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Bangladesh are taking on New Zealand in the second Test of the two-match Test series at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. While the Najmul Hossain Shanto-led side won the toss and opted to bat first, they put 137/7 in 55 overs. However, in the 41st over of the Bangladesh inning, Mushfiqur Rahim achieved a rare feat while batting.
The wicketkeeper-batter who was batting at 35 off 83 balls, became the first Bangladeshi players to be dismissed for handling the ball. On the fourth delivery of the 41st over, which was being bowled by Kyle Jamieson, Rahim defended the ball with soft hands and then used his right hand to keep the ball away. However, the ball didn’t seem to be close to the off stump, leaving everyone on the field baffled.
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Meanwhile the Kiwis had appealed for handling the ball after he initially tried to do the same in the first over of the session earlier.
What is obstructing the field in cricket?
According to MCC laws of cricket, the batter will be adjudged out if he/she wilfully attempts in defence of his/her wicket. “The striker of out Obstructing the field of, except in the circumstances of 37.2, in the act of receiving a ball delivered by the bowler, he/she wilfully strikes the ball with a hand not holding the bat. This will apply whether it is the first strike or a second or subsequent strike. The act of receiving the ball shall extend both to playing at the ball and to striking the ball more than once in defence of his/her wicket,” the laws read.
