Watch: Rory Burns misses easiest of run out chances in T20 Blast quarter-final 1, video goes viral

Rory Burns, Vitality Blast. (Source – Vitality Blast)

Rory Burns had an embarrassing moment while wicketkeeping in the T20 Blast quarter-finals encounter between Durham and Surrey on Tuesday, September 3, at the Kennington Oval in London.

The discarded England cricketer was keeping for Surrey in Quarter-Final 1 against Alex Lees-led Durham. After Chris Jordan won the toss and invited Durham to bat first, the Surrey bowlers produced a fine bowling display to restrict their opponents to 162/8 at the end of 20 overs. During the first innings, Burns missed a golden opportunity to run Michael Jones out. However, he surprisingly spilled the regulation chance before sporting a sheepish grin.

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Will Jacks, who was fielding at extra cover, dived to his left to stop a square drive from Jones in the dying stages of the first innings. He couldn’t pick the ball cleanly on his first attempt and had to scamper to eventually retrieve it. The flamboyant batter threw the ball to the striker’s end as Jones and non-striker Bas de Leede had a massive miscommunication while running. The Scottish batter was sent back by his Dutch teammate after the former had crossed half the length of the pitch.

Jacks’ throw was a feeble one as it reached Burns on a couple of bounces. However, because Jones was so far down the crease, Burns had all the time in the world to gather the ball and affect the run out. However, the ball popped out of his gloves before he took the bails off. The former England Test opener knew that he had messed up big time. He walked back to his mark, sporting a sheepish grin.

Surrey managed to chase down the 163-run target with relative ease after losing three wickets inside the first seven overs. Dom Sibley (67) stitched a match-winning 95-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Sam Curran (52) to knock the winds out of Durham’s sails. Surrey eventually got to the finishing line with five wickets and two overs to spare.

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The second quarter-final takes place in Hove on Wednesday, September 4. Sussex will take on Lancashire in what promises to be a high-voltage clash.