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Brilliant Brook leads Sunrisers to record Hundred score

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Every six from a record-breaking Sunrisers innings

The Hundred men's competition, Headingley

Sunrisers Leeds 241-2 (100 balls): Rickelton 94* (42), Marsh 76 (37), Brook 55 (18)

London Spirit 204-6 (100 balls): Willey 83* (46); Topley 2-30

Sunrisers Leeds won by 37 runs

Harry Brook shone with a sensational 15-ball fifty as Sunrisers Leeds posted the highest total in Hundred history in their 37-run win against London Spirit.

Having put in to bat at Headingley, opener Ryan Rickelton also struck 94 not out off 42 balls in Sunrisers' astonishing 241-2.

Such was the entertainment provided by Brook and the power shown by Rickelton, Mitchell Marsh's brutal 76 off 37 at the top of the order almost went unnoticed.

On a flat pitch, Marsh and Rickelton added 148 for the first wicket which gave Brook, England's limited-overs captain, the licence to go berserk.

He whacked five sixes and five fours with a combination of power and flair, including a monstrous six over mid-wicket to surpass the previous highest team total of 226.

Brook and Rickelton added 83 off 32 balls for the second wicket as Spirit's bowlers wilted, with the South African stranded short of his century as he was starved of the strike at the close of the innings.

After the carnage inflicted on their bowlers, Spirit made a disastrous start to their reply as Jonny Bairstow fell first ball to Reece Topley, and the rest of the top order also buckled under the pressure as they slipped to 44-4.

But former England all-rounder David Willey performed an admirable rescue act and saved Spirit from humiliation with 83 not out from 46 balls as the visiting side finished on 204-6.

The result takes Sunrisers to fourth in the table and keeps them in play-off contention, but leaves Spirit struggling in seventh.

Sutherland holds nerve as Sunrisers edge past Spirit

Trent Rockets face Birmingham Phoenix at Trent Bridge in the second double header, with the women playing at 15:00 and the men at 18:30. You can watch both games on BBC Two and iPlayer.

You can follow ball-by-ball commentary of all games on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.

Read original at BBC News

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