Manchester Originals scrape through as Josh Little spearheads fifth straight win
Wayne Madsen ices nervy chase to knock Oval Invincibles out
Wayne Madsen ices nervy chase to knock Oval Invincibles out
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: @PeterDellaPenna
9.23 pm Originals make the home fans leave happy, albeit in nervy fashion. Josh Little's five-for sets up the victory. Invincibles season is over. After losing their first three matches in this year's tourney, the Originals are now red hot picking up their fifth straight win going into the playoff eliminator against London Spirit on Friday.
Match Hero is Josh Little: "I don't think as nervous as I was watching the last half-hour there. What a game. Just delighted to be a part of it. Just a great bunch of lads and delighted with the win. I was just keeping it simple trying to get them to hit to the big side of the ground and luckily it came off today. The slowies started to grip toward the end so I was trying to bowl those and get them hitting to the big side of the ground. [On Madsen] Unbelievable, under the pressure to come out and perform the way he did. Delighted for him."
That's it for our live coverage of the league phase of the tourney. Enjoy the day off tomorrow before coming back on Friday for our live coverage of the Eliminator. On behalf of Matt Roller, I'm Peter Della Penna. Take care!
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