1
4
1lb
1
4
1
= 12
Match Details
MDX vs SUS 61st Match, T20 Blast 2023
MDX
177-520.0
Sussex won by 4 runs 🏆
SUS
20.0181-8
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Player of the Match
Shadab Khan
Sussex0/30
59(30)
MDX - 2nd Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 51 | 60 | 10 Over | 91 | 85 | 15 Over | 128 | 127 |
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SUS - 1st Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 50 | 46 | 10 Over | 75 | 76 | 15 Over | 118 | 140 | 20 Over | 190 | 181 |
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That brings us to the end of the coverage of the match between Sussex Sharks and Middlesex. It was Sussex Sharks day today as they sneaked away with a victory. Do join us for all the upcoming games from all around the globe.
For now, it's me Hitesh Peddurwar signing off along with my co-commentator Deepak Prakash and scorer/analyst Dushyant Madhukar Kumar .....Until then stay safe...
For now, it's me Hitesh Peddurwar signing off along with my co-commentator Deepak Prakash and scorer/analyst Dushyant Madhukar Kumar .....Until then stay safe...
01:45 AM IST| That is it...... Middlesex gets so close to the victory but once again fails to get over the line. They lose their 8th consecutive match this season and are yet to open their winning account. Sussex Sharks held their nerves and have won this encounter by 4 runs.
Earlier in the game, Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to bat first. They didn't get off to the desired start as they lost a couple of early wickets. Skipper Ravi Bopara and Shadab Khan steered the ship for the Sharks after getting a couple of early blows. This pair stitched a partnership of 91 runs for the 4th wicket. Shadab Khan departed after scoring 59 runs.
The wickets started tumbling down for Sharks in the death overs and they ended up scoring 181 runs in the 20 overs. Skipper Ravi Bopara chipped in with 38 runs. James Coles played a quick short cameo of 21* runs. Luke Hollman and Ryan Higgins scalped a couple of wickets each for Middlesex.
While chasing a stiff target of 182 runs, Middlesex lost an early wicket but Stephen Eskinazi and Pieter Malan held the fort in the middle. They started scoring at a brisk rate in the powerplay. At the end of the powerplay, Middlesex were 1 down for 60 runs. This duo bonded a partnership of 85 runs for the 2nd wicket. Pieter Malan fell prey to skipper Ravi Bopara after scoring 36 runs off 29 balls.
In the middle overs, the boundaries started draining out for Middlesex and the required run rate was piling up. But the credit goes to the skipper Eskinazi he didn't panic and just kept rotating the strike along with Max Holden. Once the pacers came into the attack, both the batters took charge. 43 runs were required of the last 4 overs and the dice was on the Middlesex's side. Max Holden (18 runs off 12 balls) departed in the 17th over.
Jack Davies joined the skipper in the middle. Jack came with all guns blazing and was swatting the boundaries for ease. He played a short cameo of 19 runs in 10 balls.12 runs were required off the final over. Middlesex lost a wicket on the first ball of the last over and were put under pressure straight away.
It went all down to the wire and 5 runs were needed off the last ball. Credit goes to Tymal Mills as he bowled beautifully and defended 12 runs in the last over, on the last ball Eskinazi failed to connect it and Sussex Sharks won the encounter. Stephen Eskinazi remained unbeaten on 94* off 62 balls, he played a magnificent innings but failed to take his team over the line.
Nathan McAndrew was the pick of the bowlers for the Sharks as he scalped a couple of wickets. Ravi Bopara, Tymal Mills and Fynn Hudson-Prentice got a wicket apiece.
Earlier in the game, Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to bat first. They didn't get off to the desired start as they lost a couple of early wickets. Skipper Ravi Bopara and Shadab Khan steered the ship for the Sharks after getting a couple of early blows. This pair stitched a partnership of 91 runs for the 4th wicket. Shadab Khan departed after scoring 59 runs.
The wickets started tumbling down for Sharks in the death overs and they ended up scoring 181 runs in the 20 overs. Skipper Ravi Bopara chipped in with 38 runs. James Coles played a quick short cameo of 21* runs. Luke Hollman and Ryan Higgins scalped a couple of wickets each for Middlesex.
While chasing a stiff target of 182 runs, Middlesex lost an early wicket but Stephen Eskinazi and Pieter Malan held the fort in the middle. They started scoring at a brisk rate in the powerplay. At the end of the powerplay, Middlesex were 1 down for 60 runs. This duo bonded a partnership of 85 runs for the 2nd wicket. Pieter Malan fell prey to skipper Ravi Bopara after scoring 36 runs off 29 balls.
In the middle overs, the boundaries started draining out for Middlesex and the required run rate was piling up. But the credit goes to the skipper Eskinazi he didn't panic and just kept rotating the strike along with Max Holden. Once the pacers came into the attack, both the batters took charge. 43 runs were required of the last 4 overs and the dice was on the Middlesex's side. Max Holden (18 runs off 12 balls) departed in the 17th over.
Jack Davies joined the skipper in the middle. Jack came with all guns blazing and was swatting the boundaries for ease. He played a short cameo of 19 runs in 10 balls.12 runs were required off the final over. Middlesex lost a wicket on the first ball of the last over and were put under pressure straight away.
It went all down to the wire and 5 runs were needed off the last ball. Credit goes to Tymal Mills as he bowled beautifully and defended 12 runs in the last over, on the last ball Eskinazi failed to connect it and Sussex Sharks won the encounter. Stephen Eskinazi remained unbeaten on 94* off 62 balls, he played a magnificent innings but failed to take his team over the line.
Nathan McAndrew was the pick of the bowlers for the Sharks as he scalped a couple of wickets. Ravi Bopara, Tymal Mills and Fynn Hudson-Prentice got a wicket apiece.
OVER 20
Middlesex
177/5
Stephen Eskinazi
94(62)
Martin Andersson
0(2)
Tymal Mills
1-42(4.0)
19.6 T Mills to S Eskinazi
0 SWING AND A MISS!! Sussex Sharks wins the game by 4 runs, and Middlesex have lost 8 games on the trot. Good length delivery angling across outside the off. Eskinazi sits down on one knee and slogs across the line of the ball but fails to connect it. Brilliant over from Mills.
Tighten your seatbelts folks... Middlesex need 5 runs in the last ball and Eskinazi is on the strike.
19.5 T Mills to S Eskinazi
2 Good length delivery down the leg. Eskinazi bends low and pulls it but didn't time it well. The ball rolls down to mid-wicket and the pair hustles for a couple of runs. Eskinazi dives at the keeper's end to get inside the crease.
Skipper keeps the home team in the contest.... Middlesex need 7 runs in 2 balls.
19.4 T Mills to S Eskinazi
4 FOUR!! Much-needed boundary for Middlesex!! Length delivery a shade outside the off. Eskinazi makes room and guides it over the backward point, as the ball flies over the fielder in the ring and races away for a boundary.
Middlesex need 11 runs in 3 balls.
19.3 T Mills to M Andersson
1b Back of length delivery over the middle stump. Andersson swings and misses but the pair rotates the strike this time.
That's excellent bowling by Tymal Mills, Eskinazi is still off the strike and Middlesex need 12 from the 4 balls.
19.2 T Mills to M Andersson
0 A crucial dot ball from Mills. Good length slower delivery outside the off. Andersson plays and misses.
Martin Andersson comes out in the middle, Middlesex need 12 runs in 5 balls.
19.1 T Mills to L Hollman
W BOWLED'EM!! That was an unplayable slower yorker from Mills! Back of the hand slower delivery dipping into the middle stump line. Hollman fails to get anything on the ball, as the ball beats the inside edge of the bat and strikes at the bottom of the middle stump.
Middlesex need 12 runs off the last over to get their first victory of the season. The home crowd is on their feet. Tymal Mills will bowl the final over.
OVER 19
Middlesex
170/4
Stephen Eskinazi
88(59)
Luke Hollman
3(2)
Nathan McAndrew
2-34(4.0)
18.6 N McAndrew to L Hollman
1 Length delivery a shade outside the off. Hollman chops it to short point for a single to end the penultimate over.
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