LSG vs MI: Watch - Third umpire's controversial run-out decision forces 'unhappy' Ayush Badoni to leave field

The 24-year-old Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) batsman Ayush Badoni was declared run out controversially by the third umpire in the 48th match of the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) against Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians (MI) on Tuesday, April 30, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

Ayush Badoni came to bat at the No.7 position for Lucknow Super Giants after KL Rahul & Co. found themselves in a little bit of trouble during the run-chase against Mumbai Indians.

The No.7 has been the best position for Ayush Badoni to bat on as he has been highly successful while in that spot. The Lucknow Super Giants coaching staff and players would have expected Ayush Badoni to finish off the match for the team as the target was small and too many runs weren't required when he walked in the middle.

The batter also looked confident when he came to bat as he hit a brilliant four to put the pressure on Mumbai Indians bowlers. However, Ayush Badoni's innings only lasted 6 balls as he was declared run out by the third umpire in a controversial manner.

On the first ball of the 19th over, Hardik Pandya bowled a short length delivery outside off-stump to Ayush Badoni and the LSG batter played it towards deep cover point to take off for a single. He ran back for the second but the fielder fired a quick throw to Ishan Kishan, who whipped off the bails in the second attempt.

It looked like Ayush Badoni had reached the crease before the bails were disturbed. However, the third umpire KN Ananthapadmanabhan after watching the replays concluded that Ayush Badoni didn't ground his bat at any point and despite being well inside the crease he was declared out as his bat was in the air. Ayush Badoni was unhappy after his dismissal for 6 and there was a little moment of chaos in the LSG dugout as well as the head coach Justin Langer and captain KL Rahul looked disappointed with the decision.

Irfan Pathan Angry On Umpire's Terrible Decision

The former India National Cricket Team all-rounder Irfan Pathan was left furious at the third umpire's decision and labeled it as terrible while writing on his official X handle. "What a terrible decision by the third umpire of run out," he stated.

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In the end, Lucknow Super Giants successfully chased the target to win the match by 4 wickets. Speaking after the match, Justin Langer, LSG's head coach, expressed his happiness over the win against Mumbai Indians and revealed that they were bitterly disappointed after the last game's defeat. Notably, Lucknow Super Giants faced a 7-wicket hammering at the hands of Rajasthan Royals as they allowed the Royals to chase down 197 comprehensively.

"That's a smile, we were bitterly disappointed with our last game. So to be able to fight back against Mumbai Indians and get the points, that's certainly a smile. What I am learning in this competition is every game is hard and every game is vital. So to get the points, we are thrilled with that," he said.

While talking about the bowling performance of Lucknow Super Giants, Justin Langer said that they did an outstanding job in the match. He elaborated:

"It was outstanding, I thought we had all bases covered. You are always looking to take wickets in the powerplay. When you do that, you are always ahead of the game. It's the first time, besides Bangalore early in the tournament, we took those early wickets and that set us up nicely."

Watch - Ayush Badoni's controversial run out