14/08Result
28th Match (N), The Hundred Men's Competition at London, Aug 14 2021
Invincibles won by 2 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Laurie Evans
Laurie EvansOval Invincibles (Men)
14/08Result
28th Match (N), The Hundred Men's Competition at London, Aug 14 2021
Invincibles won by 2 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Laurie Evans
Laurie EvansOval Invincibles (Men)

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | OI-M: 147/8 | RR: 7.73

  • Laurie Evans67 (37b)
  • Reece Topley0 (0b)
  • Blake Cullen3.5-0-35-1
  • Brad Wheal3.5-0-23-2

9.50 pm: Well that's that for the Hundred action today. Invincibles have shot up to second on the points table. We have just the final round of league games remaining and it's going to be mighty exciting. Till then, this is Saurabh Somani, signing off on behalf of Hemant, Chandan and Ranjith.

Laurie Evans: Nice to get running in the tournament. Lot of guys have been putting in performances, so it's nice to finally arrive. I suppose been playing this game a while and I take pride in finishing games off. (nerves?) Yeah! I missed out on a few full tosses, so I was glad to put that last one away. Home advantage is huge, I want to thank everyone for coming out. Great to see the tournament thriving as it should.

9.45 pm: Evans ends with 67 off 37, having played a blinder. Came in with wickets having fallen, and teed off with one brilliant shot after another. His stand with Will Jacks was brilliant, but he had to stay and take the team home when Jacks was out, and wickets kept falling. Didn't matter to Evans, who stuck to his game, and finished off the chase. Brilliant, brilliant hand.

18.5
6
Cullen to Evans, SIX, Evans has finished it off in style. He had mis-timed a few after playing pristinely, and finally nails one again. Booming swing of the bat and the ball flies over long-on, a long way over. Nerves? what nerves? Evans has taken Invincibles one step closer to qualification
18.4
W
Cullen to Evans, 1 run, OUT, Saqib is run out at the bowler's end trying to get Evans on strike. Full toss again, and he's going so hard at them he's losing shape and timing. This is to long-on and there's never a two there.

S Mahmood run out 1 (5m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

18.3
1
Cullen to Mahmood, 1 run, dug in short and he swivels to pull this with nonchalant force to deep square leg. Top drawer shot, but only a single for it.

now Mahmood on strike.

18.2
1
Cullen to Evans, 1 run, another low full toss outside off and he goes really hard at it, can't time it well, one bounce to long-off
18.2
4nb
Cullen to Evans, (no ball) 2 runs, low full toss outside off and he leathers it over extra cover, who's leaping up but can't get fingers to it. Sweeper does well to run to his left and dive to stop the ball but the bowler has over-stepped No-ball and free hit coming up.
18.1
0
Cullen to Evans, no run, nicely done, yorker on off, and he can only bottom-edge it back to the bowler

Spirit are hanging in there. 13 off 10 needed, and Evans is losing support at the other end.

END OF OVER:
18 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | OI-M: 134/7 (13 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 7.44, RRR: 6.50)

  • Laurie Evans57 (32b)
  • Brad Wheal3.5-0-23-2
  • Mason Crane3.5-0-22-1
17.5
W
Wheal to Curran, OUT, moves well across to slog sweep and loses his stumps. Not the best choice of shot perhaps. He had moved so far across all three stumps were exposed, and once you do that, you have to lay bat on ball. He misses connecting and the ball homes in on the stumps.

TK Curran b Wheal 8 (9m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 114.28

17.4
0
Wheal to Curran, no run, short ball, latched on to that with a fierce pull and kept it down - but straight to short midwicket. Valuable dot ball
17.3
1
Wheal to Evans, 1 run, too full on the pads, flicked to deep square leg
17.2
0
Wheal to Evans, no run, yorker on off, Evans mis-read that and had to jam it back to the bowler's left
17.1
1
Wheal to Curran, 1 run, back of a length on the stumps, whips it off his thigh pad to fine leg

Still run a ball and Crane is bowled out now. Should Morgan have given him a 10 first up when he struck in his first five?

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs | OI-M: 132/6 (15 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 7.76, RRR: 5.00)

  • Tom Curran7 (4b)
  • Laurie Evans56 (30b)
  • Mason Crane3.5-0-22-1
  • Blake Cullen2.5-0-22-1
16.5
0
Crane to Curran, no run, goes right back and clips it off his pads to midwicket
16.4
1
Crane to Evans, 1 run, good length on leg stump, spinning across, he's hanging on the back foot and pushes at it with hard hands, but gets it past the bowler
16.3
1
Crane to Curran, 1 run, pushes at this length ball outside off, half steers it to short third man
16.2
2
Crane to Curran, 2 runs, tossed up outside off, fuller length, Curran has a big swipe at it, manages to get enough to clear extra cover in the circle.
16.1
1
Crane to Evans, 1 run, length ball outside off, turning away, slapped through cover

Run a ball now. 20 off 20. Crane is back.

END OF OVER:
16 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | OI-M: 127/6 (20 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 7.93, RRR: 5.00)

  • Tom Curran4 (1b)
  • Laurie Evans54 (28b)
  • Blake Cullen2.5-0-22-1
  • Brad Wheal2.5-0-21-1
15.5
4
Cullen to Curran, FOUR, amazing shot first up. Cullen was going for the yorker again, can't get it right, it's a leg-stump half volley and Curran calmly uses wrists to flick it forward of square for a boundary

Tom Curran is the new man.

15.4
W
Cullen to Blake, OUT, yorked him. Inch perfect leg-stump yorker, Blake was making room to free his arms, can't do anything about that, and stumps are rearranged.

AJ Blake b Cullen 1 (9m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

15.3
1
Cullen to Evans, 1 run, length on the pads, pushed to midwicket
15.2
4
Cullen to Evans, FOUR, inside edge goes for four and that's fifty for Evans. Bit of an anti-climactic shot to get there after the brilliant ones he's played all through. Full on off, went hard at it, got the inside edge that ran past the stumps, and very fine.
15.1
0
Cullen to Evans, no run, full on off, driven inside out, top hand comes off the handle. Short cover is in place so no run

29 off 25. Evans on 49 off 25. Can Cullen stop him?

END OF OVER:
15 | 9 Runs | OI-M: 118/5 (29 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 7.86, RRR: 5.80)

  • Laurie Evans49 (25b)
  • Alex Blake1 (1b)
  • Brad Wheal2.5-0-21-1
  • Ravi Bopara0.5-0-5-1
14.5
0
Wheal to Evans, no run, beaten outside off. Keeps it very close to the stumps and Evans tried to steer it fine, can't lay bat on it
14.4
4
Wheal to Evans, FOUR, magnificent. Full outside off, he unfurls an exquisite cover drive. Hit elegantly but also pinged like a rocket off the bat.
14.4
1w
Wheal to Evans, 1 wide, bad line ot bowl when a slip has come in, strays down legside. He can't connect with the glance but it's a wide

slip comes in after that edge.

Invincibles 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st7JJ RoyWG Jacks
2nd4SP NarineWG Jacks
3rd3CA IngramWG Jacks
4th38SW BillingsWG Jacks
5th57LJ EvansWG Jacks
6th14AJ BlakeLJ Evans
7th11LJ EvansTK Curran
8th7LJ EvansS Mahmood
9th6LJ EvansRJW Topley