Big Bash League: Bail falls on its own during Renegades-Heat tie, leaves batter confused

The Melbourne Renegades batter Nic Maddinson went on to score 45 more runs after the incident and proved pivotal in his side’s win 22-run victory.

FirstCricket Staff|Dec 15, 2022, 17:26:18 IST

Weird moments are often seen on a cricket field – from player’s antics, animals invading the pitch, or the ball hitting the stumps but keeping the bails intact.

Another similar incident was seen in the Big Bash League round-robin match as the bails were dislodged without anything hitting the stumps during Melbourne Renegades’ tie against Brisbane Heat at the Cazaly’s Stadium in Cairns on Thursday.

Interestingly, a day earlier, India’s Shreyas Iyer earned a lifeline in the Test match against Bangladesh as the ball hit the stumps after he missed the line, but the bails remained intact and he went on to play.

The incident happened when Renegades skipper Nic Maddinson was facing Mark Steketee in the ninth over. Maddinson tried to play a pull shot and had his front foot going back toward the stumps in the process. The players, including the batter, and commentators thought of it to be a hit wicket and Maddinson started walking back to the dugout.

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