- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.5 cleans him up! Lyth swings like a rusty gate, looking for the leg-side pick-up, and Henry's nip-backer crashes into middle stump! 10/30.4 inswinger, inside-edged into the pad and Willey dives forward to take it in his follow-through! Smashed into the pad and it ballooned up. Willey made very good ground, diving forward and sliding onto his knees and taking it inches from the turf. Short has to trudge off for a golden duck! 1/12.3 nicks him off! A beauty from Willey, shaping one across the right-hander and induces a thin outside edge. An eight-ball duck for Banton... brilliant left-arm bowling, springy bounce from a good length. Nothing shot from Banton 7/26.3 down on one knee to slog-sweep, hangs in the air for an age and comes down with snow on it, but Henry settles underneath it at long leg! Hose was lining up the Western Terrace but skied the slower ball, and Henry kept his eye trained on a steepler 28/410.2 brilliant catch off his own bowling! Rashid nails it straight back at him and van der Merwe, ducking for cover, sticks his hands up just above his face and clings onto a reaction catch! Celebrates in trademark style, eyes popping out of his skull 61/512.4 jumps outside off stump, swings across the line out towards deep square... where Willey runs in and takes the catch! Nothing more than a cameo for Carse 78/614.3 low full toss, drilled to extra cover... Abell throws at the stumps as Wiese is sent back. It's tight... but Wiese is just short! Bounce-thrown from Abell, and van der Merwe slaps it down into the stumps from point-blank range! 92/7Extras10 (lb 3, w 7)TOTAL158/7 (20 Overs, RR: 7.9 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Matthew Short, 0.4 ov), 2-7 (Tom Banton, 2.3 ov), 3-10 (Adam Lyth, 3.5 ov), 4-28 (Adam Hose, 6.3 ov), 5-61 (Adil Rashid, 10.2 ov), 6-78 (Brydon Carse, 12.4 ov), 7-92 (David Wiese, 14.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Willey 3 1 10 2 3.33 11 2 0 0 0 MJ Henry 3 0 12 1 4.00 11 1 0 1 0 DA Payne 4 0 53 1 13.25 4 8 2 1 0 LH Ferguson 3 0 25 0 8.33 7 2 2 0 0 RE van der Merwe 4 0 24 1 6.00 8 0 2 1 0 LWP Wells 3 0 31 1 10.33 3 4 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.1 knocks him over with a googly! Rashid has been in stellar form this month and pegs back Eskinazi's off stump. Plays for the legbreak and gets done by the wrong 'un. Super knock from Eskinazi but he was slowed down by the spin after reaching 50 77/116.2 oh my word! Brook adds an absolutely outrageous relay catch to his unbeaten 105.... The umpires will check it's a clean catch but it's sensational athleticism regardless. Banged in halfway down, swung away towards midwicket. Brook took the catch on one leg, flicked it up to himself, jumped back and took the catch again... then very nearly overbalanced while taking it at the second attempt, flicked it up again, and Hose eventually held onto it! Unbelievable work on the boundary line, one of the best you'll see! Incredible awareness. Huge cheer from the crowd and Brook gives them the double thumbs up 140/2Extras9 (lb 1, nb 4, w 4)TOTAL159/2 (18 Overs, RR: 8.83 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-77 (Stephen Eskinazi, 10.1 ov), 2-140 (Jonny Bairstow, 16.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB RJW Topley 3 0 32 0 10.66 3 3 2 0 0 MJ Potts 4 0 37 0 9.25 10 3 2 2 1 BA Carse 2 0 13 1 6.50 3 2 0 0 0 AU Rashid 4 0 27 1 6.75 6 2 1 0 0 CF Parkinson 3 0 28 0 9.33 3 1 1 2 1 D Wiese 2 0 21 0 10.50 2 1 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Northern Superchargers (Men) , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
22 August 2023 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Welsh Fire (Men) 2, Northern Superchargers (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 18 runs, 3 wickets)
- Northern Superchargers (Men): 50 runs in 42 balls, Extras 9
- Balls 65: Review by Northern Superchargers (Men) (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - M Burns, Batter - D Wiese (Upheld)
- HC Brook: 50 off 24 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Northern Superchargers (Men): 100 runs in 81 balls, Extras 10
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (HC Brook 44, MJ Potts 8, Ex 0)
- Northern Superchargers (Men): 150 runs in 99 balls, Extras 10
- HC Brook: 100 off 41 balls (10 x 4, 7 x 6)
- Innings Break: Northern Superchargers (Men) - 158/7 in 100 balls (HC Brook 105, MJ Potts 8)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 0 wicket)
- Welsh Fire (Men): 50 runs in 27 balls, Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (SS Eskinazi 43, JM Bairstow 5, Ex 3)
- SS Eskinazi: 50 off 19 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Welsh Fire (Men) - 79/1 in 55 balls (JM Bairstow 16, JM Clarke 1)
- Welsh Fire (Men): 100 runs in 64 balls, Extras 5
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (JM Bairstow 28, JM Clarke 21, Ex 4)
- JM Bairstow: 50 off 39 balls (1 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Welsh Fire (Men): 150 runs in 90 balls, Extras 9
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