Maitland Flood has smashed Hamilton-Wickham Pumas by 62 runs with almost four overs to spare to make the grand final of the T20 Summer Bash against Stocktown Magpies this afternoon
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After posting an impressive 5/150 from their 20 overs, Maitland spun the Pumas out for just 88 in 16.1 overs in their semi-final at Joe Passmore Oval.
They take on Stocktown from 3.30pm today at the same venue in the grand final. The Magpies had earlier beaten Wallsend Tigers by 33 runs in their semi-final.
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Spinners Tom Owen with 4-17 and Brayden Brooks 3-22 were the heroes with the ball spinning their way through the Hamwicks' batting after Michael Rees made the initial break to dismiss dangerous opener Jack Hartigan for 20 off 12 balls.
The Pumas' fight was effectively over when Brooks dismissed the other opener and Hamwicks skipper Ben Balcomb who made 34 off 40 balls.
An explosive 48 off just 30 ball by opener Michael Rees helped rocket Maitland Flood to a total of 5/150.
Rees hit four fours and two sixes in his innings, with his opening partner Lincoln Mills playing the perfect support role rotating the strike and making 28 off 32.
At 2/83, Aaron Mahony took up the running making 45 off 33 as Tom Owen was bowled for five and Shannon Threlfo was run out for one.
Harry King kept the momentum going hitting 14 off just seven balls to close the innings at 5/150 with Karl Bowd not out four at the other end.
Maitland Floods had not won a game before the 2022 Summer Bash campaign. They had wins over Belmont Whips and Merewether Lions in their preliminary rounds and Stockton Seagulls in the quarter-final.
