New Delhi. Many times we have seen a pair of brothers playing on the cricket field. This time the pair of 2 brothers performed brilliantly in England and also won their team the title for the first time. We are talking about the third season of The Hundred. Tom Caren and Sam Caren made their team champions by performing brilliantly in the tournament. In the men’s category final, Oval Invincibles won the title by defeating Manchester Originals by 14 runs in a thrilling encounter. This is Oval’s first title in the history of the tournament. In the final, the team of fast batting Jos Buttler was defeated by Manchester. The Oval team, playing first in the match, scored 161 runs for 5 wickets. Tom Keren scored an unbeaten 67 off 34 balls. In response, the Manchester team could score only 147 runs for 6 wickets.
As for The Hundred Tournament, 100 balls are bowled in each innings. Tom Keren and Sam Keren combined for 295 runs and took 15 wickets in the tournament. Both also hit 15 sixes. In the final match, the Oval Invincibles team was struggling losing 5 wickets for 34 runs. In such a situation, it seemed that the Manchester original would win easily. This was followed by an unbeaten century partnership with Jimmy Neesham by Tom Keren and a huge comeback for the team and this partnership eventually proved to be the turning point of the match.
Together they hit 17 boundaries
Tom Keren and Jimmy Neesham put on an unbeaten 127 off 65 balls for the sixth wicket. Both also hit 17 boundaries together. Tom was unbeaten on 67 runs off 34 balls. The strike rate was 197. He hit 4 fours and 5 sixes. On the other hand, New Zealand all-rounder Neesham scored an unbeaten 57 off 33 balls at a strike rate of 173. He hit 7 fours and 1 six. Richard Gleeson took 2 wickets from Manchester.
Champions!
An incredible contest for the Oval Invincibles #TheHundred pic.twitter.com/OQhDBAwvB0
— The Hundred (@thehundred) August 28, 2023
Jos Buttler failed
Chasing a target of 162 runs, captain Jos Buttler did not get Manchester Originals off to a good start. He could score only 11 runs in 15 balls. Opener Phil Salt scored 25 runs and Max Holden scored 37 runs. The team lost 6 wickets for 114 runs. Jamie Overton and Tom Hartley struggled after this, but could not get the team to victory. Overton remained unbeaten on 28 off 19 balls while Hartley scored 16 off 8 balls. Fast bowler Tom Keren and left-armer Sam Keren also got one wicket each.
Punjab Rs. 18.5 crore was bid
Talking about IPL, Punjab Kings bid Rs 18.5 crore on 25-year-old all-rounder Sam Keren. He is also the most expensive player in the history of T20 league. At the same time, 28-year-old Tom Keren was not bought by any Indian Premier League team. If we look at the performance of the current season of The Hundred Tournament, Tom scored 175 runs in 5 innings with the help of a half century. The strike rate was 176. He hit 13 fours and 11 sixes. As a fast bowler he took 9 wickets. 3 wickets for 43 runs was the best performance.
Watch England’s Sam Curran’s performance, he scored 120 runs in 9 innings. Hit 11 fours and 4 sixes. Sam also took 6 wickets. Talking about Tom Keren’s overall T20 career, he has taken 202 wickets in 191 matches. He has also scored 1720 runs with 5 half-centuries. The strike rate is 143. While Sam Keren has taken 190 wickets in 196 matches. 5 wickets for 10 runs is the best performance. As a batsman he has scored 2619 runs with 14 half centuries. The strike rate is 134. However, Sam Keran could not perform as expected in IPL 2023. Punjab Kings are still waiting for their first title.
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Tags: England, Sam Curran, The Hundred, Tom Curran
First published: August 28, 2023, 15:58 IST