Warwickshire v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Durham-c782 - Friends Life T20 – Second Innings Recap
Warwickshire had to score 146 runs in their allotted 20 overs against Durham in a match of the Friends Life T20, at the Edgbaston, Birmingham in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, on Monday, July 11, 2011.
The hosts gained very good momentum in the match and looked to win it comfortably in the end. However, they lost a few quick wickets towards the end of the innings, which made the game interesting for the spectators.
Warwickshire needed two runs for victory off the lashttp://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472 delivery of the innings. Promising England all-rounder, Chris Woakes, didn’t panic under pressure and smashed a boundary, guiding his team to a nail-biting win.
There were some solid contributions from the home team’s top-order, which put the team on track for victory. The highest score came from the team’s first-drop, Darren Maddy, who finished with 40 runs.
The pitch was good for the batsmen, but there was still some seam movement for the new ball bowlers, which gave some hope to the Durham team. However, the bowlers failed to defend the total in the end, losing the match by four wickets.
Neil Carter and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Griffith-c919 impression though and was sent back to the pavilion after adding just nine runs to the total.
The early breakthrough would have given some hope to Durham, but the second wicket partnership between Maddy and Carter changed the complexion of the game completely.
Both batsmen played solid cricket and collected 73 runs for the second wicket stand. They also batted at a good run-rate, pressurising the visitors’ bowlers.
Carter was finally dismissed after scoring 38 runs off 36 deliveries with the help of six boundaries. He was followed by Maddy, who batted brilliantly. He ended up with 40 runs from 26 balls, smashing three fours and two thunderous sixes in his impressive knock.
All-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Short-c90107 stay at the crease.
Warwickshire were in complete control, requiring five runs for victory in the final over of the innings with six wickets in hand.
However, the team’s skipper, Jim Troughton, was dismissed on the very first ball of the last over after scoring 28 runs. This brought the hosts under somewhat pressure, as they required five off five.
The hosts came under immense pressure when they lost one more wicket off the second last delivery of the innings. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Keith-Henderson-Barker-c70622 was dismissed after scoring just one run and the team required two runs for victory off the last ball.
Luckily for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862, the batsmen had crossed and Woakes was on strike. He smashed the last ball for a thunderous boundary, guiding his team to a terrific win. The youngster remained unbeaten on 14 from eight balls in the end.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Scott-Borthwick-c2466, who bowled the final over of the match, did a fabulous job for his team, picking up 3/19 in his spell.
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