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#ipl 2026

6 incidents tagged

🏏Serious

Klaasen DRS Drama — Phil Salt's Disputed Boundary Catch in IPL 2026 Opener

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

22 March 2026

The first controversy of IPL 2026 arrived in the tournament's opening match. Sunrisers Hyderabad batter Heinrich Klaasen was given out for 31 off 22 balls when Phil Salt held a low catch at the deep boundary off Romario Shepherd's bowling. Third umpire Rohan Pandit, working with the angles available to him during the review, ruled the catch fair on the basis of inconclusive evidence. Minutes later, broadcasters aired a top-angle replay that had not been provided during the review and which appeared to show the boundary cushion moving as Salt completed the take. Klaasen, by then walking off, was filmed in a heated exchange with the fourth umpire near the boundary rope.

#IPL 2026#umpiring#DRS
🏏Serious

Delhi Capitals Lose by One Run — The Nitish Rana Dead-Ball Controversy

Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans

8 April 2026

Delhi Capitals lost a chase against Gujarat Titans by exactly one run in IPL 2026 — the same one run they had been denied earlier in the innings under cricket's "dead ball after on-field decision" rule. In the 10th over, Nitish Rana was given out lbw on the field, completed a single while waiting for the review, and was then ruled not out on DRS. Under the prevailing IPL playing condition, the single did not count: the ball had become dead at the moment of the original out call. Gujarat won 210-4 to Delhi's 209-8, with David Miller falling agonisingly short and Kuldeep Yadav run out off the final ball.

#IPL 2026#DRS#dead ball
🥊Moderate

Nitish Rana Fined for Audible Obscenity — CSK vs DC, IPL 2026

Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals

11 April 2026

Delhi Capitals batter Nitish Rana was fined 25 per cent of his match fee and given one demerit point for an audible obscenity directed at fourth umpire Anish Sahasrabudhe during Delhi's defeat to Chennai Super Kings on 11 April 2026. The flashpoint came when Tristan Stubbs's request for a glove change — driven by Chennai's heavy humidity — was denied at the boundary rope. Rana, batting at the other end and watching the exchange, walked over to argue and crossed into Code of Conduct territory. The match referee judged the breach a Level 1 offence and Rana accepted the sanction.

#IPL 2026#Nitish Rana#umpire
🏏Serious

Finn Allen Boundary-Catch Controversy — KKR vs LSG, IPL 2026

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants

9 April 2026

Kolkata Knight Riders opener Finn Allen was given out for 9 in the second over of his side's IPL 2026 chase against Lucknow Super Giants at Eden Gardens, after Digvesh Rathi took a low catch at the deep third boundary. Replays appeared to show Rathi's left foot brushing the rope. The on-field umpire ruled the catch fair without referring it upstairs; the third umpire later confirmed the decision under fan and broadcaster criticism, prompting KKR to issue a public statement that the call "should have gone upstairs" first.

#IPL 2026#umpiring#third umpire
🥊Moderate

Bumrah-Hardik Field-Placement Clash — MI vs PBKS, IPL 2026

Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings

16 April 2026

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya and senior bowler Jasprit Bumrah were involved in a visible on-field disagreement over field placements during MI's defeat to Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium on 16 April 2026. The incident, broadcast live, came during PBKS's chase as Prabhsimran Singh — eventually 80 not out and player of the match — was building his innings. After Bumrah dropped a catch from Pandya's bowling, Pandya was filmed reacting angrily towards his senior bowler. The defeat was MI's fourth in a row.

#IPL 2026#Mumbai Indians#Jasprit Bumrah
🔥Serious

Romi Bhinder Caught Using Phone in Dugout — Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2026

Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

10 April 2026

Rajasthan Royals team manager Ravinder Singh "Romi" Bhinder was caught on television using a mobile phone in the team dugout during the franchise's IPL 2026 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Guwahati on 10 April 2026, in breach of Article 4.1.1 of the BCCI's IPL Player and Match Officials Areas (PMOA) Protocols. The BCCI's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) issued a show-cause notice the same week. After investigation, Bhinder was fined ₹1 lakh and given a formal warning; his explanation that a medical condition required phone access was accepted. No action was taken against fifteen-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who had been seated next to him.

#IPL 2026#BCCI#ACSU