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Andre Russell's 17-ball 48 lifted KKR to 218 before the bowlers came to the party.
The seasoned off-spinner, who is the captain of Kings XI Punjab, ran out the Rajasthan Royals opener, who was at the non-striker's end, on his delivery stride in Jaipur on Monday. The act has left the cricket world divided on the 'spirit of the game'.
It was Ashwin's mankading of Jos Buttler that had triggered a dramatic collapse with Kings XI Punjab restricting Rajasthan Royals to 170 for nine to notch up a 14-run win.
While Ashwin received support from former Australian players Mitchell Johnson and Dean Jones, spin legend and Rajasthan Royals brand ambassador Shane Warne and England ODI captain Eoin Morgan lashed out at the Indian spinner.
In a first in 12 editions of the IPL, Kings XI Punjab captain Ashwin ran out a rampaging Jos Buttler, who was at the non-strikers' end, on his delivery stride in the 13th over of the chase.
As Kings XI Punjab skipper R Ashwin finds himself in the eye of the storm after 'Mankading' Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler during their IPL match, Onmanorama takes a look-back at Kapil Dev's infamous act during the tour of South Africa in 1992.
A desperate Ashwin did the unthinkable when he mankaded Buttler in controversial circumstances in the 13th over.
The dismissal seemingly derailed Royals’ run-chase as the hosts fell short of a target of 185 by 14 runs, finishing on 170/9 after 20 overs.
Jos Buttler's 43-ball 69 went in vain as KXIP won their maiden win in Jaipur.