3 times batters survived due to no-ball and scored big in ICC knock-out matches

1. Lendl Simmons- ICC T20 World Cup 2016 semi-finals

On the evening of March 31, 2016, Indian cricket buffs were filled with ardour as India and West Indies were all set to take each other on in the second semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2016 at the Wankhede Stadium. At the crowd-packed stadium, Indian fans were great in numbers and they all were expecting the Men in Blue to win the game against the West Indies and reserve a spot in the final.

At the toss, the West Indies captain Daren Sammy called it correctly against his counterpart MS Dhoni and invited the hosts to bat first. In the crucial match, Virat Kohli produced an impactful knock of 89* off 47 to power India to accumulate 192 runs after the end of their 20 overs.

Chasing the big target, the West Indies lost their opener Chris Gayle and top-order batter Marlon Samuels early within the powerplay overs. The power-hitting from Johnson Charles and Lendl Simmons brought the Windies back into the game.

India got a couple of chances to make a comeback with Simmons getting caught twice on Ravichandran Ashwin and Hardik Pandya’s deliveries, however, unfortunately, both balls were called unfair as both players had overstepped the line. Punishing India for their indisciplined bowling, Simmons played an unbeaten 82 to bag the match for the West Indies with seven wickets in hand.