Lancashire v Warwickshire - Clydesdale Bank 40 - Semi-Final – Warwickshire amass 250 – Live Score and Update
Warwickshire 250/6 (40/40 ov) – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862 won the toss and chose to bat
In the second semi-final of the ongoing Clydesdale Bank 40 tournament, Warwickshire choosing to bat first have managed to amass a decent tally of 250 for the loss of six wickets against Lancashire, at Old Trafford, Manchester.
With both teams seeking a place in the final, the ongoing match is everything to play for.
Earlier in the day, openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WTS-Porterfield-c2801 and V Chopra gave their side an insurmountable stand by hammering 126 runs, and taking the game away from Lancashire from get go.
The sudden onslaught by the batsmen took #tahttp://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-John-Goodchild-c529402# by surprise, leaving them without any answers to the fantastic batting they were up against.
Finally, G Keedy, stepped in and broke the hectic partnership by taking the wicket of Porterfield, who perished after scoring a knock of 67 off 65.
This was the moment that Lancashire were waiting for as they made a remarkable comeback by nabbing their second wicket with only 150 on the board. This time, skipper JO Troughton who had come at number-three, fell to Keedy after scoring only 11 runs.
Pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Shahzad-c874, then decided it was time for him to open his account, as he dismissed DL Maddy on a score of 18. At the time of this wicket, Warwickshire had posted 186 runs.
The early onslaught was now getting wasted away as the batting side was losing too many wickets, bringing a shocking decline in the scoring rate.
With the batsmen now struggling, the side lost their fourth wicket of the day when R http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 perished after scoring 17 runs off nine deliveries. By this time, Warwickshire had managed to take the score to 217.
CR Woakes then became Shahzad’s second wicket, as the batsman found his way off the field after scoring only eight runs.
With Lancashire managing to squeeze the flow of runs, their prized wicket came in the 39th over with the departure of V Chopra, who was caught by Croft off Shahzad after staggering a sensational knock of 110 runs. The side could add ten more runs before their innings came to its end.
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