Editing Obstructing the field (section)

==Dismissals in international cricket==
===Test cricket===
Two batsmen have been dismissed obstructing the field in a Test match. The first time was during the [[South African cricket team in England in 1951|fifth Test match]] of South African cricket team's tour of England in 1951, when England's [[Len Hutton]] [[Glossary of cricket terms#top edge|top edged]] the ball and, thinking the ball would hit the stumps, attempted to hit the ball away which prevented the [[wicket-keeper]] from [[Catch (cricket)|catching]] the ball.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-22 |title=Len Hutton becomes first to be given obstructing the field in Test cricket |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/len-hutton-becomes-first-to-be-given-obstructing-the-field-in-test-cricket-297725 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Latest Sports Updates, Cricket News, Cricket World Cup, Football, Hockey & IPL |language=en-US}}</ref> In the second instance, from [[New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2023–24|the second Test]] of [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand's]] tour of [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] in December 2023, [[Mushfiqur Rahim]] defended a ball from [[Kyle Jamieson]] and then pushed the ball away with his right hand as it bounced away from the stumps. He also became the first batsman in test to get out by obstructing the field since the rule for handling the ball was included in this law in October 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 December 2023 |title=Mushfiqur Rahim becomes first Bangladesh batter to be dismissed obstructing the field |url=https://www.wisden.com/series/new-zealand-in-bangladesh-september-2023/cricket-news/mushfiqur-rahim-becomes-first-bangladesh-batter-to-be-dismissed-obstructing-the-field |access-date=4 April 2025 |website=[[Wisden]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 December 2023 |title=BAN vs NZ: Mushfiqur Rahim out for handling the ball in second Test |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ban-vz-nz-mushfiqur-rahim-first-bangladeshi-handling-the-ball-out-obstructing-field-list-of-international-dismissals/article67610218.ece |access-date=6 December 2023 |website=Sportstar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Isam |first=Mohammad |date=6 December 2023 |title=Why Mushfiqur Rahim was out for obstructing the field and not handling the ball |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/why-mushfiqur-rahim-was-out-for-obstructing-the-field-and-not-handling-the-ball-1411719 |access-date=6 December 2023 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Test dismissals obstructed the field
!No
!Batsman
!Country
!Opposition
!Venue
!Match
!Date
|-
|1
|{{sortname|Leonard|Hutton}}
|{{cr|ENG}}
|{{cr|RSA|1928}}
|[[The Oval]], [[London]], England
|[[South African cricket team in England in 1951#Fifth Test|5th Test]]
|{{dts|1951|August|16|format=dmy}}
|-
|2
|{{sortname|Mushfiqur|Rahim}}
|{{cr|BAN}}
|{{cr|NZ}}
|[[Shere Bangla National Stadium]], [[Mirpur Thana|Mirpur]], Bangladesh
|[[New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2023#2nd Test|2nd Test]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|December|6}}
|}

===One Day Internationals===
In [[One Day International]]s, [[Rameez Raja]] (for Pakistan against England at Karachi in 1987) was given out for hitting the ball away with his bat to avoid being run out going for his century off the last ball of the innings, and [[Mohinder Amarnath]] (for India against Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad in 1989) was given out for kicking the ball away to avoid being run out. Another batsman to be given out this way is [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]] of Pakistan in the first ODI of India vs Pakistan Hutch Cup on 6 February 2006. After Inzamam drove the ball to mid off, Indian [[Suresh Raina]] threw it back to the striker's end, Inzamam stopping it with his bat while standing out of his crease. Umpire [[Simon Taufel]] gave him out adjudging it a wilful obstruction.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vignesh |first1=Anuj |title='I am not able to comprehend this law' |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/i-am-not-able-to-comprehend-this-law-918187 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 June 2024 |date=6 September 2015}}</ref>

[[Mohammad Hafeez]] of Pakistan was dismissed obstructing the field on 21 March 2013 in the 4th ODI of the bilateral series match against South Africa. He became the first man to be given out obstructing the field after the new playing conditions were introduced.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-tour-of-south-africa-2012-13-567340/south-africa-vs-pakistan-4th-odi-567371/full-scorecard|title=Full Scorecard of South Africa vs Pakistan 4th ODI 2012/13 - Score Report |website=ESPNcricinfo.com|access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref> His teammate, [[Anwar Ali (cricketer born 1987)|Anwar Ali]], was dismissed obstructing the field on 27 November 2013 in the second ODI against South Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-pakistan-2013-14/content/player/232491.html|title = Anwar Ali profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos|website=ESPNcricinfo.com|access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref>

[[Ben Stokes]] of England was dismissed obstructing the field on 5 September 2015 in the second ODI against Australia for stopping the ball with his hand when the bowler, Mitchell Starc, had thrown the ball in an attempt to run him out. Stokes was outside the crease when he stuck out his hand not holding the bat, blocking the ball which was on a path likely to hit the stumps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283167.html|title=Records &#124; One-Day Internationals &#124; Batting records &#124; Unusual dismissals |website=ESPNcricinfo.com|access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref>

The complete list of batsmen given out obstructing the field in [[One Day International]]s is:

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ One Day International dismissals obstructed the field
|-
! No
! Batsman
! Country
! Opposition
! Venue
! Match
! Date
|-
|| 1
! scope="row" | [[Rameez Raja]] 
|| {{cr|PAK}} || {{cr|ENG}} || {{flagicon|PAK}} [[National Stadium, Karachi|Karachi]], [[Pakistan]] || [[English cricket team in Pakistan in 1987–88#2nd ODI|2nd ODI]] || 20 November 1987
|-
|| 2 
! scope="row" | [[Mohinder Amarnath]] 
|| {{cr|IND}} || {{cr|SRI}} || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sardar Patel Stadium|Ahmedabad]], [[India]] || [[Nehru Cup (cricket)#India vs Sri Lanka|6th ODI]] || 22 October 1989
|-
|| 3 
! scope="row" | [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]] 
|| {{cr|PAK}} || {{cr|IND}} || {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Arbab Niaz Stadium|Peshawar]], [[Pakistan]] || [[Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2005–06#First ODI|1st ODI]] || 6 February 2006
|-
|| 4 
! scope="row" | [[Mohammad Hafeez]] 
|| {{cr|PAK}} || {{cr|RSA}} || {{flagicon|SA}} [[Kingsmead Cricket Ground|Durban]], [[South Africa]] || [[Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2012–13#4th ODI|4th ODI]] || 21 March 2013
|-
||5
! scope="row" | [[Anwar Ali (cricketer born 1987)|Anwar Ali]]
|| {{cr|PAK}} || {{cr|RSA}} || {{flagicon|SA}} [[St George's Park Cricket Ground|Port Elizabeth]], [[South Africa]] || [[Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2013–14#2nd ODI|2nd ODI]] || 27 November 2013
|-
||6
! scope="row" | [[Ben Stokes]]
|| {{cr|ENG}} || {{cr|AUS}} || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lord's|London]], [[England]] || [[Australian cricket team in England and Ireland in 2015#2nd ODI|2nd ODI]] || 5 September 2015
|-
||7
! scope="row" | [[Xavier Marshall]]
|| {{cr|USA}} || {{cr|UAE}} || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium|Sharjah]], [[United Arab Emirates]] || [[2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series#1st ODI|1st ODI]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|December|8}}
|-
||8
! scope="row" | [[Danushka Gunathilaka]]
|| {{cr|SL}} || {{cr|WIN}} || {{flagicon|ATG}} [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium|North Sound]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]] || [[Sri Lankan cricket team in the West Indies in 2020–21#1st ODI|1st ODI]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2021|March|10}}
|}

===Women's One Day Internationals===

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Women's One Day International dismissals obstructed the field<ref>{{cite news|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283982.html|title=RECORDS / WOMEN'S ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / BATTING RECORDS / UNUSUAL DISMISSALS|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=23 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
! No
! Batswoman
! Country
! Opposition
! Venue
! Match
! Date
|-
|| 1
! scope="row" | [[Thirush Kamini]]
|| {{crw|IND}} || {{crw|WIN}} || [[ACA–KDCA Cricket Ground|Vijayawada]], India || [[West Indies women's cricket team in India in 2016–17#2nd ODI|2nd ODI]] || 13 November 2016
|}

===T20 Internationals===
On 23 June 2017, in a Twenty20 match against South Africa, [[Jason Roy]] of England was given out obstructing the field, for changing the side of the pitch he was running on when returning from backing up. This caused the returned ball to hit him when he was out of his crease, when it could conceivably have hit the stumps. The South African fielders immediately appealed for a dismissal. Responding to this, the on-field umpires called the ball dead and referred the decision to the third umpire, who gave Roy out.<ref name="Roy">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2017/engine/match/1031433.html|title= England vs South Africa T20I scorecard|work=ESPNCricinfo}}</ref>

The complete list of batsmen given out obstructing the field in [[Twenty20 International]]s is:<ref>{{cite web|title=Records {{!}} Twenty20 Internationals {{!}} Batting records {{!}} Unusual dismissals {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283988.html|website=Cricinfo|access-date=23 June 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ T20 International dismissals obstructed the field
|-
! No
! Batsman
! Country
! Opposition
! Venue
! Match
! Date
|-
|| 1
! scope="row" | [[Jason Roy]] 
|| {{cr|ENG}} || {{cr|SAF}} || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[County Ground, Taunton|Taunton]], [[England]] || [[South African cricket team in England in 2017#2nd T20I|2nd T20I]] || 23 June 2017
|-
|| 2
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Hassan|Rasheed|dab=cricketer}}
|| {{cr|MDV}} || {{cr|QTR}} || {{flagicon|OMN}} [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium|Muscat]], [[Oman]] || [[2019 ACC Western Region T20#MaldivesQatar|7th T20I]] ||{{dts|format=dmy|2019|January|23}}
|-
|| 3
! scope="row" | [[Razmal Shigiwal]] 
|| {{cr|AUT}} || {{cr|CZE}} || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Vinoř Cricket Ground|Prague]], [[Czech Republic]] || [[2022 Central Europe Cup|6th T20I]] || 10 July 2022
|-
|| 4
! scope="row" | [[Abass Gbla]] 
|| {{cr|Sierra Leone}} || {{cr|GHA}} || {{flagicon|SA}} [[Willowmoore Park|Benoni]], [[South Africa]] || [[2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup|12th T20I]] || 17 December 2023
|}

===Women's T20 Internationals===
Indian middle-order batter [[Anuja Patil]] was given out obstructing the field in the first innings of the final of the [[2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup]] against [[Bangladesh women's national cricket team|Bangladesh]]. She changed the course of her run en route to the non-striker's end while attempting a single.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20-asia-cup-2018-1148042/bangladesh-women-vs-india-women-final-1148063/match-report|title=Bangladesh beat six-time champions for maiden Asia Cup title|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=10 June 2018|accessdate=23 April 2022}}</ref>

Zimbabwean captain [[Mary-Ann Musonda]] was given out obstructing the field in the first innings of a game against [[Uganda women's national cricket team|Uganda]] during the [[2022 Namibia Women's Tri-Nation Series]] in April 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/zimbabwe-register-an-emphatic-win-over-uganda-by-22-runs |title=Zimbabwe register an emphatic win over Uganda in the Capricorn Tri-series |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref> She defended a ball from [[Janet Mbabazi]] which then rebounded towards her stumps, then gently hit the ball back to Mbabazi while remaining in her crease at all times.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkn2aTKppfw|title=Not a usual dismissal / Capricorn Tri-Nation Series / Match 4|date=22 April 2022 |publisher=Women's CricZone|via=YouTube|access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Women's T20 International dismissals obstructed the field<ref>{{cite news|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283981.html|title=RECORDS / WOMEN'S TWENTY20 INTERNATIONALS / BATTING RECORDS / UNUSUAL DISMISSALS|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=23 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
! No
! Batswoman
! Country
! Opposition
! Venue
! Match
! Date
|-
|| 1
! scope="row" | [[Anuja Patil]]
|| {{crw|IND}} || {{crw|BAN}} || [[Kinrara Academy Oval|Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia || [[2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup|Final]] || 10 June 2018
|-
|| 2
! scope="row" | [[Mary-Ann Musonda]]
|| {{crw|ZIM}} || {{crw|UGA}} || [[Trans Namib Ground|Windhoek]], Namibia || [[2022 Capricorn Women's Tri-Series|4th T20I]] || 22 April 2022
|}