Quote Originally Posted by dandywarhol View Post
Umpire decision to award 6 runs for throw in that hit Stokes was wrong.The batsman hadn't crossed for the second run.So 5 runs should have been awarded and Stokes would not have been on strike.
As insider says, they could have kept running until the ball hit the boundary rope. The umpire was correct, and it was pretty good sportsmanship from Stokes to say, let's not run the third.