Shadab stars with the bat to maintain Sussex’s slim hopes alive
Sussex 182 for six (Shadab 87*, van der Gugten 3-20) beat Glamorgan 162 for 8 (Fletcher 57, Northeast 44) by 20 runs
Sussex claimed victory over Glamorgan by 20 runs with Shadab Khan staring with bat to arrange a straight ahead win for his crew.
Sussex had been in bother early of their innings however Shadab led an excellent combat again to publish an imposing 182 for for six. The Pakistan allrounder was properly supported by Michael Burgess and James Coles because the Sussex center order took the sport away from the house aspect.
The mainstay of the Glamorgan batting effort was New Zealander Cam Fletcher who made his first significant contribution for the aspect having been signed as damage cowl for Colin Ingram. However there was little assist for Fletcher and the Glamorgan innings fell away within the face of knowledgeable Sussex bowling efficiency.
Both of those groups have a mathematical, if unbelievable, likelihood of constructing the knockout levels of the Blast however it will likely be tough for both aspect to show across the web run price benefit held by different groups within the South Group.
It was an excellent begin from the Glamorgan bowlers contained in the powerplay with Timm van der Gugten claiming three very important wickets within the opening overs. Van der Gugten dismissed each openers with full balls that had been caught contained in the circle and received Oli Carter caught at superb leg when he tried a scoop shot.
Jamie McIlroy additionally chipped in with a wicket contained in the fielding restrictions, with a surprising catch down the leg aspect by Chris Cooke sending the Sussex captain, Ravi Bopara, again to the dugout. That left Sussex 46 for 4at the tip of the powerplay and in pressing want of a partnership.
A 58-run stand between Michael Burgess and Shadab took Sussex previous the 100-run mark and began to construct a platform. Shadab was the participant main the fightback as he secured his second half-century of this Blast marketing campaign, however Burgess performed his half as he made 29 from 22 balls earlier than he chopped a ball from Andy Gorvin on to his stumps.
Shadab discovered one other keen companion in James Coles as they attacked within the again finish of the Sussex innings after a profitable rebuilding job. The ultimate 5 overs noticed 65 runs added to the customer’s whole. Shadab pased fifty from 39 balls however placed on one other 36 runs from the following 14 deliveries he confronted to complete on 87 not out.
The Glamorgan chase received off to the worst attainable begin when captain Kiran Carlson was caught within the gully from the primary ball of the innings, however Will Smale and Sam Northeast did an honest job of recovering from the early lack of Carlson with a stand of 37.
Smale actually getting going earlier than the additional tempo of Tymal Mills did for him. He was bowled for 25 to depart Glamorgan 37 for two. Northeast, again to opening after a spell within the center order, seemed in superb type as he made 44 from 30 deliveries earlier than he was caught on the boundary by Harrison Ward off the bowling of Bopara.
Cooke was run out in weird trend on the non-strikers finish by Shadab. Fletcher drilled the ball straight again on the bowler and Shadab stopped the ball along with his foot with a contact that was worthy of Lionel Messi earlier than calmly choosing it up and working out Cooke.
The timing of that shot was indictive of how properly Fletcher struck the ball all through his innings. He had made only one run from his two earlier visits to the crease for Glamorgan, however he discovered some type right here on his solution to 57 from 40 balls.
As wickets fell round Fletcher there was little he may do because the required price crept as much as make a win mathematically unimaginable by the point the final over began and he fell making an attempt to swing for the fences as Sussex closed out the victory.