http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sahibzada-Mohammad-Shahid-Khan-Afridi-c87933 stars in Hampshire win over Sussex: Friends Life T20 – First Innings Recap
Hampshire defeated Sussex by 35 runs in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Monday, June 27th, 2011.
Pakistan’s former captain, Shahid Afridi, shined in the match, scoring some runs and taking wickets.
The hosts batted first and collected 126 runs in their allotted 20 overs, losing eight wickets. They managed to defend the total though, as the Sussex team was all-out for 91 in the 18th over of the innings.
The home team’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dominic-Gerald-Cork-c54301, decided to bat first immediately after winning the toss. He predicted the pitch to play slower in the second half of the match.
The decision to bat first proved to be a very good one for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hampshire-c789 team, as batting became difficult for the team batting second. The hosts also had a couple of quality spinners in their line-up, who made life hard for the opposition, taking advantage
of the slow pitch.
Hampshire opened the innings with two aggressive batsmen, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852.
The hard-hitting pair collected 38 runs for the first wicket in just 3.4 overs and put their team in a very strong position.
However, Lumb got out after scoring 15 runs from nine deliveries. He struck one massive six in his outing and was unfortunate to be run-out.
The flamboyant Pakistani was the next man to be dismissed, but he did a decent job for his side. He smashed a towering six on the ball before being dismissed. The veteran contributed 29 runs to the total off just 17 balls, smashing two fours and the same
number of sixes.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Michael-Vince-c65940 was unable to make an impression and was sent back to the pavilion after adding three runs to the total, leaving the hosts in some trouble at 55/3.
However, a 36-run stand between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Douglas-McKenzie-c79091, steadied the ship for the hosts. The pair failed to capitalise on the start though and were dismissed after scoring 26 and 20 in their respective outings.
The lower-order struggled, as runs didn’t come as easily as they did at the start of the innings. Zimbabwe’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sean-Ervine-c2471 did a good job, scoring 22 runs towards the end of the innings, but failed to bat until the end.
The hosts piled up 126 runs in their innings, which was a challenging total. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Gul-c94604 used the conditions well, picking up a couple of wickets each in the innings.
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