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Bollywood actress and Punjab Kings (PBKS) owner Preity Zinta voiced her disappointment over the third umpire’s decision after her team was denied a six in Match 66 of the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025).

Bollywood actor and Punjab Kings (PBKS) owner raised concern over umpiring standards in the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League after her team was denied a six against Delhi Capitals (DC).

Karun Nair, positioned at the long-on boundary, attempted to flick the ball back inside the field as it was clearly heading for a six. However, during his impressive effort, the DC fielder believed that Nair’s foot may have touched the rope while holding the ball, so he signaled it as six.

“In a such a high profile tournament with so much technology at the Third Umpire’s disposal such mistakes are unacceptable & simply shouldn’t happen. I spoke To Karun after the game & he confirmed it was DEFINITELY a 6 ! I rest my case ! #PBKSvsDC #IPL2025,” wrote Zinta on her X account.

Although PBKS didn’t get the call in their favor, they posted a solid total of 206/8 in 20 overs. However, it wasn’t enough as DC chased down the target in 19.3 overs, thanks to a maiden half-century from 21-year-old Sameer Rizvi.

Punjab now sits in second place with 17 points from 13 games after missing the opportunity to climb to the top of the points table. In order to guarantee a top-two finish and earn two chances to advance to the tournament final, they will now be keen to defeat the Mumbai Indians (MI) in their final match.