Watch: ‘Freak’ Run-Out Or Fake Fielding? Bizarre Dismissal Splits Internet

A dismissal in the Oman D10 competition has gone viral on social media and it has sparked a huge debate among the cricket fans over run-out laws. During the Oman D10 match between Ghubrah Giants and Ruwi Rangers, Barathwaj Vinayagam was run out thanks to a direct hit from Rangers cricketer Aflal Kariapper. Kariapper collected the ball well and pulled off a no-look throw to dismiss the batter and he received a lot of praise from both his teammates and the commentators. However, some fans on social media believe that it was ‘fake fielding’ and the run-out attempt should not have counted.

Law 41.5.1states that “it is unfair for any fielder willfully to attempt, by word or action, to distract, deceive or obstruct either batsman after the striker has received the ball”.

However, the dismissal was deemed valid by the umpires and Ruwi Rangers went on to defeat Ghubrah Giants by 57 runs in the match.

Meanwhile, in IPL 2024, Mumbai Indians’ playoff dreams suffered a big blow as the Hardik Pandya-led side slumped to a nine-wicket loss against Rajasthan Royals.

“We put ourselves in trouble early on. The way Tilak and Nehal batted – that was fantastic. I don’t think that when we lost a couple of wickets early we thought we would even reach 180. We didn’t finish well and that’s why we were 10-15 runs short. We had to keep it within the stumps (while bowling). Early on in the powerplay, we gave a lot of width and I don’t think it was our best day in the field as well,” he said.

“Overall, we did not put the right foot on the park and eventually they outplayed us. After the game, it’s not the right time to go to the players, everyone is professional, they know their roles.”

“What we can do is learn from this game and the mistakes which we have made, rectify it and make sure that we don’t make it. Progression is very important. Within the team, individually, we will have to accept our flaws and maybe work on those. I don’t believe much in chip and chop, I like to back players and the focus would always be to play good cricket, sticking to our plans and making sure that we don’t make the basic errors. Cricket is simple, as long as we keep it simple, it’s nice, Hardik added after the match.