Despite losing the toss and being put in to bat first, Delhi Capitals got off to a flying start with openers Jake Fraser-McGurk and Prithvi Shaw notching up 34 runs in just the first two overs. Exploiting Gujarat’s sloppy fielding, the Shaw-Fraser partnership went on the offensive. However, the momentum swung in favour of the visitors when Gujarat’s Sandeep Warrier removed Fraser-McGurk in the fourth over, and to Delhi’s dismay, Shaw fell in the same over sparking celebrations for the Gujarat side.
In the fourth over’s fifth delivery, Warrier delivered a short-length ball to Prithvi Shaw who connected well but lacked perfect timing sending it towards deep square for a maximum. Positioned at a deep backward square, Gujarat’s Noor Ahmad swiftly gauged the trajectory of the ball sprinting with remarkable speed. The Afghan spinner dashed forward diving low to secure the catch. Demonstrating confidence in his effort, Noor was applauded by his teammates as Shaw was given out. However, the on-field umpires decided to review the catch. Third umpire Akshay Totre confirmed that Noor’s fingers were indeed under the ball, leading to Shaw’s departure from the field.
Twitter exploded with admiration for Noor’s exceptional effort, sparking discussions across social media platforms
Great effort
Touched the ground
Was that out? It looked like the ball touched the ground 🤔 #DCvsGT
— Sagar (@ImSagar187) April 24, 2024
Great catch
Warrier to Prithvi Shaw, out Caught by Noor Ahmad!! A super diving catch from Noor.#DCvsGT#PerfectMatchXtra pic.twitter.com/XBj8f1GB6b
— Pawan Kumar (@Pawan_Kumar3) April 24, 2024
How is left hand playing supporting role given out LMAO!! Clearly left hand lacked to be under the ball and umpire decides from right hand angle to rule it out, what!!!
Such calls should be batsmen favour lol! #DCvsGT— Klee army (@devastatingkill) April 24, 2024
Blind or what?
3rd umpires is blind or it’s match fixing 😱😷 clearly is not out🤬 #DCvsGT
— Sriram Masila (@srirammasila) April 24, 2024
Clear not out
It was clearly not out
Ball touched the ground.
Poor umpiring #DCvsGT— Shahrukh Saifi🥀 (@Demonsaifi) April 24, 2024
Worst umpiring decisions ever this year
Prithvi was not out #ipl #DCvsGT— Shiva Chauhan (@ShivaChauhan07) April 24, 2024
Brainless
Brainless umpires this season wtf 😡 shaw clear not out tha yrr bowl ground per touch hota hua dikh raha tha ?? #DCvsGT #GTvDC
— Dr.Deepak Jain (@Deepakjain1827) April 24, 2024
Pathetic
#DCvsGT
Pathetic umpiring continues
If he had finger under the ball it would have been broken 😑 pic.twitter.com/wTLl2PZd0I— Insulter (@Insulter3730010) April 24, 2024
