Matt Critchley run-out vs Lancashire: Watch Derbyshire all-rounder leads gobsmacking run-out to dismiss Steven Croft

Dixit Bhargav | 01/09/2020
Matt Critchley run-out vs Lancashire: Watch Derbyshire all-rounder leads gobsmacking run-out to dismiss Steven Croft

Matt Critchley run-out: Derbyshire’s all-rounder put on display a gobsmacking run-out to dismiss Lancashire’s Steven Croft.

During a North Group match for the ongoing Vitality T20 Blast between Lancashire and Derbyshire in Headingley, Derbyshire all-rounder Matt Critchley produced a one-man effort to put on display a gobsmacking run-out and run-out Lancashire batsman Steven Croft.

It all happened on the first delivery of the 16th over when Lancashire opening batsman Alex Davies steered a Critchley delivery towards the deep mid-wicket region to run a couple of runs.

Having sensed early that the batsman had the opportunity to runs two, Critchely himself made a stunning effort to chase the ball swiftly and throw the ball back just within time to find Croft short of his crease at the non-striker’s end.

Coming in to bat at No. 3 in the seventh over, Croft played well to score 38 (21) with the help of one four and three sixes but couldn’t prevent himself from getting out against a praiseworthy fielding effort from the 24-year old player.

After Lancashire captain Dane Vilas won the toss and opted to bat, Lancashire posted a competitive 178/5 in 20 overs on the back of wicket-keeper batsman Alex Davies’ 10th T20 half-century.

Opening the batting with Keaton Jennings (29), Davies scored a potentially match-winning 82 (56) with the help of five fours and four sixes before getting out in the penultimate over.

Critchley, who dismissed Jennings in the seventh over and bowled a decent spell reading 4-0-30-1. However, it was Edward Barnes who was Derbyshire’s pick of the bowlers with figures of 3-0-27-2.

Matt Critchley run-out vs Lancashire

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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