Along with the T20 World Cup, England's domestic league T20 Blast is also going on. At present, group stage matches are going on in this league. A match was played between Yorkshire and Lancashire on Thursday, June 20. A shocking incident happened during the first innings of this match. Yorkshire batsman Shan Masood was run out by Lancashire players, but the umpire gave it not out. It was a no ball and a run out should have been given on this. Despite this, the umpire gave not out, after which the controversy has started.

Why did the umpire not give him out?

Yorkshire won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, the team scored 173 runs, in which Shan Masood played an important innings of 61 runs in 41 balls. Joe Root also scored 43 runs in 33 balls and shared a 104-run partnership with Masood. During this innings, when Shan Masood was batting after scoring 58 runs in 36 balls, he got stuck in the air while trying to hit a shot from behind the keeper. Joe Root, standing at non-strike, ran for the run and completed the run. Here Masood stood outside the crease, by the time he tried to run and complete the run, the bowler ran him out. However, the umpire did not give him out. After the controversy, the league cited a rule behind it on social media. According to Law 31.7, the batsman did not run first, he was waiting for the ball to become dead. However, now a controversy has started regarding this. Many fans believe that in the end Masood ran for the run, so the umpire should have given him out.

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Yorkshire win in a thrilling match

Lancashire's team, which came out to chase the target of 174, suffered two setbacks in the beginning. After this, Keaton Jennings played a brilliant innings of 46 runs in 24 balls, while wickets kept falling from the other end. In the end, the match became exciting but Lancashire had to face defeat by 6 runs.