Yorkshire captain Shan Masood was controversially handed a massive reprieve by the umpire despite seemingly being dismissed twice in one delivery during Friday’s T20 Blast match against Lancashire at Headingley.
The hosts were 2-124 in the 15th over when Masood, unbeaten on 58 at the time, attempted to reverse ramp Lancashire seamer Jack Blatherwick, instead flicking the ball into his helmet and treading on the stumps.
After the ball ballooned towards point, Masood was also run out at the non-striker’s end when batting partner Joe Root called him through for a single.
However, umpire Graham Lloyd indicated the delivery was a no-ball because Blatherwick had overstepped the crease, with the on-field officials deciding Masood was not out due to one of the sport’s lesser-known rules.
If the 34-year-old believed he had already been dismissed hit wicket, he couldn’t be run out because the ball was dead.
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Article 31.7 of the MCC’s Laws of Cricket states: “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.”
However, there remains conjecture about whether Masood was aware the umpire had signalled no-ball before the run-out occurred.
Masood, who captains Pakistan’s Test team, was later dismissed by Lancashire paceman Saqib Mahmood for 61 (41).
“From my end, I tried to play shot and the ball hit my grill,” Masood explained after the match.
“And for me, it was like I stood my ground like wanting treatment. And I was confused.
“Rooty was running, and then eventually I ran. So for me, it was more about being hit. Is it a dead ball? Do we get the physio on? And I just yeah, that was my recollection of it.
“Rooty did tell me a no-ball has been called, and that’s about all I remember. But then we waited for the umpires.
“Everyone moved on and the match went on.”
Yorkshire registered 8-173 from its 20 overs, with Lancashire falling seven runs short in the run chase.