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A ball boy stepped onto the field of play and handed the ball to Sabir Ali, who cut it before the ball touched the ropes (Twitter)
A ball boy steps onto the field of play and hands the ball to Sabir Ali, who cuts the ball before it touches the ropes
Desert Vipers registered a 7-wicket win over Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in their ILT20 encounter at the Dubai International Stadium in United Arab Emirates on 18 January.
What stood out in the game was the untimely intervention of a ball boy, who stepped onto the field of play before the ball touched the boundary line. In fact, the ball was cut before hitting the ropes by a charged piece of fielding by Sabir Ali of Abu Dhabi Knight Riders.
In the 15th over of the game, West Indian legend Sunil Narine, representing the Vipers, edged the ball towards the boundary line, bowled by Sherfane Rutherford.
But, Ali chased the ball down the ground and managed to cut the boundary as he stopped the ball before it reached the ropes, before he himself fell short of the boundary line.
And, oddly enough, before Ali could get back on his feet and enter the field of play once more, the ball boy stood beyond the boundary line, jumped across the ropes onto the field, threw the ball picked up and handed over to the returning Ali. ,
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Meanwhile, the Vipers batsman at the crease had already scored three runs before the ball came back to the wicket-keeper.
The umpire did not reverse his decision as he stuck to his original decision and awarded 3 runs off the ball to the batting team as per the Laws of the Game.
Desert Vipers were victorious as they successfully chased down the target set by ADKR with 7 wickets and 26 balls to spare to end the match.
England’s Alex Hales top-scored for the Vipers with 64 off 47 balls, while Sam Billings remained unbeaten on 35 off 29 balls.
Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga was awarded the man of the match award for his performance with the ball as he finished the game with figures of 3 for 18 from his four overs.
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