HAMPSHIRE skipper James Vince admitted it was nice to finish a disappointing Blast on a high, after Shaheen Shah Afridi took four wickets in four balls to beat Middlesex. Having claimed only one victory in nine South Group games before the clash at the Ageas Bowl, the hosts opted to bat first and finished on 141-9 as Thilan Walallawita and Nathan Sowter took three wickets apiece.
Needing quick wickets in reply, off-spinner Felix Organ took 2-13 within the opening four overs, before Afridi got off the mark by dismissing Steve Eskinazi. Having returned 1-191 in his first six...