Originals smack record score in Superchargers winpublished at 22:05 British Summer Time 21 August 2022
Callum Matthews
BBC Sport cricket writer
Manchester Originals smacked 208-5 - a record total in the men's Hundred - as they beat Northern Superchargers by 23 runs to keep their qualification hopes alive.
It meant they beat the previous record set by the Superchargers, when they made 200-5 in the same fixture last year.
England opener Phil Salt made 55 off 25 balls, while stand-in captain Laurie Evans (45 off 19 balls), Tristan Stubbs (46 off 23) and Phil Walter (26 off 12) all impressed.
In reply, Superchargers were always slightly behind the game, but did get the scenario down to 65 needed off the final 20 balls, largely in part to Adam Lyth's 46 off 24.
Adam Hose crashed 59 off 27 balls as Superchargers reduced their target to 47 off 15 and 36 from 10 balls but West Indies' Andre Russell, playing in his final game before returning home, bowled the final 10 deliveries, conceding just nine runs off the bat.
It meant Superchargers finished on 185-7, with fans piling out of Headingley when David Wiese was dismissed in the penultimate set by Russell.
Originals move to six points and still have a chance of reaching the knockout stages, but Superchargers are all-but eliminated, having won just two of their first six games.
Here's what else happened:
- Namibia international Wiese recorded the worst bowling figures in the competitions history, taking 1-53 from his 20 balls. Steven Finn was the previous holder of that unfortunate record, going for 2-51 from 15 balls in the same fixture last year.
- Originals hit 16 sixes in their record score - a competition record.
- Walter was the pick of the Originals bowlers, taking 3-27 from his 20 balls, while Ireland international Josh Little took 2-21 on debut.
- The Superchargers have lost all three of their matches at Headingley.
What's next?
Northern Superchargers are next in action on Friday when they travel to Welsh Fire.
Manchester Originals have a week off before going to Edgbaston to play Birmingham Phoenix next Sunday.
Monday sees Welsh Fire host Southern Brave with both the women's (15:00 BST) and men's (18:30 BST) games available on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.