England’s Brook helps Superchargers end losing run
Northern Superchargers end a run a of six consecutive defeats in the Hundred’s men’s competition with a crushing victory over Southern Brave.
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The Hundred men’s competition, Headingley
Southern Brave 146-8 (100 balls): Pollard 37 (22); Parkinson 2-38
Northern Superchargers 147-3 (85 balls): Pooran 62 (34); Archer 1-19
Northern Superchargers won by seven wickets
Northern Superchargers ended a run a of six consecutive defeats in the Hundred’s men’s competition with a crushing victory over Southern Brave.
Nicholas Pooran helped the Superchargers chase down 147 at Headingley, smashing a fine 62 runs off 34 balls.
England’s Harry Brook finished the match off with a huge six down the ground to seal victory with 15 balls to spare.
The Superchargers skipper, playing in his first match of this season’s Hundred, shared a 50-partnership with Pooran and finished on 34 off 20 balls.
The home side recorded their first win in the competition since beating Trent Rockets in their third match of last season’s group stage.
The Brave won the toss and elected to bat but were limited to 146-8 with Adil Rashid the pick of the hosts’ bowlers, taking 1-19 off his 20 deliveries.
What else do you need to know?
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The Superchargers recorded their first successful run chase at Headingley since 2021.
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They shared their wickets around with all six bowlers taking at least one.
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Match hero Pooran is playing in his first season in The Hundred. This was the West Indies batter’s second match in the competition having struck 10 against Trent Rockets on Friday.
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Earlier on Tuesday, Keaton Jennings replaced Zak Crawley in London Spirit’s squad after the England opener was ruled out of this season’s competition with a broken finger.
‘We’ll welcome Stokes with open arms’ – what they said
Match hero Pooran: “The guys played brilliantly, the bowlers were fantastic.
“We felt we needed to get a good start. We looked at their bowlers, got our plans and then tried to finish it off.
“It’s always beautiful to play here in England.”
Superchargers captain Brook: “[Captaining] is hectic at times but I felt I made the right decisions at the right times – something I want to work at.
“[On Ben Stokes playing for the side later in the season] Be interesting captaining him if he does play. We’ll welcome him with open arms.”
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What is happening on Wednesday?
There is another Hundred double-header on Wednesday, with Trent Rockets facing Birmingham Phoenix at Trent Bridge (women’s at 15:00 BST and men’s at 18:35).
Rockets’ men beat Manchester Originals by just one run last time out, while the Phoenix edged past London Spirit in their last match.
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