Misbah's amazing slice of good fortune

For the second time at this World Cup, a batsman has had an incredible slice of good fortune when a ball has hit the stumps only for the bails to remain in place.

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq was the latest beneficiary, getting a let off early in their World Cup quarter-final against Australia in Adelaide.

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Josh Hazlewood and Australia's slip cordon thought they had taken their third wicket of the match when a delivery clipped Misbah's leg stump via his thigh pad and the LED lights fitted in the Zings stumps and bails lit up.

But while the leg-side bail moved enough to light up, it fell back into the groove of the stumps and the Pakistan skipper earned a reprieve.

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The incident was almost a replica of one that happened to Ireland's Ed Joyce against the UAE earlier in the tournament.

In their match at the Gabba last month, a delivery from the UAE's Amjad Javed clipped Joyce's off-stump and both bails lit up as they were disturbed from their grooves.

But the bails fell back into place and the left-hander remained at the crease.

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The Zings stumps and bails were first introduced in the KFC T20 Big Bash League in 2012-13 and are slightly heavier than a standard wooden bail, but lighter than the heavy bails that are used when it's windy.

The bails do not light up until both ends of the bail are separated from the stumps.

The ICC approved the use of the zing bails for international cricket in July 2013.