Ali Khan wide sails over boundary in Canada Super60 semi but batsman credited with five

Ali Khan's wide delivery to Kieron Pollard flew over the boundary during the first semifinal of the Canada Super60 2026 between Toronto Sixers and Mississauga Masters in Vancouver on Monday, yet the batter was awarded only five runs.

The Canada Super60 2026, the competition's second season, concluded recently in Vancouver, Canada; the tournament featured players including Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Sikandar Raza, Andre Russell and Moeen Ali and produced several notable individual performances and unusual moments.

The incident occurred on the fourth ball of the ninth over in the first innings with Ali Khan bowling to Pollard at the crease; the bowler delivered a short ball that, after pitching, traveled past Pollard and over the boundary without touching the bat or any fielder, including the wicket-keeper.

Umpires signalled a wide and awarded four runs despite the ball clearing the boundary, a decision that left commentators surprised and sparked debate on social media. A widely shared post read: "🚨 MAYBE FIRST TIME IN CRICKET HISTORY 🚨Ali Khan bowls a bouncer, and the ball goes for a SIX 😳That's a Wide + Six, possibly the first time this has happened in cricket history 😂A must watch 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/6QACwUgT2T"

The scoring followed the MCC Laws: as per the under-19.7.1 law of MCC’s Laws of Cricket, a batter can get six runs if the ball has made contact with the bat. Meanwhile, the 19.7.2 law states that on all other occasions, only a boundary will be counted, whether the ball hits the field before going over the line or does get in contact with the bat. As a result, only five runs were added to the total.

Toronto Sixers finished 130/4 in the first innings and restricted the Master at 121/7, winning by 9 runs to make it to the final.

Only five runs were recorded from the delivery and Toronto Sixers went on to beat Vancouver Anchors in the final to become champions of the Canada Super60 2026.