One of cricket’s rarely needed rules has cost the Hobart Hurricanes in a four-wicket WBBL loss to the Melbourne Renegades.<\/p>\n
With one ball remaining in the Renegades’ run chase, scores were locked at 154 runs apiece in a Wednesday night thriller in Hobart.<\/p>\n
Renegades batter Deandra Dottin missed the final delivery, which was taken by wicketkeeper Lizelle Lee standing up to the stumps.<\/p>\n
But as players readied for a super over finish, replays showed Lee had taken the ball just in front of the stumps, leading to a no-ball \u2014 and a Renegades victory.<\/p>\n
The Hurricanes, with captain Nicola Carey top-scoring with 62 from 43 balls, posted 7-154 despite Renegades skipper Sophie Molineux capturing 4-22.<\/p>\n
The Renegades, powered by opener Hayley Matthews (59 from 44 balls), were cruising at 1-101 in the 13th over.<\/p>\n
But the visitors stumbled, losing 5-37 to set up a bizarre finish that also featured a fielding restriction penalty against Hobart.<\/p>\n
The Hurricanes remain winless on the bottom of the ladder after three games amid injury concern over West Indian ace Chinelle Henry.<\/p>\n
Henry smacked 36 from 18 balls in Hobart’s innings but, after bowling just one over costing 14 runs, hobbled from the field with a suspected hip injury.<\/p>\n
Henry’s departure came as her compatriot Matthews dominated Hobart’s bowlers with a classy knock laced with eight boundaries.<\/p>\n
Matthews and Courtney Webb (29 from 25) advanced the Renegades to 1-101 before late twists.<\/p>\n
Webb’s dismissal was rapidly followed by Molineux (six) falling to a spectacular caught-and-bowled by Molly Strano, who leapt high to complete a one-hander.<\/p>\n
In the next over, the dangerous Matthews was bowled by Graham as the visitors slipped from 1-101 in the 13th over to a precarious 4-108 in a 12-ball span.<\/p>\n
With 33 runs required from the last four overs, the Renegades took the power surge and soon whittled down their target to five runs from three balls.<\/p>\n
Then, a fielding restriction penalty was imposed on the Hurricanes for not bowling their 20 overs in the specified time: they were only allowed two fielders outside the circle.<\/p>\n
After a dot ball, Dottin edged the penultimate ball to the deep third man boundary, where a fielder likely would have been stationed.<\/p>\n
With scores tied, Dottin couldn’t make contact with the last ball and players converged, expecting a super over.<\/p>\n
As they huddled, replays showed the gloves of Hurricanes keeper Lee taking the ball in front of the stumps and the umpires called a no ball, giving the Renegades the winning run and their first win of the tournament.<\/p>\n
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