The Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders clash in the 2026 Indian Premier League on Sunday turned out to be one of the most gripping matches of the campaign. For stretches, KKR looked set to carry the day, but a pair of no-balls in the final over\u2014followed by Mohammed Shami striking the last-ball six\u2014forced the game into a Super Over. In the tie-breaker, LSG were eventually outdone, finishing second-best. Yet even with the result decided on the field, a surprising story began spreading online: some claimed that Lucknow would have won if an umpiring mistake in the 12th over had not swung the score.<\/p>\n
The chatter centred on a clip posted on X, which alleged that Lucknow captain Rishabh Pant struck Kolkata pacer Kartik Tyagi for a maximum that cleared the boundary near the fine-leg area. In the retelling, the on-field umpire supposedly misread the shot and credited it as a four rather than a six, with the third umpire also failing to spot the error.<\/p>\n
Those assertions, however, do not hold up. The moment in question arrived on the first ball of the 12th over of LSG\u2019s innings. While one viewing angle suggested the ball had gone over the rope without bouncing, other camera perspectives clearly indicated that the ball hit the ground before reaching the boundary line. On that basis, the umpire\u2019s call to award four runs instead of six was the correct decision.<\/p>\n
11.1 over \u2014 Kartik Tyagi to Pant\u2026 that was clearly a six, yet somehow the umpire signals four\u2026 runs logged as 4, match pushed to a Super Over\u2026 Script writers working overtime, is it?<\/p>\n
Here is another angle\u2026 Four.<\/p>\n
After the defeat and the drama surrounding the match, Rishabh Pant made it clear he was not satisfied with how Lucknow performed with the bat. He urged his teammates to take part in honest self-assessment and to improve accountability as the franchise returns to action following a seven-day break.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we definitely need a break. I think we\u2019re gonna refresh. There is always pressure, and it\u2019s gonna be a pressure game always, but at the same time, we have to look for answers inside, not outside. And just keep it simple. We need to take accountability, every guy. It can\u2019t be about one or two guys. It has to be about the whole unit, and a lot of people will take accountability for that for sure,\u201d Pant said.<\/p>\n
Pant also faced questions about the decision to back Nicholas Pooran\u2014who was described as out of form\u2014during the Super Over against Sunil Narine.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe discussed as a group; the name that came up was Nicholas Pooran. He might not be going through the best form of his life, but at the same time, you will trust your player in a hard situation like this,\u201d the LSG skipper explained about the selection.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cNo excuses there. Just looking at the positive, there might not be enough positive right now, but I think after the break, there will be a lot of enough positive for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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