A no-ball in cricket is termed as an unlawful delivery bowled by the bowler, to the advantage of the batsman during limited-over cricket matches. Southern smells a no-ball when a bowler refers to overstepping the popping crease, delivering the ball over the waist height of the batsman in the normal stance, and straightening of the bowling arm.
Also, no balls can be called, for example, based on the way the bowler delivers or if some threat entails over the batsman safety. This was to prevent the risks inherent and to promote justice in the game. The batting side is credited a run and the following ball is pushed forward free of restrictions in how the batsman may be dismissed save for a few ways most of the time.
Nonethless, fans understood perfectly during the 2024 Vitality T20 Blast match between Somerset and Northamptonshire what an extremely rare no-ball looks like in cricket. He did not realize that this was because, according to ICC rules, the wicketkeeper’s gloves were still effectively over the stumps as the ball was being bowled, making the delivery illegal.
This no ball allowed the batsman to take a free hit which he did and hit a massive six.
A captain for whom Lewis Gregory is a player Somerse were put in to bat by DC Willey and scored an imposing 215/3 from their 20 overs. Kortney Muirhead and Kortney Muirhead both scored half… century for Somerset both of.
Northamptonshire fought back in reply but managed just 198/5 off 20 overs handing Somerset a 17 run win at Northampton. Somerset will now meet Surrey in the semi-final on September 14 in Birmingham.
