Hampshire 進歩 to t20 決勝戦 day as unbeaten McKenzie 安全な・保証するs last-ball victory over Nottinghamshire

A superb unbeaten 79 from Neil McKenzie 辛勝する/優位d Hampshire through to the Friends Life t20 決勝戦 day with a last-ball victory over the Nottinghamshire 無法者s at Trent 橋(渡しをする).

The 訪問者s looked up against it when they were 減ずるd to 78 for five at the halfway 行う/開催する/段階 of their reply as Samit Patel (three wickets for 26 runs) turned the screw to follow up his 60 with the bat.

But McKenzie, who batted with a 走者 in the latter 行う/開催する/段階s after pulling up に引き続いて a sharp 選び出す/独身, kept his 冷静な/正味の in the の近くにing over to 粉砕する three 境界s from Andy Carter's bowling and guide his 味方する home.

Stubborn: Neil McKenzie scored an impressive 79 for Hampshire

Stubborn: Neil McKenzie 得点する/非難する/20d an impressive 79 for Hampshire

The former South Africa international put on an unbeaten 54 with Dimitri Mascarenhas (19 not out) at the death to follow a 決定的な 50 stand with Liam Dawson (30). It 確実にするd knocks of 39 from Notts' Michael Lumb and 33 from Adam Voges were in vain.

A (人が)群がる of 11,127 had seen the hosts 地位,任命する 178 for six after 存在 put in and losing Alex Hales in the first over without 得点する/非難する/20ing to Dawson.

Riki Wessels made 19 off just six balls as he 爆破d three 境界s and a 最大限 in a 列/漕ぐ/騒動 off Mascarenhas before the bowler 得るd his 復讐 by taking his wicket.

Close match: Samit Patel (right) celebrates a wicket at Trent Bridge

の近くに match: Samit Patel (権利) celebrates a wicket at Trent 橋(渡しをする)

From 25 for two, Lumb helped to 再構築する the innings, にもかかわらず the loss of James Taylor, with five fours and a six until he guided Mascarenhas to James Vince at backward point.

That brought Patel to the wicket and he upped the 速度 along with Adam Voges, 株ing a stand of 62 in seven overs, before the Australian 穴を開けるd out at long-off.

Patel really took 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金 in a quickfire 共同 of 32 with Chris Read (10 not out) until succumbing in the final over to Chris Maxwell (three for 36).

Patel and Co were unable to get past McKenzie's robust defence in the end

Patel and Co were unable to get past McKenzie's 強健な defence in the end

Both Hampshire openers James Vince (11) and Jimmy Adams (five) fell cheaply in reply as Carter and Harry Gurney made their 示す.

Simon Katich (25) 補助装置d McKenzie in keeping Hampshire up with the run 率 with five 境界s until he was 除去するd by Steven Mullaney and, when Patel then 追い出すd Sean Ervine (five) and Maxwell (one), the 無法者s were in the ascendancy.

However, Dawson changed the 勢い of the game with five fours in his 18-ball innings and only fell when he pulled a Patel long hop straight to Wessels.

It seemed a 重要な moment, but McKenzie had other ideas, whittling the 得点する/非難する/20 負かす/撃墜する along with Mascarenhas so that 12 were needed from the final over.

And as the 観客s held their breath, the experienced number four won the 戦う/戦い of the mind games with Carter, having 直面するd 49 balls and 記録,記録的な/記録するd nine 境界s and two sixes in all.

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