Pakistan Super League team handed five-point penalty for ‘illegal fielding’ in bizarre incident Cricket News

Peshawar Zalmi as Multan Sultans fielder’s delivery hits Mohammad Rizwan’s wicket-keeping gloves which were placed on the ground during a Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024 match on Thursday. ) was penalized five points. Zalmi batsman Tom Kohler-Cadmore bowled spinner Khusdil Shah’s ball towards fine leg, with Rizwan smacking it through the wicket Position to rush out to retrieve the ball. The ball was eventually caught by a fielder, whose delivery hit one of Rizwan’s gloves, which he took off and threw on the ground while running. Babar Azam, who was at the non-striker’s end, pointed this out to umpire Aleem Dar, who decided to award five runs as a penalty for “illegal fielding”.

According to the Rules of Cricket, a fielder “will be deemed to have made an unlawful catch if he intentionally discards clothing, equipment or any other object which subsequently comes into contact with the ball during play”.

A similar incident occurred during the 2022 T20 World Cup when South Africa was fined five runs after the ball hit Quinton de Kock’s gloves against Zimbabwe.

Earlier, Wasim Akram slammed the infrastructure of Pakistan Cricket Ground and said the authorities have failed to maintain the three stadiums on the north side.

During a discussion on A Sports, Akram was asked by a fan about the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) not investing in new stadiums in northern Pakistan, mentioning India’s Dharamshala Stadium and New Zealand’s Queenstown stadium.

Akram said the Gaddafi Stadium’s roof was currently in poor condition, but added that despite the large area a place like Abbottabad has, they can only dream of building a new stadium.