Shahid Afridi shines in Hampshire victory: Friends Life Twenty20 – First Innings Recap
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rose-c86842 Bowl, Southampton in England, on Friday, June 24th, 2011.
The hosts scored 139 runs in their allotted 20 overs and managed to defend the total in the end, winning the match by 16 runs. The veteran Pakistani took five wickets in the match, playing a crucial part in his team’s success.
The conditions were not ideal for cricket, as there was a cloud cover over the field and showers were expected during the match. However, the match was completed in the end, without losing too many overs.
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The hosts did have a few difficulhttp://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472ies, as they didn’t manage a massive total. However, 140 was a challenging target, as batting was not easy.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Clive-Adams-c65556 and Ben Howell opened the innings for Hampshire and they gave a positive start to the team. Both players looked solid and didn’t play any rash stroke in the first few overs.
The team reached 35 runs in the first five overs, which was a very good start on a seaming pitch. However, Howell failed to carry onto the start he got to his innings and was dismissed on the first ball of the sixth over. He struggled to get his runs and managed 10 off 15 balls in the end.
Adams didn’t have too many problems in the middle and continued to dominate the bowlers. He was involved in a 38-run stand with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Michael-Vince-c65940 before finally getting dismissed.
The flamboyant opener scored 47 runs off 33 balls with the help of six fours and one massive six. He left his team in a comfortable position, at 73 for the loss of two wickets, but things started to go wrong for Hampshire after that.
Vince was finding it hard to time the ball and got out after collecting 11 runs from 17 balls. He was followed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Douglas-McKenzie-c79091 and Afridi, who failed to make an impression in with the bat. All three got out in single figures, leaving the team struggling at 97 for six.
However, Hampshire’s wicketkeeper batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mascarenhas-c912, led the team out of trouble with an impressive 40-run partnership. They scored 15 and 25 in their respective outings, taking their team’s total closer to 140 in the end.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Muralitharan-c1864 were impressive with the ball, taking two wickets each in the match and didn’t give away too many runs to the opposition.
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