Wide Ball Boundary Rule: A video is becoming quite viral on social media. In this video, a wide ball bowled goes over the wicketkeeper and crosses the boundary line… the umpire signaled 4 runs on it. In this way the team got 5 runs… but this question arose in the minds of people, why was it not given a six when the ball reached outside the direct boundary line. Now former cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra has answered this,
Actually, this video is from the semi-final match of Canada Super60 Cricket Tournament, which was played between Toronto Sixers and Mississauga Masters on October 4. In this match, Sixers defeated Masters by 9 runs and made it to the finals.
In which over did the incident occur?
This incident happened in the ninth over of the Sixers’ innings. The bowler was Ali Khan… He threw the ball towards Sixers captain Kieron Pollard, which went outside the boundary line after being hit. The team got 5 runs on this.
What did Aakash Chopra tell?
Aakash Chopra said that not 7 runs but only 5 runs will be given on this, he said that the rules of cricket say that if the ball is wide and it has gone beyond the boundary line then 5 runs will be given. According to the rules, it was necessary to hit the bat on the ball, which did not happen on this ball. Therefore only 5 runs were given.
What was the result of the match?
The match was won by Toronto Sixers under the captaincy of Kieron Pollard. Mississauga Masters, won the toss and decided to field first. Sixers scored 130 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 10 overs, while Masters team could only score 121 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. Pollard scored 40 runs in 16 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 3 fours. Andreas Gaus remained unbeaten after scoring 33 runs.