AI Simulation, MO vs NS | Philip Salt leads from the front as Originals beat Superchargers at Old Trafford

The surface at Old Trafford assisted pacers with a bit of seam movement and uneven bounce at the start, but the dew factor played a major role in the game as it became easier for batters as bowlers struggled to grip the ball in the second innings.

The recorded temperature at Manchester was between 23-25 degrees Celsius. Though there was s bit of cloud cover early in the match, there was no interruption by rain.

The Northern Superchargers won the toss and chose to bat on nice on a nice and green surface at Old Trafford. Though there was some early seam movement for the bowlers, the Superchargers seemed up for the challenge as Zak Crawley continued to attack the bowlers while Dawid Malan decided to support him at the other. This approach put them in a great position at the end of the 25 balls, with the score reading 45/0 after 25 balls. The duo were looking good after the power play until Noor Ahmad came into the attack and dismissed with a wrong-un that crashed into his middle and leg stump. With Crawley getting dismissed after a fiery knock of 28 off 19 deliveries, the Superchargers' scoring rate also slowed down. As the struggles continued, the Noor returned for another over and dismissed Michel Pepper with the visitors only managing 30 runs in the next 25 balls, taking the score to 75/2 after 50 balls. Though it was a great brief period for the Originals, the Superchargers' skipper came to the crease with some positive intent. As the partnership between the two started to look dangerous, Sonny Baker got the wicket of the opener with a straight and full ball which crashed into Malan’s middle stump. Despite Malan’s calm and composed knock of 36 off 27 coming to an end, the Supercharger skipper kept the scoreboard moving, bringing the score to 122/3 after 75 balls. While it seemed like Superchargers might be getting to a big score, Josh Tongue returned for his second spell and finally dismissed the dangerous batter after his incredible knock of 41 off 24 deliveries. The right arm quick did not stop there as he came back for his final over and dismissed Daniel Lawrence, who edged it through to the keeper with a wild swing outside off stump. While David Miller’s handy cameo did manage to get the team to a competitive total of 152/6, it was the Original bowlers who dominated the backend of the innings by only conceding 30 runs and taking three wickets as well.