Scott Styris looks towards the finals day after a 37-ball ton – Cricket News Update
New Zealand’s all-rounder, Scott Styris, looks forward to the finals day after his breath taking 37-ball ton helped Sussex emerge victorious by 39 runs against Gloucestershire in the quarter-final of the Friends Life T20 competition.
"It's always nice in a knockout game to put on a good score and help your team win. I'm looking forward to Finals Day, I haven't been there before, and hopefully it's a chance to win a trophy,” said http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SB-Styris-c2463.
Losing the toss, Gloucestershire chose to field, denting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LJ-Wright-c1841, in the first two overs of the match. The score was halted at 2 wickets for 3 runs when England’s Test wicket keeper Matt
Prior and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Murray-Goodwin-c2040 gave the innings some momentum.The batting duo steadied the Sussex’s attempt to post a decent total, sharing a crucial fourth wicket stand, which yielded 98.
"Even at 3 for 2, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Prior-c1984 came out and played really well and put us back on track. At one point we were thinking that we should only get 160-180 but thankfully the hitting at the end enabled us to get a score that was well above
par,” added the Kiwi.
The 12th over saw the end of Prior after he scored a much needed 60, while the next man in, Styris, started steadily by picking up singles before exploding into action. The 15th over was the turning point from where the all-rounder started the
onslaught with a six off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Benny-Howell-c1147.
The 18th over from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Herbert-Frederick-Fuller-c65789 yielded most runs for the batting side when Styris took the right-armer for a beating - the first ball was a no ball beamer which went for six, followed by three maximum strikes and three fours.
His 100 propelled his side to a daunting 230, which remained a tough ask for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867 in the semi-final at Sophia Garden, Cardiff.
The second semi-final is scheduled between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 at the same venue, with both matches taking place on August 25.
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