The Super Giants posted a big score of 186 on the back of Paul Walter’s 80 and Heinrich Klaasen’s 63, before Josh Tongue’s four-fer and a stunning death bowling display by Liam Dawson secured their berth in Sunday’s fina
But if anything, that and a 30-run Powerplay was a false alarm for the Sunrisers.
The southpaw was adjudged caught behind on 49 but he had the decision overturned on review with the ball having hit the thigh pad.
The Super Giants posted a big score of 186 on the back of Paul Walter’s 80 and Heinrich Klaasen’s 63, before Josh Tongue’s four-fer and a stunning death bowling display by Liam Dawson secured their berth in Sunday’s final against Trent Rockets.
But his dismissal brought no respite for the Sunrisers as Heinrich Klaasen raced off the blocks and Walter gathered steam at the other end.
He hammered the next ball over the fence – aptly clearing his fancied cow corner region to raise a fifty.
Nothing that the Sunrisers tried worked on a beautiful batting strip.
Klaasen raised a 22-ball half-century, getting there with consecutive sixes off Tom Lawes, who went for 48 runs on the day.
He failed to get hold of a Nathan Ellis delivery in the blockhole as he holed out to long on, but a partnership of 114 off 62 deliveries inflicted severe damage on the Sunrisers.
His innings witnessed an anticlimactic end though as he turned for a non-existent second run off the last ball before slipping and falling, resulting in a run out.
As the tournament’s standout batter, Mitchell Marsh began with a four and a six off Gus Atkinson, but he miscued a Josh Tongue delivery to fall for his first sub-30 score of the season.
But an 81-run stand between Harry Brook and Ryan Rickelton revived the chase, the former unleashing his full repertoire of strokes as he greeted Sonny Baker with a 19-run first set.
Rickelton wasn’t to be left behind himself and the Sunrisers managed 92 at the halfway mark – three more than the Super Giants’ score at the same stage.
Baker got his redemption when Brook failed to connect with a ramp and was out LBW.
That triggered a mini-collapse as Dan Lawrence fell to a stunning Leus du Plooy catch at deep mid-wicket, which was followed by Matthew Revis’ dismissal as the Sunrisers lost three wickets for nine runs.
Liam Patterson-White struck a breezy 17 off eight deliveries before Tongue deceived him with a slower one for his fourth wicket.
It proved to be an inspired move as he nailed three yorkers on the trot to get Rickelton off strike for good before dismissing Brydon Carse immediately.
Brief Scores: Manchester Super Giants 186/4 in 100 balls (Paul Walter 80, Heinrich Klaasen 63, Jos Buttler 33; Brydon Carse 1-22) beat Sunrisers Leeds 166/7 in 100 balls (Ryan Rickelton 54*, Harry Brook 49; Josh Tongue 4-26, Sonny Baker 2-39) by 20 runs.
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