WATCH: Nicholas Pooran hits bull’s eye to edge out Matthew Hurst in The Hundred 2024

On Sunday (August 4), the Northern Supercharger scored a 14-run victory against Manchester Originals in the middle 2024 Men’s Century at Headingley. Origins decided to bowl first after winning the toss. The decision seemed promising as Fazalhaq Farooqi you beat them with the first ball of the match.

Northern Supercharger innings

Despite the early setback, the Superchargers are slowly rebuilding their innings. Graham Clark and the captain Harry Brook led a 50-plus joint recovery. Brook, showing his explosive style of batting, scored 58 off just 33 balls, pacing the innings before being caught by. Scott Currie during the trip. The middle order provided strong blows, but the Original bowlers managed to fight till the end, restricting the Superchargers to 167/5 in total.

Answer by Manchester Originals

In response, Origins started fast, because of their captain Phil Salt again Matthew Hurst. The two put together a 90-run opening partnership, laying a solid foundation for the chase. Salt played a fast innings, scoring 40 off 27 balls, while Hurst top-scored with 78 off 45 balls. Their strong batting first put Origins in a strong position to change this point.

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The turning point and the exit of Matty Hurst

However, the momentum changed dramatically after a strong opening stand. The Origins innings faltered, dropping from 90/1 to 128/4. Bowling performance with discipline from Mitchell Santner, who said 2/23, played an important role in this downward spiral. The most important moment came in the 87th ball there Matty Potts bowled a brilliant yorker Sikandar Raza. In an attempt to steal a quick hit from the batsmen during the LBW appeal, Nicholas Pooran, the whistler, showed presence of mind and collected the ball and threw it down the stumps, leading to Hurst’s dismissal. Hurst, who was new to his position, left after a stellar 78 innings.

Here is the video:

Come for the brilliant yorker, stay for the best result! 😮🎯#Hundred pic.twitter.com/fUSyTwIVf3

– Hundred (@hundred) August 4, 2024

Last win in The Hundred 2024

This crucial period left Origins needing 29 runs from 13 balls, a difficult task without their leading scorer at the crease.. After Hurst’s departure, the Originals struggled to close the gap, eventually falling short of their target. This defeat left them winless and sinking to the bottom of the table. In contrast, the Superchargers, buoyed by their back-to-back wins, have moved up to third place.

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