Digvesh Rathi takes controversial catch to dismiss Finn Allen - umpires to face BCCI wrath for wrong decision?

A massive, controversial moment in the Kolkata Knight Riders vs the Lucknow Super Giants (KKR vs LSG) match at the Eden Gardens on April 9, when Finn Allen was dismissed cheaply. LSG fielder Digvesh Rathi took a controversial catch to dismiss the dangerous KKR opener.

On the fourth ball of the second over of the first innings, the home team, Kolkata Knight Riders, lost the wicket of Finn Allen against the Lucknow Super Giants pacer Prince Yadav. Allen tried to hit the length ball of the LSG emerging pacer across the line. But the batter misjudged the bounce, and he got tricked. The ball, which was on the off, shaped away from the batter with some extra bounce.

LSG star Digvesh Rathi took a controversial catch to dismiss KKR opener Finn Allen

Instead of a big shot, the Kiwi batter got a top edge which went towards the deep third where Digevesh Rathi gripped the ball. But was it a clean catch? Concerns remain over the catch as a foot of Rathi landed too close to the boundary line. Finn Allen was dismissed for 9 runs, hitting a couple of 4s, against 8 balls.

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The early departure of the swashbuckling Finn Allen was a big blow for the Knight Riders, as he could have started a carnage at the Eden Gardens. When Allen headed back to the dug-out, the team was on 15 runs only.

The pair of Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi revived KKR from the early setback.

To accelerate the run rate, the management sent Angkrish Raghuvanshi, the inform, emerging keeper-batter of the team, who made an impact as soon as he joined the skipper Ajinkya Rahane in the middle for batting. With Rahane and Raghuvanshi, KKR revived from the early setback strongly.

The crowd at the Eden Gardens erupted in joy when Lucknow Super Giants pacer Mohammed Shami came to deliver the new ball. Shami, the local boy of West Bengal, who played plenty of matches for the state team of Bengal, is a fan favorite in Kolkata.

The crowd roared at the Eden Gardens when Mohammed Shami came to bowl vs KKR.

Ahead of the IPL 2026 season, the pacer was in stunning form for the state team in the domestic tournaments. With the IPL franchise, LSG, the seamer started the campaign on a strong note.

So far, Mohammed Shami dismissed Abhishek Sharma (Sunrisers Hyderabad) and KL (Delhi Capitals) for ducks. Fans are expecting to see another stunning spell from him in Kolkata as well.

It is necessary to remember that the Kolkata Knight Riders are yet to win a game in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2026. So far, the team is in the bottom half of the points table with only 1 point in the bag. They will try their best to break the points drought by defeating the Lucknow Super Giants tonight.

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