Du Plessis stars for Lancs

South African revives faltering hosts

Last updated: 11th May 2008

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Yorkshire 204-7 Innings Complete (J A Rudolph 65) v Lancashire 216-7

(F du Plessis 77 no)

Lancashire beat Yorkshire by 3 wkts (D/L Method)

Francois Du Plessis led Lancashire to victory over rivals Yorkshire at Old Trafford with a brilliant unbeaten 77.

It was enough to give the hosts a three-wicket Friends Provident Trophy win in the Roses match after they had been struggling at 76-5 in the 22nd over of a Duckworth-Lewis affected 45-over chase for 214.

It meant the Lightning stayed top of the North Division and made them favourites to qualify for the quarter-finals.

Du Plessis notched his first limited overs fifty off 62 balls, with four boundaries and one six included. He faced 80 balls in total.

Two wickets apiece for Yorkshire captain Darren Gough (three for 45) and Tim Bresnan looked to have done the damage early on in the hosts' reply.

Jacques Rudolph had earlier hit a crucial 65, while Craig White hit 42 not out to help the visitors recover from 58-4.

Kyle Hogg had got the hosts off to the perfect start with a three-wicket burst to reduce Yorkshire to 44-3 in the 12th over.