Manchester Super Giants, 162-5 beat Trent Rockets, 158-8 by five wickets
Old Trafford-based side win men’s final at third attempt
A new name has done the trick. Manchester Super Giants – once known as the Originals, now part of the tournament’s IPL-ification – triumphed in the final of the men’s Hundred, surviving a late wobble to beat Trent Rockets by five wickets. Tim Seifert set up victory with 72 off 38 balls; Liam Dawson completed it with two balls remaining, a six to seal it.
The New Zealand opener turned Jos Buttler into a support act in a chase of 159, his scarily high backlift producing seven sixes and a 23-ball half-century. The 31-year-old launched far higher than any of the Rockets, their innings defined by useful cameos. Noor Ahmad sparkled with the ball for the Super Giants, taking three for 33, but this was Seifert’s night.
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