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Middlesex chased down a target of 318 to beat Northamptonshire in the 20th match of the 2024 Royal One Day Cup at the Radlett Cricket Club. After the completion of 20 matches this season, let's take a look at how the teams are placed in the points table.
Worcestershire remain at the top of the Group A points table with two wins in two games. They have accumulated four points so far in the tournament, with a net run rate of +2.816. Hampshire have also won both their games. With four points and the second-best net run rate (+0.930) of the group, they occupy the second place on the points table.
Here's the updated Group A standings:
Derbyshire occupy the third position on the points table with two wins and four points after two games. They also boast a healthy net run rate of +0.477. Somerset, having won one game out of two, are fourth with a net run rate of +0.002. Kent and Durham have won one of the two games played this season and have scored two points so far. They occupy the fifth and sixth places with net run rates of -0.152 and -0.360, respectively.
Middlesex, after their win over Northamptonshire, moved to the seventh position on the points table. They have scored two points in three games so far this season with a net run rate of -1.485. Northamptonshire and Lancashire are yet to score a point in this tournament. They are languishing at the bottom of Group A, occupying the eighth and ninth positions, respectively.
Here's the updated Group B standings:
Warwickshire continue to dominate Group B of the 2024 Royal One Day Cup with a perfect record of three wins in three matches. They have scored six points at a net run rate of +1.541 and are placed atop the points table. Glamorgan and Nottinghamshire, with two wins each this season, are in the second and third positions, respectively, with four points and a net run rate of +2.963 and +0.962.
Essex, Yorkshire, and Leicestershire occupy the fourth, fifth, and sixth places, with two points each, with net run rates of -0.464, -0.699, and -2.777, respectively. Sussex, Gloucestershire, and Surrey are at the bottom of Group B standings. They occupy the seventh, eighth, and ninth spots, respectively.
Nathan Fernandes and Mark Stoneman help Middlesex chase 318 against Northamptonshire
Batting first, Northamptonshire posted a massive first-inning total of 317/9, thanks to contributions from Prithvi Shaw (76 off 58), Saif Zaib (58 off 77), and Gus Miller (73 off 68).
Middlesex bowler Luke Hollman (3/49) led the charge for his team while he found able support from teammates Noah Cornwell (2/54) and Henry Brookes (2/73).
Nathan Fernandes (83 off 103) and skipper Mark Stoneman (83 off 78) top-scored for Middlesex as they chased the required target with five wickets and 11 deliveries to spare. Fernandes and Stoneman hit 18 boundaries and two sixes between them.
