Lucknow: A rare occurrence in IPL (IPL 2026). Lucknow Super Giants Vs Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow Kolkata Knight Riders A fiery situation was created in the middle of the match.

KKR’s young Turk Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Angkrish Raghuvanshi) is unceremoniously out. The third umpire gave him out for the offense of obstructing the fielding!

What exactly happened?

The incident happened in the fifth over of the KKR innings. Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant sent Kekor to bat first after winning the toss. Losing two openers – Tim Seifert and Ajinkya Rahane early on, the Knights camp was under heavy pressure. Raghuvanshi and Cameron Green, the most expensive foreigner in IPL history, were trying to put up resistance for the third wicket. Lucknow Super Giants pacer Prince Yadav was bowling in the fifth over of the innings.

Raghuvanshi wanted to take a small run by pushing Prince’s ball to mid-on. He thought one run would be done. But Cameron Green at the non-striking end sent Raghuvanshi back. Raghuvanshi was running back to the crease. Realizing he cannot reach the crease, he dives to save the wicket. The ball thrown by the fielder hits his body and gets stuck.

It was then that Lucknow Super Giants cricketer Mohammed Shami applied for an out against Raghuvanshi for obstructing the field. The field umpire resorted to the third umpire. After watching the replay, the third umpire declared Raghuvanshi out.

The KKR camp erupted in anger. Raghuvanshi is seen leaving the field shaking his head. He went to the boundary line and threw the helmet. The bat hits the ground. It goes without saying that he will be punished for breaking the code of conduct. Knights assistant coach Shane Watson sat in the dugout and expressed his surprise. KKR head coach Abhishek Nair was seen arguing with the fourth umpire outside the boundary line. Rinku Singh also went ahead.





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