<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Free hit is a cricket term, relevant in One Day Internationals and Twenty20 matches . When a bowler bowls a no - ball (All no - balls will result in a free hit under changes to one - day international and Twenty20 playing conditions . - July 2015), in the immediate next ball the batsman cannot be ruled out in any dismissal modes other than those applicable for a no - ball, namely run out, handled the ball, hit the ball twice and obstructing the field . Additionally, if the ball is delivered full toss above the waist the batsman receives a free hit . It came into international cricket in October 2007 . </P> <P> The opportunity afforded by a free hit ball enables the batsman to play a more powerful shot without the fear of getting out by the most common methods (caught or leg before wicket). The suspension of these opportunities for being out result in the delivery immediately after a foot - fault no - ball being termed a free hit . The fault lies with the fielding side, and the advantage is to the batting side . Also, if the ball did hit the stumps, the batsman could afford to steal single runs (a bye) because the ball is normally considered a dead ball . </P>

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