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Match Details
LS vs OI 28th Match, The Hundred 2021
OI
147-895b
Oval Invincibles won by 2 wickets
LS
100b146-7
Player of the Match
Laurie Evans
Oval Invincibles67(37)
OI - 2nd Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 25 Balls | 38 | 32 | 50 Balls | 66 | 78 | 75 Balls | 112 | 118 |
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LS - 1st Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 25 Balls | 35 | 35 | 50 Balls | 149 | 58 | 75 Balls | 93 | 112 | 100 Balls | 147 | 146 |
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Laurie Evans: Very good. It is nice to get running in the tournament, lot of guys have been putting in performances, so nice to finally arrive. I take pride in finishing games of cricket and that's what you can do. I had to get the last one away, I missed out on a few full-tosses and Toppers [Topley] calm head at the other end just said smack it. Home advantage is huge and thanks everyone for coming out. It is great to see the tournament thrive.
Laurie Evans has been named as the 'Man of the Match' for his unbeaten 67-run knock
Ravi Bopara eventually got rid of Will Jacks but Oval only required a little over a run a ball at that point. Just when everything looked plain sailing, Blake Cullen removed Alex Blake with a searing yorker before Brad Wheal castled Tom Curran. London Spirit sneaked in slightly by running out Saqib Mahmood too but Laurie Evans held his nerve and smashed Cullen's last ball for a maximum to seal the match.
Despite the early wickets, Will Jacks took the attack to the opposition while Sam Billings was looking to settle in. Mason Crane didn't allow Billings to make it big as the leg-spinner removed him for just nine runs. This is when Laurie Evans came in and stitched a match-winning 57-run partnership. Evans, in particular, was a treat to watch as he went inside-out repeatedly against Van der Merwe. The duo kept the pressure on by targeting David Wiese too as the medium-pacer was taken for 20 runs off his ten balls.
What an exciting finish to the London Derby here although London Spirit slump to yet another defeat. This is their fifth loss in seven matches. Oval with a fine two-wicket win with five balls to spare. Defending 147 for victory, Roelof van der Merwe gave them the ideal start as he removed Jason Roy and Sunil Narine cheaply. Colin Ingram didn't stay for long either as he dragged a Brad Wheal delivery as Oval slipped to 14-3
19th Five
Oval Invincibles
147/8
Laurie Evans
67(37)
Reece Topley
0(0)
Blake Cullen
1-35(20 b)
95b B Cullen to L Evans
6 SIX!!!!!! WHAT A WAY TO FINISH IT OFF!! Full-toss, Evans lofts it over long-on for a maximum. He has single-handedly won this chase for Oval Invincibles here
94b B Cullen to L Evans
W WICKET!! Full-toss outside-off, Evans drives it to long-on and looks to come back for a double. However, the throw from the deep is superb and Cullen collects the balls to whip the bails. Saqib Mahmood has to walk back to the hut here!
93b B Cullen to S Mahmood
1 Short delivery, Saqib pulls it to deep square-leg where the fielder almost fumbles. Single taken
92b B Cullen to L Evans
1 Full-toss outside-off, Evans mis-times the lofted drive to long-off for a single
92b B Cullen to L Evans
2nb Full-toss outside-off, Evans drives it to deep extra-cover where the fielder covers a lot of ground to his right and pushes it to a team-mate. Two runs taken while a no-ball is also called
91b B Cullen to L Evans
0 Full and slow outside-off, Evans plays it back to the bowler. 13 runs required off nine balls now
New batsman on crease
Career
Saqib Mahmood
24 yrs
Best
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- MATCHES5
- RUNS1
- SR50.00
- AVG1.00
18th Five
Oval Invincibles
134/7
Laurie Evans
57(32)
Bradley Wheal
2-23(20 b)
90b B Wheal to T Curran
W WICKET!! Is there a twist in this tale here? Tom Curran shows his cards early and moves to the off-side. He tries to scoop it but Wheal bowls it on the middle-stump and the batsmen misses it. BOWLED!!
89b B Wheal to T Curran
0 Short outside-off, Curran pulls it to mid-wicket. No run. Valuable dot delivery here
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