Tom Curran loss of life heroics snatch last-gasp tie for Oval Invincibles
Oval Invincibles 138 for 7 (Cox 51, T Curran 38*) tied with Welsh Fire 138 for six (Clarke 69*, Atkinson 3-26)
Tom Curran smashed an unbeaten 38 from 18 balls as Oval Invincibles snatched a tie in opposition to Welsh Fire in a final-ball thriller in entrance of 21,432 followers on the Kia Oval.
Curran, who hit 4 sixes, wanted three from the final ball and drove David Payne to deep square-leg, racing again for the second to beat the fielder’s throw by the barest of all margins because the scores completed degree at 138. Jordan Cox had scored 51 from 43 balls earlier than Fire struck again within the contest with Ben Green taking two wickets to scale back the hosts to 100 for six.
Joe Clarke top-scored for the guests with 69 from 46 balls whereas Invincibles fast Gus Atkinson supplied additional proof of his rising repute with 3 for 26.
After successful the toss and having chosen to bat, Welsh Fire received off to a quick begin as Clarke and Luke Wells placed on 32 from 15 balls. But Atkinson started to show the tide with three wickets from his first ten balls, together with Fire captain Tom Abell, who was caught behind for a duck, because the rating slipped to 43 for 4.
David Willey helped Clarke launch a restoration earlier than he fell to Zak Chappell for 13, that being the one reward for the seamer who conceded solely 15 from his 20 balls.
Green gave Clarke sturdy help with 25 off 16 balls together with two sixes. Clarke’s wonderful partnership with Green continued as he reached his half-century from 39 balls by thumping Chappell to the quilt boundary.
Tom Curran, who took 2 for 27, ended the partnership of 58 from 36 balls as Green was caught at deep midwicket as Fire recovered effectively to complete the innings on 138 for six.
Fire struck with the primary ball of the house facet’s reply with Jason Roy caught at gully off Shaheen Shah Afridi. The guests may need additionally eliminated Will Jacks early on when he swung Willey to deep sq. leg however Green fumbled the prospect because the ball went over the boundary for 4.
Cox lower Willey for 4 having already pushed Afridi twice to the quilt fence and continued to thrive within the powerplay as he lifted David Payne over midwicket for a most.
Payne thought he had taken revenge later within the set when Cox gave the impression to be caught at third by Glenn Phillips however a choice evaluate confirmed that the ball bounced first. Cox virtually had one other shut name quickly afterwards edging Haris Rauf simply previous the diving Clarke for 4.
Cox dominated the partnership of 58 from 39 balls which ended as Jacks was caught at long-off with Green making amends for his earlier mistake.
Having reached his half century from 39 balls, Cox might solely add another earlier than he was brilliantly caught by Green on the boundary, because the fielder palmed the ball again and stored his stability to finish the catch.
Green then took two wickets in 5 balls with Sam Curran and Heinrich Klaasen each caught within the deep to place strain again on the house facet.
With Oval needing 13 from 5, Curran smashed an enormous six off Payne that flew out of the stadium, earlier than his final-ball athleticism snatched a tie.