Overview
- On the last ball of the 16th over in Abu Dhabi, Nicholas Pooran gathered a wide outside off but chose not to break the stumps with Max Holden out of his crease.
- Desert Vipers then recorded Holden as retired out at the end of the over, after which Shimron Hetmyer and Dan Lawrence accelerated to close 159/4.
- MI Emirates fell one run short in the chase, leaving Rashid Khan wicketless despite creating the earlier opportunity.
- The sequence is permitted under the laws, which do not require a wicketkeeper to complete a stumping and allow tactical retirement, a trend dubbed “tactical non-stumping.”
- Darren Ganga questioned the choice on air and Rashid showed displeasure, while social posts alleged fixing despite reporters noting no evidence of wrongdoing.