Vitality Blast: Second consecutive fifty for Rizwan

Rizwan top-scored with 58, while Wright and Josh Philippe contributed 25 and 35 respectively.

 LAHORE (Web Desk) - Pakistan’s wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan has scored his second consecutive fifty in the Vitilty Blast for Sussex Cricket team on Friday.

Rizwan and his partner Luke Wright afforded the Sussex reply solid foundations in the match against Gloucestershire on Friday but their bowlers held Sussex’s nerve and David Payne effected a breakthrough when bowling Wright for 25 shortly before the end of the power play.

Without a win in any of their previous seven matches in all formats this season, Gloucestershire were indebted to their England international, who raised 70 from 45 balls to help the home side reach 193 for 7 after being put in.

Steve Finn was outstanding with the ball for Sharks, returning figures of 2 for 15 from four overs, but Ryan Higgins made 39 not out from 22 balls and Glenn Phillips contributed a useful 27 as Gloucestershire found acceleration following a sluggish start to their innings.

Rizwan top-scored with 58, while Wright and Josh Philippe contributed 25 and 35 respectively as Sussex remained in the hunt. But the chase became derailed after Rizwan fell in the 16th over, seven wickets then falling for the addition of 24 runs in 4.4 overs as the visitors lost their way.

Earlier, Rizwan made his debut in the T20 Vitality Blast by scoring an unbeaten 81 runs off 60 balls in a memorable innings. His 81 in his debut has beaten the record of Pakistani batter Umar Akmal s record of 76 runs on his Vitality Blast debut in 2015.