Vitality T20 Blast | Twitter labels Sam Hain âselfishâ for blatantly ignoring Jake Lintottâs fall to complete personal milestone
Crazy scenes often take place on cricket fields, but when chaos is involved between own teammates, fans go berserk. Sam Hain and Jake Lintott had one such moment on Saturday when the former, despite knowing the target is out of their hands, asked his partner to take a single to notch up his 100.
Warwickshireâs middle-order batter Sam Hain remained not out on 97 off 52 balls against Nottinghamshire in their Vitality T20 Blast fixture at Edgbaston. However, his stupendous knock was not enough for his side to see off a 215-run target, as they closed on 203/9. The Bears required 13 off the last two deliveries, but all they managed to score from them was a single.
Jake Lintott was the man on strike, and Jake Ball was bowling the final over of the innings. Lintott hit the fourth ball for six runs to reduce the equation to 13 off the last two balls, but then he missed a full toss coming toward his pad. In fact, he fell on the ground after the ball hit his legs, and at this moment, it was confirmed that Warwickshire had no realistic chance chasing the total.
However, Hain, batting on 96 off 51 balls, desperately wanted to get to his 100. He saw Lintott fall yet asked him to get up and complete a single. Lintott was in no position to stand and reach the non-strikersâ end, and Matthew Carter threw immediately from the point region to end Lintottâs stay. The netizens did not like Hainâs approach, who anyway did not cross the three-digit mark after managing just a single from the final delivery, and they came to bash him for unnecessary run-out.
What a selfish play!
â Spider Rashid (@RashidSpider)Â June 4, 2023
What a match
What a match. Edgbaston usually serves up a cracker when Notts visit and the Outlaws get home by 11 runs, despite the best efforts of Sam Hain, who made 97 no.
â Dave Bracegirdle (@bracecricket)Â June 3, 2023
Ball and Afridi with 3 wickets and 2 for Calvin Harrison. Kudos to Colin Munro & Joe Clarke for their vital partnership.
LOL
This is the angle Sony LIV showing in current vitality blast match. It's already 1 over lol. pic.twitter.com/OxaMwR37dW
â Archer (@poserarcher)Â June 3, 2023
Off day
Off day for Shadab Khan in Vitality Blast match against Hampshire đ
â Shahzaib Ali đ”đ° (@DSBcricket) June 3, 2023
He scored 1 of 11 balls and gave 32 runs in his 3 overs while playing for Sussex. pic.twitter.com/wKREvxKsCf
Very good
Shaheen in yesterday's match
â Manahil||NS71 Stan (@Manahil013)Â June 4, 2023
4-0-3-39
A very good outing for him. I am soo happpyy for himđđ«¶#ShaheenAfridi #VitalityBlast pic.twitter.com/NEqS7LSbaR
Pass it
Sam Hain for England pass it on. #HainTrain đ https://t.co/GOhLqtRUrA
â MarieKelly (@MarieKelly96)Â June 3, 2023
The best
The Best Ground in the WorldđNothing better than sitting in the Hollies in the Evening SunđDisappointing Tonight @WarwickshireCCC but Sam Hain is still qualityđđ»2 defeats in a row lets Bounce back on Wednesdayđ #YouBears pic.twitter.com/dQj0ScNNcP
â .... (@YouBearsssssss)Â June 3, 2023
Can they?
England surely canât overlook Sam Hain for much longer?
â Chris Meadows đșđŠ (@meds89) June 3, 2023
Superb
Not to be tonight, but what an innings by Hain and assisted by Barbard and Mousley to get us back into it.
â You Bears Nation (@YouBearsNation)Â June 3, 2023
On we move to Wednesday against Derby.#YouBearsNation #YouBears #Blast23 #BIRvNOT đ»đ”đĄ
Super innings
#YouBears | #BIRvNOT Sam Hain
â đ (@TheCricketList)Â June 3, 2023