Southern Courageous made it three wins from 4 in The Hundred this 12 months by thrashing Welsh Fireplace at Sophia Gardens.
James Vince’s match-winning 73 from 50 balls within the first innings set Fireplace 140 to win, and the house facet by no means threatened to succeed in the goal – leaving Courageous ending the evening on high of the desk within the males’s competitors.
Welsh Fireplace had received the toss and elected to area first, however the Courageous batters labored effectively in partnerships with Alex Davies, Leus du Plooy and Kieron Pollard all supporting the in-form Vince’s very good 73 not out, which included seven fours and three sixes.
A Chris Jordan cameo within the closing 10 balls featured a 98-metre six, earlier than he fell to the final ball, skying David Payne and being effectively caught by Willey.
Haris Rauf (2-22) and Matt Henry (1-20) had been the standout bowlers for Welsh Fireplace, with the house facet hoping situations beneath the lights may favour a giant chase.
In reply although, Luke Wells and Jonny Bairstow struggled to get opening bowlers Akeal Hossein and Craig Overton away, with simply 29 scored from the primary 30 balls and the bowlers making life troublesome with vital swing.
Each opening batters then fell in fast succession because the Courageous took management, with Tymal Mills (4-16), Danny Briggs (3-14) and Chris Jordan (2-19) working by way of the Welsh Fireplace batting order to seal a really snug victory.
Participant of the match: James Vince
“It was nice to get the win. I think, batting first, we found it quite tricky. but at halfway you never quite know until both sides have batted,” stated Vince.
“The way we bowled throughout, but particularly up front, was fantastic and proved it was reasonably tough out there.
“Our bowlers have dovetailed rather well – Akeal and Craig with the brand new ball after which CJ and Tymal by way of the again finish – they’ve carried out it so many instances and we’re in good rhythm on the minute. The bowlers have been implausible and I believe the batters did a very good job on that pitch as effectively.”
What’s next?
The Hundred continues with four matches on Tuesday. Manchester Originals and Oval Invincibles women get the day started at 11.30pm followed by the men at 3pm.
Birmingham Phoenix and Northern Superchargers women play at 3pm followed by the men at 6.30pm, with all four matches live on Sky Sports Cricket.
