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Overs: 14.5 RR: 8.49 vs spin: 7.71
vs seam: 9.06
RRR: 14.13
Overs: 20.0 RR: 9.95 vs spin: 9.60
vs seam: 8.64
Thu 25/05/23 Middlesex v Surrey at Lord's, Vitality Blast, Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
SURREY WIN Surrey won by 73 runs
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Middlesex v Surrey at Lord's, Vitality Blast, 25 May 2023 END OF MATCH
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Over 15. 6 runs. Bowler: Gus Atkinson. Middlesex: 126/10 (rr 8.49)
14.5
W
Atkinson to Cullen, OUT!
Cullen leaves the contest with 4. All out for 126 runs after 14.5 overs. Length ball on middle stump. Cullen flicks to long on and is caught by Overton.
14.4
FOUR! Gus Atkinson to Blake Cullen. No movement back of a length, outside off on the front foot driving well timed for 4 runs
14.3
W
Atkinson to Simpson, OUT!
Dismissed! Surrey need one more wicket. Simpson goes for 15 runs off 11 deliveries. Length ball on middle stump. Simpson drives to long on and is caught by Jacks.
14.2
Atkinson to Simpson, no run
Simpson pushes a back of a length ball on leg stump back to the bowler.
14.2
1ʷᵈ
Atkinson to Simpson, 1 wide
Short ball down leg. Simpson misses. Wide given.
14.1
1
Atkinson returns into the attack.
Atkinson to Helm, 1 run
Atkinson returns into the attack. Back of a length ball on off stump. Helm pulls to long on for one run.
Over 14. 4 runs. Bowler: Will Jacks. Middlesex: 120/8 (rr 8.57)
13.6
Jacks to Simpson, no run
Length ball outside off. Simpson drives to cover.
13.5
Will Jacks to Tom Helm. Off break length ball, middle stump down the pitch flick mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Laurie Evans
13.4
W
Jacks to Fernandes, OUT!
Fernandes is dispatched for 2. Eight wickets down for 119 runs after 13.4 overs. Fernandes attempts to drive and misses a yorker on off stump and is bowled. That's three wickets for Jacks at an economy of 6.0.
13.3
Jacks to Fernandes, no run
Length ball outside off. Fernandes misses.
13.2
1
Jacks to Simpson, 1 run
Simpson sweeps a length ball on off stump to deep mid wicket for one run.
13.1
2
Jacks continues.
Jacks to Simpson, 2 runs
Jacks continues. Half volley outside off. Simpson drives to long off for two runs. Middlesex need to get 82 runs from 41 balls.
Over 13. 8 runs. Bowler: Sunil Narine. Middlesex: 116/7 (rr 8.92)
12.6
Narine to Fernandes, no run
Narine delivers a half volley on off stump. Fernandes goes onto the front foot and drives to cover.
12.5
Sunil Narine to Nathan Fernandes. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot driving well timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Sean Abbott
12.4
W
Narine to Andersson, OUT!
Andersson departs for 4 runs. Andersson misses a length ball on off stump and is bowled.
12.3
1
Narine to Simpson, 1 run
Simpson pushes a length ball down leg to mid wicket for one run.
12.2
4
Narine to Simpson, FOUR!
Simpson pulls a length ball on leg stump for four.
12.1
1
Narine is on for another over.
Narine to Andersson, 1 run
Narine is on for another over. Andersson sweeps a length ball on off stump to deep backward square leg for one run.
Over 12. 8 runs. Bowler: Will Jacks. Middlesex: 108/6 (rr 9.0)
11.6
1
Jacks to Andersson, 1 run
Andersson works a length ball on leg stump to deep mid wicket for one run.
11.5
1
Jacks to Simpson, 1 run
Length ball on middle stump. Simpson works to deep mid wicket for one run.
11.4
4
Jacks to Simpson, FOUR!
Simpson sweeps a length ball on off stump for four.
11.3
1
Jacks to Andersson, 1 run
Andersson drives a half volley on off stump for one run.
11.2
Jacks to Andersson, no run
Andersson glances a length ball on off stump.
11.1
1
Jacks continues.
Jacks to Simpson, 1 run
Jacks continues. Simpson reverse sweeps a length ball on off stump to backward point for one run.
Over 11. 7 runs. Bowler: Sunil Narine. Middlesex: 100/6 (rr 9.09)
10.6
Sunil Narine to John Simpson. Off break length ball, leg stump on the front foot flick mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Gus Atkinson
10.5
1
Narine to Andersson, 1 run
Narine delivers a length ball on middle stump. Andersson works to deep mid wicket for one run.
10.4
Narine to Andersson, no run
Length ball outside off. Andersson fails to make contact. Tight over so far from Narine.
10.3
Sunil Narine to Martin Andersson. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed to mid wicket for no run, fielded by Sam Curran
10.2
W
Narine to Holden, OUT!
Out. The stumps are rattled. Holden goes having got to 43 runs off 23 deliveries. Holden tries to sweep and misses a length ball on middle stump and is bowled.
10.2
1ʷᵈ
Narine to Holden, 1 wide
That is a wide. Length ball down leg. Holden misses an attempted glance.
10.1
4
Simpson, left-handed bat, is next in. Narine is back on.
Narine to Holden, FOUR!
Simpson, left-handed bat, is next in. Narine is back on. Length ball on off stump. Holden drives for four.
Over 10. 5 runs. Bowler: Will Jacks. Middlesex: 93/5 (rr 9.3)
9.6
W
Jacks to Hollman, OUT!
Hollman is out. Batter goes for a duck. After 10 overs that's 93/5 now. Hollman attempts to sweep and misses a length ball on leg stump and is bowled.
9.5
Hollman, left-handed bat, comes to the middle.
Jacks to Hollman, no run
Hollman, left-handed bat, comes to the middle. First ball out in the middle for the new batter. Length ball on off stump. Hollman tries a sweep but misses.
9.4
W
Jacks to Higgins, OUT!
Higgins is back in the pavilion having got to just 7. That's a big wicket. Length ball on middle stump. Higgins slogs to long on and is caught by Evans. Batter is walking having failed to make an impact with the bat.
9.3
1
Jacks to Holden, 1 run
Holden cuts a length ball outside off to cover for one run.
9.2
4
Jacks to Holden, FOUR!
Length ball outside off. Holden sweeps to deep square leg for four. Misfielded by Abbott. Holden looks to be in a vendetta kind of mood.
9.1
Jacks, right-arm spin, comes on.
Jacks to Holden, no run
Jacks, right-arm spin, comes on. Holden cuts a length ball outside off to short third.
Over 9. 8 runs. Bowler: Tom Lawes. Middlesex: 88/3 (rr 9.78)
8.6
1
Lawes to Holden, 1 run
Holden drives a yorker on off stump for one run.
8.5
1
Lawes to Higgins, 1 run
Lawes delivers a length ball outside off. Higgins scoops to short fine leg for one run.
8.5
1ʷᵈ
Lawes to Higgins, 1 wide
Higgins leaves a half volley wide outside off. That is a wide.
8.4
1ˡᵇ
Lawes to Holden, 1 leg bye
Back of a length ball on leg stump. Holden misses. Run out attempt by Lawes but missed the stumps. Leg bye taken. Fielder can't find the target.
8.3
Lawes to Holden, no run
Length ball on leg stump. Holden misses an attempted pull.
8.2
4
Lawes to Holden, FOUR!
Holden drives a length ball on off stump for four. Quality knock by Holden who goes to 33 runs from 15 balls.
8.1
Lawes, right-arm pace, is introduced.
Lawes to Holden, no run
Lawes, right-arm pace, is introduced. Surrey were bleeding runs in the previous over. Here's Lawes. This over gets off to a better start for the fielding side with no run. Back of a length ball on off stump. Holden tries a pull but misses. This is better by Surrey. Forcing the run-rate back a bit.
Over 8. 11 runs. Bowler: Sunil Narine. Middlesex: 80/3 (rr 10.0)
7.6
Narine to Higgins, no run
Higgins defends a length ball on off stump to backward point. Decent over for Middlesex but they still have their backs to the wall.
7.5
Narine to Higgins, no run
Length ball on leg stump. Higgins reverse sweeps to backward point.
7.4
1
Narine to Holden, 1 run
Half volley outside off. Holden drives to long off for one run.
7.3
4
Narine to Holden, FOUR!
Length ball outside off. Holden sweeps for four.
7.2
Narine to Holden, no run
Length ball outside off. Holden reverse sweeps to short third.
7.1
6
Narine to continue.
Narine to Holden, SIX!
Narine to continue. Narine continues with this spell having just gone for runs in their last over. This one starts rather ignominiously with a big hit. Holden slog-sweeps a length ball outside off for six. Holden moves to 24.
Over 7. 8 runs. Bowler: Sean Abbott. Middlesex: 69/3 (rr 9.86)
6.6
1
Abbott to Holden, 1 run
Holden pulls a short ball down leg to deep backward square leg for one run.
6.5
1
Abbott to Higgins, 1 run
Higgins pulls a back of a length ball outside off to long on for one run.
6.4
1
Abbott to Holden, 1 run
Abbott bowls a length ball down leg. Holden flicks to deep mid wicket for one run.
6.3
1
Abbott to Higgins, 1 run
Length ball outside off. Higgins goes onto the back foot and pulls to deep square leg for one run.
6.2
FOUR! Sean Abbott to Ryan Higgins. No movement back of a length, outside off on the back foot cut well timed for 4 runs
6.1
W
Abbott returns.
Abbott to Malan, OUT!
Abbott returns. The fielding team is on fire at the start of this over. Malan's role goes no further, ending a 18-ball innings of 30 runs. Length ball on off stump. Malan flicks to deep mid wicket and is caught by Overton.
Over 6. 11 runs. Bowler: Sunil Narine. Middlesex: 61/2 (rr 10.17)
5.6
Narine to Holden, no run
Narine bowls a length ball outside off. Holden fails to make contact. Middlesex have got a 23% chance of getting these runs.
5.5
1
Narine to Malan, 1 run
Malan drives a length ball on off stump to cover for one run. Crowd-pleasing stuff from Malan whose 30 off 17 balls has added an extra 17 to the projected score.
5.4
2
Narine to Malan, 2 runs
Narine delivers a length ball on leg stump. Malan reverse sweeps for two runs.
5.3
4
Narine to Malan, FOUR!
Malan drives a length ball on off stump for four.
5.2
4
Narine to Malan, FOUR!
Runs here. Malan reverse sweeps a length ball on leg stump for four. That moves Malan to 23 runs having faced 14 balls. Middlesex are going at 10.1 runs per over.
5.1
Narine, right-arm spin, is introduced into the attack.
Narine to Malan, no run
Narine, right-arm spin, is introduced into the attack. This over gets off to a better start for the fielding side with no run. Malan flicks a length ball on middle stump to square leg. This is better by Surrey. No run.
Over 5. 16 runs. Bowler: Sam Curran. Middlesex: 50/2 (rr 10.0)
4.6
4
Sam Curran to Holden, FOUR!
Fifty up now for Middlesex. Holden pulls a short ball on leg stump for four.
4.5
Sam Curran to Holden, no run
Short ball on leg stump. Holden misses a pull.
4.4
4
Sam Curran to Holden, FOUR!
Holden pulls a back of a length ball on middle stump for four.
4.3
1
Sam Curran to Malan, 1 run
Length ball on middle stump. Malan goes down the pitch and flicks to deep backward square leg for one run.
4.2
1
Sam Curran to Holden, 1 run
Half volley on leg stump. Holden flicks to deep backward square leg for one run.
4.1
6
Sam Curran returns.
Sam Curran to Holden, SIX!
Sam Curran returns. Length ball outside off. Holden drives for six.
Over 4. 8 runs. Bowler: Gus Atkinson. Middlesex: 34/2 (rr 8.5)
3.6
6
Atkinson to Malan, SIX!
Six-hit bookmarks the end of the over. Malan cuts a short ball outside off for six.
3.5
Gus Atkinson to Max Holden. No movement full toss, outside off on the front foot scoopped mis-timed to third man for 1 run, fielded by Laurie Evans
3.4
W
Atkinson to Cracknell, OUT!
Cracknell departs with 12 runs from 10 balls. Atkinson bowls a back of a length ball on middle stump. Cracknell pulls to deep backward square leg and is caught by Clark.
3.3
Atkinson to Cracknell, no run
Back of a length ball on off stump. Cracknell misses an attempted cut.
3.2
1
Atkinson to Malan, 1 run
Malan late cuts a length ball on off stump to backward point for one run.
3.1
Atkinson to continue.
Atkinson to Malan, no run
Atkinson to continue. Malan will be looking to add to the runs. This over starts with a dot ball. Back of a length ball on middle stump. Malan misses a cut. This is better by Surrey. Forcing the run-rate back a touch.
Over 3. 14 runs. Bowler: Sean Abbott. Middlesex: 26/1 (rr 8.67)
2.6
1
Abbott to Malan, 1 run
Malan flicks a length ball on off stump to deep backward square leg for one run.
2.5
Abbott to Malan, no run
Malan flicks a length ball on off stump back to the bowler.
2.4
1
Abbott to Cracknell, 1 run
Pace off results in the single. Slower ball outside off. Cracknell goes onto the back foot and pulls for one run.
2.3
6
Abbott to Cracknell, SIX!
Cracknell flicks a length ball on middle stump for six. That ball goes all the way.
2.3
1ʷᵈ
Abbott to Cracknell, 1 wide
Length ball on leg stump. Cracknell fails to make contact. That is a wide.
2.2
1
Abbott to Malan, 1 run
Malan flicks a length ball on middle stump to deep square leg for one run.
2.1
4
Abbott, right-arm pace, comes on.
Abbott to Malan, FOUR!
Abbott, right-arm pace, comes on. Malan flicks a length ball on middle stump for four.
Over 2. 6 runs. Bowler: Gus Atkinson. Middlesex: 12/1 (rr 6.0)
1.6
Atkinson to Cracknell, no run
Cracknell pulls a back of a length ball on middle stump back to the bowler. 6 from the over, 12/1 after 2 overs. Middlesex's run-rate is 6.0; they need 10.4 runs per over to win.
1.5
Atkinson to Cracknell, no run
Atkinson bowls a length ball outside off. Cracknell tries a drive but misses.
1.4
1
Atkinson to Malan, 1 run
Malan drives a length ball on off stump to deep cover for one run.
1.4
1ʷᵈ
Atkinson to Malan, 1 wide
Wide given. Back of a length ball down leg. Malan misses a glance.
1.3
4
Atkinson to Malan, FOUR!
Malan gets in on the chase and joins the party after 3 balls. Malan drives a length ball on off stump for four.
1.2
Atkinson to Malan, no run
Back of a length ball on middle stump. Malan fails to make contact.
1.1
Atkinson, right-arm pace, comes on.
Atkinson to Malan, no run
Atkinson, right-arm pace, comes on. Next batter is up now. Malan drives a length ball on off stump to backward point. Middlesex's RPO is 5.1 - they need 10.3 runs per over to win.
Over 1. 6 runs. Bowler: Sam Curran. Middlesex: 6/1 (rr 6.0)
0.6
4
Sam Curran to Cracknell, FOUR!
Back of a length ball on middle stump. Cracknell pulls for four.
0.5
Malan, right-handed bat, is next in.
Sam Curran to Cracknell, no run
Malan, right-handed bat, is next in. Length ball on middle stump. Cracknell flicks to mid wicket.
0.4
W
Sam Curran to Eskinazi, OUT!
Excitement immediately in this. There's a mix-up here. Eskinazi doesn't get to the crease in time. Run out. Eskinazi drives a half volley on off stump to cover. Run out by direct hit by Atkinson. Eskinazi unsuccessfully reviews the run out decision.
0.3
1
Sam Curran to Cracknell, 1 run
Length ball down leg. Cracknell flicks to deep backward square leg for one run.
0.2
Sam Curran to Joe Cracknell. No movement half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to mid on for no run, fielded by Tom Curran
0.1
Sam Curran to Stevie Eskinazi. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to cover for 1 run, fielded by Gus Atkinson
Over 20. 3 runs. Bowler: Tom Helm. Surrey: 199/6 (rr 9.95)
19.6
Tom Helm to Jordan Clark. No movement yorker, leg stump on the front foot flick mis-timed to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Joe Cracknell
19.5
W
Helm to Evans, OUT!
Pace off and success here. Evans is out having got to just 1. Slower ball on middle stump. Evans drives to long on and is caught by Higgins.
19.4
Tom Helm to Jamie Smith. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Luke Hollman
19.3
W
Helm to Overton, OUT!
Goes with pace off. Overton is out with a score of 10 runs. Helm delivers a slower ball outside off. Overton drives to deep cover and is caught by Malan.
19.2
Tom Helm to Laurie Evans. No movement half volley, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Max Holden
19.1
W
Helm resumes.
Helm to Sam Curran, OUT!
Helm resumes. The last Helm over was costly. This one starts with a scalp. Sam Curran is out having looked to be in a rich vein of form. Going at this attack for 47 balls to get to 68 runs. Short ball down leg. Sam Curran pulls to deep backward square leg and is caught by Cullen.
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