NED vs SL, ODI World Cup 2023: Netherlands will get 5 penalty runs after ball hits keeper’s helmet

The Netherlands was awarded 5 penalty runs throughout its ICC World Cup 2023 match towards Sri Lanka on the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday.

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The incident occurred in the course of the forty third over of the Netherlands innings, when an off-pace supply from Chamika Karunaratne beat Sybrand Engelbrecht after which slipped previous wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis to hit the helmet positioned behind him.

Law 28.3 from the Marylebone Cricket Club’s (MCC) legal guidelines of the sport state that 5 penalty runs shall be awarded to the batting aspect if the ball in play strikes the helmet which is positioned behind the wicket keeper.

The regulation additionally mandates that the helmets are to be saved behind the keeper and consistent with each units of stumps and never in every other place on the sphere.