Middlesex v Essex - Clydesdale Bank 40 - Group A – Middlesex secure victory by 54 runs – Live Score and Update
Middlesex 288 (40/40 ov) v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 198/7 (35.1/35.1 ov, target 253) - Middlesex won by 54 runs (D/L method)
With rain ruining most of the games in the ongoing Clydesdale Bank 40 tournament, fans at Lord's, London, saw Middlesex secure a 54-run win against Essex by D/L method on Monday, after having clobbered a total of 288 runs in 40 overs while batting first.
Essex chose to field on winning the toss, and made an impression on the third delivery of the day by dismissing Middlesex opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JL-Denly-c1703, for nil.
The second-wicket partnership between DJ Malan and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PR-Stirling-c2200 humbled the fielding side, as the batsmen raced the total to 63, before Stirling fell after hammering an innings of 29 runs.
It was then time for skipper, NJ Dexter, to join the party alongside Malan. GM http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Middlesex-c817 skipper on a tally of 12 off 23. At the time of this wicket, the batting side had amassed a total of 90 runs.
Malan was then joined by GK Berg and the two batsmen took charge right from get go, hammering the bowlers all around the park.
The batting duo achieved superiority against the bowlers, racing the total to 222 runs, before http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373 crashed the party by taking the wicket of Berg, who fell after belting a staggering knock of 61 off 58.
After conceding 272 runs, Essex hit jackpot when spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453, had Malan caught on a resounding score of 134.
With Malan back in the pavilion, Middlesex crumbled without putting much of a fight, with the last five batsmen hitting the showers without scoring in double figures.
From Essex, Bopara was the top bowler with three wickets to his name in seven overs.
With a revised total of 253 to chase in 35.1 overs, Essex needed a steady start to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472heir innings, which was conveniently provided by openers ML Pettini and T Westley, as the duo smacked a stand of 39 runs.
However, their scoring rate was just too slow to meet the required target as the side mustered 198 for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted overs, with T Westley and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/OA-Shah-c2134 as the top performers for hammering 68 and 53 runs.
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