BBL 2023: Beau Webster’s shot given six after ball hits the roof

The cricketing world was abuzz with reactions after the Umpire in the BBL clash between Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars, granted six runs to the batting side after their batter hit the ball straight up to the roof.

The match was taking place in the Docklands Stadium, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Marvel Stadium, which is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in Melbourne. The stadium consists a dome like structure which makes up the roof.

The incident took place in the 16th over. Melbourne Stars were chasing a target of 163 and at that juncture, they needed 37 runs to win from 30 balls. Tom Rogers of Melbourne Renegades came in to bowl the over. He delivered the ball to the Stars batter, Beau Webster. Webster played a lofted shot, so much so that the ball went vertically straight up to strike the roof of the stadium and then landed on the ground. The Umpire took no time to declare it as six runs.

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Here’s how Netizens reacted:

During the match when this incident occurred, even the commentators were heard saying that this shouldn’t have been granted six runs. It should either have been given out or be called a dead ball. It would encourage batters to keep scoring runs this way.