Under Law 41.16 of the Laws of Cricket (commonly nicknamed the "Mankad" law), a bowler may run out the non-striker backing up too far from their crease at what point in the bowling action?

Answer Explanation

Since the Laws were reworded (moved out of the "Unfair Play" section into normal run-out laws in 2022), a bowler may run out a non-striker leaving the crease early at any point up to the instant the bowler would have released the ball.