Oh so close to winning it
0.1 Ian Butler to Graeme Smith, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
0.2 Ian Butler to Graeme Smith, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
0.3 Ian Butler to Graeme Smith, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six! (6)
0.4 Ian Butler to Graeme Smith, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
0.5 Ian Butler to Graeme Smith, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
0.6 Ian Butler to Graeme Smith, Easy single. (1)
End of over 1
Cape Cobras 11/0 (RR : 11)
Herschelle Gibbs 0 (0b)
Graeme Smith 11 (6b)
Ian Butler 1-0-11-0
1.1 Matt Harvie to Graeme Smith, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
1.2 Matt Harvie to Herschelle Gibbs, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
1.3 Matt Harvie to Herschelle Gibbs, Wide, no run. (1)
1.3 Matt Harvie to Herschelle Gibbs, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
1.4 Matt Harvie to Herschelle Gibbs, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
1.5 Matt Harvie to Herschelle Gibbs, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six! (6)
1.6 Matt Harvie to Herschelle Gibbs, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 2
Cape Cobras 31/0 (RR : 15.5)
Herschelle Gibbs 18 (5b)
Graeme Smith 12 (7b)
Matt Harvie 1-0-20-0
2.1 Ian Butler to Graeme Smith, 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)
2.2 Ian Butler to Graeme Smith, 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)
2.3 Ian Butler to Herschelle Gibbs, That's a single. (1)
2.4 Ian Butler to Graeme Smith, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
2.5 Ian Butler to Graeme Smith, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
2.6 Ian Butler to Graeme Smith, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 3
Cape Cobras 35/0 (RR : 11.7)
Graeme Smith 15 (12b)
Herschelle Gibbs 19 (6b)
Ian Butler 2-0-15-0
3.1 Matt Harvie to Herschelle Gibbs, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
3.2 Matt Harvie to Graeme Smith, That was a very good delivery. (0)
3.3 Matt Harvie to Graeme Smith, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
3.4 Matt Harvie to Graeme Smith, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
3.5 Matt Harvie to Herschelle Gibbs, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
3.6 Matt Harvie to Graeme Smith, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
End of over 4
Cape Cobras 44/0 (RR : 11)
Graeme Smith 22 (16b)
Herschelle Gibbs 21 (8b)
Matt Harvie 2-0-29-0
4.1 Ian Butler to Herschelle Gibbs, No shot offered. (0)
4.2 Ian Butler to Herschelle Gibbs, 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)
4.3 Ian Butler to Herschelle Gibbs, Bowled!
H. Gibbs b Butler
Runs : 21 Balls : 11 S/R : 190.9
4.4 Ian Butler to JP Duminy, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
4.5 Ian Butler to JP Duminy, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
4.6 Ian Butler to JP Duminy, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 5
Cape Cobras 45/1 (RR : 9)
Graeme Smith 22 (16b)
JP Duminy 1 (3b)
Ian Butler 3-0-16-1
5.1 Matt Harvie to JP Duminy, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
5.2 Matt Harvie to Graeme Smith, Wide, no run. (1)
5.2 Matt Harvie to Graeme Smith, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
5.3 Matt Harvie to JP Duminy, Wide, no run. (1)
5.3 Matt Harvie to JP Duminy, 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)
5.4 Matt Harvie to JP Duminy, 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)
5.5 Matt Harvie to JP Duminy, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
5.6 Matt Harvie to JP Duminy, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
End of over 6
Cape Cobras 61/1 (RR : 10.2)
JP Duminy 14 (8b)
Graeme Smith 23 (17b)
Matt Harvie 3-0-45-0
6.1 James McMillan to Graeme Smith, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
6.2 James McMillan to Graeme Smith, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
6.3 James McMillan to Graeme Smith, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
6.4 James McMillan to JP Duminy, Wide, no run. (1)
6.4 James McMillan to JP Duminy, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
6.5 James McMillan to Graeme Smith, 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)
6.6 James McMillan to Graeme Smith, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 7
Cape Cobras 68/1 (RR : 9.71)
Graeme Smith 28 (22b)
JP Duminy 15 (9b)
James McMillan 1-0-7-0
7.1 Nathan McCullum to JP Duminy, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
7.2 Nathan McCullum to JP Duminy, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
7.3 Nathan McCullum to Graeme Smith, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
7.4 Nathan McCullum to Graeme Smith, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
7.5 Nathan McCullum to JP Duminy, 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)
7.6 Nathan McCullum to JP Duminy, 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)
End of over 8
Cape Cobras 74/1 (RR : 9.25)
JP Duminy 18 (13b)
Graeme Smith 31 (24b)
Nathan McCullum 1-0-6-0
8.1 James McMillan to Graeme Smith, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
8.2 James McMillan to JP Duminy, 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)
8.3 James McMillan to JP Duminy, 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)
8.4 James McMillan to JP Duminy, Good running, two runs. (2)
8.5 James McMillan to JP Duminy, 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)
8.6 James McMillan to JP Duminy, 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 9
Cape Cobras 87/1 (RR : 9.67)
JP Duminy 30 (18b)
Graeme Smith 32 (25b)
James McMillan 2-0-20-0
9.1 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Graeme Smith, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
9.2 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Graeme Smith, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
9.3 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Graeme Smith, 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)
9.4 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Graeme Smith, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
9.5 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Graeme Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
9.6 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Graeme Smith, 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 10
Cape Cobras 99/1 (RR : 9.9)
Graeme Smith 44 (31b)
JP Duminy 30 (18b)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 1-0-12-0
10.1 Neil Wagner to JP Duminy, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
10.2 Neil Wagner to Graeme Smith, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
10.3 Neil Wagner to JP Duminy, 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)
10.4 Neil Wagner to JP Duminy, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
10.5 Neil Wagner to Graeme Smith, 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)
10.6 Neil Wagner to Graeme Smith, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 11
Cape Cobras 109/1 (RR : 9.91)
JP Duminy 36 (21b)
Graeme Smith 48 (34b)
Neil Wagner 1-0-10-0
11.1 Nathan McCullum to Graeme Smith, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
11.2 Nathan McCullum to JP Duminy, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
11.3 Nathan McCullum to JP Duminy, 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 Nathan McCullum to JP Duminy, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
11.5 Nathan McCullum to Graeme Smith, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
11.6 Nathan McCullum to Graeme Smith, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
End of over 12
Cape Cobras 114/1 (RR : 9.5)
JP Duminy 37 (24b)
Graeme Smith 52 (37b)
Nathan McCullum 2-0-11-0
12.1 James McMillan to Graeme Smith, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
12.2 James McMillan to Graeme Smith, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
12.3 James McMillan to Graeme Smith, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
12.4 James McMillan to Graeme Smith, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
12.5 James McMillan to JP Duminy, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
12.6 James McMillan to JP Duminy, 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)
End of over 13
Cape Cobras 127/1 (RR : 9.77)
JP Duminy 41 (26b)
Graeme Smith 61 (41b)
James McMillan 3-0-33-0
13.1 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Graeme Smith, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
13.2 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Graeme Smith, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
13.3 Dimitri Mascarenhas to JP Duminy, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
13.4 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Graeme Smith, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
13.5 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Graeme Smith, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
13.6 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Graeme Smith, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
End of over 14
Cape Cobras 134/1 (RR : 9.57)
JP Duminy 42 (27b)
Graeme Smith 67 (46b)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 2-0-19-0
14.1 Nathan McCullum to Graeme Smith, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
14.2 Nathan McCullum to JP Duminy, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
14.3 Nathan McCullum to JP Duminy, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
14.4 Nathan McCullum to Graeme Smith, One more to the total. (1)
14.5 Nathan McCullum to JP Duminy, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
14.6 Nathan McCullum to Graeme Smith, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
End of over 15
Cape Cobras 141/1 (RR : 9.4)
JP Duminy 46 (30b)
Graeme Smith 70 (49b)
Nathan McCullum 3-0-18-0
15.1 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Graeme Smith, 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)
15.2 Dimitri Mascarenhas to JP Duminy, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs! (6)
15.3 Dimitri Mascarenhas to JP Duminy, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
15.4 Dimitri Mascarenhas to JP Duminy, Very well bowled. (0)
15.5 Dimitri Mascarenhas to JP Duminy, Wide, no run. (1)
15.5 Dimitri Mascarenhas to JP Duminy, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
15.6 Dimitri Mascarenhas to JP Duminy, 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
Cape Cobras 157/1 (RR : 9.81)
JP Duminy 60 (35b)
Graeme Smith 71 (50b)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 3-0-35-0
16.1 Neil Wagner to Graeme Smith, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
16.2 Neil Wagner to Graeme Smith, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
16.3 Neil Wagner to Graeme Smith, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
16.4 Neil Wagner to Graeme Smith, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
16.5 Neil Wagner to Graeme Smith, One more to the total. (1)
16.6 Neil Wagner to JP Duminy, Good running, two runs. (2)
End of over 17
Cape Cobras 174/1 (RR : 10.2)
JP Duminy 62 (36b)
Graeme Smith 86 (55b)
Neil Wagner 2-0-27-0
17.1 James McMillan to Graeme Smith, Wide, no run. (1)
17.1 James McMillan to Graeme Smith, Fantastic slower ball, the batsman swings twice and still misses it, and is caught plumb in front!
G. Smith lbw b McMillan
Runs : 86 Balls : 56 S/R : 153.6
17.2 James McMillan to Justin Ontong, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
17.3 James McMillan to JP Duminy, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
17.4 James McMillan to JP Duminy, Top edge...and gone!
JP Duminy c & b McMillan
Runs : 62 Balls : 38 S/R : 163.2
17.5 James McMillan to Rory Kleinveldt, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
17.6 James McMillan to Rory Kleinveldt, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 18
Cape Cobras 179/3 (RR : 9.94)
Justin Ontong 1 (1b)
Rory Kleinveldt 3 (2b)
James McMillan 4-0-38-2
18.1 Ian Butler to Rory Kleinveldt, In the air, and gone!
R. Kleinveldt c Cumming b Butler
Runs : 3 Balls : 3 S/R : 100
18.2 Ian Butler to Henry Davids, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
18.3 Ian Butler to Henry Davids, Sharp reflexes, excellent catch! That's certainly going to be on the highlight reel.
H. Davids c Wagner b Butler
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
18.4 Ian Butler to Vernon Philander, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
18.5 Ian Butler to Justin Ontong, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
18.6 Ian Butler to Justin Ontong, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
End of over 19
Cape Cobras 184/5 (RR : 9.68)
Justin Ontong 3 (3b)
Vernon Philander 1 (1b)
Ian Butler 4-0-21-3
19.1 Matt Harvie to Vernon Philander, The batsman tries to dab that down to third man, but misses and his offstump is knocked back! Cya!
V. Philander b Harvie
Runs : 1 Balls : 2 S/R : 50
19.2 Matt Harvie to Andrew Puttick, 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)
19.3 Matt Harvie to Andrew Puttick, 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!
A. Puttick lbw b Harvie
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
19.4 Matt Harvie to Claude Henderson, Hit outside off stump, no shot offered, he’s given him!
C. Henderson lbw b Harvie
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
19.5 Matt Harvie to Charl Langeveldt, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
19.6 Matt Harvie to Justin Ontong, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 20
Cape Cobras 187/8 (RR : 9.35)
Justin Ontong 3 (4b)
Charl Langeveldt 3 (2b)
Matt Harvie 4-0-48-3
Cape Cobras 187/8 (RR : 9.35)
Overs: 20.0
Cape Cobras Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Graeme Smith lbw b McMillan 86 56 6 2 153.6
Herschelle Gibbs b Butler 21 11 2 1 190.9
JP Duminy c & b McMillan 62 38 7 1 163.2
Justin Ontong not out 3 4 0 0 75.0
Rory Kleinveldt c Cumming b Butler 3 3 0 0 100.0
Henry Davids c Wagner b Butler 2 2 0 0 100.0
Vernon Philander b Harvie 1 2 0 0 50.0
Andrew Puttick lbw b Harvie 2 2 0 0 100.0
Claude Henderson lbw b Harvie 0 1 0 0 0.0
Charl Langeveldt not out 1 1 0 0 100.0
Monde Zondeki
Total: 187/8 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.35
Extras : 6 No Balls : 0 Wides : 6 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Otago Volts Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Dimitri Mascarenhas 3.0 0 35 0 11.67
Nathan McCullum 3.0 0 18 0 6.00
Ian Butler 4.0 0 21 3 5.25
Neil Wagner 2.0 0 27 0 13.50
Matt Harvie 4.0 0 48 3 12.00
James McMillan 4.0 0 38 2 9.50
Total: 187/8 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.35
Extras : 6 No Balls : 0 Wides : 6 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
-If it weren't for Cape Cobras' top-order, things would've been very different. Graeme Smith and JP Duminy's innings laid the foundation for a massive total, but their middle/lower-order and tail-end collapsed completely. What an atrocity, it was.
0.1 Rory Kleinveldt to Brendon McCullum, That's a single. (1)
0.2 Rory Kleinveldt to Hamish Rutherford, Easy single. (1)
0.3 Rory Kleinveldt to Brendon McCullum, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
0.4 Rory Kleinveldt to Brendon McCullum, 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)
0.5 Rory Kleinveldt to Brendon McCullum, 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)
0.6 Rory Kleinveldt to Brendon McCullum, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 1
Otago Volts 8/0 (RR : 8) Required RR(9.42)
Brendon McCullum 7 (5b)
Hamish Rutherford 1 (1b)
Rory Kleinveldt 1-0-8-0
1.1 Charl Langeveldt to Hamish Rutherford, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see! (6)
1.2 Charl Langeveldt to Hamish Rutherford, Very well bowled. (0)
1.3 Charl Langeveldt to Hamish Rutherford, Caught!
H. Rutherford c Puttick b Langeveldt
Runs : 7 Balls : 4 S/R : 175
1.4 Charl Langeveldt to Neil Broom, 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)
1.5 Charl Langeveldt to Neil Broom, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
1.6 Charl Langeveldt to Neil Broom, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 2
Otago Volts 18/1 (RR : 9) Required RR(9.39)
Neil Broom 4 (3b)
Brendon McCullum 7 (5b)
Charl Langeveldt 1-0-10-1
2.1 Rory Kleinveldt to Brendon McCullum, 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)
2.2 Rory Kleinveldt to Brendon McCullum, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
2.3 Rory Kleinveldt to Brendon McCullum, No shot offered. (0)
2.4 Rory Kleinveldt to Brendon McCullum, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
2.5 Rory Kleinveldt to Neil Broom, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
2.6 Rory Kleinveldt to Neil Broom, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 3
Otago Volts 25/1 (RR : 8.33) Required RR(9.53)
Neil Broom 6 (5b)
Brendon McCullum 12 (9b)
Rory Kleinveldt 2-0-15-0
3.1 Charl Langeveldt to Brendon McCullum, 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)
3.2 Charl Langeveldt to Brendon McCullum, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
3.3 Charl Langeveldt to Brendon McCullum, 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)
3.4 Charl Langeveldt to Brendon McCullum, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
3.5 Charl Langeveldt to Brendon McCullum, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six! (6)
3.6 Charl Langeveldt to Brendon McCullum, 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 4
Otago Volts 39/1 (RR : 9.75) Required RR(9.25)
Brendon McCullum 26 (15b)
Neil Broom 6 (5b)
Charl Langeveldt 2-0-24-1
4.1 Rory Kleinveldt to Neil Broom, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
4.2 Rory Kleinveldt to Neil Broom, One more to the total. (1)
4.3 Rory Kleinveldt to Brendon McCullum, 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)
4.4 Rory Kleinveldt to Brendon McCullum, 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)
4.5 Rory Kleinveldt to Brendon McCullum, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
4.6 Rory Kleinveldt to Brendon McCullum, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
End of over 5
Otago Volts 52/1 (RR : 10.4) Required RR(9)
Brendon McCullum 38 (19b)
Neil Broom 7 (7b)
Rory Kleinveldt 3-0-28-0
5.1 Claude Henderson to Neil Broom, Ah that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastes no time in putting the trash away. Six! (6)
5.2 Claude Henderson to Neil Broom, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
5.3 Claude Henderson to Neil Broom, 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)
5.4 Claude Henderson to Brendon McCullum, 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)
5.5 Claude Henderson to Brendon McCullum, Wide, no run. (1)
5.5 Claude Henderson to Brendon McCullum, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
5.6 Claude Henderson to Brendon McCullum, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
End of over 6
Otago Volts 78/1 (RR : 13) Required RR(7.79)
Brendon McCullum 52 (22b)
Neil Broom 18 (10b)
Claude Henderson 1-0-26-0
6.1 JP Duminy to Neil Broom, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
6.2 JP Duminy to Neil Broom, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
6.3 JP Duminy to Neil Broom, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
6.4 JP Duminy to Neil Broom, Good running, two runs. (2)
6.5 JP Duminy to Neil Broom, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
6.6 JP Duminy to Neil Broom, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 7
Otago Volts 86/1 (RR : 12.3) Required RR(7.77)
Neil Broom 26 (16b)
Brendon McCullum 52 (22b)
JP Duminy 1-0-8-0
7.1 Monde Zondeki to Brendon McCullum, Very well bowled. (0)
7.2 Monde Zondeki to Brendon McCullum, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
7.3 Monde Zondeki to Neil Broom, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
7.4 Monde Zondeki to Neil Broom, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
7.5 Monde Zondeki to Neil Broom, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.6 Monde Zondeki to Neil Broom, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 8
Otago Volts 89/1 (RR : 11.1) Required RR(8.17)
Neil Broom 28 (20b)
Brendon McCullum 53 (24b)
Monde Zondeki 1-0-3-0
8.1 Vernon Philander to Brendon McCullum, 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)
8.2 Vernon Philander to Neil Broom, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
8.3 Vernon Philander to Neil Broom, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
8.4 Vernon Philander to Neil Broom, 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 Vernon Philander to Neil Broom, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
8.6 Vernon Philander to Brendon McCullum, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
End of over 9
Otago Volts 103/1 (RR : 11.4) Required RR(7.64)
Brendon McCullum 58 (26b)
Neil Broom 37 (24b)
Vernon Philander 1-0-14-0
9.1 Claude Henderson to Neil Broom, 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)
9.2 Claude Henderson to Neil Broom, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
9.3 Claude Henderson to Neil Broom, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
9.4 Claude Henderson to Neil Broom, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
9.5 Claude Henderson to Brendon McCullum, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
9.6 Claude Henderson to Brendon McCullum, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 10
Otago Volts 108/1 (RR : 10.8) Required RR(7.9)
Brendon McCullum 58 (28b)
Neil Broom 42 (28b)
Claude Henderson 2-0-31-0
10.1 Monde Zondeki to Neil Broom, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
10.2 Monde Zondeki to Brendon McCullum, No shot offered. (0)
10.3 Monde Zondeki to Brendon McCullum, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
10.4 Monde Zondeki to Brendon McCullum, 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)
10.5 Monde Zondeki to Neil Broom, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
10.6 Monde Zondeki to Neil Broom, 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 11
Otago Volts 110/1 (RR : 10) Required RR(8.56)
Neil Broom 43 (31b)
Brendon McCullum 59 (31b)
Monde Zondeki 2-0-5-0
11.1 Claude Henderson to Brendon McCullum, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it through the second slip region! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run for three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slip cordon, he's searching for a wicket here. (3)
11.2 Claude Henderson to Neil Broom, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
11.3 Claude Henderson to Neil Broom, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
11.4 Claude Henderson to Brendon McCullum, 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)
11.5 Claude Henderson to Brendon McCullum, Wide, no run. (1)
11.5 Claude Henderson to Brendon McCullum, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
11.6 Claude Henderson to Neil Broom, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 12
Otago Volts 122/1 (RR : 10.2) Required RR(8.13)
Neil Broom 46 (34b)
Brendon McCullum 67 (34b)
Claude Henderson 3-0-43-0
12.1 JP Duminy to Brendon McCullum, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
12.2 JP Duminy to Neil Broom, 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)
12.3 JP Duminy to Neil Broom, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
12.4 JP Duminy to Brendon McCullum, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
12.5 JP Duminy to Brendon McCullum, Very well bowled. (0)
12.6 JP Duminy to Brendon McCullum, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
End of over 13
Otago Volts 126/1 (RR : 9.69) Required RR(8.71)
Brendon McCullum 70 (38b)
Neil Broom 47 (36b)
JP Duminy 2-0-12-0
13.1 Vernon Philander to Neil Broom, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
13.2 Vernon Philander to Brendon McCullum, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
13.3 Vernon Philander to Neil Broom, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
13.4 Vernon Philander to Brendon McCullum, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
13.5 Vernon Philander to Brendon McCullum, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
13.6 Vernon Philander to Neil Broom, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 14
Otago Volts 131/1 (RR : 9.36) Required RR(9.33)
Brendon McCullum 72 (41b)
Neil Broom 50 (39b)
Vernon Philander 2-0-19-0
14.1 JP Duminy to Neil Broom, 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)
14.2 JP Duminy to Neil Broom, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
14.3 JP Duminy to Neil Broom, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
14.4 JP Duminy to Neil Broom, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
14.5 JP Duminy to Brendon McCullum, Very well bowled. (0)
14.6 JP Duminy to Brendon McCullum, 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)
End of over 15
Otago Volts 136/1 (RR : 9.07) Required RR(10.2)
Brendon McCullum 74 (43b)
Neil Broom 53 (43b)
JP Duminy 3-0-17-0
15.1 Vernon Philander to Neil Broom, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
15.2 Vernon Philander to Neil Broom, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
15.3 Vernon Philander to Neil Broom, 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)
15.4 Vernon Philander to Neil Broom, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
15.5 Vernon Philander to Neil Broom, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
15.6 Vernon Philander to Brendon McCullum, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 16
Otago Volts 147/1 (RR : 9.19) Required RR(10)
Brendon McCullum 74 (44b)
Neil Broom 64 (48b)
Vernon Philander 3-0-30-0
16.1 JP Duminy to Neil Broom, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! There is a fielder after it...he's runs hard...and takes the catch! Well done sir!
N. Broom c Kleinveldt b JP Duminy
Runs : 64 Balls : 49 S/R : 130.6
16.2 JP Duminy to Dimitri Mascarenhas, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
16.3 JP Duminy to Dimitri Mascarenhas, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
16.4 JP Duminy to Dimitri Mascarenhas, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!
D. Mascarenhas c Puttick b JP Duminy
Runs : 2 Balls : 3 S/R : 66.7
16.5 JP Duminy to Craig Cumming, 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)
16.6 JP Duminy to Craig Cumming, Driven for four! (4)
End of over 17
Otago Volts 153/3 (RR : 9) Required RR(11.3)
Craig Cumming 4 (2b)
Brendon McCullum 74 (44b)
JP Duminy 4-0-23-1
17.1 Monde Zondeki to Brendon McCullum, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
17.2 Monde Zondeki to Brendon McCullum, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
17.3 Monde Zondeki to Craig Cumming, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
17.4 Monde Zondeki to Craig Cumming, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
17.5 Monde Zondeki to Craig Cumming, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
17.6 Monde Zondeki to Brendon McCullum, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 18
Otago Volts 165/3 (RR : 9.17) Required RR(11)
Brendon McCullum 77 (47b)
Craig Cumming 13 (5b)
Monde Zondeki 3-0-17-0
18.1 Charl Langeveldt to Craig Cumming, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
18.2 Charl Langeveldt to Brendon McCullum, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
18.3 Charl Langeveldt to Brendon McCullum, Plumb!
B. McCullum lbw b Langeveldt
Runs : 77 Balls : 49 S/R : 157.1
18.4 Charl Langeveldt to Nathan McCullum, 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)
18.5 Charl Langeveldt to Nathan McCullum, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
18.6 Charl Langeveldt to Nathan McCullum, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 19
Otago Volts 170/4 (RR : 8.95) Required RR(17)
Nathan McCullum 4 (3b)
Craig Cumming 14 (6b)
Charl Langeveldt 3-0-29-2
19.1 Rory Kleinveldt to Craig Cumming, Easy single. (1)
19.2 Rory Kleinveldt to Nathan McCullum, Very well bowled. (0)
19.3 Rory Kleinveldt to Nathan McCullum, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!
N. McCullum c Smith b Kleinveldt
Runs : 4 Balls : 5 S/R : 80
19.4 Rory Kleinveldt to Derek de Boorder, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
19.5 Rory Kleinveldt to Derek de Boorder, Hit outside off stump, no shot offered, he’s given him!
D. de Boorder lbw b Kleinveldt
Runs : 4 Balls : 2 S/R : 200
19.6 Rory Kleinveldt to Ian Butler, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
End of over 20
Otago Volts 178/6 (RR : 8.90)
Craig Cumming 15 (7b)
Ian Butler 3 (1b)
Rory Kleinveldt 4-0-36-2
Otago Volts 178/6 (RR : 8.90)
Overs: 20.0
Otago Volts Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Brendon McCullum lbw b Langeveldt 77 49 8 2 157.1
Hamish Rutherford c Puttick b Langeveldt 7 4 0 1 175.0
Neil Broom c Kleinveldt b Duminy 64 49 7 2 130.6
Dimitri Mascarenhas c Puttick b Duminy 2 3 0 0 66.7
Craig Cumming not out 15 7 3 0 242.9
Nathan McCullum c Smith b Kleinveldt 4 5 1 0 80.0
Derek de Boorder lbw b Kleinveldt 4 2 1 0 200.0
Ian Butler not out 3 1 0 0 300.0
Neil Wagner
Matt Harvie
James McMillan
Total: 178/6 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.90
Extras : 2 No Balls : 0 Wides : 2 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Cape Cobras Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
JP Duminy 4.0 0 23 2 5.75
Rory Kleinveldt 4.0 0 36 2 9.00
Vernon Philander 3.0 0 30 0 10.00
Claude Henderson 3.0 0 43 0 14.33
Charl Langeveldt 3.0 0 29 2 9.67
Monde Zondeki 3.0 0 17 0 5.67
Total: 178/6 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.90
Extras : 2 No Balls : 0 Wides : 2 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Fantastic death bowling from the Cape Cobras snatches the win from the Otago Volts, as Brendon McCullum's 49-ball 77 goes in vain.
Cape Cobras 187/8 in 20.0 overs.
Otago Volts 178/6 in 20.0 overs.
Cape Cobras won by 9 runs
Man of the match: Graeme Smith (Cape Cobras)
0.1 Dewald Nel to Johann Myburgh, That was a very good delivery. (0)
0.2 Dewald Nel to Johann Myburgh, 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)
0.3 Dewald Nel to Johann Myburgh, 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. Myburgh c Iqbal b Nel
Runs : 6 Balls : 3 S/R : 200
0.4 Dewald Nel to Feiko Kloppenburg, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
0.5 Dewald Nel to Feiko Kloppenburg, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...oh yes he has! Splendid effort!
F. Kloppenburg c Wright b Nel
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
0.6 Dewald Nel to Tom de Grooth, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 1
Hague Cricket Club 8/2 (RR : 8)
Tom de Grooth 0 (1b)
Chris Nevin 0 (0b)
Dewald Nel 1-0-8-2
1.1 Richie Berrington to Chris Nevin, Very well bowled. (0)
1.2 Richie Berrington to Chris Nevin, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
1.3 Richie Berrington to Tom de Grooth, 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)
1.4 Richie Berrington to Chris Nevin, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
1.5 Richie Berrington to Chris Nevin, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
1.6 Richie Berrington to Chris Nevin, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 2
Hague Cricket Club 12/2 (RR : 6)
Chris Nevin 3 (5b)
Tom de Grooth 1 (2b)
Richie Berrington 1-0-4-0
2.1 Dewald Nel to Tom de Grooth, Wide, no run. (1)
2.1 Dewald Nel to Tom de Grooth, Leg Byes, they'll get a couple for that. (2)
2.2 Dewald Nel to Chris Nevin, 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)
2.3 Dewald Nel to Chris Nevin, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
2.4 Dewald Nel to Tom de Grooth, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
2.5 Dewald Nel to Tom de Grooth, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
2.6 Dewald Nel to Tom de Grooth, 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 3
Hague Cricket Club 24/2 (RR : 8)
Tom de Grooth 5 (5b)
Chris Nevin 8 (7b)
Dewald Nel 2-0-18-2
3.1 Richie Berrington to Chris Nevin, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
3.2 Richie Berrington to Tom de Grooth, Good running, two runs. (2)
3.3 Richie Berrington to Tom de Grooth, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
3.4 Richie Berrington to Tom de Grooth, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
3.5 Richie Berrington to Chris Nevin, 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)
3.6 Richie Berrington to Chris Nevin, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
End of over 4
Hague Cricket Club 34/2 (RR : 8.5)
Chris Nevin 15 (10b)
Tom de Grooth 8 (8b)
Richie Berrington 2-0-14-0
4.1 Dewald Nel to Tom de Grooth, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
4.2 Dewald Nel to Chris Nevin, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
4.3 Dewald Nel to Tom de Grooth, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
4.4 Dewald Nel to Tom de Grooth, 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)
4.5 Dewald Nel to Tom de Grooth, 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 Dewald Nel to Tom de Grooth, 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)
End of over 5
Hague Cricket Club 41/2 (RR : 8.2)
Chris Nevin 16 (11b)
Tom de Grooth 14 (13b)
Dewald Nel 3-0-25-2
5.1 Richie Berrington to Tom de Grooth, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
5.2 Richie Berrington to Tom de Grooth, Very well bowled. (0)
5.3 Richie Berrington to Tom de Grooth, 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)
5.4 Richie Berrington to Tom de Grooth, 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)
5.5 Richie Berrington to Tom de Grooth, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
5.6 Richie Berrington to Chris Nevin, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 6
Hague Cricket Club 50/2 (RR : 8.33)
Chris Nevin 16 (12b)
Tom de Grooth 23 (18b)
Richie Berrington 3-0-23-0
6.1 Anthony Judd to Tom de Grooth, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
6.2 Anthony Judd to Tom de Grooth, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.3 Anthony Judd to Tom de Grooth, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
6.4 Anthony Judd to Tom de Grooth, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.5 Anthony Judd to Tom de Grooth, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
6.6 Anthony Judd to Tom de Grooth, 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 7
Hague Cricket Club 54/2 (RR : 7.71)
Tom de Grooth 27 (24b)
Chris Nevin 16 (12b)
Anthony Judd 1-0-4-0
7.1 Moneeb Iqbal to Chris Nevin, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
7.2 Moneeb Iqbal to Chris Nevin, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.3 Moneeb Iqbal to Chris Nevin, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
7.4 Moneeb Iqbal to Chris Nevin, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.5 Moneeb Iqbal to Chris Nevin, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
7.6 Moneeb Iqbal to Tom de Grooth, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 8
Hague Cricket Club 59/2 (RR : 7.38)
Tom de Grooth 27 (25b)
Chris Nevin 21 (17b)
Moneeb Iqbal 1-0-5-0
8.1 Anthony Judd to Chris Nevin, 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)
8.2 Anthony Judd to Chris Nevin, 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)
8.3 Anthony Judd to Chris Nevin, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
8.4 Anthony Judd to Chris Nevin, 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)
8.5 Anthony Judd to Chris Nevin, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
8.6 Anthony Judd to Chris Nevin, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 9
Hague Cricket Club 69/2 (RR : 7.67)
Chris Nevin 31 (23b)
Tom de Grooth 27 (25b)
Anthony Judd 2-0-14-0
9.1 Sean Weeraratne to Tom de Grooth, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
9.2 Sean Weeraratne to Chris Nevin, 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)
9.3 Sean Weeraratne to Chris Nevin, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
9.4 Sean Weeraratne to Chris Nevin, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
9.5 Sean Weeraratne to Tom de Grooth, 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)
9.6 Sean Weeraratne to Tom de Grooth, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 10
Hague Cricket Club 80/2 (RR : 8)
Chris Nevin 38 (26b)
Tom de Grooth 31 (28b)
Sean Weeraratne 1-0-11-0
10.1 Craig Wright to Tom de Grooth, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.2 Craig Wright to Tom de Grooth, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.3 Craig Wright to Tom de Grooth, 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)
10.4 Craig Wright to Tom de Grooth, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
10.5 Craig Wright to Tom de Grooth, 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)
10.6 Craig Wright to Tom de Grooth, Wide, no run. (1)
10.6 Craig Wright to Tom de Grooth, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
End of over 11
Hague Cricket Club 87/2 (RR : 7.91)
Tom de Grooth 37 (34b)
Chris Nevin 38 (26b)
Craig Wright 1-0-7-0
11.1 Sean Weeraratne to Chris Nevin, 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)
11.2 Sean Weeraratne to Chris Nevin, 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)
11.3 Sean Weeraratne to Tom de Grooth, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
11.4 Sean Weeraratne to Tom de Grooth, 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)
11.5 Sean Weeraratne to Chris Nevin, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
11.6 Sean Weeraratne to Chris Nevin, 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 12
Hague Cricket Club 93/2 (RR : 7.75)
Chris Nevin 43 (30b)
Tom de Grooth 38 (36b)
Sean Weeraratne 2-0-17-0
12.1 Anthony Judd to Tom de Grooth, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
12.2 Anthony Judd to Chris Nevin, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
12.3 Anthony Judd to Chris Nevin, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
12.4 Anthony Judd to Chris Nevin, One more to the total. (1)
12.5 Anthony Judd to Tom de Grooth, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
12.6 Anthony Judd to Chris Nevin, Splendid shot for four! (4)
End of over 13
Hague Cricket Club 100/2 (RR : 7.69)
Chris Nevin 48 (34b)
Tom de Grooth 40 (38b)
Anthony Judd 3-0-21-0
13.1 Moneeb Iqbal to Tom de Grooth, That's a single. (1)
13.2 Moneeb Iqbal to Chris Nevin, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.3 Moneeb Iqbal to Chris Nevin, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
13.4 Moneeb Iqbal to Chris Nevin, Wide, no run. (1)
13.4 Moneeb Iqbal to Chris Nevin, 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)
13.5 Moneeb Iqbal to Tom de Grooth, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
13.6 Moneeb Iqbal to Tom de Grooth, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 14
Hague Cricket Club 105/2 (RR : 7.5)
Tom de Grooth 43 (41b)
Chris Nevin 49 (37b)
Moneeb Iqbal 2-0-10-0
14.1 Anthony Judd to Chris Nevin, Very well bowled. (0)
14.2 Anthony Judd to Chris Nevin, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
14.3 Anthony Judd to Tom de Grooth, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
14.4 Anthony Judd to Tom de Grooth, 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)
14.5 Anthony Judd to Tom de Grooth, 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)
14.6 Anthony Judd to Tom de Grooth, That's a single. (1)
End of over 15
Hague Cricket Club 111/2 (RR : 7.4)
Chris Nevin 50 (39b)
Tom de Grooth 48 (45b)
Anthony Judd 4-0-27-0
15.1 Sean Weeraratne to Tom de Grooth, Leg Byes, just a single. (1)
15.2 Sean Weeraratne to Chris Nevin, That six has cleared the car park! (6)
15.3 Sean Weeraratne to Chris Nevin, Very well bowled. (0)
15.4 Sean Weeraratne to Chris Nevin, In the air, and gone!
C. Nevin c McIntosh b Weeraratne
Runs : 56 Balls : 42 S/R : 133.3
15.5 Sean Weeraratne to Bob Entrop, Driven for four! (4)
15.6 Sean Weeraratne to Bob Entrop, In the air, and gone!
B. Entrop c & b Weeraratne
Runs : 4 Balls : 2 S/R : 200
End of over 16
Hague Cricket Club 122/4 (RR : 7.63)
Shane Deitz 0 (0b)
Tom de Grooth 48 (46b)
Sean Weeraratne 3-0-27-2
16.1 Craig Wright to Tom de Grooth, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it through the second slip region! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run for three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slip cordon, he's searching for a wicket here. (3)
16.2 Craig Wright to Shane Deitz, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
16.3 Craig Wright to Shane Deitz, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
16.4 Craig Wright to Tom de Grooth, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
16.5 Craig Wright to Tom de Grooth, 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)
16.6 Craig Wright to Tom de Grooth, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 17
Hague Cricket Club 132/4 (RR : 7.76)
Tom de Grooth 55 (50b)
Shane Deitz 3 (2b)
Craig Wright 2-0-17-0
17.1 Moneeb Iqbal to Shane Deitz, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
17.2 Moneeb Iqbal to Tom de Grooth, 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)
17.3 Moneeb Iqbal to Tom de Grooth, Wide, no run. (1)
17.3 Moneeb Iqbal to Tom de Grooth, 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)
17.4 Moneeb Iqbal to Tom de Grooth, Very well bowled. (0)
17.5 Moneeb Iqbal to Tom de Grooth, Fantastic slower ball, the batsman swings twice and still misses it, and is caught plumb in front!
T. de Grooth lbw b Iqbal
Runs : 55 Balls : 54 S/R : 101.8
17.6 Moneeb Iqbal to Jacob-Jan Esmeijer, Oh that was a dolly of a catch, and the fielder makes no mistake. Back to the nets for the batsman.
J. Esmeijer c & b Iqbal
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
End of over 18
Hague Cricket Club 134/6 (RR : 7.44)
Maurits Jonkman 0 (0b)
Shane Deitz 4 (3b)
Moneeb Iqbal 3-0-12-2
18.1 Dewald Nel to Shane Deitz, 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)
18.2 Dewald Nel to Shane Deitz, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
18.3 Dewald Nel to Maurits Jonkman, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
18.4 Dewald Nel to Maurits Jonkman, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
18.5 Dewald Nel to Maurits Jonkman, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
18.6 Dewald Nel to Maurits Jonkman, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
End of over 19
Hague Cricket Club 139/6 (RR : 7.32)
Maurits Jonkman 4 (4b)
Shane Deitz 5 (5b)
Dewald Nel 4-0-30-2
19.1 Richie Berrington to Shane Deitz, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.2 Richie Berrington to Shane Deitz, Caught!
S. Deitz c Baum b Berrington
Runs : 5 Balls : 7 S/R : 71.43
19.3 Richie Berrington to Mark Jonkman, No shot offered, and the off-stump is sent tumbling! That's a poor, poor leave...
Mark Jonkman b Berrington
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
19.4 Richie Berrington to Edward Sleijffers, 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)
19.5 Richie Berrington to Edward Sleijffers, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! The fielder dives to his right, and snaffles the catch! Gone!
E. Sleijffers c Baum b Berrington
Runs : 4 Balls : 2 S/R : 200
19.6 Richie Berrington to Bernard Loots, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 20
Hague Cricket Club 143/9 (RR : 7.15)
Bernard Loots 0 (1b)
Maurits Jonkman 4 (4b)
Richie Berrington 4-0-27-3
Hague Cricket Club 143/9 (RR : 7.15)
Overs: 20.0
Hague Cricket Club Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Johann Myburgh c Iqbal b Nel 6 3 0 1 200.0
Chris Nevin c McIntosh b Weeraratne 56 42 7 1 133.3
Feiko Kloppenburg c Wright b Nel 2 2 0 0 100.0
Tom de Grooth lbw b Iqbal 55 54 3 0 101.8
Bob Entrop c & b Weeraratne 4 2 1 0 200.0
Shane Deitz c Baum b Berrington 5 7 0 0 71.4
Jacob-Jan Esmeijer c & b Iqbal 0 1 0 0 0.0
Maurits Jonkman not out 4 4 0 0 100.0
Mark Jonkman b Berrington 0 1 0 0 0.0
Edward Sleijffers c Baum b Berrington 4 2 1 0 200.0
Bernard Loots not out 0 1 0 0 0.0
Total: 143/9 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.15
Extras : 7 No Balls : 0 Wides : 4 Leg Byes : 3 Byes : 0
Greenock Cricket Club Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Richie Berrington 4.0 0 27 3 6.75
Moneeb Iqbal 3.0 0 12 2 4.00
Craig Wright 2.0 0 17 0 8.50
Sean Weeraratne 3.0 0 27 2 9.00
Dewald Nel 4.0 0 30 2 7.50
Anthony Judd 4.0 0 27 0 6.75
Total: 143/9 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.15
Extras : 7 No Balls : 0 Wides : 4 Leg Byes : 3 Byes : 0
-Fifties from Tom de Grooth and Chris Nevin were the only saving grace for the Hague Cricket Club. No other batsman could even get to two-figures.
0.1 Mark Jonkman to Adam Lockhart-Krause, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
0.2 Mark Jonkman to Adam Lockhart-Krause, 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)
0.3 Mark Jonkman to Adam Lockhart-Krause, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
0.4 Mark Jonkman to Tim McIntosh, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
0.5 Mark Jonkman to Adam Lockhart-Krause, 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)
0.6 Mark Jonkman to Tim McIntosh, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 1
Greenock Cricket Club 9/0 (RR : 9) Required RR(7.05)
Tim McIntosh 1 (2b)
Adam Lockhart-Krause 8 (4b)
Mark Jonkman 1-0-9-0
1.1 Feiko Kloppenburg to Adam Lockhart-Krause, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos! (3)
1.2 Feiko Kloppenburg to Tim McIntosh, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
1.3 Feiko Kloppenburg to Tim McIntosh, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs! (6)
1.4 Feiko Kloppenburg to Tim McIntosh, 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)
1.5 Feiko Kloppenburg to Tim McIntosh, In the air, and gone!
T. McIntosh c & b Kloppenburg
Runs : 9 Balls : 6 S/R : 150
1.6 Feiko Kloppenburg to Cameron Borgas, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 2
Greenock Cricket Club 21/1 (RR : 10.5) Required RR(6.78)
Adam Lockhart-Krause 11 (5b)
Cameron Borgas 1 (1b)
Feiko Kloppenburg 1-0-12-1
2.1 Mark Jonkman to Cameron Borgas, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
2.2 Mark Jonkman to Cameron Borgas, No shot offered. (0)
2.3 Mark Jonkman to Cameron Borgas, One more to the total. (1)
2.4 Mark Jonkman to Adam Lockhart-Krause, 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)
2.5 Mark Jonkman to Adam Lockhart-Krause, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
2.6 Mark Jonkman to Adam Lockhart-Krause, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 3
Greenock Cricket Club 32/1 (RR : 10.7) Required RR(6.53)
Adam Lockhart-Krause 19 (8b)
Cameron Borgas 4 (4b)
Mark Jonkman 2-0-20-0
3.1 Feiko Kloppenburg to Cameron Borgas, Pitched in line, hitting middle stump, but is it too high? The umpire doesn't think so, and the batsman has to go!
C. Borgas lbw b Kloppenburg
Runs : 4 Balls : 5 S/R : 80
3.2 Feiko Kloppenburg to Richie Berrington, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
3.3 Feiko Kloppenburg to Richie Berrington, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
3.4 Feiko Kloppenburg to Adam Lockhart-Krause, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
3.5 Feiko Kloppenburg to Richie Berrington, He taps the ball away, calls for a quick singe, in comes the throw, and it's a direct hit! Out by miles! Fantastic fielding!
R. Berrington run out (Entrop)
Runs : 3 Balls : 3 S/R : 100
3.6 Feiko Kloppenburg to Christopher Hempsey, Oh boy what a catch that was! Incredible reflexes, he caught it one handed diving to his left, the batsman can't believe it!
C. Hempsey c Entrop b Kloppenburg
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
End of over 4
Greenock Cricket Club 36/4 (RR : 9) Required RR(6.69)
Moneeb Iqbal 0 (0b)
Adam Lockhart-Krause 20 (9b)
Feiko Kloppenburg 2-0-16-3
4.1 Mark Jonkman to Adam Lockhart-Krause, 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)
4.2 Mark Jonkman to Adam Lockhart-Krause, Plumb!
A. L't-Krause lbw b Mark Jonkman
Runs : 22 Balls : 11 S/R : 200
4.3 Mark Jonkman to Alex Baum, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
4.4 Mark Jonkman to Alex Baum, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
4.5 Mark Jonkman to Alex Baum, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
4.6 Mark Jonkman to Moneeb Iqbal, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
End of over 5
Greenock Cricket Club 49/5 (RR : 9.8) Required RR(6.27)
Moneeb Iqbal 4 (1b)
Alex Baum 7 (3b)
Mark Jonkman 3-0-33-1
5.1 Feiko Kloppenburg to Alex Baum, There's a mix up with the batsman, and he's out!
A. Baum run out (Loots)
Runs : 7 Balls : 4 S/R : 175
5.2 Feiko Kloppenburg to Craig Wright, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
5.3 Feiko Kloppenburg to Craig Wright, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
5.4 Feiko Kloppenburg to Moneeb Iqbal, 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)
5.5 Feiko Kloppenburg to Moneeb Iqbal, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
5.6 Feiko Kloppenburg to Moneeb Iqbal, 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 6
Greenock Cricket Club 58/6 (RR : 9.67) Required RR(6.07)
Moneeb Iqbal 10 (4b)
Craig Wright 3 (2b)
Feiko Kloppenburg 3-0-25-3
6.1 Jacob-Jan Esmeijer to Craig Wright, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
6.2 Jacob-Jan Esmeijer to Craig Wright, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
6.3 Jacob-Jan Esmeijer to Moneeb Iqbal, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
6.4 Jacob-Jan Esmeijer to Moneeb Iqbal, 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 Jacob-Jan Esmeijer to Moneeb Iqbal, Very well bowled. (0)
6.6 Jacob-Jan Esmeijer to Moneeb Iqbal, 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 7
Greenock Cricket Club 63/6 (RR : 9) Required RR(6.15)
Moneeb Iqbal 14 (8b)
Craig Wright 4 (4b)
Jacob-Jan Esmeijer 1-0-5-0
7.1 Edward Sleijffers to Craig Wright, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.2 Edward Sleijffers to Craig Wright, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos! (3)
7.3 Edward Sleijffers to Moneeb Iqbal, That's a single. (1)
7.4 Edward Sleijffers to Craig Wright, 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)
7.5 Edward Sleijffers to Craig Wright, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
7.6 Edward Sleijffers to Craig Wright, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 8
Greenock Cricket Club 71/6 (RR : 8.88) Required RR(6)
Craig Wright 11 (9b)
Moneeb Iqbal 15 (9b)
Edward Sleijffers 1-0-8-0
8.1 Bernard Loots to Moneeb Iqbal, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
8.2 Bernard Loots to Moneeb Iqbal, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
8.3 Bernard Loots to Craig Wright, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
8.4 Bernard Loots to Moneeb Iqbal, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
8.5 Bernard Loots to Craig Wright, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
8.6 Bernard Loots to Craig Wright, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
End of over 9
Greenock Cricket Club 80/6 (RR : 8.89) Required RR(5.73)
Craig Wright 16 (12b)
Moneeb Iqbal 19 (12b)
Bernard Loots 1-0-9-0
9.1 Maurits Jonkman to Moneeb Iqbal, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
9.2 Maurits Jonkman to Moneeb Iqbal, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
9.3 Maurits Jonkman to Moneeb Iqbal, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
9.4 Maurits Jonkman to Craig Wright, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
9.5 Maurits Jonkman to Craig Wright, No shot offered. (0)
9.6 Maurits Jonkman to Craig Wright, 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 10
Greenock Cricket Club 85/6 (RR : 8.5) Required RR(5.8)
Craig Wright 18 (15b)
Moneeb Iqbal 22 (15b)
Maurits Jonkman 1-0-5-0
10.1 Edward Sleijffers to Moneeb Iqbal, 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)
10.2 Edward Sleijffers to Moneeb Iqbal, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
10.3 Edward Sleijffers to Craig Wright, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
10.4 Edward Sleijffers to Craig Wright, 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)
10.5 Edward Sleijffers to Craig Wright, Very well bowled. (0)
10.6 Edward Sleijffers to Craig Wright, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 11
Greenock Cricket Club 87/6 (RR : 7.91) Required RR(6.22)
Moneeb Iqbal 23 (17b)
Craig Wright 19 (19b)
Edward Sleijffers 2-0-10-0
11.1 Maurits Jonkman to Craig Wright, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
11.2 Maurits Jonkman to Moneeb Iqbal, Very well bowled. (0)
11.3 Maurits Jonkman to Moneeb Iqbal, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
11.4 Maurits Jonkman to Moneeb Iqbal, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
11.5 Maurits Jonkman to Moneeb Iqbal, Easy single. (1)
11.6 Maurits Jonkman to Craig Wright, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 12
Greenock Cricket Club 89/6 (RR : 7.42) Required RR(6.75)
Craig Wright 20 (21b)
Moneeb Iqbal 24 (21b)
Maurits Jonkman 2-0-7-0
12.1 Jacob-Jan Esmeijer to Moneeb Iqbal, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
12.2 Jacob-Jan Esmeijer to Craig Wright, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
12.3 Jacob-Jan Esmeijer to Craig Wright, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
12.4 Jacob-Jan Esmeijer to Craig Wright, Driven for four! (4)
12.5 Jacob-Jan Esmeijer to Craig Wright, He's absolutely NAILED that one, but the man in the deep makes a fantastic save, pushing the ball back in just in time! His teammate picks up the ball and hurls it in and they save a run, good teamwork. (3)
12.6 Jacob-Jan Esmeijer to Moneeb Iqbal, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
End of over 13
Greenock Cricket Club 101/6 (RR : 7.77) Required RR(6)
Moneeb Iqbal 27 (23b)
Craig Wright 29 (25b)
Jacob-Jan Esmeijer 2-0-17-0
13.1 Bernard Loots to Craig Wright, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
13.2 Bernard Loots to Craig Wright, Very well bowled. (0)
13.3 Bernard Loots to Craig Wright, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
13.4 Bernard Loots to Moneeb Iqbal, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
13.5 Bernard Loots to Moneeb Iqbal, 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)
13.6 Bernard Loots to Moneeb Iqbal, 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
Greenock Cricket Club 104/6 (RR : 7.43) Required RR(6.5)
Moneeb Iqbal 29 (26b)
Craig Wright 30 (28b)
Bernard Loots 2-0-12-0
14.1 Edward Sleijffers to Craig Wright, 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)
14.2 Edward Sleijffers to Craig Wright, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
14.3 Edward Sleijffers to Craig Wright, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
14.4 Edward Sleijffers to Craig Wright, That was a very good delivery. (0)
14.5 Edward Sleijffers to Craig Wright, Very well bowled. (0)
14.6 Edward Sleijffers to Craig Wright, 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 15
Greenock Cricket Club 107/6 (RR : 7.13) Required RR(7.2)
Moneeb Iqbal 29 (26b)
Craig Wright 33 (34b)
Edward Sleijffers 3-0-13-0
15.1 Jacob-Jan Esmeijer to Craig Wright, Bowled!
C. Wright b Esmeijer
Runs : 33 Balls : 35 S/R : 94.29
15.2 Jacob-Jan Esmeijer to Sean Weeraratne, Hit outside off stump, no shot offered, he’s given him!
S. Weeraratne lbw b Esmeijer
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
15.3 Jacob-Jan Esmeijer to Dewald Nel, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
15.4 Jacob-Jan Esmeijer to Dewald Nel, 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)
15.5 Jacob-Jan Esmeijer to Dewald Nel, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
15.6 Jacob-Jan Esmeijer to Moneeb Iqbal, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 16
Greenock Cricket Club 115/8 (RR : 7.19) Required RR(7)
Dewald Nel 7 (3b)
Moneeb Iqbal 30 (27b)
Jacob-Jan Esmeijer 3-0-25-2
16.1 Maurits Jonkman to Moneeb Iqbal, 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)
16.2 Maurits Jonkman to Moneeb Iqbal, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
16.3 Maurits Jonkman to Moneeb Iqbal, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six! (6)
16.4 Maurits Jonkman to Moneeb Iqbal, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and top edges it high into the air. It's an easy catch in the end, and hopefully the batsman has learnt why you shouldn't slog across the line!
M. Iqbal c Esmeijer b Maurits Jonkman
Runs : 42 Balls : 31 S/R : 135.5
16.5 Maurits Jonkman to Anthony Judd, 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)
16.6 Maurits Jonkman to Anthony Judd, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 17
Greenock Cricket Club 133/9 (RR : 7.82) Required RR(3.33)
Anthony Judd 6 (2b)
Dewald Nel 7 (3b)
Maurits Jonkman 3-0-25-1
17.1 Bernard Loots to Dewald Nel, 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)
17.2 Bernard Loots to Dewald Nel, 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)
17.3 Bernard Loots to Dewald Nel, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
17.4 Bernard Loots to Dewald Nel, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
17.5 Bernard Loots to Dewald Nel, In the air, and gone!
D. Nel c J Myburgh b Loots
Runs : 11 Balls : 8 S/R : 137.5
Greenock Cricket Club 137/10 (RR : 7.15)
Overs: 17.5
Greenock Cricket Club Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Adam Lockhart-Krause lbw b Mark Jonkman 22 11 1 1 200.0
Tim McIntosh c & b Kloppenburg 9 6 0 1 150.0
Cameron Borgas lbw b Kloppenburg 4 5 0 0 80.0
Richie Berrington run out (Entrop) 3 3 0 0 100.0
Christopher Hempsey c Entrop b Kloppenburg 0 1 0 0 0.0
Moneeb Iqbal c Esmeijer b M'ts Jonkman 42 31 4 1 135.5
Alex Baum run out (Loots) 7 4 0 1 175.0
Craig Wright b Esmeijer 33 35 1 0 94.3
Sean Weeraratne lbw b Esmeijer 0 1 0 0 0.0
Dewald Nel c J Myburgh b Loots 11 8 2 0 137.5
Anthony Judd not out 6 2 0 1 300.0
Total: 137/10 Overs: 17.5 Run Rate: 7.68
Extras : 0 No Balls : 0 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Hague Cricket Club Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Feiko Kloppenburg 3.0 0 25 3 8.33
Jacob-Jan Esmeijer 3.0 0 25 2 8.33
Maurits Jonkman 3.0 0 25 1 8.33
Mark Jonkman 3.0 0 33 1 11.00
Edward Sleijffers 3.0 0 13 0 4.33
Bernard Loots 2.5 0 16 1 5.64
Total: 137/10 Overs: 17.5 Run Rate: 7.68
Extras : 0 No Balls : 0 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Hague Cricket Club win! What an exceptional game of cricket. Hague Cricket Club wins by just 6 runs, defending a mediocre 144. Mark Jonkman, Maurits Jonkman and Bernard Loots picked a wicket apiece, Jacob-Jan Esmeijer claimed two whereas Feiko Kloppenburg bagged three. A complete team effort gives them a consolation win, just as they exit the tournament.
Hague Cricket Club 143/9 in 20.0 overs.
Greenock Cricket Club 137/10 in 17.5 overs.
Hague Cricket Club won by 6 runs
Man of the match: Chris Nevin (Hague Cricket Club)
Sorry man, even I did not expect them to go out a round early. :/Ah ! That exclusion hurts the team ......
0.1 Naved Arif to Phillip Hughes, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
0.2 Naved Arif to David Warner, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
0.3 Naved Arif to David Warner, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
0.4 Naved Arif to David Warner, 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)
0.5 Naved Arif to David Warner, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
0.6 Naved Arif to Phillip Hughes, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 1
New South Wales Blues 15/0 (RR : 15)
David Warner 13 (4b)
Phillip Hughes 2 (2b)
Naved Arif 1-0-15-0
1.1 Kashif Daud to Phillip Hughes, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
1.2 Kashif Daud to David Warner, 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)
1.3 Kashif Daud to Phillip Hughes, 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)
1.4 Kashif Daud to Phillip Hughes, 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)
1.5 Kashif Daud to Phillip Hughes, 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)
1.6 Kashif Daud to David Warner, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 2
New South Wales Blues 20/0 (RR : 10)
David Warner 14 (6b)
Phillip Hughes 6 (6b)
Kashif Daud 1-0-5-0
2.1 Naved Arif to Phillip Hughes, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
2.2 Naved Arif to David Warner, Very well bowled. (0)
2.3 Naved Arif to David Warner, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Clean bowled!
D. Warner b Arif
Runs : 14 Balls : 8 S/R : 175
2.4 Naved Arif to Simon Katich, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
2.5 Naved Arif to Simon Katich, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
2.6 Naved Arif to Phillip Hughes, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
End of over 3
New South Wales Blues 25/1 (RR : 8.33)
Simon Katich 3 (2b)
Phillip Hughes 8 (8b)
Naved Arif 2-0-20-1
3.1 Kashif Daud to Phillip Hughes, Wide, no run. (1)
3.1 Kashif Daud to Phillip Hughes, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
3.2 Kashif Daud to Simon Katich, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
3.3 Kashif Daud to Phillip Hughes, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
3.4 Kashif Daud to Phillip Hughes, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
3.5 Kashif Daud to Phillip Hughes, 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)
3.6 Kashif Daud to Phillip Hughes, 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 4
New South Wales Blues 30/1 (RR : 7.5)
Phillip Hughes 11 (13b)
Simon Katich 4 (3b)
Kashif Daud 2-0-10-0
4.1 Naved Arif to Simon Katich, 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)
4.2 Naved Arif to Simon Katich, Six! (6)
4.3 Naved Arif to Simon Katich, Hah, n00b. He tries a reverse sweep, but misses it completely, causing a facepalm from the captain, and an 'Epic Fail' from the umpire who promptly gives him out!
S. Katich lbw b Arif
Runs : 16 Balls : 6 S/R : 266.7
4.4 Naved Arif to Steven Smith, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
4.5 Naved Arif to Phillip Hughes, No shot offered. (0)
4.6 Naved Arif to Phillip Hughes, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 5
New South Wales Blues 44/2 (RR : 8.8)
Steven Smith 1 (1b)
Phillip Hughes 12 (15b)
Naved Arif 3-0-34-2
5.1 Kashif Daud to Phillip Hughes, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
5.2 Kashif Daud to Steven Smith, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
5.3 Kashif Daud to Phillip Hughes, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
5.4 Kashif Daud to Phillip Hughes, 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)
5.5 Kashif Daud to Phillip Hughes, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.6 Kashif Daud to Phillip Hughes, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 6
New South Wales Blues 53/2 (RR : 8.83)
Steven Smith 2 (2b)
Phillip Hughes 20 (20b)
Kashif Daud 3-0-19-0
6.1 Salman Ali to Phillip Hughes, 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)
6.2 Salman Ali to Phillip Hughes, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
6.3 Salman Ali to Phillip Hughes, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
6.4 Salman Ali to Steven Smith, 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)
6.5 Salman Ali to Steven Smith, 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)
6.6 Salman Ali to Phillip Hughes, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
End of over 7
New South Wales Blues 65/2 (RR : 9.29)
Phillip Hughes 27 (24b)
Steven Smith 7 (4b)
Salman Ali 1-0-12-0
7.1 Shoaib Malik to Steven Smith, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
7.2 Shoaib Malik to Steven Smith, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
7.3 Shoaib Malik to Steven Smith, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
7.4 Shoaib Malik to Steven Smith, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
7.5 Shoaib Malik to Steven Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
7.6 Shoaib Malik to Steven Smith, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 8
New South Wales Blues 69/2 (RR : 8.63)
Steven Smith 11 (10b)
Phillip Hughes 27 (24b)
Shoaib Malik 1-0-4-0
8.1 Salman Ali to Phillip Hughes, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
8.2 Salman Ali to Phillip Hughes, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
8.3 Salman Ali to Steven Smith, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
8.4 Salman Ali to Steven Smith, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
8.5 Salman Ali to Phillip Hughes, Easy single. (1)
8.6 Salman Ali to Steven Smith, 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 9
New South Wales Blues 77/2 (RR : 8.56)
Phillip Hughes 33 (27b)
Steven Smith 13 (13b)
Salman Ali 2-0-20-0
9.1 Shoaib Malik to Steven Smith, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.2 Shoaib Malik to Steven Smith, 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)
9.3 Shoaib Malik to Steven Smith, 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)
9.4 Shoaib Malik to Steven Smith, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
9.5 Shoaib Malik to Steven Smith, That's a single. (1)
9.6 Shoaib Malik to Phillip Hughes, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 10
New South Wales Blues 88/2 (RR : 8.8)
Phillip Hughes 33 (28b)
Steven Smith 24 (18b)
Shoaib Malik 2-0-15-0
10.1 Mansoor Amjad to Steven Smith, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
10.2 Mansoor Amjad to Steven Smith, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
10.3 Mansoor Amjad to Steven Smith, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
10.4 Mansoor Amjad to Steven Smith, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
10.5 Mansoor Amjad to Steven Smith, 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)
10.6 Mansoor Amjad to Steven Smith, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
End of over 11
New South Wales Blues 94/2 (RR : 8.55)
Steven Smith 30 (24b)
Phillip Hughes 33 (28b)
Mansoor Amjad 1-0-6-0
11.1 Salman Ali to Phillip Hughes, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
11.2 Salman Ali to Phillip Hughes, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
11.3 Salman Ali to Steven Smith, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
11.4 Salman Ali to Steven Smith, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
11.5 Salman Ali to Steven Smith, 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)
11.6 Salman Ali to Phillip Hughes, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 12
New South Wales Blues 107/2 (RR : 8.92)
Steven Smith 37 (27b)
Phillip Hughes 39 (31b)
Salman Ali 3-0-33-0
12.1 Abdur Rehman to Phillip Hughes, 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)
12.2 Abdur Rehman to Phillip Hughes, Very well bowled. (0)
12.3 Abdur Rehman to Phillip Hughes, Very well bowled. (0)
12.4 Abdur Rehman to Phillip Hughes, 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)
12.5 Abdur Rehman to Phillip Hughes, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
12.6 Abdur Rehman to Phillip Hughes, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 13
New South Wales Blues 115/2 (RR : 8.85)
Phillip Hughes 47 (37b)
Steven Smith 37 (27b)
Abdur Rehman 1-0-8-0
13.1 Shoaib Malik to Steven Smith, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.2 Shoaib Malik to Steven Smith, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
13.3 Shoaib Malik to Steven Smith, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
13.4 Shoaib Malik to Steven Smith, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
13.5 Shoaib Malik to Steven Smith, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
13.6 Shoaib Malik to Steven Smith, One more to the total. (1)
End of over 14
New South Wales Blues 124/2 (RR : 8.86)
Phillip Hughes 47 (37b)
Steven Smith 46 (33b)
Shoaib Malik 3-0-24-0
14.1 Abdur Rehman to Steven Smith, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
14.2 Abdur Rehman to Phillip Hughes, 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)
14.3 Abdur Rehman to Phillip Hughes, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
14.4 Abdur Rehman to Phillip Hughes, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
14.5 Abdur Rehman to Phillip Hughes, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
14.6 Abdur Rehman to Steven Smith, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 15
New South Wales Blues 135/2 (RR : 9)
Phillip Hughes 56 (41b)
Steven Smith 48 (35b)
Abdur Rehman 2-0-19-0
15.1 Mansoor Amjad to Steven Smith, Great bowling, catching the batsman off guard with the quicker ball. He's stuck in his crease, rapped on the pads, and thoroughly beaten.
S. Smith lbw b Amjad
Runs : 48 Balls : 36 S/R : 133.3
15.2 Mansoor Amjad to Moises Henriques, 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)
15.3 Mansoor Amjad to Moises Henriques, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
15.4 Mansoor Amjad to Moises Henriques, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
15.5 Mansoor Amjad to Moises Henriques, 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)
15.6 Mansoor Amjad to Moises Henriques, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
End of over 16
New South Wales Blues 149/3 (RR : 9.31)
Moises Henriques 14 (5b)
Phillip Hughes 56 (41b)
Mansoor Amjad 2-0-20-1
16.1 Abdur Rehman to Phillip Hughes, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
16.2 Abdur Rehman to Phillip Hughes, 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)
16.3 Abdur Rehman to Phillip Hughes, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, and misses completely! Gone!
P. Hughes b Rehman
Runs : 56 Balls : 44 S/R : 127.3
16.4 Abdur Rehman to Brad Haddin, 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)
16.5 Abdur Rehman to Brad Haddin, Short, wide, and played on! That's poor, poor batting, the bowler is ecstatic about getting a wicket off that!
B. Haddin b Rehman
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
16.6 Abdur Rehman to Steve O'Keefe, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
End of over 17
New South Wales Blues 153/5 (RR : 9)
Steve O'Keefe 2 (1b)
Moises Henriques 14 (5b)
Abdur Rehman 3-0-23-2
17.1 Shoaib Malik to Moises Henriques, Bah, that was poor umpiring. Pitched outside leg, going over the top, and an inside edge! That's what you get for sleeping with the umpire's wife!
M. Henriques lbw b Malik
Runs : 14 Balls : 6 S/R : 233.3
17.2 Shoaib Malik to Brett Lee, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
17.3 Shoaib Malik to Brett Lee, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
17.4 Shoaib Malik to Brett Lee, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Plumb!
B. Lee lbw b Malik
Runs : 2 Balls : 3 S/R : 66.67
17.5 Shoaib Malik to Stuart Clark, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
17.6 Shoaib Malik to Stuart Clark, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 18
New South Wales Blues 159/7 (RR : 8.83)
Stuart Clark 4 (2b)
Steve O'Keefe 2 (1b)
Shoaib Malik 4-0-30-2
18.1 Kashif Daud to Steve O'Keefe, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
18.2 Kashif Daud to Stuart Clark, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
18.3 Kashif Daud to Stuart Clark, Low full toss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught! (6)
18.4 Kashif Daud to Stuart Clark, 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)
18.5 Kashif Daud to Stuart Clark, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see! (6)
18.6 Kashif Daud to Stuart Clark, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs! (6)
End of over 19
New South Wales Blues 182/7 (RR : 9.58)
Stuart Clark 26 (7b)
Steve O'Keefe 3 (2b)
Kashif Daud 4-0-42-0
19.1 Naved Arif to Steve O'Keefe, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos! (3)
19.2 Naved Arif to Stuart Clark, Fantastic slower ball, the batsman swings twice and still misses it, and is caught plumb in front!
S. Clark lbw b Arif
Runs : 26 Balls : 8 S/R : 325
19.3 Naved Arif to Doug Bollinger, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
19.4 Naved Arif to Steve O'Keefe, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
19.5 Naved Arif to Steve O'Keefe, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
19.6 Naved Arif to Doug Bollinger, Wide, no run. (1)
19.6 Naved Arif to Doug Bollinger, Wide, no run. (1)
19.6 Naved Arif to Doug Bollinger, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 20
New South Wales Blues 195/8 (RR : 9.75)
Doug Bollinger 1 (2b)
Steve O'Keefe 13 (5b)
Naved Arif 4-0-47-3
New South Wales Blues 195/8 (RR : 9.75)
Overs: 20.0
New South Wales Blues Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Phillip Hughes b Rehman 56 44 6 0 127.3
David Warner b Arif 14 8 0 2 175.0
Simon Katich lbw b Arif 16 6 0 2 266.7
Steven Smith lbw b Amjad 48 36 6 0 133.3
Moises Henriques lbw b Malik 14 6 1 1 233.3
Brad Haddin b Rehman 2 2 0 0 100.0
Steve O'Keefe not out 13 5 0 1 260.0
Brett Lee lbw b Malik 2 3 0 0 66.7
Stuart Clark lbw b Arif 26 8 0 3 325.0
Doug Bollinger not out 1 2 0 0 50.0
Nathan Bracken
Total: 195/8 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.75
Extras : 3 No Balls : 0 Wides : 3 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Sialkot Stallions Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Shoaib Malik 4.0 0 30 2 7.50
Mansoor Amjad 2.0 0 20 1 10.00
Salman Ali 3.0 0 33 0 11.00
Abdur Rehman 3.0 0 23 2 7.67
Naved Arif 4.0 0 47 3 11.75
Kashif Daud 4.0 0 42 0 10.50
Total: 195/8 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.75
Extras : 3 No Balls : 0 Wides : 3 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
-Another day, another big total for New South Wales Blues. And yet another brilliant performance from Phillip Hughes.
0.1 Brett Lee to Imran Nazir, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
0.2 Brett Lee to Imran Nazir, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
0.3 Brett Lee to Imran Nazir, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
0.4 Brett Lee to Imran Nazir, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
0.5 Brett Lee to Imran Nazir, Wide, no run. (1)
0.5 Brett Lee to Imran Nazir, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
0.6 Brett Lee to Imran Nazir, Caught!
I. Nazir c Haddin b Lee
Runs : 16 Balls : 6 S/R : 266.667
End of over 1
Sialkot Stallions 17/1 (RR : 17) Required RR(9.37)
Shoaib Malik 0 (0b)
Kamran Younis 0 (0b)
Brett Lee 1-0-17-1
1.1 Stuart Clark to Kamran Younis, 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)
1.2 Stuart Clark to Shoaib Malik, That was a very good delivery. (0)
1.3 Stuart Clark to Shoaib Malik, Very well bowled. (0)
1.4 Stuart Clark to Shoaib Malik, 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)
1.5 Stuart Clark to Shoaib Malik, 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)
1.6 Stuart Clark to Shoaib Malik, 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 2
Sialkot Stallions 24/1 (RR : 12) Required RR(9.5)
Shoaib Malik 4 (5b)
Kamran Younis 3 (1b)
Stuart Clark 1-0-7-0
2.1 Brett Lee to Kamran Younis, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
2.2 Brett Lee to Kamran Younis, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
2.3 Brett Lee to Kamran Younis, 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)
2.4 Brett Lee to Kamran Younis, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
2.5 Brett Lee to Kamran Younis, Bowled!
K. Younis b Lee
Runs : 11 Balls : 6 S/R : 183.3
2.6 Brett Lee to Shahid Yousuf, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 3
Sialkot Stallions 32/2 (RR : 10.7) Required RR(9.59)
Shahid Yousuf 0 (1b)
Shoaib Malik 4 (5b)
Brett Lee 2-0-25-2
3.1 Stuart Clark to Shoaib Malik, 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.
S. Malik c Hughes b Clark
Runs : 4 Balls : 6 S/R : 66.67
3.2 Stuart Clark to Haris Sohail, 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)
3.3 Stuart Clark to Haris Sohail, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
3.4 Stuart Clark to Shahid Yousuf, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
3.5 Stuart Clark to Shahid Yousuf, Driven for four! (4)
3.6 Stuart Clark to Shahid Yousuf, One more to the total. (1)
End of over 4
Sialkot Stallions 44/3 (RR : 11) Required RR(9.44)
Haris Sohail 7 (2b)
Shahid Yousuf 5 (4b)
Stuart Clark 2-0-19-1
4.1 Brett Lee to Shahid Yousuf, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
4.2 Brett Lee to Shahid Yousuf, 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)
4.3 Brett Lee to Haris Sohail, Ah that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastes no time in putting the trash away. Six! (6)
4.4 Brett Lee to Haris Sohail, Very well bowled. (0)
4.5 Brett Lee to Haris Sohail, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!
H. Sohail c Bollinger b Lee
Runs : 13 Balls : 5 S/R : 260
4.6 Brett Lee to Shakeel Ansar, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
End of over 5
Sialkot Stallions 54/4 (RR : 10.8) Required RR(9.4)
Shahid Yousuf 8 (6b)
Shakeel Ansar 1 (1b)
Brett Lee 3-0-35-3
5.1 Stuart Clark to Shakeel Ansar, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
5.2 Stuart Clark to Shahid Yousuf, 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)
5.3 Stuart Clark to Shahid Yousuf, 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)
5.4 Stuart Clark to Shahid Yousuf, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
5.5 Stuart Clark to Shakeel Ansar, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
5.6 Stuart Clark to Shakeel Ansar, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 6
Sialkot Stallions 62/4 (RR : 10.3) Required RR(9.5)
Shakeel Ansar 8 (4b)
Shahid Yousuf 9 (9b)
Stuart Clark 3-0-27-1
6.1 Steve O'Keefe to Shahid Yousuf, Driven for four! (4)
6.2 Steve O'Keefe to Shahid Yousuf, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
6.3 Steve O'Keefe to Shahid Yousuf, Wide, no run. (1)
6.3 Steve O'Keefe to Shahid Yousuf, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
6.4 Steve O'Keefe to Shakeel Ansar, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.5 Steve O'Keefe to Shakeel Ansar, 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)
6.6 Steve O'Keefe to Shakeel Ansar, 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)
End of over 7
Sialkot Stallions 74/4 (RR : 10.6) Required RR(9.31)
Shakeel Ansar 14 (7b)
Shahid Yousuf 14 (12b)
Steve O'Keefe 1-0-12-0
7.1 Doug Bollinger to Shahid Yousuf, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
7.2 Doug Bollinger to Shahid Yousuf, 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)
7.3 Doug Bollinger to Shahid Yousuf, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.4 Doug Bollinger to Shahid Yousuf, 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)
7.5 Doug Bollinger to Shahid Yousuf, 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)
7.6 Doug Bollinger to Shahid Yousuf, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
End of over 8
Sialkot Stallions 82/4 (RR : 10.3) Required RR(9.42)
Shahid Yousuf 22 (18b)
Shakeel Ansar 14 (7b)
Doug Bollinger 1-0-8-0
8.1 Steve O'Keefe to Shakeel Ansar, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.2 Steve O'Keefe to Shakeel Ansar, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.3 Steve O'Keefe to Shakeel Ansar, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
8.4 Steve O'Keefe to Shahid Yousuf, Very well bowled. (0)
8.5 Steve O'Keefe to Shahid Yousuf, 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)
8.6 Steve O'Keefe to Shakeel Ansar, 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 9
Sialkot Stallions 84/4 (RR : 9.33) Required RR(10.1)
Shakeel Ansar 15 (11b)
Shahid Yousuf 23 (20b)
Steve O'Keefe 2-0-14-0
9.1 Doug Bollinger to Shahid Yousuf, One more to the total. (1)
9.2 Doug Bollinger to Shakeel Ansar, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
9.3 Doug Bollinger to Shahid Yousuf, 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)
9.4 Doug Bollinger to Shahid Yousuf, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
9.5 Doug Bollinger to Shahid Yousuf, 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)
9.6 Doug Bollinger to Shahid Yousuf, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 10
Sialkot Stallions 90/4 (RR : 9) Required RR(10.5)
Shahid Yousuf 28 (25b)
Shakeel Ansar 16 (12b)
Doug Bollinger 2-0-14-0
10.1 Moises Henriques to Shakeel Ansar, Easy single. (1)
10.2 Moises Henriques to Shahid Yousuf, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
10.3 Moises Henriques to Shakeel Ansar, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
10.4 Moises Henriques to Shahid Yousuf, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
10.5 Moises Henriques to Shakeel Ansar, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
10.6 Moises Henriques to Shakeel Ansar, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 11
Sialkot Stallions 96/4 (RR : 8.73) Required RR(11)
Shakeel Ansar 20 (16b)
Shahid Yousuf 30 (27b)
Moises Henriques 1-0-6-0
11.1 Steve O'Keefe to Shahid Yousuf, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
11.2 Steve O'Keefe to Shahid Yousuf, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.3 Steve O'Keefe to Shahid Yousuf, 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)
11.4 Steve O'Keefe to Shahid Yousuf, Good running, two runs. (2)
11.5 Steve O'Keefe to Shahid Yousuf, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
11.6 Steve O'Keefe to Shakeel Ansar, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 12
Sialkot Stallions 103/4 (RR : 8.58) Required RR(11.5)
Shakeel Ansar 20 (17b)
Shahid Yousuf 37 (32b)
Steve O'Keefe 3-0-21-0
12.1 Nathan Bracken to Shahid Yousuf, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
12.2 Nathan Bracken to Shakeel Ansar, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
12.3 Nathan Bracken to Shakeel Ansar, 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)
12.4 Nathan Bracken to Shahid Yousuf, That was a very good delivery. (0)
12.5 Nathan Bracken to Shahid Yousuf, That was a very good delivery. (0)
12.6 Nathan Bracken to Shahid Yousuf, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
End of over 13
Sialkot Stallions 109/4 (RR : 8.38) Required RR(12.3)
Shahid Yousuf 42 (36b)
Shakeel Ansar 21 (19b)
Nathan Bracken 1-0-6-0
13.1 Moises Henriques to Shakeel Ansar, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
13.2 Moises Henriques to Shahid Yousuf, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
13.3 Moises Henriques to Shahid Yousuf, 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 Moises Henriques to Shahid Yousuf, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
13.5 Moises Henriques to Shahid Yousuf, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
13.6 Moises Henriques to Shahid Yousuf, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 14
Sialkot Stallions 118/4 (RR : 8.43) Required RR(12.8)
Shahid Yousuf 50 (41b)
Shakeel Ansar 22 (20b)
Moises Henriques 2-0-15-0
14.1 Nathan Bracken to Shakeel Ansar, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
14.2 Nathan Bracken to Shakeel Ansar, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
14.3 Nathan Bracken to Shakeel Ansar, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
14.4 Nathan Bracken to Shahid Yousuf, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
14.5 Nathan Bracken to Shakeel Ansar, Very well bowled. (0)
14.6 Nathan Bracken to Shakeel Ansar, 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 15
Sialkot Stallions 126/4 (RR : 8.4) Required RR(13.8)
Shakeel Ansar 29 (25b)
Shahid Yousuf 51 (42b)
Nathan Bracken 2-0-14-0
15.1 Doug Bollinger to Shahid Yousuf, Very well bowled. (0)
15.2 Doug Bollinger to Shahid Yousuf, Bowler appeals, others follow, and got him!
S. Yousuf lbw b Bollinger
Runs : 51 Balls : 44 S/R : 115.9
15.3 Doug Bollinger to Mansoor Amjad, That's a single. (1)
15.4 Doug Bollinger to Shakeel Ansar, Good running, two runs. (2)
15.5 Doug Bollinger to Shakeel Ansar, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
15.6 Doug Bollinger to Mansoor Amjad, 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!
M. Amjad b Bollinger
Runs : 1 Balls : 2 S/R : 50
End of over 16
Sialkot Stallions 130/6 (RR : 8.13) Required RR(16.3)
Salman Ali 0 (0b)
Shakeel Ansar 32 (27b)
Doug Bollinger 3-0-18-2
16.1 Nathan Bracken to Shakeel Ansar, Beaten by pace! Fired in full and quicker, the batsman is late to get his bat down and the stumps are in a mess! Excellent bowling!
S. Ansar b Bracken
Runs : 32 Balls : 28 S/R : 114.3
16.2 Nathan Bracken to Abdur Rehman, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
16.3 Nathan Bracken to Abdur Rehman, That's a single. (1)
16.4 Nathan Bracken to Salman Ali, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
16.5 Nathan Bracken to Abdur Rehman, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
16.6 Nathan Bracken to Abdur Rehman, That's a single. (1)
End of over 17
Sialkot Stallions 135/7 (RR : 7.94) Required RR(20)
Salman Ali 1 (1b)
Abdur Rehman 4 (4b)
Nathan Bracken 3-0-19-1
17.1 Moises Henriques to Abdur Rehman, Very well bowled. (0)
17.2 Moises Henriques to Abdur Rehman, 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)
17.3 Moises Henriques to Abdur Rehman, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
17.4 Moises Henriques to Abdur Rehman, Very well bowled. (0)
17.5 Moises Henriques to Abdur Rehman, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
17.6 Moises Henriques to Abdur Rehman, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
End of over 18
Sialkot Stallions 143/7 (RR : 7.94) Required RR(26)
Abdur Rehman 12 (10b)
Salman Ali 1 (1b)
Moises Henriques 3-0-23-0
18.1 Stuart Clark to Salman Ali, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
18.2 Stuart Clark to Salman Ali, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
18.3 Stuart Clark to Salman Ali, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
18.4 Stuart Clark to Salman Ali, Bowler appeals, others follow, and got him!
S. Ali lbw b Clark
Runs : 9 Balls : 5 S/R : 180
18.5 Stuart Clark to Naved Arif, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
18.6 Stuart Clark to Naved Arif, Low full toss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught! (6)
End of over 19
Sialkot Stallions 157/8 (RR : 8.26) Required RR(38)
Naved Arif 6 (2b)
Abdur Rehman 12 (10b)
Stuart Clark 4-0-41-2
19.1 Brett Lee to Abdur Rehman, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
19.2 Brett Lee to Abdur Rehman, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
19.3 Brett Lee to Naved Arif, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
19.4 Brett Lee to Naved Arif, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
19.5 Brett Lee to Naved Arif, 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)
19.6 Brett Lee to Naved Arif, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
End of over 20
Sialkot Stallions 171/8 (RR : 8.55)
Abdur Rehman 13 (12b)
Naved Arif 19 (6b)
Brett Lee 4-0-49-3
Sialkot Stallions 171/8 (RR : 8.55)
Overs: 20.0
Sialkot Stallions Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Imran Nazir c Haddin b Lee 16 6 1 1 266.7
Kamran Younis b Lee 11 6 1 0 183.3
Shoaib Malik c Hughes b Clark 4 6 0 0 66.7
Shahid Yousuf lbw b Bollinger 51 44 5 0 115.9
Haris Sohail c Bollinger b Lee 13 5 0 2 260.0
Shakeel Ansar b Bracken 32 28 2 0 114.3
Mansoor Amjad b Bollinger 1 2 0 0 50.0
Salman Ali lbw b Clark 9 5 2 0 180.0
Abdur Rehman not out 13 12 0 1 108.3
Naved Arif not out 19 6 1 2 316.7
Kashif Daud
Total: 171/8 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.55
Extras : 2 No Balls : 0 Wides : 2 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
New South Wales Blues Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Moises Henriques 3.0 0 23 0 7.67
Steve O'Keefe 3.0 0 21 0 7.00
Brett Lee 4.0 0 49 3 12.25
Stuart Clark 4.0 0 41 2 10.25
Doug Bollinger 3.0 0 18 2 6.00
Nathan Bracken 3.0 0 19 1 6.33
Total: 171/8 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.55
Extras : 2 No Balls : 0 Wides : 2 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
New South Wales Blues win, and qualify for the knockouts! Sialkot Stallions are out, as they failed to chase down 196, even after smacking their opposition's most prolific bowler; Brett Lee, for almost 50 runs in his 4.0 overs.
New South Wales Blues 195/8 in 20.0 overs.
Sialkot Stallions 171/8 in 20.0 overs.
New South Wales Blues won by 24 runs
Man of the match: Stuart Clark (New South Wales Blues)