[Watch] Shan Masood survives hit-wicket and run-out attempt off a no-ball in Vitality BlastÂ
Yorkshire captain Shan Masood survived despite being apparently dismissed through two different ways off a single delivery in the ongoing Vitality Blast clash against Lancashire in Leeds. The left-handed batter was firstly hit-wicket, and was even run out at the non-striker's end, but provisions in the rule book meant that he stayed at the crease.
The incident took place in the 15th over of the first innings when the partnership between Shan Masood and Joe Root was flourishing. The former attempted to play an unorthodox shot against Jack Blatherwick's bowling, but stepped on the stumps and dislodged the bails.
A distraught Masood had accepted his fate and stepped out of his crease to walk back. However, the umpire had adjudged the delivery to be a front foot no-ball, thereby making the hit-wicket dismissal invalid. However, amid the confusion, Root tried to sneak in a quick single from the non-striker's end and crossed Masood midway.
The Pakistani cricketer had no chance but to attempt the single after learning that the delivery was a no-ball. By then, the bowler had received the ball from the fielder and had whipped the bails off with Masood nowhere near the crease.
He then had a chat with the on-field umpire and some of the Lancashire players, explaining his predicament. Have a look at the dismissal right here:
According to the rule book, Masood survived due to the law 31.7 in place, which pertains to "batter leaving the wicket under a misapprehension"
"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 rule states.
"A batter may be recalled at any time up to the instant when the ball comes into play for the next delivery, unless it is the final wicket of the innings, in which case it should be up to the instant when the umpires leave the field."
In this case, Masood had left the crease only because he was convinced that he was hit-wicket, and was not aware of the front foot no-ball. Since the ball was dead at this point of time, it made the subsequent runout null and void.
Shan Masood was dismissed in the very next over for 61 runs
Fortunately for Lancashire, the entire incident did not prove to be too consequential. Masood was batting on 58 runs when he survived the hit wicket and run-out attempt, but was dismissed in the 16th over by Saqib Mahmood.
Shan Masood led from the front with his fifty, which included five fours and three sixes. Yorkshire ended up with 173-8 on the board after 20 overs.