http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sahibzada-Mohammad-Shahid-Khan-Afridi-c87933 stars in Hampshire win over Sussex: Friends Life T20 – Second Innings Recap
Sussex bounced back nicely against Hampshire in the Friends Life T20 match, at The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, on Monday, June 27, 2011.
The hosts were batting at more than 10 runs per over at one stage of the innings, but the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852 bowlers restricted them to 126 runs in the end.
The visitors would have fancied their chances in the game, as they had a very good batting line-up. However, they were up against a quality bowling attack, which proved to be too good for them at the end of the day.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Imran-Tahir-c76963, in their side. Both have a very different style of bowling, but they share one similarity, which is their wicket taking ability. The pair took three wickets each in the match, restricting
the opposition below 100 in the end.
The pitch became slower and lower with the passage of time and batting was not easy in the second half of the match. It was important for Sussex to take advantage of the hard new ball and score some quick runs at the top of the order like their opposition
did.
Openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Short-c90107 time. However, the latter failed to make the most of the start he got to his innings and was dismissed after scoring
16 runs off 10 deliveries with the help of three boundaries.
New Zealand’s, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lou-Vincent-c73143 walked out in the middle and offered good support to Wright. The pair put together 32 runs for the second wicket partnership, guiding the total above 50.
However, the Kiwi player failed to carry onto the start he got to his innings and was sent back to the pavilion after collecting 11 runs from 10 balls. Just one run later, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wright-c98127 was also dismissed. He ended up being the top scorer for his side, collecting
24 runs off 20 balls, striking one four and a six.
The fall of a couple of quick wickets saw a collapse for the visitors, as wickets started tumbling in their innings. The lower-order batsmen struggled to cope with the spinner friendly conditions.
Wicketkeeper batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-John-Hodd-c44440, remained unbeaten until the end, scoring 18 runs off 30 balls. He ran out of partners from the other end though and the entire team was sent back to the hut for 91 runs on the board in 17.5 overs.
Afridi had a very good all-round game, as he was the top scorer with 29 runs and claimed three wickets. He got terrific support from South Africa’s Tahir, who also dismissed three batsmen.
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