The incident took place in the very first over of the match when Perera was leaving the crease at the non-striker’s end giving Starc an opportunity to dislodge the stumps but the Aussie instead gave the batter a warning.
Starc also brought the matter to the attention of the umpire, emphasising Perera’s tendency to prematurely leave his crease.
Starc once again interrupted his run-up, suspecting that Perera might be leaving the crease prematurely once again. However, on the second instance, Perera’s departure wasn’t as early as it had been the last time.
Despite ‘run out at the non-striker’s end’ being a legitimate form of dismissal and well within the spirit of the game, players have often been reluctant in using this form of dismissal.
The Law 38.3 of MCC clearly states ‘run out at the non-striker’s end’ is a legitimate form of dismissal.
“Non-striker leaving his/her ground early. 38.3.1 At any time from the moment the ball comes into play until the instant when the bowler would normally have been expected to release the ball, the non-striker is liable to be Run out if he/she is out of his/her ground. In these circumstances the non-striker will be out Run out if he/she is out of his/her ground when his/her wicket is broken by the bowler throwing the ball at the stumps or by the bowler’s hand holding the ball, whether or not the ball is subsequently delivered.”
However, Starc’s conduct on the field seemed to have frustrated the netizens for his indecision and failure to complete the run-out despite his frustration with the batter’s early stride out of the crease.
