http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Miller-c76318, Ballance set up Yorkshire win
Scintillating efforts from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-Ballance-c1465 set up a 19-run win for Yorkshire against rivals Lancashire in the North Group of the Friends Life T20, played at the Headingley, Leeds, on June 29, 2012.
The home side had started sluggishly after being inserted in, collecting 60 in the first 9 overs for the loss of three wickets. However, a late onslaught saw them posting an impressive 180 on the board, with Miller and Ballance adding 91 for the fifth-wicket.
The chase seemed on course after strong middle-order contributions from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steven-Croft-c2583 and Karl Brown but Yorkshire prevailed with Mitchell Starc and skipper Azeem Rafiq being the star performer with the ball, limiting Lancashire to 161 for 5.
It was another impressive outing for the visitor’s skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yasir-Arafat-c98241 began the day brightly by picking up the first wicket but had an unforgettable time later, ending with the most expensive figures, 1 for 55, in T20 competition for his newest side.
Chapple got the second dismissal, sending back http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phil-Jaques-c2182 was run-out after making 40, the hosts were in plenty of bother at 84 for 4. However, Miller and Balance struck gold as they began a speedy recovery – the former striking four fours and three sixes to score 54, while the latter adding 42 off 23 balls, to help their side post a competitive total on the board.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tom-Smith-c2704 played a brisk 33 off 18 before his dismissal brought together Croft and Brown, both of whom took the total to 127 – adding a combined 82.
However, the brakes were applied by Yorkshire’s young skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azeem-Rafiq-c46884, who ended with impressive figures of 1 for 22, while Starc returned to seal the tie by picking up his second wicket in the final over, removing half-centurion Croft – cutting the away team at 161.
The win helps Yorkshire to cement their place at the top of their Group, registering 11 points from seven games. Lancashire stays third with seven points but have a game in hand.
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