Northern Superchargers snuck into the highest three of the lads’s competitors in The Hundred after a rain-soaked journey to Cardiff led to them sharing the factors with Welsh Hearth.
After rain had fallen for a lot of the day a small window opened for a 25-ball match, with Superchargers managing simply 26-5 as they struggled to search out their vary.
Then, after simply three balls had been attainable into Hearth’s chase, the rain returned, and the match was deserted.
Nicholas Pooran drove David Willey for 4 from the primary ball of the rain-reduced match, nevertheless it was a uncommon boundary as not one of the Superchargers batters reached double figures on a difficult wicket following the rain.
Matt Brief and Pooran fell to edges behind the wicket whereas Harry Brook hit the one different 4 of the innings earlier than skying Haris Rauf into the deep.
Ben Stokes and Adam Hose fell from consecutive balls attempting to pressure photographs earlier than Ollie Robinson carved the one six of the innings, from the twenty second ball, over cowl off Rauf.
Earlier within the day, the Hearth and Superchargers shared the factors as their girls’s match in The Hundred was deserted and not using a ball being bowled as a result of a moist outfield at Cardiff.
After rain delayed the toss, the umpires carried out a noon pitch inspection and determined no play was attainable to verify the primary washout of this yr’s competitors. The purpose apiece saved the pair within the high two positions within the desk
What’s subsequent?
The Hundred continues on Friday with London Spirit internet hosting the Manchester Originals at Lord’s. The ladies’s recreation is because of begin at 3pm adopted by the lads’s recreation at 6.30pm, with protection reside on Sky Sports activities Cricket from 2.30pm.
Watch each match of the lads’s and girls’s competitions in The Hundred reside on Sky Sports activities. Additionally stream with NOW.