New Delhi, March 29 -- IPL 2026 had its first controversy within the very first match. During the SRH innings against RCB, Heinrich Klaasen was given out caught on the boundary by Phil Salt. And the decision left many unconvinced.

It happened on the first ball of the 14th over. Romario Shepherd bowled short, and Klaasen swung hard. The ball sailed towards the deep mid-wicket boundary, where Salt took the catch. On-field umpires referred to the third umpire to check if Salt touched the boundary cushion.

Third umpire Rohan Pandit reviewed the replays. But, he had only had two camera angles to work with. He felt the boundary cushions had not moved and declared Klaasen out.

However, several replays appeared to show the cushion bearing the ...