Pandya was up against a struggling Travis Head in the 10th over with the Aussie batter going at practically run-a-ball, and tempted the opener to go big on the fourth delivery by delivering an outsiwnger going across him. Head needed no second invitation as he whipped the Kookaburra towards midwicket, only to pick out Will Jacks perfectly in the deep. The MI Paltan were ecstatic at having got rid of the danger man despite his poor run of form, but a warning siren awaited them — quite literally. Just as Head had accepted his fate and began to walk off, the no-ball alarm sounded but was not loud enough for either set of players to take heed. The subdued alert even confused the umpires but as Head and Pandya held their breaths, it was confirmed that Pandya had indeed overstepped and by a big margin.

The MI skipper could express no more than surprise as he walked back to his mark distraught, and ironically made the feeling worse for Twitterati with a well-executed free-hit ball that Head once again sent sailing down long-on’s throat.