END OF OVER:20 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | NSC-M: 200/5 | RR: 10.00
- Brydon Carse4 (1b)
- John Simpson71 (28b)
- Lockie Ferguson3.5-0-37-2
- Steven Finn2.5-0-51-2
8.18pm: And breathe. One of the worst bowling and fielding performances I've seen in professional short-form cricket, and I've watched my fair share of games... but don't let that detract from an extraordinary knock of 71 not out off 28 from John Simpson. Superchargers were missing two key batters in Harry Brook and Adam Lyth due to Covid and lost three wickets in the first 34 balls with a lineup short on batting depth. But after a brief rebuild through Vilas and Thompson, they absolutely teed off, and ended up becoming the first team to rack up 200 in the Hundred. PDP will be here for the chase shortly.
Aston Dow: "That's 240 in a T20.... "
Sam K: "Funniest game I have watched in years"
"Great fun to get 200," John Simpson tells Sky. "It's been an electric atmosphere so hopefully we can do it justice with the ball. I was born and bred in Lancashire so it feels quite strange... [Finn] He's a very good friend of mine but we're both professionals... We're going to have to field better than they did!"
Sampath from ESPNcricinfo's stats team has this: "John Simpson moved to 71 off 28 from 25 off 13 between Dane Vilas' 30th and 31st ball."
Prasu: "S.Finn thought 2015 WC vs NZ was his worst bowling spell, this just took over that."
Partnership was 90 off 36, and Vilas barely went at a run a ball!
DJ Vilas b Ferguson 36 (60m 31b 4x4 0x6) SR: 116.12
Adam: "First 200 incoming!!"
Ferguson to finish up. Round the wicket. 29 off Finn's last five balls!
END OF OVER:19 | 29 Runs | NSC-M: 191/4 | RR: 10.05
- John Simpson66 (25b)
- Dane Vilas36 (30b)
- Steven Finn2.5-0-51-2
- Lockie Ferguson2.5-0-28-1
Originals are past the cut-off time, so Brathwaite needs to bring another fielder inside the ring. Katich looks on with a stern face in the dugout. Highest team total of the Hundred, with six balls left....