Oval Invincibles made it three wins from 4 in The Hundred with Sam Curran’s all-round heroics proving the distinction between two sides combating it out for bragging rights within the capital.
Curran smashed 51 from 22 balls, single-handedly dragging the Invincibles to a robust complete on a tough floor earlier than decimating the Spirit’s hopes of chasing 147 in an astonishing five-wicket spell that included a hat-trick.
On a Lord’s pitch providing a level of lateral motion, Invincibles’ captain Sam Billings selected to bat first, and with Spirit’s assault making good use of the bowler-friendly floor, the guests struggled to 46-2 on the midway stage.
Olly Stone bowled Will Jacks via the gate and Liam Dawson dismissed Jordan Cox, who was recent off his call-up to the England Males’s Take a look at squad.
Curran hit a superb half-century off simply 21 balls for the Oval Invincibles, together with three sixes in a row!
Dawid Malan and Billings then struck just a few hefty blows earlier than Malan was caught on the square-leg boundary off Matt Critchley for 38 from 29.
Billings struggled to get going and retired himself out in favour of the in-form Donovan Ferreira, but it surely was Curran who turned the tide, reaching a half century off 21 deliveries, together with three successive sixes off Nathan Ellis. His innings propelled Invincibles to a decent-looking 147-5.
In response, Spirit made it via the powerplay unscathed, Keaton Jennings and Michael Pepper guiding them to 35-0.
However thereafter Invincibles’ top-notch spin assault turned the screw, with each openers and Ollie Pope falling in fast succession; Jacks eradicating Jennings lbw, Adam Zampa having Pepper caught with the primary ball of his spell, and Nathan Sowter crashing a leg break via Pope’s defences.
Spirit’s Charlie Dean leaped via the air to make a sensational catch!
Dan Lawrence and Shimron Hetmyer dragged the Spirit again into it and with 56 wanted from the ultimate 30 balls, the sport was on. However earlier than they might up the ante, Zampa, who ended with figures of 3-22, dismissed each Hetmyer (20 from 21) and Lawrence (27 from 18).
Regardless of Andre Russell trying to bludgeon the hosts dwelling, Curran made the Invincibles win a certainty by taking solely the third hat-trick within the historical past of the The Hundred males’s competitors to cap one of many event’s best particular person performances.
Participant of the match: Sam Curran
“I’ve had just a few battles with Russ (Russell) over time. The hat-trick ball wasn’t on my thoughts, it was both going to be me or him, he was going to hit me for six or I used to be going to get a wicket. Fortunately he edged it however most significantly we bought the win,” mentioned Curran.
“It is by no means over when gamers like Dan (Lawrence), Hetmyer and Russell are there, so after we bought him (Russell) out it was a giant aid.”
Brook fires Superchargers to victory over Originals
The perfect of Harry Brook’s 58 off 33 as he helped the Northern Superchargers to victory over the Manchester Originals
Harry Brook’s half-century fired Andrew Flintoff’s Northern Superchargers to a 14-run victory over Manchester Originals in The Hundred conflict at Headingley.
The England batter made 58 from 33 balls as Superchargers posted 167-5 having misplaced the toss earlier than the winless Originals had been undone by two run outs as they fell comfortably brief of their chase.
Originals’ Phil Salt was run out by Adil Rashid after forgetting to floor his bat
Superchargers bought off to a tricky begin with the bat as Fazalhaq Farooqi took a wicket with the primary ball of the match.
Graham Clark and captain Brook rebuilt the innings with a well-constructed 50 partnership. Brook went on to notch an explosive half-century earlier than being caught by a spectacular one-handed diving effort from Scott Currie.
The Originals got here again strongly on the finish to limit Superchargers to 167.
Captain Phil Salt and Matty Hurst bought Originals’ innings off to a promising begin with 90 for the opening partnership.
However each had been run out – Salt for 40 from 27 balls and the spectacular Hurst top-scored with 78 from 45.
Scott Currie stopped very important runs with this sensible one-handed seize on the boundary
Originals capitulated from 90-0 to 128-4 thanks partly to spinner Mitchell Santner, who took 2-23.
When Hurst departed, Originals required 29 from 13 however they had been unable to recover from the road as no different batter made double figures, leaving them rooted to the underside of the desk.
Superchargers moved as much as third after a 3rd win in 4 matches.
Participant of the match: Harry Brook
Brook was dismissed after this catch by Currie, however the Headingley crowd had been satisfied the ball didn’t carry
“I felt like they had been the favourites popping out of the powerplay however we bowled unbelievably effectively on the dying to get the win,” mentioned Brook.
“The outfield is so fast right here that I did not really feel like I wanted to hit many balls within the air, so I used to be simply attempting to pierce the gaps and it labored.
“I used to be simply attempting to remain in till the top so I may put stress on them on the finish. I felt good at the beginning and fortunately I hit just a few gaps.”
What’s subsequent?
The Hundred continues with two matches on Monday. Welsh Hearth and Southern Courageous ladies get the day began at 3pm adopted by the lads at 6.30pm, with each matches reside on Sky Sports activities Cricket. Stream The Hundred and extra sport with NOW.
