The ongoing Vitality T20 Blast 2026 witnessed one of the funniest and strangest moments ever after Middlesex all-rounder Ryan Higgins was dismissed in a bizarre fashion while trying to play a back-foot drive against Tom Curran of Surrey at Lord’s on Sunday (May 24).
Higgins’ attacking shot turned into a hilarious and shocking dismissal that left everyone stunned. The bizarre incident happened during Middlesex’s innings when the all-rounder ended up losing his wicket in a way rarely seen in the game of cricket.
Ryan Higgins dismissed in a bizarre fashion during the Vitality T20 Blast 2026 game at Lord’s
The drama unfolded in the 15th over when Tom Curran bowled a delivery outside off stump. Ryan Higgins went for an aggressive back-foot drive through the covers, aiming for a boundary. However, things went horribly wrong at the exact moment he connected with the ball.
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But while playing the shot, Higgins suddenly lost control of his bat while completing the shot, and in a completely unexpected scene, the bat slipped completely out of his hands and went high in the air behind him. But the real drama happened after that moment.
Flying bat knocks over stumps in shocking scene
The bat spun backward over Higgins’ head, and landed dangerously close to the stumps. For a second, it looked like the Middlesex batter had escaped embarrassment, but then the bat slowly toppled over and slowly fell onto the leg stump, knocking the bail off.
The moment the bail dropped, everyone left shocked. Higgins himself looked confused and disappointed as he realized he had been dismissed, hit wicket by his own flying bat. Even Surrey players looked surprised by the dismissal as Higgins went back to the dugout after scoring 13 runs off 16 balls in the Vitality T20 Blast 2026 clash at Lord’s.
Kissing the top of the leg stump 🫣
— Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) May 24, 2026
Tom Curran gets Ryan Higgins hit wicket 😳
We can't believe what we have seen here!
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The rare dismissal went viral across the social media platforms, with fans calling it one of the funniest and the most bizarre hit-wicket dismissals ever seen in cricket history.
Sam Curran powers Surrey to dominant win over Middlesex
Meanwhile, Surrey completely outplayed Middlesex in the Vitality T20 Blast clash at Lord’s as Sam Curran produced a brilliant batting performance to guide his team to a comfortable six-wicket victory.
Batting first, Middlesex had a great start and reached 37 without losing a wicket. But things changed within a few balls as Jordan Clark gave the breakthrough by dismissing Adam Rossington at the end of the fifth over. Then Reece Topley entered the attack and completely turned the game around by taking two wickets at the start of the next over.
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Middlesex collapsed badly as their batting lineup struggled under pressure and the middle order failed to build partnerships. Only Luke Hollman (35*) and Eathan Bosch (31) showed some fight towards the end of the innings to push the score to 143 against Surrey.
Surrey climb to top spot after second straight win
However, Surrey were also reduced to 18 for 2 during the chase, with England star Jason Roy managing just two runs from 13 balls before getting dismissed. But then Sam Curran came and turned the match in Surrey’s favor.
The left-hander played an unbeaten knock of 71 runs and also built a massive 88-run partnership with Laurie Evans (34*) to help Surrey beat Middlesex by six wickets.
With this victory, Surrey jumped to the top of the South table with 8 points from 2 games, winning both. But Middlesex lost both of their first two matches and sit in the fourth spot on the table.
