The riveting action in the Hundred 2022 continued on Thursday as Oval Invincibles and Northern Superchargers went head-to-head against each other at the Kennington Oval. The Jason Roy-led side won the toss and decided to field first. Their openers Adam Lyth and captain Faf Du Plessis walked out to open the innings for the Superchargers.
Lyth looked in fine touch right from the word go as he began plundering boundaries with ease. Du Plessis struggled at the other end and couldn’t get himself going before finally getting out to Sam Curran after scoring nine off ten balls.
After losing their first wicket, Lyth continued his aggressive strokeplay as the other batters played second fiddle to him. The bowlers just didn’t have any answer to his scintillating shots as he kept on finding boundaries. Lyth was finally dismissed after scoring a brilliant 79 off 33 balls on the score of 117 after 72 balls.
Courtesy of his breathtaking innings, the Superchargers managed to reach a total of 157 runs in their allotted 100 balls for the loss of seven wickets. Sunil Narine was the pick of the bowlers who picked up three wickets for 11 runs in 20 balls.
The Invincibles’ chase began in the worst possible manner as they lost their captain Jason Roy on the second ball of their innings. After Roy departed on a duck, Sunil Narine and Rilee Rossouw also went back to the pavilion quickly and the Invincibles were left reeling at 21/3. Jordan Cox and Sam Curran came together at the crease and decided to take their team out of misery by adding 67 runs for the fourth wicket.
A miscommunication ended their partnership as Jordan Cox’s innings ended after scoring 48 off 29 balls. After losing his partner, Sam Curran went berserk and launched an all-out attack on the Superchargers as he added 42 runs for the sixth wicket along with Hilton Cartwright who only contributed five runs in the partnership. Sam Curran was finally dismissed for a well-made 60 off 39 balls with his team requiring 21 off 11 balls for a win.
Sam’s brother Tom Curran made sure that his brother’s innings doesn’t go in vain as he provided a terrific finish to the chase by scoring 18 off 7 balls taking his team to victory with 3 balls left. Sam Curran was awarded Player of the Match for his incredible knock and picking up a wicket.
RESULT | The Hundred 2022
Match 09: Oval Invincibles vs Northern Superchargers#Jeetbuzz #Cricket #Sports #TheHundred #Result #OvalInvincibles #NorthernSuperchargers pic.twitter.com/2hn7BYirbG— JeetBuzz (@jeetbuzz) August 12, 2022
RESULT | The Hundred 2022
Match 09: Oval Invincibles vs Northern Superchargers#Baji #Sports #Cricket #TheHundred #Result #OvalInvincibles #NorthernSuperchargers pic.twitter.com/kTkkHtg2Us— Baji Pakistan (@BajiPakistan) August 12, 2022
CricWick: Sam Curran's 39-ball 60 guided Oval Invincibles to a three-wicket win over Northern Superchargers #TheHundred https://t.co/JyQNSBl2gs
— Omar Eziz Khan (@omareziz) August 12, 2022
CricWick: ? @CurranSM is the Match Hero for his excellent all-round performance for Oval Invincibles today ?#TheHundred #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/ccGQFmtd6k
— Omar Eziz Khan (@omareziz) August 12, 2022
CricWick: ? Cox, Curran brothers took Oval Invincibles home with three wickets to spare in another nail-biting contest ??#TheHundred #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/AbP9qI8VRc
— Omar Eziz Khan (@omareziz) August 12, 2022
Lyth hits ignition as tournament catches fire with first double-header
Men's teams do their bit on the undercard as Oval Invincibles snatch victory in tight finish.
— Jaya Suriyan (@jayasuriyan5555) August 12, 2022
Curran is the hero as he steers Oval Invincibles to three-wicket victory over Northern Superchargers https://t.co/ufKwJF4at2
— 9 Breaking News (@9breakingn) August 12, 2022
Brothers Sam Curran and Tom Curran both starred with the bat as Oval Invincibles fought back from a poor start to successfully chase 158 against Northern Superchargers.
— Michelle Snyder (@Michell30190719) August 12, 2022
Curran is the hero as he steers Oval Invincibles to three-wicket victory over Northern Superchargers https://t.co/p23AbgVrd0
— Nix Olympia News (@NixOlympiaNews) August 11, 2022
Sunil Narine showing everyone exactly why he’s still one of the best out there with quite astounding figures of 3 wickets and just 11 runs from 20 balls.
Still surplus to West Indies’ requirements though, bewilderingly! ????
— David R Hall (@DavidRHall87) August 11, 2022
