[WATCH] A bizarre fielding howler during TSK-MINY clash raises suspicions of match fixing

The cash-rich franchise tournaments offer exciting entertainment and countless memories to the fans. But such leagues are never far off from garnering negative attention. In the ongoing edition of Major League Cricket (MLC), a strange incident has come to light that has left the fans and cricket experts puzzled. Calls of match-fixing are growing louder as viewers were left in disbelief when a fielder failed to make a regulation stop and instead conceded a boundary to the opposition.

During the 14th over of the MINY run chase, Keiron Pollard was facing up to Noor Ahmad of TSK. The spinner floated a delivery beyond Pollard's hitting arc, but the explosive all-rounder still managed to get some bat on it and thumped it down the ground towards long off. Mukkamalla was the fielder who was stationed near the boundary to make a regulation stop. But what followed was a shocking slip-up which saw MINY earn a boundary.

Mukkamalla came around charging at the ball, and even before he could have collected it cleanly, the ball slipped out of his hands and parried over the ropes. What was more shocking to see was that the TSK fielder spilled the ball over the boundary even after successfully retrieving it the second time.

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The video has gone viral and has instantly attracted a strong reaction from many users on social media. Many have criticized the fielder and claimed that he made a clear attempt to fix the game. By having multiple looks at the video, the general consensus is that Mukkamalla had willfully allowed the ball to slip through. 

Moreover, the on-air commentators were also baffled to see such a grave lapse and wondered whether such a fielding blunder could ever take place in such a high-profile T20 match.  It even irked the TSK coach Albie Morkel, who visibly seemed unimpressed after seeing that effort. While fans allege a clear case of fixing, we may never be able to get to the bottom of the story. 

But thankfully for TSK, this goof-up did not go down as a costly error as TSK were comfortably able to restrict MINY to 184. Despite Pollard's heroic knock of 70 off 39, the MINY run chase lacked momentum, and as a result, they suffer their sixth defeat of the tournament.