Ali Khan Delivery Scored as Five Wides in Toronto Win

Ali Khan’s untouched delivery over Kieron Pollard and the wicketkeeper was scored as five wides in the Toronto Sixers’ nine-run semifinal win over the Mississauga Masters on October 4, 2026. The ruling followed cricket’s boundary and wide-scoring laws: the ball was not struck by the bat, so it could not count as a six, while the wide penalty and boundary runs added up to five. The unusual delivery came during Toronto’s innings in the Canada Super60 10-over match at BC Place in Vancouver. Khan, bowling for Mississauga, sent a bouncer past Pollard and the wicketkeeper and beyond the boundary. Accounts differ on whether it landed directly in the stands or bounced after clearing the boundary; either way, the reports agree that it crossed the boundary without being touched by the batter. The umpire signalled a wide and awarded five runs. Under the cited MCC laws, a wide carries a one-run penalty. When an untouched ball reaches the boundary, four boundary runs are added, making five in total. A six is awarded only when the ball is struck by the bat before crossing the boundary on the full. The ball’s apparent distance beyond the rope does not change that scoring calculation.