Delhi Capitals' narrow 2-wicket victory over inaugural champions of the WPL, Mumbai Indians was as dramatic as they come. However, there was an element of confusion over not one, or two but three run-out dismissals with the third umpire needing multiple replays to confirm the dismissal. The television umpire Gayathri Venugopala was thrust into the limelight as she had to make some very close calls regarding the run-outs as all three calls went in Delhi's favour in Vadodara. The Capitals, runners-up in both past editions of WPL, asked MI to bat first and skittled them out for 164 in 19.1 overs. Then came the run chase as Shikha Pandey in the 18th over, Radha Yadav in the 19th over and Arundhati Reddy in the last over were all adjudged not out. This, even after the stumps lit up, which usually indicates that a run out has been completed with the lighting of the zing bails but the third umpire interpreted it differently. According to rule 4.2 in the official Playing Conditions, the moment at which the wicket has been put down is deemed the first frame in which the LED lights are illuminated and subsequent frames show the bail permanently removed from the stumps. There's a mention of clause 29.1 which also states, the wicket is broken when at least one bail is completely removed from the top of the stumps or the stump is removed from the ground. Reddy survived in the last over and scored the winning runs to give DC a last-gasp thrust for a nail-biting victory. Earlier Royal Challengers Bengaluru had defeated Gujarat Giants in the tournament opener a day before.Original Article