New Zealand opener Finn Allen was comically run out during the San Francisco Unicorns’ 35-run loss to the Seattle Orcas in Major League Cricket on Sunday morning.
The 24-year-old got San Francisco’s run chase off to an explosive start at Texas’ Grand Prairie Stadium, slapping 28 runs from his first nine deliveries. He plundered five boundaries from Seattle captain Wayne Parnell’s opening over, including a glorious six over long-on.
After combining with wicketkeeper Matthew Wade for a 42-run opening partnership, Allen fended a length delivery from West Australian seamer Cameron Gannon towards mid-wicket for what should have been a comfortable single.
Allen leisurely jogged towards the non-striker’s end, only for Orcas fielder Shehan Jayasuriya to retrieve the ball and fling it at the stumps. The right-hander attempted to slide his bat, but instead dropped it short of the crease…