“Very Rare Type Of No Ball” Hogs Limelight In T20 Blast Quarter-Final Game. Watch
A rare incident took place during a T20 Blast quarter-final match between Somerset and Northamptonshire on September 5. It happened during the first innings. Somerset batter Lewis Gregory was deceived by Saif Zaib, a left-arm orthodox spinner, outside the off stump. The Northamptonshire bowler beat the batter’s outside edge and wicketkeeper Lewis McManus did the stumping. Umpire sent the decision upstairs only to find out that McManus had crossed the line of the stumps before collecting the ball and effecting the stumping. As a result it was given a no-ball. Watch it here: A very rare type of no ball pic.twitter.com/j5QYoDeihC — Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) September 5, 2024 As per article number 27.3.1 of Marylebone Cricket Club, the custodian of the laws of cricket, the wicket-keeper shall remain wholly behind the wicket at the striker’s end from the moment the ball comes into play until a ball delivered by the bowler – touches the bat or person of the striker or passes the wicket at the striker’s end or the striker …