When Rishabh Pant informed the on-field umpires that he wanted to withdraw the appeal of a run out against him at the non-striker's end, Jitesh Sharma responded with a mix of relief and appreciation. The LSG captain was walking back to his position when the Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter pulled Pant closer and hugged him to express his gratitude for retracting the appeal.

When LSG leg-spinner Digvesh Singh Rathi tried to run Jitesh out at the non-striker's end in the second-to-last ball of the 17th over of RCB's chase, the incident occurred. Jitesh remained in complete disbelief close to the umpire as the judgment was brought to the higher authority. Even as the enormous screen displayed not out, replays revealed that he was outside of his crease, but Pant and Avesh Khan could be seen advising the umpires of the appeal's withdrawal.

Rishabh doesn't need this wicket because he said no, even if he was outside of his crease. "No, we withdraw this appeal," former India wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta stated, according to Rishabh.

RCB still needed 29 runs from 19 balls as Jitesh was on 57 off 25 balls. If Jitesh had been given out, it might have been a game-altering moment.

Pant didn't need to withdraw his appeal because Jitesh wasn't out

Nevertheless, it should be mentioned that even if Pant hadn't retracted the appeal, Jitesh would still have been out. The bowler, Rathi, had already finished his bowling motion before attempting the run-out, so Jitesh was not out. The non-striker can only be run out at the non-striker's end until the bowler's arm reaches its highest point in the delivery swing, according to the current MCC rules.

Rathi had clearly crossed the popping crease and passed this position when he whipped off the bails, as shown by the replays. Law 38.3.1 states that a run-out attempt is null if the third umpire confirms that the bowler has finished his action.

In essence, under this particular rule, the non-striker is no longer at risk of being run out after the bowler has finished their bowling motion. The verdict may have been overturned if Jitesh had been wrongly given out, but because the "not out" call was founded on the rules of cricket, it stood.

With 85 runs off 33 balls, Jitesh remained undefeated as RCB chased down the 228-run target in 18.4 overs to move up to second place in the points standings. The first Qualifier for a spot in the final would then see them compete against Punjab Kings.

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