Sanju Samson-Nitish Rana: Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium was packed with spectators on the evening of 5 May. The occasion was the 48th match of IPL 2026 which was being played between the hosts Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings. The decision of this match went in favor of CSK. But an incident that happened in between gave rise to a new debate on social media. The debate erupted over whether Delhi Capitals batsman Nitish Rana was out? Everyone had their own arguments. The debate increased even more because the video that surfaced of Nitish Rana's wicket had different viewpoints. What was in that video, why did the controversy happen and what do the rules of cricket say in the end? Let us know.
It's all about competition Delhi Capitals It was the 10th over of the innings. On the third ball of this over of Noor Ahmed, Nitish Rana plays a shot on backward square leg, which is caught by Karthik Sharma present there. After this clean catch, Nitish Rana is given out. Now they return from the crease to the dugout without raising any finger on the umpire's decision. But, not only does the video of his wicket go viral on social media but it also creates controversy over it.
When Nitish got Out, Sanju Disturbed The Wicket and bail fell off
Any expert please tell will it be Out or not? pic.twitter.com/wUF9r0cODA
— Stubbsy³⁰ (@sinha7605) May 5, 2026
Watching this video, someone says that Nitish Rana was not out because the bails had fallen from Samson's hands before he could play the shot, in such a situation he should be given a dead ball. Whereas someone calls Nitish Rana out because according to him, the bails did not fall due to Samson's gloves but due to strong winds, hence the catch taken by Karthik Sharma was also legal.
Nitish Rana played a shot off Noors delivery, at that very moment Sanju Samsons hand hit the stumps and the wicket was broken.
— ADAMS (@GSNetwork_01) May 5, 2026
It was not broken by the wicket keeper. It was broken due to strong winds. This happened twice in the match. Go check the commentary.
— Sai Venkatesh Kannan (@imsaivenky007) May 5, 2026
Now the question is whether Nitish Rana was really out? To know this, first understand the truth of the video. The talks on social media about bells falling due to Sanju Samson are baseless. You will also understand this after watching the video carefully. The bells have fallen on their own and this may have happened due to strong winds or some vibration.
Now what does the rules of cricket say in such a situation? According to the MCC rule book, if the wicketkeeper has no involvement in the fall of the bails and it happens due to some external reason, like strong winds, vibration or any other reason, then in that case the batsman will be given out if the fielder takes a clean catch. This is the reason why Nitish Rana was also given out and there is no controversy in it.
