Sussex v Worcestershire - County Championship Division One - Day 3 - Live Score and Update
Worcestershire 162 & 141 (62.3 ov) v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852 420/8d - Sussex won by an innings and 117 runs
On Friday, August 03, Sussex secured an emphatic victory in the four-day match against rivals http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Worcestershire-c866 by wrapping up the game on the penultimate day, winning by an innings and 117 runs.
After bolstering a staggering total of 420 runs in reply to Worcestershire’s first innings tally of 162, Sussex were always in a position to sweat the opposition.
MS Panesar cherished his time in the middle as he nabbed four wickets by the end of the day, leading his side to their sensational victory.
Earlier in the day, Sussex resumed their first innings from a tally of 325 for the loss of seven wickets.
For Sussex the plan was simple, SJ Magoffin and JE Anyon had to bat for as long as possible to bolster an insurmountable tally.
However, the partnership ended on the demise of Magoffin, who fell on 41 runs. JE Anyon and A http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 then staged a fabulous batting performance, as the batsmen smashed the bowlers all around park.
With Anyon unbeaten on 56 and Khan standing tall on a knock of 27, the side ended their innings.
Worcestershire, beginning their second stint with the bat, suffered the loss of their first wicket with 19 runs on the board. Sussex going for the kill, launched a blatant bowling offensive to rattle the batting side.
Then with 32 on the tally, the side saw their second wicket go down when VS Solanki had his stumps obliterated by Magoffin on a score of two.
Skipper DKH http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-c76390 and middle-order batsman MM Ali then took charge and forged a comeback by hammering the bowlers remorselessly.
The duo took the score to 87 runs, before Ali walked all the way back to the pavilion after smacking a knock of 27 off 83 deliveries.
The side suffered another blow when star middle-order batsman, JG Cameron, had to retire after scoring only two runs.
While the skipper held his end, wickets on the other side fell like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Berg-c1457, as Worcestershire were completely being outplayed by their opposition.
Finally the side faltered after posting a tally of 141, with Mitchell as their best batsman for hammering 48 runs.
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