0.1 Deon Kruis to Michael Klinger, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
0.2 Deon Kruis to Aaron Finch, Wide, no run. (1)
0.2 Deon Kruis to Aaron Finch, That's a single. (1)
0.3 Deon Kruis to Michael Klinger, That was a very good delivery. (0)
0.4 Deon Kruis to Michael Klinger, 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)
0.5 Deon Kruis to Aaron Finch, 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)
0.6 Deon Kruis to Michael Klinger, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
End of over 1
Victorian Bushrangers 10/0 (RR : 10) Required RR(7.63)
Aaron Finch 4 (3b)
Michael Klinger 5 (4b)
Deon Kruis 1-0-10-0
1.1 Johan van der Wath to Michael Klinger, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
1.2 Johan van der Wath to Michael Klinger, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
1.3 Johan van der Wath to Aaron Finch, That was a very good delivery. (0)
1.4 Johan van der Wath to Aaron Finch, 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)
1.5 Johan van der Wath to Aaron Finch, That was a very good delivery. (0)
1.6 Johan van der Wath to Aaron Finch, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
End of over 2
Victorian Bushrangers 17/0 (RR : 8.5) Required RR(7.67)
Aaron Finch 6 (7b)
Michael Klinger 10 (6b)
Johan van der Wath 1-0-7-0
2.1 Deon Kruis to Michael Klinger, No Ball. That's a single. (1)
2.1 Deon Kruis to Aaron Finch, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
2.2 Deon Kruis to Aaron Finch, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
2.3 Deon Kruis to Michael Klinger, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
2.4 Deon Kruis to Aaron Finch, 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)
2.5 Deon Kruis to Aaron Finch, That's a single. (1)
2.6 Deon Kruis to Michael Klinger, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 3
Victorian Bushrangers 26/0 (RR : 8.67) Required RR(7.59)
Michael Klinger 12 (9b)
Aaron Finch 12 (11b)
Deon Kruis 2-0-19-0
3.1 Allan Donald to Aaron Finch, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
3.2 Allan Donald to Aaron Finch, He's hit on the pads, the fielders let out a shout. The umpire has no qualms, and gives him out!
A. Finch lbw b Donald
Runs : 14 Balls : 13 S/R : 107.7
3.3 Allan Donald to Cameron White, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
3.4 Allan Donald to Cameron White, EDGED AND TAKEN! Safe pair of hands there behind the stumps, he doesn't drop many of those!
C. White c van Wyk b Donald
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
3.5 Allan Donald to David Hussey, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavilion... (4)
3.6 Allan Donald to David Hussey, 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 4
Victorian Bushrangers 35/2 (RR : 8.75) Required RR(7.5)
Michael Klinger 12 (9b)
David Hussey 5 (2b)
Allan Donald 1-0-9-2
4.1 Deon Kruis to David Hussey, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
4.2 Deon Kruis to David Hussey, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
4.3 Deon Kruis to Michael Klinger, No shot offered. (0)
4.4 Deon Kruis to Michael Klinger, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
4.5 Deon Kruis to David Hussey, Very well bowled. (0)
4.6 Deon Kruis to David Hussey, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 5
Victorian Bushrangers 37/2 (RR : 7.4) Required RR(7.87)
David Hussey 6 (6b)
Michael Klinger 13 (11b)
Deon Kruis 3-0-21-0
5.1 Johan van der Wath to Michael Klinger, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
5.2 Johan van der Wath to Michael Klinger, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
5.3 Johan van der Wath to Michael Klinger, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
5.4 Johan van der Wath to Michael Klinger, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
5.5 Johan van der Wath to David Hussey, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.6 Johan van der Wath to David Hussey, That was traveling like a rocket, but somehow the fielder has managed to hold on! Good catch.
D. Hussey c Dippenaar b van der Wath
Runs : 6 Balls : 8 S/R : 75
End of over 6
Victorian Bushrangers 48/3 (RR : 8) Required RR(7.64)
Brad Hodge 0 (0b)
Michael Klinger 24 (15b)
Johan van der Wath 2-0-18-1
6.1 Nicky Boje to Michael Klinger, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
6.2 Nicky Boje to Brad Hodge, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
6.3 Nicky Boje to Brad Hodge, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
6.4 Nicky Boje to Brad Hodge, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
6.5 Nicky Boje to Michael Klinger, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
6.6 Nicky Boje to Michael Klinger, Good running, two runs. (2)
End of over 7
Victorian Bushrangers 56/3 (RR : 8) Required RR(7.62)
Michael Klinger 29 (18b)
Brad Hodge 3 (3b)
Nicky Boje 1-0-8-0
7.1 Allan Donald to Brad Hodge, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
7.2 Allan Donald to Brad Hodge, Very well bowled. (0)
7.3 Allan Donald to Brad Hodge, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
7.4 Allan Donald to Michael Klinger, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
7.5 Allan Donald to Brad Hodge, 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)
7.6 Allan Donald to Brad Hodge, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 8
Victorian Bushrangers 65/3 (RR : 8.12) Required RR(7.5)
Michael Klinger 30 (19b)
Brad Hodge 11 (8b)
Allan Donald 2-0-18-2
8.1 Roger Telemachus to Brad Hodge, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
8.2 Roger Telemachus to Michael Klinger, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
8.3 Roger Telemachus to Michael Klinger, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
8.4 Roger Telemachus to Michael Klinger, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
8.5 Roger Telemachus to Brad Hodge, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.6 Roger Telemachus to Brad Hodge, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 9
Victorian Bushrangers 70/3 (RR : 7.78) Required RR(7.73)
Michael Klinger 33 (22b)
Brad Hodge 13 (11b)
Roger Telemachus 1-0-5-0
9.1 Nicky Boje to Brad Hodge, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
9.2 Nicky Boje to Michael Klinger, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
9.3 Nicky Boje to Brad Hodge, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
9.4 Nicky Boje to Michael Klinger, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
9.5 Nicky Boje to Brad Hodge, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
9.6 Nicky Boje to Michael Klinger, One more to the total. (1)
End of over 10
Victorian Bushrangers 80/3 (RR : 8) Required RR(7.5)
Brad Hodge 16 (14b)
Michael Klinger 40 (25b)
Nicky Boje 2-0-18-0
10.1 Roger Telemachus to Michael Klinger, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
10.2 Roger Telemachus to Michael Klinger, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
10.3 Roger Telemachus to Michael Klinger, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three. (3)
10.4 Roger Telemachus to Brad Hodge, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
10.5 Roger Telemachus to Brad Hodge, Wide, no shot offered. (1)
10.5 Roger Telemachus to Brad Hodge, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
10.6 Roger Telemachus to Michael Klinger, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 11
Victorian Bushrangers 91/3 (RR : 8.27) Required RR(7.11)
Michael Klinger 45 (29b)
Brad Hodge 21 (17b)
Roger Telemachus 2-0-16-0
11.1 Nicky Boje to Brad Hodge, That's a single. (1)
11.2 Nicky Boje to Michael Klinger, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
11.3 Nicky Boje to Michael Klinger, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
11.4 Nicky Boje to Michael Klinger, 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)
11.5 Nicky Boje to Michael Klinger, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
11.6 Nicky Boje to Brad Hodge, 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 12
Victorian Bushrangers 98/3 (RR : 8.17) Required RR(7.12)
Michael Klinger 48 (33b)
Brad Hodge 25 (19b)
Nicky Boje 3-0-25-0
12.1 Thandi Tshabalala to Brad Hodge, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
12.2 Thandi Tshabalala to Brad Hodge, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
12.3 Thandi Tshabalala to Brad Hodge, 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)
12.4 Thandi Tshabalala to Brad Hodge, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
12.5 Thandi Tshabalala to Brad Hodge, Wide, no run. (1)
12.5 Thandi Tshabalala to Brad Hodge, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
12.6 Thandi Tshabalala to Brad Hodge, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 13
Victorian Bushrangers 103/3 (RR : 7.92) Required RR(7.43)
Brad Hodge 29 (26b)
Michael Klinger 48 (33b)
Thandi Tshabalala 1-0-5-0
13.1 Nicky Boje to Michael Klinger, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
13.2 Nicky Boje to Brad Hodge, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.3 Nicky Boje to Brad Hodge, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
13.4 Nicky Boje to Michael Klinger, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
13.5 Nicky Boje to Brad Hodge, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
13.6 Nicky Boje to Michael Klinger, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 14
Victorian Bushrangers 107/3 (RR : 7.64) Required RR(8)
Michael Klinger 50 (36b)
Brad Hodge 31 (29b)
Nicky Boje 4-0-29-0
14.1 Thandi Tshabalala to Brad Hodge, Splendid shot for four! (4)
14.2 Thandi Tshabalala to Brad Hodge, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
14.3 Thandi Tshabalala to Brad Hodge, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
14.4 Thandi Tshabalala to Brad Hodge, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
14.5 Thandi Tshabalala to Brad Hodge, 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)
14.6 Thandi Tshabalala to Brad Hodge, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 15
Victorian Bushrangers 116/3 (RR : 7.73) Required RR(7.8)
Michael Klinger 50 (36b)
Brad Hodge 40 (35b)
Thandi Tshabalala 2-0-14-0
15.1 Allan Donald to Brad Hodge, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
15.2 Allan Donald to Brad Hodge, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
15.3 Allan Donald to Michael Klinger, That was a very good delivery. (0)
15.4 Allan Donald to Michael Klinger, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
15.5 Allan Donald to Michael Klinger, That six has cleared the car park! (6)
15.6 Allan Donald to Michael Klinger, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 16
Victorian Bushrangers 123/3 (RR : 7.69) Required RR(8)
Michael Klinger 56 (40b)
Brad Hodge 41 (37b)
Allan Donald 3-0-25-2
16.1 Thandi Tshabalala to Brad Hodge, 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)
16.2 Thandi Tshabalala to Michael Klinger, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
16.3 Thandi Tshabalala to Michael Klinger, Pitched in line, hitting middle stump, but is it too high? The umpire doesn't think so, and the batsman has to go!
M. Klinger lbw b Tshabalala
Runs : 56 Balls : 42 S/R : 133.3
16.4 Thandi Tshabalala to Adam Crosthwaite, 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)
16.5 Thandi Tshabalala to Brad Hodge, Wide, no run. (1)
16.5 Thandi Tshabalala to Brad Hodge, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, and misses completely! Gone!
B. Hodge b Tshabalala
Runs : 42 Balls : 40 S/R : 105
16.6 Thandi Tshabalala to Andrew McDonald, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
End of over 17
Victorian Bushrangers 128/5 (RR : 7.53) Required RR(9)
Andrew McDonald 0 (1b)
Adam Crosthwaite 3 (1b)
Thandi Tshabalala 3-0-19-2
17.1 Roger Telemachus to Adam Crosthwaite, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
17.2 Roger Telemachus to Adam Crosthwaite, 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.
A. Crosthwaite c Dippenaar b Telemachus
Runs : 7 Balls : 3 S/R : 233.3
17.3 Roger Telemachus to Shane Warne, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
17.4 Roger Telemachus to Shane Warne, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
17.5 Roger Telemachus to Shane Warne, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
17.6 Roger Telemachus to Shane Warne, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 18
Victorian Bushrangers 137/6 (RR : 7.61) Required RR(9)
Andrew McDonald 0 (1b)
Shane Warne 5 (4b)
Roger Telemachus 3-0-25-1
18.1 Deon Kruis to Shane Warne, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
18.2 Deon Kruis to Shane Warne, Very well bowled. (0)
18.3 Deon Kruis to Shane Warne, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
18.4 Deon Kruis to Andrew McDonald, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
18.5 Deon Kruis to Andrew McDonald, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
18.6 Deon Kruis to Andrew McDonald, Yes! No! Yes! No! Too late, you've gotta go! Runout!
A. McDonald run out (Hector)
Runs : 2 Balls : 4 S/R : 50
End of over 19
Victorian Bushrangers 140/7 (RR : 7.37) Required RR(15)
Dirk Nannes 0 (0b)
Shane Warne 6 (7b)
Deon Kruis 4-0-24-0
19.1 Johan van der Wath to Shane Warne, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
19.2 Johan van der Wath to Shane Warne, Full and on the toes, the batsman tries to flick it away but misses completely! Leg stump is out of the ground, back to the nets for him!
S. Warne b van der Wath
Runs : 6 Balls : 9 S/R : 66.67
19.3 Johan van der Wath to Mick Lewis, No Ball. That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (1)
19.3 Johan van der Wath to Mick Lewis, 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)
19.4 Johan van der Wath to Mick Lewis, 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)
19.5 Johan van der Wath to Mick Lewis, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
19.6 Johan van der Wath to Dirk Nannes, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 20
Victorian Bushrangers 146/8 (RR : 7.30)
Dirk Nannes 0 (1b)
Mick Lewis 5 (4b)
Johan van der Wath 3-0-24-2
Victorian Bushrangers 146/8 (RR : 7.30)
Overs: 20.0