128/4 (19.2)
CR : 6.62
127/6 (20.0)
CR : 6.35
Northern Superchargers won by 6 wickets
Player of the Match
Harry Brook
47(30)
11 required off the last 5, totally getable but Brook is at the nonstriker's end.
19.1
WD
T Curran to J Simpson
Poor from Curran, bowls it way down the leg side
19.1
4
T Curran to J Simpson
FOUR! Wide of off slow, sliced over the in-field, two of them in the circle and he has not bowled to his field, deserving of that punishment
19.2
6
T Curran to J Simpson
SIX! In the slot outside off, and he nails the slog straight over long on to take the Superchargers to their first win
Sourya: So after a thrilling finish here at Headingley, the home team, Northern Superchargers have beaten the Oval Invincibles by six wickets with three balls left. Chasing a below-par 127-6, the Superchargers rode on a fine 47 off 30 balls by Harry Brook who timed the ball, and a patient run-a-ball 48 by veteran Chris Lynn, who did not time it well, to get their team home.
Sourya: The two put a up a 74-run partnership, but a wobble ensued once opener Lynn departed. But John Simpson held his nerves in the last five balls bowled by Tom Curran to score the required 11 and finish it off with a six. There was some poor fielding on show from the Invincibles and Sakib Mahmood also dropped a sitter, in a game they were clearly the second best in. Sunil Narine was good with the ball, giving away 15 runs from 20 balls and wicket, in terms of runs, but Mahmood got two wickets for 19 off his 20 to be the pick of the bowlers, but Curran and Shamsi, among others, were disappointing.
Sourya: Not so for the Superchargers, who were on the mark with the ball from the get go after being asked to bowl first by the visitors. Adil Rashid got 3/13 and pacers Willey, Potts and Carse used a tricky pitch, where run scoring was not easy, sagely. Mujeeb also got a wicket and the struggling Invincibles had to rely on a fine late partnership between Jason Roy (52 off 43) and Tom Curran (34 off 24) to reach 127/6. But it was not enough.
Sourya: Harry Brook is declared the man of the match (hero) for his match-winning knock.
Brook: "Rashid bowled exceptionally well, and he deserved it. Not many runs on the board, so ticking it over with Lynny, taking the dangerman out of it. Nice to win in front of a home crowd. I want to be a matchwinner, I've played my game all year and it's nice to win games."
Sourya: Trent Rockets stay on top with three wins from three, Invincibles are at fourth, while the Superchargers have gone up to five with this win. It is time for me, Sourya Chowdhury to say goodnight along with my fellow commentator Anurag Singh. We hope you enjoyed our coverage, see you soon.