Hundred: Souths Braves top table as Jonny Bairstow wins Joe Root duel, Wales Flames win | Cricket News

Southern Warriors beat Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston to top the men’s hundred, while Jonny Bairstow beat his long-time team-mate Joe Root in a battle of England stars .

The Braves finished with a 169-2 mark, their second-highest total so far this season, despite a stellar inning from Phoenix’s Ben Duckett, who outscored his team’s Two out of three, but ultimately enough to win the game.

James Vince and Alex Davies got the visitors off to a good start, scoring 31 runs in the powerplay, after Phoenix skipper Moeen Ali won the toss and elected to bowl, before Sean Sean Abbott scored 81 off 45 balls with a five-wicket haul of 22.

Davies was caught by Jacob Bethell and Benny Howell was caught, while Leus du Plooy could only muster from nine Nine before being caught by Bethel.

But from then on, Vince and Kieron Pollard started bowling and Vince scored 90 runs in 47 balls with 6 fours and 6 sixes, his highest score of the season (until Duckett later surpassed it) while Pollard hit 38 from 22 overs.

No bowler escaped punishment and Moeen’s 10 for 10 was the most economical return.

In response, Duckett seemed to have planned to win the game on his own as he scored a half-century off 21 balls as Phoenix reached 92 for 1 off 49 balls and the game was definitely in the balance.

But led by Chris Jordan’s tight attack (Liam Livingstone), the Braves took 5 wickets and scored 5 runs in 18 balls, effectively Locking the game, they had a series of wins over Jordan, Craig Overton, Jofra Archer, Akeal Hosein and
Taymar Mills proved to be too good.

While Duckett hit eight fours and five sixes in his 92-run knock, the rest of the team hit just four fours in total.

Man of the Match: James Vince

“It’s a great group of players who perform well at the right time.”

Bairstow beats teammate Root

Bairstow edged Root against his England and Yorkshire teammates as the Wales Flames beat the Trent Rockets in a thrilling encounter at a raucous Trent Bridge.

The Rockets looked like the favorites for much of the game until the dramatic final moments, when a series of great outfield catches by the Flames swung the game in their favor. David Payne and Harris Lauf then played the final set to seal the victory by four points.

In a brilliant final, four wickets fell in the last 10 balls, with Rashid Khan – the first of four – becoming the successor to Root. ) was the second Rockets batsman to be bowled out after having been bowled out for 17 balls earlier in a hilarious manner through brilliant pitching.

Sam Hain was involved in both overs and although he remained unbeaten at the death, his 26-ball 22 was not enough to get the job done.

When the Fire were asked to bat first, Bairstow was the smoothest of all the batsmen in the field and his 45-ball 55 proved to be a standout knock in a game where spin dominated.

His match against Root was one of many subplots, with Root bowling a series of round-arm drives around the wicket and scoring just 19 runs in his 20-ball quota that the Fire set up for them at the stadium One of the many subplots of fighting for every cent you can pick up.

They were well on their way to 129-6, but with Root’s excellent response after a brisk start from Alex Hales and Tom Banton, the Rockets looked to be in control. A win would move them to the top of the standings; instead, the Fire are back at it thanks to this remarkable return.

Man of the Match: Jonny Bairstow

“We’ve had a few close games and it’s games like this where it brings out different qualities in different players, especially the way our bowlers finish the game and the way Abbes [Tom Abell] Serve as captain – be brave when needed.

“On the pitch it’s always handy if you can get two outs. The bowlers don’t have to get two wickets and the fielding from all the boys has been exemplary. We’ve had a few defeats but no one has can do this.

During the match against his good friend Root, “He had it in the bottle, didn’t he! He didn’t even throw one away! Before he came on I said to him, ‘Here it is me or you’,” continued Coming down I saw him bowling lower than Malinga!

What’s next?

The Hundred continues on Sunday with four matches. spirit of london and oval invincible The women’s match starts at 11am and the men’s match at 2.30pm, with both matches being shown live on Sky Sports Cricket.

northern supercharger and Manchester original The women’s match will also take place on Sky Sports Mix at 2.30pm, while the men’s match will take place on Sky Sports Cricket at 6pm. Live broadcast of more than 100 sports events through NOW.