3rd/4th Place Playoff - Beijing Blitzers vs. Chennai Champions
- Thread starter ZoraxDoom
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180 is chase-able on a flat. But the thing is, given their NRR, they'll need to win in 15.4 overs to take third place. That's a run-rate of 11.4, so I guess it's safe to say Chennai have secured third place with that performance.
The second innings begins now
0.1 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, That was a very good delivery. (0)
0.2 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
0.3 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
0.4 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
0.5 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
0.6 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, , No Ball. out a no ball! (0)
0.6 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 1
Beijing Blitzers 9/0 (RR : 9) Required RR(8.95)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 8 (7b)
Funknath 0 (0b)
Adyhorn 1-0-9-0
1.1 Pal to Funknath, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
1.2 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
1.3 Pal to Funknath, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
1.4 Pal to Funknath, And the camera pans to show a hot chick in Row C. Rumours have it that she is either Zorax's date for the night, or an assasin out to kill him. I guess we'll find out one way or another by tommorrow...oh, right. No run. (0)
1.5 Pal to Funknath, , No Ball. Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
1.5 Pal to Funknath, 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)
1.6 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, ......what? Why are you looking at me like that? Oh right! The commentary! Umm...looks like that was a dot ball! No run. Now leave me alone. (0)
End of over 2
Beijing Blitzers 15/0 (RR : 7.5) Required RR(9.11)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 9 (9b)
Funknath 4 (5b)
Pal 1-0-6-0
2.1 Adyhorn to Funknath, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
2.2 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
2.3 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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 pavillion! 6 runs, excellent batting! (6)
2.4 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. (6)
2.5 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
2.6 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
End of over 3
Beijing Blitzers 32/0 (RR : 10.7) Required RR(8.65)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 25 (14b)
Funknath 5 (6b)
Adyhorn 2-0-26-0
3.1 Pal to Funknath, , No Ball. Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
3.1 Pal to Funknath, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
3.2 Pal to Funknath, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
3.3 Pal to Funknath, No shot offered. (0)
3.4 Pal to Funknath, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
3.5 Pal to Funknath, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
3.6 Pal to Funknath, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 4
Beijing Blitzers 42/0 (RR : 10.5) Required RR(8.56)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 25 (14b)
Funknath 14 (13b)
Pal 2-0-16-0
4.1 Adyhorn to Funknath, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
4.2 Adyhorn to Funknath, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
4.3 Adyhorn to Funknath, 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)
4.4 Adyhorn to Funknath, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
4.5 Adyhorn to Funknath, That was a very good delivery. (0)
4.6 Adyhorn to Funknath, 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 5
Beijing Blitzers 48/0 (RR : 9.6) Required RR(8.73)
Funknath 20 (19b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 25 (14b)
Adyhorn 3-0-32-0
5.1 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
5.2 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
5.3 Pal to Funknath, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
5.4 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
5.5 Pal to Funknath, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
5.6 Pal to Funknath, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 6
Beijing Blitzers 53/0 (RR : 8.83) Required RR(9)
Funknath 21 (22b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 29 (17b)
Pal 3-0-21-0
6.1 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
6.2 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
6.3 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
6.4 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
6.5 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, 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)
6.6 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
End of over 7
Beijing Blitzers 60/0 (RR : 8.57) Required RR(9.15)
Funknath 26 (26b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 31 (19b)
Abdul Qadir 1-0-7-0
7.1 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, And the camera pans to show a hot chick in Row C. Rumours have it that she is either Zorax's date for the night, or an assasin out to kill him. I guess we'll find out one way or another by tommorrow...oh, right. No run. (0)
7.2 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Deary me. The batsmen steal a single while laughing, the bowler has his hands on his head... (1)
7.3 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
7.4 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
7.5 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
7.6 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 8
Beijing Blitzers 64/0 (RR : 8) Required RR(9.58)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 33 (22b)
Funknath 28 (29b)
Aravinda de Silva 1-0-4-0
8.1 Gillyfan to Funknath, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
8.2 Gillyfan to Funknath, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
8.3 Gillyfan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
8.4 Gillyfan to Funknath, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
8.5 Gillyfan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
8.6 Gillyfan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
End of over 9
Beijing Blitzers 68/0 (RR : 7.56) Required RR(10.1)
Funknath 30 (32b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 35 (25b)
Gillyfan 1-0-4-0
9.1 Wilfred Rhodes to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
9.2 Wilfred Rhodes to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
9.3 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
9.4 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, 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)
9.5 Wilfred Rhodes to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Easy single. (1)
9.6 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 10
Beijing Blitzers 77/0 (RR : 7.7) Required RR(10.2)
Funknath 33 (35b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 41 (28b)
Wilfred Rhodes 1-0-9-0
10.1 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
10.2 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
10.3 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
10.4 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
10.5 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
10.6 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, I'd like to thank the lady in Seat 27 Row D for the fabulous cake she's sent us! Triple Chocolate Fudge with Mint, my favourite! Oh, and no run. (0)
End of over 11
Beijing Blitzers 85/0 (RR : 7.73) Required RR(10.4)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 48 (33b)
Funknath 34 (36b)
Abdul Qadir 2-0-15-0
11.1 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
11.2 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
11.3 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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 hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to a single. (1)
11.4 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, I'd like to complement the gentleman in Seat 24 Row A for being so sharply dressed in that Armani Suit. Especially in this heat. Great show...huh? What's that? Oh right, the batsmen took a single, I think. (1)
11.5 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
11.6 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 12
Beijing Blitzers 94/0 (RR : 7.83) Required RR(10.6)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 55 (36b)
Funknath 36 (39b)
Aravinda de Silva 2-0-13-0
12.1 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
12.2 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
12.3 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
12.4 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
12.5 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Easy single. (1)
12.6 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 13
Beijing Blitzers 98/0 (RR : 7.54) Required RR(11.6)
Funknath 37 (41b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 58 (40b)
Abdul Qadir 3-0-19-0
13.1 Gillyfan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Very well bowled. (0)
13.2 Gillyfan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
13.3 Gillyfan to Funknath, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
13.4 Gillyfan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
13.5 Gillyfan to Funknath, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
13.6 Gillyfan to Funknath, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 14
Beijing Blitzers 102/0 (RR : 7.29) Required RR(12.8)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 60 (43b)
Funknath 39 (44b)
Gillyfan 2-0-8-0
14.1 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
14.2 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
14.3 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
14.4 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Very well bowled. (0)
14.5 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
14.6 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, 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
Beijing Blitzers 110/0 (RR : 7.33) Required RR(13.8)
Funknath 46 (48b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 61 (45b)
Abdul Qadir 4-0-27-0
15.1 Wilfred Rhodes to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
15.2 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
15.3 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
15.4 Wilfred Rhodes to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
15.5 Wilfred Rhodes to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
15.6 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, 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 hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to a single. (1)
End of over 16
Beijing Blitzers 118/0 (RR : 7.38) Required RR(15.3)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 67 (48b)
Funknath 48 (51b)
Wilfred Rhodes 2-0-17-0
16.1 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
16.2 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
16.3 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, I'd like to complement the gentleman in Seat 24 Row A for being so sharply dressed in that Armani Suit. Especially in this heat. Great show...huh? What's that? Oh right, the batsmen took a single, I think. (1)
16.4 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
16.5 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, , No Ball. Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.5 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
16.6 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, ......what? Why are you looking at me like that? Oh right! The commentary! Umm...looks like that was a dot ball! No run. Now leave me alone. (0)
End of over 17
Beijing Blitzers 126/0 (RR : 7.41) Required RR(17.7)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 72 (53b)
Funknath 50 (53b)
Aravinda de Silva 3-0-21-0
17.1 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
17.2 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
17.3 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
17.4 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
17.5 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, 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)
17.6 Wilfred Rhodes to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
End of over 18
Beijing Blitzers 132/0 (RR : 7.33) Required RR(23.5)
Funknath 55 (58b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 73 (54b)
Wilfred Rhodes 3-0-23-0
18.1 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
18.2 Adyhorn to Funknath, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
18.3 Adyhorn to Funknath, , Leg Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
18.4 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
18.5 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
18.6 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
End of over 19
Beijing Blitzers 144/0 (RR : 7.58) Required RR(35)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 82 (58b)
Funknath 57 (59b)
Adyhorn 4-0-44-0
19.1 Pal to Funknath, Good running, two runs. (2)
19.2 Pal to Funknath, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
19.3 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
19.4 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
19.5 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
19.6 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 20
Beijing Blitzers 153/0 (RR : 7.65) Required RR(1.#J)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 88 (62b)
Funknath 60 (61b)
Pal 4-0-30-0
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 153
Wickets : 0
Overs : 20.0
Man of the Match: 88 off 62, with 9 fours and 3 sixers, Cricketman, yet again. Well done!
0.1 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, That was a very good delivery. (0)
0.2 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
0.3 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
0.4 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
0.5 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
0.6 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, , No Ball. out a no ball! (0)
0.6 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 1
Beijing Blitzers 9/0 (RR : 9) Required RR(8.95)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 8 (7b)
Funknath 0 (0b)
Adyhorn 1-0-9-0
1.1 Pal to Funknath, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
1.2 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
1.3 Pal to Funknath, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
1.4 Pal to Funknath, And the camera pans to show a hot chick in Row C. Rumours have it that she is either Zorax's date for the night, or an assasin out to kill him. I guess we'll find out one way or another by tommorrow...oh, right. No run. (0)
1.5 Pal to Funknath, , No Ball. Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
1.5 Pal to Funknath, 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)
1.6 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, ......what? Why are you looking at me like that? Oh right! The commentary! Umm...looks like that was a dot ball! No run. Now leave me alone. (0)
End of over 2
Beijing Blitzers 15/0 (RR : 7.5) Required RR(9.11)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 9 (9b)
Funknath 4 (5b)
Pal 1-0-6-0
2.1 Adyhorn to Funknath, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
2.2 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
2.3 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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 pavillion! 6 runs, excellent batting! (6)
2.4 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. (6)
2.5 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
2.6 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
End of over 3
Beijing Blitzers 32/0 (RR : 10.7) Required RR(8.65)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 25 (14b)
Funknath 5 (6b)
Adyhorn 2-0-26-0
3.1 Pal to Funknath, , No Ball. Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
3.1 Pal to Funknath, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
3.2 Pal to Funknath, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
3.3 Pal to Funknath, No shot offered. (0)
3.4 Pal to Funknath, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
3.5 Pal to Funknath, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
3.6 Pal to Funknath, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 4
Beijing Blitzers 42/0 (RR : 10.5) Required RR(8.56)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 25 (14b)
Funknath 14 (13b)
Pal 2-0-16-0
4.1 Adyhorn to Funknath, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
4.2 Adyhorn to Funknath, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
4.3 Adyhorn to Funknath, 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)
4.4 Adyhorn to Funknath, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
4.5 Adyhorn to Funknath, That was a very good delivery. (0)
4.6 Adyhorn to Funknath, 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 5
Beijing Blitzers 48/0 (RR : 9.6) Required RR(8.73)
Funknath 20 (19b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 25 (14b)
Adyhorn 3-0-32-0
5.1 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
5.2 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
5.3 Pal to Funknath, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
5.4 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
5.5 Pal to Funknath, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
5.6 Pal to Funknath, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 6
Beijing Blitzers 53/0 (RR : 8.83) Required RR(9)
Funknath 21 (22b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 29 (17b)
Pal 3-0-21-0
6.1 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
6.2 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
6.3 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
6.4 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
6.5 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, 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)
6.6 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
End of over 7
Beijing Blitzers 60/0 (RR : 8.57) Required RR(9.15)
Funknath 26 (26b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 31 (19b)
Abdul Qadir 1-0-7-0
7.1 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, And the camera pans to show a hot chick in Row C. Rumours have it that she is either Zorax's date for the night, or an assasin out to kill him. I guess we'll find out one way or another by tommorrow...oh, right. No run. (0)
7.2 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Deary me. The batsmen steal a single while laughing, the bowler has his hands on his head... (1)
7.3 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
7.4 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
7.5 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
7.6 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 8
Beijing Blitzers 64/0 (RR : 8) Required RR(9.58)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 33 (22b)
Funknath 28 (29b)
Aravinda de Silva 1-0-4-0
8.1 Gillyfan to Funknath, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
8.2 Gillyfan to Funknath, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
8.3 Gillyfan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
8.4 Gillyfan to Funknath, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
8.5 Gillyfan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
8.6 Gillyfan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
End of over 9
Beijing Blitzers 68/0 (RR : 7.56) Required RR(10.1)
Funknath 30 (32b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 35 (25b)
Gillyfan 1-0-4-0
9.1 Wilfred Rhodes to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
9.2 Wilfred Rhodes to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
9.3 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
9.4 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, 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)
9.5 Wilfred Rhodes to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Easy single. (1)
9.6 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 10
Beijing Blitzers 77/0 (RR : 7.7) Required RR(10.2)
Funknath 33 (35b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 41 (28b)
Wilfred Rhodes 1-0-9-0
10.1 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
10.2 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
10.3 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
10.4 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
10.5 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
10.6 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, I'd like to thank the lady in Seat 27 Row D for the fabulous cake she's sent us! Triple Chocolate Fudge with Mint, my favourite! Oh, and no run. (0)
End of over 11
Beijing Blitzers 85/0 (RR : 7.73) Required RR(10.4)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 48 (33b)
Funknath 34 (36b)
Abdul Qadir 2-0-15-0
11.1 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
11.2 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
11.3 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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 hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to a single. (1)
11.4 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, I'd like to complement the gentleman in Seat 24 Row A for being so sharply dressed in that Armani Suit. Especially in this heat. Great show...huh? What's that? Oh right, the batsmen took a single, I think. (1)
11.5 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
11.6 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 12
Beijing Blitzers 94/0 (RR : 7.83) Required RR(10.6)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 55 (36b)
Funknath 36 (39b)
Aravinda de Silva 2-0-13-0
12.1 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
12.2 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
12.3 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
12.4 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
12.5 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Easy single. (1)
12.6 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 13
Beijing Blitzers 98/0 (RR : 7.54) Required RR(11.6)
Funknath 37 (41b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 58 (40b)
Abdul Qadir 3-0-19-0
13.1 Gillyfan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Very well bowled. (0)
13.2 Gillyfan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
13.3 Gillyfan to Funknath, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
13.4 Gillyfan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
13.5 Gillyfan to Funknath, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
13.6 Gillyfan to Funknath, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 14
Beijing Blitzers 102/0 (RR : 7.29) Required RR(12.8)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 60 (43b)
Funknath 39 (44b)
Gillyfan 2-0-8-0
14.1 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
14.2 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
14.3 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
14.4 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Very well bowled. (0)
14.5 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
14.6 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, 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
Beijing Blitzers 110/0 (RR : 7.33) Required RR(13.8)
Funknath 46 (48b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 61 (45b)
Abdul Qadir 4-0-27-0
15.1 Wilfred Rhodes to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
15.2 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
15.3 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
15.4 Wilfred Rhodes to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
15.5 Wilfred Rhodes to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
15.6 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, 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 hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to a single. (1)
End of over 16
Beijing Blitzers 118/0 (RR : 7.38) Required RR(15.3)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 67 (48b)
Funknath 48 (51b)
Wilfred Rhodes 2-0-17-0
16.1 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
16.2 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
16.3 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, I'd like to complement the gentleman in Seat 24 Row A for being so sharply dressed in that Armani Suit. Especially in this heat. Great show...huh? What's that? Oh right, the batsmen took a single, I think. (1)
16.4 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
16.5 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, , No Ball. Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.5 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
16.6 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, ......what? Why are you looking at me like that? Oh right! The commentary! Umm...looks like that was a dot ball! No run. Now leave me alone. (0)
End of over 17
Beijing Blitzers 126/0 (RR : 7.41) Required RR(17.7)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 72 (53b)
Funknath 50 (53b)
Aravinda de Silva 3-0-21-0
17.1 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
17.2 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
17.3 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
17.4 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
17.5 Wilfred Rhodes to Funknath, 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)
17.6 Wilfred Rhodes to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
End of over 18
Beijing Blitzers 132/0 (RR : 7.33) Required RR(23.5)
Funknath 55 (58b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 73 (54b)
Wilfred Rhodes 3-0-23-0
18.1 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
18.2 Adyhorn to Funknath, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
18.3 Adyhorn to Funknath, , Leg Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
18.4 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
18.5 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
18.6 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
End of over 19
Beijing Blitzers 144/0 (RR : 7.58) Required RR(35)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 82 (58b)
Funknath 57 (59b)
Adyhorn 4-0-44-0
19.1 Pal to Funknath, Good running, two runs. (2)
19.2 Pal to Funknath, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
19.3 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
19.4 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
19.5 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
19.6 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 20
Beijing Blitzers 153/0 (RR : 7.65) Required RR(1.#J)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 88 (62b)
Funknath 60 (61b)
Pal 4-0-30-0
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 153
Wickets : 0
Overs : 20.0
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Beijing Blitzers vs. Chennai Champions
Chennai Champions Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Adyhorn c Giggity Giggity b Shantanu_Rooney 14 11 2 0 127.3
Cricketman not out 88 62 9 3 141.9
Wilfred Rhodes not out 73 48 10 0 152.1
Naresh091 dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Karachi Xpress dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Navin-Boss dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Bosnich dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Aravinda de Silva dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Pal dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Abdul Qadir dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Gillyfan dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 179 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.95
Extras : 4 No Balls : 2 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 1
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Beijing Blitzers Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Giggity Giggity 4.0 0 27 0 6.75
John Bracewell 3.0 0 15 0 5
Manee 2.0 0 19 0 9.5
Bladescape 3.0 0 43 0 14.33
Surendar 4.0 0 32 0 8
Shantanu_Rooney 4.0 0 43 1 10.75
Total: 179 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.95
Extras : 4 No Balls : 2 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 1
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Beijing Blitzers Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Romesh Kaluwithrana not out 88 62 9 2 141.9
Funknath not out 60 61 3 0 98.36
Shalin Hitter dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Pranav Pathak dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Binnu dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Giggity Giggity dnb 0 0 0 0 0
John Bracewell dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Manee dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Bladescape dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Surendar dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Shantanu_Rooney dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 153 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.65
Extras : 5 No Balls : 4 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 1 Byes : 0
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Chennai Champions Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Adyhorn 4.0 0 44 0 11
Wilfred Rhodes 3.0 0 23 0 7.67
Aravinda de Silva 3.0 0 21 0 7
Pal 4.0 0 30 0 7.5
Abdul Qadir 4.0 0 27 0 6.75
Gillyfan 2.0 0 8 0 4
Total: 153 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.65
Extras : 5 No Balls : 4 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 1 Byes : 0
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Beijing Blitzers vs. Chennai Champions
Chennai Champions - 179/1 in 20.0 overs.
Beijing Blitzers - 153/0 in 20.0 overs.
Chennai Champions wins the match by 26 runsPost Match Analysis said:Chennai Win by 26 runs and seal off their Incredible run in the 3rd place. The Optimism is in the team, everyone is happy with what they have achieved; An Immense experience it's been for the team, and starting off, Cricketman, the last match's Man of the Match and Wilfred Rhodes, managing to built up the Chennai Scraper to safety, have given what is an admirable effort. Beijing Bowlers might have taken a stick, but Shantanu_Rooney picks a golden wicket and stands out as the lone wicket taker in the match, a quite unusual feat. The Beijing batsmen were never bad, in fact that they've lost no wickets shows their solid defense, Romesh Kaluwithrana and Funknath scored 153 between them, 88* and 60* respectively *& but it wasn't enough, insecurity or great bowling by Chennai Held them back to sorrows. But nevertheless a spirited and a very very sportive performance from Beijing, they were on slippery shoes right from the first game, but managed to pull the cruising Chennai greatly. That ends the last of the playoffs and general of the games of PCPL, an accomplished effort by everyone, priceless devotions, and hope together....See you next time., Really hopefully.Take care, KBC and PCPL.
Man of the Match: 88 off 62, with 9 fours and 3 sixers, Cricketman, yet again. Well done!
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I'd also now like to ask the team's captains and the players' reactions and experiences in this wonderful competition. :) :D
shantanu_rooney
Chairman of Selectors
Well sad we werent able to win the last game, but happy we finished 4th after a poor season last time out. Well played everyone and I enjoyed playing with you guys..
naresh091
International Cricketer
Great end to our season considering our poor start and awful activity except some guys like Ady and Skrillex,whom the team ought to thank heaps.Nice to end our season with a big win and 3rd place isnt a bad thing to achieve.Good luck to Beijing.
bladescape
Club Cricketer
Agree with you entirely there mate!
Well played guys, third is not bad. I batted poorly in the first game but bowled well, 13(7), 1-30(4) and 1 stumping. In the second game I was poor all round, 14(11) and 0-44(4). Btw, why did I get a stumping in the first leg? Naresh is the keeper.
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