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The 22nd match of the ongoing The Hundred Men’s 2024 took place at Kennington Oval, London between Oval Invincibles and Southern Brave on Thursday August 8.
Oval’s won the toss and decided to bowl first, they got the below par target of 119, which they eventually won by 6 wickets to maintain the top spot.
Southern’s mediocre total against the Invincibles
Southern’s captain James Vince delivered a fighting performance once again, leading his team to average total 118/8 against Oval’s. Vince scored 52 off 39 including six boundaries and a six. Meanwhile, Kieron Pollard (18), Chris Jordan (12), and Jofra Archer (10) also chipped in their contributions. With this defeat Southern’s have slipped to second position.
Jofra Archer’s massive six off Sam Curran
Southern’s batter Archer delivered a spectacular six off Sam Curran, launching the ball into the stands. This incredible incident took place on the 94th ball of Brave’s innings. Curran bowled a shortish ball, and Archer struck it perfectly, sending the ball into the crowd. Archer scored 10 off 6 with a single six.
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Curran brothers destruction with ball and bat
Tom Curran took four wickets, and his younger brother Sam added two more, limiting Southern Brave to 118 for 8. Later on while chasing the total it was initially tricky for Southern’s batters, while Dawid Malan faced 10 consecutive dot balls, as Chris Jordan didn’t give up a run in his first 11 deliveries, which made quite difficult for Southern’s but later on inform Sam took the charge and contributed 35 off 18 which included five fours along with Jordan Cox (46/29) with seven fours and a six, putting the game to bed.
