Faf du Plessis’ dismissal became the talk of the town in the IPL 2024 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday (May 18).

On the final delivery of the 13th over bowled by CSK's Mitchell Santner, the RCB captain was given run-out at the non-striker's end.

Santner got a fingertip to intercept Rajat Patidar's shot when Du Plessis was backing up. After the decision was sent upstairs, TV umpire Michael Gough took his time and came to a conclusion that the bat was in the air.

Faf du Plessis was not bit pleased with the decision as he kept saying something while walking back to the dug-out.

While some fans supported the decision, most of them felt that Du Plessis was hard done by the third umpire and sympathized with the RCB skipper.

Here are the reactions:

The RCB versus CSK match is a straight knockout fixture for the final spot in the IPL 2024 Playoffs. While the defending champions are on 14 points from 13 matches (Net Run-rate +0.528), RCB are on 12 points from 13 games (NRR +0.387). So far, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals have secured their berth in the playoffs.

Coming to the match, RCB racked up a mammoth 218/5 on the board after being asked to bat first. Faf du Plessis top scored with 54 off 39 balls while Virat Kohli (47 off 29), Rajat Patidar (41 off 23) and Cameron Green (38* off 17) also made notable contributions.

Mitchell Santner starred with the ball for CSK, returning with the figures of 1/23 in his four overs.