Liam Dawson (PC: Twitter)
London Spirit skipper Eoin Morgan has hailed the performances of spinner Liam Dawson and batter Ravi Bopara, despite the team's loss to Birmingham Phoenix on Tuesday at Lord's.
Batting first, Spirit had an average start with a nearly run-a-ball net run rate, until Bopara arrived on the crease. The 37-year-old smoked five sixes to contribute a quickfire 45 off 20 to help the team in finishing on 139.
In the second half, Dawson provided a double strike for the Spirit by dismissing the openers, Will Smeed and Sol Budinger. He then followed it by sending the in-form Chris Benjamin back to the hut to end the fixture with prolific figures of 3/15 in 20 balls.
In the end, Phoenix registered a victory on the last ball of the innings. Although Spirit failed to book the Finals spot, they surely will be featuring in the Eliminator.
Morgan felt relieved after qualifying for the playoffs, and compared their performances to last year, wherein they finished at the last spot.
