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In an IPL 3 match between Bangalore and Mumbai, Harbhajan bowling to Pietersen saw the batsman advancing down the track, and with great presence of mind fired a wide down the legside. Consequently, Pietersen was stumped, although his team gained a run from the wide.

There are several other occasions when a team scores a run or more on a ball with the batsman dismissed, simultaneously.

Let’s take a look at when a team cannot score any run, when a batsman is dismissed off a ball. The first obvious instance is when a batsman is bowled out. Similarly, when he is out LBW or stumped, there is no question of a run scored. When a batsman is given out obstructing the field to prevent a catch being taken, the umpire can rule null, any runs that may have been scored.

However, if the batsman is given out obstructing the field, but there’s no catch in consideration, the team can count on any runs scored on the ball, before being given out. In this instance, the team could also score runs if the umpire declares the ball a no ball or a wide.

What about when a batsman gets out ‘hit wicket’? Can the team score a run? Yes, it can, if the umpire rules the ball bowled a wide.

There are two other ways a batsman could be out on a wide or no ball: ‘handled the ball’ or ‘run out’. In both instances, the team could score a run despite the dismissal of the batsman.

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