Sussex pulled off a world-record run chase with nine balls to spare against T20 Blast South Group winners Essex.
Luke Wright smashed an unbeaten 153 - the
fourth-highest ever T20 score - which included 12 fours and 11 sixes to
see Sussex to 226-3.
The previous highest successful chase had been Cape Cobras' 224-5 against Titans in 2011
Tom Westley's unbeaten 109 and Jesse Ryder's 75 had given Essex their second-highest ever T20 total of 225-3.
But their work was completely undone by Luke Wright, who
faced only 66 balls, and together with Matt Machan (41 not out) put on
159 for the fourth wicket at Chelmsford - the biggest partnership in
Sussex's T20 history
Like Wright created history with a show of T20 batting which is only rivalled by
Chris Gayle's unbeaten 175, Brendon McCullum's unbeaten 158 and Aaron
Finch's 156.
Scorecard
|
|
|
Runs |
Minutes |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
| Pettini
|
run out (Cachopa)
|
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Ryder
|
c Machan
|
b Nash
|
75
|
48
|
37
|
8
|
4
|
| Westley
|
not out
|
|
109
|
77
|
58
|
12
|
5
|
| Bopara
|
lbw
|
b Yasir Arafat
|
4
|
11
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
| ten Doeschate
|
not out
|
|
30
|
20
|
15
|
2
|
2
|
| Total
|
for 3 (20.0 ovs)
|
225
|
|
| Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wickets |
| Hatchet
|
4.0
|
0
|
39
|
0
|
| Hobden
|
2.0
|
0
|
36
|
0
|
| Yasir Arafat
|
4.0
|
0
|
49
|
1
|
| Beer
|
2.0
|
0
|
20
|
0
|
| Piolet
|
4.0
|
0
|
47
|
0
|
| Nash
|
4.0
|
0
|
34
|
1
|
| Fall of Wicket |
|
| 2
|
Pettini
|
| 126
|
Ryder
|
| 150
|
Bopara
|
|
Sussex 226/3 in 18.3 overs
|
|
|
Runs |
Minutes |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
| Nash
|
|
b Masters
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Wright
|
not out
|
|
153
|
70
|
66
|
12
|
11
|
| Cachopa
|
|
b Napier
|
10
|
4
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
| Finch
|
run out (Smith)
|
|
12
|
16
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
| Machan
|
not out
|
|
41
|
48
|
26
|
1
|
2
|
| Total
|
for 3 (18.3 ovs)
|
226
|
|
| Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wickets |
| Masters
|
3.0
|
0
|
25
|
1
|
| Phillips
|
3.0
|
0
|
39
|
0
|
| Napier
|
3.3
|
0
|
49
|
1
|
| Topley
|
4.0
|
0
|
49
|
0
|
| Bopara
|
4.0
|
0
|
42
|
0
|
| Ryder
|
1.0
|
0
|
16
|
0
|
| Fall of Wicket |
|
| 0
|
Nash
|
| 14
|
Cachopa
|
| 67
|
Finch
|
|
| Mark Pettini
|
| Jesse Ryder
|
| Thomas Westley
|
| Ravinder Bopara
|
| Ryan Ten Doeschate (C)
|
| Gregory Smith
|
| James Foster (W)
|
| Graham Napier
|
| Tim Phillips
|
| David Masters
|
| Reece Topley
|
| Luke Wright
|
| Chris Nash (C)
|
| Craig Cachopa
|
| Matthew Machan
|
| Harry Finch
|
| Ben Brown (W)
|
| Steffan Piolet
|
| Will Beer
|
| Yasir Satti
|
| Lewis Hatchett
|
| Matthew Hobden
|
Successful leading run chases in world T20 cricket
|
|---|
| Sussex 226-3 (18.3 overs) v Essex at Chelmsford - 25 July 2014 |
| Cape Cobras 224-5 (19.4 overs) v Titans at Centurion - 9 March 2011 |
| Somerset 220-4 (18.0 overs) v Hampshire at Taunton - 9 July 2010 |
| Central Districts 220-4 (19.0 overs) v Otago at Dunedin - 27 January 2006 |
| Rajasthan Royals 217-7 (19.5 overs) v Deccan Chargers at Hyderabad - 24 April 2008 |
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