In order to preserve the spirit of the match, LSG captain Rishabh Pant thereafter retracted the appeal. It is important to consider whether Jitesh was out in accordance with the regulations or if he was truly out prior to Pant’s withdrawal.
The matter is clarified by two provisions in the MCC Rulebook pertaining to running out the batter at the non-striker’s end.
On Tuesday, May 27, at the Ekana Stadium, in the final league-stage match of the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL) between the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), spinner Digvesh Rathi attempted to run out Jitesh Sharma, who had left the non-striker’s end before the ball was delivered. The verdict was deemed not out after Rathi dislodged the bails and asked the umpire for a “Mankading” dismissal.
A batter will be deemed out in accordance with MCC Law No. 38.3.1 if they are out of the crease during the interval between the ball’s normal release point and the instant it enters play. In this scenario, whether or not the bowler delivers the ball, it would be deemed out if the non-striker is out of the crease and the bowler dislodges the bails.
“If the non-striker is out of his or her ground at any point between when the ball enters play and when the bowler would have been expected to release the ball, the non-striker is likely to be run out. According to MCC law No. 38.3.1, in certain situations, the non-striker will be run out if he or she is out of his or her ground when the bowler breaks the wicket by throwing the ball at the stumps or by the bowler’s hand holding the ball, regardless of whether the ball is later delivered.
What is said about Mankading attempts in MCC laws?
Jitesh would have been out in accordance with MCC Law No. 38.3.1 if Digvesh Rathi had removed the bails between the time the ball entered play and its typical release position because he was well outside the crease. However, MCC legislation No. 38.3.1.2, another provision in the rulebook, contains a cause for the dismissal attempt following the completion of the delivery.
According to this law, even if the bowler releases the ball and then goes for the Mankading dismissal, the batter in the non-striker’s end will not be out if they left the crease before the ball’s normal release point and the moment it enters play.
“Even if the non-striker had left his/her ground before the instant at which the bowler would normally have been expected to release the ball, once the bowler has reached that point it is no longer possible for the bowler to run out the non-striker under this Law,” according to MCC law No. 38.3.1.2.
It was determined that Rathi went for the Mankading dismissal in accordance with the aforementioned MCC law once he had reached the release point, or the moment at which the dismissal would no longer be considered valid. The umpire therefore ruled Jitesh “not out.” Even if Pant hadn’t retracted the dismissal to preserve the spirit of the game, nothing would have changed.
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