Northern Superchargers secured back-to-back victories for Andrew Flintoff's team in the Hundred, defeating Oval Invincibles 126 for 9 by 19 runs. Nicholas Pooran made his second big-hitting half-century in a row, making it clear that Superchargers teams were crashing the party and clearing the boundary. The two wins signalled the end of both Oval Invincibles sides' 100% records and left both men's and women's competitions wide open.
Pooran's 65 came from just 41 balls, with four mammoth sixes, and navigated a difficult start for his side to see Superchargers to 145 from their 100 balls. Ollie Robinson's 20 from 10 gave the visitors a competitive total at break. The Superchargers bowlers, Jordan Clark, Dillon Pennington, and Matthew Potts, dominated the chase. Adam Hose and Mitchell Santner provided good support in the field, with Adam Hose and Mitchell Santner making tidy catches.
Donovan Ferreira's enterprising knock briefly threatened the game on its head before he was dismissed by Potts, but his was a lone hand. Pooran, the Meerkat Match Hero, emphasized the importance of maintaining consistency in his mindset and adapting to the game's situation. He felt that if they could get anything over 130 then it was game on, and that they could only get there if they constructed the partnership or if they could stay till the end.
Getting back-to-back wins in a format like this is important for the group to continue growing as a group. They are heading back to Headingley on Sunday and hopefully they can continue ticking the boxes and getting the right result.