Durham v Yorkshire - Friends Life T20 - North Group - Yorkshire win by 12 runs – Live Score and Update
Yorkshire 171/6 (20/20 ov) v Durham 159 (19.5/20 ov) - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867 won by 12 runs
In another Friends Life T20 match, fans saw Durham and Yorkshire go at each other on Friday, at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, with Yorkshire eventually winning the match by 12 runs against Durham.
The game began with Durham winning the toss and choosing to field first, and the bowlers responded well to the call as they broke the opening partnership with just 15 runs on the board as PA Jaques was caught behind by wicketkeeper, Mustard, off the bowling
of ME Claydon, after scoring just two runs.
Opener A Lyth and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Onions-c1449 struck to humble Lyth, who found his way off the field after jabbing a knock of 30 runs off 20 deliveries.
With 71 runs on the board, BA Stokes, struck and dismissed wicketkeeper/batsman, JM Bairstow, for only two runs.
Stokes then struck for the second time by sending home Root, who belted an innings of 41 runs off 32 deliveries before falling.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Miller-c1300 then played a match winning innings as he kept the scoreboard ticking even when he was losing partners at the other end and stayed unbeaten on a tally of 74 runs, to help his side amass a total of 171 runs in 20 overs.
With a massive total to chase, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HH-Gibbs-c1549 giving their team a stand of 19 runs.
Mustard was the first to lose his wicket as he went back to the pavilion after scoring four runs off seven deliveries.
It was then time for start all-rounder, BA Stokes, to come in the middle, but managed to amass an innings of only 12 runs before his demise.
While Gibbs exhibited his outstanding class and composure, the batsmen on the other end failed to provide him the much needed support which resulted in the demise of Durham on a tally of 159 runs in 19.5 overs, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gibbs-c60021 as the alpha batsman from his team
after smashing an innings of 76 runs.
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