full toss, van der Merwe charges out and clunks one to the cover sweeper. Superchargers win by 64 runs, they have absolutely blitzed the Spirit at Lord's
RESULT
17th Match (N), Lord's, August 03, 2021, The Hundred Men's Competition
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Scores: Chandan Duorah | Comms: Alan GardnerScorecard summary
Northern Superchargers (Men) • 155/3(100 balls)
81* (45)
1/19 (20)
28 (24)
1/19 (15)
London Spirit (Men) • 92/9(100 balls)
27 (22)
3/20 (20)
24 (24)
2/6 (20)
after 100 balls4 runs
LS-M: 92/9
Roelof van der Merwe12 (14b 1x4)
Mason Crane2 (3b)
Matthew Potts 0/19 (20)
9.15pm: Right, that's yer lot from another night of the Hundred. Matt Roller's report will be in soon, and he's sharpening his pen for a summary of where London Spirit went wrong, too. Still time for you to brush up in time for the small matter of the Test starting at Trent Bridge tomorrow, as England and India go head to head - it should be a cracker. From myself and Himanshu, it's goodnight and good luck. Ta ra!
9.10pm: That was pretty woeful from Spirit, whose hopes in this tournament now hang by the slenderest of threads. They've lost four out of five (the other was a washout), and will need snookers to get anywhere near the knockouts. Big Willey style was the way to go for Superchargers, with the captain's brutal 81 from 45 followed up by bagging both openers in his initial ten-ball spell. Spirit only had two players score more than 12 in response, and were almost bowled out for less than 100 (which isn't why the competition is so named)
David Willey, as you'd expect, is the Hero of the hour: "Been coming, I've not contributed, so nice to do so tonight. [Captaincy] It's unfortunate circumstances with Faf unavailable, it's a great responsibility, really enjoying the Hundred and nice to contribute. First couple of games we made small mistakes but we're starting to come good and hopefully we can build some momentum. [Personal form] My goal was just to stay fit so a few performances along the way feels good. Every team has some fantastic cricketers, guys are tuning in to watch the Hundred."
100
1
Potts to van der Merwe, 1 run
"50 dots! Good to see Spirit find a half century... a record which stand test of time!" chortles Mike Jones
99
1
Potts to Crane, 1 run
banged in back of a length, 83mph and Crane fends it away to leg, just one as Potts gives chase
98
1
Potts to van der Merwe, 1 run
length ball, 79mph and he connects with a pull, just a single to deep square
97
•
Potts to van der Merwe, no run
slower ball, RvdM had backed outside leg stump but is then foxed as it dips through to the keeper
96
1
Potts to Crane, 1 run
fired in straight and jabbed for one leg side
Potts to finish this, Mortal Kombat style
after 95 balls2 runs • 1 wicket
LS-M: 88/9Need 68 from 5 balls
Mason Crane0 (1b)
Roelof van der Merwe10 (11b 1x4)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/6 (20)
Mujeeb finishes with 2 for 6, the most economical 20 balls of the Hundred so far
95
•
Mujeeb to Crane, no run
speared in, Crane aims an almighty reverse-wipe - and completely misses!
Mason Crane is the last man standing
94
W
Mujeeb to Amir, OUT
Amir has a misbegotten swipe and it ends up at short third! Bit of flight on this, it grips and takes the outside edge as he aims down the ground, Rashid trots up to pouch a simple catch. Superchargers one away from bowling the home side out here
Mohammad Amir c Rashid b Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2 (4b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 50
93
1
Mujeeb to van der Merwe, 1 run
offcutter on leg stump, RvdM backs away and has a hack
"Well done Dezz, you've well and truly jinxed the Invicibles for that match," mutters Peter
92
1
Mujeeb to Amir, 1 run
speared in on the stumps, 64mph and heaved away leg side
91
•
Mujeeb to Amir, no run
sends this skidding through wide of the stumps, 59mph and Amir bottom-edges a cut
Mujeeb back for his final five. Spirit could hit the last ten balls for six and they would still lose
CHANGE OF END
after 90 balls3 runs • 2 wickets
LS-M: 86/8Need 70 from 10 balls
Mohammad Amir1 (1b)
Roelof van der Merwe9 (10b 1x4)
Ben Raine 3/20 (20)
90
1
Raine to Amir, 1 run
over the wicket, 73mph legcutter to finish, pulled through midwicket for one
Mo Amir slopes out
89
W
Raine to Cullen, OUT
length ball, flicked tamely to square leg! Advances down and plays a cute cross-batted dab, but there's no pace and it dollies straight to the man stationed inside the circle. Spirit still aren't even halfway
Blake Cullen c Vilas b Raine 0 (2b 0x4 0x6 3m) SR: 0
88
•
Raine to Cullen, no run
fired in full and wide, 78mph, Cullen aims an ambitious reverse-sweep, doesn't connect
Out comes Blake Cullen at No. 9
87
W
Raine to Bopara, OUT
pace off and Bopara slices high to short third! Thousand-yard stare from Ravi, as he heads for the pavilion. Canny bowling from the Durham lad, slow and wide and Bopara's attempt to flog it down the ground goes belly up
Ravi Bopara c Mujeeb Ur Rahman b Raine 10 (10b 1x4 0x6 16m) SR: 100
86
1
Raine to van der Merwe, 1 run
pitched up and biffed down the ground to long-on
86
1w
Raine to van der Merwe, 1 wide
slower ball goes wrong, looping away into the tramlines
Raine again, bowled tidily
after 85 balls6 runs
LS-M: 83/6Need 73 from 15 balls
Roelof van der Merwe8 (9b 1x4)
Ravi Bopara10 (9b 1x4)
Adil Rashid 2/24 (20)
85
•
Rashid to van der Merwe, no run
pushed through quicker, van der Merwe goes for the reverse-slap this time... doesn't connect. Story of Spirit's night
84
•
Rashid to van der Merwe, no run
plenty of air, 49mph and spinning through as RvdM aims leg side and misses
83
1lb
Rashid to Bopara, 1 leg bye
moves across early again, tossed up on leg stump and it deflects off the front pad as Bopara swings and misses
82
2
Rashid to Bopara, 2 runs
looped up wide of the stumps, clubbed down the ground to long-on
Free hit
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
NSC-M
81 runs (45)
3 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
pull
26 runs
1 four3 sixes
Control
70%
NSC-M
28 runs (24)
2 fours1 six
Productive shot
flick
7 runs
0 four0 six
Control
79%
Best performances - bowlers
NSC-M
B
20
0s
7
R
20
W
3
RPB
1.00
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
Match details
| Lord's, London | |
| Toss | Northern Superchargers (Men), elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2021 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Match days | 3 August 2021 - night (100-ball match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Northern Superchargers (Men) 2, London Spirit (Men) 0 |
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