Andrew Flintoff’s first sport as Northern Superchargers head coach led to defeat as they went down by 47 runs at dwelling to Trent Rockets on Friday.
The Rockets made 185-5 of their innings after being made to bat first at Headingley, with Tom Banton main the best way after clattering 66 from 38 balls, together with 9 fours and one six.
Regardless of a effective all-round show from Ben Dwarshuis, former England captain Flintoff’s aspect struggled to get going of their reply as three wickets from Chris Inexperienced, to go along with his cameo 25 with the bat, helped prohibit them to 138-8 of their innings.
Banton and fellow opener Adam Lyth placed on 44 for the primary wicket earlier than Dwarshuis dismissed the latter for 12, and Alex Hales solely made six earlier than being caught by Adam Hose off Matthew Potts.
However Banton and Sam Hain helped propel the Rockets to a difficult whole from their 100 balls due to a third-wicket stand of 65 which was ended when Banton was trapped lbw by England seamer Potts (2-37).
Hain fell one wanting his half-century as effectively after changing into Australian seamer Dwarshuis’ second sufferer as he completed with figures of 2-28 from his 20 balls, however Inexperienced – who was making his sole look in The Hundred – blasted 25 from simply seven balls on the finish of the innings.
Chasing 186 for victory, the Superchargers’ reply acquired off to an honest begin due to a gap stand of 41 between Ollie Robinson (25) and Graham Clark (17).
After Clark was bowled by Imad Wasim, although, wickets fell at common intervals as seamer Lewis Gregory (2-21) and spinner Inexperienced (3-14) did a lot of the harm.
A glowing 40 from 20 balls, with two fours and three sixes, from No 8 Dwarshuis was a uncommon vivid spot within the Superchargers’ innings, however in the end the hosts had been effectively wanting their goal.
Participant of the match – Chris Inexperienced
“I’ve loved my time with the Rockets – short but sweet. Luckily it came off for me tonight [with the bat], and I had a lot of fun.
“I loved bowling on the market tonight, that was conducive to spin. We had a number of runs to place them below strain and that was a enjoyable wicket to bowl on.”
What’s subsequent?
The Hundred continues on Saturday with London Spirit going through Birmingham Phoenix in a double-header at Lord’s.
The ladies’s sport is reside on Sky Sports activities Combine from 2.30pm (first ball 3pm), adopted by the boys’s sport on Sky Sports activities Combine from 6pm, Sky Sports activities Cricket from 6.30pm and Sky Sports activities Foremost Occasion from 7pm (first ball 6.35pm).
Sky Sports activities will present all 68 video games in The Hundred reside this summer time, whereas it’s also possible to watch chosen matches through free streams on Sky Sports activities’ digital platforms and Sky Sports activities Cricket YouTube channel.
