Middlesex v Gloucestershire - Clydesdale Bank 40 - Group A – Live Score and Update
Middlesex 157 (26/26 ov) v Gloucestershire 161 (22.2/26 ov) - Gloucestershire won by 5 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
As dark clouds and rain ravaged http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Monday, the 40-over match between Middlesex and Gloucestershire at Lord's, London had to be reduced to a 26-over event, which was then won by Gloucestershire by five wickets as they successfully chased down a tally of 158 runs to win.
After winning the toss, Gloucestershire chose to field first to make batting a bit more difficult for their opponents in overcast conditions.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dawid-Malan-c1344 prospered under difficult conditions and gave their side a favoured start of 45 runs as the duo batted confidently against a decent bowling offensive.
Finally in the 8th over, Denly became the first wicket to fall as he departed after playing an innings of 25 runs.
It was then time for number-three batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 by clobbering an innings of 25 runs.
However, while Stirling was still in the middle, he lost quite a few batting partners as Malan departed on 22 runs, followed by the wickets of CJL Rogers (2) and NJ Dexter (9).
In the latter half of the innings, GK Berg and JA Simpson were difficult to bowl at, as the batsmen smashed sensational shots in order to keep the scoreboard ticking.
Berg mastered an innings of 23, while Simpson jabbed an innings of 29 runs to play an important role in helping the side amass 157 runs.
With a stiff total to chase in a reduced number of overs, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gloucestershire-c785 had an irritating start to their innings when they lost their first wicket with only eight runs on the board.
The early demise of opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marshall-c74817 (33) and BAC Howell (45) proved just too good for Middlesex as the batsmen took control of the situation and hammered strong knocks to subdue the raging bowling side.
In the end, they reached the required target in 22.2 overs for the loss of five wickets to win the match.
EGC Young, who took three wickets in his six overs for Gloucestershire was named as the Player of the Match.
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