Short, Brook fireworks give Superchargers large win over Brave
Northern Superchargers 201 for 3 (Short 73, Brook 63) beat Southern Brave 141 for five (David 40, Vince 33, Topley 3-30) by 60 runs
Quick half-centuries from Harry Brook and Matthew Short guided Northern Superchargers to a 60-run victory over Southern Brave because the guests piled up a report rating.
Brook smashed 63 off 27 in his first innings for the reason that Ashes because the Superchargers racked up 201 for 3 – the second-highest total within the males’s competitors’s historical past and the very best by the Superchargers group.
Short started the free scoring because the Australian clubbed 73 off 36 in a first-wicket partnership of 97 with Tom Banton, who added 44 as solely Rehan Ahmed and Tymal Mills picked up wickets.
Reece Topley took 3 for 30 as Superchargers continued their unbeaten begin, and Brave suffered their second defeat in three matches.
Short overturned an lbw determination on 4 earlier than unleashing an astonishing assault of drives, pulls, flicks, and punches on the Brave bowlers in his unimaginable innings of 73.
When Short lastly holed out to deep midwicket off Rehan, Banton took on the mantle of huge hitting, concentrating on Leus du Plooy and Mills with some sensational photographs.
Craig Overton dropped a easy likelihood at long-on with Brook on 12, and this proved expensive because the Yorkshireman took Tim David for 3 consecutive sixes. Overton partially redeemed himself by taking the catch to dismiss Banton for 44 after he skied a Mills slower ball.
David Wiese was run-out. However, Brook continued to inflict punishment on the bowlers, and Adam Hose’s six off the ultimate ball of the innings took Superchargers to a report rating.
Brave didn’t get off to a fast begin within the chase as they solely reached 11 off the primary 10 balls, and misplaced opener Finn Allen who drove straight to mid-on.
James Vince began nicely, latching on to 2 vast deliveries from Wayne Parnell and serving to consecutive leg-side deliveries from Topley behind sq. for boundaries.
But the run fee slowed down as spin dominated, particularly left-arm spinner Callum Parkinson, who various his tempo successfully and located flip off a sticky pitch, and England leg-spinner Adil Rashid who used his full repertoire of deliveries.
Devon Conway was caught within the deep off Parnell whereas Vince top-edged Rashid to level on the ring. Soon after, Du Plooy was bowled by Topley. David placed on some fireworks for the 12,569 Ageas Bowl crowd with 4 sixes in his 40 off 19 balls, nevertheless it was not sufficient. He was caught making an attempt a fifth, as Superchargers secured a dominant victory.