IPL 2022: Umpiring issues are a common aspect in any game of cricket. The IPL alone has seen many famous umpiring controversies with some resulting in the captain walking out as was the case with MS Dhoni in 2019. In IPL 2022, despite the presence of DRS, there has been some controversy regarding factors such as the wide ball and no-ball calls along with technical issues on a few occasions leading to some angry moments for the cricketers during IPL 2022

Marcus Stoinis vs RCB

Marcus Stoinis was in the middle of a heated run-chase, looking to take the game deep as he was running out of partners at the other end. Facing Josh Hazlewood in the 19^th over, Marcus Stoinis and Jason Holder had an equation of 34 off twelve balls ahead of them.

In an attempt to stop Stoinis, Josh Hazlewood bowled a wider lined which went past the tramline. Marcus Stoinis did shuffle across but the decision to not call a wide seemed marginal and a smiling Stoinis was clearly annoyed. He asked the umpire how that was not a wide, saying it looked far, but to no avail and concealed his frustration with a smile. The very next ball, Stoinis shuffled across to counter Hazlewood’s line and edge the ball on to the stumps.

As soon as the ball hit the stumps Marcus Stoinis vented his frustration and walked out in anger. He clearly upset with the decision and considering the stage of the match he wasn’t able to hold back as he walked off shouting in anger.

Rovman Powell and Rishabh Pant vs DC

While Marcus Stoinis’s wide call was a marginal one which saw the situation diffuse rather quickly, the incident in the game between the Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals saw a little more drama. With 36 to win off six balls, Rovmann Powell started his pursuit with three sixes and made it seem like the unthinkable would be possible.

He cleared the fence twice and the pressure was on Obed McCoy as he was struggling to contain Powell. On the third ball, McCoy bowled a full-toss, which to his misfortune was hit for another massive six. Following the six though, there was a question regarding the height of the full-toss as Powell started asking for a no-ball. With the umpire not obliging, Rishabh Pant got into the matter and started signaling for his players to comeback to the dug-out. To add on, Rishabh Pant also sent one of the coaches Pravin Amre to discuss what was going on with the umpire.

In the end, the decision stood, no no-ball was given and the game continued. The momentum though was gone and Rovman Powell faced a dot the very next ball to end the game, giving Royals a tight win in IPL 2022.

Devon Conway vs MI

The Mumbai Indians came into this game eliminated from playoff contention and had CSK, who were still in with a small chance of qualifying for the playoffs of IPL 2022. With a small hope for qualifying in IPL 2022, CSK walked out to bat after losing the toss in the hope of making scoring big and defending well.

The openers were in decent form as well, but technical difficulties made things difficult for the Chennai Super Kings. Due to technical issues, DRS was not available for the first few overs and that was enough to hurt the Chennai Super Kings. In the second ball of the first over, Devon Conway was given out LBW to a delivery that seemed like it could slide down the leg-side.

It looked quite debatable and with the absence of DRS, Conway could do nothing but walk off. The wicket turned out to be the killing blow for the Chennai Super Kings as they failed to recover from the early loss of their in-form batter. They kept losing wickets, and collapsed within the powerplay, before a recovery from MS Dhoni took them to 97. The target though was not enough as CSK lost and had their hopes of a playoff spot in IPL 2022 ended.