Middlesex vs Sussex – Friends Life T20 South Group – Liddle’s five-for topples Middlesex
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852 to claim a narrow 11-run victory over Middlesex in the Friends Life T20 South Group match, played at Lord’s, on June 17, 2012.
The hosts looked set to claim victory after they required 22 from 12 balls, with six wickets intact. However, Liddle’s final over proved decisive where he bagged three key scalps to halt http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Middlesex-c817’s attempt to chase 144.
Sussex decided to bat first but started poorly, losing the top three batters in the PowerPlay. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Berg-c1457 to leave the visitors tottering at 26 for 3.
The rescuing act was then carried by the two overseas veterans, Zimbabwe’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Joe-Gatting-c1710 on the team score of 56, Goodwin and Styris
accelerated in the middle overs, with the former finally finding form after a turbulent start to the season.
Both however, missed out on reaching their fifties with their stays cut short by Toby Roland http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jones-c69217. Their wickets saw Sussex fading in the last couple of overs, eventually posting 143.
The target was well within the reach of Middlesex despite losing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Dexter-c2091
(36) and Berg ( 23) kept the scoreboard moving along at reasonable pace.
Berg departed in the 17th over, becoming Liddle’s second victim and the downhill started thereafter. The left-armer then bowled a telling 19th over where he picked by the dangerous Dexter, before sending back http://www.senore.com/Cricket/John-Simpson-c1722 and Chris
Rogers on successive deliveries.
The equation changed drastically and with 19 needed required off the last over, Rusty Theron kept things tight, which further included a run-out of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ollie-Rayner-c2139, to help his side limit the hosts on 132 for 8.
Liddle’s career- best 5 for 17 made him the obvious candidate for the Player of the Match. The maiden win took Sussex into second in Group C, while Middlesex sit bottom with no points.
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