New Delhi: The ongoing Abu Dhabi T10 League has come to center stage for strange reasons. In the match no.5 between Samp Army and New York Strikers played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, a no-ball has turned into a laughing stock or in other words it has brought questions over match-fixing possibility.
The moment happened in the fourth over of the New York Strikers innings, UAE international pace bowler Hazrat Bilal came to bowl his first over. While bowling the fourth ball of the over, Bilal stepped miles ahead of the permissible crease, accounting for an illegal delivery. Asif Ali took a single as the ball went to the fine leg fielder.
Watch the delivery here:
😱😱😱 pic.twitter.com/CqNB1575pE
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 22, 2024
The massive no-ball bowled by the 36-year-old pacer initially left Samp Army opener Faf du Plessis in splits on the field after the replays were shown on the big screen of the venue. New York Strikers player Sunil Narine also couldn’t control his laughter in the dugout. However, many viewers of the game were left bewildered with the big error of the player. Some questioned whether it was a move linked to a possibility of a match-fixing case while some were left curious of how a player could make such a big mistake.
Surely this is fixing.
Hazrat Bilal bowled a big no ball it was so bad his teammates were laughing at him . pic.twitter.com/wj9fMZtEJg
— Sports Spotlight (@SSpotlight71) November 22, 2024
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This is a NO BALL bowled by Hazrat Bilal of Morrisville Samp Army against New York Strikers in 4th over.
Tell me a better sign than this to indicate that spot fixing exists#ADT10 #AbuDhabiT10League #AUSvIND #WIvBAN #WBBL10 pic.twitter.com/4nCNuX9d2X
— Scoop Shot (@Scoopshott) November 22, 2024
This is Hazrat Bilal bowling an unusually long no-ball in the T10 Abu Dhabi League. Don’t you think it looks suspicious? pic.twitter.com/gDxh1i184B
— Vipin Tiwari (@Vipintiwari952) November 22, 2024
Samp Army won by 36 runs
Faf du Plessis scored 75 runs from 32 balls to propel Samp Army to a huge score of 135 for 1 after 10 overs. Afghanistan pace duo of Amir Hamza (3 for 22) and Karim Janat (2 for 16) helped Samp Army to restrict New York Strikers to 99 for 7. Bilal also picked up one wicket, getting opener Zeeshan Abid for 8.
While bowling the fourth ball of the over, Hazrat Bilal stepped miles ahead of the permissible crease, accounting for an illegal delivery. Asif Ali took a single as the ball went to the fine leg fielder. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
