Match Details
Arya- 162 on the board was a good total from Middlesex and Hampshire needed to get off to a good start to lay the platform for the run-chase. It was Ben McDermott and Aneurin Donald who got Hampshire off to a great start scoring some good boundaries in the powerplay. McDermott got off to a great start and shared a 41 runs stand in less than 5 overs before Blake Cullen induced a false shot from McDermott, sending him back to the pavilion.
Chris Green was introduced into the attack and he got the wicket of another set batter Aneurin Donald which put Hampshire on the backfoot. However, with their skipper James Vince at the crease, Hampshire would have felt confident of chasing this down. Vince played some delightful shots to begin with but he kept losing his partners at the other end.
Luke Hollman had a great start to his spell as he bagged two crucial wickets in his very first over to peg back Hampshire. Weatherley was looking in good touch when he was dismissed by Hollman. He followed it up with the wicket of Liam Dawson a delivery later. However, Dawson wasn’t quite happy with the decision as he felt he got some glove there.
It was a good partnership between Vince and Whiteley which got Hampshire back into the game after they were reduced to 58/4 at one stage. Whiteley struck some lusty blows to get going and raced off to 27 in just 15 deliveries to provide the much-needed momentum in the middle overs. Hollman was struck for a boundary but he came back stronger and bagged the prized wicket in that over itself.
However, with Vince still at the crease, Hampshire still looked like the favourites. James Fuller came out in the middle to join Vince and started off very well. He smashed 20 of 13 deliveries before perishing at the hands of Roland-Jones. It was still a match for Hampshire to lose until Vince was there. However, when he was dismissed in the final delivery of the penultimate over, 14 runs in the final over was a bit too much for the lower. Eventually, Middlesex won by 10 runs courtesy a good final over.