Yorkshire captain Shan Masood's run-out dismissal was denied by the on-field umpire during the Vilality T20 Blast 2024 match against Lancashire at the Headingly in Leeds on Friday, June 21.
The incident took place in the 15th over of the Yorkshire batting when Masood attempted to play unconventional shot off Lancashire pacer Jack Blatherwick's delivery. However, Shan Masood mistakenly stepped on the stumps and the bails were dislodged. Blatherwick's delivery turned out to be no-ball, but he saw the opportunity to run-out Masood at the non-striker's end after he stepped out of the crease.
Masood's batting partner Joe Root was looking for a quick single and crossed the former's midway However, the Yorkshire skipper stepped out of the crease and Jack Blatherwic dislodged the bails at the non-striker's end as Shan Masood was far from the crease. The run-out is valid even if bowler delivers a no-ball. However, the on-field umpire denied the Masood's run-out dismissal, which surprised Lancashire players who had a chat with on-field umpire.
Denying Shan Masood's run-out by the on-field umpire is within the rules of the cricket laid by Maryleborne Cricket Club (MCC). As per the law 31.7 in place, the umpire can deny the batter's run-out if a player leaves the wicket under the belief of being out.
"An umpire shall intervene if satisfied that a batter, not having been given out, has left the wicket under a misapprehension of being out. The umpire intervening shall call and signal Dead ball to prevent any further action by the fielding side and shall recall the batter." the MCC law states.
Shah Masood and bowlers shine in Yorkshire's win over Lancashire
Skipper Shan Masood and his bowlers performed well to help Yorkshire clinch seven-run win over Lancashire. In the first innings, Masood played a captain's knock of 61 off 41 balls to help his team post a respectable total of 173/8.
Apart from Masood, Joe Root too contributed with an innings of 43 off 22 balls and formed 104-run partnership with the skipper for the third wicket to resurrect Yorkshire's batting from 23/2 to 127/3.
The Yorkshire bowlers did a brilliant job as they managed to circumscribe Lancashire to 166/8 in a stipulated 20 overs. A collective bowling effort was on display, with Dominic Bess and Jordon Thompson picking two wickets each, while Daniel Moriarty, Conor McKerr, Jafer Chohan and Joe Root took a scalp each.
For Lancashire, skipper Keaton Jennings led the batting with an innings of 46 off 24 balls, while Steven Croft scored 28 off 30 balls. Apart from Jennings and Croft, none of the batters scored 20 runs as the third-best score was 17 by George Balderson and Jack Blatherwick.
