http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Leicestershire-c807 clinch a thrilling victory over Derbyshire: Friends Life T20 - First Innings Recap
Leicestershire edged past victory over Derbyshire by two wickets and one ball remaining in a match of the Friends Life Twenty20, at the Grace road, Leicester in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Friday, July 8, 2011.
Derbyshire failed to bat their complete 20 overs and were bowled out for 150 with two balls remaining in the innings. They were troubled by veteran http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623, who took three wickets in the match.
The hosts didn’t find the chase easy and had quite a few nervous moments once they came out to bat. However, they managed to win the match in the end with just one ball remaining.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Alexander-Simson-Taylor-c65427 was the top scorer of the match. The Leicestershire’s middle-order batsman was the only one to take his score past fifty in the match whereas the rest of the players struggled to bat longer.
Australia’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Calum-Scott-MacLeod-c49129 weather.
However, the pitch didn’t offer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-James-Muchall-c60376 support to the bowlers, as it was hard and dry. This made the competition pretty much even.
Derbyshire’s start was not an ideal one, as they lost their opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wes-Durston-c2789 cheaply. The seasoned campaigner was unable to cope with the new ball and was dismissed for one in the very first over of the match.
New Zealand’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Martin-James-Guptill-c74885, was the next man to be dismissed after collecting just seven runs off 12 balls.
The visitors seemed to be in trouble at that stage, but the innings was held together by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wayne-Lee-Madsen-c96356. The pair put together 55 runs for the third wicket partnership, guiding their side into a very comfortable position.
However, both players got out in a span of three runs after scoring 36 and 30 in their respective outings. They were followed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Short-c90107 stay at the crease.
Middle-order players, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chesney-Francis-Hughes-c50563, played well and contributed 32 runs for the sixth wicket stand. They got out in consecutive balls though, sliding their team in deep trouble.
There was no batsman in the lower-order, who could make a significant impression and the visitors were all-out for 150. They could have easily crossed 160 when Whiteley and Hughes were batting, but both gave their wickets away at the wrong time of the innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jigar-Kumar-H-Naik-c66985 also picked up the same number of wickets, but was expensive in his spell.
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