http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Durham-c782 win a thriller against Leicestershire: Friends Life Twenty20 – Second Innings Report
Leicestershire needed a solid effort from their batsmen in order to chase down a target of 188 set by the Durham team. They had the fire power in their batting line-up, but fell http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Short-c90107 just by three runs in the end. However, it was a valiant effort from both
teams, providing wonderful entertainment to the crowd.
Seasoned campaigner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/William-Ingleby-Jefferson-c97368, led the fight back for visitors, as he top scored the innings with 63 runs. He really played well and would have liked to be on the winning side in the end, but the effort went in vain, as Leicestershire managed 184 in
their allotted 20 overs.
The pitch remained good for the batsmen in the second half of the match as well and the bowlers found it hard to contain runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Barry-McDonald-c44289. Both players had the ability to play aggressive cricket and the conditions were ideal for them.
However, things didn’t work out well for the visitors’ openers, as they got out cheaply. McDonald was the first man to be dismissed in the innings after adding just one run to the total. He was followed by his opening partner, who looked threatening, but
got out after collecting 17 runs from nine deliveries.
The visitors had lost two wickets for just 18 runs on the board and they needed a solid partnership from their middle-order players. Jefferson had walked out to join http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jacques-Du-Toit-c65245 in the middle and the pair almost took the game away from the opposition.
They put together 95 runs for the third wicket partnership and were batting with an extremely good run-rate.
Jefferson was the more aggressive of the two players, as he scored his runs at a strike-rate of more than 200. He was dismissed after collecting 63 runs from just 30 balls with the help of 12 fours and one massive six.
A couple of more wickets fell quickly, as Du Toit was sent back to the pavilion after adding 33 runs to the total. He was followed by star http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623, who failed to make an impression and was dismissed for six.
The home team would have been pleased to see the back of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Razzaq-c84421 early in the match, as he has the potential to take the game away from the opposition in a very short time.
However, cameos of 23 and 21 from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wayne-Andrew-White-c96336, brought the game to the last over, but Durham prevailed in the end.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Eric-Claydon-c76394 bowled the last over of the innings and got a wicket off the last delivery. He took three wickets in the match, guiding his side to a well earned victory.
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