4
6
0
1
0
0
= 11
Match Details
DUR vs LANCS 5th Match, T20 Blast 2024
LANCS
76-18.0
Lancashire won by 9 wickets 🏆
DUR
14.375-10
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That's it from our coverage of this North Group fixture in the T20 Blast. Ninaad Dixit here signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Arijit Kundu and scorer Manish Bishnoi. Stay tuned for more cricketing action from around the world.
1:20 AM IST, 8:50 PM Local Time: The Lancashire Lightning are off to a flier in the T20 Blast with a thumping nine-wicket victory against Durham in the season opener at Old Trafford, Manchester.
The bowlers set-up the win with an instrumental performance to bundle the visitors out for 75 halfway through the 15th over. Tom Aspinwall (4/18) on T20 debut was the pick of the bowlers with Jack Blatherwick recording career best figures of 3/14.
Luke Wells started off the chase in good fashion but his opening partner Josh Bohannon fell early scoring just 2 with Callum Parkinson taking a wicket off his very first ball. Wells teamed up with George Bell with the duo adding 61 unbeaten runs for the 2nd wicket.
Wells finished one short of his 4th T20 half century with Bell allowing his partner to play the aggressor finishing with 22 in 18 balls. Wells hit 6 fours and 3 maximums in his knock with 3 fours being scored off Bell's bat as well. Lancashire romped on to the win in 8 overs.
The bowlers set-up the win with an instrumental performance to bundle the visitors out for 75 halfway through the 15th over. Tom Aspinwall (4/18) on T20 debut was the pick of the bowlers with Jack Blatherwick recording career best figures of 3/14.
Luke Wells started off the chase in good fashion but his opening partner Josh Bohannon fell early scoring just 2 with Callum Parkinson taking a wicket off his very first ball. Wells teamed up with George Bell with the duo adding 61 unbeaten runs for the 2nd wicket.
Wells finished one short of his 4th T20 half century with Bell allowing his partner to play the aggressor finishing with 22 in 18 balls. Wells hit 6 fours and 3 maximums in his knock with 3 fours being scored off Bell's bat as well. Lancashire romped on to the win in 8 overs.
OVER 8
Lancashire
76/1
Luke Wells
49(25)
George Bell
22(18)
Ben Raine
0-10(1.0)
7.6 B Raine to L Wells
4 FOUR RUNS! That will be it! Wells finishes off the game with 55 scheduled minutes to be remaining in the game. Back of a length and outside the off stump. Wells hammers it down the ground. Hits a cross batted tennis shot. Past the bowler and mid off as well to bump into the boundary.
7.5 B Raine to G Bell
1 Full on middle and leg, flicked away towards deep midwicket for a single.
7.4 B Raine to G Bell
0 Good length angled back on the off stump, Bell defends off the backfoot.
7.3 B Raine to G Bell
4 FOUR RUNS! Over the wicket for Bell. Short and outside the off stump. Clubs it across the line. A brilliant short arm pull through the midwicket region, finds the fence. Lancashire just one hit away from victory.
7.2 B Raine to L Wells
1 Short and outside off. Forces it in the leg side. Ashton Turner at mid on attacks to it but fumbles. Quick single taken.
7.1 B Raine to L Wells
0 Around the wicket. Length ball attacking the off stump with the angle, Wells defends in the off side.
Ben Raine joins the attack.
The Beatles' fan favorite "Hey Jude" is blasting in the ground with the hosts well on the way to a victory. 10 more needed in 78 balls. This could be the last over.
The Beatles' fan favorite "Hey Jude" is blasting in the ground with the hosts well on the way to a victory. 10 more needed in 78 balls. This could be the last over.
OVER 7
Lancashire
66/1
George Bell
17(15)
Luke Wells
44(22)
Nathan Sowter
0-9(1.0)
6.6 N Sowter to L Wells
1 Full again on the leg stump, nudged in the off side for a sharp single.
The boundary brings up the 50-run partnership.
6.5 N Sowter to L Wells
6 SIX RUNS! Hammered over long on! Flighted ball around leg and middle stumps. Wells steps out of the crease again, gets to the pitch of the ball and pummels it down the ground clearing the long on boundary.
6.4 N Sowter to G Bell
1 Good length outside off. Carves it to the left of deep cover. Ackermann does well to keep it to a single.
6.3 N Sowter to G Bell
0 Full on middle and leg. Bell jumps down the track and plays it back to the bowler.
6.2 N Sowter to G Bell
0 Googly on length around the off stump, Bell defends for the keeper to pick it up in the off side.
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