What is the dead ball rule of cricket? Which caused a ruckus in the India-New Zealand T20 World Cup match

There was a lot of uproar over the ‘dead ball’ in the T20 World Cup 2024 match between India and New Zealand. This match took place on 4 October at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. This was India’s opening match in the World Cup, which Harmanpreet Kaur and company lost by 58 runs.

Now let us tell you about that moment, which caused a lot of uproar in the first match. Actually, during New Zealand’s innings, Amelia Kerr was ‘run out’ while trying to steal the second run on the last ball of the 14th over. After this, the all-rounder started walking towards the pavilion and Harmanpreet Kaur and company started celebrating.

But this celebration of the Indian cricket team lasted only for a while, meanwhile the on-field umpires rejected this run out. He called back the batsman Kerr. The umpires also declared that ball as a ‘dead ball’.