t.co/2jx6XFXkY8 — shaikh saadiya♥🦅 (@Shaikh28__) 1553799715000 NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians clinched a 6-run win in a nail-biting final-over thriller against Royal Challenger Bangalore at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday. But victory for the Rohit Sharma-led side was overshadowed by an umpiring howler. With RCB needing 7 runs off the final ball, the umpire missed the fact that Lasith Malinga had overstepped and MI secured the win.Soon after the match a fuming Virat Kohli went all-out against the umpiring error. "We are playing at IPL level, not club cricket ... that's just a ridiculous call off the last ball. the umpires should have their eyes open, it was a no-ball by an inch. it's a completely different game altogether. so if it's a game of margins, I don't know what's happening. They should have been more sharp and more careful out there," said Kohli after the match.Social media too went berserk after replays clearly showed that the front foot of Malinga on the final ball was way over the line.Chasing a daunting target of 188, RCB needed 17 off the last over. Shivam Dubey (9 off 5 balls) and AB De Villiers (70 off 41 balls) were in the middle for the home team and brought the equation down to 7 required of the last ball.Had the umpire declared the final ball from Malinga an illegal delivery, RCB then, would have got an extra run and a free-hit as well.But the howler from the umpire helped Mumbai Indians register their first win and handed RCB their second defeat of the season.<doc-sep>RCB needed 7 runs in the final ball of the over, Lasith Malinga had the ball in his hand, Shivam Dube was on strike. Malinga ran up and fired a full ball aimed at the stumps, it was dug out towards long off, as Mumbai Indians got home by 6 runs. However, after the final ball was delivered, cameras showed Malinga had overstepped, which was not spotted by the umpire, and this infuriated Virat Kohli, who lashed out at the umpire at the post-match presser. (Full scorecard) Kohli did not hold back and slammed the umpires for not being awake to the situation. “We are playing at the IPL level and not playing club cricket. The umpires should have had their eyes open. That is a ridiculous call (last ball). If it is a game of margins, I don’t know what is happening. They should have been more sharp and careful out there. When they were 145 for 7, we should have done better. The last few overs were brutal for us,” Kohli said at the post-match presser. ALSO READ: Virat Kohli scrips history, becomes 2nd batsman to score 5000 runs in IPL Speaking about the match, he lauded the efforts of AB de Villiers, but wanted more players to take up responsibility in the middle overs. “ A few more strikes apart from AB could have done the job for us. We need to be smarter at death bowling. Sure they guys will take a lot of learnings from the game. I think the way they bowled, we can learn from their game. The onus is always on each and every member of the team. I got out at a wrong point of time. Shivam was good as well. I mean Jassi is a top-class bowler. A bit of a mistake from me to take him on at that stage. Mumbai is lucky to have him. And also Malinga. And if Jassi is in good form, it is good for India,” the captain added. Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai Indians skipper also added that such mistakes are not good for the game and the umpires should rectify their mistakes just the like the players do. ALSO READ: RCB vs MI, Turning point: Umpire fails to spot Malinga’s no ball on crucial last delivery “I just got to know when we crossed the rope. Somebody just told me it was a no-ball. These kind of mistakes are not good for the game of cricket, it’s pretty simple, the over before that. Bumrah bowled a ball which wasn’t a wide ball. Those are game-changers. There’s a TV up there, they have to watch what’s happening. It is as simple as it is. Players can’t do much. The only thing they can do is walk off and shake hands because it was the last ball. It’s disappointing to see that. I hope they rectify their mistakes like we do when we make mistakes,” Rohit said after the match. Also Watch: Bumrah, Malinga hold nerve as Mumbai edge RCB by 6 runs in a thriller<doc-sep>
In a last-over thriller, Mumbai Indians defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 runs at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium yesterday evening. But it was an umpiring blunder that led to a huge uproar after the match. On-field umpire S Ravi failed to call a no-ball off Lasith Malinga on the last ball of the match. After watching the replay on the giant screen, RCB skipper Virat Kohli criticized the decision and said, “We are playing at the IPL level and not playing club cricket. The umpires should have had their eyes open”. This started the debate on Twitter on the use of technology during the match. In the world of technology that we live in, a NO BALL like that should NOT happen! End Of Story! — Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) March 28, 2019 In an era of so much technology and with so much at stake NO BALLS should never ever be missed …. #JustSaying #IPL2019 — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 28, 2019 “That is a ridiculous call at the last ball. If it is a game of margins, I don’t know what is happening. They should have been more sharp and careful out there”, Kohli added. The winning captain Rohit Sharma also expressed discontent during the post-match presentation. He said “I just got to know when we crossed the rope. Somebody just told me it was a no-ball. These kind of mistakes are not good for the game of cricket, it’s pretty simple, the over before that. Bumrah bowled a ball which wasn’t a wide ball. Those are game-changers”. “There’s a TV up there, they have to watch what’s happening, It is as simple as it is. Players can’t do much. The only thing they can do is walk off and shake hands because it was the last ball. It’s disappointed to see that. I hope they rectify their mistakes like we do when we make mistakes”, he added. With this, Mumbai Indians registered their first victory of the season. The world’s no. 1 bowler, Jasprit Bumrah was awarded the ‘Man of the Match’ for his exceptional, match-winning performance (3 wickets for 20 runs in 4 overs).