Amidst various T20 leagues around the world, the third edition of the Hundred competition in England is taking place. Eight teams are taking part in this competition, and it has been producing some spectacular matches and individual performances since the start.
On Friday, fans saw yet another remarkable batting display in the competition. But this time, it was not any batter but the veteran English all-rounder Chris Jordan who set the game on fire. The 34-year-old did some incredible hitting during the fifth game of the tournament.
It was the game between the Southern Brave and the Welsh Fire at The Rose Bowl in Southampton. Welsh won the toss and chose to bowl. The Southern Brave had a horrible start, and they lost their eight wickets for just 76 runs in 76 balls. But then came a storm from Jordan’s bat, who smashed an unbeaten 70 runs off just 32 balls, including three fours and seven sixes.
The Southern Brave scored 71 runs off just 24 balls and reached a total of 147/8 in the first inning. He smashed three consecutive sixes off Roelof van der Merwe and hit two sixes and one four off the last four balls on the innings by David Willey.
Jordan added an unbeaten 71 runs for the 9th wicket with Craig Overton (6 off 7). That cameo helped the team post a challenging score in the first inning, which resulted in a win for the team. Haris Rauf bowled well in the first innings for his 3/27.
Chasing the target, the Welsh Fire had some good contributions from their batting lineup. But they couldn’t finish the game for the team. In the end, the Welsh fell short by just two runs of the target and reached a total of 145/7 in their chase. Stephen Eskinazi (31) and David Willey (31) were the top scorers for them.
