Men’s Hundred | Twitter reacts to Pooran blitz empower Superchargers into top three contention

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BySportsCafe Desk, SportsCafe Editor

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Northern Superchargers defeated the Manchester Originals by seven wickets to gather two crucial points and jump into the third position. Phil Salt’s 61 was suppressed by Nicholas Pooran’s flamboyant power striking as the hosts chased down a 153-run target despite Ben Stokes’ injury.

‌Winning the toss and electing to field first didn’t go as desired for the Northern Superchargers as Phil Salt and Matthew Hurst initiated the contest with a 21-run over including three fours and a six. The carnage continued irrespective of the latter’s dismissal as Salt smacked the opposition bowlers to all corners of the park, leading to a 73-run powerplay. The wicketkeeper-batter raced to a 17-ball fifty before the 41-run second wicket stand concluded, courtesy of Mitchell Santner. Subsequently, Wayne Madson and Paul Walter departed in every alternate set and Sikandar Raza followed suit with the Aussie all-rounder in the immediate next ball. With the quick fall of wickets, Salt succumbed to the pressure epitomized by Jamie Overton who was on eleven-ball-one then. However, the presence of Tom Aspinwal relieved the pressure, allowing Jamie to propel the Originals to 152/7 on the back of two lusty blows.

In response, Fazalhaq Farooqi mastered the new ball, removing Matt Short early before injury haunted back Ben Stokes as the skipper was left with no choice but to trudge off the field in agony. Unbothered by the setbacks, Harry Brook’s three boundaries in the next set helped the Superchargers to gather 23 runs inside the powerplay before a couple of economical overs led to Ollie Robinson’s downfall in the eighth set. Subsequently, a 56 runs third wicket stand followed between Nicholas Pooran and Brook before the latter fell short of a fifty by seven runs on the 68th ball. With Adam Hose at one end, Pooran continued the onslaught, reducing the equation to 49 needed off 20 balls. 23 runs came off the next ten balls before the southpaw ripped apart Farooqi for three sixes and a four in the penultimate set. With four needed from five balls, Pooran rotated the strike and Hose steered the side home with a six and three balls in hand.

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