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Mustafizur stars on debut to seal Sussex win
- Updated: July 21, 2016
Sussex 200 for 6 (Jordan 45*) beat Essex 176 for 8 (Lawrence 36, Mustafizur 4-23)Scorecard
Bangladesh pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman starred with four wickets for 23 after only arriving in this country on Wednesday, while Chris Jordan made amends for running out in-form New Zealander Ross Taylor with a match-winning 45 off 21 balls that contained five mighty sixes, to give Sussex only their second NatWest T20 Blast win in eight games.
Mustafizur, whose arrival at the club had been delayed by visa issues, instantly impressed his new club with a match-sealing display.
“It has taken some hard work to get Rahman here, and a lot of people have worked hard to make it happen. Now we can see why he was worth so much time and effort,” said Sussex’s captain, Luke Wright. “He is a very special bowler. He has put in a performance straight away that was very special to watch.
“It is so hard to pick what he is going to do. In the warm-up we were trying to work him out and we couldn’t. Credit to our keeper Craig Cachopa who kept really well to him tonight – it is not easy when you’ve had no time to watch him before or to have faced him.
“He got a flight yesterday so he’s come straight in and bowled like that. We have a very special talent on our hands.”
Chasing 201 to win, Essex were ahead of Sussex’s comparative totals until the last four overs, and they had no one capable of matching Jordan’s late fireworks. Essex, losing for the second game in a row, finished 25 runs short thanks to the wiles of 20-year-old Mustafizur.
Sussex had started well enough with fifty coming off the six powerplay overs. Chris Nash needed little help but received a dollop when Tom Westley’s shy from deep point missed the stumps, bounced up awkwardly off …
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