Jordan Cox, Sam Curran guarantee thrilling Invincibles win over Superchargers
Oval Invincbles 185 for five (Cox 73*, Klaasen 46) beat Northern Superchargers 176 for 8 (Banton 81, Atkinson 3-24, S Curran 2-31) by 9 runs
Sam Curran asserted his affect with bat and ball as in -form Jordan Cox led Oval Invincibles to victory of their top-of-the-table Men’s Hundred conflict, holding off an exciting Northern Superchargers fightback by 9 runs.
Curran hit 24 off 12 balls late on because the league-leading Invincibles posted a commanding 185 for five earlier than taking an excellent catch and a wicket because the Superchargers slipped to 23 for two. Superchargers opener Tom Banton crashed a superb 81 off 43 balls to get better them – and at 146 for 3 after 75 balls, they have been favourites needing 40.
But left-arm seamer Curran returned to have Banton caught at deep midwicket by a diving Ross Whiteley and end with 2 for 31 from 20 balls with Gus Atkinson defending 19 off the final set of 5 balls.
Superchargers completed on 176 for 8, shedding their first recreation in 4. The Invicibles, for whom unbeaten Jordan Cox top-scored with 73 off 38, received their third recreation in 4 to strengthen prime spot on seven factors.
South Africa worldwide Heinrich Klaasen hit six sixes in an entertaining 46 off 22 for the Invincibles.
Australian fast Spencer Johnson had conceded just one off an unbelievable 20-ball spell of their house win over Manchester Originals on Tuesday however conceded 5 off his first ball right here, together with a large, at the beginning of the visiting defence. He completed with 1 for 36.
Jason Roy flicked the competition’s first ball – a Reece Topley full toss – down deep backward square-leg’s throat.
Opening associate Will Jacks obtained issues transferring with a crisp 40, however he was then caught off Callum Parkinson, bringing Klaasen in at 69 for two after 44 balls.
Klaasen hit a blistering 60 in opposition to the Originals and was equally harmful right here regardless of not hitting a 4.
Pacer Brydon Carse bore the brunt, conceding three sixes in 5 balls because the rating moved from 85 for two after 60 to 104 for two after 65. One went arrow straight and the opposite two excessive over backward square-leg.
Like Jacks, Klaasen then miscued to long-on. This time, Adil Rashid struck. But the Invincibles have been on target for an imposing whole at 124 for 3 after 74.
Even although Cox reached 50 off 30 balls, he performed second fiddle all through a lot of this innings. He rotated the strike effectively earlier than taking over the lead function on the finish.
Captain Wayne Parnell was the decide of the Superchargers bowling with 2 for 29, narrowly lacking out on a late hat-trick having eliminated Curran and Ross Whiteley caught and lbw.
Curran then took a superb catch back-peddling from mid-on to assist Atkinson take away Matt Short earlier than getting a England white-ball team-mate Harry Brook caught behind slicing for simply 4 because the hosts slipped.
But Banton and Adam Hose began the turnaround with a 57-stand to take the rating to 82 for two after 50 balls.
Hose drilled Nathan Sowter’s leg-spin to long-on nearly instantly to fall for 45, although Banton ploughed on. He reached 50 off 30 balls and reverse hit his subsequent ball for six over cowl off Sowter.
With that, the Superchargers have been on target. But Johnson eliminated Saif Zaib, Curran returned to strike and squeeze and Atkinson struck twice within the final 5 to have Carse and Rashid caught.