Rajasthan Royals (RR) opener, Yashasvi Jaiswal learned the lesson of small mistakes having huge repercussions first-hand on Saturday as he failed to stay within the bounds of the inner circle, leading to a wicket being declared a no-ball. RR was well on their way to sealing an emphatic victory over the Delhi Capitals (DC) in Guwahati with the Delhi Capitals still 62 runs short of a mammoth target of 200 with just two targets to spare.
However, the side had the opportunity to finish off proceedings slightly earlier having scalped the all-important wicket of the DC skipper, David Warner in the 17th over, only for all their hard work to be thrown to waste by Yashasvi Jaiswal’s lazy demeanor on the field.
The Australian opener, who was well set on 59 off 49 deliveries and was up against Murugan Ashwin on the penultimate delivery of the over. Warner read a googly off the leg-spinner’s hand and attempted to clear extra cover with an inside-out shot in order to increase some momentum but failed to connect properly with the ball.
The Kookaburra stood up high in the air, allowing Yashaswi Jaiswal to station himself under it at the edge of the 30-yard circle before completing the catch. The veteran walked off in disappointment, well aware his team was resigned to a loss after that, but was suddenly signaled to pause near the boundary lines.
In a surprising turn of events, replays showed that before the ball was delivered, Jaiswal had failed to back up enough and was still stranded beyond the ring when the willow made contact with the white rock. The umpires had no choice but to call David Warner back to the crease and award the side a no-ball as well.
Here is the video of the incident:
— Hardik Swagat (@HardikSwag10143) April 8, 2023
Yashaswi Jaiswal was clearly left embarrassed and dismayed by the saga, almost as if aware of the stick he was getting on Twitteratti for his antics.
David warner tried hard to play with bat but couldn’t then he was starting to play with body but got out so unlucky #DelhiCapitals #RajasthanRoyals #TATAIPL2023
— Inderjeet Bhullar (@Inderbhullar413) April 8, 2023
David warner tried hard to play with bat but couldn’t then he was starting to play with body but got out so unlucky #DelhiCapitals #RajasthanRoyals #TATAIPL2023
— Inderjeet Bhullar (@Inderbhullar413) April 8, 2023
No lies. He just need to be more calm and not rush all balls.
— JuliusDePianist (@JuliusPianist) April 8, 2023
You no know ball
— wesley-james (@_wesjay__) April 8, 2023
