OVI vs MNR The Hundred Final Report Winner: The Oval Invincibles clinched their maiden men’s Hundred title on Sunday night by defeating Jos Buttler’s Manchester Originals side by 14 runs at Lord’s. While this was Oval’s first men’s Hundred final appearance, it was the second consecutive defeat in the final for Manchester, who had lost at the last hurdle to Trent Rockets in 2022.
OVI vs MNR The Hundred Final Report Toss
Even though the last two matches at Lord’s had been won by the team batting first, with the bowlers getting assistance under lights in the second innings, Manchester captain Jos Buttler decided to bowl first.
It would have also had to do with the Originals gunning down the target of 197 against Southern Brave just a day before in the Eliminator at the Kia Oval.
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OVI vs MNR The Hundred Final Report: Oval Lose Half Their Side Early On
The decision to bowl first by Buttler seemed to have been vindicated when Oval slipped to 34/5 in 36 balls. Richard Gleeson moved the new ball to dismiss Jason Roy for a duck and Paul Stirling for 5. Josh Little found Sam Curran’s outside edge for a duck before Tom Hartley had Will Jacks. Captain Sam Billings, Oval’s Man of the Match in their last match, was also back in the hut, courtesy of Paul Walter.
OVI vs MNR The Hundred Final Report: Neesham-Curran fightback in record partnership
James Neesham and Tom Curran joined hands at 34/5 and forged a fighting, record partnership of 127 runs in 65 balls to take Oval to 161, a good total at Lord’s, especially in a pressure final.
This partnership of 127 runs between Neesham and Curran is now the highest partnership in the men’s Hundred history, beating the 124-run stand between Dawid Malan and D’Arcy Short in 2021.
OVI vs MNR The Hundred Final Report: Jos Buttler fails, Manchester suffer
The story of Manchester has been quite straightforward this season: if both Jos Buttler and Phil Salt fail, then Manchester lose.
Salt started off in a cracking fashion, scoring 25 runs off 15 balls before Tom Curran dismissed him. Jos Buttler, who had walloped 82 off 46 in the Eliminator just a day ago, failed this time in the final, dismissed for only 11 runs in 15 balls, bowled by Danny Briggs, missing the ball while dancing down the track and looking to swing downtown.
According to the Oval Invincibles vs Manchester Originals The Hundred Final Report, losing both openers, including the tournament’s leading scorer, for 44 runs was a big dent to Manchester, something they couldn’t recover from.
OVI vs MNR The Hundred Final Report: Curran brothers hold nerves in the last 10 balls
Wayne Madsen and Laurie Evans followed the openers back in the dressing room in quick succession for single-digit scores as Sam Curran and Nathan Sowter got in the bowling act.
Max Holden and Jamie Overton kept the game alive till the last set. The left-hander scored 37 runs off 25 balls while the right-handed Overton, who was later named the Man of the Tournament, scored 28* off 19, along with Tom Hartley’s 16* off 8, dragged the game till the last two sets. But the Curran brothers kept their calm to seal the match for the Oval Invincibles.
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OVI vs MNR The Hundred Final Report Man Of The Match: Tom Curran
Tom Curran emerged as a proper all-rounder in the Men’s Hundred 2023 season, making significant contributions with both bat and ball. And it would be fair to say that he even outplayed his brother and teammate Sam in this tournament.
Tom Curran was the Man of the Match in the final for his all-round contributions. First, with the bat, he smashed 67 unbeaten runs in 34 balls, with the help of 4 fours and 5 sixes, after the Oval Invincibles had found themselves in big trouble at 34/5. Curran’s 67* is the highest individual score in a men’s Hundred final in three seasons; it is also the best score for a batsman while batting at No.7 or lower in a men’s T20 final.
With the ball, Tom picked up the wicket of Phil Salt, the Manchester opener who had gotten off to a rollicking start.
As per the Oval Invincibles vs Manchester Originals The Hundred Final Report, Tom Curran finished the tournament with brilliant all-round numbers: he scored 175 runs in 5 innings, being dismissed only once, scoring these runs at a staggering strike rate of 176. With the ball, he snared 9 wickets in 5 outings.
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