When Umesh Yadav bowled two beamers which were waist-high and appeared to be out of control, many were left wondering how the right-arm fast bowler was allowed to continue with his spell.
However, it has come to light that the umpire did not deem the first no-ball to be dangerous and hence did not prevent the speedster from completing the over. The incident happened in the 18th over of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s innings against Yadav’s Kolkata Knight Riders.
After starting the over with a slower off-cutter, Umesh lost his radar and sprayed the next couple of deliveries. The second ball of the over was aimed badly and the batsman Sachin Baby was unable to connect properly.
But since the ball was extremely wide outside the off stump, the umpire did not consider it be as ‘dangerous’ from a batsman’s point of view. The Indian pacer followed the no-ball with an even poorer delivery which was also above the waist and subsequently received his first warning.
The law states, “Should there be any further instance (where a high full pitched ball is bowled and is considered likely to inflict physical injury on the batsman) by the same bowler in that innings, the umpire shall in addition to calling and signaling no ball, when the ball is dead, direct the captain to take the bowler off forthwith.”
“If necessary, the over shall be completed by another bowler, who shall neither have bowled the previous over, or part thereof, nor be allowed to bowl the next over, or part thereof.”
Despite the reprieve, Yadav’s day got even worse when Sachin Baby plundered two fours and a six off the last three deliveries in the over. Clearly shaken by the events which had unfolded, the seamer conceded 18 runs from his final over to finish with bowling figures of 4-0-56-1.
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