0.1 Dirk Nannes to Srikkanth Anirudha, Wide, no run. (1)
0.1 Dirk Nannes to Srikkanth Anirudha, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
0.2 Dirk Nannes to Srikkanth Anirudha, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
0.3 Dirk Nannes to Murali Vijay, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
0.4 Dirk Nannes to Murali Vijay, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
0.5 Dirk Nannes to Srikkanth Anirudha, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
0.6 Dirk Nannes to Srikkanth Anirudha, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 1
Tamil Nadu 8/0 (RR : 8)
Murali Vijay 5 (2b)
Srikkanth Anirudha 2 (4b)
Dirk Nannes 1-0-8-0
1.1 Clint McKay to Srikkanth Anirudha, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
1.2 Clint McKay to Srikkanth Anirudha, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
1.3 Clint McKay to Murali Vijay, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
1.4 Clint McKay to Srikkanth Anirudha, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.5 Clint McKay to Srikkanth Anirudha, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
1.6 Clint McKay to Srikkanth Anirudha, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
End of over 2
Tamil Nadu 16/0 (RR : 8)
Srikkanth Anirudha 9 (9b)
Murali Vijay 6 (3b)
Clint McKay 1-0-8-0
2.1 Dirk Nannes to Murali Vijay, 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)
2.2 Dirk Nannes to Murali Vijay, 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)
2.3 Dirk Nannes to Murali Vijay, 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)
2.4 Dirk Nannes to Murali Vijay, Good running, two runs. (2)
2.5 Dirk Nannes to Murali Vijay, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
2.6 Dirk Nannes to Srikkanth Anirudha, 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)
End of over 3
Tamil Nadu 25/0 (RR : 8.33)
Srikkanth Anirudha 9 (10b)
Murali Vijay 15 (8b)
Dirk Nannes 2-0-17-0
3.1 Clint McKay to Murali Vijay, He's edged it straight back to the bowler! Out!
M. Vijay c & b McKay
Runs : 15 Balls : 9 S/R : 166.7
3.2 Clint McKay to Dinesh Karthik, Very well bowled. (0)
3.3 Clint McKay to Dinesh Karthik, Splendid shot for four! (4)
3.4 Clint McKay to Dinesh Karthik, That was a running effort that would make Owais Shah proud. And that isn't a good thing.
D. Karthik run out (Hodge)
Runs : 4 Balls : 3 S/R : 133.3
3.5 Clint McKay to Kuthethurshri Vasudevadas, Very well bowled. (0)
3.6 Clint McKay to Kuthethurshri Vasudevadas, 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 4
Tamil Nadu 31/2 (RR : 7.75)
Kuthethurshri Vasudevadas 2 (2b)
Srikkanth Anirudha 9 (10b)
Clint McKay 2-0-14-1
4.1 Dirk Nannes to Srikkanth Anirudha, Bowled!
S. Anirudha b Nannes
Runs : 9 Balls : 11 S/R : 81.82
4.2 Dirk Nannes to Subramaniam Badrinath, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
4.3 Dirk Nannes to Subramaniam Badrinath, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
4.4 Dirk Nannes to Kuthethurshri Vasudevadas, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
4.5 Dirk Nannes to Kuthethurshri Vasudevadas, Straight back to the bowler! Nicely taken.
K. Vasudevadas c & b Nannes
Runs : 4 Balls : 4 S/R : 100
4.6 Dirk Nannes to Yo Mahesh, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 5
Tamil Nadu 36/4 (RR : 7.2)
Yo Mahesh 2 (1b)
Subramaniam Badrinath 1 (2b)
Dirk Nannes 3-0-22-2
5.1 Clint McKay to Subramaniam Badrinath, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
5.2 Clint McKay to Subramaniam Badrinath, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
5.3 Clint McKay to Subramaniam Badrinath, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
5.4 Clint McKay to Subramaniam Badrinath, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
5.5 Clint McKay to Yo Mahesh, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
5.6 Clint McKay to Subramaniam Badrinath, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 6
Tamil Nadu 46/4 (RR : 7.67)
Subramaniam Badrinath 10 (7b)
Yo Mahesh 3 (2b)
Clint McKay 3-0-24-1
6.1 Darren Pattinson to Yo Mahesh, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
6.2 Darren Pattinson to Yo Mahesh, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
6.3 Darren Pattinson to Yo Mahesh, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
6.4 Darren Pattinson to Yo Mahesh, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
6.5 Darren Pattinson to Yo Mahesh, That's a single. (1)
6.6 Darren Pattinson to Subramaniam Badrinath, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
End of over 7
Tamil Nadu 58/4 (RR : 8.29)
Yo Mahesh 14 (7b)
Subramaniam Badrinath 11 (8b)
Darren Pattinson 1-0-12-0
7.1 John Hastings to Subramaniam Badrinath, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
7.2 John Hastings to Yo Mahesh, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
7.3 John Hastings to Yo Mahesh, 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)
7.4 John Hastings to Yo Mahesh, One more to the total. (1)
7.5 John Hastings to Subramaniam Badrinath, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
7.6 John Hastings to Subramaniam Badrinath, 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)
End of over 8
Tamil Nadu 60/4 (RR : 7.5)
Subramaniam Badrinath 12 (11b)
Yo Mahesh 15 (10b)
John Hastings 1-0-2-0
8.1 Darren Pattinson to Yo Mahesh, No shot offered. (0)
8.2 Darren Pattinson to Yo Mahesh, 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)
8.3 Darren Pattinson to Yo Mahesh, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.4 Darren Pattinson to Yo Mahesh, No Ball. 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)
8.4 Darren Pattinson to Yo Mahesh, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
8.5 Darren Pattinson to Yo Mahesh, Very well bowled. (0)
8.6 Darren Pattinson to Yo Mahesh, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 9
Tamil Nadu 69/4 (RR : 7.67)
Yo Mahesh 23 (16b)
Subramaniam Badrinath 12 (11b)
Darren Pattinson 2-0-21-0
9.1 John Hastings to Subramaniam Badrinath, 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)
9.2 John Hastings to Subramaniam Badrinath, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
9.3 John Hastings to Yo Mahesh, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
9.4 John Hastings to Yo Mahesh, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
9.5 John Hastings to Subramaniam Badrinath, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
9.6 John Hastings to Yo Mahesh, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 10
Tamil Nadu 72/4 (RR : 7.2)
Yo Mahesh 24 (19b)
Subramaniam Badrinath 14 (14b)
John Hastings 2-0-5-0
10.1 David Hussey to Subramaniam Badrinath, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
10.2 David Hussey to Yo Mahesh, Wide, no run. (1)
10.2 David Hussey to Yo Mahesh, 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)
10.3 David Hussey to Yo Mahesh, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
10.4 David Hussey to Yo Mahesh, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
10.5 David Hussey to Subramaniam Badrinath, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.6 David Hussey to Subramaniam Badrinath, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 11
Tamil Nadu 79/4 (RR : 7.18)
Subramaniam Badrinath 15 (16b)
Yo Mahesh 29 (23b)
David Hussey 1-0-7-0
11.1 Darren Pattinson to Yo Mahesh, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
11.2 Darren Pattinson to Subramaniam Badrinath, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
11.3 Darren Pattinson to Subramaniam Badrinath, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
11.4 Darren Pattinson to Subramaniam Badrinath, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
11.5 Darren Pattinson to Subramaniam Badrinath, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
11.6 Darren Pattinson to Subramaniam Badrinath, 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)
End of over 12
Tamil Nadu 82/4 (RR : 6.83)
Subramaniam Badrinath 17 (21b)
Yo Mahesh 30 (24b)
Darren Pattinson 3-0-24-0
12.1 John Hastings to Yo Mahesh, Very well bowled. (0)
12.2 John Hastings to Yo Mahesh, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
12.3 John Hastings to Subramaniam Badrinath, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.4 John Hastings to Subramaniam Badrinath, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
12.5 John Hastings to Subramaniam Badrinath, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
12.6 John Hastings to Subramaniam Badrinath, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 13
Tamil Nadu 86/4 (RR : 6.62)
Yo Mahesh 31 (26b)
Subramaniam Badrinath 20 (25b)
John Hastings 3-0-9-0
13.1 Shane Harwood to Subramaniam Badrinath, No shot offered. (0)
13.2 Shane Harwood to Subramaniam Badrinath, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
13.3 Shane Harwood to Subramaniam Badrinath, Very well bowled. (0)
13.4 Shane Harwood to Subramaniam Badrinath, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
13.5 Shane Harwood to Yo Mahesh, 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)
13.6 Shane Harwood to Yo Mahesh, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 14
Tamil Nadu 91/4 (RR : 6.5)
Yo Mahesh 33 (28b)
Subramaniam Badrinath 23 (29b)
Shane Harwood 1-0-5-0
14.1 David Hussey to Subramaniam Badrinath, Very well bowled. (0)
14.2 David Hussey to Subramaniam Badrinath, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
14.3 David Hussey to Subramaniam Badrinath, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
14.4 David Hussey to Subramaniam Badrinath, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
14.5 David Hussey to Subramaniam Badrinath, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
14.6 David Hussey to Subramaniam Badrinath, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 15
Tamil Nadu 100/4 (RR : 6.67)
Yo Mahesh 33 (28b)
Subramaniam Badrinath 32 (35b)
David Hussey 2-0-16-0
15.1 Shane Harwood to Subramaniam Badrinath, He tries to play that off the back foot, but the ball keeps low and raps him on the pad! It's plumb in front, he's gotta go! Tough luck son.
S. Badrinath lbw b Harwood
Runs : 32 Balls : 36 S/R : 88.89
15.2 Shane Harwood to Ramaswamy Prasanna, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
15.3 Shane Harwood to Yo Mahesh, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
15.4 Shane Harwood to Yo Mahesh, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and cracks it up and over midwicket for six! Great shot, tremendous power! (6)
15.5 Shane Harwood to Yo Mahesh, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
15.6 Shane Harwood to Yo Mahesh, 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)
End of over 16
Tamil Nadu 109/5 (RR : 6.81)
Yo Mahesh 41 (32b)
Ramaswamy Prasanna 1 (1b)
Shane Harwood 2-0-14-1
16.1 Darren Pattinson to Ramaswamy Prasanna, Oh, that's a juicy full toss and the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
16.2 Darren Pattinson to Ramaswamy Prasanna, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
16.3 Darren Pattinson to Ramaswamy Prasanna, In the air, and gone!
R. Prasanna c Blizzard b Pattinson
Runs : 9 Balls : 4 S/R : 225
16.4 Darren Pattinson to MK Sivakumar, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
16.5 Darren Pattinson to MK Sivakumar, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
16.6 Darren Pattinson to Yo Mahesh, Great yorker, he's hit flush on the toe and is dead in front! In one ball he's lost his wicket and his pride, and has a broken toe to boot!
Yo Mahesh lbw b Pattinson
Runs : 41 Balls : 33 S/R : 124.2
End of over 17
Tamil Nadu 118/7 (RR : 6.94)
Chandrasekar Ganapathy 0 (0b)
MK Sivakumar 1 (2b)
Darren Pattinson 4-0-33-2
17.1 John Hastings to MK Sivakumar, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
17.2 John Hastings to MK Sivakumar, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
17.3 John Hastings to MK Sivakumar, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
17.4 John Hastings to MK Sivakumar, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
17.5 John Hastings to MK Sivakumar, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
17.6 John Hastings to Chandrasekar Ganapathy, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 18
Tamil Nadu 123/7 (RR : 6.83)
Chandrasekar Ganapathy 0 (1b)
MK Sivakumar 6 (7b)
John Hastings 4-0-14-0
18.1 Cameron White to MK Sivakumar, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
18.2 Cameron White to MK Sivakumar, 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)
18.3 Cameron White to MK Sivakumar, Ah that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastes no time in putting the trash away. Six! (6)
18.4 Cameron White to MK Sivakumar, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
18.5 Cameron White to MK Sivakumar, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
18.6 Cameron White to MK Sivakumar, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 19
Tamil Nadu 141/7 (RR : 7.42)
MK Sivakumar 24 (13b)
Chandrasekar Ganapathy 0 (1b)
Cameron White 1-0-18-0
19.1 Clint McKay to Chandrasekar Ganapathy, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
19.2 Clint McKay to Chandrasekar Ganapathy, 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! YESSS! The umpire gives it, and he's got to go!
C. Ganapathy lbw b McKay
Runs : 2 Balls : 3 S/R : 66.67
19.3 Clint McKay to Palani Amarnath, Wide, no run. (1)
19.3 Clint McKay to Palani Amarnath, 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)
19.4 Clint McKay to Palani Amarnath, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
19.5 Clint McKay to Palani Amarnath, The batsman tries to dab that down to third man, but misses and his offstump is knocked back! Cya!
P. Amarnath b McKay
Runs : 2 Balls : 3 S/R : 66.67
19.6 Clint McKay to Ravichandran Ashwin, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
End of over 20
Tamil Nadu 148/9 (RR : 7.40)
Ravichandran Ashwin 2 (1b)
MK Sivakumar 24 (13b)
Clint McKay 4-0-31-3
Tamil Nadu 148/9 (RR : 7.40)
Overs: 20.0
Tamil Nadu Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Srikkanth Anirudha b Nannes 9 11 0 0 81.8
Murali Vijay c & b McKay 15 9 2 0 166.7
Dinesh Karthik run out (Hodge) 4 3 1 0 133.3
K. Vasudevadas c & b Nannes 4 4 0 0 100.0
Subramaniam Badrinath lbw b Harwood 32 36 1 1 88.9
Yo Mahesh lbw b Pattinson 41 33 4 1 124.2
Ramaswamy Prasanna c Blizzard b Pattinson 9 4 0 1 225.0
MK Sivakumar not out 24 13 3 1 184.6
C. Ganapathy lbw b McKay 2 3 0 0 66.7
Palani Amarnath b McKay 2 3 0 0 66.7
Ravichandran Ashwin not out 2 1 0 0 200.0
Total: 148/9 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.40
Extras : 4 No Balls : 1 Wides : 3 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Victorian Bushrangers Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
David Hussey 2.0 0 16 0 8.00
Cameron White 1.0 0 18 0 18.00
John Hastings 4.0 0 14 0 3.50
Darren Pattinson 4.0 0 33 2 8.25
Dirk Nannes 3.0 0 22 2 7.33
Clint McKay 4.0 0 31 3 7.75
Shane Harwood 2.0 0 14 1 7.00
Total: 148/9 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.40
Extras : 4 No Balls : 1 Wides : 3 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Tamil Nadu were restrained to a mediocre 148/9 by a formidable Victorian Bushrangers' bowling line. Clint McKay was the pick of the bowlers with 3/31.
0.1 Chandrasekar Ganapathy to Michael Klinger, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
0.2 Chandrasekar Ganapathy to Michael Klinger, Very well bowled. (0)
0.3 Chandrasekar Ganapathy to Michael Klinger, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
0.4 Chandrasekar Ganapathy to Aiden Blizzard, Very well bowled. (0)
0.5 Chandrasekar Ganapathy to Aiden Blizzard, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
0.6 Chandrasekar Ganapathy to Aiden Blizzard, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 1
Victorian Bushrangers 2/0 (RR : 2) Required RR(7.68)
Michael Klinger 1 (3b)
Aiden Blizzard 1 (3b)
Chandrasekar Ganapathy 1-0-2-0
1.1 Palani Amarnath to Aiden Blizzard, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
1.2 Palani Amarnath to Michael Klinger, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
1.3 Palani Amarnath to Aiden Blizzard, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
1.4 Palani Amarnath to Aiden Blizzard, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
1.5 Palani Amarnath to Aiden Blizzard, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
1.6 Palani Amarnath to Aiden Blizzard, Six! (6)
End of over 2
Victorian Bushrangers 12/0 (RR : 6) Required RR(7.56)
Aiden Blizzard 10 (8b)
Michael Klinger 2 (4b)
Palani Amarnath 1-0-10-0
2.1 Chandrasekar Ganapathy to Michael Klinger, 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)
2.2 Chandrasekar Ganapathy to Michael Klinger, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
2.3 Chandrasekar Ganapathy to Michael Klinger, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
2.4 Chandrasekar Ganapathy to Aiden Blizzard, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
2.5 Chandrasekar Ganapathy to Michael Klinger, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
2.6 Chandrasekar Ganapathy to Michael Klinger, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 3
Victorian Bushrangers 19/0 (RR : 6.33) Required RR(7.59)
Aiden Blizzard 11 (9b)
Michael Klinger 8 (9b)
Chandrasekar Ganapathy 2-0-9-0
3.1 Palani Amarnath to Michael Klinger, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavilion... (4)
3.2 Palani Amarnath to Michael Klinger, 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)
3.3 Palani Amarnath to Michael Klinger, Driven for four! (4)
3.4 Palani Amarnath to Michael Klinger, 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)
3.5 Palani Amarnath to Aiden Blizzard, Oh, that's a juicy full toss and the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
3.6 Palani Amarnath to Aiden Blizzard, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 4
Victorian Bushrangers 37/0 (RR : 9.25) Required RR(6.94)
Michael Klinger 19 (13b)
Aiden Blizzard 18 (11b)
Palani Amarnath 2-0-28-0
4.1 Chandrasekar Ganapathy to Aiden Blizzard, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
4.2 Chandrasekar Ganapathy to Michael Klinger, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
4.3 Chandrasekar Ganapathy to Aiden Blizzard, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and cracks it up and over midwicket for six! Great shot, tremendous power! (6)
4.4 Chandrasekar Ganapathy to Aiden Blizzard, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
4.5 Chandrasekar Ganapathy to Aiden Blizzard, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
4.6 Chandrasekar Ganapathy to Michael Klinger, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
End of over 5
Victorian Bushrangers 47/0 (RR : 9.4) Required RR(6.73)
Aiden Blizzard 26 (15b)
Michael Klinger 21 (15b)
Chandrasekar Ganapathy 3-0-19-0
5.1 Palani Amarnath to Michael Klinger, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
5.2 Palani Amarnath to Michael Klinger, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
5.3 Palani Amarnath to Aiden Blizzard, The cuts back in sharply, and the batsman misses completely, and his struck on the pads. It's a tough decision, but the umpire sends him on his way! Excellent bowling.
A. Blizzard lbw b Amarnath
Runs : 26 Balls : 16 S/R : 162.5
5.4 Palani Amarnath to Brad Hodge, That was a very good delivery. (0)
5.5 Palani Amarnath to Brad Hodge, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
5.6 Palani Amarnath to Brad Hodge, 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)
End of over 6
Victorian Bushrangers 50/1 (RR : 8.33) Required RR(7)
Brad Hodge 0 (3b)
Michael Klinger 24 (17b)
Palani Amarnath 3-0-31-1
6.1 Ramaswamy Prasanna to Michael Klinger, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.2 Ramaswamy Prasanna to Michael Klinger, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
6.3 Ramaswamy Prasanna to Brad Hodge, 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)
6.4 Ramaswamy Prasanna to Brad Hodge, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
6.5 Ramaswamy Prasanna to Brad Hodge, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
6.6 Ramaswamy Prasanna to Brad Hodge, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 7
Victorian Bushrangers 58/1 (RR : 8.29) Required RR(6.92)
Michael Klinger 25 (19b)
Brad Hodge 7 (7b)
Ramaswamy Prasanna 1-0-8-0
7.1 MK Sivakumar to Brad Hodge, 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)
7.2 MK Sivakumar to Brad Hodge, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
7.3 MK Sivakumar to Brad Hodge, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
7.4 MK Sivakumar to Brad Hodge, Very well bowled. (0)
7.5 MK Sivakumar to Brad Hodge, One more to the total. (1)
7.6 MK Sivakumar to Michael Klinger, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 8
Victorian Bushrangers 61/1 (RR : 7.63) Required RR(7.25)
Michael Klinger 25 (20b)
Brad Hodge 10 (12b)
MK Sivakumar 1-0-3-0
8.1 Yo Mahesh to Brad Hodge, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
8.2 Yo Mahesh to Brad Hodge, 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! (4)
8.3 Yo Mahesh to Brad Hodge, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
8.4 Yo Mahesh to Brad Hodge, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
8.5 Yo Mahesh to Michael Klinger, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
8.6 Yo Mahesh to Michael Klinger, No Ball. Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
8.6 Yo Mahesh to Michael Klinger, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 9
Victorian Bushrangers 75/1 (RR : 8.33) Required RR(6.64)
Michael Klinger 27 (22b)
Brad Hodge 21 (16b)
Yo Mahesh 1-0-14-0
9.1 MK Sivakumar to Brad Hodge, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
9.2 MK Sivakumar to Brad Hodge, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
9.3 MK Sivakumar to Brad Hodge, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
9.4 MK Sivakumar to Brad Hodge, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
9.5 MK Sivakumar to Michael Klinger, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
9.6 MK Sivakumar to Michael Klinger, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 10
Victorian Bushrangers 86/1 (RR : 8.6) Required RR(6.2)
Michael Klinger 31 (24b)
Brad Hodge 28 (20b)
MK Sivakumar 2-0-14-0
10.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Brad Hodge, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
10.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to Michael Klinger, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
10.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Michael Klinger, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
10.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Brad Hodge, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
10.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to Brad Hodge, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
10.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Brad Hodge, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 11
Victorian Bushrangers 90/1 (RR : 8.18) Required RR(6.44)
Brad Hodge 29 (24b)
Michael Klinger 34 (26b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 1-0-4-0
11.1 Yo Mahesh to Michael Klinger, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
11.2 Yo Mahesh to Michael Klinger, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
11.3 Yo Mahesh to Michael Klinger, That was a very good delivery. (0)
11.4 Yo Mahesh to Michael Klinger, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
11.5 Yo Mahesh to Michael Klinger, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
11.6 Yo Mahesh to Michael Klinger, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
End of over 12
Victorian Bushrangers 100/1 (RR : 8.33) Required RR(6)
Michael Klinger 44 (32b)
Brad Hodge 29 (24b)
Yo Mahesh 2-0-24-0
12.1 MK Sivakumar to Brad Hodge, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
12.2 MK Sivakumar to Brad Hodge, That was a very good delivery. (0)
12.3 MK Sivakumar to Brad Hodge, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
12.4 MK Sivakumar to Brad Hodge, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
12.5 MK Sivakumar to Michael Klinger, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
12.6 MK Sivakumar to Michael Klinger, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 13
Victorian Bushrangers 107/1 (RR : 8.23) Required RR(5.86)
Michael Klinger 48 (34b)
Brad Hodge 32 (28b)
MK Sivakumar 3-0-21-0
13.1 Yo Mahesh to Brad Hodge, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
13.2 Yo Mahesh to Brad Hodge, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
13.3 Yo Mahesh to Michael Klinger, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
13.4 Yo Mahesh to Michael Klinger, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
13.5 Yo Mahesh to Michael Klinger, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
13.6 Yo Mahesh to Brad Hodge, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 14
Victorian Bushrangers 111/1 (RR : 7.93) Required RR(6.17)
Brad Hodge 33 (31b)
Michael Klinger 51 (37b)
Yo Mahesh 3-0-28-0
14.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Michael Klinger, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
14.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to Michael Klinger, Easy single. (1)
14.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Brad Hodge, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
14.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Brad Hodge, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
14.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to Michael Klinger, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
14.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Brad Hodge, 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 15
Victorian Bushrangers 116/1 (RR : 7.73) Required RR(6.4)
Brad Hodge 34 (34b)
Michael Klinger 55 (40b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 2-0-9-0
15.1 MK Sivakumar to Michael Klinger, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
15.2 MK Sivakumar to Brad Hodge, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
15.3 MK Sivakumar to Brad Hodge, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
15.4 MK Sivakumar to Brad Hodge, 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)
15.5 MK Sivakumar to Brad Hodge, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
15.6 MK Sivakumar to Brad Hodge, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 16
Victorian Bushrangers 120/1 (RR : 7.5) Required RR(7)
Michael Klinger 56 (41b)
Brad Hodge 37 (39b)
MK Sivakumar 4-0-25-0
16.1 Ramaswamy Prasanna to Brad Hodge, 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)
16.2 Ramaswamy Prasanna to Brad Hodge, Very well bowled. (0)
16.3 Ramaswamy Prasanna to Brad Hodge, 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)
16.4 Ramaswamy Prasanna to Brad Hodge, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (6)
16.5 Ramaswamy Prasanna to Brad Hodge, 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)
16.6 Ramaswamy Prasanna to Brad Hodge, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 17
Victorian Bushrangers 134/1 (RR : 7.88) Required RR(4.67)
Brad Hodge 51 (45b)
Michael Klinger 56 (41b)
Ramaswamy Prasanna 2-0-22-0
17.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Michael Klinger, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
17.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to Michael Klinger, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
17.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Brad Hodge, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
17.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Brad Hodge, That's out, no question about it. Excellent bowling.
B. Hodge lbw b Ashwin
Runs : 55 Balls : 47 S/R : 117
17.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to David Hussey, What on Earth was the batsman trying to do there? He went down the wicket, got on one knee, and tried to paddle the ball over the keeper. He missed completely, and a chuckling keeper removes the bails.
D. Hussey st Karthik b Ashwin
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
17.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron White, Wide, no run. (1)
17.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron White, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
End of over 18
Victorian Bushrangers 150/3 (RR : 8.33)
Cameron White 6 (1b)
Michael Klinger 61 (43b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 3-0-25-2
Victorian Bushrangers 150/3 (RR : 8.33)
Overs: 18.0
Victorian Bushrangers Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Michael Klinger not out 61 43 7 0 141.9
Aiden Blizzard lbw b Amarnath 26 16 0 3 162.5
Brad Hodge lbw b Ashwin 55 47 6 1 117.0
David Hussey st Karthik b Ashwin 0 1 0 0 0.0
Cameron White not out 6 1 0 1 600.0
Adam Crosthwaite
John Hastings
Darren Pattinson
Dirk Nannes
Clint McKay
Shane Harwood
Total: 150/3 Overs: 18.0 Run Rate: 8.33
Extras : 2 No Balls : 1 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Tamil Nadu Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Yo Mahesh 3.0 0 28 0 9.33
Ramaswamy Prasanna 2.0 0 22 0 11.00
MK Sivakumar 4.0 0 25 0 6.25
Chandrasekar Ganapathy 3.0 0 19 0 6.33
Palani Amarnath 3.0 0 31 1 10.33
Ravichandran Ashwin 3.0 0 25 2 8.33
Total: 150/3 Overs: 18.0 Run Rate: 8.33
Extras : 2 No Balls : 1 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Michael Klinger's unbeaten 61* off 43 deliveries, bundled with Brad Hodge's 47-ball 55 led the Victorian Bushrangers to a crushing 7-wicket win over Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu 148/9 in 20.0 overs.
Victorian Bushrangers 150/3 in 18.0 overs.
Victorian Bushrangers won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
Man of the match: Michael Klinger (Victorian Bushrangers)
Only @VC the slogger left to post the lineup.
0.1 Michael Mason to Lendl Simmons, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
0.2 Michael Mason to Lendl Simmons, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Clean bowled!
L. Simmons lbw b Mason
Runs : 6 Balls : 2 S/R : 300
0.3 Michael Mason to Darren Ganga, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
0.4 Michael Mason to Darren Ganga, Very well bowled. (0)
0.5 Michael Mason to Darren Ganga, 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)
0.6 Michael Mason to Darren Ganga, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
End of over 1
Trinidad & Tobago 14/1 (RR : 14)
Darren Ganga 8 (4b)
William Perkins 0 (0b)
Michael Mason 1-0-14-1
1.1 Brendon Diamanti to William Perkins, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
1.2 Brendon Diamanti to Darren Ganga, Very well bowled. (0)
1.3 Brendon Diamanti to Darren Ganga, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
1.4 Brendon Diamanti to William Perkins, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
1.5 Brendon Diamanti to Darren Ganga, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
1.6 Brendon Diamanti to Darren Ganga, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
End of over 2
Trinidad & Tobago 19/1 (RR : 9.5)
Darren Ganga 11 (8b)
William Perkins 2 (2b)
Brendon Diamanti 1-0-5-0
2.1 Michael Mason to William Perkins, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
2.2 Michael Mason to William Perkins, 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)
2.3 Michael Mason to William Perkins, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
2.4 Michael Mason to Darren Ganga, Leg Byes, just a single. (1)
2.5 Michael Mason to Darren Ganga, He defends with the bat and pad tucked together, and the bowler goes up in appeal. Hard to tell if it was bat first or pad first, but the umpire thinks it was off the bat and he's got to go!
D. Ganga lbw b Mason
Runs : 11 Balls : 9 S/R : 122.2
2.6 Michael Mason to Dwayne Bravo, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 3
Trinidad & Tobago 25/2 (RR : 8.33)
Dwayne Bravo 2 (1b)
William Perkins 5 (5b)
Michael Mason 2-0-19-2
3.1 Brendon Diamanti to William Perkins, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
3.2 Brendon Diamanti to William Perkins, One more to the total. (1)
3.3 Brendon Diamanti to Dwayne Bravo, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
3.4 Brendon Diamanti to Dwayne Bravo, No shot offered. (0)
3.5 Brendon Diamanti to Dwayne Bravo, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
3.6 Brendon Diamanti to Dwayne Bravo, 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)
End of over 4
Trinidad & Tobago 28/2 (RR : 7)
Dwayne Bravo 4 (5b)
William Perkins 6 (7b)
Brendon Diamanti 2-0-8-0
4.1 Michael Mason to William Perkins, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
4.2 Michael Mason to Dwayne Bravo, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
4.3 Michael Mason to William Perkins, Good running, two runs. (2)
4.4 Michael Mason to William Perkins, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
4.5 Michael Mason to William Perkins, 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)
4.6 Michael Mason to William Perkins, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
End of over 5
Trinidad & Tobago 42/2 (RR : 8.4)
William Perkins 19 (12b)
Dwayne Bravo 5 (6b)
Michael Mason 3-0-33-2
5.1 Brendon Diamanti to Dwayne Bravo, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
5.2 Brendon Diamanti to Dwayne Bravo, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
5.3 Brendon Diamanti to Dwayne Bravo, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
5.4 Brendon Diamanti to Dwayne Bravo, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
5.5 Brendon Diamanti to Dwayne Bravo, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
5.6 Brendon Diamanti to Dwayne Bravo, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
End of over 6
Trinidad & Tobago 60/2 (RR : 10)
Dwayne Bravo 23 (12b)
William Perkins 19 (12b)
Brendon Diamanti 3-0-26-0
6.1 Mitchell McClenaghan to William Perkins, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
6.2 Mitchell McClenaghan to William Perkins, 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)
6.3 Mitchell McClenaghan to William Perkins, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
6.4 Mitchell McClenaghan to William Perkins, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
6.5 Mitchell McClenaghan to William Perkins, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
6.6 Mitchell McClenaghan to William Perkins, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
End of over 7
Trinidad & Tobago 78/2 (RR : 11.1)
William Perkins 37 (18b)
Dwayne Bravo 23 (12b)
Mitchell McClenaghan 1-0-18-0
7.1 Ewen Thompson to Dwayne Bravo, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
7.2 Ewen Thompson to Dwayne Bravo, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
7.3 Ewen Thompson to William Perkins, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
7.4 Ewen Thompson to William Perkins, Easy single. (1)
7.5 Ewen Thompson to Dwayne Bravo, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
7.6 Ewen Thompson to Dwayne Bravo, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
End of over 8
Trinidad & Tobago 96/2 (RR : 12)
Dwayne Bravo 36 (16b)
William Perkins 42 (20b)
Ewen Thompson 1-0-18-0
8.1 Jacob Oram to William Perkins, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
8.2 Jacob Oram to William Perkins, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
8.3 Jacob Oram to William Perkins, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
8.4 Jacob Oram to William Perkins, Very well bowled. (0)
8.5 Jacob Oram to William Perkins, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
8.6 Jacob Oram to William Perkins, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 9
Trinidad & Tobago 104/2 (RR : 11.6)
William Perkins 50 (26b)
Dwayne Bravo 36 (16b)
Jacob Oram 1-0-8-0
9.1 Brent Hefford to Dwayne Bravo, Very well bowled. (0)
9.2 Brent Hefford to Dwayne Bravo, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
9.3 Brent Hefford to Dwayne Bravo, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
9.4 Brent Hefford to William Perkins, 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)
9.5 Brent Hefford to William Perkins, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
9.6 Brent Hefford to Dwayne Bravo, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
End of over 10
Trinidad & Tobago 113/2 (RR : 11.3)
William Perkins 53 (28b)
Dwayne Bravo 42 (20b)
Brent Hefford 1-0-9-0
10.1 Ewen Thompson to Dwayne Bravo, 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)
10.2 Ewen Thompson to Dwayne Bravo, 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)
10.3 Ewen Thompson to Dwayne Bravo, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
10.4 Ewen Thompson to Dwayne Bravo, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
10.5 Ewen Thompson to Dwayne Bravo, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
10.6 Ewen Thompson to Dwayne Bravo, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 11
Trinidad & Tobago 117/2 (RR : 10.6)
Dwayne Bravo 46 (26b)
William Perkins 53 (28b)
Ewen Thompson 2-0-22-0
11.1 Jacob Oram to William Perkins, Very well bowled. (0)
11.2 Jacob Oram to William Perkins, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
11.3 Jacob Oram to Dwayne Bravo, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.4 Jacob Oram to Dwayne Bravo, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.5 Jacob Oram to Dwayne Bravo, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
11.6 Jacob Oram to Dwayne Bravo, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 12
Trinidad & Tobago 118/2 (RR : 9.83)
Dwayne Bravo 46 (30b)
William Perkins 54 (30b)
Jacob Oram 2-0-9-0
12.1 Ewen Thompson to William Perkins, That's a single. (1)
12.2 Ewen Thompson to Dwayne Bravo, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
12.3 Ewen Thompson to Dwayne Bravo, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
12.4 Ewen Thompson to William Perkins, That was a very good delivery. (0)
12.5 Ewen Thompson to William Perkins, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
12.6 Ewen Thompson to Dwayne Bravo, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 13
Trinidad & Tobago 121/2 (RR : 9.31)
Dwayne Bravo 47 (33b)
William Perkins 56 (33b)
Ewen Thompson 3-0-25-0
13.1 Jacob Oram to William Perkins, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
13.2 Jacob Oram to William Perkins, No Ball. 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)
13.2 Jacob Oram to William Perkins, No shot offered. (0)
13.3 Jacob Oram to William Perkins, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
13.4 Jacob Oram to William Perkins, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
13.5 Jacob Oram to William Perkins, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
13.6 Jacob Oram to Dwayne Bravo, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 14
Trinidad & Tobago 133/2 (RR : 9.5)
Dwayne Bravo 47 (34b)
William Perkins 67 (38b)
Jacob Oram 3-0-21-0
14.1 Brent Hefford to William Perkins, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
14.2 Brent Hefford to Dwayne Bravo, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
14.3 Brent Hefford to William Perkins, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
14.4 Brent Hefford to William Perkins, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
14.5 Brent Hefford to William Perkins, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
14.6 Brent Hefford to William Perkins, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 15
Trinidad & Tobago 141/2 (RR : 9.4)
William Perkins 74 (43b)
Dwayne Bravo 48 (35b)
Brent Hefford 2-0-17-0
15.1 Ewen Thompson to Dwayne Bravo, One more to the total. (1)
15.2 Ewen Thompson to William Perkins, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
15.3 Ewen Thompson to William Perkins, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
15.4 Ewen Thompson to William Perkins, Very well bowled. (0)
15.5 Ewen Thompson to William Perkins, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
15.6 Ewen Thompson to Dwayne Bravo, 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)
End of over 16
Trinidad & Tobago 145/2 (RR : 9.06)
Dwayne Bravo 51 (37b)
William Perkins 75 (47b)
Ewen Thompson 4-0-29-0
16.1 Jacob Oram to William Perkins, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
16.2 Jacob Oram to William Perkins, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
16.3 Jacob Oram to Dwayne Bravo, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
16.4 Jacob Oram to Dwayne Bravo, Wide, no run. (1)
16.4 Jacob Oram to Dwayne Bravo, Oh boy what a catch that was! Incredible reflexes, he caught it one handed diving to his left, the batsman can't believe it!
D. Bravo c How b Oram
Runs : 51 Balls : 39 S/R : 130.8
16.5 Jacob Oram to Kieron Pollard, One more to the total. (1)
16.6 Jacob Oram to William Perkins, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
End of over 17
Trinidad & Tobago 152/3 (RR : 8.94)
William Perkins 80 (50b)
Kieron Pollard 1 (1b)
Jacob Oram 4-0-28-1
17.1 Brent Hefford to Kieron Pollard, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
17.2 Brent Hefford to Kieron Pollard, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
17.3 Brent Hefford to Kieron Pollard, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
17.4 Brent Hefford to Kieron Pollard, Wide, no run. (1)
17.4 Brent Hefford to Kieron Pollard, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
17.5 Brent Hefford to Kieron Pollard, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
17.6 Brent Hefford to William Perkins, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 18
Trinidad & Tobago 162/3 (RR : 9)
William Perkins 80 (51b)
Kieron Pollard 10 (6b)
Brent Hefford 3-0-27-0
18.1 Brendon Diamanti to Kieron Pollard, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
18.2 Brendon Diamanti to Kieron Pollard, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
18.3 Brendon Diamanti to Kieron Pollard, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six. (6)
18.4 Brendon Diamanti to Kieron Pollard, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
18.5 Brendon Diamanti to Kieron Pollard, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
18.6 Brendon Diamanti to Kieron Pollard, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 19
Trinidad & Tobago 184/3 (RR : 9.68)
Kieron Pollard 32 (12b)
William Perkins 80 (51b)
Brendon Diamanti 4-0-48-0
19.1 Michael Mason to William Perkins, Very well bowled. (0)
19.2 Michael Mason to William Perkins, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
19.3 Michael Mason to William Perkins, Plumb!
W. Perkins lbw b Mason
Runs : 80 Balls : 54 S/R : 148.1
19.4 Michael Mason to Dinesh Ramdin, 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)
19.5 Michael Mason to Kieron Pollard, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
19.6 Michael Mason to Kieron Pollard, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 20
Trinidad & Tobago 187/4 (RR : 9.35)
Kieron Pollard 32 (14b)
Dinesh Ramdin 3 (1b)
Michael Mason 4-0-36-3
Trinidad & Tobago 187/4 (RR : 9.35)
Overs: 20.0
Trinidad & Tobago Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Lendl Simmons lbw b Mason 6 2 0 1 300.0
William Perkins lbw b Mason 80 54 11 1 148.1
Darren Ganga lbw b Mason 11 9 0 1 122.2
Dwayne Bravo c How b Oram 51 39 6 2 130.8
Kieron Pollard not out 32 14 3 2 228.6
Dinesh Ramdin not out 3 1 0 0 300.0
Sherwin Ganga
Rayad Emrit
Dave Mohammed
Samuel Badree
Mervyn Dillon
Total: 187/4 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.35
Extras : 4 No Balls : 1 Wides : 2 Leg Byes : 1 Byes : 0
Central Stags Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Jacob Oram 4.0 0 28 1 7.00
Brendon Diamanti 4.0 0 48 0 12.00
Ewen Thompson 4.0 0 29 0 7.25
Michael Mason 4.0 0 36 3 9.00
Brent Hefford 3.0 0 27 0 9.00
Mitchell McClenaghan 1.0 0 18 0 18.00
Total: 187/4 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.35
Extras : 4 No Balls : 1 Wides : 2 Leg Byes : 1 Byes : 0
Trinidad & Tobago sailed to a very formidable total, courtesy of a bludgeoning from William Perkins' bat. He scored 80 off just 54 deliveries with 11 fours and a six, and almost carried his bat through the innings. Dwayne Bravo backed up his fifty from the last game, with another one today. These two were the force driving Trinidad & Tobago to the big score they eventually achieved, after Kieron Pollard's 14-ball 32, which was like the cherry on top.
0.1 Mervyn Dillon to Jamie How, One more to the total. (1)
0.2 Mervyn Dillon to Peter Ingram, 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)
0.3 Mervyn Dillon to Peter Ingram, 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)
0.4 Mervyn Dillon to Peter Ingram, Oh that was a dolly of a catch, and the fielder makes no mistake. Back to the nets for the batsman.
P. Ingram c Perkins b Dillon
Runs : 2 Balls : 3 S/R : 66.6667
0.5 Mervyn Dillon to Jacob Oram, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
0.6 Mervyn Dillon to Jacob Oram, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
End of over 1
Central Stags 9/1 (RR : 9) Required RR(9.37)
Jacob Oram 6 (2b)
Jamie How 1 (1b)
Mervyn Dillon 1-0-9-1
1.1 Dwayne Bravo to Jamie How, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
1.2 Dwayne Bravo to Jacob Oram, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
1.3 Dwayne Bravo to Jacob Oram, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
1.4 Dwayne Bravo to Jacob Oram, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
1.5 Dwayne Bravo to Jacob Oram, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs! (6)
1.6 Dwayne Bravo to Jacob Oram, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 2
Central Stags 26/1 (RR : 13) Required RR(8.94)
Jacob Oram 22 (7b)
Jamie How 2 (2b)
Dwayne Bravo 1-0-17-0
2.1 Kieron Pollard to Jamie How, Slog-sweep time! He hasn't executed that quite well, and....yup, he's out caught! Tough luck kid, maybe you'll do better next time.
J. How c & b Pollard
Runs : 2 Balls : 3 S/R : 66.67
2.2 Kieron Pollard to Ross Taylor, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
2.3 Kieron Pollard to Jacob Oram, Oh, that's a juicy full toss and the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
2.4 Kieron Pollard to Jacob Oram, Goes for the sweep shot, misses completely, and is caught plumb in front. Needless shot that.
J. Oram lbw b Pollard
Runs : 28 Balls : 9 S/R : 311.1
2.5 Kieron Pollard to Matthew Sinclair, Easy single. (1)
2.6 Kieron Pollard to Ross Taylor, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 3
Central Stags 34/3 (RR : 11.3) Required RR(9)
Ross Taylor 1 (2b)
Matthew Sinclair 1 (1b)
Kieron Pollard 1-0-8-2
3.1 Dwayne Bravo to Matthew Sinclair, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
3.2 Dwayne Bravo to Ross Taylor, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
3.3 Dwayne Bravo to Ross Taylor, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
3.4 Dwayne Bravo to Ross Taylor, 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)
3.5 Dwayne Bravo to Ross Taylor, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
3.6 Dwayne Bravo to Ross Taylor, Good running, two runs. (2)
End of over 4
Central Stags 41/3 (RR : 10.3) Required RR(9.13)
Ross Taylor 7 (7b)
Matthew Sinclair 2 (2b)
Dwayne Bravo 2-0-24-0
4.1 Dave Mohammed to Matthew Sinclair, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
4.2 Dave Mohammed to Matthew Sinclair, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Clean bowled!
M. Sinclair b D Mohammed
Runs : 6 Balls : 4 S/R : 150
4.3 Dave Mohammed to Bevan Griggs, Oh, that's a juicy full toss and the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
4.4 Dave Mohammed to Bevan Griggs, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
4.5 Dave Mohammed to Bevan Griggs, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
4.6 Dave Mohammed to Bevan Griggs, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (6)
End of over 5
Central Stags 61/4 (RR : 12.2) Required RR(8.4)
Bevan Griggs 16 (4b)
Ross Taylor 7 (7b)
Dave Mohammed 1-0-20-1
5.1 Kieron Pollard to Ross Taylor, He comes on the front foot to drive it, and is beaten for bounce! But instead of checking his shot, he follows through with it and sends it sailing into the pavilion! 6 runs, excellent batting! (6)
5.2 Kieron Pollard to Ross Taylor, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
5.3 Kieron Pollard to Ross Taylor, Wide, no run. (1)
5.3 Kieron Pollard to Ross Taylor, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.4 Kieron Pollard to Ross Taylor, That six has cleared the car park! (6)
5.5 Kieron Pollard to Ross Taylor, That was a very good delivery. (0)
5.6 Kieron Pollard to Ross Taylor, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
End of over 6
Central Stags 80/4 (RR : 13.3) Required RR(7.64)
Ross Taylor 25 (13b)
Bevan Griggs 16 (4b)
Kieron Pollard 2-0-27-2
6.1 Samuel Badree to Bevan Griggs, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
6.2 Samuel Badree to Bevan Griggs, Very well bowled. (0)
6.3 Samuel Badree to Bevan Griggs, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
6.4 Samuel Badree to Ross Taylor, Very well bowled. (0)
6.5 Samuel Badree to Ross Taylor, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
6.6 Samuel Badree to Ross Taylor, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 7
Central Stags 83/4 (RR : 11.9) Required RR(8)
Ross Taylor 27 (16b)
Bevan Griggs 17 (7b)
Samuel Badree 1-0-3-0
7.1 Mervyn Dillon to Bevan Griggs, Very well bowled. (0)
7.2 Mervyn Dillon to Bevan Griggs, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
7.3 Mervyn Dillon to Ross Taylor, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
7.4 Mervyn Dillon to Bevan Griggs, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
7.5 Mervyn Dillon to Bevan Griggs, One more to the total. (1)
7.6 Mervyn Dillon to Ross Taylor, Wide, no run. (1)
7.6 Mervyn Dillon to Ross Taylor, Wide, no run. (1)
7.6 Mervyn Dillon to Ross Taylor, That six has cleared the car park! (6)
End of over 8
Central Stags 98/4 (RR : 12.3) Required RR(7.42)
Ross Taylor 34 (18b)
Bevan Griggs 23 (11b)
Mervyn Dillon 2-0-24-1
8.1 Samuel Badree to Bevan Griggs, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
8.2 Samuel Badree to Ross Taylor, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
8.3 Samuel Badree to Bevan Griggs, Very well bowled. (0)
8.4 Samuel Badree to Bevan Griggs, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.5 Samuel Badree to Bevan Griggs, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
8.6 Samuel Badree to Ross Taylor, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
End of over 9
Central Stags 105/4 (RR : 11.7) Required RR(7.45)
Ross Taylor 39 (20b)
Bevan Griggs 25 (15b)
Samuel Badree 2-0-10-0
9.1 Dave Mohammed to Bevan Griggs, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
9.2 Dave Mohammed to Bevan Griggs, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
9.3 Dave Mohammed to Ross Taylor, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
9.4 Dave Mohammed to Ross Taylor, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
9.5 Dave Mohammed to Ross Taylor, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
9.6 Dave Mohammed to Ross Taylor, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 10
Central Stags 107/4 (RR : 10.7) Required RR(8)
Bevan Griggs 26 (17b)
Ross Taylor 40 (24b)
Dave Mohammed 2-0-22-1
10.1 Rayad Emrit to Ross Taylor, 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)
10.2 Rayad Emrit to Ross Taylor, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
10.3 Rayad Emrit to Ross Taylor, Easy single. (1)
10.4 Rayad Emrit to Bevan Griggs, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
10.5 Rayad Emrit to Bevan Griggs, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
10.6 Rayad Emrit to Bevan Griggs, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 11
Central Stags 108/4 (RR : 9.82) Required RR(8.78)
Bevan Griggs 26 (20b)
Ross Taylor 41 (27b)
Rayad Emrit 1-0-1-0
11.1 Sherwin Ganga to Ross Taylor, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
11.2 Sherwin Ganga to Ross Taylor, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
11.3 Sherwin Ganga to Ross Taylor, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement. (3)
11.4 Sherwin Ganga to Bevan Griggs, No shot offered. (0)
11.5 Sherwin Ganga to Bevan Griggs, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
11.6 Sherwin Ganga to Bevan Griggs, One more to the total. (1)
End of over 12
Central Stags 114/4 (RR : 9.5) Required RR(9.13)
Ross Taylor 46 (30b)
Bevan Griggs 27 (23b)
Sherwin Ganga 1-0-6-0
12.1 Samuel Badree to Bevan Griggs, Easy single. (1)
12.2 Samuel Badree to Ross Taylor, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
12.3 Samuel Badree to Bevan Griggs, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
12.4 Samuel Badree to Ross Taylor, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
12.5 Samuel Badree to Ross Taylor, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
12.6 Samuel Badree to Ross Taylor, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 13
Central Stags 124/4 (RR : 9.54) Required RR(9)
Bevan Griggs 29 (25b)
Ross Taylor 54 (34b)
Samuel Badree 3-0-20-0
13.1 Rayad Emrit to Ross Taylor, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
13.2 Rayad Emrit to Ross Taylor, 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)
13.3 Rayad Emrit to Ross Taylor, 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)
13.4 Rayad Emrit to Ross Taylor, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
13.5 Rayad Emrit to Ross Taylor, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
13.6 Rayad Emrit to Ross Taylor, 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 14
Central Stags 138/4 (RR : 9.86) Required RR(8.17)
Ross Taylor 68 (40b)
Bevan Griggs 29 (25b)
Rayad Emrit 2-0-15-0
14.1 Samuel Badree to Bevan Griggs, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
14.2 Samuel Badree to Bevan Griggs, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.3 Samuel Badree to Bevan Griggs, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
14.4 Samuel Badree to Bevan Griggs, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
14.5 Samuel Badree to Bevan Griggs, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
14.6 Samuel Badree to Ross Taylor, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 15
Central Stags 141/4 (RR : 9.4) Required RR(9.2)
Ross Taylor 68 (41b)
Bevan Griggs 32 (30b)
Samuel Badree 4-0-23-0
15.1 Rayad Emrit to Bevan Griggs, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
15.2 Rayad Emrit to Ross Taylor, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
15.3 Rayad Emrit to Ross Taylor, Thick inside edge there, but the umpire still gives it! Unbelievable! Zorax probably has a bet riding on this game, cause there is no way that was out!
R. Taylor lbw b Emrit
Runs : 72 Balls : 43 S/R : 167.4
15.4 Rayad Emrit to Brendon Diamanti, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
15.5 Rayad Emrit to Brendon Diamanti, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
15.6 Rayad Emrit to Brendon Diamanti, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
End of over 16
Central Stags 154/5 (RR : 9.63) Required RR(8.25)
Brendon Diamanti 8 (3b)
Bevan Griggs 33 (31b)
Rayad Emrit 3-0-28-1
16.1 Sherwin Ganga to Bevan Griggs, 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)
16.2 Sherwin Ganga to Bevan Griggs, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
16.3 Sherwin Ganga to Bevan Griggs, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
16.4 Sherwin Ganga to Brendon Diamanti, 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. (4)
16.5 Sherwin Ganga to Bevan Griggs, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.6 Sherwin Ganga to Bevan Griggs, Wide, no run. (1)
16.6 Sherwin Ganga to Bevan Griggs, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 17
Central Stags 160/5 (RR : 9.41) Required RR(9)
Bevan Griggs 34 (36b)
Brendon Diamanti 12 (4b)
Sherwin Ganga 2-0-12-0
17.1 Dave Mohammed to Brendon Diamanti, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavilion... (4)
17.2 Dave Mohammed to Brendon Diamanti, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
17.3 Dave Mohammed to Brendon Diamanti, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
17.4 Dave Mohammed to Brendon Diamanti, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
17.5 Dave Mohammed to Brendon Diamanti, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
17.6 Dave Mohammed to Brendon Diamanti, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
End of over 18
Central Stags 172/5 (RR : 9.56) Required RR(7.5)
Brendon Diamanti 24 (10b)
Bevan Griggs 34 (36b)
Dave Mohammed 3-0-34-1
18.1 Dwayne Bravo to Bevan Griggs, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
18.2 Dwayne Bravo to Bevan Griggs, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
18.3 Dwayne Bravo to Bevan Griggs, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
18.4 Dwayne Bravo to Bevan Griggs, Very well bowled. (0)
18.5 Dwayne Bravo to Bevan Griggs, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
18.6 Dwayne Bravo to Bevan Griggs, Ah, great ball. It bounced more than the batsman expected it to, causing him to check his shot at the last moment and lob the ball into the air for an easy catch.
B. Griggs c Dillon b Bravo
Runs : 40 Balls : 42 S/R : 95.24
End of over 19
Central Stags 178/6 (RR : 9.37) Required RR(9)
Ewen Thompson 0 (0b)
Brendon Diamanti 24 (10b)
Dwayne Bravo 3-0-30-1
19.1 Mervyn Dillon to Brendon Diamanti, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three. (3)
19.2 Mervyn Dillon to Ewen Thompson, Wide, no run. (1)
19.2 Mervyn Dillon to Ewen Thompson, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
19.3 Mervyn Dillon to Brendon Diamanti, Brilliant slower ball, the batsman swung at it twice and still missed! Clean bowled!
B. Diamanti b Dillon
Runs : 27 Balls : 12 S/R : 225
19.4 Mervyn Dillon to Michael Mason, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
19.5 Mervyn Dillon to Michael Mason, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
19.6 Mervyn Dillon to Michael Mason, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
Central Stags 183/7 (RR : 9.15)
Michael Mason 0 (3b)
Ewen Thompson 1 (1b)
Mervyn Dillon 3-0-29-2
Central Stags 183/7 (RR : 9.15)
Overs: 20.0
Central Stags Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Jamie How c & b Pollard 2 3 0 0 66.7
Peter Ingram c Perkins b Dillon 2 3 0 0 66.7
Jacob Oram lbw b Pollard 28 9 1 3 311.1
Ross Taylor lbw b Emrit 72 43 7 3 167.4
Matthew Sinclair b D Mohammed 6 4 1 0 150.0
Bevan Griggs c Dillon b Bravo 40 42 3 2 95.2
Brendon Diamanti b Dillon 27 12 3 1 225.0
Ewen Thompson not out 1 1 0 0 100.0
Michael Mason not out 0 3 0 0 0.0
Brent Hefford
Mitchell McClenaghan
Total: 183/7 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.15
Extras : 5 No Balls : 0 Wides : 5 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Trinidad & Tobago Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Dwayne Bravo 3.0 0 30 1 10.00
Kieron Pollard 2.0 0 27 2 13.50
Sherwin Ganga 2.0 0 12 0 6.00
Rayad Emrit 3.0 0 28 1 9.33
Dave Mohammed 3.0 0 34 1 11.33
Samuel Badree 4.0 0 23 0 5.75
Mervyn Dillon 3.0 0 29 2 9.67
Total: 183/7 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.15
Extras : 5 No Balls : 0 Wides : 5 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Trinidad & Tobago win! And what a fantastic win it is! Mervyn Dillon successfully defends 9 runs in the final over to give his team a narrow 4-run victory over the Central Stags in what was, an enthralling game of cricket.
Trinidad & Tobago 187/4 in 20.0 overs.
Central Stags 183/7 in 20.0 overs.
Trinidad & Tobago won by 4 runs
Man of the match: William Perkins (Trinidad & Tobago)
0.1 Geert-Maarten Mol to Gulam Bodi, Six! (6)
0.2 Geert-Maarten Mol to Gulam Bodi, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
0.3 Geert-Maarten Mol to Faf du Plessis, Byes, that's a four! Poor wicket keeping. (4)
0.4 Geert-Maarten Mol to Gulam Bodi, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
0.5 Geert-Maarten Mol to Faf du Plessis, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
0.6 Geert-Maarten Mol to Faf du Plessis, 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
Nashua Titans 17/0 (RR : 17)
Gulam Bodi 8 (3b)
Faf du Plessis 5 (2b)
Geert-Maarten Mol 1-0-13-0
1.1 Darron Reekers to Faf du Plessis, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
1.2 Darron Reekers to Faf du Plessis, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
1.3 Darron Reekers to Faf du Plessis, Very well bowled. (0)
1.4 Darron Reekers to Faf du Plessis, That was a very good delivery. (0)
1.5 Darron Reekers to Faf du Plessis, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
1.6 Darron Reekers to Faf du Plessis, 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)
End of over 2
Nashua Titans 29/0 (RR : 14.5)
Faf du Plessis 17 (8b)
Gulam Bodi 8 (3b)
Darron Reekers 1-0-12-0
2.1 Geert-Maarten Mol to Gulam Bodi, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
2.2 Geert-Maarten Mol to Faf du Plessis, That was a very good delivery. (0)
2.3 Geert-Maarten Mol to Faf du Plessis, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
2.4 Geert-Maarten Mol to Gulam Bodi, Wide, no run. (1)
2.4 Geert-Maarten Mol to Gulam Bodi, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
2.5 Geert-Maarten Mol to Faf du Plessis, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
2.6 Geert-Maarten Mol to Faf du Plessis, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavilion... (4)
End of over 3
Nashua Titans 43/0 (RR : 14.3)
Faf du Plessis 28 (12b)
Gulam Bodi 10 (5b)
Geert-Maarten Mol 2-0-27-0
3.1 Darron Reekers to Gulam Bodi, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
3.2 Darron Reekers to Gulam Bodi, 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)
3.3 Darron Reekers to Gulam Bodi, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
3.4 Darron Reekers to Gulam Bodi, Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!
G. Bodi c Kohli b Reekers
Runs : 16 Balls : 9 S/R : 177.8
3.5 Darron Reekers to Heino Kuhn, Very well bowled. (0)
3.6 Darron Reekers to Heino Kuhn, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
End of over 4
Nashua Titans 53/1 (RR : 13.3)
Heino Kuhn 4 (2b)
Faf du Plessis 28 (12b)
Darron Reekers 2-0-22-1
4.1 Geert-Maarten Mol to Faf du Plessis, 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 Geert-Maarten Mol to Faf du Plessis, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
4.3 Geert-Maarten Mol to Faf du Plessis, Very well bowled. (0)
4.4 Geert-Maarten Mol to Faf du Plessis, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
4.5 Geert-Maarten Mol to Faf du Plessis, Wide, no run. (1)
4.5 Geert-Maarten Mol to Faf du Plessis, No shot offered, and the off-stump is sent tumbling! That's a poor, poor leave...
F. du Plessis b Geert-Maarten Mol
Runs : 28 Balls : 17 S/R : 164.7
4.6 Geert-Maarten Mol to AB de Villiers, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 5
Nashua Titans 54/2 (RR : 10.8)
AB de Villiers 0 (1b)
Heino Kuhn 4 (2b)
Geert-Maarten Mol 3-0-28-1
5.1 Darron Reekers to Heino Kuhn, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.2 Darron Reekers to Heino Kuhn, 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)
5.3 Darron Reekers to Heino Kuhn, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see! (6)
5.4 Darron Reekers to Heino Kuhn, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
5.5 Darron Reekers to Heino Kuhn, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.6 Darron Reekers to Heino Kuhn, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 6
Nashua Titans 62/2 (RR : 10.3)
Heino Kuhn 12 (8b)
AB de Villiers 0 (1b)
Darron Reekers 3-0-30-1
6.1 Jeroen Brand to AB de Villiers, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
6.2 Jeroen Brand to Heino Kuhn, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
6.3 Jeroen Brand to AB de Villiers, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
6.4 Jeroen Brand to AB de Villiers, One more to the total. (1)
6.5 Jeroen Brand to Heino Kuhn, Very well bowled. (0)
6.6 Jeroen Brand to Heino Kuhn, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 7
Nashua Titans 68/2 (RR : 9.71)
AB de Villiers 4 (4b)
Heino Kuhn 14 (11b)
Jeroen Brand 1-0-6-0
7.1 Edgar Schiferli to Heino Kuhn, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
7.2 Edgar Schiferli to AB de Villiers, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
7.3 Edgar Schiferli to AB de Villiers, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
7.4 Edgar Schiferli to AB de Villiers, No shot offered. (0)
7.5 Edgar Schiferli to AB de Villiers, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
7.6 Edgar Schiferli to AB de Villiers, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
End of over 8
Nashua Titans 73/2 (RR : 9.13)
AB de Villiers 8 (9b)
Heino Kuhn 15 (12b)
Edgar Schiferli 1-0-5-0
8.1 Somesh Kohli to Heino Kuhn, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.2 Somesh Kohli to Heino Kuhn, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
8.3 Somesh Kohli to Heino Kuhn, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
8.4 Somesh Kohli to AB de Villiers, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
8.5 Somesh Kohli to AB de Villiers, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavilion... (4)
8.6 Somesh Kohli to AB de Villiers, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
End of over 9
Nashua Titans 82/2 (RR : 9.11)
AB de Villiers 16 (12b)
Heino Kuhn 16 (15b)
Somesh Kohli 1-0-9-0
9.1 Jeroen Brand to Heino Kuhn, One more to the total. (1)
9.2 Jeroen Brand to AB de Villiers, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
9.3 Jeroen Brand to Heino Kuhn, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
9.4 Jeroen Brand to Heino Kuhn, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
9.5 Jeroen Brand to AB de Villiers, 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 Jeroen Brand to AB de Villiers, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 10
Nashua Titans 93/2 (RR : 9.3)
AB de Villiers 21 (15b)
Heino Kuhn 22 (18b)
Jeroen Brand 2-0-17-0
10.1 Tim Gruijters to Heino Kuhn, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
10.2 Tim Gruijters to Heino Kuhn, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
10.3 Tim Gruijters to Heino Kuhn, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
10.4 Tim Gruijters to Heino Kuhn, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
10.5 Tim Gruijters to AB de Villiers, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
10.6 Tim Gruijters to AB de Villiers, One more to the total. (1)
End of over 11
Nashua Titans 97/2 (RR : 8.82)
Heino Kuhn 25 (22b)
AB de Villiers 22 (17b)
Tim Gruijters 1-0-4-0
11.1 Somesh Kohli to AB de Villiers, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
11.2 Somesh Kohli to AB de Villiers, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
11.3 Somesh Kohli to AB de Villiers, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
11.4 Somesh Kohli to AB de Villiers, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
11.5 Somesh Kohli to AB de Villiers, Driven for four! (4)
11.6 Somesh Kohli to AB de Villiers, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 12
Nashua Titans 109/2 (RR : 9.08)
AB de Villiers 34 (23b)
Heino Kuhn 25 (22b)
Somesh Kohli 2-0-21-0
12.1 Edgar Schiferli to Heino Kuhn, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
12.2 Edgar Schiferli to AB de Villiers, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
12.3 Edgar Schiferli to AB de Villiers, Very well bowled. (0)
12.4 Edgar Schiferli to AB de Villiers, 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)
12.5 Edgar Schiferli to AB de Villiers, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
12.6 Edgar Schiferli to AB de Villiers, Splendid shot for four! (4)
End of over 13
Nashua Titans 120/2 (RR : 9.23)
AB de Villiers 44 (28b)
Heino Kuhn 26 (23b)
Edgar Schiferli 2-0-16-0
13.1 Tim Gruijters to Heino Kuhn, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
13.2 Tim Gruijters to Heino Kuhn, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
13.3 Tim Gruijters to AB de Villiers, That's a single. (1)
13.4 Tim Gruijters to Heino Kuhn, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
13.5 Tim Gruijters to AB de Villiers, Wide, no run. (1)
13.5 Tim Gruijters to AB de Villiers, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.6 Tim Gruijters to AB de Villiers, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 14
Nashua Titans 124/2 (RR : 8.86)
AB de Villiers 45 (31b)
Heino Kuhn 28 (26b)
Tim Gruijters 2-0-8-0
14.1 Jeroen Brand to Heino Kuhn, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
14.2 Jeroen Brand to AB de Villiers, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
14.3 Jeroen Brand to AB de Villiers, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
14.4 Jeroen Brand to AB de Villiers, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
14.5 Jeroen Brand to AB de Villiers, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
14.6 Jeroen Brand to Heino Kuhn, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
End of over 15
Nashua Titans 134/2 (RR : 8.93)
Heino Kuhn 31 (28b)
AB de Villiers 52 (35b)
Jeroen Brand 3-0-27-0
15.1 Somesh Kohli to AB de Villiers, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
15.2 Somesh Kohli to AB de Villiers, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
15.3 Somesh Kohli to AB de Villiers, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
15.4 Somesh Kohli to AB de Villiers, Leg Byes, just a single. (1)
15.5 Somesh Kohli to AB de Villiers, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
15.6 Somesh Kohli to AB de Villiers, Byes, they'll get three for that. That was too wayward, even for the wicket keeper. (3)
End of over 16
Nashua Titans 144/2 (RR : 9)
AB de Villiers 58 (39b)
Heino Kuhn 31 (28b)
Somesh Kohli 3-0-27-0
16.1 Edgar Schiferli to Heino Kuhn, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
16.2 Edgar Schiferli to Heino Kuhn, 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)
16.3 Edgar Schiferli to Heino Kuhn, 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! YESSS! The umpire gives it, and he's got to go!
H. Kuhn lbw b Schiferli
Runs : 35 Balls : 31 S/R : 112.9
16.4 Edgar Schiferli to Roelof van der Merwe, That's out, no question about it. Excellent bowling.
R. van der Merwe lbw b Schiferli
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
16.5 Edgar Schiferli to Albie Morkel, That six has cleared the car park! (6)
16.6 Edgar Schiferli to Albie Morkel, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 17
Nashua Titans 154/4 (RR : 9.06)
Albie Morkel 6 (2b)
AB de Villiers 58 (39b)
Edgar Schiferli 3-0-26-2
17.1 Somesh Kohli to AB de Villiers, Driven for four! (4)
17.2 Somesh Kohli to AB de Villiers, He's skied it, too high, the keeper's coming under it, takes it comfortably!
AB de Villiers c Clingeleffer b Kohli
Runs : 62 Balls : 40 S/R : 155
17.3 Somesh Kohli to Farhaan Behardien, One more to the total. (1)
17.4 Somesh Kohli to Albie Morkel, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
17.5 Somesh Kohli to Albie Morkel, Wide, no run. (1)
17.5 Somesh Kohli to Albie Morkel, Wide, no run. (1)
17.5 Somesh Kohli to Albie Morkel, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
17.6 Somesh Kohli to Albie Morkel, Wide, no run. (1)
17.6 Somesh Kohli to Albie Morkel, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
End of over 18
Nashua Titans 170/5 (RR : 9.44)
Albie Morkel 14 (6b)
Farhaan Behardien 1 (1b)
Somesh Kohli 4-0-43-1
18.1 Darron Reekers to Farhaan Behardien, Thick inside edge there, but the umpire still gives it! Unbelievable! Zorax probably has a bet riding on this game, cause there is no way that was out!
F. Behardien lbw b Reekers
Runs : 1 Balls : 2 S/R : 50
18.2 Darron Reekers to Pierre Joubert, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
18.3 Darron Reekers to Pierre Joubert, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (6)
18.4 Darron Reekers to Pierre Joubert, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
18.5 Darron Reekers to Pierre Joubert, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
18.6 Darron Reekers to Albie Morkel, 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)
End of over 19
Nashua Titans 179/6 (RR : 9.42)
Albie Morkel 16 (7b)
Pierre Joubert 7 (4b)
Darron Reekers 4-0-39-2
19.1 Geert-Maarten Mol to Pierre Joubert, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavilion... (4)
19.2 Geert-Maarten Mol to Pierre Joubert, 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)
19.3 Geert-Maarten Mol to Pierre Joubert, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
19.4 Geert-Maarten Mol to Pierre Joubert, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and cracks it up and over midwicket for six! Great shot, tremendous power! (6)
19.5 Geert-Maarten Mol to Pierre Joubert, 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)
19.6 Geert-Maarten Mol to Pierre Joubert, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 20
Nashua Titans 193/6 (RR : 9.65)
Pierre Joubert 21 (10b)
Albie Morkel 16 (7b)
Geert-Maarten Mol 4-0-42-1
Nashua Titans 193/6 (RR : 9.65)
Overs: 20.0
Nashua Titans Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Gulam Bodi c Kohli b Reekers 16 9 1 1 177.8
Faf du Plessis b Geert-Maarten 28 17 3 2 164.7
Heino Kuhn lbw b Schiferli 35 31 2 1 112.9
AB de Villiers c Clingeleffer b Kohli 62 40 8 0 155.0
Roelof van der Merwe lbw b Schiferli 0 1 0 0 0.0
Albie Morkel not out 16 7 1 1 228.6
Farhaan Behardien lbw b Reekers 1 2 0 0 50.0
Pierre Joubert not out 21 10 2 2 210.0
Dale Steyn
Morne Morkel
Ethy Mbhalati
Total: 193/6 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.65
Extras : 14 No Balls : 0 Wides : 6 Leg Byes : 1 Byes : 7
Quick Haag Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Jeroen Brand 3.0 0 27 0 9.00
Darron Reekers 4.0 0 39 2 9.75
Edgar Schiferli 3.0 0 26 2 8.67
Geert-Maarten Mol 4.0 0 42 1 10.50
Somesh Kohli 4.0 0 43 1 10.75
Tim Gruijters 2.0 0 8 0 4.00
Total: 193/6 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.65
Extras : 14 No Balls : 0 Wides : 6 Leg Byes : 1 Byes : 7
AB de Villiers stole the limelight with extravagant cricketing shots which led him to a 40-ball 62.
0.1 Morne Morkel to Sean Clingeleffer, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
0.2 Morne Morkel to Sean Clingeleffer, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
0.3 Morne Morkel to Sean Clingeleffer, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
0.4 Morne Morkel to Sean Clingeleffer, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
0.5 Morne Morkel to Sean Clingeleffer, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
0.6 Morne Morkel to Sean Clingeleffer, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 1
Quick Haag 15/0 (RR : 15) Required RR(9.37)
Jeroen Brand 0 (0b)
Sean Clingeleffer 15 (6b)
Morne Morkel 1-0-15-0
1.1 Dale Steyn to Sean Clingeleffer, Easy single. (1)
1.2 Dale Steyn to Jeroen Brand, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
1.3 Dale Steyn to Sean Clingeleffer, Very well bowled. (0)
1.4 Dale Steyn to Sean Clingeleffer, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
1.5 Dale Steyn to Jeroen Brand, Good running, two runs. (2)
1.6 Dale Steyn to Jeroen Brand, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 2
Quick Haag 20/0 (RR : 10) Required RR(9.61)
Jeroen Brand 3 (3b)
Sean Clingeleffer 17 (9b)
Dale Steyn 1-0-5-0
2.1 Morne Morkel to Sean Clingeleffer, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
2.2 Morne Morkel to Sean Clingeleffer, Bowled!
S. Clingeleffer b M Morkel
Runs : 19 Balls : 11 S/R : 172.7
2.3 Morne Morkel to Darron Reekers, 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)
2.4 Morne Morkel to Darron Reekers, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
2.5 Morne Morkel to Darron Reekers, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
2.6 Morne Morkel to Darron Reekers, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 3
Quick Haag 32/1 (RR : 10.7) Required RR(9.47)
Darron Reekers 10 (4b)
Jeroen Brand 3 (3b)
Morne Morkel 2-0-27-1
3.1 Dale Steyn to Jeroen Brand, Good running, two runs. (2)
3.2 Dale Steyn to Jeroen Brand, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
3.3 Dale Steyn to Darron Reekers, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
3.4 Dale Steyn to Darron Reekers, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
3.5 Dale Steyn to Darron Reekers, Plumb!
D. Reekers lbw b Steyn
Runs : 18 Balls : 7 S/R : 257.1
3.6 Dale Steyn to Lesley Stokkers, Bowled!
L. Stokkers b Steyn
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
End of over 4
Quick Haag 43/3 (RR : 10.8) Required RR(9.38)
Job van Bunge 0 (0b)
Jeroen Brand 6 (5b)
Dale Steyn 2-0-16-2
4.1 Morne Morkel to Jeroen Brand, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
4.2 Morne Morkel to Job van Bunge, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
4.3 Morne Morkel to Job van Bunge, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
4.4 Morne Morkel to Jeroen Brand, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
4.5 Morne Morkel to Jeroen Brand, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
4.6 Morne Morkel to Job van Bunge, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
End of over 5
Quick Haag 54/3 (RR : 10.8) Required RR(9.27)
Job van Bunge 5 (3b)
Jeroen Brand 12 (8b)
Morne Morkel 3-0-38-1
5.1 Dale Steyn to Jeroen Brand, Very well bowled. (0)
5.2 Dale Steyn to Jeroen Brand, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
5.3 Dale Steyn to Jeroen Brand, 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)
5.4 Dale Steyn to Jeroen Brand, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
5.5 Dale Steyn to Jeroen Brand, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
5.6 Dale Steyn to Jeroen Brand, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 6
Quick Haag 61/3 (RR : 10.2) Required RR(9.43)
Job van Bunge 5 (3b)
Jeroen Brand 19 (14b)
Dale Steyn 3-0-23-2
6.1 Roelof van der Merwe to Jeroen Brand, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
6.2 Roelof van der Merwe to Job van Bunge, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
6.3 Roelof van der Merwe to Jeroen Brand, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.4 Roelof van der Merwe to Jeroen Brand, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
6.5 Roelof van der Merwe to Job van Bunge, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
6.6 Roelof van der Merwe to Jeroen Brand, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 7
Quick Haag 65/3 (RR : 9.29) Required RR(9.85)
Jeroen Brand 21 (18b)
Job van Bunge 7 (5b)
Roelof van der Merwe 1-0-4-0
7.1 Albie Morkel to Job van Bunge, Good running, two runs. (2)
7.2 Albie Morkel to Job van Bunge, 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)
7.3 Albie Morkel to Job van Bunge, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
7.4 Albie Morkel to Job van Bunge, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
7.5 Albie Morkel to Job van Bunge, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
7.6 Albie Morkel to Job van Bunge, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 8
Quick Haag 72/3 (RR : 9) Required RR(10.1)
Jeroen Brand 21 (18b)
Job van Bunge 14 (11b)
Albie Morkel 1-0-7-0
8.1 Roelof van der Merwe to Job van Bunge, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
8.2 Roelof van der Merwe to Job van Bunge, Splendid shot for four! (4)
8.3 Roelof van der Merwe to Job van Bunge, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
8.4 Roelof van der Merwe to Jeroen Brand, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
8.5 Roelof van der Merwe to Jeroen Brand, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
8.6 Roelof van der Merwe to Jeroen Brand, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 9
Quick Haag 79/3 (RR : 8.78) Required RR(10.4)
Jeroen Brand 21 (21b)
Job van Bunge 21 (14b)
Roelof van der Merwe 2-0-11-0
9.1 Ethy Mbhalati to Job van Bunge, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
9.2 Ethy Mbhalati to Job van Bunge, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
9.3 Ethy Mbhalati to Jeroen Brand, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
9.4 Ethy Mbhalati to Jeroen Brand, 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)
9.5 Ethy Mbhalati to Jeroen Brand, Very well bowled. (0)
9.6 Ethy Mbhalati to Jeroen Brand, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 10
Quick Haag 80/3 (RR : 8) Required RR(11.3)
Jeroen Brand 21 (25b)
Job van Bunge 22 (16b)
Ethy Mbhalati 1-0-1-0
10.1 Roelof van der Merwe to Job van Bunge, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
10.2 Roelof van der Merwe to Job van Bunge, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
10.3 Roelof van der Merwe to Job van Bunge, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
10.4 Roelof van der Merwe to Job van Bunge, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
10.5 Roelof van der Merwe to Job van Bunge, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.6 Roelof van der Merwe to Job van Bunge, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 11
Quick Haag 91/3 (RR : 8.27) Required RR(11.3)
Jeroen Brand 21 (25b)
Job van Bunge 33 (22b)
Roelof van der Merwe 3-0-22-0
11.1 Albie Morkel to Job van Bunge, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
11.2 Albie Morkel to Job van Bunge, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
11.3 Albie Morkel to Job van Bunge, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
11.4 Albie Morkel to Jeroen Brand, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
11.5 Albie Morkel to Jeroen Brand, Very well bowled. (0)
11.6 Albie Morkel to Jeroen Brand, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 12
Quick Haag 96/3 (RR : 8) Required RR(12.1)
Jeroen Brand 21 (28b)
Job van Bunge 38 (25b)
Albie Morkel 2-0-12-0
12.1 Pierre Joubert to Job van Bunge, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
12.2 Pierre Joubert to Job van Bunge, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
12.3 Pierre Joubert to Job van Bunge, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
12.4 Pierre Joubert to Job van Bunge, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
12.5 Pierre Joubert to Job van Bunge, That was a very good delivery. (0)
12.6 Pierre Joubert to Job van Bunge, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 13
Quick Haag 104/3 (RR : 8) Required RR(12.7)
Job van Bunge 46 (31b)
Jeroen Brand 21 (28b)
Pierre Joubert 1-0-8-0
13.1 Albie Morkel to Jeroen Brand, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
13.2 Albie Morkel to Jeroen Brand, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
13.3 Albie Morkel to Job van Bunge, Wide, no run. (1)
13.3 Albie Morkel to Job van Bunge, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
13.4 Albie Morkel to Job van Bunge, 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)
13.5 Albie Morkel to Job van Bunge, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavilion... (4)
13.6 Albie Morkel to Job van Bunge, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 14
Quick Haag 116/3 (RR : 8.29) Required RR(12.8)
Job van Bunge 52 (35b)
Jeroen Brand 26 (30b)
Albie Morkel 3-0-24-0
14.1 Ethy Mbhalati to Jeroen Brand, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
14.2 Ethy Mbhalati to Jeroen Brand, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
14.3 Ethy Mbhalati to Jeroen Brand, Wide, no run. (1)
14.3 Ethy Mbhalati to Jeroen Brand, 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)
14.4 Ethy Mbhalati to Jeroen Brand, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
14.5 Ethy Mbhalati to Job van Bunge, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
14.6 Ethy Mbhalati to Jeroen Brand, 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)
End of over 15
Quick Haag 125/3 (RR : 8.33) Required RR(13.6)
Jeroen Brand 33 (35b)
Job van Bunge 53 (36b)
Ethy Mbhalati 2-0-10-0
15.1 Roelof van der Merwe to Job van Bunge, That wasn't a bad ball, but the batsmen went at it with everything except the kitchen sink, and got enough on it to send it over the fence! 6 more! (6)
15.2 Roelof van der Merwe to Job van Bunge, That was a very good delivery. (0)
15.3 Roelof van der Merwe to Job van Bunge, 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)
15.4 Roelof van der Merwe to Job van Bunge, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a quick short ball, and the batsman top edges it high in the air, and the catch is taken!
J. van Bunge c Steyn b van der Merwe
Runs : 59 Balls : 40 S/R : 147.5
15.5 Roelof van der Merwe to Thijs Fischer, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
15.6 Roelof van der Merwe to Thijs Fischer, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 16
Quick Haag 135/4 (RR : 8.44) Required RR(14.5)
Thijs Fischer 4 (2b)
Jeroen Brand 33 (35b)
Roelof van der Merwe 4-0-32-1
16.1 Albie Morkel to Jeroen Brand, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
16.2 Albie Morkel to Jeroen Brand, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.3 Albie Morkel to Jeroen Brand, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
16.4 Albie Morkel to Thijs Fischer, Very well bowled. (0)
16.5 Albie Morkel to Thijs Fischer, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
16.6 Albie Morkel to Jeroen Brand, Thick inside edge there, but the umpire still gives it! Unbelievable! Zorax probably has a bet riding on this game, cause there is no way that was out!
J. Brand lbw b A Morkel
Runs : 40 Balls : 39 S/R : 102.6
End of over 17
Quick Haag 143/5 (RR : 8.41) Required RR(16.7)
Edgar Schiferli 0 (0b)
Thijs Fischer 5 (4b)
Albie Morkel 4-0-32-1
17.1 Pierre Joubert to Thijs Fischer, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
17.2 Pierre Joubert to Thijs Fischer, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
17.3 Pierre Joubert to Thijs Fischer, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
17.4 Pierre Joubert to Thijs Fischer, Very well bowled. (0)
17.5 Pierre Joubert to Thijs Fischer, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! Unfortunately for the bowler, the batsmen top edges it over the head of the keeper for six! Tough luck son, maybe you'll get him next time. (6)
17.6 Pierre Joubert to Thijs Fischer, Easy single. (1)
End of over 18
Quick Haag 158/5 (RR : 8.78) Required RR(17.5)
Edgar Schiferli 0 (0b)
Thijs Fischer 20 (10b)
Pierre Joubert 2-0-23-0
18.1 Morne Morkel to Thijs Fischer, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
18.2 Morne Morkel to Edgar Schiferli, They're running hard, excellent throw, and he's out!
E. Schiferli run out (Mbhalati)
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
18.3 Morne Morkel to HJ van Gigch, He tries to take a step down the track to turn an attempted yorker into a full-toss, but ends up turning a half-volley into a yorker! Clean bowled. Boy he must be feeling silly!
HJ van Gigch b M Morkel
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
18.4 Morne Morkel to Geert-Maarten Mol, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
18.5 Morne Morkel to Geert-Maarten Mol, That's out, no question about it. Excellent bowling.
Geert-Maarten Mol lbw b M Morkel
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
18.6 Morne Morkel to Somesh Kohli, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 19
Quick Haag 159/8 (RR : 8.37) Required RR(34)
Somesh Kohli 0 (1b)
Thijs Fischer 21 (11b)
Morne Morkel 4-0-39-3
19.1 Dale Steyn to Thijs Fischer, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! The batsman top edges it high in the air, and the catch is taken!
T. Fischer c de Villiers b Steyn
Runs : 21 Balls : 12 S/R : 175
19.2 Dale Steyn to Tim Gruijters, Fantastic slower ball, the batsman swings twice and still misses it, and is caught plumb in front!
T. Gruijters lbw b Steyn
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
Quick Haag 159/10 (RR : 8.36)
Overs: 19.2
Quick Haag Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Sean Clingeleffer b M Morkel 19 11 2 1 172.7
Jeroen Brand lbw b A Morkel 40 39 2 1 102.6
Darron Reekers lbw b Steyn 18 7 4 0 257.1
Lesley Stokkers b Steyn 0 1 0 0 0.0
Job van Bunge c Steyn b van der Merwe 59 40 6 1 147.5
Thijs Fischer c de Villiers b Steyn 21 12 2 1 175.0
Edgar Schiferli run out (Mbhalati) 0 1 0 0 0.0
HJ van Gigch b M Morkel 0 1 0 0 0.0
Geert-Maarten Mol lbw b M Morkel 0 2 0 0 0.0
Somesh Kohli not out 0 1 0 0 0.0
Tim Gruijters lbw b Steyn 0 1 0 0 0.0
Total: 159/10 Overs: 19.2 Run Rate: 8.36
Extras : 2 No Balls : 0 Wides : 2 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Nashua Titans Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Roelof van der Merwe 4.0 0 32 1 8.00
Albie Morkel 4.0 0 32 1 8.00
Pierre Joubert 2.0 0 23 0 11.50
Dale Steyn 3.2 0 23 4 6.90
Morne Morkel 4.0 0 39 3 9.75
Ethy Mbhalati 2.0 0 10 0 5.00
Total: 159/10 Overs: 19.2 Run Rate: 8.36
Extras : 2 No Balls : 0 Wides : 2 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Nashua Titans met with some resistence from Quick Haag's top-order and their middle-order, but after that had been dealt with, they steamrolled the lower-order and the tail to register a comprehensive win in the end.
Nashua Titans 193/6 in 20.0 overs.
Quick Haag 159/10 in 19.2 overs.
Nashua Titans won by 34 runs
Man of the match: Dale Steyn (Nashua Titans)
0.1 Yasir Arafat to Alex Obanda, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
0.2 Yasir Arafat to Alex Obanda, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
0.3 Yasir Arafat to Alex Obanda, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
0.4 Yasir Arafat to Newton Muthee, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
0.5 Yasir Arafat to Newton Muthee, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
0.6 Yasir Arafat to Newton Muthee, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 1
Eastern Aces 13/0 (RR : 13)
Newton Muthee 6 (3b)
Alex Obanda 7 (3b)
Yasir Arafat 1-0-13-0
1.1 Simon Cook to Alex Obanda, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.2 Simon Cook to Alex Obanda, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
1.3 Simon Cook to Alex Obanda, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
1.4 Simon Cook to Alex Obanda, No shot offered. (0)
1.5 Simon Cook to Alex Obanda, 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)
1.6 Simon Cook to Alex Obanda, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 2
Eastern Aces 14/0 (RR : 7)
Newton Muthee 6 (3b)
Alex Obanda 8 (9b)
Simon Cook 1-0-1-0
2.1 Lasith Malinga to Alex Obanda, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
2.2 Lasith Malinga to Alex Obanda, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
2.3 Lasith Malinga to Newton Muthee, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavilion... (4)
2.4 Lasith Malinga to Newton Muthee, That's a single. (1)
2.5 Lasith Malinga to Alex Obanda, Very well bowled. (0)
2.6 Lasith Malinga to Alex Obanda, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 3
Eastern Aces 26/0 (RR : 8.67)
Alex Obanda 15 (13b)
Newton Muthee 11 (5b)
Lasith Malinga 1-0-12-0
3.1 Simon Cook to Newton Muthee, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
3.2 Simon Cook to Newton Muthee, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
3.3 Simon Cook to Newton Muthee, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
3.4 Simon Cook to Alex Obanda, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
3.5 Simon Cook to Alex Obanda, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
3.6 Simon Cook to Newton Muthee, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 4
Eastern Aces 34/0 (RR : 8.5)
Newton Muthee 18 (9b)
Alex Obanda 16 (15b)
Simon Cook 2-0-9-0
4.1 Lasith Malinga to Alex Obanda, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
4.2 Lasith Malinga to Newton Muthee, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
4.3 Lasith Malinga to Newton Muthee, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
4.4 Lasith Malinga to Newton Muthee, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
4.5 Lasith Malinga to Alex Obanda, Wide, no run. (1)
4.5 Lasith Malinga to Alex Obanda, 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)
4.6 Lasith Malinga to Alex Obanda, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
End of over 5
Eastern Aces 47/0 (RR : 9.4)
Alex Obanda 23 (18b)
Newton Muthee 23 (12b)
Lasith Malinga 2-0-25-0
5.1 Simon Cook to Newton Muthee, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
5.2 Simon Cook to Newton Muthee, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
5.3 Simon Cook to Newton Muthee, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
5.4 Simon Cook to Newton Muthee, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!
N. Muthee c & b S Cook
Runs : 31 Balls : 16 S/R : 193.8
5.5 Simon Cook to Steve Tikolo, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
5.6 Simon Cook to Steve Tikolo, Oh, that's a juicy full toss and the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
End of over 6
Eastern Aces 63/1 (RR : 10.5)
Steve Tikolo 8 (2b)
Alex Obanda 23 (18b)
Simon Cook 3-0-25-1
6.1 Yasir Arafat to Alex Obanda, Very well bowled. (0)
6.2 Yasir Arafat to Alex Obanda, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
6.3 Yasir Arafat to Alex Obanda, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.4 Yasir Arafat to Alex Obanda, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
6.5 Yasir Arafat to Steve Tikolo, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
6.6 Yasir Arafat to Alex Obanda, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
End of over 7
Eastern Aces 73/1 (RR : 10.4)
Alex Obanda 32 (23b)
Steve Tikolo 9 (3b)
Yasir Arafat 2-0-23-0
7.1 Ryan McLaren to Steve Tikolo, 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)
7.2 Ryan McLaren to Steve Tikolo, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
7.3 Ryan McLaren to Steve Tikolo, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
7.4 Ryan McLaren to Steve Tikolo, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
7.5 Ryan McLaren to Steve Tikolo, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
7.6 Ryan McLaren to Steve Tikolo, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 8
Eastern Aces 83/1 (RR : 10.4)
Steve Tikolo 19 (9b)
Alex Obanda 32 (23b)
Ryan McLaren 1-0-10-0
8.1 Darren Stevens to Alex Obanda, Very well bowled. (0)
8.2 Darren Stevens to Alex Obanda, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
8.3 Darren Stevens to Alex Obanda, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
8.4 Darren Stevens to Steve Tikolo, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
8.5 Darren Stevens to Steve Tikolo, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
8.6 Darren Stevens to Alex Obanda, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 9
Eastern Aces 85/1 (RR : 9.44)
Alex Obanda 33 (27b)
Steve Tikolo 20 (11b)
Darren Stevens 1-0-2-0
9.1 Yasir Arafat to Steve Tikolo, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
9.2 Yasir Arafat to Alex Obanda, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
9.3 Yasir Arafat to Steve Tikolo, Easy single. (1)
9.4 Yasir Arafat to Alex Obanda, 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)
9.5 Yasir Arafat to Alex Obanda, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
9.6 Yasir Arafat to Alex Obanda, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 10
Eastern Aces 92/1 (RR : 9.2)
Alex Obanda 38 (31b)
Steve Tikolo 22 (13b)
Yasir Arafat 3-0-30-0
10.1 James Tredwell to Steve Tikolo, 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)
10.2 James Tredwell to Steve Tikolo, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
10.3 James Tredwell to Alex Obanda, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
10.4 James Tredwell to Steve Tikolo, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
10.5 James Tredwell to Steve Tikolo, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
10.6 James Tredwell to Alex Obanda, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 11
Eastern Aces 99/1 (RR : 9)
Alex Obanda 39 (33b)
Steve Tikolo 28 (17b)
James Tredwell 1-0-7-0
11.1 Ryan McLaren to Steve Tikolo, Driven for four! (4)
11.2 Ryan McLaren to Steve Tikolo, Very well bowled. (0)
11.3 Ryan McLaren to Steve Tikolo, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.4 Ryan McLaren to Steve Tikolo, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
11.5 Ryan McLaren to Steve Tikolo, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
11.6 Ryan McLaren to Alex Obanda, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 12
Eastern Aces 104/1 (RR : 8.67)
Alex Obanda 39 (34b)
Steve Tikolo 33 (22b)
Ryan McLaren 2-0-15-0
12.1 James Tredwell to Steve Tikolo, 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)
12.2 James Tredwell to Steve Tikolo, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.3 James Tredwell to Steve Tikolo, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
12.4 James Tredwell to Alex Obanda, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
12.5 James Tredwell to Steve Tikolo, Very well bowled. (0)
12.6 James Tredwell to Steve Tikolo, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
End of over 13
Eastern Aces 107/1 (RR : 8.23)
Alex Obanda 40 (35b)
Steve Tikolo 35 (27b)
James Tredwell 2-0-10-0
13.1 Lasith Malinga to Steve Tikolo, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
13.2 Lasith Malinga to Steve Tikolo, 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)
13.3 Lasith Malinga to Steve Tikolo, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
13.4 Lasith Malinga to Steve Tikolo, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
13.5 Lasith Malinga to Alex Obanda, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
13.6 Lasith Malinga to Alex Obanda, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
End of over 14
Eastern Aces 111/1 (RR : 7.93)
Steve Tikolo 36 (31b)
Alex Obanda 43 (37b)
Yasir Arafat 3-0-29-0
14.1 James Tredwell to Alex Obanda, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
14.2 James Tredwell to Steve Tikolo, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
14.3 James Tredwell to Steve Tikolo, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
14.4 James Tredwell to Steve Tikolo, Splendid shot for four! (4)
14.5 James Tredwell to Steve Tikolo, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
14.6 James Tredwell to Alex Obanda, 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)
End of over 15
Eastern Aces 119/1 (RR : 7.93)
Alex Obanda 44 (39b)
Steve Tikolo 43 (35b)
James Tredwell 3-0-18-0
15.1 Darren Stevens to Steve Tikolo, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
15.2 Darren Stevens to Alex Obanda, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
15.3 Darren Stevens to Alex Obanda, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
15.4 Darren Stevens to Alex Obanda, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
15.5 Darren Stevens to Steve Tikolo, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
15.6 Darren Stevens to Alex Obanda, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 16
Eastern Aces 129/1 (RR : 8.06)
Steve Tikolo 45 (37b)
Alex Obanda 52 (43b)
Darren Stevens 2-0-12-0
16.1 Yasir Arafat to Alex Obanda, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
16.2 Yasir Arafat to Alex Obanda, Plumb!
A. Obanda lbw b Arafat
Runs : 52 Balls : 45 S/R : 115.6
16.3 Yasir Arafat to Ramesh Mepani, Wide, no run. (1)
16.3 Yasir Arafat to Ramesh Mepani, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
16.4 Yasir Arafat to Ramesh Mepani, Very well bowled. (0)
16.5 Yasir Arafat to Ramesh Mepani, 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)
16.6 Yasir Arafat to Ramesh Mepani, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 17
Eastern Aces 132/2 (RR : 7.76)
Ramesh Mepani 2 (3b)
Steve Tikolo 45 (37b)
Yasir Arafat 4-0-33-1
17.1 Darren Stevens to Steve Tikolo, Wide, they'll get two for that. (3)
17.1 Darren Stevens to Steve Tikolo, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Rapped dead in front, the umpire has no hesitation.
S. Tikolo lbw b Stevens
Runs : 45 Balls : 38 S/R : 118.4
17.2 Darren Stevens to Collins Obuya, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
17.3 Darren Stevens to Ramesh Mepani, Full and on the toes, the batsman tries to flick it away but misses completely! Leg stump is out of the ground, back to the nets for him!
R. Mepani b Stevens
Runs : 2 Balls : 4 S/R : 50
17.4 Darren Stevens to Kush Parmar, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
17.5 Darren Stevens to Collins Obuya, 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)
17.6 Darren Stevens to Collins Obuya, 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)
End of over 18
Eastern Aces 141/4 (RR : 7.83)
Collins Obuya 3 (3b)
Kush Parmar 3 (1b)
Darren Stevens 3-0-21-2
18.1 Lasith Malinga to Kush Parmar, In the air, and gone!
K. Parmar c van Jaarsveld b Malinga
Runs : 3 Balls : 2 S/R : 150
18.2 Lasith Malinga to Amit Bhudia, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
18.3 Lasith Malinga to Amit Bhudia, He's edged it straight back to the bowler! Out!
A. Bhudia c & b Malinga
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
18.4 Lasith Malinga to Lameck Onyango, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
18.5 Lasith Malinga to Lameck Onyango, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!
L. Onyango b Malinga
Runs : 4 Balls : 2 S/R : 200
18.6 Lasith Malinga to Nelson Odhiambo, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
End of over 19
Eastern Aces 153/7 (RR : 8.05)
Nelson Odhiambo 6 (1b)
Collins Obuya 3 (3b)
Lasith Malinga 4-0-41-3
19.1 Ryan McLaren to Collins Obuya, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
19.2 Ryan McLaren to Nelson Odhiambo, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
19.3 Ryan McLaren to Nelson Odhiambo, 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)
19.4 Ryan McLaren to Collins Obuya, Wide, no run. (1)
19.4 Ryan McLaren to Collins Obuya, Very well bowled. (0)
19.5 Ryan McLaren to Collins Obuya, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
19.6 Ryan McLaren to Collins Obuya, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
End of over 20
Eastern Aces 164/7 (RR : 8.20)
Collins Obuya 10 (7b)
Nelson Odhiambo 9 (3b)
Ryan McLaren 3-0-26-0
Eastern Aces 164/7 (RR : 8.20)
Overs: 20.0
Eastern Aces Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Alex Obanda lbw b Arafat 52 45 5 2 115.6
Newton Muthee c & b S Cook 31 16 4 1 193.8
Steve Tikolo lbw b Stevens 45 38 4 1 118.4
Ramesh Mepani b Stevens 2 4 0 0 50.0
Collins Obuya not out 10 7 1 0 142.9
Kush Parmar c van Jaarsveld b Malinga 3 2 0 0 150.0
Amit Bhudia c & b Malinga 2 2 0 0 100.0
Lameck Onyango b Malinga 4 2 1 0 200.0
Nelson Odhiambo not out 9 3 0 1 300.0
Elijah Otieno
Harshil Sanghani
Total: 164/7 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.20
Extras : 6 No Balls : 0 Wides : 6 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Kent Spitfires Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Darren Stevens 3.0 0 21 2 7.00
Ryan McLaren 3.0 0 26 0 8.67
Yasir Arafat 4.0 0 33 1 8.25
James Tredwell 3.0 0 18 0 6.00
Simon Cook 3.0 0 25 1 8.33
Lasith Malinga 4.0 0 41 3 10.25
Total: 164/7 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.20
Extras : 6 No Balls : 0 Wides : 6 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Eastern Aces showed great fight against the Kent Spitfires, reaching a very competitive total of 164/7 in their full quota. Now, they would want the bowlers to back it up.
Lasith Malinga, the star of Kent Spitfires' last game was very expensive in this game. Going for 41 runs in his 4.0 overs, he still managed to bag 3 scalps to his name.
0.1 Nelson Odhiambo to Joe Denly, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
0.2 Nelson Odhiambo to Rob Key, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
0.3 Nelson Odhiambo to Rob Key, Splendid shot for four! (4)
0.4 Nelson Odhiambo to Rob Key, 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)
0.5 Nelson Odhiambo to Rob Key, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
0.6 Nelson Odhiambo to Rob Key, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
End of over 1
Kent Spitfires 11/0 (RR : 11) Required RR(8.05)
Rob Key 10 (5b)
Joe Denly 1 (1b)
Nelson Odhiambo 1-0-11-0
1.1 Elijah Otieno to Joe Denly, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
1.2 Elijah Otieno to Joe Denly, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
1.3 Elijah Otieno to Joe Denly, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
1.4 Elijah Otieno to Joe Denly, 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)
1.5 Elijah Otieno to Joe Denly, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
1.6 Elijah Otieno to Joe Denly, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
End of over 2
Kent Spitfires 19/0 (RR : 9.5) Required RR(8.06)
Joe Denly 9 (7b)
Rob Key 10 (5b)
Elijah Otieno 1-0-8-0
2.1 Nelson Odhiambo to Rob Key, Wide, no run. (1)
2.1 Nelson Odhiambo to Rob Key, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three. (3)
2.2 Nelson Odhiambo to Joe Denly, The batsman sees the juicy half-volley outside off-stump, and decided that it deserved more than a spanking through the covers, and so thrashes it into the stands instead! 6 runs. (6)
2.3 Nelson Odhiambo to Joe Denly, Good running, two runs. (2)
2.4 Nelson Odhiambo to Joe Denly, 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)
2.5 Nelson Odhiambo to Joe Denly, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
2.6 Nelson Odhiambo to Rob Key, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
End of over 3
Kent Spitfires 38/0 (RR : 12.7) Required RR(7.41)
Rob Key 17 (7b)
Joe Denly 20 (11b)
Nelson Odhiambo 2-0-30-0
3.1 Elijah Otieno to Joe Denly, No shot offered. (0)
3.2 Elijah Otieno to Joe Denly, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
3.3 Elijah Otieno to Rob Key, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
3.4 Elijah Otieno to Rob Key, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
3.5 Elijah Otieno to Rob Key, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
3.6 Elijah Otieno to Rob Key, That's gone high in the air, and an easy catch in the end.
R. Key c Odhiambo b Otieno
Runs : 25 Balls : 11 S/R : 227.3
End of over 4
Kent Spitfires 47/1 (RR : 11.8) Required RR(7.31)
Matt Walker 0 (0b)
Joe Denly 21 (13b)
Elijah Otieno 2-0-17-1
4.1 Nelson Odhiambo to Joe Denly, 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)
4.2 Nelson Odhiambo to Joe Denly, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
4.3 Nelson Odhiambo to Joe Denly, 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)
4.4 Nelson Odhiambo to Joe Denly, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
4.5 Nelson Odhiambo to Matt Walker, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
4.6 Nelson Odhiambo to Matt Walker, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
End of over 5
Kent Spitfires 56/1 (RR : 11.2) Required RR(7.2)
Matt Walker 6 (2b)
Joe Denly 24 (17b)
Nelson Odhiambo 3-0-39-0
5.1 Elijah Otieno to Joe Denly, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
5.2 Elijah Otieno to Joe Denly, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
5.3 Elijah Otieno to Joe Denly, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
5.4 Elijah Otieno to Joe Denly, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
5.5 Elijah Otieno to Matt Walker, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
5.6 Elijah Otieno to Matt Walker, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
End of over 6
Kent Spitfires 71/1 (RR : 11.8) Required RR(6.64)
Matt Walker 14 (4b)
Joe Denly 31 (21b)
Elijah Otieno 3-0-32-1
6.1 Lameck Onyango to Joe Denly, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
6.2 Lameck Onyango to Joe Denly, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
6.3 Lameck Onyango to Joe Denly, That was a very good delivery. (0)
6.4 Lameck Onyango to Joe Denly, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
6.5 Lameck Onyango to Matt Walker, Very well bowled. (0)
6.6 Lameck Onyango to Matt Walker, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
End of over 7
Kent Spitfires 78/1 (RR : 11.1) Required RR(6.62)
Matt Walker 16 (6b)
Joe Denly 36 (25b)
Lameck Onyango 1-0-7-0
7.1 Harshil Sanghani to Joe Denly, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
7.2 Harshil Sanghani to Joe Denly, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
7.3 Harshil Sanghani to Joe Denly, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
7.4 Harshil Sanghani to Joe Denly, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
7.5 Harshil Sanghani to Joe Denly, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
7.6 Harshil Sanghani to Joe Denly, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 8
Kent Spitfires 88/1 (RR : 11) Required RR(6.33)
Joe Denly 46 (31b)
Matt Walker 16 (6b)
Harshil Sanghani 1-0-10-0
8.1 Steve Tikolo to Matt Walker, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
8.2 Steve Tikolo to Matt Walker, One more to the total. (1)
8.3 Steve Tikolo to Joe Denly, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
8.4 Steve Tikolo to Joe Denly, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
8.5 Steve Tikolo to Joe Denly, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
8.6 Steve Tikolo to Matt Walker, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
End of over 9
Kent Spitfires 96/1 (RR : 10.7) Required RR(6.18)
Matt Walker 21 (9b)
Joe Denly 49 (34b)
Steve Tikolo 1-0-8-0
9.1 Collins Obuya to Joe Denly, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
9.2 Collins Obuya to Joe Denly, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
9.3 Collins Obuya to Matt Walker, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
9.4 Collins Obuya to Matt Walker, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
9.5 Collins Obuya to Matt Walker, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
9.6 Collins Obuya to Joe Denly, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 10
Kent Spitfires 101/1 (RR : 10.1) Required RR(6.3)
Matt Walker 24 (12b)
Joe Denly 51 (37b)
Collins Obuya 1-0-5-0
10.1 Harshil Sanghani to Joe Denly, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
10.2 Harshil Sanghani to Joe Denly, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
10.3 Harshil Sanghani to Matt Walker, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
10.4 Harshil Sanghani to Matt Walker, 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)
10.5 Harshil Sanghani to Matt Walker, 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)
10.6 Harshil Sanghani to Matt Walker, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 11
Kent Spitfires 107/1 (RR : 9.73) Required RR(6.33)
Joe Denly 54 (39b)
Matt Walker 27 (16b)
Harshil Sanghani 2-0-16-0
11.1 Collins Obuya to Matt Walker, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
11.2 Collins Obuya to Joe Denly, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
11.3 Collins Obuya to Matt Walker, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
11.4 Collins Obuya to Matt Walker, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
11.5 Collins Obuya to Joe Denly, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
11.6 Collins Obuya to Joe Denly, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 12
Kent Spitfires 112/1 (RR : 9.33) Required RR(6.5)
Joe Denly 57 (42b)
Matt Walker 29 (19b)
Collins Obuya 2-0-10-0
12.1 Lameck Onyango to Matt Walker, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
12.2 Lameck Onyango to Joe Denly, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
12.3 Lameck Onyango to Matt Walker, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
12.4 Lameck Onyango to Joe Denly, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
12.5 Lameck Onyango to Joe Denly, 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)
12.6 Lameck Onyango to Joe Denly, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 13
Kent Spitfires 120/1 (RR : 9.23) Required RR(6.29)
Matt Walker 31 (21b)
Joe Denly 63 (46b)
Lameck Onyango 2-0-15-0
13.1 Steve Tikolo to Joe Denly, Good running, two runs. (2)
13.2 Steve Tikolo to Joe Denly, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.3 Steve Tikolo to Joe Denly, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
13.4 Steve Tikolo to Joe Denly, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
13.5 Steve Tikolo to Matt Walker, 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)
13.6 Steve Tikolo to Matt Walker, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 14
Kent Spitfires 124/1 (RR : 8.86) Required RR(6.67)
Joe Denly 66 (50b)
Matt Walker 32 (23b)
Steve Tikolo 2-0-12-0
14.1 Collins Obuya to Matt Walker, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
14.2 Collins Obuya to Joe Denly, Very well bowled. (0)
14.3 Collins Obuya to Joe Denly, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
14.4 Collins Obuya to Matt Walker, No shot offered. (0)
14.5 Collins Obuya to Matt Walker, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavilion... (4)
14.6 Collins Obuya to Matt Walker, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 15
Kent Spitfires 130/1 (RR : 8.67) Required RR(6.8)
Matt Walker 37 (27b)
Joe Denly 67 (52b)
Collins Obuya 3-0-16-0
15.1 Harshil Sanghani to Joe Denly, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
15.2 Harshil Sanghani to Matt Walker, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
15.3 Harshil Sanghani to Joe Denly, Driven for four! (4)
15.4 Harshil Sanghani to Joe Denly, That six has cleared the car park! (6)
15.5 Harshil Sanghani to Joe Denly, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
15.6 Harshil Sanghani to Joe Denly, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 16
Kent Spitfires 142/1 (RR : 8.88) Required RR(5.5)
Joe Denly 78 (57b)
Matt Walker 38 (28b)
Harshil Sanghani 3-0-28-0
16.1 Lameck Onyango to Matt Walker, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
16.2 Lameck Onyango to Matt Walker, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
16.3 Lameck Onyango to Matt Walker, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see! (6)
16.4 Lameck Onyango to Matt Walker, In the air, and gone!
M. Walker c Muthee b Onyango
Runs : 46 Balls : 32 S/R : 143.8
16.5 Lameck Onyango to Martin van Jaarsveld, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
16.6 Lameck Onyango to Joe Denly, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
End of over 17
Kent Spitfires 153/2 (RR : 9) Required RR(3.67)
Joe Denly 80 (58b)
Martin van Jaarsveld 1 (1b)
Lameck Onyango 3-0-26-1
17.1 Harshil Sanghani to Martin van Jaarsveld, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
17.2 Harshil Sanghani to Martin van Jaarsveld, The cuts back in sharply, and the batsman misses completely, and his struck on the pads. It's a tough decision, but the umpire sends him on his way! Excellent bowling.
M. van Jaarsveld lbw b H Sanghani
Runs : 7 Balls : 3 S/R : 233.3
17.3 Harshil Sanghani to Darren Stevens, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
17.4 Harshil Sanghani to Darren Stevens, No shot offered. (0)
17.5 Harshil Sanghani to Darren Stevens, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
17.6 Harshil Sanghani to Darren Stevens, Bowled!
D. Stevens b H Sanghani
Runs : 2 Balls : 4 S/R : 50
End of over 18
Kent Spitfires 161/4 (RR : 8.94) Required RR(2)
Ryan McLaren 0 (0b)
Joe Denly 80 (58b)
Harshil Sanghani 4-0-34-2
18.1 Nelson Odhiambo to Joe Denly, Very well bowled. (0)
18.2 Nelson Odhiambo to Joe Denly, Splendid shot for four! (4)
Kent Spitfires 165/4 (RR : 9.17)
Overs: 18.2
Kent Spitfires Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Joe Denly not out 84 60 7 2 140.0
Rob Key c Odhiambo b Otieno 25 11 5 0 227.3
Matt Walker c Muthee b Onyango 46 32 5 1 143.8
Martin van Jaarsveld lbw b H Sanghani 7 3 0 1 233.3
Darren Stevens b H Sanghani 2 4 0 0 50.0
Ryan McLaren not out 0 0 0 0 0.0
Geraint Jones
Yasir Arafat
James Tredwell
Simon Cook
Lasith Malinga
Total: 165/4 Overs: 18.2 Run Rate: 9.17
Extras : 1 No Balls : 0 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Eastern Aces Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Steve Tikolo 2.0 0 12 0 6.00
Collins Obuya 3.0 0 16 0 5.33
Lameck Onyango 3.0 0 26 1 8.67
Nelson Odhiambo 3.2 0 45 0 13.50
Elijah Otieno 3.0 0 32 1 10.67
Harshil Sanghani 4.0 0 34 2 8.50
Total: 165/4 Overs: 18.2 Run Rate: 9.17
Extras : 1 No Balls : 0 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
After the fight shown by Eastern Aces' batsmen, it looked like this was going to be a tough game for the Kent Spitfires. But, their top-order had other ideas. A callous display of batting from their top-3 batsmen, and Joe Denly in particular, left the Eastern Aces heartbroken and knocked-out from the Champions League.
Eastern Aces 164/7 in 20.0 overs.
Kent Spitfires 165/4 in 18.2 overs.
Kent Spitfires won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
Man of the match: Joe Denly (Kent Spitfires)