Wiese fifty, Parnell three-for as Superchargers maintain off Rockets
Northern Superchargers 142 for five (Wiese 54*, Wood 3-23) beat Trent Rockets 139 for 7 (Hales 29, Parnell 3-21) by three runs
Northern Superchargers made it two wins from their two accomplished matches as they held off Trent Rockets’ chase to win by three runs at Trent Bridge.
Superchargers had been defending 142 for five, having recovered from a devastating burst of three for 8 in 10 balls by Luke Wood firstly due to David Wiese, who made 54 from 25, and Brydon Carse (33 from 29) including 72 unbroken from 48 balls, of which 47 got here off the final 15 deliveries, together with 4 sixes from the Namibia allrounder.
After Alex Hales hit 29 from 22 balls on the high of the Rockets innings, Sam Hain (20 from 12) and Daniel Sams (27 from 14) took them shut however in the end Reece Topley (2 for 20) defended 9 off the final 5 balls to see the Superchargers dwelling. Wayne Parnell (3 for 21) and Callum Parkinson (2 for 27) did the injury earlier.
After judging that bowling first was the most suitable choice on this pitch, Rockets couldn’t have had a greater begin, left-armer Wood delivering back-to-back units from the pavilion finish and hitting the stumps thrice to dismiss Tom Banton, Harry Brook and Matthew Short, every with full, swinging deliveries that he celebrated spectacularly.
After sharing 180 of the Superchargers’ huge 201 for 3 towards Southern Brave final day out, the trio’s mixed contribution this time was 8 – all to Short. Responsibility sat with Adam Hose to guide a rebuild from 9 for 3 however after discovering the boundary thrice he shanked one from Joe Root – in his first look of the competitors – and was caught at large long-on.
With Root’s offbreaks and canny left-arm spinner Imad Wasim each making scoring troublesome, Root picked up a second wicket when a Saif Zaib paddle went flawed. Superchargers regarded in determined want of a robust end at 83 for five after 75.
Wiese offered it, hammering 4 sixes and three fours in a 25-ball unbeaten 54 – albeit having been gifted 10 of these runs by drops on the boundary rope by Hales and Hain – alongside a steadier innings from Carse to offer themselves and the opposite Superchargers bowlers one thing to defend.
Rockets misplaced Dawid Malan to ball 13 when he discovered Brook at deep sq. leg off Parkinson however Hales and Munro had been shortly right into a rhythm, Munro lofting Parkinson over deep midwicket for six earlier than Hales adeptly discovered the fence 4 instances in 5 balls towards Short’s offspin.
However, each had been out within the area of 4 deliveries to carry Superchargers proper again into it as Parnell bowled his second set, Munro slicing to deep level and Hales aiming an inelegant swipe at one which saved a tad low and scattered his stumps.
It left two new batters on the crease and although Root was certainly one of them, the previous England captain lasted solely eight deliveries, failing with the reverse sweep as Parkinson grabbed his second wicket. Hain lofted Parkinson fantastically over cowl on the quick facet and Tom Kohler-Cadmore cleared the long-on boundary off Adil Rashid, leaving 51 required from the ultimate 25 balls.
Hain and Kohler-Cadmore holed out within the area of 4 balls. Sams cleared the leg-side boundary twice off Wiese and Lewis Gregory defied Wiese’s good tried cease to clear the long-on boundary off Parnell, Sams perished off ball 98 as he skied to long-on and the Rockets fell 4 in need of their goal.