Pooran stars as Superchargers beat Originals

The Hundred men's competition, Old Trafford

Manchester Originals 152-7 (100 balls): Salt 61 (28); Santner 3-24

Northern Superchargers 156-3 (97 balls): Pooran 66 (33); Usama 1-14

Northern Superchargers won by 7 wickets

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Nicholas Pooran blasted an unbeaten 66 arsenic Northern Superchargers hit Manchester Originals successful a high-scoring men's Hundred thriller astatine Old Trafford.

Chasing 153 to win, Superchargers swiftly lost England skipper Ben Stokes to a perchance superior hamstring injury and started slow earlier Pooran and skipper Harry Brook (43) powered their broadside into contention.

Brook was caught by Jamie Overton disconnected nan bowling of Usama Mir, but Pooran pressed on, smashing 3 sixes from Fazalhaq Farooqi's penultimate group earlier Adam Hose deed a maximum of his ain to unafraid victory.

Having been put successful to bat, nan Originals sewage disconnected to a flying commencement pinch Phil Salt hitting a 17-ball half period arsenic nan location broadside reached 93-2 aft 40 balls.

But their complaint stalled dramatically arsenic nan Superchargers slow bowlers came into nan game.

From successive deliveries, Paul Walter was tally retired and Sikandar Raza was dismissed for a first-ball duck. Adil Rashid past removed Salt who sliced to Mitchell Santner astatine constituent for 61.

Overton helped nan Originals regain immoderate momentum towards nan extremity of nan innings, hitting 3 sixes arsenic they vanished connected 152-7.

The commencement of nan reply contrasted sharply pinch really nan Originals began, arsenic Matthew Short skied Farooqi to Walter for one, while Stokes had to discontinue aft hurting a hamstring while moving a single.

It took nan Superchargers 57 balls to scope 50, but they were dug retired of problem by an eager Pooran who cracked 2 fours and 8 sixes successful his 33-ball innings.

But nan winning infinitesimal was not to beryllium his, pinch Hose heaving a transportation from Scott Currie complete nan long-off bound to wrap up triumph pinch 3 balls to spare.

Superchargers batter Nicholas Pooran: "It's decidedly 1 of my amended innings. Knowing nan business of nan game, stepping successful to bat pinch 100 runs to get. This is simply a caller format, it creeps up connected you really fast. I'm really happy that I could lend and beryllium location until nan end."

On clearing Old Trafford's impermanent stand: "I was amazed nan shot went up truthful high. The infinitesimal I saw it went location I thought 'OK, I'm successful nan crippled here'."

On his side's form: "We person been inconsistent successful this tourney and I conscionable consciousness for illustration peaking astatine nan correct clip is important and hopefully this is that commencement of thing typical for us."

It is simply a Midlands derby connected Monday arsenic Birmingham Phoenix big Trent Rockets astatine Edgbaston. The women's lucifer starts astatine 15:00 BST pinch nan men's crippled pursuing astatine 18:30.

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