Rinku Singh stayed calm and hit the ball long on for a huge six.© AFP
Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy debut got off to a dream start as India defeated Australia by three wickets in a high-scoring thriller at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Chasing a target of 208, Suryakumar played one of his trademark T20I knocks, hitting 80 off just 42 balls to take India under control. However, after his departure, India lost three wickets in the space of 14 runs after which Rinku Singh sealed the deal for India. While Australian pacer Sean Abbott left to defend one run from one delivery, Rinku remained calm and hit the ball long on for a huge six.
However, a few seconds later the umpire gave a no-ball and India’s victory was sealed just before that six came off Rinku’s bat.
Although Rinku Abbott hit a six, the runs were not added to India’s final score.
What does the ICC rule say?
According to ICC Men’s T20I Terms of Play 16.5.1: “Once a result has been achieved… the match is over. Nothing that happens thereafter, except as in clause 41.17.2 (Penalty Runs), will be considered part of it.”
If India had needed more than one point to win the match, the six points would have been reflected in their final score.
“If a boundary is scored before the batters have completed sufficient runs to win the match, the whole of the boundary charge will be credited to the side’s total and, in the case of a bat strike, to the score of the batsman” as per the ICC playing conditions.
The win saw India take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. The second match will be played at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.
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