“There was a hearing conducted by the match referee after the game,” a TNPL official told Cricbuzz. “Ashwin was fined 10 per cent for showing dissent towards the umpires and 20 per cent for misuse of equipment. He accepted the sanctions.”
What happened?
The 38-year-old who plays for Dindigul Dragons was judged LBW off the bowling of Sai Kishore, who plays for Tiruppur Tamizhans. Ashwin was seen in a long argument with the umpire Venkatesan Krithika, and he was thundering off the field and was seen hitting his pads in anger with the bat.
“Ashwin is saying ‘he has bowled this from over the stumps, ma’am’, arguing his case that it was pitched well outside leg stump,” said one of the commentators on AIR during the incident.
Why couldn’t Ashwin use DRS?
The TNPL has two DRS per innings, and when this incident happened in the fifth over, Ashwin’s team, Dindigul Dragons, had exhausted both their reviews, that too in the first over. Ashwin’s opening partner, Shivam Singh, used both the DRS options in a valiant attempt to overturn two legitimate calls made by Venkatesan Krithika for a wide. With the new leg-side wide rule in place, Shivam was guilty of moving across, which the umpire noticed and called it a fair delivery. But Shivam in consultation with Ashwin, took DRS in the hope that it would be ruled a wide and ended up losing both the reviews.
Who won the game?
Dragons could not put on much of a score after Ashwin fell. Ashwin’s 18 is the second-highest score alongside RK Jayant. Shivam Singh, with his 30, was the top scorer as the Dragons were bundled out for a mere 93 runs from 16.2 overs. Esakkimuthu A was the pick of the bowlers for Tamizhans with four wickets, with M Mathivannan picking three wickets. Skipper Sai Kishore too chipped in with a couple.
Tamizhans chased the total in 11.5 overs for the loss of one wicket. Tushar Raheja with his 39-ball 65 was the top scorer of the innings. Ganeshan Periyaswamy was the lone wicket-tacker for Dragons.
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