- On March 25, 2019 the victory of Kings XI Punjab in IPL was overshadowed by the captain R. Ashwin’s Mankading. He ran Jos Buttler out at a time the latter was threatening to chase the challenging total down. Butler is the first to be dismissed in such a manner in the history of the IPL.
- Ashwin was bowling his final over, the 13th during Royals’ chase. While bowling the fifth ball of his over, Ashwin seemed to have stopped in his action and waited for Buttler to leave his crease. He, then, Mankaded the non-striker and appealed.
- As per the rule book, there was nothing illegal with the decision but some critics say that it is against the spirit of the game. This isn’t the first time Buttler was being dismissed like this. He was run out by Sri Lanka’s Sachithra Senanayake in an ODI in 2014.
What is Mankading?
- ‘Mankading’ is derived from the name of former Indian cricketer Vinoo Mankad. In 1947, during a series in Australia, Mankad had dismissed Bill Brown twice by clipping the bails at the non-striker’s end before bowling the ball. That time Mankad faced severe criticism but the batting great and then Australian captain Sir Don Bradman supported him.
- The mode of dismissal is permissible as per ICC Rule 41.16. The rule says that if the non-striker is out of his/her ground from the moment the ball comes into play to the instant when the bowler would normally have been expected to release the ball, the bowler is permitted to attempt to run him/her out. Whether the attempt is successful or not, the ball shall not count as one in the over.If the bowler fails in an attempt to run out the non-striker, the umpire shall call and signal Dead ball as soon as possible.
