Adil Rashid’s 3 for 16 sets up rainy win to leave Superchargers with anxious wait
ECB Media13-Aug-2024Northern Superchargers kept their season alive with a rain-affected victory over London Spirit in the Hundred at Headingley.They sit second in the table with 11 points, and now face an anxious wait to see if that is enough to secure a place in the knockout stages. They are relying on either Welsh Fire or Manchester Originals doing them a favour in the next two nights, but will be eliminated if those two teams are beaten by Southern Brave and Birmingham Phoenix respectivley. Either way, it is clear progress after they finished bottom last year.Related
Southee knocks Rockets out as Phoenix stay in race
Deepti, Knight knock Superchargers out, keep Spirit afloat
Hamstring tear rules Stokes out of summer, aiming for Pakistan tour
Gregory: 'Tired' pitches to blame for low Hundred scores
ECB pull Woakes out of Hundred after Stokes' hamstring injury
Adil Rashid was the stand-out performer for Harry Brook and Andrew Flintoff’s side, taking 3 for 16 as part of a bowling performance that restricted Spirit to just 111 from their 100 balls.The England legspinner has troubled batters throughout the competition, and on Tuesday night he removed Matt Critchley, Shimron Hetmyer and Andre Russell across 15 balls in the middle of the innings to knock the stuffing out of a Spirit batting effort that was already flattering to deceive.Michael Pepper had already headed back to the pavilion, caught terrifically by Mitchell Santner, as had Keaton Jennings, who burned brightly for his 12-ball 30 and was on the receiving end of a send-off from Reece Topley, who had him caught at deep point.