SUS vs HAM

Vitality Blast · South Group

Recent overs

Ov 21
11
2 runs
Ov 20
04262W1
15 runs
Ov 19
4W1000
5 runs
Ov 18
41b141
11 runs

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Sussex Sharks beat Hampshire Hawks by 6 runs
Oliver Carter 64 (33) | Liam Dawson 59 (34)
Bradley Currie 3-27(4) | John Turner 2-30(3)


Ravi Bopara in all smiles as the Sharks get their third win of the campaign. They had the answers against the dangerous Hawks' top-order inside the powerplay as Bradley Currie ran through them with world-class swing bowling. Currie was simply unplayable with the new ball and the Hawks were reduced to 25-4. this contest was almost done and dusted

It seemed to be an uphill task but the partnership between Weatherley and Dawson provided some much-needed impetus to their innings and the duo slowly dragged the team back into the contest. The Hawks have a very strong lower order and the batters took the responsibility after a rare top-order failure. It was anybody's game when Ben Howell was at the crease and striking those boundaries with ease but Bradley Currie came up with a catch of the summer to get rid of him. 

Soon after, Mills bowled a superb penultimate over and Karvelas was tasked with defending 22 runs. Ellis didn't give up as he smashed a boundary and a maximum to make this an edge-of-the-seat thriller. Ward produced a heroic work to save the maximum before Karvelas nailed the yorker in the next ball to bring a huge sigh of relief to the Sharks supporters at the stands
20Ov177/9Score
4262W115 runs
John Turner*1 (1)
Chris Wood15 (12)
Ari Karvelas2/45
19.6 Aristides Karvelas to John Turner, fuller on middle stump, drilled down to long-on for a single
19.5 Aristides Karvelas to Nathan Ellis, OUT! Brave delivery from Karvelas and it reaps rich rewards. Nails the yorker and it's off-pace, Ellis swings across the line but the ball hits his back toe

Nathan Ellis lbw b Karvelas 15 (6b, 1x4, 1x6)
19.4 Aristides Karvelas to Nathan Ellis, IN THE AIR...WHAT HAPPENED? Ward flicks the ball back in play. Outstanding effort under immense pressure. Slow delivery into the surface, Ellis pulls it uppishly towards cow corner. It was going over Ward's head but he does a heroic work to save the maximum
19.3 Aristides Karvelas to Nathan Ellis, SIX! ELLIS IS DOING IT WITH THE BAT! Pitched up and it's a half-volley, Ellis gets underneath the ball and lofts it straight over the bowler's head for a maximum
19.2 Aristides Karvelas to Nathan Ellis, nails the yorker angling in, Ellis digs it towards wide long-on for a couple
19.1 Aristides Karvelas to Nathan Ellis, FOUR! Pitched up angling into the pads, Ellis whips it behind square for a boundary
Surely that catch would seal the deal for the Sharks. Are we in for more drama?
19Ov162/8Score
4W10005 runs
Chris Wood*15 (12)
Nathan Ellis1 (1)
Tymal Mills1/26
18.6 Tymal Mills to Chris Wood, fuller and angling across off, Wood reaches for it but didn't get bat on ball again. Three dots in a row
18.5 Tymal Mills to Chris Wood, slow delivery angling across off-stump, Wood gives room to play away from the body but gets beaten
18.4 Tymal Mills to Chris Wood, slow delivery into the surface, Wood reaches for it but didn't get any contact
18.3 Tymal Mills to Nathan Ellis, slants the length delivery across off, Ellis opens the bat face to guide it wide of backward point. One run
18.2 Tymal Mills to Benny Howell, CATCH OF THE TOURNAMENT FOR SURE! STOP IT, CURRIE! On a good length outside leg-stump, Howell heaves it to the left of deep backward square. Currie runs sideways puts in a goal-esque dive and the ball clings onto it

Benny Howell c Currie b Mills 25 (14b, 4x4, 0x6)
18.1 Tymal Mills to Benny Howell, FOUR! Luck is in favour of the Hawks' batters. Slow yorker angling across, Howell skews an inside edge and it rolls to the left of the keeper and into the fence
18Ov157/7Score
41b014111 runs
Benny Howell*21 (12)
Chris Wood15 (9)
Bradley Currie3/26
17.6 Bradley Currie to Benny Howell, back of a length, punched down to sweeper cover for a single
17.5 Bradley Currie to Benny Howell, FOUR! Yorker length slanting across off, Howell carves it over backward point for a boundary