http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hampshire-c789 overcome Essex in a rain affected match: Friends Life Twenty20 - Second Innings Recap
Essex started the chase with an initial target of 152 runs against Hampshire in a match of the Friends Life Twenty20, at The Rose Bowl in England, on Wednesday, July 6, 2011.
However, there were a couple of rain interruptions in the innings, which shortened the game to 17 overs and the target was revised to 132.
The visitors reached only 122 runs, losing six wickets at the end of their innings. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373, who was leading the side, was the top scorer of the innings with 48 runs, but was unable to win the match.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mascarenhas-c912 was the stand out performer for Hampshire in the match, as he took three wickets.
The pitch didn’t change much, but the outfield got a bit slower due to the showers, which stopped the innings twice. However, things were even for both sides, as the bowlers didn’t enjoy the wet ball, which stooped gripping and seaming off the surface.
Essex would have liked a good start, but their top-order was unable to make an impression. Opening batsman, Adam Wheater, was sent back to the pavilion on the second ball of the innings. He failed to open his account and left the field in disappointment.
New Zealand’s, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TG-Southee-c2659, was sent at number three to play some attacking strokes, but was unable to get going and was dismissed for a duck. He has become a pretty much regular number three for Essex after scoring a half-century in the tournament once.
However, the Kiwi youngster has been unable to show consistency with the bat and should have been kept in the lower-order.
Mark Pettini got a start, but was unable to capitalise on it and was sent back to the hut for 10 runs off seven deliveries, leaving the visitors in a spot of bother, at 18/3.
However, the innings was stabilised by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/OA-Shah-c2134. The pair expressed a lot of maturity and didn’t take too many risks.
They put together 55 runs for the fourth wicket partnership, guiding the team into a very good position. Just when things started to look good for the team, Shah gave his wicket away. He collected 38 runs from 34 balls with the help of four fours and one
six.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RN-ten-Doeschate-c2338 was unable to make an impression in yesterday’s game and got out cheaply for one. He was followed by Bopara, who fell two runs short of a half-century.
Tim Phillips scored an unbeaten 10 runs off just four balls, but it was not enough for the team to win the match, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 were restricted to 122/6.
Mascarenhas took three wickets for 20 runs in four overs and got terrific support from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 Tahir, who dismissed one batsman for just 16 runs in his three-over spell.
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