Controversy took centrestage in the thrilling encounter between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) when Dewald Brevis became victim of poor umpiring and then couldn't review as he signalled way past the 15 seconds of time allotted time. Reluctantly, Brevis had to return to the pavillion. After CSK's two-run loss at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, head coach Stephen Fleming tried to understand the umpires' point of view. He noted that running between the wickets for an extra run did not matter as no runs would have been added to CSK's score had Brevis opted for DRS and the third umpire gave him not out.
"Yeah, it was a big moment. In talking to Jaddu [Jadeja] and Brevis, there was a lot going on with running straight away. I think they saw the ball ricochet and actually went to the boundary for four. And lost in that was whether Brevis took the review in time. I don't know the answer to that. He wasn't sure, given that they were running at the time," Fleming said in the post-match press conference.
"As soon as you're given out, I understand the timer starts. There was a fair bit eaten up with the play still being completed, and whether they just ran out of time... in the umpire's view, it did. The other part about it, because he was given out, we wouldn't have got the runs. While we would have maintained the wicket, it certainly wouldn't have given us the five runs, which would have been nice.
"But it's a big moment in a big game. There was twists and turns all the way through."
Chawla wanted Brevis to review immediately
On the other hand, former India leg-spinner Piyush Chawla said that Brevis did not need to discuss it with Ravindra Jadeja and should've reviewed it straightaway.
"You don't need to discuss. Three-and-a-half overs left, two reviews remaining, you could have gone for the review straightaway. When you are batting, with the angles, as a batter you also know it might slide [down the leg side] because of the rule sometimes when it hits directly onto your pads, from there they take it straight with the tracker," Chawla said on ESPNCricinfo's Timed Out show.