Manchester Super Giants kept their hopes of reaching the knockout stages alive with a nervy 10-run victory over Southern Brave, ending the hosts’ chances of progressing while setting up a potentially decisive final game
Tim Seifert added 55 from 34 balls as the pair put on a dominant opening stand, taking the Super Giants to 119/0 in 63 balls.
Moeen and Adil Rashid applied the squeeze through the final third, conceding only 38 runs between them, while Liam Dawson and Michael Bracewell, playing his first game as Aiden Markram’s replacement, also played their pa
Manchester Super Giants kept their hopes of reaching the knockout stages alive with a nervy 10-run victory over Southern Brave, ending the hosts’ chances of progressing while setting up a potentially decisive final game of the league stage against Sunrisers Leeds.
The innings then unravelled dramatically.
Moeen and Adil Rashid applied the squeeze through the final third, conceding only 38 runs between them, while Liam Dawson and Michael Bracewell, playing his first game as Aiden Markram’s replacement, also played their part as Super Giants finished on 149 for 8.
Josh Tongue bowled a superb slower ball that deceived Stoinis, but Stubbs continued to attack, reaching a 37-ball fifty to leave Brave needing 40 from the final 12 balls.
Brave needed 19 from the final five balls, but Gus Atkinson held his nerve with a series of pinpoint yorkers to close out the win.
Brief Scores: Manchester Super Giants 149/8 in 100 balls (Paul Walter 64, Tim Seifert 55; Adil Rashid 2-17) beat Southern Brave 138/8 in 100 balls (Tristan Stubbs 53, Jamie Smith 26; Gus Atkinson 2-19) by 10 runs.
