Rahul Tewatia came to the field with an illegal bat, the umpire caught it in the live match; watch video

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 1, 2026

Rahul Tewatia Illegal Bat Video: ipl 2026 (IPL 2026) The fourth match of Gujarat Giants and Punjab Kings was played on Tuesday, 31 March. (GT vs PBKS) It was played at the PCA Stadium in Mullanpur where a very shocking incident happened. It is noteworthy that in this match Gujarat Titans all-rounder Rahul Tewatia (Rahul Tewatia) Came to the field to bat with an illegal bat.

Yes, that’s what happened. Actually, this entire incident happened in the 19th over of Gujarat Titans’ innings. Here 32-year-old Rahul Tewatia came to bat on the field after the dismissal of his teammate Washington Sundar, who was stopped by the umpire. He wanted to check his bat, for which he checked Rahul Tewatia’s bat with a bat gauge. It was here that Rahul Tewatia was caught because his bat did not go inside the bat gauge.

Let us tell you that when this entire incident happened, Rahul Tewatia also looked surprised and he tried to tell the umpires that there were stickers on the back of his bat, due to which the bat was not going inside the bat gauge. However, here the umpire did not listen to him and he had to change his bat. Star Sports itself has shared the video of this entire incident from its official X account which you can watch below.

Unexpected twist right in the middle of the game 👀
The umpires step in and stop Rahul Tewatia as his bat doesn’t meet the regulations! 😮#TATAIPL 2026 | #PBKSvGT | LIVE NOW 👉 pic.twitter.com/txanPzNCPk
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) March 31, 2026

Recall that the process of testing bats in the IPL tournament was started from the 2025 season itself. Through this process, the umpires ensure that the thickness of any player’s bat is not more than 67mm and the edge is not more than 40mm thick. If this happens the player is asked to change his bat and if this happens more often the player may also be punished.

The condition of the match was like this: In Mullanpur, Punjab Kings won the toss and chose to bowl first, after which the visiting team Gujarat Titans could score only 162 runs after losing 6 wickets in 20 overs of their innings. In response, Cooper Connolly played an unbeaten inning of 72 runs on 44 balls for Punjab Kings, on the basis of which the team achieved the target of 163 runs in 19.1 overs and won the match by 3 wickets. With this, they have started the season with a bang with a win.