Dhaka, April 15 -- The on-field umpires have checked the dimensions of the bats in both Indian Premier League matches played on Apr 13 in a first for the tournament's history.

In the first game of Sunday between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, umpires Nitin Menon and Saidharshan Kumar measured the bats of three players on the field -- Shimron Hetmyer, Nitish Rana and Phil Salt.

In the next game at Delhi Capitals home, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya's bat was subject to scrutiny by umpires Chris Gaffaney and Vinod Seshan.

The match officials, however, greenlighted all the bats after assessment.

The umpires checked the bat using a gauge through which the blade of the bat must pass to be deemed acceptable, ESPNCri...