During the third T20I between Australia and Sri Lanka, Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc
bowled one of the weirdest no-balls that has ever been seen in the history of the game. He
bowled the most bizarre wide deliveries in the third T20I of the five-match series against Sri Lanka.
Mitchell Starc had a forgetful day in the third match of the T20I series between Sri Lanka and hosts Australia on Tuesday. The left-arm pacer, who missed the 2nd T20 match against Sri Lanka , delivered probably the worst ball of his career. The incident happened in the 18th over of the innings when Starc was bowling the last over of his spell.
Dasun Shanaka was the batter on strike, who was looking to churn out some quick runs. Starc steamed in to deliver the fifth ball of the over and tried to roll his fingers over the ball. However, his attempt to bowl an off-cutter went horribly wrong as the ball slipped out of Starc’s hands even Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade was unable to stop the wide full toss from going to the boundary. While, the on-field umpire called it a no-ball as it was 3 metres high when it left Mitchell Starc’s hand.
Speaking on commentary, former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee compared the delivery to the infamous wide Steve Harmison bowled with the first ball of the 2006-7 Ashes series. “No ball, free hit, four. It must have slipped out of the hands,” said the commentator on air. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a ball go that wide! Probably was the off cutter,” another commentary remarked. Talking about the match, Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. They have now taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.