Champions League Twenty20 Rewind

[Akshay.]

Changed the batting order slightly

Michael Klinger
Aaron Finch
David Hussey - Right-arm offbreak
Brad Hodge
Cameron White
Adam Crosthwaite
Andrew McDonald
Shane Warne
Dirk Nannes
Mick Lewis
Peter Siddle

 

[Champagnepapi]

We’ll go same why change a winning formula.

 

[Neo 7]

Darren Maddy
Jeremy Snape ^
Brad Hodge
John Sadler
Darren Stevens ^
Paul Nixon
Ottis Gibson ^
Phil DeFreitas ^
Mark Cleary ^
David Masters ^
Charl Willoughby ^

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

ROUND 2​

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VICTORIAN BUSHRANGERS vs LEICESTERSHIRE FOXES
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

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TOSS: VICTORIAN BUSHRANGERS WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BAT FIRST

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0.1  Mark Cleary to Michael Klinger, No shot offered, and the off-stump is sent tumbling! That's a poor, poor leave...

M. Klinger                       b Cleary
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0

0.2  Mark Cleary to David Hussey, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
0.3  Mark Cleary to David Hussey, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
0.4  Mark Cleary to Aaron Finch, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
0.5  Mark Cleary to David Hussey, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
0.6  Mark Cleary to Aaron Finch, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 


End of over 1
Victorian Bushrangers    4/1 (RR : 4)
David Hussey     2 (3b)
Aaron Finch     2 (2b)
Mark Cleary    1-0-4-1


1.1  Ottis Gibson to Aaron Finch, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4) 
1.2  Ottis Gibson to Aaron Finch, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run.  (1) 
1.3  Ottis Gibson to David Hussey, One more to the total.  (1) 
1.4  Ottis Gibson to Aaron Finch, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
1.5  Ottis Gibson to Aaron Finch, EDGED AND TAKEN! Safe pair of hands there behind the stumps, he doesn't drop many of those!

A. Finch       c Nixon           b Gibson
Runs : 7       Balls : 6         S/R : 116.7

1.6  Ottis Gibson to Brad Hodge, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 


End of over 2
Victorian Bushrangers    10/2 (RR : 5)
Brad Hodge     0 (1b)
David Hussey     3 (4b)
Ottis Gibson    1-0-6-1


2.1  Mark Cleary to David Hussey, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2) 
2.2  Mark Cleary to David Hussey, 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) 
2.3  Mark Cleary to Brad Hodge, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2) 
2.4  Mark Cleary to Brad Hodge, No Ball. Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 
2.4  Mark Cleary to David Hussey, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4) 
2.5  Mark Cleary to David Hussey, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4) 
2.6  Mark Cleary to David Hussey, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 


End of over 3
Victorian Bushrangers    26/2 (RR : 8.67)
Brad Hodge     3 (3b)
David Hussey     15 (9b)
Mark Cleary    2-0-20-1


3.1  Ottis Gibson to David Hussey, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4) 
3.2  Ottis Gibson to David Hussey, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
3.3  Ottis Gibson to Brad Hodge, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
3.4  Ottis Gibson to Brad Hodge, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
3.5  Ottis Gibson to David Hussey, 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) 
3.6  Ottis Gibson to David Hussey, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 


End of over 4
Victorian Bushrangers    34/2 (RR : 8.5)
David Hussey     22 (13b)
Brad Hodge     4 (5b)
Ottis Gibson    2-0-14-1


4.1  Mark Cleary to Brad Hodge, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 
4.2  Mark Cleary to Brad Hodge, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
4.3  Mark Cleary to David Hussey, That's a single.  (1) 
4.4  Mark Cleary to Brad Hodge, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
4.5  Mark Cleary to David Hussey, Bowler appeals, others follow, and got him!

D. Hussey       lbw                b Cleary
Runs : 23       Balls : 15         S/R : 153.3

4.6  Mark Cleary to Cameron White, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 


End of over 5
Victorian Bushrangers    40/3 (RR : 8)
Brad Hodge     8 (8b)
Cameron White     1 (1b)
Mark Cleary    3-0-26-2


5.1  Ottis Gibson to Cameron White, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
5.2  Ottis Gibson to Brad Hodge, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
5.3  Ottis Gibson to Brad Hodge, Byes, that'll be four! That was a wayward one, even for the wicket keeper!  (4) 
5.4  Ottis Gibson to Cameron White, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!

C. White                         b Gibson
Runs : 2       Balls : 3         S/R : 66.67

5.5  Ottis Gibson to Adam Crosthwaite, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
5.6  Ottis Gibson to Brad Hodge, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 


End of over 6
Victorian Bushrangers    46/4 (RR : 7.67)
Brad Hodge     8 (10b)
Adam Crosthwaite     1 (1b)
Ottis Gibson    3-0-16-2


6.1  Charl Willoughby to Adam Crosthwaite, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
6.2  Charl Willoughby to Adam Crosthwaite, Splendid shot for four!  (4) 
6.3  Charl Willoughby to Adam Crosthwaite, That's a single.  (1) 
6.4  Charl Willoughby to Brad Hodge, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 
6.5  Charl Willoughby to Brad Hodge, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
6.6  Charl Willoughby to Brad Hodge, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 


End of over 7
Victorian Bushrangers    55/4 (RR : 7.86)
Brad Hodge     12 (13b)
Adam Crosthwaite     6 (4b)
Charl Willoughby    1-0-9-0


7.1  Darren Stevens to Adam Crosthwaite, That's a single.  (1) 
7.2  Darren Stevens to Brad Hodge, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
7.3  Darren Stevens to Brad Hodge, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more!  (4) 
7.4  Darren Stevens to Brad Hodge, 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) 
7.5  Darren Stevens 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) 
7.6  Darren Stevens 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) 


End of over 8
Victorian Bushrangers    67/4 (RR : 8.38)
Adam Crosthwaite     11 (7b)
Brad Hodge     19 (16b)
Darren Stevens    1-0-12-0


8.1  Phil DeFreitas to Brad Hodge, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2) 
8.2  Phil DeFreitas to Brad Hodge, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2) 
8.3  Phil DeFreitas to Brad Hodge, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2) 
8.4  Phil DeFreitas to Brad Hodge, 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) 
8.5  Phil DeFreitas to Brad Hodge, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
8.6  Phil DeFreitas to Brad Hodge, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 


End of over 9
Victorian Bushrangers    76/4 (RR : 8.44)
Adam Crosthwaite     11 (7b)
Brad Hodge     28 (22b)
Phil DeFreitas    1-0-9-0


9.1  Jeremy Snape to Brad Hodge, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2) 
9.2  Jeremy Snape to Brad Hodge, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
9.3  Jeremy Snape to Brad Hodge, Easy single.  (1) 
9.4  Jeremy Snape to Adam Crosthwaite, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4) 
9.5  Jeremy Snape to Adam Crosthwaite, 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) 
9.6  Jeremy Snape to Adam Crosthwaite, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 


End of over 10
Victorian Bushrangers    88/4 (RR : 8.8)
Brad Hodge     31 (25b)
Adam Crosthwaite     20 (10b)
Jeremy Snape    1-0-12-0


10.1  David Masters to Adam Crosthwaite, Good running, two runs.  (2) 
10.2  David Masters 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) 
10.3  David Masters to Adam Crosthwaite, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
10.4  David Masters to Adam Crosthwaite, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
10.5  David Masters to Brad Hodge, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
10.6  David Masters to Adam Crosthwaite, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 


End of over 11
Victorian Bushrangers    92/4 (RR : 8.36)
Adam Crosthwaite     23 (15b)
Brad Hodge     32 (26b)
David Masters    1-0-4-0


11.1  Phil DeFreitas to Brad Hodge, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
11.2  Phil DeFreitas to Brad Hodge, 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) 
11.3  Phil DeFreitas to Brad Hodge, No shot offered.  (0) 
11.4  Phil DeFreitas to Brad Hodge, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 
11.5  Phil DeFreitas 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) 
11.6  Phil DeFreitas to Brad Hodge, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 


End of over 12
Victorian Bushrangers    94/4 (RR : 7.83)
Brad Hodge     34 (32b)
Adam Crosthwaite     23 (15b)
Phil DeFreitas    2-0-11-0


12.1  Darren Stevens to Adam Crosthwaite, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
12.2  Darren Stevens to Brad Hodge, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more.  (4) 
12.3  Darren Stevens to Brad Hodge, One more to the total.  (1) 
12.4  Darren Stevens to Adam Crosthwaite, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2) 
12.5  Darren Stevens to Adam Crosthwaite, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4) 
12.6  Darren Stevens to Adam Crosthwaite, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 


End of over 13
Victorian Bushrangers    106/4 (RR : 8.15)
Adam Crosthwaite     30 (19b)
Brad Hodge     39 (34b)
Darren Stevens    2-0-24-0


13.1  Charl Willoughby to Brad Hodge, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
13.2  Charl Willoughby to Adam Crosthwaite, Wide, no shot offered.  (1) 
13.2  Charl Willoughby to Adam Crosthwaite, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
13.3  Charl Willoughby to Adam Crosthwaite, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
13.4  Charl Willoughby to Brad Hodge, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
13.5  Charl Willoughby to Adam Crosthwaite, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot.  (2) 
13.6  Charl Willoughby to Adam Crosthwaite, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2) 


End of over 14
Victorian Bushrangers    114/4 (RR : 8.14)
Adam Crosthwaite     35 (24b)
Brad Hodge     41 (36b)
Charl Willoughby    2-0-17-0


14.1  David Masters to Brad Hodge, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
14.2  David Masters to Brad Hodge, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
14.3  David Masters to Brad Hodge, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
14.4  David Masters 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) 
14.5  David Masters to Brad Hodge, 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) 
14.6  David Masters to Brad Hodge, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 15
Victorian Bushrangers    120/4 (RR : 8)
Brad Hodge     44 (41b)
Adam Crosthwaite     38 (25b)
David Masters    2-0-10-0


15.1  Charl Willoughby to Adam Crosthwaite, Sharp reflexes, excellent catch! That's certainly going to be on the highlight reel.

A. Crosthwaite  c Stevens          b Willoughby
Runs : 38       Balls : 26         S/R : 146.2

15.2  Charl Willoughby to Andrew McDonald, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3) 
15.3  Charl Willoughby to Brad Hodge, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off!  (6) 
15.4  Charl Willoughby to Brad Hodge, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
15.5  Charl Willoughby to Brad Hodge, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3) 
15.6  Charl Willoughby to Andrew McDonald, Great bowling, poor shot, and a regulation catch. Soft dismissal there.

A. McDonald     c DeFreitas        b Willoughby
Runs : 3        Balls : 2          S/R : 150


End of over 16
Victorian Bushrangers    134/6 (RR : 8.38)
Shane Warne     0 (0b)
Brad Hodge     55 (44b)
Charl Willoughby    3-0-31-2


16.1  David Masters to Brad Hodge, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
16.2  David Masters to Shane Warne, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
16.3  David Masters to Brad Hodge, 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) 
16.4  David Masters to Shane Warne, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 
16.5  David Masters to Shane Warne, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
16.6  David Masters to Shane Warne, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 


End of over 17
Victorian Bushrangers    142/6 (RR : 8.35)
Brad Hodge     59 (46b)
Shane Warne     4 (4b)
David Masters    3-0-18-0


17.1  Phil DeFreitas to Shane Warne, 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) 
17.2  Phil DeFreitas to Shane Warne, Wide, no run.  (1) 
17.2  Phil DeFreitas to Shane Warne, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
17.3  Phil DeFreitas to Shane Warne, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
17.4  Phil DeFreitas to Brad Hodge, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six!  (6) 
17.5  Phil DeFreitas to Brad Hodge, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
17.6  Phil DeFreitas to Shane Warne, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 


End of over 18
Victorian Bushrangers    159/6 (RR : 8.83)
Shane Warne     13 (9b)
Brad Hodge     66 (48b)
Phil DeFreitas    3-0-28-0


18.1  Mark Cleary to Brad Hodge, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
18.2  Mark Cleary to Brad Hodge, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
18.3  Mark Cleary to Brad Hodge, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
18.4  Mark Cleary to Brad Hodge, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see!   (6) 
18.5  Mark Cleary 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) 
18.6  Mark Cleary to Brad Hodge, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot!  (4) 


End of over 19
Victorian Bushrangers    169/6 (RR : 8.89)
Brad Hodge     76 (54b)
Shane Warne     13 (9b)
Mark Cleary    4-0-36-2


19.1  Ottis Gibson to Shane Warne, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
19.2  Ottis Gibson to Brad Hodge, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2) 
19.3  Ottis Gibson to Brad Hodge, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
19.4  Ottis Gibson to Brad Hodge, Text-book cover drive, four more.  (4) 
19.5  Ottis Gibson to Brad Hodge, He's chipped it straight back to the bowler! Out!

B. Hodge                       c & b Gibson
Runs : 82       Balls : 58         S/R : 141.4

19.6  Ottis Gibson to Dirk Nannes, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away for a single, and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw well wide of the stumps. No one is backing up and some the batsmen run two more in overthrows! The captain isn't happy!  (3) 


End of over 20
Victorian Bushrangers    179/7 (RR : 8.95)
Shane Warne     14 (10b)
Dirk Nannes     3 (1b)
Ottis Gibson    4-0-26-3



Victorian Bushrangers    179/7 (RR : 8.95)
Overs: 20.0

Victorian Bushrangers Innings

Player                                                   R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Michael Klinger                        b Cleary          0    1   0   0    0.0
Aaron Finch            c Nixon         b Gibson          7    6   1   0  116.7
David Hussey           lbw             b Cleary         23   15   3   0  153.3
Brad Hodge                         c & b Gibson         82   58   4   3  141.4
Cameron White                          b Gibson          2    3   0   0   66.7
Adam Crosthwaite       c Stevens       b Willoughby     38   26   5   0  146.2
Andrew McDonald        C DeFreitas     b Willoughby      3    2   0   0  150.0
Shane Warne                            not out          14   10   1   0  140.0
Dirk Nannes                            not out           3    1   0   0  300.0
Mick Lewis                                        
Peter Siddle                                      

Total: 179/7                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 8.95

Extras : 7    No Balls : 1       Wides : 2    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 4

Leicestershire Foxes Bowling

Players                               O            M       R        W   E/R
Jeremy Snape                         1.0           0      12        0  12.00
Darren Stevens                       2.0           0      24        0  12.00
Ottis Gibson                         4.0           0      26        3   6.50
Phil DeFreitas                       3.0           0      28        0   9.33
Mark Cleary                          4.0           0      36        2   9.00
David Masters                        3.0           0      18        0   6.00
Charl Willoughby                     3.0           0      31        2  10.33

Total: 179/7                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 8.95

Extras : 7    No Balls : 1       Wides : 2    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 4

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Victorian Bushrangers amassed 179 for the loss of 7 wickets in their 20.0 overs, despite their openers underperforming. A gutsy 82 from Brad Hodge led the way.
They found themselves in a bit of a predicament after losing both their openers within 2.0 overs. After that, Brad Hodge and David Hussey neutralized the innings.

They put on a vital partnership before Mark Cleary dismissed Hussey to end the pairing. A blow from Ottis Gibson also saw Cameron White depart for measly score.
Brad Hodge, unfazed, continued with his flamboyant shots and kept the Bushrangers' innings going smoothly. Adam Crosthwaite also played well at the other end.

Crosthwaite was dismissed after a hefty 38, leaving the Bushrangers on 120/5 with five overs to go. Luckily for them, Shane Warne came out with all guns blazing.
A small little cameo from him, and Brad Hodge's continuous bashing took the Bushrangers to a massive sum of 179, with the latter being dismissed in the last over.​

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LEICESTERSHIRE FOXES NEED 180 RUNS TO WIN FROM 20.0 OVERS @ 9.00 RUNS PER OVER

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0.1  Mick Lewis to Darren Maddy, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming!  (4) 
0.2  Mick Lewis to Darren Maddy, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
0.3  Mick Lewis to Jeremy Snape, 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  Mick Lewis to Jeremy Snape, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
0.5  Mick Lewis to Jeremy Snape, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4) 
0.6  Mick Lewis to Jeremy Snape, 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 1
Leicestershire Foxes    11/0 (RR : 11)    Required RR(8.84)
Jeremy Snape     6 (4b)
Darren Maddy     5 (2b)
Mick Lewis    1-0-11-0


1.1  Andrew McDonald to Darren Maddy, Wide, no run.  (1) 
1.1  Andrew McDonald to Darren Maddy, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
1.2  Andrew McDonald to Jeremy Snape, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
1.3  Andrew McDonald to Jeremy Snape, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 
1.4  Andrew McDonald to Darren Maddy, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2) 
1.5  Andrew McDonald to Darren Maddy, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
1.6  Andrew McDonald to Jeremy Snape, 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 2
Leicestershire Foxes    20/0 (RR : 10)    Required RR(8.83)
Darren Maddy     9 (6b)
Jeremy Snape     10 (7b)
Andrew McDonald    1-0-9-0


2.1  Mick Lewis to Jeremy Snape, Wide, no run.  (1) 
2.1  Mick Lewis to Jeremy Snape, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
2.2  Mick Lewis to Jeremy Snape, That six has cleared the car park!  (6) 
2.3  Mick Lewis to Jeremy Snape, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three.  (3) 
2.4  Mick Lewis to Darren Maddy, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1) 
2.5  Mick Lewis to Jeremy Snape, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
2.6  Mick Lewis to Darren Maddy, Wide, no run.  (1) 
2.6  Mick Lewis to Darren Maddy, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 


End of over 3
Leicestershire Foxes    34/0 (RR : 11.3)    Required RR(8.53)
Jeremy Snape     20 (12b)
Darren Maddy     11 (9b)
Mick Lewis    2-0-25-0


3.1  Peter Siddle to Darren Maddy, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
3.2  Peter Siddle to Jeremy Snape, 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) 
3.3  Peter Siddle to Jeremy Snape, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
3.4  Peter Siddle to Jeremy Snape, 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) 
3.5  Peter Siddle to Jeremy Snape, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!

J. Snape        c Lewis            b Siddle
Runs : 26       Balls : 16         S/R : 162.5

3.6  Peter Siddle to Brad Hodge, That's out, no question about it. Excellent bowling.

B. Hodge        lbw                b Siddle
Runs : 0        Balls : 1          S/R : 0


End of over 4
Leicestershire Foxes    41/2 (RR : 10.2)    Required RR(8.62)
John Sadler     0 (0b)
Darren Maddy     12 (10b)
Peter Siddle    1-0-7-2


4.1  David Hussey to Darren Maddy, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six!  (6) 
4.2  David Hussey to Darren Maddy, 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) 
4.3  David Hussey to John Sadler, 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) 
4.4  David Hussey to John Sadler, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single.  (1) 
4.5  David Hussey to Darren Maddy, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more.  (4) 
4.6  David Hussey to Darren Maddy, One more to the total.  (1) 


End of over 5
Leicestershire Foxes    58/2 (RR : 11.6)    Required RR(8.07)
John Sadler     3 (2b)
Darren Maddy     26 (14b)
David Hussey    1-0-17-0


5.1  Andrew McDonald to Darren Maddy, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
5.2  Andrew McDonald to John Sadler, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
5.3  Andrew McDonald to Darren Maddy, Splendid shot for four!  (4) 
5.4  Andrew McDonald to Darren Maddy, No shot offered.  (0) 
5.5  Andrew McDonald to Darren Maddy, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
5.6  Andrew McDonald to John Sadler, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2) 


End of over 6
Leicestershire Foxes    67/2 (RR : 11.2)    Required RR(8)
John Sadler     6 (4b)
Darren Maddy     32 (18b)
Andrew McDonald    2-0-18-0


6.1  Cameron White to Darren Maddy, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
6.2  Cameron White to John Sadler, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
6.3  Cameron White to John Sadler, Very well bowled.  (0) 
6.4  Cameron White to John Sadler, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2) 
6.5  Cameron White to John Sadler, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 
6.6  Cameron White to John Sadler, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 


End of over 7
Leicestershire Foxes    73/2 (RR : 10.4)    Required RR(8.15)
Darren Maddy     33 (19b)
John Sadler     11 (9b)
Cameron White    1-0-6-0


7.1  Dirk Nannes to John Sadler, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
7.2  Dirk Nannes to Darren Maddy, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 
7.3  Dirk Nannes to John Sadler, 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) 
7.4  Dirk Nannes to John Sadler, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
7.5  Dirk Nannes to John Sadler, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
7.6  Dirk Nannes to John Sadler, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 


End of over 8
Leicestershire Foxes    75/2 (RR : 9.38)    Required RR(8.67)
John Sadler     12 (14b)
Darren Maddy     34 (20b)
Dirk Nannes    1-0-2-0


8.1  Cameron White to Darren Maddy, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 
8.2  Cameron White to John Sadler, Good running, two runs.  (2) 
8.3  Cameron White to John Sadler, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
8.4  Cameron White to John Sadler, Very well bowled.  (0) 
8.5  Cameron White to John Sadler, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot!  (4) 
8.6  Cameron White to John Sadler, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2) 


End of over 9
Leicestershire Foxes    84/2 (RR : 9.33)    Required RR(8.64)
John Sadler     20 (19b)
Darren Maddy     35 (21b)
Cameron White    2-0-15-0


9.1  Shane Warne to Darren Maddy, 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) 
9.2  Shane Warne to Darren Maddy, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
9.3  Shane Warne to John Sadler, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
9.4  Shane Warne to John Sadler, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2) 
9.5  Shane Warne to John Sadler, Easy single.  (1) 
9.6  Shane Warne to Darren Maddy, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 


End of over 10
Leicestershire Foxes    89/2 (RR : 8.9)    Required RR(9)
John Sadler     23 (22b)
Darren Maddy     37 (24b)
Shane Warne    1-0-5-0


10.1  Dirk Nannes to Darren Maddy, 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) 
10.2  Dirk Nannes to Darren Maddy, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three.  (3) 
10.3  Dirk Nannes to John Sadler, Very well bowled.  (0) 
10.4  Dirk Nannes to John Sadler, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
10.5  Dirk Nannes to Darren Maddy, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
10.6  Dirk Nannes to John Sadler, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4) 


End of over 11
Leicestershire Foxes    102/2 (RR : 9.27)    Required RR(8.56)
John Sadler     28 (25b)
Darren Maddy     45 (27b)
Dirk Nannes    2-0-15-0


11.1  Shane Warne to Darren Maddy, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2) 
11.2  Shane Warne to Darren Maddy, Very well bowled.  (0) 
11.3  Shane Warne to Darren Maddy, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
11.4  Shane Warne to Darren Maddy, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
11.5  Shane Warne to Darren Maddy, 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) 
11.6  Shane Warne to Darren Maddy, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 


End of over 12
Leicestershire Foxes    107/2 (RR : 8.92)    Required RR(9)
John Sadler     28 (25b)
Darren Maddy     50 (33b)
Shane Warne    2-0-10-0


12.1  Peter Siddle to Darren Maddy, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
12.2  Peter Siddle to Darren Maddy, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
12.3  Peter Siddle to John Sadler, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
12.4  Peter Siddle to John Sadler, 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) 
12.5  Peter Siddle to Darren Maddy, Easy single.  (1) 
12.6  Peter Siddle to John Sadler, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 


End of over 13
Leicestershire Foxes    110/2 (RR : 8.46)    Required RR(9.86)
John Sadler     29 (28b)
Darren Maddy     52 (36b)
Peter Siddle    2-0-10-2



13.1  Cameron White to Darren Maddy, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 
13.2  Cameron White to John Sadler, Wide, no run.  (1) 
13.2  Cameron White to John Sadler, That's a single.  (1) 
13.3  Cameron White to Darren Maddy, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three.  (3) 
13.4  Cameron White to John Sadler, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
13.5  Cameron White to John Sadler, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
13.6  Cameron White to John Sadler, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 


End of over 14
Leicestershire Foxes    117/2 (RR : 8.36)    Required RR(10.3)
Darren Maddy     56 (38b)l
John Sadler     31 (33b)
Cameron White    3-0-22-0


14.1  Shane Warne to John Sadler, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
14.2  Shane Warne to John Sadler, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
14.3  Shane Warne to John Sadler, Splendid shot for four!  (4) 
14.4  Shane Warne to John Sadler, 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) 
14.5  Shane Warne to John Sadler, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
14.6  Shane Warne to Darren Maddy, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 


End of over 15
Leicestershire Foxes    124/2 (RR : 8.27)    Required RR(11)
Darren Maddy     56 (39b)
John Sadler     38 (38b)
Shane Warne    3-0-17-0


15.1  Cameron White to John Sadler, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more.  (4) 
15.2  Cameron White to John Sadler, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4) 
15.3  Cameron White to John Sadler, 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) 
15.4  Cameron White to John Sadler, That six has cleared the car park!  (6) 
15.5  Cameron White to John Sadler, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
15.6  Cameron White to Darren Maddy, 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 16
Leicestershire Foxes    139/2 (RR : 8.69)    Required RR(10)
Darren Maddy     56 (40b)
John Sadler     53 (43b)
Cameron White    4-0-37-0


16.1  Dirk Nannes to John Sadler, 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) 
16.2  Dirk Nannes to John Sadler, 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) 
16.3  Dirk Nannes to John Sadler, He defends with the bat and pad tucked together, and the bowler goes up in appeal. Hard to tell if it was bat first or pad first, but the umpire thinks it was off the pad and he's got to go!

J. Sadler       lbw                b Nannes
Runs : 57       Balls : 46         S/R : 123.9

16.4  Dirk Nannes to Darren Stevens, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2) 
16.5  Dirk Nannes to Darren Stevens, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
16.6  Dirk Nannes to Darren Maddy, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!

D. Maddy        c McDonald         b Nannes
Runs : 56       Balls : 41         S/R : 136.6


End of over 17
Leicestershire Foxes    146/4 (RR : 8.59)    Required RR(11)
Paul Nixon     0 (0b)
Darren Stevens     3 (2b)
Dirk Nannes    3-0-22-2


17.1  Peter Siddle to Darren Stevens, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
17.2  Peter Siddle to Darren Stevens, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
17.3  Peter Siddle to Paul Nixon, 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) 
17.4  Peter Siddle to Darren Stevens, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 
17.5  Peter Siddle to Paul Nixon, One more to the total.  (1) 
17.6  Peter Siddle to Darren Stevens, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 


End of over 18
Leicestershire Foxes    152/4 (RR : 8.44)    Required RR(13.5)
Darren Stevens     5 (6b)
Paul Nixon     4 (2b)
Peter Siddle    3-0-16-2


18.1  Mick Lewis to Paul Nixon, Good running, two runs.  (2) 
18.2  Mick Lewis to Paul Nixon, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run!  (3) 
18.3  Mick Lewis to Darren Stevens, Bowler appeals, others follow, and got him!

D. Stevens     lbw               b Lewis
Runs : 5       Balls : 7         S/R : 71.43

18.4  Mick Lewis to Ottis Gibson, 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) 
18.5  Mick Lewis to Ottis Gibson, Slog-sweep time! He swings, and misses! Clean bowled!

O. Gibson                        b Lewis
Runs : 0       Balls : 2         S/R : 0

18.6  Mick Lewis to Phil DeFreitas, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0) 


End of over 19
Leicestershire Foxes    157/6 (RR : 8.26)    Required RR(22)
Phil DeFreitas     0 (1b)
Paul Nixon     9 (4b)
Mick Lewis    3-0-30-2


19.1  Andrew McDonald to Paul Nixon, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
19.2  Andrew McDonald to Phil DeFreitas, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2) 
19.3  Andrew McDonald to Phil DeFreitas, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
19.4  Andrew McDonald to Paul Nixon, Six!  (6) 
19.5  Andrew McDonald to Paul Nixon, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
19.6  Andrew McDonald to Paul Nixon, That's gone high in the air, and an easy catch in the end.

P. Nixon        c Warne           b McDonald
Runs : 16       Balls : 8         S/R : 200


End of over 20
Leicestershire Foxes    167/7 (RR : 8.35)
Mark Cleary     0 (0b)
Phil DeFreitas     3 (3b)
Andrew McDonald    3-0-28-1



Leicestershire Foxes    167/7 (RR : 8.35)
Overs: 20.0

Leicestershire Foxes Innings

Player                                                   R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Darren Maddy           c McDonald      b Nannes         56   41   4   1  136.6
Jeremy Snape           c Lewis         b Siddle         26   16   2   1  162.5
Brad Hodge             lbw             b Siddle          0    1   0   0    0.0
John Sadler            lbw             b Nannes         57   46   6   1  123.9
Darren Stevens         lbw             b Lewis           5    7   0   0   71.4
Paul Nixon             lbw             b McDonald       16    8   0   1  200.0
Ottis Gibson                           b Lewis           0    2   0   0    0.0
Phil DeFreitas                         not out           3    3   0   0  100.0
Mark Cleary                            not out           0    0   0   0    0.0
David Masters                                     
Charl Willoughby                                  

Total: 167/7                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 8.35

Extras : 4    No Balls : 0       Wides : 4    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

Victorian Bushrangers Bowling

Players                               O            M       R        W   E/R
David Hussey                         1.0           0      17        0  17.00
Cameron White                        4.0           0      37        0   9.25
Andrew McDonald                      3.0           0      28        1   9.33
Shane Warne                          3.0           0      17        0   5.67
Dirk Nannes                          3.0           0      22        2   7.33
Mick Lewis                           3.0           0      30        2  10.00
Peter Siddle                         3.0           0      16        2   4.50

Total: 167/7                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 8.35

Extras : 4    No Balls : 0       Wides : 4    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

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Leicestershire Foxes fall 12 runs short of victory despite two brilliant fifties from Darren Maddy and John Sadler. Two innings that nearly took the Foxes home.
Jeremy Snape went hell for leather right from the get-go before Peter Siddle pulled the rug from underneath him. His cocky start got the Foxes off to a flyer.

Darren Maddy and John Sadler's pairing carried the team the entire innings, but folded just at the crunch moment. They added a 101-run stand for the 3rd-wicket.
It took the Bushrangers picking-up two back-to-back wickets in the same over again to get back into the contest. This time however, they kept their momentum.

Dirk Nannes dismissed both the set batsmen in the same over (17th), bringing the Bushrangers back into the game. It was anyone's game from this point onwards.
Bushrangers defended 34 runs in the last 3.0 overs to secure their first win of the season with an excellent display of death-bowling. Especially in the 19th over.​

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Victorian Bushrangers   179/7 in 20.0 overs. 
Leicestershire Foxes    167/7 in 20.0 overs. 

Victorian Bushrangers won by 12 runs

Man of the match: Brad Hodge (Victorian Bushrangers)

@Akshay. @Naman Thakur​

 

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ROUND 2​

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2004 DIAMOND EAGLES vs 2006 DIAMOND EAGLES
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein

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TOSS: 2004 DIAMOND EAGLES WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BOWL FIRST

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0.1  Allan Donald to Davy Jacobs, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1)
0.2  Allan Donald to Boeta Dippenaar, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
0.3  Allan Donald to Boeta Dippenaar, 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)
0.4  Allan Donald to Boeta Dippenaar, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)
0.5  Allan Donald to Davy Jacobs, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
0.6  Allan Donald to Davy Jacobs, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)


End of over 1
2006 Diamond Eagles    8/0 (RR : 8)
Davy Jacobs     3 (3b)
Boeta Dippenaar     5 (3b)
Allan Donald    1-0-8-0


1.1  Deon Kruis to Boeta Dippenaar, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2)
1.2  Deon Kruis to Boeta Dippenaar, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2)
1.3  Deon Kruis to Boeta Dippenaar, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2)
1.4  Deon Kruis to Boeta Dippenaar, Wide, no run.  (1)
1.4  Deon Kruis to Boeta Dippenaar, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2)
1.5  Deon Kruis to Boeta Dippenaar, 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)
1.6  Deon Kruis to Boeta Dippenaar, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1)


End of over 2
2006 Diamond Eagles    18/0 (RR : 9)
Davy Jacobs     3 (3b)
Boeta Dippenaar     14 (10b)
Deon Kruis    1-0-10-0


2.1  Allan Donald to Boeta Dippenaar, Easy single.  (1)
2.2  Allan Donald to Davy Jacobs, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1)
2.3  Allan Donald to Boeta Dippenaar, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
2.4  Allan Donald to Boeta Dippenaar, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four.  (4)
2.5  Allan Donald to Boeta Dippenaar, That's gone high in the air, and an easy catch in the end.

B. Dippenaar    c Telemachus       b Donald
Runs : 19       Balls : 14         S/R : 135.7

2.6  Allan Donald to Loots Bosman, There's a mix up with the batsman, and he's out!

L. Bosman       run out            (Hector)
Runs : 0        Balls : 1          S/R : 0


End of over 3
2006 Diamond Eagles    24/2 (RR : 8)
Cliffe Deacon     0 (0b)
Davy Jacobs     4 (4b)
Allan Donald    2-0-14-1


3.1  Deon Kruis to Davy Jacobs, Very well bowled.  (0)
3.2  Deon Kruis to Davy Jacobs, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1)
3.3  Deon Kruis to Cliffe Deacon, Wide, no run.  (1)
3.3  Deon Kruis to Cliffe Deacon, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1)
3.4  Deon Kruis to Davy Jacobs, Wide, no run.  (1)
3.4  Deon Kruis to Davy Jacobs, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
3.5  Deon Kruis to Davy Jacobs, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2)
3.6  Deon Kruis to Davy Jacobs, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2)


End of over 4
2006 Diamond Eagles    32/2 (RR : 8)
Davy Jacobs     9 (9b)
Cliffe Deacon     1 (1b)
Deon Kruis    2-0-18-0


4.1  Allan Donald to Cliffe Deacon, Wide, no run.  (1)
4.1  Allan Donald to Cliffe Deacon, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1)
4.2  Allan Donald to Davy Jacobs, 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)
4.3  Allan Donald to Cliffe Deacon, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2)
4.4  Allan Donald to Cliffe Deacon, Very well bowled.  (0)
4.5  Allan Donald to Cliffe Deacon, Good running, two runs.  (2)
4.6  Allan Donald to Cliffe Deacon, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)


End of over 5
2006 Diamond Eagles    42/2 (RR : 8.4)
Davy Jacobs     12 (10b)
Cliffe Deacon     7 (6b)
Allan Donald    3-0-24-1


5.1  Deon Kruis to Cliffe Deacon, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)
5.2  Deon Kruis to Cliffe Deacon, One more to the total.  (1)
5.3  Deon Kruis to Davy Jacobs, That's a single.  (1)
5.4  Deon Kruis to Cliffe Deacon, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2)
5.5  Deon Kruis to Cliffe Deacon, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4)
5.6  Deon Kruis to Cliffe Deacon, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)


End of over 6
2006 Diamond Eagles    50/2 (RR : 8.33)
Cliffe Deacon     14 (11b)
Davy Jacobs     13 (11b)
Deon Kruis    3-0-26-0


6.1  Roger Telemachus to Davy Jacobs, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
6.2  Roger Telemachus to Davy Jacobs, Good running, two runs.  (2)
6.3  Roger Telemachus to Davy Jacobs, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1)
6.4  Roger Telemachus to Cliffe Deacon, 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)
6.5  Roger Telemachus to Cliffe Deacon, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
6.6  Roger Telemachus to Cliffe Deacon, Very well bowled.  (0)


End of over 7
2006 Diamond Eagles    57/2 (RR : 8.14)
Cliffe Deacon     18 (14b)
Davy Jacobs     16 (14b)
Roger Telemachus    1-0-7-0


7.1  Nicky Boje to Davy Jacobs, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)
7.2  Nicky Boje to Davy Jacobs, 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)
7.3  Nicky Boje to Cliffe Deacon, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1)
7.4  Nicky Boje to Davy Jacobs, 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)
7.5  Nicky Boje to Cliffe Deacon, No shot offered.  (0)
7.6  Nicky Boje to Cliffe Deacon, One more to the total.  (1)


End of over 8
2006 Diamond Eagles    61/2 (RR : 7.62)
Davy Jacobs     18 (17b)
Cliffe Deacon     20 (17b)
Nicky Boje    1-0-4-0


8.1  Thandi Tshabalala to Cliffe Deacon, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
8.2  Thandi Tshabalala to Cliffe Deacon, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2)
8.3  Thandi Tshabalala to Cliffe Deacon, 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)
8.4  Thandi Tshabalala to Davy Jacobs, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
8.5  Thandi Tshabalala to Davy Jacobs, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3)
8.6  Thandi Tshabalala to Cliffe Deacon, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)


End of over 9
2006 Diamond Eagles    69/2 (RR : 7.67)
Cliffe Deacon     25 (21b)
Davy Jacobs     21 (19b)
Thandi Tshabalala    1-0-8-0


9.1  Johan van der Wath to Davy Jacobs, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2)
9.2  Johan van der Wath to Davy Jacobs, Very well bowled.  (0)
9.3  Johan van der Wath to Davy Jacobs, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0)
9.4  Johan van der Wath to Davy Jacobs, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
9.5  Johan van der Wath to Davy Jacobs, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)
9.6  Johan van der Wath to Davy Jacobs, 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 10
2006 Diamond Eagles    72/2 (RR : 7.2)
Cliffe Deacon     25 (21b)
Davy Jacobs     24 (25b)
Johan van der Wath    1-0-3-0


10.1  Nicky Boje to Davy Jacobs, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
10.2  Nicky Boje to Davy Jacobs, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
10.3  Nicky Boje to Davy Jacobs, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2)
10.4  Nicky Boje to Davy Jacobs, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)
10.5  Nicky Boje to Cliffe Deacon, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)
10.6  Nicky Boje to Cliffe Deacon, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)


End of over 11
2006 Diamond Eagles    77/2 (RR : 7)
Cliffe Deacon     25 (23b)
Davy Jacobs     29 (29b)
Nicky Boje    2-0-9-0


11.1  Johan van der Wath to Davy Jacobs, Very well bowled.  (0)
11.2  Johan van der Wath to Davy Jacobs, Short and pulled away for a single  (2)
11.3  Johan van der Wath to Davy Jacobs, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2)
11.4  Johan van der Wath to Davy Jacobs, 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)
11.5  Johan van der Wath to Davy Jacobs, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
11.6  Johan van der Wath to Davy Jacobs, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)


End of over 12
2006 Diamond Eagles    84/2 (RR : 7)
Cliffe Deacon     25 (23b)
Davy Jacobs     36 (35b)
Johan van der Wath    2-0-10-0


12.1  Thandi Tshabalala to Davy Jacobs, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
12.2  Thandi Tshabalala to Davy Jacobs, Very well bowled.  (0)
12.3  Thandi Tshabalala to Davy Jacobs, 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)
12.4  Thandi Tshabalala to Davy Jacobs, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4)
12.5  Thandi Tshabalala to Davy Jacobs, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)
12.6  Thandi Tshabalala to Davy Jacobs, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)


End of over 13
2006 Diamond Eagles    90/2 (RR : 6.92)
Davy Jacobs     42 (41b)
Cliffe Deacon     25 (23b)
Thandi Tshabalala    2-0-14-0


13.1  Roger Telemachus to Cliffe Deacon, Very well bowled.  (0)
13.2  Roger Telemachus to Cliffe Deacon, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4)
13.3  Roger Telemachus to Cliffe Deacon, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4)
13.4  Roger Telemachus to Cliffe Deacon, 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)
13.5  Roger Telemachus to Cliffe Deacon, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
13.6  Roger Telemachus to Cliffe Deacon, 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 14
2006 Diamond Eagles    101/2 (RR : 7.21)
Davy Jacobs     42 (41b)
Cliffe Deacon     36 (29b)
Roger Telemachus    2-0-18-0


14.1  Johan van der Wath to Cliffe Deacon, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)
14.2  Johan van der Wath to Cliffe Deacon, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two.  (2)
14.3  Johan van der Wath to Cliffe Deacon, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
14.4  Johan van der Wath to Cliffe Deacon, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
14.5  Johan van der Wath to Davy Jacobs, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
14.6  Johan van der Wath to Davy Jacobs, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)


End of over 15
2006 Diamond Eagles    104/2 (RR : 6.93)
Davy Jacobs     42 (43b)
Cliffe Deacon     39 (33b)
Johan van der Wath    3-0-13-0


15.1  Roger Telemachus to Cliffe Deacon, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
15.2  Roger Telemachus to Cliffe Deacon, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1)
15.3  Roger Telemachus to Davy Jacobs, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1)
15.4  Roger Telemachus to Cliffe Deacon, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
15.5  Roger Telemachus to Cliffe Deacon, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
15.6  Roger Telemachus to Cliffe Deacon, 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)


End of over 16
2006 Diamond Eagles    112/2 (RR : 7)
Cliffe Deacon     46 (38b)
Davy Jacobs     43 (44b)
Roger Telemachus    3-0-26-0


16.1  Nicky Boje to Davy Jacobs, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
16.2  Nicky Boje to Davy Jacobs, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it through the second slip region! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run for three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slip cordon, he's searching for a wicket here.  (3)
16.3  Nicky Boje to Cliffe Deacon, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is.  (4)
16.4  Nicky Boje to Cliffe Deacon, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1)
16.5  Nicky Boje to Davy Jacobs, Bowler appeals, others follow, and got him!

D. Jacobs       lbw                b Boje
Runs : 46       Balls : 47         S/R : 97.87

16.6  Nicky Boje to Jacques Rudolph, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)


End of over 17
2006 Diamond Eagles    122/3 (RR : 7.18)
Jacques Rudolph     2 (1b)
Cliffe Deacon     51 (40b)
Nicky Boje    3-0-19-1


17.1  Thandi Tshabalala to Cliffe Deacon, Very well bowled.  (0)
17.2  Thandi Tshabalala to Cliffe Deacon, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
17.3  Thandi Tshabalala to Cliffe Deacon, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!

C. Deacon       c Telemachus       b Tshabalala
Runs : 51       Balls : 43         S/R : 118.6

17.4  Thandi Tshabalala to Ben Hector, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1)
17.5  Thandi Tshabalala to Jacques Rudolph, Hit outside off stump, no shot offered, he’s given him!

J. Rudolph      lbw                b Tshabalala
Runs : 2        Balls : 2          S/R : 100

17.6  Thandi Tshabalala to Nicky Boje, Very well bowled.  (0)


End of over 18
2006 Diamond Eagles    123/5 (RR : 6.83)
Nicky Boje     0 (1b)
Ben Hector     1 (1b)
Thandi Tshabalala    3-0-15-2


18.1  Deon Kruis to Ben Hector, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1)
18.2  Deon Kruis to Nicky Boje, Wide, no run.  (1)
18.2  Deon Kruis to Nicky Boje, No shot offered.  (0)
18.3  Deon Kruis to Nicky Boje, One more to the total.  (1)
18.4  Deon Kruis to Ben Hector, 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)
18.5  Deon Kruis to Ben Hector, 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!

B. Hector                        b Kruis
Runs : 2       Balls : 4         S/R : 50

18.6  Deon Kruis to Johan van der Wath, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2)


End of over 19
2006 Diamond Eagles    128/6 (RR : 6.74)
Johan van der Wath     2 (1b)
Nicky Boje     1 (3b)
Deon Kruis    4-0-31-1


19.1  Allan Donald to Nicky Boje, No shot offered.  (0)
19.2  Allan Donald to Nicky Boje, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)
19.3  Allan Donald to Nicky Boje, Perfect yorker, and he's gone!

N. Boje                          b Donald
Runs : 1       Balls : 6         S/R : 16.67

19.4  Allan Donald to Roger Telemachus, 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)
19.5  Allan Donald to Johan van der Wath, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2)
19.6  Allan Donald to Johan van der Wath, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1)


End of over 20
2006 Diamond Eagles    132/7 (RR : 6.60)
Roger Telemachus     1 (1b)
Johan van der Wath     5 (3b)
Allan Donald    4-0-28-2



2006 Diamond Eagles    132/7 (RR : 6.60)
Overs: 20.0

2006 Diamond Eagles Innings

Player                                                   R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Davy Jacobs            lbw             b Boje           46   47   1   0   97.9
Boeta Dippenaar        c Telemachus    b Donald         19   14   1   0  135.7
Loots Bosman           run out         (Hector)          0    1   0   0    0.0
Cliffe Deacon          c Telemachus    b Tshabalala     51   43   6   0  118.6
Jacques Rudolph        lbw             b Tshabalala      2    2   0   0  100.0
Ben Hector                             b Kruis           2    4   0   0   50.0
Nicky Boje                             b Donald          1    6   0   0   16.7
Johan van der Wath                     not out           5    3   0   0  166.7
Roger Telemachus                       not out           1    1   0   0  100.0
Dillon du Preez                                
Thandi Tshabalala                              

Total: 132/7                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 6.60

Extras : 5    No Balls : 0       Wides : 5    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

2004 Diamond Eagles Bowling

Players                               O            M       R        W   E/R
Nicky Boje                           3.0           0      19        1   6.33
Johan van der Wath                   3.0           0      13        0   4.33
Allan Donald                         4.0           0      28        2   7.00
Roger Telemachus                     3.0           0      26        0   8.67
Thandi Tshabalala                    3.0           0      15        2   5.00
Deon Kruis                           4.0           0      31        1   7.75

Total: 132/7                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 6.60

Extras : 5    No Balls : 0       Wides : 5    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

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Diamond Eagles constrained Diamond Eagles to a mediocre total at best. On a high-scoring pitch, the Diamond Eagles could only manage 132/7 in their 20.0 overs.
A slack-ish yet somehow valuable innings from Davy Jacobs at the top, and a fighting fifty from Cliffe Deacon were in the limelight throughout the innings.

The Eagles were sailing smoothly up until a certain point, but a late-order collapse completely derailed them and made the Eagles crumble to a below-par total.
Allan Donald and Thandi Tshabalala were the pick of the bowlers with two scalps to their names each. Deon Kruis and Nicky Boje also claimed two valuable wickets.

The top story for the batting side however, was Boeta Dippenaar's failure to convert his start into a big score and Loots Bosman's premature dismissal via run out.
And on top of that, the lower-order collapsed completely. If it weren't for Deacon and Jacobs' slow yet cautious knocks, things could've been for Diamond Eagles.​

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2004 DIAMOND EAGLES NEED 133 RUNS TO WIN FROM 20.0 OVERS @ 6.65 RUNS PER OVER

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0.1  Roger Telemachus to Morne van Wyk, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
0.2  Roger Telemachus to Morne van Wyk, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0)
0.3  Roger Telemachus to Morne van Wyk, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1)
0.4  Roger Telemachus to Loots Bosman, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4)
0.5  Roger Telemachus to Loots Bosman, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
0.6  Roger Telemachus to Loots Bosman, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4)


End of over 1
2004 Diamond Eagles    9/0 (RR : 9)    Required RR(6.47)
Loots Bosman     8 (3b)
Morne van Wyk     1 (3b)
Roger Telemachus    1-0-9-0


1.1  Cliffe Deacon to Morne van Wyk, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
1.2  Cliffe Deacon to Morne van Wyk, Very well bowled.  (0)
1.3  Cliffe Deacon to Morne van Wyk, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
1.4  Cliffe Deacon to Morne van Wyk, 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)
1.5  Cliffe Deacon to Morne van Wyk, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)
1.6  Cliffe Deacon to Morne van Wyk, Easy single.  (1)


End of over 2
2004 Diamond Eagles    16/0 (RR : 8)    Required RR(6.44)
Loots Bosman     8 (3b)
Morne van Wyk     8 (9b)
Cliffe Deacon    1-0-7-0


2.1  Roger Telemachus to Morne van Wyk, 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)
2.2  Roger Telemachus to Loots Bosman, 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)
2.3  Roger Telemachus to Loots Bosman, 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)
2.4  Roger Telemachus to Loots Bosman, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2)
2.5  Roger Telemachus to Loots Bosman, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there!  (4)
2.6  Roger Telemachus to Loots Bosman, 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
2004 Diamond Eagles    25/0 (RR : 8.33)    Required RR(6.29)
Loots Bosman     16 (8b)
Morne van Wyk     9 (10b)
Roger Telemachus    2-0-18-0


3.1  Cliffe Deacon to Morne van Wyk, Very well bowled.  (0)
3.2  Cliffe Deacon to Morne van Wyk, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
3.3  Cliffe Deacon to Loots Bosman, 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)
3.4  Cliffe Deacon to Morne van Wyk, 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)
3.5  Cliffe Deacon to Morne van Wyk, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
3.6  Cliffe Deacon to Morne van Wyk, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming!  (4)


End of over 4
2004 Diamond Eagles    37/0 (RR : 9.25)    Required RR(5.94)
Morne van Wyk     18 (15b)
Loots Bosman     19 (9b)
Cliffe Deacon    2-0-19-0


4.1  Roger Telemachus to Loots Bosman, 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)
4.2  Roger Telemachus to Loots Bosman, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4)
4.3  Roger Telemachus to Loots Bosman, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two.  (2)
4.4  Roger Telemachus to Loots Bosman, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
4.5  Roger Telemachus to Loots Bosman, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1)
4.6  Roger Telemachus to Morne van Wyk, Good running, two runs.  (2)


End of over 5
2004 Diamond Eagles    48/0 (RR : 9.6)    Required RR(5.6)
Morne van Wyk     20 (16b)
Loots Bosman     28 (14b)
Roger Telemachus    3-0-29-0


5.1  Cliffe Deacon to Loots Bosman, One more to the total.  (1)
5.2  Cliffe Deacon to Morne van Wyk, Low full toss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught!  (6)
5.3  Cliffe Deacon to Morne van Wyk, Short and pulled away for a single  (2)
5.4  Cliffe Deacon to Morne van Wyk, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1)
5.5  Cliffe Deacon to Loots Bosman, Sharp reflexes, excellent catch! That's certainly going to be on the highlight reel.

L. Bosman       c van der Wath     b Deacon
Runs : 29       Balls : 16         S/R : 181.2

5.6  Cliffe Deacon to Boeta Dippenaar, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)


End of over 6
2004 Diamond Eagles    58/1 (RR : 9.67)    Required RR(5.29)
Boeta Dippenaar     0 (1b)
Morne van Wyk     29 (19b)
Cliffe Deacon    3-0-29-1


6.1  Dillon du Preez to Morne van Wyk, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
6.2  Dillon du Preez to Boeta Dippenaar, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2)
6.3  Dillon du Preez to Boeta Dippenaar, No shot offered.  (0)
6.4  Dillon du Preez to Boeta Dippenaar, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1)
6.5  Dillon du Preez to Morne van Wyk, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
6.6  Dillon du Preez to Morne van Wyk, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)


End of over 7
2004 Diamond Eagles    63/1 (RR : 9)    Required RR(5.31)
Boeta Dippenaar     3 (4b)
Morne van Wyk     31 (22b)
Dillon du Preez    1-0-5-0


7.1  Nicky Boje to Morne van Wyk, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more.  (4)
7.2  Nicky Boje to Morne van Wyk, Very well bowled.  (0)
7.3  Nicky Boje to Morne van Wyk, No shot offered.  (0)
7.4  Nicky Boje to Morne van Wyk, 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)
7.5  Nicky Boje to Morne van Wyk, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
7.6  Nicky Boje to Morne van Wyk, Very well bowled.  (0)


End of over 8
2004 Diamond Eagles    71/1 (RR : 8.88)    Required RR(5.08)
Morne van Wyk     39 (28b)
Boeta Dippenaar     3 (4b)
Nicky Boje    1-0-8-0


8.1  Thandi Tshabalala to Boeta Dippenaar, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
8.2  Thandi Tshabalala to Boeta Dippenaar, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1)
8.3  Thandi Tshabalala to Morne van Wyk, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two.  (2)
8.4  Thandi Tshabalala to Morne van Wyk, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1)
8.5  Thandi Tshabalala to Boeta Dippenaar, 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)
8.6  Thandi Tshabalala to Boeta Dippenaar, Easy single.  (1)


End of over 9
2004 Diamond Eagles    78/1 (RR : 8.67)    Required RR(4.91)
Morne van Wyk     42 (30b)
Boeta Dippenaar     7 (8b)
Thandi Tshabalala    1-0-7-0


9.1  Nicky Boje to Boeta Dippenaar, Wide, no shot offered.  (1)
9.1  Nicky Boje to Boeta Dippenaar, 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)
9.2  Nicky Boje to Boeta Dippenaar, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
9.3  Nicky Boje to Morne van Wyk, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2)
9.4  Nicky Boje to Morne van Wyk, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
9.5  Nicky Boje to Boeta Dippenaar, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)
9.6  Nicky Boje to Boeta Dippenaar, Easy single.  (1)


End of over 10
2004 Diamond Eagles    86/1 (RR : 8.6)    Required RR(4.6)
Morne van Wyk     45 (32b)
Boeta Dippenaar     11 (13b)
Nicky Boje    2-0-16-0


10.1  Johan van der Wath to Boeta Dippenaar, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0)
10.2  Johan van der Wath to Boeta Dippenaar, 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)
10.3  Johan van der Wath to Morne van Wyk, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
10.4  Johan van der Wath to Morne van Wyk, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4)
10.5  Johan van der Wath to Morne van Wyk, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2)
10.6  Johan van der Wath to Morne van Wyk, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)


End of over 11
2004 Diamond Eagles    95/1 (RR : 8.64)    Required RR(4.11)
Morne van Wyk     51 (36b)
Boeta Dippenaar     14 (15b)
Johan van der Wath    1-0-9-0


11.1  Nicky Boje to Boeta Dippenaar, No shot offered.  (0)
11.2  Nicky Boje to Boeta Dippenaar, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2)
11.3  Nicky Boje to Boeta Dippenaar, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1)
11.4  Nicky Boje to Morne van Wyk, 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)
11.5  Nicky Boje to Boeta Dippenaar, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4)
11.6  Nicky Boje to Boeta Dippenaar, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1)


End of over 12
2004 Diamond Eagles    106/1 (RR : 8.83)    Required RR(3.25)
Morne van Wyk     54 (37b)
Boeta Dippenaar     22 (20b)
Nicky Boje    3-0-27-0


12.1  Dillon du Preez to Boeta Dippenaar, 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)
12.2  Dillon du Preez to Morne van Wyk, 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)
12.3  Dillon du Preez to Morne van Wyk, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)
12.4  Dillon du Preez to Boeta Dippenaar, 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)
12.5  Dillon du Preez to Boeta Dippenaar, 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)
12.6  Dillon du Preez to Morne van Wyk, Very well bowled.  (0)


End of over 13
2004 Diamond Eagles    111/1 (RR : 8.54)    Required RR(3)
Morne van Wyk     55 (40b)
Boeta Dippenaar     26 (23b)
Dillon du Preez    2-0-10-0


13.1  Ben Hector to Boeta Dippenaar, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
13.2  Ben Hector to Boeta Dippenaar, 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)
13.3  Ben Hector to Boeta Dippenaar, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
13.4  Ben Hector to Boeta Dippenaar, Very well bowled.  (0)
13.5  Ben Hector to Boeta Dippenaar, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
13.6  Ben Hector to Boeta Dippenaar, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1)


End of over 14
2004 Diamond Eagles    114/1 (RR : 8.14)    Required RR(3)
Morne van Wyk     55 (40b)
Boeta Dippenaar     29 (29b)
Ben Hector    1-0-3-0


14.1  Thandi Tshabalala to Boeta Dippenaar, Wide, no run.  (1)
14.1  Thandi Tshabalala to Boeta Dippenaar, 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)
14.2  Thandi Tshabalala to Morne van Wyk, Very well bowled.  (0)
14.3  Thandi Tshabalala to Morne van Wyk, 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)
14.4  Thandi Tshabalala to Morne van Wyk, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4)
14.5  Thandi Tshabalala to Morne van Wyk, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
14.6  Thandi Tshabalala to Boeta Dippenaar, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4)


End of over 15
2004 Diamond Eagles    131/1 (RR : 8.73)    Required RR(0.2)
Boeta Dippenaar     36 (32b)
Morne van Wyk     64 (44b)
Thandi Tshabalala    2-0-24-0


15.1  Dillon du Preez to Morne van Wyk, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)



2004 Diamond Eagles    133/1 (RR : 8.76)
Overs: 15.1

2004 Diamond Eagles Innings

Player                                                   R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Morne van Wyk                          not out          66   45   8   1  146.7
Loots Bosman           c van der Wath  b Deacon         29   16   4   0  181.2
Boeta Dippenaar                        not out          36   32   2   0  112.5
Ben Hector                                     
Davy Jacobs                                    
Nicky Boje                                     
Johan van der Wath                             
Allan Donald                                   
Roger Telemachus                               
Thandi Tshabalala                              
Deon Kruis                                     

Total: 133/1                       Overs: 15.1                    Run Rate: 8.76

Extras : 2    No Balls : 0       Wides : 2    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

2006 Diamond Eagles Bowling

Players                               O            M       R        W   E/R
Cliffe Deacon                        3.0           0      29        1   9.67
Ben Hector                           1.0           0       3        0   3.00
Nicky Boje                           3.0           0      27        0   9.00
Johan van der Wath                   1.0           0       9        0   9.00
Roger Telemachus                     3.0           0      29        0   9.67
Dillon du Preez                      2.1           0      12        0   5.54
Thandi Tshabalala                    2.0           0      24        0  12.00

Total: 133/1                       Overs: 15.1                    Run Rate: 8.76

Extras : 2    No Balls : 0       Wides : 2    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

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Diamond Eagles register a rather comfortable victory as they chase the 133-run target set-up by Diamond Eagles with 9 wickets to spare and 29 balls remaining.
Cliffe Deacon was the only one successful with the ball, dismissing Loots Bosman in the 6th over to shift momentum, but his team couldn't capitalize on that.

Morne van Wyk's carefully crafted fifty and Boeta Dippenaar's anchoring knock at number three took the Eagles to a crushing win over themselves of future.
It was a forgetful game for 2006 Diamond Eagles, especially for Cliffe Deacon. He gave it his all in both departments, but his team still ended-up terribly short.​

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2006 Diamond Eagles   132/7 in 20.0 overs.
2004 Diamond Eagles   133/1 in 15.1 overs.

2004 Diamond Eagles won by 9 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)

Man of the match: Morne van Wyk (2004 Diamond Eagles)

@Kaptaan @Yash.​

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

Excuse my words, but:

Diamond Eagles constrained Diamond Eagles

 

[Neo 7]

LOL ! I knew it was our team that lost (even before watching the 2nd innings) when I saw that Bushrangers' team has only 1 fifty .

And it was "A couple of fifties in vain" , and it did happen ...

It was the 18th over that added more pressure on the batsmen scoring mere 6 runs . Then , requiring 27 from 2 overs even with two set batsmen was not exactly possible TBH and all over that those two got out ....

 

[Champagnepapi]

Our top 3 batsmen are just unstoppable, bowling was amazing too they all kept it nice and tight despite Roger going for a couple more but it’s fine we got the wickets at regular intervals and batting has once again impressed!

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

And it was "A couple of fifties in vain" , and it did happen ...

Whoops. Was that a spoiler?

 

[Neo 7]

Whoops. Was that a spoiler?

So what !

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

So what !

 

[Neo 7]

In simple , after seeing Bushrangers' scorecard :

 

[Yash.]

Batting once again disappoints.
We need to bring that fighting spirit of 2006 back!

 

[Akshay.]

Great innings from Hodge

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

ROUND 3

Match 5, 2006 Diamond Eagles vs Victorian Bushrangers
- Diamond Oval, Kimberley
- Useful for quick bowlers but also for batsmen who can adapt.
@Yash. @Akshay.

Match 6, Leicestershire Foxes vs 2004 Diamond Eagles
- Grace Road, Leicester
- A pitch that is good for batting but great for fast/seam bowling.
@Naman Thakur @Kaptaan

STANDINGS

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Q

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TEAM

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M

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W

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L

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P

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NRR

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| | - 2004 DIAMOND EAGLES| |

2

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2

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0

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6

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+1.239

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| | - VICTORIAN BUSHRANGERS - | |

2

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1

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1

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3

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-+0.075-

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| | - 2006 DIAMOND EAGLES| |

2

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1

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1

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3

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-0.643

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| | - LEICESTERSHIRE FOXES| |

-2-

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-0-

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-2-

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-0-

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-0.574

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LINEUP RULES

- You can not drop Your captain ()
- You must have at least five capable bowling (/) options in Your playing xi
- You must have at least one genuine wicket-keeping (/) option in Your playing xi
- You can have a maximum of four overseas () players in Your playing xi
- Mark the players You want to bowl with ^ and Your active wicket-keeper with †/+

STATISTICS

Available on post#6.​