Crawley and Brook help Sunrisers beat Super Giants

Crawley and Brook help Sunrisers beat Super GiantsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Harry Brook and Zak Crawley shared an unbroken 63-run stand for the third wicket against Manchester Super Giants ByTimothy AbrahamBBC Sport JournalistPublished2 minutes agoThe Hundred men's competition, HeadingleyManchester Super Giants 181-3 (100 balls): Buttler 63* (33), Klaasen 53 (27); Ellis 2-32Sunrisers Leeds 186-2 (88 balls): Marsh 63 (26), Crawley 56* (34), Brook 42* (17)Sunrisers Leeds won by eight wicketsScorecard. TableMitch Marsh was at his destructive best as he bludgeoned 63 to help Sunrisers Leeds end Manchester Super Giants' unbeaten start to The Hundred with an eight-wicket win at Headingley.The experienced Australia opener crashed six fours and five sixes during a fearless 26-ball knock which provided the impetus for the Sunrisers to chase down 182 for victory.Marsh was bowled by a yorker from Sonny Baker with the score on 118 but the momentum from his tone-setting innings was continued by England duo Zak Crawley and Harry Brook.Sunrisers skipper Crawley blitzed an unbeaten 56 off 34 balls to notch only his second half-century of the summer, having lost his Test place earlier this year.Brook chipped in with 42 not out from 17 balls as he also kickstarted his tournament with an innings bristling with clean ball striking.The England limited-overs skipper had only managed scores of three and eight in his first two innings but mainly dealt in sixes against the Super Giants.Brook's six boundaries all cleared the ropes, including the winning runs off Noor Ahmad with 12 balls to spare.Earlier, England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler continued his impressive start to this year's tournament with an unbeaten 63 off 33 balls which provided the bedrock of the Super Giants' 181-3.Buttler had made a masterful 90 in the Super Giants' emphatic win over Birmingham Phoenix last weekend and followed it up with his second half-century.Heinrich Klaasen had...