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Best performances - Batsmen

SW Billings
SW Billings
31(28) 4x4 - 1x6
Control %64%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 9 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
2 6 4 1 1 6 4 6
RK Patel
25(24) 1x4 - 1x6
Control %66%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 8 runs
  • 0x4 - 1x6
5 0 2 2 4 1 4 7

Best performances - Bowlers

A Zampa
A Zampa
O4
M0
R11
W3
Eco2.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Amir
O3
M0
R7
W2
Eco2.33
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Alan Gardner

8.42pm: After the pyrotechnics of the women's game, it's a low-scorer to kick of the men's Hundred. But the home fans won't mind a jot, with the boys and girls in teal prevailing on both occasions. Phoenix chose to bat this evening but got nowhere, reduced to 10 for 4 before limping to 89 all out. Invincibles lost a couple in the powerplay but were eventually powered to their target by Sam Billings' 31 from 28, as he made up for a slow start to hit the winning runs

Adam Zampa is the Match Hero for his figures of 3 for 11: "Nice to start that way at home, continue our success from last year, so a good feeling. Not much of a spinning wicket. I enjoy bowling here, attack the stumps as much as possible and it worked. Chat about what we did well, what worked well in particular, the lengths we bowl, lots of guys have experience. Really enjoyable, I love playing the Hundred. It feels alien but once you're playing it's T20 with a couple of tactical changes that I love. One of my favourite stadiums to play, in front of a packed crowd."

Right, that's yer lot for opening night at T'Oval. Matt Roller was at the ground and will be giving his considered verdict on the site. We'll be back for another double-header tomorrow. Cheerio!

13.4
4
Mousley to Billings, FOUR, dug in short and swatted through square! Oval Invincibles win by eight wickets and get their title defence off to the perfect start
13.3
0
Mousley to Billings, no run, full and straight, 73mph, bottom-handed towards midwicket. There's a misfield but they don't chance it
13.2
1
Mousley to Malan, 1 run, speared flat on off stump and driven for one in front of square
13.2
1w
Mousley to Malan, 1 wide, fired behind the pads at 69mph, must has just flicked the hip

Tiggsy: "I wonder if about now Southee is dreading a season of defending tiny totals..." He probably doesn't mind, so long as he gets his bucket of Butterkist

13.1
1
Mousley to Billings, 1 run, round the wicket, skidded down on leg stump and shovelled away behind square

Dan Mousley on, spin for the first (and probably last) time

END OF OVER:
13 | 4 Runs | OI-M: 86/2 (4 runs required from 35 balls, RR: 6.61, RRR: 0.57)

  • Dawid Malan23 (21b)
  • Sam Billings26 (25b)
  • Tim Southee3.5-0-20-2
  • Tom Helm2.5-0-22-0

Southee has bowled out, decent figures of 2 for 20

12.5
1
Southee to Malan, 1 run, length ball, 82mph wide of off, Malan cuts on the bounce past backward point

Invincibles 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st6DJ MalanWG Jacks
2nd25DJ MalanTS Muyeye
3rd62DJ MalanSW Billings