squeaked over the leap of short fine leg! Top-edged jab at a slower bouncer, just enough on it to clear Rashid... and Spirit get home by seven wickets, and with 18 balls to spare
N S-Chargers vs Spirit, 13th Match at Leeds, Aug 14 2022, The Hundred Men's Competition
4.55pm: We thought it might be a tricky chase; we thought wrong. London Spirit have gunned down a middling target as if they were batting on a runway, led by Adam Rossington's 15-ball half-century and some trademark innovation from Glenn Maxwell. That is four wins from four for Spirit, who are as good in this year's Hundred as they were bad last year. Third defeat in a row for Superchargers, who won the toss but struggled thereafter. Anyway, in the words of Jay-Z, on to the next one: Oval Invincibles hosting Southern Brave in the evening fixture dahn sarf... Bye!
Time for a word with the Match Hero, Adam Rossington: "I thought the bowlers did a fabulous job, kept them to 15 below par. Wanted to get ahead of the rate early, and it was my day today. Just keep looking to hit the sightscreen as hard as possible. [DBD] Nice partnership, he got me back on strike and found his boundaries as well. [Maxwell off?] We've got some lads to come in off the bench, we'll miss Maxi but good players to come in. [Difference to 2021?] Another year on in the comp, few different faces but playing a positive brand. Bowlers have been fabulous, batters have chipped in, nice to get a performance."
"Why is a 10 ball set referred to as an Ayrton?" Ayrton Senna = tenner. Come on, Darshan
back of a length outside off, chopped through backward point
Miles, with two runs needed
clipped down the ground for a single. Top stuff from Bravo, ensures this goes to another end
short ball, Morgan latches on to a pull and gives Lyth some work to do in the deep
dipping slower ball, Maxwell is almost done by the lack of pace as he looks for the reverse-hit... ends up almost blocking it with a horizontal bat, down on both knees, for one behind square. Smiles exchanged between batter and bowler
short ball outside off, slapped through point to the sweeper
The skipper, Eoin Morgan, out at No. 5
mistimed to long-off! Bravo gets T20 wicket No601, and Lawrence won't be finishing anything here. Full and wide, pace-off delivery, couldn't manufacture the power and presented an easy catch to Brook running in
The veteran staying on for an Ayrton
excellent yorker, homing in on off stump and Lawrence has to show it some respect. Dug out back to the sprawling Bravo, who's giving nothing away today
whipped away towards deep square leg for a couple more
full again, Maxwell thunders it wide of long-off, where Harry Brook scampers across and throws himself full length to keep them to one
pitched up in the channel, drilled to mid-off
full outside off, Lawrence shifts across and gets low to sweep one in front of square
Bravo for his third set. Lozza to finish it here?
Superchargers take the strategic timeout - possibly just because they all want another drink. Can't imagine what strategy will enable them to defend 11 from 30 balls
short outside off, again Lawrence is across early and slaps a pull towards deep midwicket
fired in full on the stumps, Lawrence digs it out
dug in, Maxwell looks skittish once again, punching an ungainly hoick behind square on the leg side
shuffles across his stumps early and swings away a pull
chopped into the off side, they saunter one... and then get a second on the overthrow, an ambitious attempt at the non-striker's end with no one at the stumps
Willey back into the attack
pushed down the ground to long-on
swatted away leg side, just a tickle on his down-on-one-knee pull and it runs away fine
tossed up, can't get hold of the reverse-sweep
1W | ||||
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Headingley, Leeds | |
Toss | Northern Superchargers (Men), elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2022 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 14 August 2022 - day (100-ball match) |
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TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | London Spirit (Men) 2, Northern Superchargers (Men) 0 |