Manchester Originals (Men) v Southern Brave (Men), Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 2, The Hundred Mens, 2025

The Hundred Mens Match 2: Manchester Originals (Men) v Southern Brave (Men) at Manchester, 06-07th August

Manchester Originals (Men)

131/4 (100 balls)

Southern Brave (Men)

133/9 (99 balls)

Finished

SB won by 1 wicket

Manchester Originals (Men) InningMO Inning131/4 (20 ov)

Southern Brave (Men) InningSB Inning133/9 (19.4 ov)

Commentary

0.1

James Anderson to Leus du Plooy, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays punch, towards the deep cover for 1 run.

0.2

James Anderson to James Vince, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, James Vince hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep cover for 1 run.

0.3

James Anderson to Leus du Plooy, 2 runs, James Anderson delivers fast ball at good length, Leus Du Plooy hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

0.4

James Anderson to Leus du Plooy, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Leus Du Plooy elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep fine leg region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.

0.5

James Anderson to Leus du Plooy, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, goes back, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

1.1

James Anderson to Leus du Plooy, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, back of length, on the stumps, Leus Du Plooy hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

1.2

James Anderson to Leus du Plooy, 1 run, Leus Du Plooy hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.

1.3

James Anderson to James Vince, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the short cover.

1.4

James Anderson to James Vince, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, James Vince hangs in the crease to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

1.5

James Anderson to Leus du Plooy, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Leus Du Plooy hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards slip, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

2.1

Sonny Baker to James Vince, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the short mid wicket.

2.2

Sonny Baker to James Vince, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, James Vince goes back to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

2.3

Sonny Baker to James Vince, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, James Vince hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.

2.4

2.5

James Vince b S Baker 6 (8) Sonny Baker to James Vince, no run, b S Baker, Bowled out !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, James Vince hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.

3.1

Sonny Baker to Jason Roy, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

3.2

Sonny Baker to Jason Roy, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Jason Roy hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

3.3

Sonny Baker to Jason Roy, 1 run, Sonny Baker delivers inswinger at back of length, Jason Roy hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

3.4

Sonny Baker to Leus du Plooy, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the leg stump, goes back, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

3.5

Sonny Baker to Leus du Plooy, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Leus Du Plooy elegantly goes back into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep cover region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.

4.1

James Anderson to Jason Roy, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jason Roy goes back, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.

4.2

James Anderson to Jason Roy, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jason Roy hangs in the crease and caresses flick shot to deep square leg, it raced away to the fence for four.

4.3

James Anderson to Jason Roy, 1 run, Jason Roy hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards point for 1 run.

4.4

James Anderson to Leus du Plooy, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the leg stump, James Anderson sends down a sharp delivery, Leus Du Plooy goes back to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.

4.5

James Anderson to Leus du Plooy, 1 run, James Anderson delivers fast ball at good length, Leus Du Plooy hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.

5.1

Lewis Gregory to Jason Roy, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Jason Roy goes back to make a confident punch, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.

5.2

Lewis Gregory to Leus du Plooy, 1 run, Leus Du Plooy goes back to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook , edged!! and the ball sails towards third man for 1 run.

5.3

Lewis Gregory to Jason Roy, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the point.

5.4

Lewis Gregory to Jason Roy, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jason Roy hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.

5.5

Lewis Gregory to Leus du Plooy, 1 run, Lewis Gregory delivers fast ball at good length, Leus Du Plooy hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

6.1

Noor Ahmad to Leus du Plooy, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the stumps, Leus Du Plooy hangs in the crease to make a confident sweep, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

6.2

Noor Ahmad to Jason Roy, 1 run, Noor Ahmad delivers legbreak at back of length, Jason Roy goes back and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep point for 1 run.

6.3

Noor Ahmad to Leus du Plooy, 1 run, Noor Ahmad delivers legbreak at good length, Leus Du Plooy hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep cover, limits Leus Du Plooy to just 1 run.

6.4

Noor Ahmad to Jason Roy, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays push to the mid off.

6.5

Noor Ahmad to Jason Roy, 1 run, Jason Roy goes forward and plays a well-timed sweep off an legbreak delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

7.1

Farhan Ahmed to Leus du Plooy, 2 runs, Farhan Ahmed delivers off break ball at good length, Leus Du Plooy hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep cover for 2 runs.

7.2

Farhan Ahmed to Leus du Plooy, Six, Six !! off break ball is delivered on the stumps, full length, Leus Du Plooy hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering sweep to deep square leg for a magnificent Maximum!

7.3

Farhan Ahmed to Leus du Plooy, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the square leg.

7.4

Farhan Ahmed to Leus du Plooy, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.

7.5

Farhan Ahmed to Leus du Plooy, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, back of length, on the off stump, Leus Du Plooy goes back, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.

8.1

Scott Currie to Jason Roy, 1 run, Scott Currie delivers fast ball at back of length, Jason Roy hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.

8.2

Leus du Plooy b S Currie 25 (21) Scott Currie to Leus du Plooy, no run, b S Currie, Bowled out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Leus Du Plooy goes forward and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.

8.3

Scott Currie to James Coles, 2 runs, An accurately pitched fast ball on the leg stump, James Coles hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 2 runs.

8.4

Scott Currie to James Coles, 1 run, Scott Currie delivers fast ball at good length, James Coles hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

8.5

Scott Currie to Jason Roy, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, played it to the short cover.

9.1

James Anderson to Jason Roy, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Jason Roy goes forward to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.

9.2

James Anderson to James Coles, 1 run, James Coles hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards third man for 1 run.

9.3

James Anderson to Jason Roy, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the leg stump. Jason Roy goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

9.4

James Anderson to Jason Roy, Six, Six !! fast ball is delivered on the stumps, back of length, Jason Roy goes back, displays great skill by powering pull to deep mid wicket for a magnificent Maximum!

9.5

James Anderson to Jason Roy, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jason Roy hangs in the crease, hits it to the deep cover, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.

10.1

Noor Ahmad to James Coles, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

10.2

Noor Ahmad to James Coles, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, James Coles hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

10.3

James Coles st J Buttler b N Ahmad 4 (6) Noor Ahmad to James Coles, no run, st J Buttler b N Ahmad, Stumped out !! legbreak, good length on the stumps, James Coles goes forward, tries to slam it, but James Coles fails to make contact with the ball, and Jos Buttler completes the stumping to send James Coles back to the dressing room.

10.4

Noor Ahmad to Laurie Evans, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

10.5

Noor Ahmad to Laurie Evans, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays push to the short cover.

11.1

Noor Ahmad to Laurie Evans, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Laurie Evans hangs in the crease and caresses sloge sweep to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.

11.2

Noor Ahmad to Laurie Evans, 4 bye, Bye !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Laurie Evans hangs in the crease, aims to play it, but the ball evades the batter and keeper, they are quick to steal 4 runs off bye.

11.3

Noor Ahmad to Laurie Evans, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, played it to the short mid wicket.

11.4

Noor Ahmad to Laurie Evans, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the off stump, Laurie Evans hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!

11.5

Noor Ahmad to Laurie Evans, 1 run, Noor Ahmad delivers legbreak at back of length, Laurie Evans hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

12.1

Scott Currie to Laurie Evans, 2 runs, Scott Currie delivers inswinger at good length, Laurie Evans goes back and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep cover for 2 runs.

12.2

Laurie Evans c S Baker b S Currie 13 (9) Scott Currie to Laurie Evans, no run, c S Baker b S Currie, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Laurie Evans hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting flick shot towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Sonny Baker, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Laurie Evans.

12.3

Scott Currie to Hilton Cartwright, 2 runs, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Hilton Cartwright hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

12.4

Scott Currie to Hilton Cartwright, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the mid off.

12.5

Scott Currie to Hilton Cartwright, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Hilton Cartwright goes back, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away.

13.1

Lewis Gregory to Hilton Cartwright, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Hilton Cartwright hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards mid off, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

13.2

Lewis Gregory to Hilton Cartwright, 1 run, Lewis Gregory delivers fast ball at back of length, Hilton Cartwright hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the long on, limits Hilton Cartwright to just 1 run.

13.3

Lewis Gregory to Jason Roy, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

13.4

Lewis Gregory to Jason Roy, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jason Roy hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.

13.5

Lewis Gregory to Jason Roy, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Lewis Gregory bowls a sharp delivery, and Jason Roy goes forward to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

14.1

Noor Ahmad to Hilton Cartwright, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

14.2

Noor Ahmad to Hilton Cartwright, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Hilton Cartwright hangs in the crease and strives to hit sweep, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

14.3

Noor Ahmad to Hilton Cartwright, 2 runs, Noor Ahmad delivers legbreak at full length, Hilton Cartwright hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 2 runs.

14.4

Noor Ahmad to Hilton Cartwright, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump. Hilton Cartwright goes forward, hits punch in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

14.5

Hilton Cartwright b N Ahmad 9 (10) Noor Ahmad to Hilton Cartwright, no run, b N Ahmad, Bowled out !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, A bold move from Hilton Cartwright as batter goes back, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!

15.1

Sonny Baker to Michael Bracewell, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

15.2

Sonny Baker to Michael Bracewell, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, back of length, on the stumps, Michael Bracewell hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

15.3

Sonny Baker to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, Michael Bracewell goes forward to take outswinger of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards mid off for 1 run.

15.4

Jason Roy b S Baker 30 (22) Sonny Baker to Jason Roy, no run, b S Baker, Bowled out !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Jason Roy hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.

15.5

Sonny Baker to Chris Jordan, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

16.1

Scott Currie to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Michael Bracewell hangs in the crease to make a confident chip shot, sending the ball towards short mid wicket for 1 run.

16.2

Scott Currie to Chris Jordan, 2 runs, Chris Jordan hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident punch that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 2 runs.

16.3

Scott Currie to Chris Jordan, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Chris Jordan hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four. Misfielding has cost them runs

16.4

Scott Currie to Chris Jordan, 2 runs, Scott Currie delivers fast ball at good length, Chris Jordan goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

16.5

Chris Jordan c J Buttler b S Currie 8 (5) Scott Currie to Chris Jordan, no run, c J Buttler b S Currie, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, An unsuccessful attempt by Chris Jordan who hangs in the crease to play it towards that goes straight to Jos Buttler, who makes the catch for Chris Jordan's dismissal.

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17.1

Scott Currie to Craig Overton, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball good length on the off stump, Scott Currie has sent that one, way down the leg side. The umpire signals it wide.

17.1

Scott Currie to Craig Overton, 1 run, An accurately pitched inswinger on the off stump, Craig Overton hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards short cover for 1 run.

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17.2

Scott Currie to Michael Bracewell, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball good length on the off stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Michael Bracewell with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.

17.2

Michael Bracewell c J Buttler b S Currie 2 (5) Scott Currie to Michael Bracewell, no run, c J Buttler b S Currie, Caught out !! outswinger, back of length, on the stumps, Michael Bracewell hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards , but the ball finds safe hands of Jos Buttler, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Michael Bracewell is out.

17.3

Scott Currie to Tymal Mills, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Tymal Mills goes back to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep cover for 1 run.

17.4

Scott Currie to Craig Overton, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Craig Overton hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the short mid wicket for 1 run.

17.5

Scott Currie to Tymal Mills, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Tymal Mills goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular inside out shot to deep cover for a colossal Maximum!

18.1

Sonny Baker to Craig Overton, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Craig Overton hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!

18.2

Sonny Baker to Craig Overton, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the long off for four. Dropped catch!! Ball goes straight into the boundary

18.3

Sonny Baker to Craig Overton, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Craig Overton hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.

18.4

Sonny Baker to Craig Overton, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Craig Overton hangs in the crease to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards deep fine leg for 1 run.

18.5

Sonny Baker to Tymal Mills, 1 run, Tymal Mills goes back to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook , edged!! and the ball sails towards short cover for 1 run.

19.1

Lewis Gregory to Craig Overton, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the mid off.

19.2

Lewis Gregory to Craig Overton, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Craig Overton hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.

19.3

Tymal Mills c S Currie b L Gregory 8 (4) Lewis Gregory to Tymal Mills, no run, c S Currie b L Gregory, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Tymal Mills as the batter goes back to strike it towards deep cover, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Scott Currie for a soft dismissal.

19.4

Lewis Gregory to Reece Topley, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Reece Topley hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.