โ The Originals have pulverized the Brave โ- Twitter thrilled as Manchester Originals win big against Southern Brave
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The 18th match of the Hundred competition took place between the Southern Brave and the Manchester Originals. The match was held in Southampton at the Rose Bowl. Southern Brave won the toss and elected to bowl first. The Manchester Originals were out of the blocks quickly. The skipper Jos Butler scored a very good half-century off just 42 deliveries which consisted of 3 boundaries and 5 sixes.
Philip Salt also played a very good inning, while he opened the batting for Manchester, he scored 4 fours and a maximum. This ensured that the Manchester Originals had a good launch pad to go hard at the end and that is what exactly happened.
The man from the Caribbean Andre Russell tore into the bowling attack of Southern Brave and went berserk in the end. He scored a scintillating 64 runs off just 23 balls which consisted of 6 fours and 5 maximums. This gave a solid finish and the Originals finished on a massive 188-3 in their allotted 100 balls.
The bowling scorecard bore a sad reading for the Southern Brave as M Hogan and James Fuller were very expensive in their 20-ball spells, picking up just one wicket between them and giving away 48 runs and 37 runs, respectively.
In the second innings, It was always going to be a tough task for Southern Brave. The Batting was very poor from them as a side and the scorecard told the story. No one got going because of scoreboard pressure and they could not thwart a wonderful collective bowling performance from the Manchester Originals.
George Garton, who is known primarily as a bowler, top scored with the bat making 25 runs which contained 3 fours and 1 six. Barring Quinton De Kock, Ross Whiteley, and James Vince the skipper most of the other batters struggled to get into double figures.
The Originals bowlers were superb with the ball with Paul Walter picking up 3 scalps for 20 runs in his 15-ball spell. The Young South African sensation Tristian Stubbs picked up 2 wickets for just 12 runs in his short 10-ball spell.
Mathew Parkinson also picked up 2 wickets and conceded just 22 runs in his 19-ball spell. This was just a superb all-around performance from the Manchester Originals, who registered a big win over the Southern Brave.
Twitter was abuzz as Usual. We shall look at some of the reactions here-
Andre Russell and Jos Buttler smashed scintillating half-centuries as Manchester Originals crushed reigning Hundred champions Southern Brave by 68 runs at the Ageas Bowl on Thursday night.https://t.co/DFBuFjbhZr pic.twitter.com/EDzwTKzJgA
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Buttler, Salt set the tone upfront once again for Manchester Originals before Andre Russell went berserk at the end smashing 64* off just 23 balls ๐ฎ
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โ CricWick (@CricWick) August 18, 2022
MANCHESTER ORIGINALS WIN!
A supremely comfortable victory for Jos Buttler's side as they win by 68 runs โ and Southern Brave remain on only one win.
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Andre Russell has every reason to be happy! ๐
Manchester Originals are fast approaching victory after claiming three more Southern Brave wickets
Brave 93-7
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โจ Back-to-back wins for the Men in Black โ๏ธ
Manchester Originals made mincemeat of the defending champions Southern Brave tonight ๐#CricketTwitter #TheHundred pic.twitter.com/DyHFa6yWeX
โ CricWick (@CricWick) August 18, 2022
SIX, FOUR, SIX, FOUR, FOUR
What a final set, what an innings from Andre Russell who hit 64 not out from 23 balls!
Manchester Originals post 188-3 from their 100
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That about sums up Southern Brave's night! ๐ฉ
The defending champions remain seventh in the table after a big defeat to Manchester Originals โฌ๏ธ#BBCCricket #TheHundred
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Andre Russell scored 64 off just 23 balls and Manchester Originals have posted 188, the third-highest score in the competition this season. pic.twitter.com/tl99EoTceP
โ Priyanshu (@prianshuspalett) August 18, 2022
Andre Russell smashed 64 runs from just 23 balls including 6 fours and 5 Sixes for Manchester Originals in the Hundred league. His strike rate 278.26, What a beast. pic.twitter.com/gDQ6Ie8UWx
โ CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) August 19, 2022
Quickfire half-centuries from #AndreRussell and #JosButtler, backed up by a clinical bowling performance, helped Manchester Originals register their second victory on the bounce.https://t.co/ZWSBgePOoG
โ Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) August 19, 2022
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