Mumbai: Marcus Stoinis once again failed to finish the game off for the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) as the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) emerged victorious by 18 runs. Stoinis scored 24 off 15 balls and looked in the zone to take LSG over the line.
But some smart bowling by Josh Hazlewood led to the downfall of his compatriot. However, it was the ball before the dismissal that broke the rhythm for Marcus Stoinis.
With 34 runs needed off 12 balls and Stoinis and Jason Holder at the crease, it still looked like LSG were in the game. However, the first ball of the 18th over was not called wide by the umpire, despite it being way outside off-stump.
Marcus Stoinis was certainly not impressed with the call and seemed to be fuming. The very next ball, the all-rounder tried to scoop Hazlewood over fine leg, but could only deflect the ball onto the stumps.
The 32-year-old uttered some expletives in frustration, which seemed to be directed towards the umpire. Fans on Twitter too felt that Stoinis lost his focus due to the poor decision of the umpire and that cost him his wicket.
https://twitter.com/cric_big_fan/status/1516477012268838915
https://twitter.com/Jitendra0917/status/1516477023899684866
Marcus Stoinis adding some extra colorful vocabulary to this night of IPL action. pic.twitter.com/vGf7d2oIFp
— Peter Della Penna (@PeterDellaPenna) April 19, 2022