11/08Result
26th Match, The Hundred Men's Competition at London, Aug 11 2024
Invincibles won by 9 wkts (37b rem)
Player of the Match
Adam Zampa
Adam ZampaOval Invincibles (Men)
11/08Result
26th Match, The Hundred Men's Competition at London, Aug 11 2024
Invincibles won by 9 wkts (37b rem)
Player of the Match
Adam Zampa
Adam ZampaOval Invincibles (Men)

Adam Zampa, Match Hero: They put us under the pump in the powerplay early but, yeah again, good purchase in the surface, boys dragged back pretty well through the middle. We've been playing really good cricket throughout. Today we knew how important was to get the win, obviously finishing first and hopefully going straight to Lords, with potentially making it tough to overtake us, but really important next game to make it a certainty...beautiful day in London, good crowd, boys really enjoyed.

That was absolutely emphatic from the table-toppers; an utterly dominant win before the playoffs. It was an excellent bowling performance followed by a brilliant chase. They're the team to beat and seem to have all bases covered. Invincibles have confirmed a top-three finish and are looking favorites to secure the automatic final berth. That's it from the first game of the Men's Hundred. Join us for the coverage of the upcoming second game. For Thilak Rama, I'm Rvel Zahid. Goodnight

12.3
6
Lawrence to Cox, SIX, Flogs him for a six and they couldn't have finished it any better; this has to be one of the most clinical run-chase of The Hundred; not ruffled at all and waltz their way to a comprehensive victory. Tossed up on middle, shimmies a touch on the leg side and smears Lawrence for half-a-dozen runs over long-on to seal the game in style

Men's attendance - 22,199 (Oval)

12.2
4
Lawrence to Cox, FOUR, Kneels and tries to slog-sweep out of the park, everything they touch turns into gold, top-edge flies over keeper's head and the top spin carries away to the rope, two fielders run back but it was destined to reach the rope
12.1
0
Lawrence to Cox, no run, Makes room and plays a cross-bat shot to extra cover, brilliant stop in the ring

END OF OVER:
12 | 10 Runs | OI-M: 90/1 (7 runs required from 40 balls, RR: 7.50, RRR: 0.87)

  • Dawid Malan29 (27b)
  • Jordan Cox51 (27b)
  • Matt Critchley1.5-0-17-0
  • Liam Dawson1.5-0-11-0

Saifi: "Except for India's IPL and Pakistan's PSL, all other leagues are still going according to early 2000s fashioned batting. Well being a Test cricket fan, I'm all up for this sort of cricket where you come across real batting talent, or else even Narine smashes bowlers"

11.5
4
Critchley to Malan, FOUR, One majestic shot after another; this whole chase is going to be in the highlights. Lunges forward and plays a gorgeous drive past cover for a four; whistles away to the rope; you can watch that shot on repeat and not get bored
11.4
4
Critchley to Malan, FOUR, Disdains it past deep midwicket for a one-bounce four, right on top of it and nails the slog sweep to perfection; beats the fielder's desperate lunge
11.3
1
Critchley to Cox, 1 run, Slapped along the carpet to deep cover
11.2
1
Critchley to Malan, 1 run, Pushed away in front of square, connects on the sweep, backward square cuts it off
11.1
0
Critchley to Malan, no run, Massive swing and a miss, wanted to smoke that out of the park and missed it altogether, stifled appeal not going upstairs

END OF OVER:
11 | 4 Runs | OI-M: 80/1 (17 runs required from 45 balls, RR: 7.27, RRR: 1.88)

  • Jordan Cox50 (26b)
  • Dawid Malan20 (23b)
  • Liam Dawson1.5-0-11-0
  • Nathan Ellis1.5-0-22-0
10.5
1
Dawson to Cox, 1 run, Lobbed up on middle, drilled down to long-off and brings up an easy-breezy enterprising fifty; played splendidly; showing full range and regaled us with many delightful shots
10.4
1lb
Dawson to Malan, 1 leg bye, Inverses his stance and can't connect on the reverse sweep, ball brushes the pads and ricochets to short third
10.3
0
Dawson to Malan, no run, Tossed up, stumps-to-stumps line, punched back to the bowler
10.2
1
Dawson to Cox, 1 run, Floated up on middle and off, inside-edge perilously close to chopping on, ball trickles away to fine leg
10.1
1
Dawson to Malan, 1 run, Round the wicket, length on middle, worked away off the pads to midwicket for a run

END OF OVER:
10 | 12 Runs | OI-M: 76/1 (21 runs required from 50 balls, RR: 7.60, RRR: 2.10)

  • Jordan Cox48 (24b)
  • Dawid Malan19 (20b)
  • Nathan Ellis1.5-0-22-0
  • Dan Lawrence0.5-0-13-0
9.5
4
Ellis to Cox, FOUR, Got to feel for Ellis, Cox is in imperious touch; short ball rising steeply at a tight off-stump line, he gives himself some space and slaughters it disdainfully past extra cover for four; disappeared into the fence; ruthless in his methods; romping to victory
9.4
0
Ellis to Cox, no run, Hard length, gun-barrel straight, makes room and whisks it away to point, Ellis under pressure
9.3
4
Ellis to Cox, FOUR, That is another outstanding short; short ball at shoulder height, climbs off the backfoot and thrashes a pull to midwicket boundary
9.2
4
Ellis to Cox, FOUR, Steps away to the leg side and cut away with aplomb to deep point; what hands, what touch; such a joy to watch. Not much wrong with the delivery but he has clearly outsmarted him on this occasion