South Africa v Zimbabwe – 5 Penalty runs after the ball hit the keeper’s gloves
South Africa locked horns with Zimbabwe on October 24. However, a rain delay turned the game into a nine-over-contest. After electing to bat first, Zimbabwe posted 79 runs on the board. Five of those runs came from an unintentional mistake made by wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock.
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On the third ball of the final over of the innings (Zimbabwe), MiltonShumba top-edged Anrich Nortje’s delivery to the fine-leg fielder, Lungi Ngidi, who threw the ball to de Kock, he already had one of his gloves on the ground in a bid to throw the ball after collecting it but the incoming throw from Ngidi touched the glove. Umpire Michael Gough as per the laws of the game signalled a 5-run penalty and thus, five runs were added to Zimbabwe’s total.
It was MCC’s Law 28.3.2 that came into play in the above situation. It states that “If the ball while in play strikes the protective helmet (or any other object placed by the fielding team on the ground), the ball shall immediately become dead and, the umpire shall signal No ball or Wide to the scorers, if applicable, and, the umpire shall award 5 penalty runs to the batting side.
Namibia v UAE – An extra fielder had to be got in the last over
Namibia and the UAE locked horns in the 10th match of the First Round in the T20 World Cup on October 20. It was a must-win game for Namibia to enter the Super 12 stage. After electing to bat first, UAE posted 148 runs on the board.
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There was an unexpected twist in the game as UAE failed to start their 20th over within the allocated time. And thus, the penalty for slow over-rate was imposed and they had to bring an extra fielder inside the 30-yard circle for the final over.
South Africa v Bangladesh: 5 penalty runs for the keeper moving
During South Africa’s second game of the ongoing T20 extravaganza against Bangladesh, they were involved in yet another rare situation due to which the game saw five penalty runs.
On the final delivery of the 11th over, when Shakib Al Hasan was about to deliver the ball, wicket-keeper Nurul Hasan moved to his left before the ball was bowled, which is not permitted as per the laws of the game.
The on-field umpires Langton Rusere and Rod Tucker were involved in a lengthy discussion and awarded five runs to South Africa. Thus, South Africa’s score which was 112/1 after the end of 11 overs became 117/1 before the start of the 12th over.
