run out


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Synonyms for run out

become used up

flow off gradually

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leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

lose validity

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flow, run or fall out and become lost

prove insufficient

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use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

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He had no answer to questions like whether his team has forgotten the art of running between the wickets following the three run outs that pushed his team to the backfoot.
South Africa wicketkeeper Trisha Chetty, who was involved in six dismissals in the first innings - four run outs, one stumping and one catch - led the response with a 40-ball 33.
Watson has been involved in eight run outs during his 33 Tests.
Katich reached 56 but another mix-up saw him run out from Dilshan's throw and Sangakkara's slickness.
"I don't know why in this match we dropped catches and failed to avail run out chances.
There are 10 points awarded for each Pakistan run out or leg before decision, each Pakistan dropped catch and each magic eye adjudication in Australia's favour.
Hussain was particularly concerned that three players were run out and did not conceal his disappointment.
According to statistics, this is the 33rd time Tendulkar has been run out in a One-day international.
Pakistan then lost two wickets in four balls - including Test player Raza, who was run out for 44 off 105 balls - leaving themselves 136 for six.
However, he took four catches and effected two game-changing run outs to bag a rare Player of the Match award for fielding in South Africa's six-run win.
Nunholm eventually made the breakthrough with two run outs in the space of a couple overs which put Galloway back to rebuilding.
Coming back for his final over, Umesh removed Andrew Tye for a duck before RCB effected two more run outs of tailenders Mohit Sharma (3) and Ankit Rajpoot (1) to end Punjab's innings in 15.1 overs.
Diana Baig accounted for Chamari Athapaththu, the captain, for a duck, while Sana Mir got rid of Nilakshi de Silva, and there were a host of run outs. Hasini Perera and Anushka Sanjeewani were both back in the hut to run outs by the fifth over, and Rebecca Vandort and Siriwardena joined them in the change room soon after, dismissed the same way, leaving Sri Lanka at 34-6 two balls into the eighth over.
Man-of-the-match Zair, who had earlier excelled in the field with two catches and as many run outs, then scored a 30-ball 54 with the aid of eight fours and one six as KGS raced to 100-2 in 9.4 overs.
On Tuesday, during the match in Sahrjah, Vaughan took to Twitter to criticise Pakistan saying, "Three run outs and a few iffy shots for Pak Never seen that before!!#PAKvENG." But the former Eng captain did not stop there and went on to say, "They must all think we are stupid."