Match 15, Leeds, August 11, 2023, 11:00 PM
Oval Invincibles
185/5(20.0ov)
Northern Superchargers
176/8(20.0ov)
Oval Invincibles beat Northern Superchargers by 9 runs
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Jordan Cox
Commentry
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Jordan Cox is the HERO OF THE MATCH. He says that it was a tight game and appreciated Banton for batting brilliantly. He said that the outfield was short on the straights and the outfield was fast. He added that he only wanted to look for runs and tried building a partnership. He joked that the secret to scoring fifties is playing golf before the match.
Northern Superchargers will feel that they gave away little too much with the ball. The target of 186 was always going to be tough and once they lost Short and Brook early, it got tougher. However, Banton and Adam Hose did not back down and launched a brilliant counter-attack to keep Northern Superchargers in the hunt. Hose departed after a well-made 41 off 19 balls but Banton showed his complete range in this game. He thrashed Oval Invincibles bowlers apart and it looked like he would pull off an incredible win for Superchargers. However, Sam Curran got the big fish Tom Banton on the 85th ball and Sunil Narine got Wiese on 88th delivery to make things difficult for the Superchargers again. They could not get boundaries in the end and ended up falling short by 9 runs.
Oval Invincibles win was setup by their batters once again. Cox was absolutely brilliant with his batting antics and was accompanied by the brutal force of Will Jacks and Klaasen. They got 185 on the board and started off well with the ball in the Powerplay with wickets of Short and Brook. Atkinson and Spencer Johnson were brilliant in their opening spell while Curran too did his job to perfection. He got Brook first and then got the dangerous Tom Banton who was taking the game away from Oval Invincibles. Gus Atkinson then came back to display his class at the death and Narine too bowled a brilliant last set to make sure that Oval get another crucial win under their belt.
We have witnessed a thrilling encounter! Absolutely exciting brand of cricket and in the end, Oval Invincibles have managed to inch past Northern Superchargers here. Invincibles consolidate their position at the top of the table with this win and Northern Superchargers have lost their first game of the season.
In over# 20
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2nb
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1wd
0W
4
2
Gus Atkinson 24/3(4)
100
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Hits the back of a length at the body of the batter. Callum Parkinson looks to play the pull but misses the ball. The Oval Invincibles win the match by 9 runs.
100
2nb
No ball! Second bouncer for the over. No ball called. Bangs this in short and over the batter's head. Callum Parkinson ducks and the umpire indicates there is a Free-hit coming up. 10 runs needed on the last ball though.
99
W
OUT! CAUGHT! Ross Whiteley has another catch in his kitty. Gus Atkinson bowls this wide outside off. Adil Rashid plays the inside out but straight to the man at deep cover. That should be the game for Oval Invincibles. Callum Parkinson walks out to the middle.
99
1wd
Wide! Bowls it way outside the off stump.
Adil Rashid needs to hit two maximums to get this game into the Super-Over provided no extra balls are bowled.
98
W
OUT! CAUGHT! Brydon Carse looking to play the pull for a maximum. He does not time the short ball outside the off stump towards mid-wicket The ball goes high into the air and the catch is taken by Jordan Cox at deep mid-wicket.
97
4
FOUR! Fuller ball on the stumps. Brydon Carse lofts this over mid off for a boundary. What a shot.
96
2
Bolwed full outside off. Brydon Carse pushes it to sweepers and runs a couple.
In over# 19
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0
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1wd
4
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Sam Curran 31/2(4)
95
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Just short at the batter, pace off. Wayne Parnell looks to pull it but could not find any timing on it. The batters run a single from short fine leg.
94
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Good short ball at the body. Wayne Parnell lets this one go.
93
1
Full on the pads this time. Brydon Carse looks to flick this one but finds the fielder at short fine leg. The batters run a single.
93
1wd
Wide! Way outside the off stump. the batter looks to play but the ball beats the bat by a large margin.