Kent v Middlesex: Clydesdale Bank 40 – Middlesex’s Innings Recap
Kent edged to victory over Middlesex by two wickets and three balls remaining in a match of the Clydesdale Bank 40 at the St http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Tuesday, August 16, 2011.
The visitors batted first and were all out for 263 runs in 39.3 overs. Only four players in the team managed to reach double figures with the highest score coming from opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dawid-Malan-c1344, who scored spectacular century. He was the highest scorer
of the match with 107 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Mahmood-c1116 was the star of the show for the hosts, as he took 4 wickets in the match and scored 49 runs.
Earlier, the Middlesex skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Dexter-c2091 had opted to bat first after winning the toss. The pitch was very good for the batsmen, as it was hard and dry. However, it did offer some pace and bounce to the bowlers, which made the competition interesting.
The visitors’ would have expected a solid start by their openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Scott-Newman-c2467 and Malan. However, the former was unable to make a solid impression, getting out for 11 runs.
Despite the fall of one early wicket, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PR-Stirling-c2200. The pair put together 107 runs before the Irishman was dismissed. He missed out on a half-century, getting out
for 45 runs off 41 balls with the help of five boundaries.
Another century stand for Middlesex between Malan and Dexter guided the team into a very good position. Both batsmen scored runs at a very good pace and collected 109 runs for the third wicket stand.
The visitors were nicely poised at 239/2 in 35 overs and appeared to take their total closer to 300 in the end. However, things changed dramatically for the team as the lower-order failed miserably.
Malan got out after scoring 107 runs off 113 balls with the help of nine fours and one massive six. His wicket saw a collapse for the team, as none of the lower-order players managed to make a significant impression.
Dexter also failed to bat until the end of the innings, getting out in the death overs after contributing 58 runs to the total from 52 deliveries. He hammered seven classy boundaries in his outing.
Middlesex lost 8 wickets for 24 runs in the last 4.3 overs and as a result, all team was out for 263 runs in less than 40 overs.
Pakistan’s duo of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wahab-Riaz-c95839 and Mahmood were menacing in the death overs, picking up 5 and 4 wickets respectively. They shifted the momentum of the match towards Kent in the last five overs of the Middlesex innings.
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