Lost ball creates massive confusion: The umpires losing the ball had created plentiful confusion among players of both teams.
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During the 42nd match of the ongoing 12th season of the Indian Premier League between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab at Bengaluru, a significant amount of confusion was witnessed after the second strategic timeout in the first innings.
What caused the confusion to erupt in the first place was the umpires losing the ball. Set to bowl after the timeout, Punjab pacer Ankit Rajpoot was left asking for the ball only to remain empty-handed.
The situation went on to an extent that both the umpires and fielding side were clueless about the ball. Watching the drama unfold from the other end, batsman AB de Villiers could observe the funny side of the scenario.
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Eventually, the umpires called for a new ball as the fourth umpire was seen running to the field with a box of balls. It was at this point in time that umpire C. Shamsuddin realized that the ball was in his pocket from the starting.
Replays confirmed that Shamsuddin had collected the ball from his co-umpire Bruce Oxenford only to put it in his pocked. When the play was set to resume, the Indian umpire didn’t realize that it was him who had put the ball in his pocket.
After the realization, the play began but not without smiles from both the umpires and the players.
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