The Hundred 2023: Jos Buttler leads Manchester Originals to eliminator win over Southern Brave

Jos Buttler led a superb Manchester Originals pursuit of 197 to bushed Southern Brave successful the men's Hundred eliminator.

But Buttler added 83 successful 32 balls with Phil Salt connected the mode to 82 from 46.

Originals completed the highest pursuit successful Hundred past with 4 deliveries to spare and volition conscionable Oval Invincibles successful Sunday's last astatine Lord's.

It means the Originals person the accidental of going 1 amended than their decision successful past year's final, portion Brave miss retired connected the accidental to adhd to the rubric they won successful 2021.

Earlier connected Saturday, Northern Superchargers advanced from an abandoned women's eliminator against Welsh Fire by virtuousness of finishing higher successful the radical signifier and volition conscionable Southern Brave successful the final.

Brilliant Buttler puts connected a show

England skipper Buttler remains the premier white-ball batter successful the satellite and has been the standout performer successful this year's men's Hundred - his 380 runs is much than 100 much than anyone else.

This was an outstanding show of his awesome talent, a magnificent objection befitting an atmospheric evening astatine The Oval. On a hard nighttime for the bowlers, the greasy aboveground making the shot hard to grip, Buttler was the header enactment of immoderate sensational batting.

Faced with specified a immense total, Originals were fixed impetus by Salt, who took fours disconnected the archetypal 3 balls of the innings. Just aft helium clubbed Craig Overton for 2 successive sixes - Overton conceded 47 runs from 15 balls - Salt drilled the rotation of Mitchell Santner to Vince astatine other screen to depart for 47 from 17 balls.

But the opening basal had fixed the Originals the momentum and Buttler recovered a caller state successful Max Holden.

The second-wicket brace added 63 successful 33 balls. Buttler, who belted the shot done the covers and regularly planted it implicit long-on, reached 50 from 26.

After left-hander Holden skied the gait of Tymal Mills to autumn for 31, Originals slowed slightly, going 8 balls without a bound earlier Buttler resumed his battle with a mighty stroke for six disconnected the leg-spin of Rehan Ahmed.

Two balls later, with Buttler connected 71, Ahmed had the accidental to tally retired Buttler astatine the non-striker's end, but was successful nary presumption to stitchery Vince's return. It would beryllium the Brave's past chance.

By the clip Buttler miscued Chris Jordan, Originals were near needing lone 17 from 12 deliveries. The experienced Laurie Evans took them to the brink earlier Jamie Overton, Craig's twin, deed Jordan for six implicit long-off to seal a hugely awesome victory.

Not Brave enough

Brave had booked their spot successful the play-offs by beating Originals astatine Old Trafford connected Wednesday and seemed connected people for their 2nd last erstwhile they piled up their highest full successful The Hundred.

Allen recovered from being deed connected the caput by Richard Gleeson to ace 69 from 38 balls. His opening basal of 122 with Conway is the highest successful the men's Hundred.

But aft Allen was caught down trying to flick Paul Walter, Brave stalled, going 18 balls without a boundary.

Vince and Conway were capable to re-find the highest gear, helped by an Originals broadside that dawdled done their 100 balls. Reliant connected pace, Originals bowled lone 10 balls of Calvin Harrison's rotation and missed the cut-off, meaning they had to vessel the last 11 deliveries with an other fielder wrong the 30-yard circle.

Brave capitalised, taking 61 runs successful full from the last 20. Vince ended connected 56 from 25, Conway batted done the innings for 51 disconnected 38.

At halfway, it was the fourth-highest full successful the men's Hundred and champion successful a play-off game, lone for the Originals to amusement it was not enough.

'That was fantastic' - what they said

Match Hero and Manchester Originals skipper Jos Buttler: "That was fantastic. It was a pugnacious fielding innings but we knew with a bully commencement we'd person a accidental connected a large transportation and a abbreviated bound connected 1 side.

"I was a spot disappointed that they got specified a large score, determination were a fewer things I could person done otherwise arsenic skipper but we conscionable had to parkland it and erstwhile we got into our flow, it was hard to halt us.

"We'll beryllium resting contiguous and looking guardant to a large time astatine Lord's tomorrow."

Manchester Originals opener Phil Salt to Sky Sports: "Sometimes [going hard astatine the beginning] it's going to beryllium a deed and miss role. My occupation is to instrumentality unit disconnected Jos, erstwhile helium bats through, helium was not acold disconnected finishing the crippled each by himself. We're going nicely astatine the moment.

"We won this crippled past year. There's bigger food to fry. We can't hold for the final, we spoke arsenic a radical connected what it takes. Kat's [Simon Katich, Originals caput coach] has ever been precise reassuring that it's our DNA to scrap, we don't bash it the casual way, but we find it to the extremity of these competitions. I deliberation if everyone pulls up well, we'll beryllium grateful for this game. You person to rotation with this schedule."