END OF OVER:20 | 9 Runs 2 Wkts | MO-M: 160/8 | RR: 8.00
- Usama Mir32 (14b)
- Josh Little1 (1b)
- Adam Milne3.5-0-33-2
- Kane Richardson3.5-0-33-0
7.47pm: That's a decent effort from Manchester Originals, you feel. Jos Buttler's 43 from 33 was the top score but they kept coming all the way down the order, notably during a 46-run stand between Jamie Overton and Usama Mir, who finished unbeaten on 32 from 14. Here's Benny Howell with an assessment at halfway: "There was a little bit of hold there for us but you could still see, as they played, you can hit your boundaries. Got to bat well. [161 target] Would have liked a few less but we've got a good batting line-up. [Variations] Got a knuckle ball, with various different grips. Constant work, constant improvement. I go into the nets and muck around, I enjoy doing it." Back in 10 for the chase
19.5
2
Milne to Usama Mir, 2 runs, full and straight, 87mph and Usama chips it fine of mid-off, not quite out of the middle but he picks up two more. Originals post a fighting score after being put in
19.4
4
Milne to Usama Mir, FOUR, jumps across, reverse-ramps again! Back of the hand from Milne but he responds with a cute dink over short third for another boundary
19.4
2nb
Milne to Usama Mir, 2 no balls, big, loopy bouncer, looked like pace off but clocked at 82mph. Usama is appealing that it was high, and Richard Kettleborough eventually agrees, signaling a no-ball
Usama back on strike
