During an IPL match at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Nitish Rana of the Delhi Capitals was dismissed while attempting a sweep shot against Noor Ahmed from the Chennai Super Kings. A video circulating on social media has sparked debate about the legitimacy of the dismissal, as it shows the bails falling off the stumps before Rana made contact with the ball. Some fans questioned whether the umpire should have declared it a dead ball due to the disturbance caused by the falling bails, which were likely dislodged by strong winds at the venue. According to the Laws of Cricket, a hit-wicket dismissal occurs only if the batter causes their own wicket to break, which did not happen in this case. The umpires did not classify the dismissal as hit-wicket, nor did they find evidence of the wicketkeeper, Sanju Samson, disturbing the stumps. Ultimately, the on-field umpires maintained that the dismissal was valid, as the bails fell after the bowler delivered the ball without any distraction to the batter.