In cricket, a no-ball is a ball that is bowled in a way that is not allowed by the rules. It results in an extra run being given to the side that is batting.
In the nine matches, they bowled 48 wides and 29 no-balls.
no-ball in British English
noun
1. cricket
an illegal ball, as for overstepping the crease, throwing, etc, for which the batting side scores a run, and from which the batsman can be out only by being run out
2. rounders
an illegal ball, esp one bowled too high or too low