Match 8, Leeds, July 30, 2024, 11:05 PM
Southern Brave
146/8(20.0ov)
Northern Superchargers
147/3(17.0ov)
Northern Superchargers beat Southern Brave by 7 wickets
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Nicholas Pooran
Commentry
Right then, No win the game and will move ahead with a lot of confidence. The Hundred moves on to the Women's game between the Trent Rockets (Women) and Birmingham Phoenix (Women) that starts at 7.30 pm IST (2.00 pm GMT) on 31st of July 2024. Join us early for all the pre-match excitement. Till then, have a good night.
Nicholas Pooran is the Player of the match and he is up for a chat. He says that he wants to give thanks to Jesus. He feels amazing. After losing the first game, playing back-to-back games at home, they really wanted this win. The guys played brilliantly, and it was a complete game. The bowlers were fantastic. He adds that the team knew they needed a good start, so they studied their bowlers, made their plans, and aimed to finish strong.
Earlier in the day, the Southern Brave won the toss and elected to bat on a slow surface. They started aggressively, but Callum Parkinson broke the opening partnership by dismissing the Southern Brave skipper for 19. After the powerplay, the Southern Brave struggled, losing wickets regularly and finding themselves at 91/6 after 63 balls. A crucial partnership between Kieron Pollard and Chris Jordan added 52 runs off 35 balls, providing some stability and helping to post a respectable total. The Superchargers' bowlers, particularly Callum Parkinson, who finished with figures of 2/38, excelled in the final sets, restricting the Southern Brave to 146/8 in their 100 balls.
The Southern Brave will be upset with their performance. Akeal Hosein, Jofra Archer, and Chris Jordan each contributed to the team's bowling efforts by claiming a wicket apiece. However, their individual performances were not sufficient, as they ultimately fell short in the game.
The Northern Superchargers secure their first victory of the season with a commanding performance at their home ground, defeating the Southern Brave by 7 wickets with 15 balls to spare. They started well but lost Matthew Short for 12 during the powerplay, with Jofra Archer claiming his wicket. Then, Nicholas Pooran took center stage, smashing the bowlers all around the ground. His explosive innings of 62 runs off just 34 balls, featuring 4 fours and 5 sixes, turned the game decisively in favor of the Superchargers. Pooran shared vital partnerships, adding 49 runs with Graham Clark and 50 runs with Harry Brook. The Superchargers' skipper finished the game with an unbeaten 34 off 20 balls.
In over# 17
6
0
4
1
1
Rehan Ahmed 43/0(4)
85
6
SIX! BANG! The skipper hits a massive six to get his team a win! Rehan Ahmed tosses the ball up on the stumps and Harry Brook takes the front foot out and launches the ball high and long over the head of the bowler for a massive maximum. Northern Superchargers win the game by 7 wickets and 15 balls to spare.
84
.
Drops the length short outside the off stump line and Harry Brook stays back in the crease and taps the ball straight to point.
83
4
FOUR! PULLED AWAY! Rehan Ahmed drops the length short at the stumps and Harry Brook pulls it away to the right of Jofra Archer at deep mid-wicket who has no chance to stop the ball this time. The ball runs away to the fence.
82
1
Brings out the reverse sweep to deep backward point for a single.
81
1
Holds the length back outside the off stump. Harry Brook tucks it to sweeper covers for a run.
In over# 16
1
4
2
1
1
Akeal Hosein 19/1(3)
80
1
Short and wide again. Harry Brook slaps it for a single. Northern Superchargers now need 12 runs off 20 balls.
79
4
FOUR! WELL TIMED! Akeal Hosein drops the length back outside the off stump line and Harry Brook stays back and times the ball brilliantly to the left of Jofra Archer at sweeper covers who fails to to stop the ball as it runs away to the boundary.
78
2
Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Harry Brook stays back and tucks the ball to the left of sweeper covers for a couple of quick runs.
77
1
Tosses it up on the stumps. Adam Hose makes room and drives the ball to sweeper covers for a single.
76
1
Short and wide outside the off stump line. Harry Brook slaps it to sweeper covers for a run.
In over# 15
1
0
0W
1
0
Akeal Hosein 10/1(2)
75
1
On the pads again. Adam Hose drives it to long on for a run.