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Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim became only the second batsman in Test history to be dismissed for obstructing the field in the second match against New Zealand in Dhaka on Wednesday.
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Mushfiqur pushed the ball away with his gloves after defending a delivery from Kyle Jamieson.
Such dismissals previously came under "handled the ball", until revisions to the Laws of Cricket in 2017.
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Unusual Test dismissals (player, dismissal, match, venue, date)
L. Hutton, obstructing the field, England v South Africa, The Oval, August 16, 1951
R. Endean, handled the ball, South Africa v England, Cape Town, January 1, 1957
A. Hilditch, handled the ball, Australia v Pakistan, Perth, March 24, 1979
M. Khan, handled the ball, Pakistan v Australia, Karachi, September 22, 1982
D. Haynes, handled the ball, West Indies v India, Wankhede, November 24, 1983
G. Gooch, handled the ball, England v Australia, Manchester, June 3, 1993
S. Waugh, handled the ball, Australia v India, Chennai, March 18, 2001
M. Atapattu, retired out, Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, Colombo, September 6, 2001
M. Jayawardene, retired out, Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, Colombo, September 6, 2001
M. Vaughan, handled the ball, England v India, Bengaluru, December 19, 2001
M. Rahim, obstructing the field, Bangladesh v New Zealand, Dhaka, December 6, 2023