Hobart Hurricanes veteran Matthew Wade says there was a degree of radio silence from umpires about how long his team had to bowl overs before fielding penalties kicked in.
Wade top-scored with a 50-ball 82 on Saturday night as the Hurricanes beat the Melbourne Renegades for their first BBL win of the season.
There was drama in the Renegades innings, however, when a no-ball was called on the first delivery of Hobart quick Chris Jordan's final over because there was an incorrect number of fielders outside the circle.
If teams don't bowl their overs in the allotted time, they can only have four fielders outside the circle, as opposed to the usual five.
"The umpires told (skipper) Nathan (Ellis) we had 60 seconds to bowl the last ball (inside the allotted time) and there was no real communication from there," Wade said.
"But apparently the time ran out on the board and the match referee must have seen it and one of the batters saw it.
"But the umpires never really communicated to Nathan that we needed another (fielder) in.
"It was kind of like radio silence almost. After the initial 'we needed 60 seconds to bowl the first ball' then there was nothing.
"I don't know exactly what happened."
Hurricanes' Tim David told Fox Cricket that if his side had been informed they needed an extra fielder inside the circle they would have done so.
"We were told the previous over the time on the scoreboard was wrong and we had until 8.45 (pm)," he said via the on-field mic.
"The scoreboard said 8.43, then we bowled a no-ball. Got to respect the umpire's decision."
Wade said it was routine for umpires to tell teams when they needed to bring fielders inside the circle because of slow over rates.
The Renegades hit a boundary off the ensuing free hit and posted 5-183.
Wade, making his return from back spasms, combined with Mac Wright (63 from 36 balls) as the Hurricanes won by six wickets with an over remaining.
Wright was a late inclusion for Ben McDermott, who suffered neck and concussion issues after copping a blow in the nets. Wade said McDermott was likely to return for their next match against the Melbourne Stars on Thursday.
The Hurricanes moved to 1-2 for the season while the Renegades are winless after four matches.
