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Can the same delivery be both a No-ball and a Wide?

No. If a delivery initially appears to qualify as a Wide but the umpire establishes a No-ball call, the official classification is No-ball, not two separate extras.

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No. If a delivery initially appears to qualify as a Wide but the umpire establishes a No-ball call, the official classification is No-ball, not two separate extras. The two labels should not be stacked as independent outcomes.

How the classification works

The controlling principle is that a No-ball overrides a Wide at any time. Therefore, a provisional Wide label in a hypothetical record must be corrected when the official decision becomes No-ball. This is a classification rule, not a statement that every detail of the delivery has ended. See the MCC Law 21 No-ball guidance for the relevant rule scope.

Hypothetical example

Situation: The ball travels beyond the batter’s normal reach, so a screen first shows “Wide”. During the same delivery, the umpire identifies a No-ball offence and calls No-ball. The final record should be:

Initial displayOfficial callFinal label
WideNo-ballNo-ball only

The practical output is therefore one No-ball classification, rather than one No-ball plus one Wide. This example does not provide enough information to calculate total runs: bat contact, running, boundaries, and other scoring facts are unknown. Keep those missing fields separate from the corrected delivery category; an accurate label is not a complete score calculation.

Classification is not the same as a dead ball

The No-ball call does not, by itself, make the ball dead. Play may therefore continue under the applicable laws, even though the delivery has already been classified as a No-ball. The No-ball also does not count as one of the over’s valid balls. Those consequences are separate from deciding whether the Wide label remains.

Nothing in this narrow example establishes a free-hit outcome, a particular run total, or a competition-specific scoring display. Playing conditions may modify how a competition presents or applies details, so the relevant competition rules should be checked where they differ from the Laws.

Reading note:This article is for information, rule reading, and risk awareness only. It does not provide account, payment, or betting services, and it does not promise any result. Adults should follow applicable local rules.
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