5 Most memorable Mankading moments in cricket history

Mankading a batsman is legal in cricket and also a completely acceptable manner of dismissal. Regardless of the rulebook's mandate, if a bowler halts his motion midway and clips the bails off, the cricketing community is instantly divided into two spheres.

Mankading is done when a batter moves out of his crease at the bowling end before the bowler has bowled the ball and the said bowler disturbs the stumps. However, one side of the debate is that the batter should be warned before running him/her out. But the other side of the debate says that batters should follow the rules and stay inside the crease at all times.

Ever since Vinoo Mankad ran out Bill Brown on the 1948 India tour of Australia in an FC match, there have been several such instances in all forms of the international game and even in T20 leagues. 

Here are the five most memorable Mankading moments in cricket history:

5. Richard Ngrava by Keemo Paul

This instance happened during the U19 World Cup in 2016 in a match between West Indies and Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe, looking to advance to the quarterfinals, was on the verge of victory, needing only three runs from the last over. However, West Indies remained in the game because Zimbabwe only had one wicket in hand.

Keemo Paul was tasked with defending the target in the last over, but instead, he charged in and dislodged the bails instead of delivering the ball. The batter Richard Ngrava’s bat was out of the crease at the bowling end and he was judged run out. West Indies won the game, but Paul’s actions were severely criticized.