Ali Khan produced an extraordinary delivery in the Canada Super60 semi-final when his bouncer sailed over the wicketkeeper and cleared the boundary. However, the apparent six added only five runs to Toronto Sixers’ total because Kieron Pollard never touched the ball.
The incident occurred during Toronto’s innings against Mississauga Masters at BC Place in Vancouver on Sunday, October 4. The Sixers eventually won by nine runs to secure a place in the final.
Khan represented Mississauga, while Pollard captained Toronto, according to the tournament’s official scorecard. The supplied report incorrectly identified Pollard as a Masters player.
Why the bouncer counted as five wides
Khan dug the delivery short, sending it high above Pollard and beyond the wicketkeeper’s reach. The ball then travelled over the boundary rope without any contact from the batter.
The unusual flight initially created the impression of a six. However, the umpires signalled a wide and awarded the four-run boundary allowance, producing five wides in total.
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None of those runs went to Pollard’s individual score. The delivery also did not count towards the six legal balls in the over.
Cricket’s boundary rules require contact with the bat for a boundary six. Clearing the rope without that contact does not qualify, regardless of how far the ball travels.
Meanwhile, the wide-ball law adds its one-run penalty to any applicable boundary allowance. That explains the five-run outcome rather than six or seven.
Boundary size draws attention
The clip circulated online and prompted questions about the playing area in the 10-over franchise competition. A delivery intended to challenge the batter instead reached the boundary without a shot.
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However, the reports reviewed did not provide a verified measurement for the boundary behind the wicketkeeper. The footage therefore cannot establish its precise length or demonstrate a breach of tournament playing conditions.
The incident highlighted the unusual result possible when a steeply rising delivery escapes the keeper and reaches the rope.
Toronto hold off Masters’ chase
Toronto finished on 130 for four from their 10 overs. Pollard contributed 40 from 16 balls, while Andries Gous remained unbeaten on 33 from 11.
Imad Wasim added 26 from 13 deliveries. Khan took two wickets but conceded 43 runs from his two overs.
Mississauga replied with 121 for seven. Alex Lees led the chase with 39 from 11 balls, while George Munsey scored 23.
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The Masters needed 18 from the final over, according to the supplied report. Abdul-Raheem Toppin conceded eight to complete Toronto’s victory.
Azam Khan also departed during that over. However, the official scorecard records his dismissal as a run-out involving Gous, rather than a wicket credited to Toppin.
Toppin finished with one wicket for 10 runs from two overs. Imad took two for 19, helping Toronto survive the chase despite Mississauga’s fast start.
