It rained sixes and boundaries at the iconic Wankhede stadium when Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings locked horns with each other. Punjab Kings registered a 4-run victory against Rajasthan Royals, after a nail-biting climax. Both the skippers – Sanju Samson (119 runs) and KL Rahul (91 runs) entertained the fans with their powerful performances, as they led their team from the front.
There was plenty of entertainment and thrill throughout the match with 24 maximums being smashed in the match.
Meanwhile, an interesting thing took place during the 2nd innings, which has left everyone confused. Well, a mysterious blue layer was spotted on the ball when Rajasthan Royals’ skipper Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler were batting. The blue layer of the ball was visible especially during the replays for a review call when Samson was ruled out by the umpire Anil Chaudhary before the call was overturned later.
Meanwhile, the fans were left puzzled on seeing the mysterious blue layer on the ball and had no clue as to what it was. The mysterious blue layer has become one of the most talked-about things from the game. The analysts present at the Select Dugout mentioned that the blue layer could have been pain from the advertising board or ropes when Jos Buttler had smashed a maximum.
The fans are busy in making guesses about the mysterious blue layer of the ball. There were many who came up with hilarious memes and jokes, while reacting to it.
Here, check out the reactions of Twitterati on this:
Mystery of the evening. Blue mark on the ball.#IPL2021 #RRvPBKS pic.twitter.com/tMU1j6H1SY
— Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan) April 12, 2021
What’s with the blue patch on the ball? Don’t see it often… #IPL2021 #RRvsPBKS
— Jigarr Jain (@MeinTeraHero) April 12, 2021
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Whats that blue thing on ball?#IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/f3CUHPl1M2
— Jatin (@Jatin1251) April 12, 2021
