he's taken his team into the playoffs with a magnificent six. Short ball, rocks back and unleashes on it. Was swinging hard all through the over, connects beautifully with this one.
Invincibles vs Brave, 30th Match at Southampton, Men's 100, Aug 16 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
30th Match (N), Southampton, August 16, 2021, The Hundred Men's Competition
(95/100 balls, T:135) 135/4
Brave won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
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after 95 balls15 runs
SB-M: 135/4
Alex Davies40 (29b 3x4 1x6)
Colin de Grandhomme40 (28b 2x6)
Reece Topley 1/39 (20)
9.54 pm: Brave will be watching Superchargers vs Phoenix keenly. If Superchargers win, Brave will finish on top and go straight to the final. If Phoenix win, then Brave will play the Eliminator. That's all we have for you today from The Hundred. This is Saurabh Somani, signing off on behalf of Binoy and Ranjith.
Alex Davies is the Hero of the Mmatch: I think as deep as we can take the game the better for us. Thankfully we got over the line. I pride myself on trying to be versatile, just try and bat wherever the team needs me. Love Colin (de Grandhomme), he's always calm. To secure the top three is good enough for us, we'll be watching the next game intently. We're playing a good brand of cricket and it's working out for us.
9.49 pm: Southern Brave have gone through. Oval Invincibles' campaign is over. Marvellous partnership between CdG and Davies, who put on 67 in just 44 balls after coming together in a pressure situation. Mirror each others' scores too, 40 off 29 and 40 off 28. Don't forget the role played by Lintott, who took 3 for 14 in 20 balls.
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6
Topley to Davies, SIX runs
94
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Topley to Davies, no run
making room again, the bowler follows again, he goes for a big booming drive, and misses
93
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Topley to Davies, no run
making a lot of room, bowler follows, he flicks it off his toes to midwicket. CdG had charged down, if the fielder hits, he's out by miles. He misses
92
1
Topley to de Grandhomme, 1 run
length ball coming into him, gets an inside edge onto pad from his attempted flick. Ball ends up near him and once again they run well to take a single
Just like that, it's less than a run a ball.
91
2
Topley to de Grandhomme, 2 runs
has a swing at it, gets an inside edge that trickles to fine leg, slowly enough that they can take two
91
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Topley to de Grandhomme, (no ball) 4 runs
slower ball becomes a full toss and CdG mis-times his pull to deep fine leg. They sprint hard for the second, and the throw from Shamis is not very accurate, so they end up getting two overthrows for an all run four. Moreover, it's a no-ball for height.
15 off 10. Tightly poised.
CHANGE OF END
after 90 balls5 runs
SB-M: 120/4Need 15 from 10 balls
Colin de Grandhomme33 (25b 2x6)
Alex Davies34 (26b 3x4)
Saqib Mahmood 0/25 (20)
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1
Mahmood to de Grandhomme, 1 run
bouncer and he can't connect. Hits him on the shoulder I think while he was trying to pull. Maybe got a bit of bat on it. Back shoulder. Ball goes to keeper's left and they steal a run
89
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Mahmood to de Grandhomme, no run
swing and a miss. Width outside off and he was looking to cut it, but doesn't connect
88
1
Mahmood to Davies, 1 run
doesn't connect well with the pull, and it bounces down to deep midwicket
87
1
Mahmood to de Grandhomme, 1 run
back of a length on off, chopped down and they are alive to the quick single, take it. 50 run partnership too
86
2
Mahmood to de Grandhomme, 2 runs
full outside off, and he laces a cover drive through the in-field. Blake dives to his left at the boundary to keep them to two
20 off 15.
after 85 balls10 runs
SB-M: 115/4Need 20 from 15 balls
Colin de Grandhomme29 (21b 2x6)
Alex Davies33 (25b 3x4)
Tabraiz Shamsi 0/33 (20)
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2
Shamsi to de Grandhomme, 2 runs
length ball on th e stumps, he makes room and cuts it from just in front of the stumps through point
84
1
Shamsi to Davies, 1 run
down the track, nudged to deep midwicket
83
1
Shamsi to de Grandhomme, 1 run
makes room and cuts it, short third man fields to his right
82
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Shamsi to de Grandhomme, no run
googly, he was caught on the crease pushing it, pops up and falls well in front of the bowler
81
6
Shamsi to de Grandhomme, SIX runs
bang. CdG has had enough of hanging around. Uses his immense power to shuffle across and and pull this miles behind square leg
DaWolf: "In a low scoring chase, a no ball 6 is invaluable. Invincibles need a wicket now, the run rate is well within hand with this pair settled and used to the pitch. Surprised Shamsi and Narine haven't had a bigger impact, at the halfway stage they were looking likely to be key."
CHANGE OF END
after 80 balls4 runs
SB-M: 105/4Need 30 from 20 balls
Colin de Grandhomme20 (17b 1x6)
Alex Davies32 (24b 3x4)
Tom Curran 1/8 (15)
80
1
Tom Curran to de Grandhomme, 1 run
slower ball, short, lapped to fine leg
79
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Tom Curran to de Grandhomme, no run
back of a length bowled into him, CdG was looking to make room and upper-cut, but Curran followed him and bowled it short so it was too close to the batsman to do anything other than attempt an upper cut and not connect
78
1
Tom Curran to Davies, 1 run
back of a length outside off, punched through cover
77
1
Tom Curran to de Grandhomme, 1 run
back of a length nipping in, plays with the angle to tuck to midwicket
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