With the return of Sir James Anderson to the Manchester Originals’ line-up, there was an extra frisson at Headingley for the local derby as the Northern Superchargers looked to record eight wins from eight for the women and men at their northern fortress. Alas for Harry Brook’s side, although they will still be in the Eliminator at the Kia Oval on Saturday, it was not to be.
The Hundred Men’s 2025: Match 30 Preview – Northern Superchargers vs Manchester Originals – Stats, Expert Data Insights and Predictions – August 26
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Match Analysis
Starting on the same points total as the Trent Rockets but with a significant deficit in net run rate, the Superchargers were looking for a big win to give themselves a decent chance of finishing second in the group stages.
The Originals won the toss and chose to field, with Anderson bowling the first ten, and rapidly picking up his first and second wickets in The Hundred, accompanied by a broad grin. He then had Brook dropped in the deep before seeing England’s white-ball captain try his falling-over scoop, the ball merely dribbling a few feet from the bat, Brook ending up on his bottom and Anderson in stitches.
Brook (20 off 20) was then caught off Scott Currie and Zak Crawley (17 off 17) holed out, and at 73-5 off 67 balls, the Originals were in the box seat.
Enter the 40-year-old Samit Patel, three years younger than Anderson perhaps, but still very much a senior citizen in professional cricketing terms. When he was dismissed off the penultimate delivery, he had pummelled four fours and three sixes in his 19-ball 42 and, along with David Miller (30 off 22), given the Superchargers something to defend despite Tom Aspinwall’s impressive 3-17.
The Superchargers’ opening pair of Jacob Duffy and Matthew Potts were tidy, Phil Salt (9 off 13) and Ben McKinney (6 off 8) struggling to break free but once they had gone, Jos Buttler and Rachin Ravindra (47* off 23) showed just why they are rated two of the best white-ball batters in the world, a thrilling partnership of 99 off 48 ensuring the Originals finished the competition on a high and consigning the Superchargers to a third-place group finish, barring a catastrophic defeat by the Rockets to the Phoenix tomorrow at Trent Bridge.
Buttler was imperious, smiting seven fours and five sixes in his 37-ball 70 before being bowled by Adil Rashid, at which point only 10 were needed off 21 balls. Rashid conceded 39 from his 20, the most he has ever leaked in The Hundred, and successive boundaries from Ravindra sealed the deal with seven wickets and 16 balls to spare.
Meerkat Match Hero Jos Buttler said: “The surface was a bit tricky, a bit slow. I thought we bowled exceptionally well apart from three or four balls and that allowed us to chase it down. We showed our best cricket in this last game when we were already out of the tournament, which is frustrating.
“Overall, over the course of the tournament, we left a lot out there. In a couple of games, we failed to get over the line and we are where we deserve to be in the end. Tonight we showed what we are truly capable of as a team.”
Match Summary
Northern Superchargers vs Manchester Originals, Match 30
Northern Superchargers (Men) 139/8 (100 balls)
Manchester Originals (Men) 140/3 (84 balls)
Manchester Originals (Men) won by 7 wickets
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Match Stats
Northern Superchargers Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Dawid Malan – 1.1 ov), 2-13 (Dan Lawrence – 1.4 ov), 3-53 (Harry Brook – 8.3 ov), 4-54 (Zak Crawley – 9.1 ov), 5-73 (Michael-Kyle Pepper – 13.2 ov), 6-132 (David Miller – 18.4 ov), 7-139 (Samit Patel – 19.4 ov), 8-139 (Matthew Potts – 19.5 ov)
Manchester Originals Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Ben McKinney – 2.4 ov), 2-31 (Phil Salt – 6.1 ov), 3-130 (Jos Buttler – 15.4 ov)
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Match Details:
Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 18:30
Venue: Headingley, Leeds
Toss: Manchester Originals (Men) elected to bowl
Umpires: James Middlebrook (England), Steve O’Shaughnessy (England), Graham Lloyd (England TV)
Match Referee: Phil Whitticase (England)
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