The Hundred: Tymal Mills and Colin Munro fire before Manchester Originals vs Southern Brave abandoned
Rain wins at Emirates Old Trafford but not before Tymal Mills pushes his T20 World Cup claims, Phil Salt tucks into Chris Jordan, and Originals' women's side don some snazzy shirts; watch Welsh Fire vs Trent Rockets from 3pm on Sky Sports on Friday
Thursday 5 August 2021 21:41, UK
Rain wrecked the clash between Manchester Originals and Southern Brave at Emirates Old Trafford but not before some right royal entertainment…
STORY OF THE MATCH
The inclement weather meant a 100-ball game become a 90-ball match and then, after another short rain delay, an 85-ball affair before being abandoned entirely after only 71 balls.
But that didn't mean a lack of entertainment.
Originals made 98-3, with Colin Munro (41 off 28) top-scoring, Phil Salt (19 off 14) tonking Chris Jordan for three successive boundaries and then getting out to him, and Tymal Mills (more on him later) castling Joe Clarke and conceding few runs.
However, a match-ending burst of rain then came down, which meant Brave and Originals had to settle for a point apiece.
The result took Originals top of the table on six points, above Birmingham Phoenix and Trent Rockets on net-run rate. Brave are only one point behind Originals but sit down in sixth place due to an inferior run rate.
FRANTIC START!
When play did start in Manchester at 7.45pm - 45 minutes later than scheduled - the supporters were treated to some all-action stuff in the 24 deliveries prior to another short rain delay…
- Joe Clarke scoring five when he clipped George Garton to deep midwicket and Liam Dawson's throw back into the wicket bounced off the footmarks and away to the boundary
- Dawson leaving the field with a nasty-looking injury after being hit by a powerful drive from Phil Salt in his follow through
- Tymal Mills bowling Clarke with his first delivery, smashing the stumps as the batter hoicked across the line
- Salt smoking Jordan for three fours in succession before snicking the very next ball behind to Brave wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock as Jordan got some extra zip off the soggy surface
MILLS - ARCHER'S T20 WORLD CUP REPLACEMENT?
England white-ball captain Eoin Morgan had namechecked Mills as a T20 World Cup contender recently and news that Jofra Archer will miss that tournament through injury has surely only heightened Mills' chance of being involved in the UAE and Oman later in the year.
Let's look at the pros. He is a left-arm option, bowls at the speed of light, is economical and has some quality slower balls to boot.
The only negative is his fitness record but he looks pretty healthy at the moment having played a number of short-form games for Sussex and Brave this summer. Get him on the plane!
SNAPPY DRESSERS!
Having earned their first win of the tournament earlier in the day, Manchester Originals' women's team kicked back to watch their men's side in action - some of them in eye-catching shirts!
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Hundred Live
The Hundred Live
It's off to Cardiff on Friday as Welsh Fire take on Trent Rockets in both the women's and men's competitions.
The women kick things off from 3pm on Sky Sports Mix and the Sky Sports Cricket YouTube channel, with the men then in action from 6.45pm on Sky Sports The Hundred and Sky Sports Mix.
Watch The Hundred live on Sky Sports between now and August 21.
