0.1 Chanaka Welegedara to Aaron Finch, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
0.2 Chanaka Welegedara to Aaron Finch, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
0.3 Chanaka Welegedara to Aaron Finch, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
0.4 Chanaka Welegedara to Aaron Finch, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
0.5 Chanaka Welegedara to Aaron Finch, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
0.6 Chanaka Welegedara to Aaron Finch, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
End of over 1
Victorian Bushrangers 7/0 (RR : 7)
Brad Hodge 0 (0b)
Aaron Finch 7 (6b)
Chanaka Welegedara 1-0-7-0
1.1 Farveez Maharoof to Aaron Finch, EDGED AND TAKEN! Safe pair of hands there behind the stumps, he doesn't drop many of those!
A. Finch c K Perera b Maharoof
Runs : 7 Balls : 7 S/R : 100
1.2 Farveez Maharoof to Cameron White, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
1.3 Farveez Maharoof to Cameron White, One more to the total. (1)
1.4 Farveez Maharoof to Brad Hodge, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
1.5 Farveez Maharoof to Cameron White, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
1.6 Farveez Maharoof to Brad Hodge, He's caught it, no he's dropped it, he's caught it, he's juggling it, and he's taken it! Finally, bet he had his heart in his mouth for a moment there!
B. Hodge c de Zoysa b Maharoof
Runs : 1 Balls : 2 S/R : 50
End of over 2
Victorian Bushrangers 10/2 (RR : 5)
David Hussey 0 (0b)
Cameron White 2 (3b)
Farveez Maharoof 1-0-3-2
2.1 Chanaka Welegedara to Cameron White, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
2.2 Chanaka Welegedara to Cameron White, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
2.3 Chanaka Welegedara to Cameron White, Wide, no run. (1)
2.3 Chanaka Welegedara to Cameron White, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
2.4 Chanaka Welegedara to David Hussey, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
2.5 Chanaka Welegedara to David Hussey, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
2.6 Chanaka Welegedara to Cameron White, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 3
Victorian Bushrangers 19/2 (RR : 6.33)
Cameron White 9 (7b)
David Hussey 1 (2b)
Chanaka Welegedara 2-0-16-0
3.1 Farveez Maharoof to David Hussey, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
3.2 Farveez Maharoof to David Hussey, He's absolutely NAILED that one, but the man in the deep makes a fantastic save, pushing the ball back in just in time! His teammate picks up the ball and hurls it in and they save a run, good teamwork. (3)
3.3 Farveez Maharoof to Cameron White, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
3.4 Farveez Maharoof to David Hussey, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
3.5 Farveez Maharoof to David Hussey, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it through the second slip region! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run for three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slip cordon, he's searching for a wicket here. (3)
3.6 Farveez Maharoof to Cameron White, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
End of over 4
Victorian Bushrangers 31/2 (RR : 7.75)
David Hussey 9 (6b)
Cameron White 13 (9b)
Farveez Maharoof 2-0-15-2
4.1 Chanaka Welegedara to Cameron White, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
4.2 Chanaka Welegedara to Cameron White, Very well bowled. (0)
4.3 Chanaka Welegedara to Cameron White, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
4.4 Chanaka Welegedara to Cameron White, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
4.5 Chanaka Welegedara to Cameron White, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
4.6 Chanaka Welegedara to Cameron White, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 5
Victorian Bushrangers 37/2 (RR : 7.4)
Cameron White 19 (15b)
David Hussey 9 (6b)
Chanaka Welegedara 3-0-22-0
5.1 Farveez Maharoof to David Hussey, One more to the total. (1)
5.2 Farveez Maharoof to Cameron White, Very well bowled. (0)
5.3 Farveez Maharoof to Cameron White, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
5.4 Farveez Maharoof to Cameron White, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!
C. White c Jayawardene b Maharoof
Runs : 19 Balls : 18 S/R : 105.6
5.5 Farveez Maharoof to Andrew McDonald, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
5.6 Farveez Maharoof to Andrew McDonald, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 6
Victorian Bushrangers 38/3 (RR : 6.33)
Andrew McDonald 0 (2b)
David Hussey 10 (7b)
Farveez Maharoof 3-0-16-3
6.1 Thisara Perera to David Hussey, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
6.2 Thisara Perera to Andrew McDonald, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
6.3 Thisara Perera to David Hussey, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.4 Thisara Perera to David Hussey, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
6.5 Thisara Perera to David Hussey, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
6.6 Thisara Perera to Andrew McDonald, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 7
Victorian Bushrangers 41/3 (RR : 5.86)
Andrew McDonald 1 (4b)
David Hussey 12 (11b)
Thisara Perera 1-0-3-0
7.1 Isuru Udana to David Hussey, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
7.2 Isuru Udana to David Hussey, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
7.3 Isuru Udana to David Hussey, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
7.4 Isuru Udana to David Hussey, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
7.5 Isuru Udana to David Hussey, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
7.6 Isuru Udana to David Hussey, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
End of over 8
Victorian Bushrangers 52/3 (RR : 6.5)
Andrew McDonald 1 (4b)
David Hussey 23 (17b)
Isuru Udana 1-0-11-0
8.1 Thisara Perera to David Hussey, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
8.2 Thisara Perera to David Hussey, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
8.3 Thisara Perera to Andrew McDonald, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
8.4 Thisara Perera to Andrew McDonald, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
8.5 Thisara Perera to Andrew McDonald, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
8.6 Thisara Perera to Andrew McDonald, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
End of over 9
Victorian Bushrangers 65/3 (RR : 7.22)
Andrew McDonald 11 (8b)
David Hussey 26 (19b)
Thisara Perera 2-0-16-0
9.1 Isuru Udana to David Hussey, One more to the total. (1)
9.2 Isuru Udana to Andrew McDonald, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
9.3 Isuru Udana to Andrew McDonald, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
9.4 Isuru Udana to Andrew McDonald, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
9.5 Isuru Udana to Andrew McDonald, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
9.6 Isuru Udana to Andrew McDonald, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 10
Victorian Bushrangers 73/3 (RR : 7.3)
David Hussey 27 (20b)
Andrew McDonald 18 (13b)
Isuru Udana 2-0-19-0
10.1 Ajantha Mendis to Andrew McDonald, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
10.2 Ajantha Mendis to Andrew McDonald, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
10.3 Ajantha Mendis to Andrew McDonald, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
10.4 Ajantha Mendis to Andrew McDonald, Easy single. (1)
10.5 Ajantha Mendis to David Hussey, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
10.6 Ajantha Mendis to Andrew McDonald, Wide, no run. (1)
10.6 Ajantha Mendis to Andrew McDonald, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
End of over 11
Victorian Bushrangers 83/3 (RR : 7.55)
David Hussey 28 (21b)
Andrew McDonald 26 (19b)
Ajantha Mendis 1-0-10-0
11.1 Thisara Perera to Andrew McDonald, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
11.2 Thisara Perera to Andrew McDonald, Very well bowled. (0)
11.3 Thisara Perera to Andrew McDonald, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
11.4 Thisara Perera to Andrew McDonald, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
11.5 Thisara Perera to David Hussey, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
11.6 Thisara Perera to David Hussey, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
End of over 12
Victorian Bushrangers 92/3 (RR : 7.67)
David Hussey 34 (23b)
Andrew McDonald 29 (23b)
Thisara Perera 3-0-25-0
12.1 Ajantha Mendis to Andrew McDonald, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
12.2 Ajantha Mendis to Andrew McDonald, Very well bowled. (0)
12.3 Ajantha Mendis to Andrew McDonald, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
12.4 Ajantha Mendis to David Hussey, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
12.5 Ajantha Mendis to David Hussey, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
12.6 Ajantha Mendis to David Hussey, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 13
Victorian Bushrangers 93/3 (RR : 7.15)
David Hussey 34 (26b)
Andrew McDonald 30 (26b)
Ajantha Mendis 2-0-11-0
13.1 Thisara Perera to Andrew McDonald, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
13.2 Thisara Perera to David Hussey, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
13.3 Thisara Perera to David Hussey, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
13.4 Thisara Perera to David Hussey, Very well bowled. (0)
13.5 Thisara Perera to David Hussey, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
13.6 Thisara Perera to David Hussey, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
End of over 14
Victorian Bushrangers 101/3 (RR : 7.21)
Andrew McDonald 31 (27b)
David Hussey 41 (31b)
Thisara Perera 4-0-33-0
14.1 Ajantha Mendis to David Hussey, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
14.2 Ajantha Mendis to David Hussey, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
14.3 Ajantha Mendis to David Hussey, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
14.4 Ajantha Mendis to Andrew McDonald, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
14.5 Ajantha Mendis to David Hussey, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
14.6 Ajantha Mendis to David Hussey, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 15
Victorian Bushrangers 111/3 (RR : 7.4)
David Hussey 50 (36b)
Andrew McDonald 32 (28b)
Ajantha Mendis 3-0-21-0
15.1 Isuru Udana to Andrew McDonald, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
15.2 Isuru Udana to Andrew McDonald, Very well bowled. (0)
15.3 Isuru Udana to Andrew McDonald, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
15.4 Isuru Udana to David Hussey, Slog-sweep time! He hasn't executed that quite well, and....yup, he's out caught!
D. Hussey c Welegedara b Udana
Runs : 50 Balls : 37 S/R : 135.1
15.5 Isuru Udana to Dwayne Bravo, Byes, they'll get two for that! (2)
15.6 Isuru Udana to Andrew McDonald, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 16
Victorian Bushrangers 114/4 (RR : 7.12)
Andrew McDonald 33 (32b)
Dwayne Bravo 0 (0b)
Isuru Udana 3-0-20-0
16.1 Ajantha Mendis to Dwayne Bravo, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
16.2 Ajantha Mendis to Andrew McDonald, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
16.3 Ajantha Mendis to Andrew McDonald, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
16.4 Ajantha Mendis to Andrew McDonald, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
16.5 Ajantha Mendis to Andrew McDonald, Oh, needless wicket there. Charged down the wicket, swung wildly, didn't even get close and it's an easy wicket. The bowler is loving it.
A. McDonald st K Perera b Mendis
Runs : 37 Balls : 36 S/R : 102.8
16.6 Ajantha Mendis to Matthew Wade, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
End of over 17
Victorian Bushrangers 123/5 (RR : 7.24)
Matthew Wade 2 (1b)
Dwayne Bravo 3 (1b)
Ajantha Mendis 4-0-30-1
17.1 Jeevantha Kulatunga to Dwayne Bravo, Slog-sweep time! He swings, and misses! Clean bowled. Aw shucks.
D. Bravo b Kulatunga
Runs : 3 Balls : 2 S/R : 150
17.2 Jeevantha Kulatunga to Glenn Maxwell, He's absolutely NAILED that one, but the man in the deep makes a fantastic save, pushing the ball back in just in time! His teammate picks up the ball and hurls it in and they save a run, good teamwork. (3)
17.3 Jeevantha Kulatunga to Matthew Wade, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
17.4 Jeevantha Kulatunga to Glenn Maxwell, Oooh, he's not going to be a happy man after that dismissal. His partner called him through for a suicidal single there! If I were him I'd stay far, far away...
G. Maxwell run out (T Perera)
Runs : 3 Balls : 2 S/R : 150
17.5 Jeevantha Kulatunga to John Hastings, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
17.6 Jeevantha Kulatunga to John Hastings, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
End of over 18
Victorian Bushrangers 127/7 (RR : 7.06)
John Hastings 0 (2b)
Matthew Wade 3 (2b)
Jeevantha Kulatunga 1-0-4-1
18.1 Chanaka Welegedara to Matthew Wade, Ah, he's beaten by the movement! It moved in the air, and deviated away off the pitch, taking the offstump with it! No chance for the batsman there, he just walks away bemused.
M. Wade b Welegedara
Runs : 3 Balls : 3 S/R : 100
18.2 Chanaka Welegedara to Clint McKay, That was a very good delivery. (0)
18.3 Chanaka Welegedara to Clint McKay, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
18.4 Chanaka Welegedara to John Hastings, The bowler appeals, and the finger of death has lifted.
J. Hastings lbw b Welegedara
Runs : 0 Balls : 3 S/R : 0
18.5 Chanaka Welegedara to Dirk Nannes, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
18.6 Chanaka Welegedara to Dirk Nannes, Delicate little late cut, well placed. The batsmen hesitate going for the single...it's a huge mix up...and they end up at the same end! Easy runout, poor, poor running.
D. Nannes run out (Udawatte)
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
End of over 19
Victorian Bushrangers 128/10 (RR : 6.73)
James Pattinson 0 (0b)
Clint McKay 1 (2b)
Chanaka Welegedara 4-0-23-2