T20 World Cup: Mitchell Starc touches return crease while bowling, escapes no ball

Final yr, the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) introduced that third umpires would monitor the bowler’s touchdown foot after every ball, that means on-field umpires now not need to preserve observe of the place the bowler’s entrance foot lands on the pitch.

Throughout Australia’s second T20 World Cup match in Dubai, the 31-year-old Starc got here across the wicket to right-handed batter Chamika Karunaratne within the penultimate over of the innings and bought punished with a boundary over mid-off.

However throughout his motion, Starc’s again foot had touched the return crease on the pitch.

Mitchell Starc bowling throughout Australia’s Tremendous 12 match in opposition to Sri Lanka. (Screengrab/FOXSports)

Based on Legislation 24.5, “The bowler‘s again foot should land inside and never touching the return crease appertaining to his said mode of supply.”

Though Sri Lanka ought to have been awarded a free hit for the no ball, each the on-field umpire and the third umpire missed out on the position of Starc’s again foot. Even former India batsman Aakash Chopra raised the problem on social media.

18.2. Mitchell Starc. It was a no-ball that the umpire has missed. He reduce the return crease on the primary level of influence…third umpire isn’t checking that. His focus is the popping crease. On-field umpire isn’t checking no-balls anyway. So, who’s accountable for it?? #AusvSL

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 28, 2021

Sri Lanka had been restricted to 154/6 within the first innings and Australia chased down the goal with 18 balls, registering a seven-wicket victory. Whereas Starc completed with figures of two/27, David Warner silenced his doubters with a 42-ball 65.

Australia fell to their first lack of the event in opposition to England on Saturday.