Toss – New South Wales Blues elected to bat

Result – New South Wales won by 35 runs

Teams
New South Wales Blues: Philip Hughes, David Warner, Simon Katich (C), Moises Henriques, Ben Rohrer, Steven Smith, Daniel Smith (W), Brett Lee, Stuart Clark, Nathan Hauritz, Doug Bollinger

Sussex: Ed Joyce (C), Christopher Nash, Rory Hamilton Brown, Dwayne Smith, Joe Gatting, Piyush Chawla, Yasir Arafat, Andy Hodd (W), Robin Martin Jenkins, Chad Keegan, James Kirtley

New South Wales innings

• New South Wales lost 1st wicket in 8th over – 1-35 (Warner, 7.2 ov)
• J Kirtley to D Warner, OUT! Played to the point region by Warner. Excellent stop by Smith. Warner runs back after realizing theres no run. Smith is quick to re-act. He throws and hits the one stump he has to aim. Warner doesn’t wait for the Umpire’s verdict. He walks. Blues have lost their first wicket.
• New South Wales lost 2nd wicket in 9th over – 2-40 (DLR Smith, 8.4 ov)
• P Chawla to D Smith, OUT! Smith dances down the track and heaves the ball to the fence. It doesn’t have enough of acceleration to clear the ropes. Instead, it finds the man at long on. Martin-Jenkins completes a simple running catch as Chawla strikes!
• New South Wales: 50 runs in 9.6 overs (60 balls), Extras 0
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (PJ Hughes 13, MC Henriques 37, Ex 0)
• New South Wales: 100 runs in 15.4 overs (94 balls), Extras 0
• PJ Hughes: 50 off 52 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
• MC Henriques: 50 off 32 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
• Innings Break: New South Wales – 130/2 in 20.0 overs (PJ Hughes 62, MC Henriques 51)

Sussex innings

• Sussex lost 1st wicket in 1st over – 1-1 (Joyce, 0.3 ov)
• B Lee to Ed Joyce, OUT! CASTLED! The was fired in at 91 mph. The off stump is out of the ground. The ball kept a bit low. Sussex have lost their first wicket.
• Sussex lost 2nd wicket in 7th over - 2-26 (Hamilton-Brown, 6.1 ov)
• S Smith to Hamilton Brown, OUT! Brown comes down the track but misses it completely. Smith has knocked the bails over. The Third Umpire has been called for by Umpire Hazare. Red signal by the Third Umpire sends Brown back to the pavillion. Bowled by Smith, stumped by Smith.
• Sussex lost 3rd wicket in 10th over - 3-49 (Smith, 9.5 ov)
• D Bollinger to D Smith, OUT! BOWLED! Bollinger has broken through his defenses and uprooted his leg stump. Another wicket falls and a crucial one at that.
• Sussex: 50 runs in 10.1 overs (62 balls), Extras 7
• Sussex lost 4th wicket in 14th over - 4-64 (Nash, 13.3 ov)
• M Henriques to C Nash, OUT! Nash has played the paddle sweep straight to Clark at short fine leg. He falls after a fighting 24, with pressure mounting on his team.
• Sussex lost 5th wicket in 14th over - 5-64 (Chawla, 13.4 ov)
• M Henriques to P Chawla, OUT! GOLDEN DUCK! Chawla has lofted that over mid off. It’s high in the air and taken by Hughes.
• Sussex lost 6th wicket in 15th over - 6-68 (Gatting, 14.5 ov)
• N Hauritz to Y Arafat, OUT! Punched off the backfoot by Arafat. Mix-up between the calling. Gatting is sent back. The throw comes in from mid-off. Hauritz collects and stumps with one hand. Good work. Gatting is out.
• Sussex lost 7th wicket in 15th over - 7-68 (Yasir Arafat, 14.6 ov)
• N Hauritz to Y Arafat, OUT! Punched off the backfoot by Arafat. Mix-up between the calling. Gatting is sent back. The throw comes in from mid-off. Hauritz collects and stumps with one hand. Good work. Gatting is out. N Hauritz to Y Arafat, OUT! Wickets falling fast and plenty here. Arafat has failed to make contact, getting himself bowled in the process. Sussex have lost their seventh wicket.
• Sussex lost 8th wicket in 18th over - 8-83 (Hodd, 17.4 ov)
• M Henriques to A Hodd, OUT! It’s been lofted over Mid-on by Hodd. Smith takes a superb catch jumping high and pouching it, at the edge of the rope.

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