New Delhi, March 28 -- Phil Salt's catch on the boundary line in the opening game of the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad sparked controversy at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. The incident took place in the 14th over of the Sunrisers Hyderabad innings after put into bat by rival skipper Rajat Patidar.

After Sunrisers Hyderabad lost Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and Nitish Reddy inside the powerplay, it was Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen who rescued the 2016 champions with a 97-run stand for the fourth wicket. However, it was the Romario Shepherd over that brought the drama in.

Klaasen, who was batting at 31 off 20 balls, looked to clobber a Shephe...