- Oval Invincibles 145-8; Manchester Originals 136-7; scorecard
- Billings top-scores with brisk 49 in inaugural men’s match
The tension rose as the man in green holding the ball ran towards the man in black holding the long wooden stick. With a serious look on his face, the man in green jumped in the air and hurled the ball at the man with the stick, standing in front of three thinner sticks, and another man in green wearing funny big gloves. The man with the stick tried to hit the ball, but it was a well-directed yorker on fifth stump that he could only dig out to long-on, and …
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Written by Jonathan Liew at the Kia Oval
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/22/cricket-the-hundred-oval-invincibles-manchester-originals-match-report under the title “Sam Billings leads Oval Invincibles to opening win over Manchester Originals”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
