Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Ali Khan's Bouncer Produces Five Runs in Canada Super 60
Ali Khan bowled a very high, short ball to Kieron Pollard in a Canada Super 60 semifinal.
The ball flew over Pollard and the wicketkeeper, then crossed the boundary.
Pollard did not touch it with his bat, so it was not counted as a six.
The umpires called the delivery a wide.
The batting team received five runs altogether.
One report says the four extra runs were byes.
Another says they were boundary runs.
The ball's unusual flight surprised spectators.
During the Canada Super 60 semifinal at BC Place in Vancouver, Ali Khan bowled a short delivery to Kieron Pollard.
The ball went over Pollard and the wicketkeeper, then crossed the boundary without touching Pollard's bat.
Some spectators initially thought Pollard had scored a six, but both accounts say it was not scored as one.
The delivery was called a wide, and the batting side received five runs in total.
The reports differ on the four additional runs: one describes them as byes, while the other says they were boundary runs.
- Who
- USA fast bowler Ali Khan bowled to Kieron Pollard of the Masters.
- What
- A ball cleared Pollard and the wicketkeeper and crossed the boundary; it was scored as a wide plus four additional runs, for five in total.
- When
- During the Canada Super 60 semifinal; one report says the moment went viral on Sunday, but gives no date.
- Where
- BC Place in Vancouver.
- Why
- Pollard did not make contact with the ball, so it was not scored as a six; the delivery was called a wide. The reports differ on whether the four additional runs were byes or boundary runs.
Four additional runs were byes
Four additional runs were boundary runs
How the extra runs were recorded
Four additional runs were byes
One report says the wide was accompanied by four byes after the ball passed the wicketkeeper.
Four additional runs were boundary runs
The other report says the umpires added four runs for the ball reaching the boundary.
- Tournament
- Canada Super 60
- Match stage
- Semifinal
- Bowler
- Ali Khan, USA
- Batter
- Kieron Pollard, Masters
- Venue
- BC Place, Vancouver
- Total runs
- Five
- Scoring discrepancy
- One report says four byes; another says four boundary runs, in addition to the wide.
