0.1 Allan Donald to Michael Klinger, No shot offered, and the off-stump is sent tumbling! That's a poor, poor leave...
M. Klinger b Donald
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
0.2 Allan Donald to David Hussey, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
0.3 Allan Donald 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)
0.4 Allan Donald to Aaron Finch, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
0.5 Allan Donald to David Hussey, EDGED AND TAKEN! Safe pair of hands there behind the stumps, he doesn't drop many of those!
D. Hussey c Jacobs b Donald
Runs : 1 Balls : 2 S/R : 50
0.6 Allan Donald to Brad Hodge, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 1
Victorian Bushrangers 2/2 (RR : 2)
Brad Hodge 0 (1b)
Aaron Finch 1 (2b)
Allan Donald 1-0-2-2
1.1 Deon Kruis to Aaron Finch, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
1.2 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)
1.3 Deon Kruis to Brad Hodge, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
1.4 Deon Kruis to Brad Hodge, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
1.5 Deon Kruis to Brad Hodge, 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)
1.6 Deon Kruis to Brad Hodge, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 2
Victorian Bushrangers 12/2 (RR : 6)
Aaron Finch 2 (4b)
Brad Hodge 9 (5b)
Deon Kruis 1-0-10-0
2.1 Allan Donald to Brad Hodge, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
2.2 Allan Donald to Aaron Finch, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
2.3 Allan Donald to Aaron Finch, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
2.4 Allan Donald to Aaron Finch, 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!
A. Finch b Donald
Runs : 4 Balls : 7 S/R : 57.14
2.5 Allan Donald to Cameron White, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
2.6 Allan Donald to Brad Hodge, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
End of over 3
Victorian Bushrangers 20/3 (RR : 6.67)
Brad Hodge 14 (7b)
Cameron White 1 (1b)
Allan Donald 2-0-10-3
3.1 Deon Kruis to Cameron White, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
3.2 Deon Kruis to Cameron White, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
3.3 Deon Kruis to Cameron White, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
3.4 Deon Kruis to Cameron White, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
3.5 Deon Kruis to Cameron White, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
3.6 Deon Kruis to Cameron White, 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 4
Victorian Bushrangers 34/3 (RR : 8.5)
Cameron White 15 (7b)
Brad Hodge 14 (7b)
Deon Kruis 2-0-24-0
4.1 Nicky Boje to Brad Hodge, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
4.2 Nicky Boje to Brad Hodge, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three. (3)
4.3 Nicky Boje to Cameron White, One more to the total. (1)
4.4 Nicky Boje to Brad Hodge, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
4.5 Nicky Boje to Cameron White, No Ball. 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)
4.5 Nicky Boje 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)
4.6 Nicky Boje to Brad Hodge, Down the wicket, swings, misses, and the keeper does the rest. Easy as pie.
B. Hodge st Jacobs b Boje
Runs : 28 Balls : 12 S/R : 233.3
End of over 5
Victorian Bushrangers 53/4 (RR : 10.6)
Adam Crosthwaite 0 (0b)
Cameron White 19 (9b)
Nicky Boje 1-0-19-1
5.1 Deon Kruis to Cameron White, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
5.2 Deon Kruis to Adam Crosthwaite, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
5.3 Deon Kruis to Cameron White, 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)
5.4 Deon Kruis to Cameron White, Gorgeous square drive, placed perfectly past point. There isn't a lot of power in the shot though, and third man cuts it off while the batsmen run hard for three. (3)
5.5 Deon Kruis to Adam Crosthwaite, That was a very good delivery. (0)
5.6 Deon Kruis to Adam Crosthwaite, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 6
Victorian Bushrangers 61/4 (RR : 10.2)
Cameron White 25 (12b)
Adam Crosthwaite 2 (3b)
Deon Kruis 3-0-32-0
6.1 Nicky Boje to Adam Crosthwaite, Very well bowled. (0)
6.2 Nicky Boje to Adam Crosthwaite, Very well bowled. (0)
6.3 Nicky Boje to Adam Crosthwaite, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
6.4 Nicky Boje to Adam Crosthwaite, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
6.5 Nicky Boje to Adam Crosthwaite, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
6.6 Nicky Boje to Adam Crosthwaite, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 7
Victorian Bushrangers 67/4 (RR : 9.57)
Adam Crosthwaite 8 (9b)
Cameron White 25 (12b)
Nicky Boje 2-0-25-1
7.1 Roger Telemachus to Cameron White, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
7.2 Roger Telemachus to Adam Crosthwaite, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
7.3 Roger Telemachus to Adam Crosthwaite, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
7.4 Roger Telemachus to Adam Crosthwaite, Wide, no run. (1)
7.4 Roger Telemachus to Adam Crosthwaite, No shot offered. (0)
7.5 Roger Telemachus to Adam Crosthwaite, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.6 Roger Telemachus to Adam Crosthwaite, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
End of over 8
Victorian Bushrangers 73/4 (RR : 9.12)
Adam Crosthwaite 12 (15b)
Cameron White 26 (13b)
Roger Telemachus 1-0-6-0
8.1 Thandi Tshabalala to Cameron White, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
8.2 Thandi Tshabalala to Cameron White, One more to the total. (1)
8.3 Thandi Tshabalala to Adam Crosthwaite, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
8.4 Thandi Tshabalala to Adam Crosthwaite, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
8.5 Thandi Tshabalala to Adam Crosthwaite, 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)
8.6 Thandi Tshabalala to Cameron White, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
End of over 9
Victorian Bushrangers 80/4 (RR : 8.89)
Adam Crosthwaite 17 (18b)
Cameron White 28 (16b)
Thandi Tshabalala 1-0-7-0
9.1 Johan van der Wath to Cameron White, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
9.2 Johan van der Wath to Adam Crosthwaite, 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)
9.3 Johan van der Wath to Adam Crosthwaite, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
9.4 Johan van der Wath to Adam Crosthwaite, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
9.5 Johan van der Wath to Adam Crosthwaite, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
9.6 Johan van der Wath to Adam Crosthwaite, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
End of over 10
Victorian Bushrangers 93/4 (RR : 9.3)
Adam Crosthwaite 29 (23b)
Cameron White 29 (17b)
Johan van der Wath 1-0-13-0
10.1 Thandi Tshabalala to Cameron White, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
10.2 Thandi Tshabalala to Adam Crosthwaite, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
10.3 Thandi Tshabalala to Cameron White, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
10.4 Thandi Tshabalala to Adam Crosthwaite, That was a very good delivery. (0)
10.5 Thandi Tshabalala to Adam Crosthwaite, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
10.6 Thandi Tshabalala to Adam Crosthwaite, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 11
Victorian Bushrangers 102/4 (RR : 9.27)
Adam Crosthwaite 36 (27b)
Cameron White 31 (19b)
Thandi Tshabalala 2-0-16-0
11.1 Johan van der Wath to Cameron White, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.2 Johan van der Wath to Cameron White, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
11.3 Johan van der Wath to Cameron White, Wide, no run. (1)
11.3 Johan van der Wath to Cameron White, 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)
11.4 Johan van der Wath to Cameron White, Wide, no run. (1)
11.4 Johan van der Wath to Cameron White, 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)
11.5 Johan van der Wath to Cameron White, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
11.6 Johan van der Wath to Cameron White, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 12
Victorian Bushrangers 111/4 (RR : 9.25)
Adam Crosthwaite 36 (27b)
Cameron White 38 (27b)
Johan van der Wath 2-0-22-0
12.1 Roger Telemachus to Cameron White, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
12.2 Roger Telemachus to Cameron White, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
12.3 Roger Telemachus to Cameron White, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
12.4 Roger Telemachus to Cameron White, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
12.5 Roger Telemachus to Adam Crosthwaite, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three. (3)
12.6 Roger Telemachus to Cameron White, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 13
Victorian Bushrangers 123/4 (RR : 9.46)
Cameron White 47 (32b)
Adam Crosthwaite 39 (28b)
Roger Telemachus 2-0-18-0
13.1 Nicky Boje to Adam Crosthwaite, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
13.2 Nicky Boje to Adam Crosthwaite, 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)
13.3 Nicky Boje to Adam Crosthwaite, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
13.4 Nicky Boje to Cameron White, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
13.5 Nicky Boje to Cameron White, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
13.6 Nicky Boje to Cameron White, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 14
Victorian Bushrangers 127/4 (RR : 9.07)
Adam Crosthwaite 40 (31b)
Cameron White 50 (35b)
Nicky Boje 3-0-29-1
14.1 Thandi Tshabalala to Cameron White, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
14.2 Thandi Tshabalala to Adam Crosthwaite, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
14.3 Thandi Tshabalala to Adam Crosthwaite, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
14.4 Thandi Tshabalala to Adam Crosthwaite, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
14.5 Thandi Tshabalala to Cameron White, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
14.6 Thandi Tshabalala to Adam Crosthwaite, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
End of over 15
Victorian Bushrangers 138/4 (RR : 9.2)
Adam Crosthwaite 47 (35b)
Cameron White 54 (37b)
Thandi Tshabalala 3-0-27-0
15.1 Roger Telemachus to Cameron White, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
15.2 Roger Telemachus to Cameron White, Byes, four! That's poor, poor wicket keping... (4)
15.3 Roger Telemachus to Adam Crosthwaite, Six! (6)
15.4 Roger Telemachus to Adam Crosthwaite, Bowler appeals, others follow, and got him!
A. Crosthwaite lbw b Telemachus
Runs : 53 Balls : 37 S/R : 143.2
15.5 Roger Telemachus to Shane Warne, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
15.6 Roger Telemachus to Shane Warne, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 16
Victorian Bushrangers 148/5 (RR : 9.25)
Shane Warne 0 (2b)
Cameron White 54 (38b)
Roger Telemachus 3-0-24-1
16.1 Johan van der Wath to Cameron White, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
16.2 Johan van der Wath to Cameron White, In the air, and gone!
C. White c Bosman b van der Wath
Runs : 54 Balls : 40 S/R : 135
16.3 Johan van der Wath to Peter Siddle, Very well bowled. (0)
16.4 Johan van der Wath to Peter Siddle, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
16.5 Johan van der Wath to Peter Siddle, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
16.6 Johan van der Wath to Peter Siddle, Wide, no run. (1)
16.6 Johan van der Wath to Peter Siddle, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
End of over 17
Victorian Bushrangers 155/6 (RR : 9.12)
Peter Siddle 6 (4b)
Shane Warne 0 (2b)
Johan van der Wath 3-0-29-1
17.1 Roger Telemachus to Shane Warne, Very well bowled. (0)
17.2 Roger Telemachus to Shane Warne, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
17.3 Roger Telemachus to Peter Siddle, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
17.4 Roger Telemachus to Peter Siddle, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
17.5 Roger Telemachus to Shane Warne, 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)
17.6 Roger Telemachus to Shane Warne, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
End of over 18
Victorian Bushrangers 165/6 (RR : 9.17)
Shane Warne 5 (6b)
Peter Siddle 11 (6b)
Roger Telemachus 4-0-34-1
18.1 Deon Kruis to Peter Siddle, Very well bowled. (0)
18.2 Deon Kruis to Peter Siddle, 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)
18.3 Deon Kruis to Peter Siddle, He's hit on the pads, the fielders let out a shout. The umpire has no qualms, and gives him out!
P. Siddle lbw b Kruis
Runs : 11 Balls : 9 S/R : 122.2
18.4 Deon Kruis to Dirk Nannes, Wide, no run. (1)
18.4 Deon Kruis to Dirk Nannes, 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)
18.5 Deon Kruis to Dirk Nannes, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
18.6 Deon Kruis to Dirk Nannes, 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 19
Victorian Bushrangers 170/7 (RR : 8.95)
Dirk Nannes 4 (4b)
Shane Warne 5 (6b)
Deon Kruis 4-0-37-1
19.1 Allan Donald to Shane Warne, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
19.2 Allan Donald to Shane Warne, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge, but the ball still finds legstump! Gone!
S. Warne b Donald
Runs : 5 Balls : 8 S/R : 62.5
19.3 Allan Donald to Mick Lewis, 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)
19.4 Allan Donald to Dirk Nannes, 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)
19.5 Allan Donald to Mick Lewis, Goes for a straight drive, but inside edges it into his legs and it ricochets onto the stumps! The batsman is not happy!
M. Lewis b Donald
Runs : 3 Balls : 2 S/R : 150
19.6 Allan Donald to Shane Harwood, Leg Byes, just a single. (1)
End of over 20
Victorian Bushrangers 177/9 (RR : 8.85)
Shane Harwood 0 (0b)
Dirk Nannes 7 (5b)
Allan Donald 3-0-17-3
Victorian Bushrangers 177/9 (RR : 8.85)
Overs: 20.0