Watch - West Indies Players Fume In Anger After Controversial Decision Goes In India's Favour

West Indies Players Fume In Anger After Controversial Decision [Source: X]The first T20I between India and West Indies held at Lucknow took a controversial turn. In the second innings, the visitors were denied the wicket of Ishan Kishan, which led to massive disappointment in the camp.Notably, the Windies had set up a chase of 172 runs for India, and the hosts were off to a flying start. Abhishek Sharma hammered 21 off 10 balls before Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan took the game away.West Indies frustrated over controversial catch callShreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan knitted a 100+ runs partnership for the third wicket to throw West Indies off completely. However, in the 11th over, Shamar Springer created a chance.He bowled a full delivery outside off to Kishan, who miscued the shot, sending the ball towards deep cover, where Matthew Forde was positioned. Forde sprinted in from the boundary and dived forward to take a low catch.While Forde claimed a clean catch, the TV umpire, Rohan Pandit, thought otherwise. The replays showed that Forde had his fingers underneath and around the ball, but there appeared to be a small gap between his fingers and the ground.Pandit concluded that the ball had touched the ground and hence, Ishan Kishan was not out. However, as the decision was flashed on the screen, the West Indies player screamed in agony.ALSO READWatch -Shimron Hetmyer Argues With Umpire After Controversial Run-Out vs Indiacrictalk @crictalk7 Oct 6, 2026, 9:54 PM They were in complete disbelief and shook their heads in frustration. Matthew Forde dropped to the ground as he couldn’t believe that his catch was deemed illegal.However, the West Indies had no choice but to accept the decision. And Ishan Kishan continued to bat to end his partnership with Shreyas Iyer.Matthew Forde’s day turned worseMeanwhile, Matthew Forde couldn’t even recover from the catch controversy as he got hammered by Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan in the 14th over. The duo collected 24 runs off that over, including 3 sixes and a four.To add to the misery, Shamar Joseph dropped the catch of Shreyas Iyer, who was batting in the nervous 90s and later went on to complete his century. Needless to say, Forde would like to forget this game as nothing went right for him.However, for India, the missed chances and controversial umpiring decisions were a blessing in disguise. They won the game inside 15 overs to go 1-0 in the 5-game series.ALSO READIndia A Squad For New Zealand Tour Announced; Rishabh Pant Subject To Fitness