In the ongoing One Day Cup on Wednesday, August 14, Liam Dawson bowled a fantastic delivery to send Ryan Higgins back to the pavilion. This game involved Hampshire and Middlesex, with Northwood as its host.
The dismissal was recorded in the 38th over of Middlesex’s chase. The left-arm spinner used a length ball that altered its course from leg stump to hit off-stump because the right-handed batter completely missed its line. Most probably, he expected the ball to be straightforward. It is typical for such movement when there are cracks on a pitch where a ball is bowled.
The official handle for One Day Cup shared a video showing:
“Ball of the tournament? Liam Dawson to Ryan Higgins. Play that.”
You can watch the video here:
Ball of the tournament?
Liam Dawson to Ryan Higgins.
Play that. pic.twitter.com/xKEk85hi9p
— Metro Bank One Day Cup (@onedaycup) August 14, 2024
Liam Dawson ended up with remarkable stats of 2/51 within the duration of 10 overs. Not only that but he also made a significant contribution with his bat as he accumulated 48 runs from 53 balls, hitting a six and five boundaries altogether.
Hampshire defeated Middlesex by 19 runs, rising to 3rd place in the One Day Cup standings
The One Day Cup match on Wednesday was clinched by Hampshire with a supreme performance that saw them winning by 19 runs against Middlesex. Hampshire batted first and amassed 276 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their 50 overs.
The main contributor with the bat was Toby Albert who scored 75 runs from 53 deliveries including four sixes and five boundaries. Other important scores included 41 runs off 55 balls by Ben Brown while Tom Prest added another 40 runs from 48 deliveries.
On the other hand, Luke Hollman was the best bowler for Middlesex with amazing figures of 4 wickets at the cost of 62 runs. Middlesex, on the other hand, were bowled out for 257 in 48.1 overs. Mark Stoneman (53 off 64), Jack Davies (46 off 45) and Nathan Fernandes (33 off 45) all made starts but could not finish things off for their side.
Hampshire’s best bowler was Kyle Abbitt with figures of 4/48 while Mohammad Abbas and Liam Dawson claimed two wickets each. After the victory Hampshire climbed to position three in the tournament’s Group A points table.
Their total record now stands at 5 wins out of 8 matches even with Worcestershire and Derbyshire as they have 10 points apiece. Meanwhile, Middlesex is placed sixth with only three wins in its eight games.
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