Cricket 365 live stream 2021 replay: Northern Tide v Southern Storm in Darwin T20 Strike League
Northern Tide captain Jason Sangha has led his side to a win over the Southern Storm in the T20 Strike League. Watch the replay now.
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An outstanding all-round performance from captain Jason Sangha has helped the Northern Tide to a 30-run victory over the Southern Storm in their T20 Strike League clash in Darwin.
After a classy 66no (54 balls) with the bay, Sangha took a wicket and directed his bowlers with poise to help the Tide maintain an unbeaten record from their first two Strike League matches.
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Needing to score at more than eight an over, the Storm opened their chase in extraordinary fashion, with Josh Kann smashing back-to-back sixes as his team helped themselves to 20 from the first six balls.
Taking advantage of the power play and the lack of fielders outside the circle in the first four overs was their strategy but it backfired on the Storm after Sam Fanning (1 off 2) and then Kann were bowled in consecutive overs by Austin Umpherston.
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Umpherston was outstanding, finishing with 2-17 from his four overs, three of them bowled in power play situations.
After losing early wickets, the Storm rebuilt, with a 58-run partnership between Josh Hartill (40 off 35) and Ash Chandrasinge (27 off 32) but when Lachlan Bangs (3-24) took wickets from consecutive balls late in the innings, it snuffed out the Storm’s slim chances.
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Earlier, a controlled display of classic shot-making and power hitting from Jason Sangha has helped the Northern Tide set a tournament-high target of 166 for the Southern Storm in their T20 Strike League clash in Darwin.
Coming in at no.3, Sangha took six balls to get off the mark and built steadily in a 46-run partnership with opener and fellow New South Wales player Matt Gilkes (24 off 26), eventually notching his 50 from 45 balls.
But he took advantage of the Tide’s power surge late in the innings, slamming consecutive sixes to into the 60s and help his side set the Storm a tricky target.
Sangha was well supported by Ryan Hackney (39 off 27) after the dismissal of Gilkes, with Darwin product Lachlan Bangs, who finished on 12 off just four balls, making his mark before getting out in the final over.
Blade Baxter took two wickets for the Storm, taking the scalp of opener Austin Umpherston for four runs and nabbing Bangs late, although he conceded 39 runs from his four overs.
Captain Josh Kann, who has taken over from Mac Wright after the opener left for Tasmania to prepare for the domestic season, and Brodie Symons also took wickets.
The Storm though has been left with a massive task, requiring 8.3 an over to take the win.
Sangha enjoying Top End sabbatical
Having signed his first professional contract at just 16 and earnt comparisons to Ricky Ponting as cricket’s next great batsman, Jason Sangha is well versed in the pressures that can accompany players labelled cricket’s next big thing.
At just 21, Sangha is already five years into a professional career and well aware of the ups and downs of life in the sporting spotlight.
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Always meticulous with his preparation and workrate, a winter working on his game in the top end appealed to Sangha.
But the bonus of downtime spent exploring the Northern Territory and avoiding the lockdown that has plagued many of his NSW teammates over the past two months has allowed Sangha the reset that could provide a career springboard.
“The Cricket 365 program and the Strike League in particular has really grown and I decided this off-season I’d come up and spend a good three months up here,” Sangha said.
Captain of the Northern Tide in the T20 Strike League competition — matches are streamed live on News Corp websites — Sangha is not just playing with and against his state-level peers but mentoring other rising stars and hoping he can help them navigate the sometimes bumpy road to the first-class arena.
“When I was coming through the pathway system I was getting compared to a lot of great players — guys who I didn’t think I would ever be put into the same sentence with,” Sangha said.
“Of course that comes with a bit of pressure but also excitement as well.
“You’d much rather be compared to a Ricky Ponting than be getting blasted by the media and them saying how bad you are, so there’s pros and cons.
“But that comes with a lot of pressure as well and I probably was a bit naive when I first came in.
“The nature of sport is there are a lot of ups and downs and you’ve got to find a way to keep working hard and training and that’s what I’ve been sticking to the last couple of years.
“From that point of view, I can really help a lot of young guys … put my arm around them a little bit more because I understand how that felt and it wasn’t so long ago that I was in their shoes.”
Sangha’s time in the Territory has given him a new perspective on the game, especially since he unintentionally avoided Sydney’s lockdown by leaving the state before the Covid crisis escalated.
“I get to do all the training I’ve done now — and would have done back in Sydney — but at the same time it feels like a bit of a holiday as well,” he said.
“When we’re training, we’re still training (hard) and playing but the down time has been the best thing about being up here.
“I’ve really tried to enjoy my down time while here because the seasons are so long and it was a crazy season with all the Covid bubbles we were in.
“I don’t want to go back to Sydney and have people ask me how Darwin was and all I can say is I hit cricket balls.”
Sangha’s focus will be on the game when the Tide take on the Southern Storm on Sunday and he believes his side has a great chance despite losing Queenslanders Noah McFadyen and Corey Hunter, who returned home ahead of the Territory’s Covid lockdown earlier this week.
The Tide take on the Southern Storm at DXC Arena from 6.30pm (AEST) on Sunday, with the match live streamed on News Corp websites.
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Originally published as Cricket 365 live stream 2021 replay: Northern Tide v Southern Storm in Darwin T20 Strike League
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