WATCH: Kuldeep Yadav vents his anger on umpire after controversial LBW call in DC vs GT game

Gujarat Titans defeated the Delhi Capitals by a huge margin of 10 wickets in the 60th game of the ongoing IPL 2025. The GT openers, Sai Sudharsan and skipper Shubman Gill, completely outmuscled the DC bowling attack in the second innings, chasing down the target of 200 runs in just 19 overs, scoring 205 runs for no loss.

Meanwhile, what attracted the eyeballs and caught the attention of the fans was a controversial LBW decision from the umpire that left DC spinner Kuldeep Yadav in anger. It happened when Kuldeep trapped GT opener Sai Sudharsan in an LBW, but the appeal was denied by the on-field umpire. Subsequently, DC took DRS to challenge the umpire’s decision.

The DRS display showed that almost 50 per cent of the ball was hitting the stumps, so the third umpire upheld the on-field umpire’s decision and the batter was given not-out. It didn’t go down well with the star DC spinner Kuldeep Yadav, and he was seen getting involved in a heated argument with the on-field umpire.

The video of Kuldeep Yadav expressing his frustration and dissent to the umpire’s decision also went viral on social media as soon as it was shared by a user on X (formerly Twitter).

Here’s the video:

if an on-field umpire had given a batter not out for an LBW appeal, the DRS projection should show more than 50 percent of the ball hitting the stumps for the third umpire to overturn the original call. #umpirescall#Kuldeep#IPL#Cricket#DelhiCapitals#KLRahulhttps://t.co/tgehP9coeZ

— wakandamohan (@ashmohan197) May 18, 2025

Gujarat Titans beat DC to qualify for IPL 2025 playoffs

Speaking of the action of the game, the GT skipper, Shubman Gill, won the toss and asked DC to bat first. Batting first, the hosts posted 199 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 20 overs courtesy of KL Rahul’s brilliant century, as he played an unbeaten knock of 112 runs off just 65 balls, with 14 fours and four sixes.

Later in the second innings, GT’s opening duo of Skipper Gill and young batter, Sai Sudharsan, didn’t give any chance of a comeback to DC bowlers. Sudharsan smashed an unbeaten and match-winning knock of 108 runs off just 61 balls, with 12 fours and four sixes, while Gill also played an unbeaten knock of 93 runs off just 53 balls, with three fours and seven sixes.

With this win, Gujarat Titans also moved to the top spot in the tournament’s points table, surpassing the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). They have also qualified for the tournament’s playoff stage.