South Africa vs England
January 2020
Confusion arose about whether a ball was dead after a no-ball was bowled and the batsman was hit, leading to debate about free hit procedures.
ICC vs Limited-Overs Cricket
2007-01-01
The free hit rule — awarding the batting side a ball from which the batsman cannot be dismissed (except run-out) following a foot-fault no-ball — was introduced to penalise bowlers more heavily for overstepping and has been widely adopted in limited-overs cricket, though controversial proposals to extend it to Tests were rejected.