T20 World Cup 2022: Umpires recall players to complete contest after last-ball drama

Requiring
five
off
the
last
ball,
Blessing
Muzarabani
was
stumped
by
wicketkeeper
Nurul
Hasan
off
Mosaddek
Hossain’s
bowling
as
the
Bangladeshi
players
and
fans
broke
into
a
celebration.

Stumps
were
uprooted
and
the
players
were
back
in
the
dugout
after
shaking
hands
but
just
then
the
TV
umpires
declared
the
final
ball
as
a
no-ball
after
finding
Nurul
to
be
guilty
of
collecting
the
ball
fractionally
infront
of
the
stumps,
making
the
stumping
invalid.

Zimbabwe
were
thus
awarded
a
free-hit
and
they
needed
four
runs
to
win
the
match
but
it
was
not
to
be
as
Mosaddek
showed
great
nerves
to
calmly
sent
down
the
final
delivery
which
Muzarabani
failed
to
connect
yet
again,
much
to
the
relief
of
Bangladeshi
fans.

IT
IS
NOT
OVER!

Zimbabwe
require
4
runs
off
the
final
ball.#T20WorldCup
|

#BANvZIM
|
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—
ICC
(@ICC)

October
30,
2022

“We
all
were
nervous.
It
was
a
very
good
match,
it
wasn’t
very
easy
for
us.
It
was
the
first
time
I
saw
something
like
that
(no
ball),”
Bangladesh
pacer
Taskin
Ahmed,
who
was
adjudged
the
Player
of
the
match
for
taking
three
wickets,
said
after
the
match.

The
drama
unfolded
in
the
final
over
with
Zimbabwe
needing
16
to
win
after
Sean
Williams
had
revived
the
run
chase
with
a
42-ball
64-run
knock
after
they
had
slipped
to
35-4
in
the
powerplay.

It
turned
out
to
be
an
absolute
potboiler
as
Zimbabwe
amassed
11
runs
off
the
first
five
deliveries,
despite
losing
two
wickets.

While
the
first
ball
went
for
a
leg
bye,
Hossain
picked
up
Brad
Evans
(2)
in
the
second
ball
after
he
failed
to
clear
the
deep
mid-wicket
boundary.

The
third
ball
went
for
a
leg
bye
four
as
Richard
Ngarava
kept
Zimbabwe’s
hopes
alive
by
clobbering
a
four
and
a
six
in
the
next
two
balls.

Hossain,
however,
swung
it
back
in
Bangladesh’s
favour
when
he
had
Ngarava
stumped
in
the
next
ball,
leaving
Zimbabwe
five
to
get
off
the
final
delivery.

Desperate
to
take
his
team
home,
new
man
Muzarabani
then
swung
his
bat
but
missed
it
completely
as
Nurul
disturbed
the
stumps.

T20
World
Cup
2022:
Bangladesh
hold
on
for
thrilling
victory
over
Zimbabwe
after
final-ball
confusion

But
onfield
umpires
then
referred
the
last
ball
to
the
TV
umpire,
who
deemed
it
to
be
a
no-ball,
giving
a
new
lease
of
life
to
the
Zimbabwean
team.
However,
Zimbabwe
sunk
in
despair
after
Muzarabani
failed
to
connect
for
the
second
time.

“What
drama.
Great
game
but
hard
luck
Zimbabwe.
#ZIMvsBAN,”
tweeted
former
India
opener
Virender
Sehwag.

According
to
Law
27.3.1
of
the
MCC
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
attempts
a
run.

“In
the
event
of
the
wicket-keeper
contravening
this
Law,
the
striker’s
end
umpire
shall
call
and
signal
No
ball
as
soon
as
applicable
after
the
delivery
of
the
ball.”

It
was
yet
another
thrilling
finish
in
the
ongoing
showpeice,
which
has
witnessed
some
sensational
games
so
far.

During
the
recent
match
between
India
and
Pakistan,
social
media
was
abuzz
after
the
inaugural
champions
were
given
three
byes
after
Virat
Kohli
was
dismissed
off
a
free
hit.