“It was a big moment” - Stephen Fleming opens up on Dewald Brevis’ controversial dismissal vs RCB

As CSK suffered a two-run close defeat to RCB in Bengaluru on Saturday, May 3, Dewald Brevis’ controversial dismissal caught the limelight as the batter was asked to walk off after he missed out on taking DRS on time.

Moving into the details of the incident, Lungi Ngidi was bowling the 17th over to Brevis. He bowled a high full toss down the leg, which was hit on the batter’s pads. The umpire gave it out. Brevis and Jadeja decided to take two runs instead of reviewing the dismissal.

By the time Brevis decided to take the DRS, umpire Nitin Menon declared to the batter that the clock had run out. To make things more interesting, the timer wasn’t displayed on the big screen during his incident. 

Interestingly, this dismissal changed the course of the game as RCB gained advantage in the death overs. After the game, CSK head coach Stephen Fleming was asked about his opinion on the dismissal that sparked controversy. 

"Yeah, it was a big moment. In talking to Jaddu (Jadeja) and Brevis, there was a lot going on with running straight away. I think they saw the ball ricochet and actually went to the boundary for four. And lost in that was whether Brevis took the review in time. I don't know the answer to that. He wasn't sure, given that they were running at the time," Stephen Fleming said after the game.

"As soon as you're given out, understand the timer starts. There was a fair bit eaten up with the play still being completed, and whether they just ran out of time... in the umpire's view, it did. The other part about it, because he was given out, we wouldn't have got the runs. While we would have maintained the wicket, it certainly wouldn't have given us the five runs, which would have been nice," he added.

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