Mumbai Indians faced off against Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday, as is the case with CSK vs MI games down the years, the match gave fans plenty to talk about from the get-go. CSK opener Devon Conway was adjudged LBW out on Daniel Sams' delivery in the first over itself.
The New Zealand batter had been in stunning form for CSK, having scored runs at will in recent matches, however, with no DRS available, Conway couldn't ask the umpires for a review.
But why couldn't Devon Conway ask for a DRS review against MI? That's because there was a power cut at the Wankhede Stadium, and that's why DRS couldn't function.
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Hence, what appeared to be a dubious LBW call, cost Conway his wicket, and he'd consider himself somewhat unlucky with DRS not available.
In a similar fashion, Robin Uthappa was also given LBW out in the second over. Jasprit Bumrah bowled a good length delivery which again clipped Uthappa's pads, this time, however, the decision did appear spot-on as the umpire raised his finger, however, Uthappa again couldn't opt for DRS review due to the power cut.
Furthermore, to perhaps rub salt on CSK's wounds, the DRS review system was activated just one ball after the dismissal of Uthappa, according to the commentators Akash Chopra and Irfan Pathan.
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Mumbai Indians perhaps couldn't have asked for a better start as they had reduced CSK to 17/4 at one point in time, with skipper MS Dhoni taking matters into his own hands, as walked out to bat.
At the time of writing, CSK had scored 25 runs for the loss of four wickets after five overs.
