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‘Rarest' No Ball in Cricket Awards Free Hit to Batter During Somerset vs Northamptonshire Vitality Blast T20 2024 Match (Watch Video)

One of the rarest ‘no ball’ went viral as most of the fans didn’t know about the rule. The third Umpire awarded the ‘No ball’ after the video assistance giving the batter a free hit opportunity during the Somerset vs Northamptonshire Vitality Blast T20 2024 match.

‘Rarest' No Ball in Cricket Awards Free Hit to Batter During Somerset vs Northamptonshire Vitality Blast T20 2024 Match (Watch Video)

Overstepping and ball bounce over the permissible limit results in ‘no ball’ are very some known rules of cricket. But during the Somerset vs Northamptonshire Vitality Blast T20 2024 match fans came across the rarest ‘no ball’ decision. While taking a look at a stumping appeal, the third umpire found out that the keeper’s gloves were ahead of the stumps at the time of delivery, and as per the ICC rule book, he judged the delivery invalid. The ‘no ball decision’’ handed the batsman a free hit off which he smashed a massive sixer. Check out the video below. Comedy of Errors! Rory Burns Misses Simple Run-Out Chance To Dismiss Michael Jones During Surrey vs Durham Vitality T20 Blast 2024 Match (Watch Video).

Rarest’ No Ball Decision in Cricket

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