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'They've won!' - Clark hits last shot for six to clinch triumph for Superchargers
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport Journalist
The Hundred men's competition, Southampton
Southern Brave 139-5 (100 balls): Evans 53 (34); Duffy 3-26
Norther Superchargers 141-7 (100 balls): Crawley 38* (24); Overton 3-29
Northern Superchargers won by 3 wickets
Scorecard. Table
Graham Clark deed nan last shot for six to snatch a melodramatic three-wicket triumph for Northern Superchargers against Southern Brave successful The Hundred.
Needing 5 for triumph aliases 4 for a tie, Durham batter Clark heaved England world Tymal Mills complete nan bound astatine mid-wicket.
In a see-sawing finale, Superchargers needed only 11 from nan past 10 pinch 5 wickets near earlier Jofra Archer struck doubly and conceded only 1 tally from his last 5 balls.
Clark swept nan 2nd shot of nan past group from Mills for 4 to time off 5 to get from 3 but erstwhile Mills followed pinch 2 dot balls nan hosts still appeared favourites.
Mills opted for a slower shot again, however, and dropped to nan crushed erstwhile Clark clubbed it for six.
Clark, successful contrast, roared successful delight and vanished 38 not retired from 24 balls, having near nan erstwhile transportation believing it to beryllium a wide extracurricular disconnected stump.
"That felt euphoric," he told Sky sports.
"I thought I messed it up erstwhile I near nan shot before, but it's a bully emotion to get complete nan line."
How nan melodramatic finale unfolded
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Clark's 38 not retired was his highest people successful nan Hundred
This was nan first clip a lucifer successful nan The Hundred men's aliases women's competitions was won by a six disconnected from nan last ball. Here's really nan finale unfolded:
With Superchargers chasing 140, Clark came successful astatine 75-4 erstwhile skipper Harry Brook was caught disconnected Mills for 24. Dan Lawrence past holed retired for 10, while opener Zak Crawley was earlier caught for 29.
Brave bowler Chris Jordan limped disconnected pinch an evident groin injury, while having 15 of his balls still to bowl, leaving Brave short astatine nan death.
New Zealand all-rounder Mitchell Santner capitalised by hitting Michael Bracewell's rotation for a six and a 4 but past was caught astatine mid-on disconnected Archer pinch 8 balls to go.
Archer followed pinch 2 dot balls to Tom Lawes - clocked astatine 92 and 90mph - earlier dismissing him caught and bowled, leaving Mills 10 to take sides from nan last five, earlier 5 were needed from three.
Mills went for a quicker shot next. which was missed by Clark and his 4th was a slower shot correct onto nan tramline extracurricular disconnected stump. Clark looked aggrieved a wide was not given.
However, Clark was group for nan slower shot again and, erstwhile Mills put it connected a length, he heaved nan shot complete mid-wicket.
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The knowledgeable Mills has taken 5 wickets successful 3 games successful this year's Hundred
What is happening connected Thursday?
We're disconnected to Lord's connected Thursday pinch nan location of cricket hosting a double-header betwixt London Spirit and Trent Rockets.
The women's lucifer gets going astatine 15:00 BST, pinch nan men's crippled starting astatine 18:30.
You tin travel ball-by-ball commentary connected BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and nan BBC Sport website and app.
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