Sussex v Gloucestershire - Friends Life t20 (Quarter final) – Match Update – Centurion Styris powers Sussex to 39-run victory
A tremendous unbeaten 100 off 37 deliveries by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SB-Styris-c2463 enabled Sussex to pull off a 39-run victory over Gloucestershire in the Friends Life t20 quarter final played on July 24 at the County Ground in Hove.
A sublime innings by overseas player and Twenty20 specialist Styris was all Sussex needed to advance in the tournament, while Gloucestershire’s overseas signing, Lankan spin wizard http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Muralitharan-c1864 proved expensive in the field, with his missed run out
of Styris (when the Kiwi all-rounder was still in single figures) costing the team dearly.
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field first, with Sussex opening their innings with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LJ-Wright-c1841 (1). Michael Yardy’s side got off to a shaky start, losing both openers by the 2nd over – Nash was caught out by Hamish
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Herbert-Frederick-Fuller-c65789.
However, the duo of wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Graham-Downton-c44379 Young, and his dismissal
made way for Styris to step up to the crease.
Some skilful hitting by the 37-year-old resulted in joint-third highest T20 century, all within the space of 37 deliveries. Styris started out slow, but went on a rampage in the last six overs, all of which saw the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gloucestershire-c785 bowlers conceding double
figures.
Styris, the Player of the Match, hit a total of 5 fours and 9 sixes, and his 129-run partnership with Goodwin saw the two batsmen taking 115 runs off the last six overs, to enable their side to post a total of 230 by the end of 20 overs, at the expense of
4 wickets.
Chasing a target of 231, the Gloucestershire batsmen were lacklustre in response, with only Marshall (42), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Amjad-Khan-c44095
(4-0-38-2), and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Liddle-c1245 (4-0-25-1) and Styris (3-0-25-1) chipping in with supporting performances.
Gloucestershire were eventually restricted to 191 by the end of 20 overs, enabling Sussex to clinch a comprehensive 39-run victory.
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