A bizarre moment during the Canada’s premier T10 cricket league semi-final between Toronto Sixers and Mississauga Masters left players, commentators and fans surprised.
A delivery from USA pacer Ali Khan flew over the batter and wicketkeeper before landing in the stands, but Toronto were awarded only five runs instead of six.
Toronto had posted 130/4 in 10 overs, with Kieron Pollard smashing 40 from 16 balls. During the ninth over, Khan bowled a bouncer that went over Pollard and the wicketkeeper before clearing the boundary without touching the bat.
The commentators initially thought it would be a wide and six. However, the umpire awarded five runs to Toronto. Under MCC laws, a six can only be given when the ball has been hit by the bat.
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According to Law 19.7, if a ball crosses the boundary without being struck by the bat, it is treated as a boundary four. Since the delivery was also a wide, the additional one-run wide penalty is added, making it five runs in total.
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Toronto reach final
Despite the unusual incident, Toronto Sixers went on to beat Mississauga Masters by nine runs and secure their place in the final. Mississauga put up a strong chase, led by Alex Lees, who smashed 39 off just 11 balls, but they could not complete the chase.
In the other semi-final, Vancouver Anchors defeated Brampton Blitz by six wickets. They will now face Toronto Sixers in the tournament final.
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