T20 World Cup 2024: Why did the umpire award 5 penalty runs to India against USA?

Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant

Rohit Sharma’s Team India qualified for the Super 8 round of the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup by beating USA in New York on Wednesday evening. But not without fear.

Team USA provided stiff competition against Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube, with both batters finding it difficult to score runs.

However, the game turned completely on its head at the start of the 15th inning when India were awarded five penalty runs.

American skipper Aaron Jones, along with many, was left surprised when the umpires signaled five penalty runs.

So what was the reason behind it?

As per ICC rules in T20Is, the fielding side must be prepared to start each over no later than sixty seconds after the last over has ended. To measure 60 seconds, an electronic clock is used, which is displayed on the ground.

The rule further states that if the fielding side is not ready:

– During the first instance, the field captain receives a warning from the referee.

– On the second occasion a final warning is given to the field captain

– On the third occasion, five penalty runs will be awarded to the batting team

Scorecard India vs USA

Indian collection
111-3 (18.2 ov) CRR:6.05
Seizure R b 4s 6s SR

Rohit Sharma (C)

c H Singh b S Netravalkar

3

6

0

0

50

Virat Kohli

c AGS Gous b S Netravalkar

0

1

0

0

0

Rishabh Pant (WK)

b Ali Khan

18

20

1

1

90

Suryakumar Yadav

Not off

50

49

2

2

102.04

Shivam Dube

Not off

31

35

1

1

88.57

Extras 9 (b 0, Ib 1, w 2, nb 1, p 5)
Total 111 (3 weeks, 18.2 Ov)
Bowler O M R W W.D ECO

Saurabh Netravalkar

4

0

18

2

0

4.5

Ali Khan

3.2

0

21

1

1

6.3

Jasdeep Singh

4

0

24

0

0

6

Shadley van Schalkwyk

4

0

25

0

0

6.25

Corey Anderson

3

0

17

0

1

5.67

USA vs India Scorecard

Collection from the United States of America
110-8 (20 ov) CRR:5.50
Seizure R b 4s 6s SR

Shayan Jahangir

lbw b A Singh

0

1

0

0

0

Steven Taylor

b A Patel

24

30

0

2

80

Andries Gous (World Cup)

cH Pandya bA Singh

2

5

0

0

40

Aaron Jones (C)

cM Siraj bH Pandya

11

22

0

1

50

Nitish Kumar

cM Siraj bA Singh

27

23

2

1

117.39

Corey Anderson

c R Pants b H Pandya

15

12

1

1

125

Harmeet Singh

c R Pant b A Singh

10

10

0

1

100

Shadley van Schalkwyk

Not off

11

10

1

0

110

Jasdeep Singh

spout (M Siraj / R Pants)

2

7

0

0

28.57

Extras 8 (b 0, Ib 1, w 7, nb 0, p 0)
Total 110 (8 weeks, 20 Ov)
Bowler O M R W W.D ECO

Arshdeep Singh

4

0

9

4

1

2.25

Mohammed Siraj

4

0

25

0

0

6.25

Jasprit Bumrah

4

0

25

0

1

6.25

Hardik Pandya

4

1

14

2

0

3.5

Shivam Dube

1

0

11

0

0

11

Axar Patel

3

0

25

1

1

8.33

First print: June 13, 2024 | 8:22 am IST