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Sussex 161/4 (20/20 ov) v Middlesex 140/6 (20/20 ov) - Sussex won by 21 runs
With the competition finally gaining momentum, fans had a splendid day as they saw county’s best teams go at each other to better their standings in the ongoing Friends Life T20.
The match between Sussex and Middlesex was no different as it gathered quite a big crowd, which had come to support their team.
Sussex after winning the toss gave a decent batting performance as they smashed a total of 161 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs.
Their innings began with openers CD Nash and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LJ-Wright-c1841 jabbing a stand of 40 runs, as they belted the bowlers right from the word go.
An early batting onslaught was vital in order to gain momentum and put pressure on the fielding side.
Finally in the fifth over, Nash became the first wicket to fall as he found his way off the field after scoring a knock of 19 runs.
MW Machan, who had come at number-three, proved to be another headache for the bowlers as he played a daunting innings, irritating the bowlers and denying them an early breakthrough.
Meanwhile at the other end, Wright was batting sensationally and exhibiting his phenomenal class by smacking the bowlers without remorse.
Finally with 93 runs on the board, the fielding side struck for the second time by dismissing Machan, who faltered after playing an innings of 22 runs.
At the end of the innings, Sussex piled a nifty total with Wright as their top batsman after hitting an innings of 91 runs.
Needing a big total to win the match, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JL-Denly-c1703 and JA Simpson hammered an opening stand of 62 runs.
However, Sussex bowlers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MH-Yardy-c1946 and WAT Beer bowled their team back in the match by sharing two wickets each, and restricted Middlesex from successfully chasing down the required target to win the match.
Middlesex crumbled after posting 140 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs.
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