Glamorgan win thriller against Sussex: Friends Life Twenty20 - Second Innings Recap
Glamorgan won against Sussex by two runs in a match of the Friends Life Twenty20, at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff in England, on Thursday, June 23, 2011.
Sussex would have been quite pleased with their bowlers, as they restricted the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glamorgan-c784 side to a lesser total than expected.
They have a strong bowling attack, which can cause problems for any team in the world. This was exactly what happened, as Pakistani pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Gul-c94604, proved to be lethal in the death overs with his deadly reverse-swinging yorkers.
However, this was just the half job done for the visitors, as they knew that chasing would be hard on a slow pitch. The second half of the match was expected to be more difficult for the batsmen compared to the first innings.
The pitch became slower and it was not easy for the batsmen to time the ball. However, Sussex were given a solid start by their openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ben-Brown-c1131.
The pair batted brilliantly, scoring 78 runs for the first wicket partnership. They put their side into a match winning position and it appeared as if Glamorgan would not be able to bounce back in the game.
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The new batsmen found it hard to get going, as the ball wasn’t coming onto the bat. This gave some hope to the home team and they exerted even more pressure on the Sussex team after getting rid of New Zealand’s, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lou-Vincent-c73143.
The Kiwi player only lasted six deliveries in the middle and was sent back to the pavilion after adding just two runs to the total.
Sussex’s skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Murray-Goodwin-c2040, had been in magnificent form in this year’s county matches, but he failed to make an impression in yesterday’s game. The Zimbabwean player got a decent start and got out after scoring 10 runs off just nine balls.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Short-c90107 stay at the crease.
All eyes were set on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852’s opener, Nash, who was the only player amongst both teams to take his score past fifty. He remained unbeaten until the end, scoring 64 runs from 54 deliveries, with the help of six fours. His effort went in vain though, as the
team fell three runs shorts of the target.
Allenby did a very good job for his team, taking one wicket for just 22 runs in his four overs.
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