'Umpires and match referee are compromised': Netizens react to Abishek Porel's dismissal in Delhi Capitals' do-or-die clash against Mumbai Indians

Delhi Capitals (DC) batter Abishek Porel's dismissal during the team's do-or-die clash against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai has sparked controversy. Abishek who came to bat in the second over after Faf du Plessis failed, got out on the fourth ball of the second over, got out after scoring just six runs.

The incident happened during the fifth over, bowled by Will Jacks, and the ball drifted into the off-stump and then turned away. Abishek Porel in who gets forward to drive, and the ball landed short of the shot, as a result of the dip and turn, Porel is drawn out of the crease, misses the drive and sharp work from Rickelton, who takes the bails off. Soon after Porel's dismissal, netizens started slamming the decision given by the umpire.

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Earlier, Suryakumar Yadav's unbeaten 73 followed by Naman Dhir's cameo, lifted MI to 180/5 on a sluggish surface exploited well by Delhi Capitals spinners Kuldeep Yadav (1/25) and Vipraj Nigam (0/25). Suryakumar smashed seven boundaries and four sixes the scoring an unbeaten 73 not out off 43 balls while forging two crucial stands which revived a faltering innings.

First, amid a challenging phase of play with DC’s spinners dominating the proceedings, Suryakumar put on 55 runs for the fourth wicket with Tilak Varma and towards the end, found a perfect foil in Dhir (24 off 8 balls, 2x4s, 2x6s) to add another 57 runs from a mere 21 balls.