Over 19. 12 runs. Bowler: Zaman Akhter. Middlesex Men: 6-143(rr 7.53) Luke Hollman guides a full-length, no-movement delivery outside off with a controlled drive, timing it perfectly through long off for six runs. That's his second boundary this over and thirty runs off 27 balls. Middlesex now need no runs from six balls with four wickets remaining.
The yorker on the outside off is met with an attempted steer but the batter misses it cleanly, leaving the ball to be comfortably collected by the keeper.
Over 18. 5 runs. Bowler: Sam Cook. Middlesex Men: 6-131(rr 7.28) Luke Hollman leans into a yorker on middle stump and steers it carefully for a single towards deep backward point. Middlesex now need 12 runs off the last 12 balls with four wickets in hand.
Sam Cook bowls a short, leg-side delivery that Zafar Gohar pulls with a bit of mistiming, but still manages to scamper through for a single to deep backward square leg.
Cook delivers a yorker straight on middle stump, and Zafar Gohar steers a mis-timed single past backward point. Zafar gets off the mark, settling into the crease.
Sam Cook delivers a length ball just outside off stump, and Zafar Gohar attempts a drive but mistimes it, allowing the fielder at extra cover to collect cleanly. It's a tidy dot ball.
A slower length ball on leg stump, Zafar Gohar attempts a glance but misses as the ball drifts wide and the wicketkeeper Jordan Cox claims it comfortably. One run added as a wide.
A full toss on the outside off stump is met with a drive that’s badly mistimed and flies uncontrolled to extra cover, where the catch is taken. The batter tried to drive but is caught out. Joe Cracknell departs after scoring 35 runs from 27 balls.
Over 17. 11 runs. Bowler: Shane Snater. Middlesex Men: 5-126(rr 7.41) On a length, right on off stump, Cracknell works the ball carefully into the deep mid-wicket area for a single. Middlesex still need 17 runs from 18 balls with five wickets in hand, holding a strong 96% chance to win according to WinViz.
Joe Cracknell works a no-movement length ball outside off for a quick single, keeping the innings ticking. That partnership has now raced to 50 runs off just 41 balls.
Luke Hollman drives a well-timed length ball just outside off, racing it through the covers for a smart three runs, though Mackenzie Jones saves a run in the deep extra cover.
This length ball outside off sees a beautifully timed drive from the batter, sending the ball racing away towards long off with controlled precision. Joe Cracknell reaches his 30-run mark off just 23 balls at an impressive strike rate of 139.
Over 16. 11 runs. Bowler: Mackenzie Jones. Middlesex Men: 5-115(rr 7.19) A length slower ball on leg stump, pushed quietly into the onside by Hollman for no run. The batter keeps it simple, avoiding any risk. Middlesex need 28 from 24 balls with five wickets in hand, chasing at a required rate of seven.
A length ball on the outside off stump is met crisply by Joe Cracknell, who drives it with superb control. That's another boundary for Cracknell, his second in this over, keeping Middlesex ticking along nicely.
Length ball drifting outside off, Joe Cracknell leans into a controlled drive and middles it beautifully. The ball races away through extra cover for four runs. A big shift in momentum as Middlesex's win probability jumps from 80% to 86%.
Over 15. 7 runs. Bowler: Matt Critchley. Middlesex Men: 5-104(rr 6.93) The leg spinner bowls a full delivery on off stump, and the batter attempts a reverse sweep but misses, the ball striking the pad for no run. Middlesex require 39 runs from 30 balls with five wickets in hand, holding an 80% win probability as the chase intensifies.
