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Sri Lanka get bizarre five-run penalty for running short

Pallekele | ByReuters
Nov 15, 2018 06:22 PM IST

Roshen Silva had not grounded his bat and crossed back to return to the batting crease after watching Moeen Ali chase the ball down to scoop it back in play before it could cross the boundary.

Sri Lanka were hit with five penalty runs on the second day of the second test against England after match officials ruled the hosts’ batsmen breached the law governing deliberate short runs.

Sri Lanka's Roshen Silva (R) plays a shot next to England's wicketkeeper Ben Foakes.(REUTERS)
Sri Lanka's Roshen Silva (R) plays a shot next to England's wicketkeeper Ben Foakes.(REUTERS)

Roshen Silva, who topscored for the hosts with 85, cut spinner Jack Leach away down to the boundary and ambled to the non-striker’s end, assuming the ball had gone for a four.

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Silva had not grounded his bat and crossed back to return to the batting crease after watching Moeen Ali chase the ball down to scoop it back in play before it could cross the boundary.

The umpires interpreted the batsman to have deliberately run short and enforced the penalty as per the law.

“Cricket’s a complex game with all its rules and regulations but something happened here in Pallekele that I don’t think I’ve seen in my 20 years of playing and covering test cricket,” former England captain Mike Atherton said on Sky Sports.

“I don’t actually think Sri Lanka were deliberately trying to steal a run, it was just dozy cricket from Roshen Silva.”

The penalty runs were added to England’s first innings total, taking the touring side’s tally to 290.

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