Derbyshire lose to Leicestershire despite good batting show: Friends Life T20 – Second Innings Recap
Derbyshire’s 160 looked a very respectable total, but the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623, who took the game away from the opposition with some powerful performances.
There was not http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-James-Muchall-c60376 change in the pitch during the second innings of the match, as the visitors’ batsmen didn’t have too many problems. They reached the target in the final over of the match, with five balls and the same number of wicket remaining.
The innings was started by McDonald and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Joshua-Cobb-c1739, but the latter failed to make an impression, as he was sent back to the pavilion without troubling the scorers. He faced four deliveries and was cleaned up in the very first over of the innings.
This was not the start Leicestershire were looking for, but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jacques-Du-Toit-c65245 and McDonald put together 36 runs for the second wicket partnership. However, du Toit failed to carry onto the start he got to his innings and was dismissed after adding 13 runs
to the total.
McDonald kept on attacking the bowlers from one end whereas his partner at the other end, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/William-Ingleby-Jefferson-c97368, rotated the strike over. Both batsmen collected 40 runs for the third wicket partnership, but Jefferson was unable to capitalise on the start he got
to his innings.
The seasoned campaigner got out after scoring a run-a-ball 19 and this brought the flamboyant Razzaq at the crease. He gave solid support to McDonald and the pair constructed 40 runs for the fourth wicket partnership.
McDonald played with a lot of responsibility, as he smashed 62 runs from 45 deliveries, with the help of six fours and one massive six. He got out in the 16th over of the innings, but laid a solid platform for the lower-order batsmen.
Derbyshire’s bowlers might have sniffed a chance of victory after the downfall of the Australian all-rounder, but their hopes were blown away by a blistering innings by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Razzaq-c84421.
The veteran Pakistani had been out of form in the recent past and was dropped from the national side on form and fitness issues. However, he found his lost touch in county cricket, scoring some useful runs for the Leicestershire team.
Razzaq smashed 40 runs off 25 balls, clobbering four boundaries and two mighty sixes. His innings came to an end in the 18th over, but James Taylor’s quick-fire 15 off seven guided the visitors to victory.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tim-Groenewald-c2670 picked up two wickets for his side and was economical as well, but failed to win the match for his team.
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