Na Maloom Afraad
Man of Tomorrow
2009 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20
2nd SEMI-FINAL
NEW SOUTH WALES BLUES vs RAJASTHAN ROYALS
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Banglore
NEW SOUTH WALES BLUES' INNINGS
Code:
0.1 Shane Watson 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)
0.2 Shane Watson to Phillip Hughes, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
0.3 Shane Watson to David Warner, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
0.4 Shane Watson to David Warner, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
0.5 Shane Watson to David Warner, 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)
0.6 Shane Watson to Phillip Hughes, Perfect yorker, and he's gone!
P. Hughes b Watson
Runs : 1 Balls : 3 S/R : 33.3333
End of over 1
New South Wales Blues 8/1 (RR : 8)
Simon Katich 0 (0b)
David Warner 7 (3b)
Shane Watson 1-0-8-1
1.1 Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, No shot offered. (0)
1.2 Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
1.3 Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
1.4 Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Very well bowled. (0)
1.5 Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
1.6 Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
End of over 2
New South Wales Blues 20/1 (RR : 10)
David Warner 19 (9b)
Simon Katich 0 (0b)
Sohail Tanvir 1-0-12-0
2.1 Shane Watson to Simon Katich, That was a very good delivery. (0)
2.2 Shane Watson to Simon Katich, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
2.3 Shane Watson to David Warner, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
2.4 Shane Watson to David Warner, Byes, just a single. (1)
2.5 Shane Watson to David Warner, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
2.6 Shane Watson to David Warner, 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
New South Wales Blues 28/1 (RR : 9.33)
David Warner 25 (12b)
Simon Katich 1 (2b)
Shane Watson 2-0-15-1
3.1 Sohail Tanvir to Simon Katich, 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)
3.2 Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
3.3 Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
3.4 Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Very well bowled. (0)
3.5 Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Driven for four! (4)
3.6 Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 4
New South Wales Blues 41/1 (RR : 10.2)
David Warner 35 (17b)
Simon Katich 4 (3b)
Sohail Tanvir 2-0-25-0
4.1 Shane Watson to Simon Katich, 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)
4.2 Shane Watson to David Warner, That's a single. (1)
4.3 Shane Watson to Simon Katich, Oh, that's a juicy full toss and the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
4.4 Shane Watson to Simon Katich, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
4.5 Shane Watson to Simon Katich, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
4.6 Shane Watson to Simon Katich, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 5
New South Wales Blues 51/1 (RR : 10.2)
Simon Katich 13 (8b)
David Warner 36 (18b)
Shane Watson 3-0-25-1
5.1 Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
5.2 Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, 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)
5.3 Sohail Tanvir to Simon Katich, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see! (6)
5.4 Sohail Tanvir to Simon Katich, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
5.5 Sohail Tanvir to Simon Katich, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
5.6 Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Missed a straight ball. He missed a straight ball. The stumps are broken, his ego even more so.
D. Warner b Tanvir
Runs : 39 Balls : 21 S/R : 185.7
End of over 6
New South Wales Blues 63/2 (RR : 10.5)
Steven Smith 0 (0b)
Simon Katich 22 (11b)
Sohail Tanvir 3-0-37-1
6.1 Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
6.2 Munaf Patel 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)
6.3 Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
6.4 Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
6.5 Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Good running, two runs. (2)
6.6 Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
End of over 7
New South Wales Blues 76/2 (RR : 10.9)
Steven Smith 12 (5b)
Simon Katich 23 (12b)
Munaf Patel 1-0-13-0
7.1 Yusuf Pathan to Simon Katich, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.2 Yusuf Pathan to Simon Katich, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
7.3 Yusuf Pathan to Simon Katich, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
7.4 Yusuf Pathan to Steven Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
7.5 Yusuf Pathan to Steven Smith, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
7.6 Yusuf Pathan to Simon Katich, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
End of over 8
New South Wales Blues 82/2 (RR : 10.2)
Simon Katich 28 (16b)
Steven Smith 13 (7b)
Yusuf Pathan 1-0-6-0
8.1 Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
8.2 Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
8.3 Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Driven for four! (4)
8.4 Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.5 Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
8.6 Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, 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 9
New South Wales Blues 90/2 (RR : 10)
Steven Smith 21 (13b)
Simon Katich 28 (16b)
Munaf Patel 2-0-21-0
9.1 Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
9.2 Siddharth Trivedi to Steven Smith, Wide, no run. (1)
9.2 Siddharth Trivedi to Steven Smith, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
9.3 Siddharth Trivedi to Steven Smith, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
9.4 Siddharth Trivedi to Steven Smith, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
9.5 Siddharth Trivedi to Steven Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
9.6 Siddharth Trivedi to Steven Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 10
New South Wales Blues 100/2 (RR : 10)
Steven Smith 29 (19b)
Simon Katich 29 (17b)
Siddharth Trivedi 1-0-10-0
10.1 Shane Warne to Simon Katich, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
10.2 Shane Warne to Steven Smith, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
10.3 Shane Warne to Simon Katich, 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)
10.4 Shane Warne to Steven Smith, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
10.5 Shane Warne to Steven Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
10.6 Shane Warne to Steven Smith, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 11
New South Wales Blues 107/2 (RR : 9.73)
Steven Smith 34 (23b)
Simon Katich 31 (19b)
Shane Warne 1-0-7-0
11.1 Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, 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)
11.2 Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, 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)
11.3 Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
11.4 Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
11.5 Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
11.6 Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 12
New South Wales Blues 117/2 (RR : 9.75)
Simon Katich 41 (25b)
Steven Smith 34 (23b)
Munaf Patel 3-0-31-0
12.1 Siddharth Trivedi to Steven Smith, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
12.2 Siddharth Trivedi to Steven Smith, Splendid shot for four! (4)
12.3 Siddharth Trivedi 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)
12.4 Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, 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)
12.5 Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
12.6 Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
End of over 13
New South Wales Blues 130/2 (RR : 10)
Simon Katich 49 (28b)
Steven Smith 39 (26b)
Siddharth Trivedi 2-0-23-0
13.1 Yusuf Pathan to Steven Smith, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
13.2 Yusuf Pathan to Steven Smith, 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)
13.3 Yusuf Pathan to Simon Katich, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
13.4 Yusuf Pathan to Steven Smith, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
13.5 Yusuf Pathan to Steven Smith, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
13.6 Yusuf Pathan to Simon Katich, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 14
New South Wales Blues 133/2 (RR : 9.5)
Simon Katich 50 (30b)
Steven Smith 41 (30b)
Yusuf Pathan 2-0-9-0
14.1 Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
14.2 Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
14.3 Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
14.4 Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
14.5 Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
14.6 Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 15
New South Wales Blues 144/2 (RR : 9.6)
Simon Katich 52 (33b)
Steven Smith 50 (33b)
Munaf Patel 4-0-42-0
15.1 Shane Warne to Steven Smith, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
15.2 Shane Warne to Simon Katich, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
15.3 Shane Warne to Steven Smith, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
15.4 Shane Warne to Steven Smith, One more to the total. (1)
15.5 Shane Warne to Simon Katich, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
15.6 Shane Warne to Simon Katich, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
End of over 16
New South Wales Blues 148/2 (RR : 9.25)
Steven Smith 52 (36b)
Simon Katich 54 (36b)
Shane Warne 2-0-11-0
16.1 Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, Very well bowled. (0)
16.2 Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
16.3 Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
16.4 Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.5 Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, No shot offered. (0)
16.6 Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 17
New South Wales Blues 148/2 (RR : 8.71)
Simon Katich 54 (42b)
Steven Smith 52 (36b)
Siddharth Trivedi 3-1-23-0
17.1 Shane Warne to Steven Smith, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
17.2 Shane Warne to Steven Smith, Short, wide, and played on! That's poor, poor batting, the bowler is ecstatic about getting a wicket off that!
S. Smith b Warne
Runs : 52 Balls : 38 S/R : 136.8
17.3 Shane Warne to Moises Henriques, That was a running effort that would make Owais Shah proud. And that isn't a good thing.
M. Henriques run out (N Patel)
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
17.4 Shane Warne 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 Warne
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
17.5 Shane Warne to Steve O'Keefe, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
17.6 Shane Warne to Simon Katich, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 18
New South Wales Blues 150/5 (RR : 8.33)
Steve O'Keefe 1 (1b)
Simon Katich 55 (43b)
Shane Warne 3-0-13-2
18.1 Sohail Tanvir to Simon Katich, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
18.2 Sohail Tanvir to Steve O'Keefe, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
18.3 Sohail Tanvir to Steve O'Keefe, Very well bowled. (0)
18.4 Sohail Tanvir to Steve O'Keefe, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
18.5 Sohail Tanvir to Steve O'Keefe, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
18.6 Sohail Tanvir to Steve O'Keefe, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 19
New South Wales Blues 154/5 (RR : 8.11)
Simon Katich 56 (44b)
Steve O'Keefe 4 (6b)
Sohail Tanvir 4-0-41-1
19.1 Shane Watson to Steve O'Keefe, Oh boy what a catch that was! Incredible reflexes, he caught it one handed diving to his left, the batsman can't believe it!
S. O'Keefe c Warne b Watson
Runs : 4 Balls : 7 S/R : 57.14
19.2 Shane Watson to Brett Lee, One more to the total. (1)
19.3 Shane Watson to Simon Katich, 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)
19.4 Shane Watson to Simon Katich, Struck in front, All fielders appealing, and Got him!
S. Katich lbw b Watson
Runs : 58 Balls : 46 S/R : 126.1
19.5 Shane Watson to Stuart Clark, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.6 Shane Watson to Stuart Clark, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 20
New South Wales Blues 157/7 (RR : 7.85)
Stuart Clark 0 (2b)
Brett Lee 1 (1b)
Shane Watson 4-0-28-2
New South Wales Blues 157/7 (RR : 7.85)
Overs: 20.0
Code:
New South Wales Blues Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Phillip Hughes b Watson 1 3 0 0 33.3
David Warner b Tanvir 39 21 3 1 185.7
Simon Katich lbw b Watson 58 46 2 2 126.1
Steven Smith b Warne 52 38 7 0 136.8
Moises Henriques run out (N Patel) 0 1 0 0 0.0
Brad Haddin b Warne 0 1 0 0 0.0
Steve O'Keefe c Warne b Watson 4 7 0 0 57.1
Brett Lee not out 1 1 0 0 100.0
Stuart Clark not out 0 2 0 0 0.0
Doug Bollinger
Nathan Bracken
Total: 157/7 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.85
Extras : 2 No Balls : 0 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 1
Code:
Rajasthan Royals Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Shane Watson 4.0 0 28 3 7.00
Yusuf Pathan 2.0 0 9 0 4.50
Sohail Tanvir 4.0 0 41 1 10.25
Shane Warne 3.0 0 13 2 4.33
Munaf Patel 4.0 0 42 0 10.50
Siddharth Trivedi 3.0 1 23 0 7.67
Total: 157/7 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.85
Extras : 2 No Balls : 0 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 1
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RAJASTHAN ROYALS' INNINGS
Code:
0.1 Brett Lee to Kamran Akmal, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
0.2 Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
0.3 Brett Lee to Shane Watson, 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)
0.4 Brett Lee to Shane Watson, That was a very good delivery. (0)
0.5 Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
0.6 Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 1
Rajasthan Royals 2/0 (RR : 2) Required RR(8.16)
Kamran Akmal 1 (1b)
Shane Watson 1 (5b)
Brett Lee 1-0-2-0
1.1 Stuart Clark to Shane Watson, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
1.2 Stuart Clark to Shane Watson, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
1.3 Stuart Clark to Shane Watson, No shot offered. (0)
1.4 Stuart Clark to Shane Watson, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
1.5 Stuart Clark to Shane Watson, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
1.6 Stuart Clark to Kamran Akmal, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge, but the ball still finds legstump! Gone!
K. Akmal b Clark
Runs : 1 Balls : 2 S/R : 50
End of over 2
Rajasthan Royals 5/1 (RR : 2.5) Required RR(8.44)
Yusuf Pathan 0 (0b)
Shane Watson 4 (10b)
Stuart Clark 1-0-3-1
2.1 Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
2.2 Brett Lee to Yusuf Pathan, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
2.3 Brett Lee to Yusuf Pathan, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
2.4 Brett Lee to Shane Watson, 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)
2.5 Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
2.6 Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 3
Rajasthan Royals 8/1 (RR : 2.67) Required RR(8.76)
Yusuf Pathan 1 (2b)
Shane Watson 6 (14b)
Brett Lee 2-0-5-0
3.1 Stuart Clark to Shane Watson, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
3.2 Stuart Clark to Shane Watson, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
3.3 Stuart Clark to Yusuf Pathan, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
3.4 Stuart Clark to Yusuf Pathan, 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)
3.5 Stuart Clark to Yusuf Pathan, 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!
Y. Pathan lbw b Clark
Runs : 1 Balls : 5 S/R : 20
3.6 Stuart Clark to Mohammad Kaif, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
End of over 4
Rajasthan Royals 13/2 (RR : 3.25) Required RR(9)
Mohammad Kaif 2 (1b)
Shane Watson 9 (16b)
Stuart Clark 2-0-8-2
4.1 Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
4.2 Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
4.3 Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
4.4 Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
4.5 Brett Lee to Shane Watson, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
4.6 Brett Lee to Shane Watson, 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 5
Rajasthan Royals 19/2 (RR : 3.8) Required RR(9.2)
Shane Watson 15 (22b)
Mohammad Kaif 2 (1b)
Brett Lee 3-0-11-0
5.1 Stuart Clark to Mohammad Kaif, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
5.2 Stuart Clark to Mohammad Kaif, Driven for four! (4)
5.3 Stuart Clark to Mohammad Kaif, 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 Stuart Clark to Shane Watson, The bowler appeals, and the finger of death has lifted.
S. Watson lbw b Clark
Runs : 15 Balls : 23 S/R : 65.22
5.5 Stuart Clark to Mahesh Rawat, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
5.6 Stuart Clark to Mohammad Kaif, Easy single. (1)
End of over 6
Rajasthan Royals 26/3 (RR : 4.33) Required RR(9.36)
Mahesh Rawat 1 (1b)
Mohammad Kaif 8 (5b)
Stuart Clark 3-0-15-3
6.1 Steve O'Keefe to Mohammad Kaif, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
6.2 Steve O'Keefe to Mohammad Kaif, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
6.3 Steve O'Keefe to Mahesh Rawat, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
6.4 Steve O'Keefe to Mahesh Rawat, Splendid shot for four! (4)
6.5 Steve O'Keefe to Mahesh Rawat, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
6.6 Steve O'Keefe to Mahesh Rawat, 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 7
Rajasthan Royals 36/3 (RR : 5.14) Required RR(9.31)
Mohammad Kaif 11 (7b)
Mahesh Rawat 8 (5b)
Steve O'Keefe 1-0-10-0
7.1 Nathan Bracken to Mahesh Rawat, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
7.2 Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
7.3 Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
7.4 Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
7.5 Nathan Bracken to Mahesh Rawat, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
7.6 Nathan Bracken to Mahesh Rawat, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
End of over 8
Rajasthan Royals 47/3 (RR : 5.88) Required RR(9.17)
Mohammad Kaif 14 (10b)
Mahesh Rawat 16 (8b)
Nathan Bracken 1-0-11-0
8.1 Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
8.2 Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
8.3 Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
8.4 Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, 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 Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, 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)
8.6 Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 9
Rajasthan Royals 53/3 (RR : 5.89) Required RR(9.45)
Mahesh Rawat 22 (14b)
Mohammad Kaif 14 (10b)
Doug Bollinger 1-0-6-0
9.1 Steve O'Keefe to Mohammad Kaif, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
9.2 Steve O'Keefe to Mohammad Kaif, One more to the total. (1)
9.3 Steve O'Keefe to Mahesh Rawat, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
9.4 Steve O'Keefe to Mahesh Rawat, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
9.5 Steve O'Keefe to Mohammad Kaif, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
9.6 Steve O'Keefe to Mahesh Rawat, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 10
Rajasthan Royals 61/3 (RR : 6.1) Required RR(9.6)
Mohammad Kaif 16 (13b)
Mahesh Rawat 28 (17b)
Steve O'Keefe 2-0-18-0
10.1 Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
10.2 Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
10.3 Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
10.4 Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
10.5 Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
10.6 Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 11
Rajasthan Royals 69/3 (RR : 6.27) Required RR(9.78)
Mahesh Rawat 35 (21b)
Mohammad Kaif 17 (15b)
Doug Bollinger 2-0-14-0
11.1 Moises Henriques to Mohammad Kaif, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
11.2 Moises Henriques to Mohammad Kaif, 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)
11.3 Moises Henriques to Mahesh Rawat, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
11.4 Moises Henriques to Mohammad Kaif, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
11.5 Moises Henriques to Mahesh Rawat, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
11.6 Moises Henriques to Mahesh Rawat, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 12
Rajasthan Royals 76/3 (RR : 6.33) Required RR(10.1)
Mahesh Rawat 38 (24b)
Mohammad Kaif 21 (18b)
Moises Henriques 1-0-7-0
12.1 Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
12.2 Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
12.3 Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.4 Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, 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)
12.5 Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
12.6 Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 13
Rajasthan Royals 87/3 (RR : 6.69) Required RR(10)
Mahesh Rawat 40 (26b)
Mohammad Kaif 30 (22b)
Doug Bollinger 3-0-25-0
13.1 Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, 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)
13.2 Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
13.3 Nathan Bracken to Mahesh Rawat, Wide, no run. (1)
13.3 Nathan Bracken to Mahesh Rawat, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
13.4 Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
13.5 Nathan Bracken to Mahesh Rawat, Easy single. (1)
13.6 Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 14
Rajasthan Royals 95/3 (RR : 6.79) Required RR(10.3)
Mahesh Rawat 42 (29b)
Mohammad Kaif 35 (26b)
Nathan Bracken 2-0-19-0
14.1 Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
14.2 Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, 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)
14.3 Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
14.4 Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, 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)
14.5 Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
14.6 Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, 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 15
Rajasthan Royals 100/3 (RR : 6.67) Required RR(11.4)
Mahesh Rawat 44 (30b)
Mohammad Kaif 38 (31b)
Doug Bollinger 4-0-30-0
15.1 Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
15.2 Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
15.3 Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, 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)
15.4 Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
15.5 Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
15.6 Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Fantastic slower ball, the batsman swings twice and still misses it, and is caught plumb in front!
M. Kaif lbw b Bracken
Runs : 52 Balls : 37 S/R : 140.5
End of over 16
Rajasthan Royals 114/4 (RR : 7.12) Required RR(10.8)
Niraj Patel 0 (0b)
Mahesh Rawat 44 (30b)
Nathan Bracken 3-0-33-1
16.1 Moises Henriques to Mahesh Rawat, That's plumber than the man who fixes my kitchen sink! Out!
M. Rawat lbw b Henriques
Runs : 44 Balls : 31 S/R : 141.9
16.2 Moises Henriques to Swapnil Asnodkar, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
16.3 Moises Henriques to Swapnil Asnodkar, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
16.4 Moises Henriques to Niraj Patel, Low full toss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught! (6)
16.5 Moises Henriques to Niraj Patel, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
16.6 Moises Henriques to Swapnil Asnodkar, Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!
S. Asnodkar c & b Henriques
Runs : 5 Balls : 3 S/R : 166.7
End of over 17
Rajasthan Royals 126/6 (RR : 7.41) Required RR(10.3)
Sohail Tanvir 0 (0b)
Niraj Patel 7 (2b)
Moises Henriques 2-0-19-2
17.1 Nathan Bracken to Niraj Patel, 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!
N. Patel lbw b Bracken
Runs : 7 Balls : 3 S/R : 233.3
17.2 Nathan Bracken to Shane Warne, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
17.3 Nathan Bracken to Shane Warne, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
17.4 Nathan Bracken to Sohail Tanvir, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
17.5 Nathan Bracken to Sohail Tanvir, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
17.6 Nathan Bracken to Sohail Tanvir, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 18
Rajasthan Royals 133/7 (RR : 7.39) Required RR(12)
Sohail Tanvir 6 (3b)
Shane Warne 1 (2b)
Nathan Bracken 4-0-40-2
18.1 Stuart Clark to Shane Warne, 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)
18.2 Stuart Clark to Sohail Tanvir, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
18.3 Stuart Clark to Sohail Tanvir, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
18.4 Stuart Clark to Sohail Tanvir, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
18.5 Stuart Clark to Sohail Tanvir, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
18.6 Stuart Clark to Sohail Tanvir, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 19
Rajasthan Royals 142/7 (RR : 7.47) Required RR(15)
Sohail Tanvir 12 (8b)
Shane Warne 4 (3b)
Stuart Clark 4-0-24-3
19.1 Brett Lee to Shane Warne, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
19.2 Brett Lee to Shane Warne, Delicate little late cut, well placed. The batsmen hesitate going for the single...it's a huge mix up...and they end up at the same end! Easy runout, poor, poor running.
S. Warne run out (Lee)
Runs : 4 Balls : 5 S/R : 80
19.3 Brett Lee to Munaf Patel, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
19.4 Brett Lee to Munaf Patel, 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.
M. Patel c Henriques b Lee
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
19.5 Brett Lee to Siddharth Trivedi, No shot offered. (0)
19.6 Brett Lee to Siddharth Trivedi, 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)
End of over 20
Rajasthan Royals 145/9 (RR : 7.25)
Sohail Tanvir 12 (8b)
Siddharth Trivedi 3 (2b)
Brett Lee 4-0-14-1
Rajasthan Royals 145/9 (RR : 7.25)
Overs: 20.0
Code:
Rajasthan Royals Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Kamran Akmal b Clark 1 2 0 0 50.0
Shane Watson lbw b Clark 15 23 0 0 65.2
Yusuf Pathan lbw b Clark 1 5 0 0 20.0
Mohammad Kaif lbw b Bracken 52 37 5 0 140.5
Mahesh Rawat lbw b Henriques 44 31 5 0 141.9
Niraj Patel lbw b Bracken 7 3 0 1 233.3
Swapnil Asnodkar c & b Henriques 5 3 1 0 166.7
Sohail Tanvir not out 12 8 1 1 150.0
Shane Warne run out (Lee) 4 5 0 0 80.0
Munaf Patel c Henriques b Lee 0 2 0 0 0.0
Siddharth Trivedi not out 3 2 0 0 150.0
Total: 145/9 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.25
Extras : 1 No Balls : 0 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Code:
New South Wales Blues Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Moises Henriques 2.0 0 19 2 9.50
Steve O'Keefe 2.0 0 18 0 9.00
Brett Lee 4.0 0 14 1 3.50
Stuart Clark 4.0 0 24 3 6.00
Doug Bollinger 4.0 0 30 0 7.50
Nathan Bracken 4.0 0 40 2 10.00
Total: 145/9 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.25
Extras : 1 No Balls : 0 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Code:
New South Wales Blues 157/7 in 20.0 overs.
Rajasthan Royals 145/9 in 20.0 overs.
New South Wales Blues won by 12 runs
Man of the match: Stuart Clark (New South Wales Blues)
Cape Cobras vs 
Smith and Warner gave us a more than defendable total , but Smith & Duminy threatened to take the game away from us. And what a thrilling last over, wickets, hatrick, six! O what a game! Compliments for another brilliant edition of the Champions league 20/20 
