In cricket, a no ball occurs due to a bowling error. It is very rare that a no ball occurs due to any other reason. Generally, if the bowler bowls the ball beyond the crease line, it is a no ball. Apart from this, if the bowler bowls the ball above the waist of the player on strike, it is a no ball.

But in the third quarter final of the ongoing Vitality Blast, a strange kind of no ball was seen. Let us tell you that this no ball happened because of the wicketkeeper, due to which bowler Saif Zaib could not get the wicket.

It is worth noting that the third quarter final of Vitality Blast was played between Northamptonshire and Somerset at County Ground Northampton on 5 September. Saif Zaib, who came to bowl his third over against Somerset, gave flight to Tom Kohler Cadmore who was on strike, and Cadmore was completely beaten while playing this ball.

During this, Lewis McManus, who is behind the wicket, quickly collects the ball and appeals for the stumps. During this, the decision goes to the third umpire, but during the review, the third umpire David Millns found that the wicketkeeper had caught the ball ahead of the stump line.

After this, he asked the onfield umpire to call a no ball. On the other hand, the wicketkeeper gets very disappointed after this decision of the umpire. Because on one hand he did not get the stumping wicket and on top of that the ball also became a no ball. On the other hand, after escaping this stumping, Cadmore played a brilliant innings of 63 runs in 43 balls and played an important role in the team’s victory by 17 runs.

A No Ball in the Vitality Blast because the wicketkeeper’s gloves were in front of the stumps.pic.twitter.com/bYvAtQ2pQv

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 5, 2024

Know what the rules say about it

According to Law 27.3 of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the governing body of the game, the stumper must not stand in front of the line of the stumps, or have any part of their body or gloves beyond the stumps, when the bowler delivers the ball. If the wicketkeeper does so and it affects play, the umpire may rule it a no ball.