Lancashire defeated Essex by 7 wickets in Quarter Final 3 Match of the T20 Blast 2022.
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The Quarter Final 3 Match of the T20 Blast 2022 was played yesterday between Lancashire vs Essex at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, in which Lancashire defeated Essex by 7 wickets.
Essex batted first after winning the toss, started the inning very well, Adam Rossington and Matthew Critchley came to start the inning and gave a brilliant start, the first wicket has gone for 43 runs in 4.2 over, Adam Rossington dismissed after scoring 25 runs in 19 balls, next batsman Michael Pepper came to bat, meanwhile the second wicket has also gone for 45 runs in first ball of the 6th over, Matthew Critchley dismissed for 12 runs in 10 balls, next batsman Daniel Lawrence came to bat and played well with Michael Pepper, the third wicket has gone for 84 runs in 10.2 over, Daniel Lawrence dismissed for 15 runs in 14 balls, next batsman Paul Walter came to bat and played well with Michael Pepper, the fourth wicket has gone for 101 runs in 12.4 over, Michael Pepper dismissed after scoring 36 runs in 28 balls, followed by Tom Westley came to bat and he dismissed for 5 runs in 6 balls as fifth wicket in 14.5 over, the team score was 112 runs, next batsman Daniel Sams came to bat handled the inning and played an unbeaten inning of 25 runs in just 17 balls with Paul Walter, and Paul Walter also played an unbeaten inning of 34 runs in 27 balls. In this way, Essex scored 161 runs after losing 5 wickets in 20 overs and set a target of 162 runs for Lancashire.
Lancashire's bowlers Luke Wood took 2 wickets for 28 runs, Tom Hartley, Danny Lamb, and Luke Wells got 1-1 wicket.
Lancashire chasing 162 runs in the second inning achived the target very easily by losing just 3 wickets in the fourth ball of the 16th overs and winning the match by 7 wickets. Lancashire started the inning not very well, but ending was brilliant, Philip Salt and Keaton Jennings came to start the inning, the first wicket has gone very quickly just for 6 runs in final ball of the 1st over, Keaton Jennings dismissed without scoring, next batsman Steven Croft came to bat handled the and played a very brilliant half-century partnership of 75 runs with Philip Salt, the second wicket has gone for 79 runs in 8.5 overs, Philip Salt dismissed after scoring 27 runs in 21 balls, next batsman Dane Vilas came to bat handled the inning and played a very brilliant half-century partnership of 76 runs with Steven Croft, the third wicket has gone for 157 runs in 15.2 overs, Dane Vilas dismissed after playing a very brilliant quick half-century inning of 51 runs with the help of 3 sixes and 3 boundaries in just 23 balls, followed by Tim David came to bat and he remains unbeaten for 4 runs with Steven Croft, and Steven Croft played a very brilliant unbeaten half-century and victory inning of 76 runs with the help of 4 sixes and 5 boundaries in just 48 balls. In this way, Lancashire chased the target very easily by losing just 3 wickets in 15.4 overs and won the match by 7 wickets.
Essex's bowlers Matthew Critchley and Simon Harmer got 1-1 wicket.
Lancashire's batsman Steven Croft selected the best player of the match, he played a very brilliant unbeaten half-century and victory inning of 76 runs with the help of 4 sixes and 5 boundaries in just 48 balls.
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