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India Awarded 5 Penalty Runs Vs England! Here's What It Means

Aakash Saini

Harry Brook dejected after conceding penalty runs to India [Source: @JaiswalRoot/x]Harry Brook dejected after conceding penalty runs to India [Source: @JaiswalRoot/x]

Team India was awarded five penalty runs at the stroke of Tea break on the opening day of the first Test match at Headingley in Leeds on Friday, June 20. The incident occurred during the 51st over of India’s first innings, largely owing to Harry Brook’s fielding goof-up at second slip.

At the time, India’s unbeaten opener and well-set centurion Yashasvi Jaiswal was batting at the crease, as the blistering left-hander was aiming to negotiate a Ben Stokes over before going out for tea.

Penalty Runs Explained After Harry Brook’s Goof-Up

In cricket, penalty runs are awarded to the batting team after the ball, accidentally or intentionally, hits the wicketkeeper’s helmet that is placed on the ground behind the stumps. Moreover, as per the MCC Laws of Cricket, a five-run penalty is awarded to the batting team after the ball in play hits any item of fielding equipment that is deliberately placed on the ground.

The rule was enforced to discourage teams from placing equipment in positions where it might unintentionally influence the course of play, such as altering the ball’s trajectory or unfairly preventing runs.

The latest instance of this penalty came into effect on Day 1 of India’s series-opening first Test against hosts England in Leeds, when English fielder Harry Brook at second slip palmed the ball towards the helmet behind the wicketkeeper. The incident occurred during the 51st over when Yashasvi Jaiswal edged one off Ben Stokes, only for the ball to bounce just inches ahead of Brook.

Nonetheless, by the time of Tea break, Team India reached 215-2 from 51 overs, with centurion Jaiswal batting at 100* from 155 balls and captain Shubman Gill batting at 58* off 74 deliveries.