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Lendl Simmons Darren Bravo Daren Ganga Jason Mohammed Dinesh Ramdin Sherwin Ganga Kevon Cooper Sunil Narine Shannon Gabriel Ravi Rampaul Samuel Badree
0.1 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six. (6)
0.2 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, Byes, they'll get three for that! That's poor, poor keeping... (3)
0.3 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, 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)
0.4 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
0.5 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, No Ball. Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (2)
0.5 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Nasir Jamshed, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six. (6)
0.6 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Nasir Jamshed, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 1
Lahore Lions 23/0 (RR : 23)
Nasir Jamshed 6 (1b)
Ahmed Shehzad 13 (4b)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 1-0-20-0
1.1 Chris Wood to Ahmed Shehzad, Wide, no run. (1)
1.1 Chris Wood to Ahmed Shehzad, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
1.2 Chris Wood to Nasir Jamshed, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.3 Chris Wood to Nasir Jamshed, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
1.4 Chris Wood to Nasir Jamshed, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
1.5 Chris Wood to Nasir Jamshed, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
1.6 Chris Wood to Nasir Jamshed, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 2
Lahore Lions 26/0 (RR : 13)
Ahmed Shehzad 14 (5b)
Nasir Jamshed 7 (6b)
Chris Wood 1-0-3-0
2.1 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Nasir Jamshed, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
2.2 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Nasir Jamshed, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
2.3 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Nasir Jamshed, 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)
2.4 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Nasir Jamshed, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
2.5 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Nasir Jamshed, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
2.6 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, 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 3
Lahore Lions 32/0 (RR : 10.7)
Nasir Jamshed 12 (11b)
Ahmed Shehzad 15 (6b)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 2-0-26-0
3.1 Chris Wood to Ahmed Shehzad, Wide, no run. (1)
3.1 Chris Wood to Ahmed Shehzad, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
3.2 Chris Wood to Ahmed Shehzad, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
3.3 Chris Wood to Ahmed Shehzad, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
3.4 Chris Wood to Nasir Jamshed, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
3.5 Chris Wood to Nasir Jamshed, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
3.6 Chris Wood to Nasir Jamshed, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!
N Jamshed b Wood
Runs : 14 Balls : 14 S/R : 100
End of over 4
Lahore Lions 50/1 (RR : 12.5)
Mohammad Yousuf 0 (0b)
Ahmed Shehzad 30 (9b)
Chris Wood 2-0-21-1
4.1 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
4.2 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
4.3 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, Very well bowled. (0)
4.4 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
4.5 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
4.6 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, Wide, no run. (1)
4.6 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
End of over 5
Lahore Lions 65/1 (RR : 13)
Ahmed Shehzad 44 (15b)
Mohammad Yousuf 0 (0b)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 3-0-41-0
5.1 Chris Wood to Mohammad Yousuf, 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)
5.2 Chris Wood to Mohammad Yousuf, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
5.3 Chris Wood to Mohammad Yousuf, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
5.4 Chris Wood to Mohammad Yousuf, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
5.5 Chris Wood to Ahmed Shehzad, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
5.6 Chris Wood to Ahmed Shehzad, 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 6
Lahore Lions 70/1 (RR : 11.7)
Ahmed Shehzad 44 (17b)
Mohammad Yousuf 5 (4b)
Chris Wood 3-0-26-1
6.1 Danny Briggs to Mohammad Yousuf, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.2 Danny Briggs to Mohammad Yousuf, No shot offered. (0)
6.3 Danny Briggs to Mohammad Yousuf, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
6.4 Danny Briggs to Ahmed Shehzad, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
6.5 Danny Briggs to Ahmed Shehzad, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
6.6 Danny Briggs to Ahmed Shehzad, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
End of over 7
Lahore Lions 72/1 (RR : 10.3)
Mohammad Yousuf 6 (7b)
Ahmed Shehzad 45 (20b)
Danny Briggs 1-0-2-0
7.1 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
7.2 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, Good running, two runs. (2)
7.3 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, 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)
7.4 Sean Ervine to Mohammad Yousuf, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
7.5 Sean Ervine to Mohammad Yousuf, No Ball. Short ball, cut away for a run. (2)
7.5 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
7.6 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
End of over 8
Lahore Lions 82/1 (RR : 10.3)
Mohammad Yousuf 7 (8b)
Ahmed Shehzad 53 (25b)
Sean Ervine 1-0-10-0
8.1 Dominic Cork to Ahmed Shehzad, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.2 Dominic Cork to Ahmed Shehzad, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
8.3 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
8.4 Dominic Cork to Ahmed Shehzad, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
8.5 Dominic Cork to Ahmed Shehzad, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.6 Dominic Cork to Ahmed Shehzad, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 9
Lahore Lions 88/1 (RR : 9.78)
Ahmed Shehzad 58 (30b)
Mohammad Yousuf 8 (9b)
Dominic Cork 1-0-6-0
9.1 Sean Ervine to Mohammad Yousuf, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
9.2 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, 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)
9.3 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, Very well bowled. (0)
9.4 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
9.5 Sean Ervine to Mohammad Yousuf, That's a single. (1)
9.6 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, 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)
End of over 10
Lahore Lions 91/1 (RR : 9.1)
Ahmed Shehzad 59 (34b)
Mohammad Yousuf 10 (11b)
Sean Ervine 2-0-13-0
10.1 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
10.2 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
10.3 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, No shot offered. (0)
10.4 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
10.5 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
10.6 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
End of over 11
Lahore Lions 99/1 (RR : 9)
Mohammad Yousuf 18 (17b)
Ahmed Shehzad 59 (34b)
Dominic Cork 2-0-14-0
11.1 Danny Briggs to Ahmed Shehzad, Easy single. (1)
11.2 Danny Briggs to Mohammad Yousuf, No shot offered. (0)
11.3 Danny Briggs to Mohammad Yousuf, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
11.4 Danny Briggs to Mohammad Yousuf, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
11.5 Danny Briggs to Ahmed Shehzad, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.6 Danny Briggs to Ahmed Shehzad, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 12
Lahore Lions 106/1 (RR : 8.83)
Mohammad Yousuf 23 (20b)
Ahmed Shehzad 61 (37b)
Danny Briggs 2-0-9-0
12.1 Dominic Cork to Ahmed Shehzad, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
12.2 Dominic Cork to Ahmed Shehzad, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
12.3 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
12.4 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
12.5 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
12.6 Dominic Cork to Ahmed Shehzad, Splendid shot for four! (4)
End of over 13
Lahore Lions 114/1 (RR : 8.77)
Ahmed Shehzad 68 (40b)
Mohammad Yousuf 24 (23b)
Dominic Cork 3-0-22-0
13.1 Shahid Afridi to Mohammad Yousuf, 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)
13.2 Shahid Afridi to Mohammad Yousuf, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
13.3 Shahid Afridi to Ahmed Shehzad, One more to the total. (1)
13.4 Shahid Afridi to Mohammad Yousuf, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
13.5 Shahid Afridi to Mohammad Yousuf, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
13.6 Shahid Afridi to Mohammad Yousuf, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 14
Lahore Lions 120/1 (RR : 8.57)
Mohammad Yousuf 29 (28b)
Ahmed Shehzad 69 (41b)
Shahid Afridi 1-0-6-0
14.1 Dominic Cork to Ahmed Shehzad, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
14.2 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, Wide, no run. (1)
14.2 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, 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)
14.3 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
14.4 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, That was a very good delivery. (0)
14.5 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, 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)
14.6 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 15
Lahore Lions 128/1 (RR : 8.53)
Mohammad Yousuf 35 (34b)
Ahmed Shehzad 70 (41b)
Dominic Cork 4-0-30-0
15.1 Danny Briggs to Ahmed Shehzad, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
15.2 Danny Briggs to Ahmed Shehzad, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
15.3 Danny Briggs to Ahmed Shehzad, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
15.4 Danny Briggs to Mohammad Yousuf, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
15.5 Danny Briggs to Mohammad Yousuf, 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)
15.6 Danny Briggs to Mohammad Yousuf, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 16
Lahore Lions 138/1 (RR : 8.63)
Ahmed Shehzad 77 (44b)
Mohammad Yousuf 38 (37b)
Danny Briggs 3-0-19-0
16.1 Sean Ervine to Mohammad Yousuf, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six! (6)
16.2 Sean Ervine to Mohammad Yousuf, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
16.3 Sean Ervine to Mohammad Yousuf, 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)
16.4 Sean Ervine to Mohammad Yousuf, One more to the total. (1)
16.5 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, Dances down the wicket, and misses completely. Simple stumping in the end.
A Shehzad st Pothas b Ervine
Runs : 77 Balls : 45 S/R : 171.1
16.6 Sean Ervine to Umar Akmal, 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 17
Lahore Lions 149/2 (RR : 8.76)
Umar Akmal 2 (1b)
Mohammad Yousuf 47 (41b)
Sean Ervine 3-0-24-1
17.1 Shahid Afridi to Mohammad Yousuf, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
17.2 Shahid Afridi to Umar Akmal, 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)
17.3 Shahid Afridi to Umar Akmal, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
17.4 Shahid Afridi to Mohammad Yousuf, Six! (6)
17.5 Shahid Afridi to Mohammad Yousuf, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
17.6 Shahid Afridi to Mohammad Yousuf, Top edge...and gone!
M Yousuf c Pietersen b Afridi
Runs : 54 Balls : 45 S/R : 120
End of over 18
Lahore Lions 161/3 (RR : 8.94)
Abdul Razzaq 0 (0b)
Umar Akmal 7 (3b)
Shahid Afridi 2-0-18-1
18.1 Chris Wood to Umar Akmal, 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)
18.2 Chris Wood to Umar Akmal, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
18.3 Chris Wood to Umar Akmal, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
18.4 Chris Wood to Abdul Razzaq, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
18.5 Chris Wood to Umar Akmal, Wide, no run. (1)
18.5 Chris Wood to Umar Akmal, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
18.6 Chris Wood to Umar Akmal, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 19
Lahore Lions 170/3 (RR : 8.95)
Umar Akmal 14 (8b)
Abdul Razzaq 1 (1b)
Chris Wood 4-0-35-1
19.1 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Abdul Razzaq, Very well bowled. (0)
19.2 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Abdul Razzaq, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
19.3 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Abdul Razzaq, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
19.4 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Umar Akmal, That's gone high in the air, and an easy catch in the end.
U Akmal c Pothas b Mascarenhas
Runs : 14 Balls : 9 S/R : 155.6
19.5 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Raza Ali Dar, 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)
19.6 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Raza Ali Dar, 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!
R Ali Dar b Mascarenhas
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
End of over 20
Lahore Lions 171/5 (RR : 8.55)
Adnan Akmal 0 (0b)
Abdul Razzaq 2 (4b)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 4-0-42-2
Lahore Lions 171/5 (RR : 8.55)
Overs: 20.0Lahore Lions Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Ahmed Shehzad st Pothas b Ervine 77 45 6 5 171.1
Nasir Jamshed b Wood 14 14 1 1 100.0
Mohammad Yousuf c Pietersen b Afridi 54 45 3 2 120.0
Umar Akmal c Pothas b Mascarenhas 14 9 1 0 155.6
Abdul Razzaq not out 2 4 0 0 50.0
Raza Ali Dar b Mascarenhas 0 2 0 0 0.0
Adnan Akmal not out 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wahab Riaz
Aizaz Cheema
Shabbir Ahmed
Adnan Rasool
Total: 171/5 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.55
Extras : 10 No Balls : 2 Wides : 5 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 3Hampshire Royals Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Sean Ervine 3.0 0 24 1 8.00
Shahid Afridi 2.0 0 18 1 9.00
Dominic Cork 4.0 0 30 0 7.50
Dimitri Mascarenhas 4.0 0 42 2 10.50
Danny Briggs 3.0 0 19 0 6.33
Chris Wood 4.0 0 35 1 8.75
Total: 171/5 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.55
Extras : 10 No Balls : 2 Wides : 5 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 3
0.1 Aizaz Cheema to Jimmy Adams, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
0.2 Aizaz Cheema to Jimmy Adams, No shot offered. (0)
0.3 Aizaz Cheema to Jimmy Adams, 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)
0.4 Aizaz Cheema to Jimmy Adams, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
0.5 Aizaz Cheema to Jimmy Adams, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
0.6 Aizaz Cheema to Jimmy Adams, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
End of over 1
Hampshire Royals 20/0 (RR : 20) Required RR(7.95)
Jimmy Adams 20 (6b)
Kevin Pietersen 0 (0b)
Aizaz Cheema 1-0-20-0
1.1 Wahab Riaz to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled. (0)
1.2 Wahab Riaz to Kevin Pietersen, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
1.3 Wahab Riaz to Kevin Pietersen, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
1.4 Wahab Riaz to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled. (0)
1.5 Wahab Riaz to Kevin Pietersen, Oh, that's a juicy full toss and the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
1.6 Wahab Riaz to Kevin Pietersen, Easy single. (1)
End of over 2
Hampshire Royals 29/0 (RR : 14.5) Required RR(7.89)
Jimmy Adams 20 (6b)
Kevin Pietersen 9 (6b)
Wahab Riaz 1-0-9-0
2.1 Aizaz Cheema to Kevin Pietersen, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
2.2 Aizaz Cheema to Kevin Pietersen, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
2.3 Aizaz Cheema to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled. (0)
2.4 Aizaz Cheema to Kevin Pietersen, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
2.5 Aizaz Cheema to Kevin Pietersen, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
2.6 Aizaz Cheema to Kevin Pietersen, 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
Hampshire Royals 39/0 (RR : 13) Required RR(7.76)
Kevin Pietersen 19 (12b)
Jimmy Adams 20 (6b)
Aizaz Cheema 2-0-30-0
3.1 Wahab Riaz to Jimmy Adams, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
3.2 Wahab Riaz to Jimmy Adams, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
3.3 Wahab Riaz to Jimmy Adams, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
3.4 Wahab Riaz to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
3.5 Wahab Riaz to Jimmy Adams, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
3.6 Wahab Riaz to Jimmy Adams, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 4
Hampshire Royals 49/0 (RR : 12.3) Required RR(7.63)
Jimmy Adams 29 (11b)
Kevin Pietersen 20 (13b)
Wahab Riaz 2-0-19-0
4.1 Aizaz Cheema to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled. (0)
4.2 Aizaz Cheema to Kevin Pietersen, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
4.3 Aizaz Cheema to Kevin Pietersen, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
4.4 Aizaz Cheema to Jimmy Adams, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and gets his partner run out! Oh dear!
J Adams run out (U Akmal)
Runs : 29 Balls : 12 S/R : 241.7
4.5 Aizaz Cheema to James Vince, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
4.6 Aizaz Cheema to James Vince, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 5
Hampshire Royals 59/1 (RR : 11.8) Required RR(7.47)
Kevin Pietersen 23 (16b)
James Vince 7 (2b)
Aizaz Cheema 3-0-40-0
5.1 Wahab Riaz to James Vince, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.2 Wahab Riaz to James Vince, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
5.3 Wahab Riaz to Kevin Pietersen, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
5.4 Wahab Riaz to Kevin Pietersen, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
5.5 Wahab Riaz to James Vince, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
5.6 Wahab Riaz to James Vince, Fantastic slower ball, the batsman swings twice and still misses it, and is caught plumb in front!
J Vince lbw b Riaz
Runs : 8 Balls : 6 S/R : 133.3
End of over 6
Hampshire Royals 63/2 (RR : 10.5) Required RR(7.71)
Neil McKenzie 0 (0b)
Kevin Pietersen 26 (18b)
Wahab Riaz 3-0-23-1
6.1 Abdul Razzaq to Kevin Pietersen, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
6.2 Abdul Razzaq to Neil McKenzie, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
6.3 Abdul Razzaq to Neil McKenzie, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
6.4 Abdul Razzaq to Neil McKenzie, That was a very good delivery. (0)
6.5 Abdul Razzaq to Neil McKenzie, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.6 Abdul Razzaq to Neil McKenzie, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 7
Hampshire Royals 72/2 (RR : 10.3) Required RR(7.62)
Neil McKenzie 8 (5b)
Kevin Pietersen 27 (19b)
Abdul Razzaq 1-0-9-0
7.1 Shabbir Ahmed to Kevin Pietersen, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
7.2 Shabbir Ahmed to Neil McKenzie, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
7.3 Shabbir Ahmed to Neil McKenzie, 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)
7.4 Shabbir Ahmed to Neil McKenzie, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
7.5 Shabbir Ahmed to Kevin Pietersen, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
7.6 Shabbir Ahmed to Kevin Pietersen, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
End of over 8
Hampshire Royals 79/2 (RR : 9.88) Required RR(7.67)
Neil McKenzie 11 (8b)
Kevin Pietersen 31 (22b)
Shabbir Ahmed 1-0-7-0
8.1 Abdul Razzaq to Kevin Pietersen, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
8.2 Abdul Razzaq to Neil McKenzie, Wide, no run. (1)
8.2 Abdul Razzaq to Neil McKenzie, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
8.3 Abdul Razzaq to Neil McKenzie, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
8.4 Abdul Razzaq to Kevin Pietersen, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
8.5 Abdul Razzaq to Kevin Pietersen, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
8.6 Abdul Razzaq to Kevin Pietersen, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
End of over 9
Hampshire Royals 88/2 (RR : 9.78) Required RR(7.55)
Kevin Pietersen 38 (26b)
Neil McKenzie 12 (10b)
Abdul Razzaq 2-0-18-0
9.1 Adnan Rasool to Neil McKenzie, 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)
9.2 Adnan Rasool to Kevin Pietersen, Driven for four! (4)
9.3 Adnan Rasool to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
9.4 Adnan Rasool to Kevin Pietersen, Splendid shot for four! (4)
9.5 Adnan Rasool to Kevin Pietersen, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.6 Adnan Rasool to Kevin Pietersen, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
End of over 10
Hampshire Royals 103/2 (RR : 10.3) Required RR(6.8)
Kevin Pietersen 50 (31b)
Neil McKenzie 15 (11b)
Adnan Rasool 1-0-15-0
10.1 Abdul Razzaq to Neil McKenzie, Driven for four! (4)
10.2 Abdul Razzaq to Neil McKenzie, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.3 Abdul Razzaq to Neil McKenzie, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.4 Abdul Razzaq to Neil McKenzie, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
10.5 Abdul Razzaq to Neil McKenzie, 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)
10.6 Abdul Razzaq to Kevin Pietersen, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 11
Hampshire Royals 112/2 (RR : 10.2) Required RR(6.56)
Kevin Pietersen 50 (32b)
Neil McKenzie 24 (16b)
Abdul Razzaq 3-0-27-0
11.1 Raza Ali Dar to Neil McKenzie, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
11.2 Raza Ali Dar to Neil McKenzie, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
11.3 Raza Ali Dar to Kevin Pietersen, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
11.4 Raza Ali Dar to Neil McKenzie, Easy single. (1)
11.5 Raza Ali Dar to Kevin Pietersen, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
11.6 Raza Ali Dar to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 12
Hampshire Royals 119/2 (RR : 9.92) Required RR(6.5)
Kevin Pietersen 53 (35b)
Neil McKenzie 28 (19b)
Raza Ali Dar 1-0-7-0
12.1 Shabbir Ahmed to Neil McKenzie, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
12.2 Shabbir Ahmed to Neil McKenzie, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
12.3 Shabbir Ahmed to Neil McKenzie, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
12.4 Shabbir Ahmed to Neil McKenzie, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
12.5 Shabbir Ahmed to Neil McKenzie, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
12.6 Shabbir Ahmed to Neil McKenzie, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 13
Hampshire Royals 128/2 (RR : 9.85) Required RR(6.14)
Kevin Pietersen 53 (35b)
Neil McKenzie 37 (25b)
Shabbir Ahmed 2-0-16-0
13.1 Abdul Razzaq to Neil McKenzie, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.2 Abdul Razzaq to Neil McKenzie, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
13.3 Abdul Razzaq to Neil McKenzie, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
13.4 Abdul Razzaq to Neil McKenzie, 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 Abdul Razzaq to Neil McKenzie, Driven for four! (4)
13.6 Abdul Razzaq to Neil McKenzie, 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
Hampshire Royals 135/2 (RR : 9.64) Required RR(6)
Kevin Pietersen 53 (35b)
Neil McKenzie 44 (31b)
Abdul Razzaq 4-0-34-0
14.1 Shabbir Ahmed to Neil McKenzie, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
14.2 Shabbir Ahmed to Neil McKenzie, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
14.3 Shabbir Ahmed to Neil McKenzie, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
14.4 Shabbir Ahmed to Neil McKenzie, One more to the total. (1)
14.5 Shabbir Ahmed to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled. (0)
14.6 Shabbir Ahmed to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 15
Hampshire Royals 142/2 (RR : 9.47) Required RR(5.8)
Kevin Pietersen 53 (37b)
Neil McKenzie 51 (35b)
Shabbir Ahmed 3-0-23-0
15.1 Raza Ali Dar to Neil McKenzie, The batsman drops the ball at his feet and sets off for a quick single, but the bowler pounces on it, turns around, and knocks the stumps down in one quick effort to send him packing! Brilliant effort.
N McKenzie run out (Shehzad)
Runs : 51 Balls : 36 S/R : 141.7
15.2 Raza Ali Dar to Sean Ervine, Plumb!
S Ervine lbw b Ali Dar
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
15.3 Raza Ali Dar to Shahid Afridi, Great bowling, poor shot, and a regulation catch. Soft dismissal there.
S Afridi c Razzaq b Ali Dar
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
15.4 Raza Ali Dar to Dominic Cork, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
15.5 Raza Ali Dar to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
15.6 Raza Ali Dar to Dominic Cork, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
End of over 16
Hampshire Royals 148/5 (RR : 9.25) Required RR(5.75)
Dominic Cork 5 (2b)
Kevin Pietersen 54 (38b)
Raza Ali Dar 2-0-13-2
16.1 Adnan Rasool to Kevin Pietersen, No shot offered. (0)
16.2 Adnan Rasool to Kevin Pietersen, He tries to play that off the back foot, but the ball keeps low and raps him on the pad! It's plumb in front, he's gotta go! Tough luck son.
K Pietersen lbw b Rasool
Runs : 54 Balls : 40 S/R : 135
16.3 Adnan Rasool to Dimitri Mascarenhas, 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)
16.4 Adnan Rasool to Dimitri Mascarenhas, 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)
16.5 Adnan Rasool to Dimitri Mascarenhas, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
16.6 Adnan Rasool to Dimitri Mascarenhas, 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 17
Hampshire Royals 156/6 (RR : 9.18) Required RR(5)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 8 (4b)
Dominic Cork 5 (2b)
Adnan Rasool 2-0-23-1
17.1 Raza Ali Dar to Dominic Cork, 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)
17.2 Raza Ali Dar to Dominic Cork, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
17.3 Raza Ali Dar to Dominic Cork, The batsman tries to dab that down to third man, but misses and his offstump is knocked back! Cya!
D Cork b Ali Dar
Runs : 11 Balls : 5 S/R : 220
17.4 Raza Ali Dar to Nic Pothas, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
17.5 Raza Ali Dar to Nic Pothas, Good running, two runs. (2)
17.6 Raza Ali Dar to Nic Pothas, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six! (6)
End of over 18
Hampshire Royals 170/7 (RR : 9.44) Required RR(0.5)
Nic Pothas 8 (3b)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 8 (4b)
Raza Ali Dar 3-0-27-3
18.1 Wahab Riaz to Dimitri Mascarenhas, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
18.2 Wahab Riaz to Dimitri Mascarenhas, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
18.3 Wahab Riaz to Nic Pothas, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
Hampshire Royals 172/7 (RR : 9.29)
Score: 172
Wickets : 7
Overs : 18.3Hampshire Royals Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Jimmy Adams run out (U Akmal) 29 12 5 1 241.7
Kevin Pietersen lbw b Rasool 54 40 5 1 135.0
James Vince lbw b Riaz 8 6 0 1 133.3
Neil McKenzie run out (Shehzad) 51 36 5 0 141.7
Sean Ervine lbw b Ali Dar 0 1 0 0 0.0
Shahid Afridi c Razzaq b Ali Dar 0 1 0 0 0.0
Dominic Cork b Ali Dar 11 5 2 0 220.0
Dimitri Mascarenhas not out 9 6 2 0 150.0
Nic Pothas not out 9 4 0 1 225.0
Danny Briggs
Chris Wood
Total: 172/7 Overs: 18.3 Run Rate: 9.29
Extras : 1 No Balls : 0 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0Lahore Lions Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Abdul Razzaq 4.0 0 34 0 8.50
Raza Ali Dar 3.0 0 27 3 9.00
Wahab Riaz 3.3 0 25 1 7.14
Aizaz Cheema 3.0 0 40 0 13.33
Shabbir Ahmed 3.0 0 23 0 7.67
Adnan Rasool 2.0 0 23 1 11.50
Total: 172/7 Overs: 18.3 Run Rate: 9.29
Extras : 1 No Balls : 0 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Lahore Lions 171/5 in 20.0 overs.
Hampshire Royals 172/7 in 18.3 overs.
Hampshire Royals won by 3 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
Man of the match: Neil McKenzie (Hampshire Royals)
5 more seasons. Gonna be a wait for sure.Cannot wait till we get to 2016
0.1 Kieron Pollard to Murali Vijay, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
0.2 Kieron Pollard to Murali Vijay, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
0.3 Kieron Pollard to Matthew Hayden, 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)
0.4 Kieron Pollard to Matthew Hayden, Splendid shot for four! (4)
0.5 Kieron Pollard to Matthew Hayden, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
0.6 Kieron Pollard to Murali Vijay, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 1
Chennai Super Kings 10/0 (RR : 10)
Murali Vijay 1 (3b)
Matthew Hayden 9 (3b)
Kieron Pollard 1-0-10-0
1.1 Kane Richardson to Matthew Hayden, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
1.2 Kane Richardson to Matthew Hayden, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
1.3 Kane Richardson to Matthew Hayden, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
1.4 Kane Richardson to Murali Vijay, 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. (4)
1.5 Kane Richardson to Matthew Hayden, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
1.6 Kane Richardson to Matthew Hayden, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 2
Chennai Super Kings 21/0 (RR : 10.5)
Matthew Hayden 16 (8b)
Murali Vijay 5 (4b)
Kane Richardson 1-0-11-0
2.1 Kieron Pollard to Murali Vijay, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
2.2 Kieron Pollard to Murali Vijay, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
2.3 Kieron Pollard to Matthew Hayden, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
2.4 Kieron Pollard to Matthew Hayden, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
2.5 Kieron Pollard to Matthew Hayden, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
2.6 Kieron Pollard to Murali Vijay, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
End of over 3
Chennai Super Kings 31/0 (RR : 10.3)
Murali Vijay 12 (7b)
Matthew Hayden 19 (11b)
Kieron Pollard 2-0-20-0
3.1 Kane Richardson to Matthew Hayden, Bowler appeals, others follow, and got him!
M Hayden lbw b Richardson
Runs : 19 Balls : 12 S/R : 158.3
3.2 Kane Richardson to Suresh Raina, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
3.3 Kane Richardson to Suresh Raina, 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)
3.4 Kane Richardson to Suresh Raina, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
3.5 Kane Richardson to Murali Vijay, Very well bowled. (0)
3.6 Kane Richardson to Murali Vijay, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
End of over 4
Chennai Super Kings 42/1 (RR : 10.5)
Murali Vijay 18 (9b)
Suresh Raina 5 (3b)
Kane Richardson 2-0-22-1
4.1 Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
4.2 Kieron Pollard to Murali Vijay, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
4.3 Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, 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)
4.4 Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
4.5 Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
4.6 Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 5
Chennai Super Kings 55/1 (RR : 11)
Murali Vijay 19 (10b)
Suresh Raina 17 (8b)
Kieron Pollard 3-0-33-0
5.1 Nathan Lyon to Suresh Raina, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
5.2 Nathan Lyon to Suresh Raina, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
5.3 Nathan Lyon to Suresh Raina, 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)
5.4 Nathan Lyon to Suresh Raina, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
5.5 Nathan Lyon to Suresh Raina, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
5.6 Nathan Lyon to Murali Vijay, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
End of over 6
Chennai Super Kings 72/1 (RR : 12)
Murali Vijay 23 (11b)
Suresh Raina 30 (13b)
Nathan Lyon 1-0-17-0
6.1 Adil Rashid to Suresh Raina, 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)
6.2 Adil Rashid to Murali Vijay, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
6.3 Adil Rashid to Murali Vijay, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.4 Adil Rashid to Murali Vijay, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
6.5 Adil Rashid to Suresh Raina, 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)
6.6 Adil Rashid to Suresh Raina, One more to the total. (1)
End of over 7
Chennai Super Kings 81/1 (RR : 11.6)
Murali Vijay 28 (14b)
Suresh Raina 34 (16b)
Adil Rashid 1-0-9-0
7.1 Shaun Tait to Suresh Raina, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
7.2 Shaun Tait to Suresh Raina, One more to the total. (1)
7.3 Shaun Tait to Murali Vijay, 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)
7.4 Shaun Tait to Murali Vijay, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
7.5 Shaun Tait to Murali Vijay, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.6 Shaun Tait to Murali Vijay, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 8
Chennai Super Kings 86/1 (RR : 10.8)
Murali Vijay 30 (18b)
Suresh Raina 37 (18b)
Shaun Tait 1-0-5-0
8.1 Adil Rashid to Suresh Raina, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
8.2 Adil Rashid to Murali Vijay, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
8.3 Adil Rashid to Murali Vijay, One more to the total. (1)
8.4 Adil Rashid to Suresh Raina, Very well bowled. (0)
8.5 Adil Rashid to Suresh Raina, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
8.6 Adil Rashid to Suresh Raina, 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 9
Chennai Super Kings 88/1 (RR : 9.78)
Suresh Raina 38 (22b)
Murali Vijay 31 (20b)
Adil Rashid 2-0-11-0
9.1 Nathan Lyon to Murali Vijay, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
9.2 Nathan Lyon to Murali Vijay, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
9.3 Nathan Lyon to Suresh Raina, Splendid shot for four! (4)
9.4 Nathan Lyon to Suresh Raina, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
9.5 Nathan Lyon to Murali Vijay, Very well bowled. (0)
9.6 Nathan Lyon to Murali Vijay, 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)
End of over 10
Chennai Super Kings 100/1 (RR : 10)
Murali Vijay 38 (24b)
Suresh Raina 43 (24b)
Nathan Lyon 2-0-29-0
10.1 Adil Rashid to Suresh Raina, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
10.2 Adil Rashid to Suresh Raina, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
10.3 Adil Rashid to Suresh Raina, 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)
10.4 Adil Rashid to Suresh Raina, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
10.5 Adil Rashid to Murali Vijay, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.6 Adil Rashid to Murali Vijay, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 11
Chennai Super Kings 107/1 (RR : 9.73)
Murali Vijay 38 (26b)
Suresh Raina 50 (28b)
Adil Rashid 3-0-18-0
11.1 Nathan Lyon to Suresh Raina, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
11.2 Nathan Lyon to Suresh Raina, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
11.3 Nathan Lyon to Suresh Raina, That was a very good delivery. (0)
11.4 Nathan Lyon to Suresh Raina, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
11.5 Nathan Lyon to Murali Vijay, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
11.6 Nathan Lyon to Murali Vijay, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 12
Chennai Super Kings 112/1 (RR : 9.33)
Murali Vijay 40 (28b)
Suresh Raina 53 (32b)
Nathan Lyon 3-0-34-0
12.1 Adil Rashid to Suresh Raina, Wide, no run. (1)
12.1 Adil Rashid to Suresh Raina, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
12.2 Adil Rashid to Suresh Raina, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.3 Adil Rashid to Suresh Raina, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
12.4 Adil Rashid to Suresh Raina, 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)
12.5 Adil Rashid to Murali Vijay, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
12.6 Adil Rashid to Murali Vijay, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 13
Chennai Super Kings 120/1 (RR : 9.23)
Murali Vijay 44 (30b)
Suresh Raina 56 (36b)
Adil Rashid 4-0-26-0
13.1 Daniel Christian to Suresh Raina, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
13.2 Daniel Christian to Suresh Raina, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
13.3 Daniel Christian to Suresh Raina, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
13.4 Daniel Christian to Suresh Raina, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
13.5 Daniel Christian to Suresh Raina, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
13.6 Daniel Christian to Suresh Raina, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 14
Chennai Super Kings 126/1 (RR : 9)
Suresh Raina 62 (42b)
Murali Vijay 44 (30b)
Daniel Christian 1-0-6-0
14.1 Shaun Tait to Murali Vijay, 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)
14.2 Shaun Tait to Suresh Raina, Very well bowled. (0)
14.3 Shaun Tait to Suresh Raina, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
14.4 Shaun Tait to Murali Vijay, That's a single. (1)
14.5 Shaun Tait to Suresh Raina, 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)
14.6 Shaun Tait to Suresh Raina, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 15
Chennai Super Kings 129/1 (RR : 8.6)
Suresh Raina 63 (46b)
Murali Vijay 46 (32b)
Shaun Tait 2-0-8-0
15.1 Daniel Christian to Murali Vijay, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
15.2 Daniel Christian to Murali Vijay, Leg Byes, just a single. (1)
15.3 Daniel Christian to Murali Vijay, Struck in front, All fielders appealing, and Got him!
M Vijay lbw b Christian
Runs : 46 Balls : 34 S/R : 135.3
15.4 Daniel Christian to Subramaniam Badrinath, 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 Daniel Christian to Subramaniam Badrinath, Very well bowled. (0)
15.6 Daniel Christian to Subramaniam Badrinath, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
End of over 16
Chennai Super Kings 135/2 (RR : 8.44)
Suresh Raina 63 (46b)
Subramaniam Badrinath 5 (3b)
Daniel Christian 2-0-11-1
16.1 Shaun Tait to Subramaniam Badrinath, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
16.2 Shaun Tait to Subramaniam Badrinath, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
16.3 Shaun Tait to Subramaniam Badrinath, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
16.4 Shaun Tait to Subramaniam Badrinath, 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)
16.5 Shaun Tait to Subramaniam Badrinath, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
16.6 Shaun Tait to Suresh Raina, That was traveling like a rocket, but somehow the fielder has managed to hold on! Nice catch.
S Raina c Ferguson b Tait
Runs : 63 Balls : 47 S/R : 134
End of over 17
Chennai Super Kings 138/3 (RR : 8.12)
Albie Morkel 0 (0b)
Subramaniam Badrinath 8 (8b)
Shaun Tait 3-0-11-1
17.1 Daniel Christian to Subramaniam Badrinath, No shot offered. (0)
17.2 Daniel Christian to Subramaniam Badrinath, 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)
17.3 Daniel Christian to Albie Morkel, No shot offered. (0)
17.4 Daniel Christian to Albie Morkel, Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!
A Morkel c & b Christian
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
17.5 Daniel Christian to MS Dhoni, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
17.6 Daniel Christian to Subramaniam Badrinath, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 18
Chennai Super Kings 141/4 (RR : 7.83)
MS Dhoni 1 (1b)
Subramaniam Badrinath 10 (11b)
Daniel Christian 3-0-14-2
18.1 Shaun Tait to Subramaniam Badrinath, 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)
18.2 Shaun Tait to Subramaniam Badrinath, 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)
18.3 Shaun Tait to Subramaniam Badrinath, Fantastic slower ball, the batsman swings twice and still misses it, and is caught plumb in front!
S Badrinath lbw b Tait
Runs : 16 Balls : 14 S/R : 114.3
18.4 Shaun Tait to Ravichandran Ashwin, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
18.5 Shaun Tait to Ravichandran Ashwin, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
18.6 Shaun Tait to Ravichandran Ashwin, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 19
Chennai Super Kings 149/5 (RR : 7.84)
Ravichandran Ashwin 2 (3b)
MS Dhoni 1 (1b)
Shaun Tait 4-0-19-2
19.1 Kane Richardson to MS Dhoni, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
19.2 Kane Richardson to MS Dhoni, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
19.3 Kane Richardson to MS Dhoni, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
19.4 Kane Richardson to MS Dhoni, 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)
19.5 Kane Richardson to MS Dhoni, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
19.6 Kane Richardson to MS Dhoni, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 20
Chennai Super Kings 161/5 (RR : 8.05)
MS Dhoni 13 (7b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 2 (3b)
Kane Richardson 3-0-34-1
Chennai Super Kings 161/5 (RR : 8.05)
Overs: 20.0Chennai Super Kings Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Murali Vijay lbw b Christian 46 34 3 2 135.3
Matthew Hayden lbw b Richardson 19 12 3 0 158.3
Suresh Raina c Ferguson b Tait 63 47 6 1 134.0
Subramaniam Badrinath lbw b Tait 16 14 2 0 114.3
Albie Morkel c & b Christian 0 2 0 0 0.0
MS Dhoni not out 13 7 1 1 185.7
Ravichandran Ashwin not out 2 3 0 0 66.7
Doug Bollinger
Shadab Jakati
Lakshmipathy Balaji
Muttiah Muralitharan
Total: 161/5 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.05
Extras : 2 No Balls : 0 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 1 Byes : 0Southern Redbacks Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Kieron Pollard 3.0 0 33 0 11.00
Daniel Christian 3.0 0 14 2 4.67
Adil Rashid 4.0 0 26 0 6.50
Nathan Lyon 3.0 0 34 0 11.33
Shaun Tait 4.0 0 19 2 4.75
Kane Richardson 3.0 0 34 1 11.33
Total: 161/5 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.05
Extras : 2 No Balls : 0 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 1 Byes : 0
0.1 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Daniel Harris, 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...oh yes he has! Splendid effort!
D Harris c Vijay b Balaji
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
0.2 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Callum Ferguson, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
0.3 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Callum Ferguson, That was a very good delivery. (0)
0.4 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Callum Ferguson, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
0.5 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Callum Ferguson, The batsman tries to dab that down to third man, but misses and his offstump is knocked back!
C Ferguson b Balaji
Runs : 4 Balls : 4 S/R : 100
0.6 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Cameron Borgas, 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)
End of over 1
Southern Redbacks 7/2 (RR : 7) Required RR(8.11)
Michael Klinger 0 (0b)
Cameron Borgas 3 (1b)
Lakshmipathy Balaji 1-0-7-2
1.1 Doug Bollinger to Cameron Borgas, Easy single. (1)
1.2 Doug Bollinger to Michael Klinger, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
1.3 Doug Bollinger to Michael Klinger, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.4 Doug Bollinger to Michael Klinger, EDGED AND TAKEN! Safe pair of hands there behind the stumps, he doesn't drop many of those!
M Klinger c Dhoni b Bollinger
Runs : 0 Balls : 3 S/R : 0
1.5 Doug Bollinger to Kieron Pollard, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
1.6 Doug Bollinger to Cameron Borgas, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 2
Southern Redbacks 9/3 (RR : 4.5) Required RR(8.44)
Cameron Borgas 4 (3b)
Kieron Pollard 1 (1b)
Doug Bollinger 1-0-2-1
2.1 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Kieron Pollard, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
2.2 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Kieron Pollard, 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)
2.3 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Kieron Pollard, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
2.4 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Kieron Pollard, 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)
2.5 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Kieron Pollard, Very well bowled. (0)
2.6 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Kieron Pollard, One more to the total. (1)
End of over 3
Southern Redbacks 20/3 (RR : 6.67) Required RR(8.29)
Cameron Borgas 4 (3b)
Kieron Pollard 12 (7b)
Lakshmipathy Balaji 2-0-18-2
3.1 Doug Bollinger to Kieron Pollard, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
3.2 Doug Bollinger to Kieron Pollard, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavilion... (4)
3.3 Doug Bollinger to Kieron Pollard, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
3.4 Doug Bollinger to Kieron Pollard, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
3.5 Doug Bollinger to Kieron Pollard, 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)
3.6 Doug Bollinger to Cameron Borgas, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 4
Southern Redbacks 28/3 (RR : 7) Required RR(8.31)
Kieron Pollard 19 (12b)
Cameron Borgas 5 (4b)
Doug Bollinger 2-0-10-1
4.1 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Cameron Borgas, Very well bowled. (0)
4.2 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Cameron Borgas, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
4.3 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Kieron Pollard, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
4.4 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Kieron Pollard, Very well bowled. (0)
4.5 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Kieron Pollard, Very well bowled. (0)
4.6 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Kieron Pollard, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 5
Southern Redbacks 29/3 (RR : 5.8) Required RR(8.8)
Kieron Pollard 19 (16b)
Cameron Borgas 6 (6b)
Lakshmipathy Balaji 3-0-19-2
5.1 Doug Bollinger to Cameron Borgas, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
5.2 Doug Bollinger to Cameron Borgas, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
5.3 Doug Bollinger to Cameron Borgas, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
5.4 Doug Bollinger to Kieron Pollard, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
5.5 Doug Bollinger to Cameron Borgas, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
5.6 Doug Bollinger to Kieron Pollard, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 6
Southern Redbacks 36/3 (RR : 6) Required RR(8.93)
Kieron Pollard 20 (18b)
Cameron Borgas 12 (10b)
Doug Bollinger 3-0-17-1
6.1 Shadab Jakati to Cameron Borgas, Very well bowled. (0)
6.2 Shadab Jakati to Cameron Borgas, 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)
6.3 Shadab Jakati to Cameron Borgas, That's a single. (1)
6.4 Shadab Jakati to Kieron Pollard, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
6.5 Shadab Jakati to Kieron Pollard, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
6.6 Shadab Jakati to Kieron Pollard, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 7
Southern Redbacks 43/3 (RR : 6.14) Required RR(9.08)
Kieron Pollard 24 (21b)
Cameron Borgas 15 (13b)
Shadab Jakati 1-0-7-0
7.1 Albie Morkel to Cameron Borgas, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
7.2 Albie Morkel to Kieron Pollard, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
7.3 Albie Morkel to Kieron Pollard, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
7.4 Albie Morkel to Kieron Pollard, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
7.5 Albie Morkel to Kieron Pollard, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
7.6 Albie Morkel to Kieron Pollard, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 8
Southern Redbacks 53/3 (RR : 6.63) Required RR(9)
Cameron Borgas 16 (14b)
Kieron Pollard 33 (26b)
Albie Morkel 1-0-10-0
8.1 Muttiah Muralitharan to Kieron Pollard, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
8.2 Muttiah Muralitharan to Kieron Pollard, One more to the total. (1)
8.3 Muttiah Muralitharan to Cameron Borgas, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
8.4 Muttiah Muralitharan to Kieron Pollard, 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)
8.5 Muttiah Muralitharan to Kieron Pollard, Wide, no run. (1)
8.5 Muttiah Muralitharan to Kieron Pollard, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
8.6 Muttiah Muralitharan to Kieron Pollard, Splendid shot for four! (4)
End of over 9
Southern Redbacks 70/3 (RR : 7.78) Required RR(8.27)
Kieron Pollard 48 (31b)
Cameron Borgas 17 (15b)
Muttiah Muralitharan 1-0-17-0
9.1 Shadab Jakati to Cameron Borgas, 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)
9.2 Shadab Jakati to Cameron Borgas, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
9.3 Shadab Jakati to Cameron Borgas, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
9.4 Shadab Jakati to Cameron Borgas, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
9.5 Shadab Jakati to Cameron Borgas, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
9.6 Shadab Jakati to Cameron Borgas, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 10
Southern Redbacks 75/3 (RR : 7.5) Required RR(8.6)
Kieron Pollard 48 (31b)
Cameron Borgas 22 (21b)
Shadab Jakati 2-0-12-0
10.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Borgas, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
10.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to Kieron Pollard, 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)
10.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Kieron Pollard, Driven for four! (4)
10.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Kieron Pollard, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
10.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Borgas, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
10.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Borgas, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 11
Southern Redbacks 84/3 (RR : 7.64) Required RR(8.56)
Kieron Pollard 55 (34b)
Cameron Borgas 24 (24b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 1-0-9-0
11.1 Albie Morkel to Cameron Borgas, 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)
11.2 Albie Morkel to Cameron Borgas, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
11.3 Albie Morkel to Cameron Borgas, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
11.4 Albie Morkel to Cameron Borgas, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
11.5 Albie Morkel to Cameron Borgas, One more to the total. (1)
11.6 Albie Morkel to Kieron Pollard, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
End of over 12
Southern Redbacks 89/3 (RR : 7.42) Required RR(9)
Kieron Pollard 55 (35b)
Cameron Borgas 29 (29b)
Albie Morkel 2-0-15-0
12.1 Shadab Jakati to Cameron Borgas, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
12.2 Shadab Jakati to Kieron Pollard, Very well bowled. (0)
12.3 Shadab Jakati to Kieron Pollard, Very well bowled. (0)
12.4 Shadab Jakati to Kieron Pollard, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
12.5 Shadab Jakati to Kieron Pollard, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.6 Shadab Jakati to Kieron Pollard, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 13
Southern Redbacks 92/3 (RR : 7.08) Required RR(9.86)
Kieron Pollard 57 (40b)
Cameron Borgas 30 (30b)
Shadab Jakati 3-0-15-0
13.1 Albie Morkel to Cameron Borgas, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
13.2 Albie Morkel to Kieron Pollard, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
13.3 Albie Morkel to Kieron Pollard, Wide, no run. (1)
13.3 Albie Morkel to Kieron Pollard, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
13.4 Albie Morkel to Cameron Borgas, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
13.5 Albie Morkel to Cameron Borgas, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
13.6 Albie Morkel to Kieron Pollard, 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)
End of over 14
Southern Redbacks 102/3 (RR : 7.29) Required RR(9.83)
Kieron Pollard 62 (43b)
Cameron Borgas 34 (33b)
Albie Morkel 3-0-25-0
14.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Borgas, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
14.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Borgas, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
14.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Borgas, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
14.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Kieron Pollard, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
14.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to Kieron Pollard, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
14.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Kieron Pollard, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 15
Southern Redbacks 113/3 (RR : 7.53) Required RR(9.6)
Kieron Pollard 66 (46b)
Cameron Borgas 41 (36b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 2-0-20-0
15.1 Albie Morkel to Cameron Borgas, 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)
15.2 Albie Morkel to Cameron Borgas, Struck in front, All fielders appealing, and Got him!
C Borgas lbw b Morkel
Runs : 41 Balls : 38 S/R : 107.9
15.3 Albie Morkel to Daniel Christian, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
15.4 Albie Morkel to Daniel Christian, 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)
15.5 Albie Morkel to Daniel Christian, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
15.6 Albie Morkel to Daniel Christian, 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)
End of over 16
Southern Redbacks 119/4 (RR : 7.44) Required RR(10.5)
Daniel Christian 6 (4b)
Kieron Pollard 66 (46b)
Albie Morkel 4-0-31-1
16.1 Muttiah Muralitharan to Kieron Pollard, Very well bowled. (0)
16.2 Muttiah Muralitharan to Kieron Pollard, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
16.3 Muttiah Muralitharan to Daniel Christian, 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)
16.4 Muttiah Muralitharan to Daniel Christian, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
16.5 Muttiah Muralitharan to Daniel Christian, He's hit on the pads, the fielders let out a shout. The umpire has no qualms, and gives him out!
D Christian lbw b Muralitharan
Runs : 14 Balls : 7 S/R : 200
16.6 Muttiah Muralitharan to Tim Ludeman, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 17
Southern Redbacks 128/5 (RR : 7.53) Required RR(11)
Tim Ludeman 0 (1b)
Kieron Pollard 67 (48b)
Muttiah Muralitharan 2-0-26-1
17.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Kieron Pollard, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
17.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to Kieron Pollard, 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)
17.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Kieron Pollard, Oh boy what a catch that was! Incredible reflexes, he caught it one handed diving to his left, the batsman can't believe it!
K Pollard c Raina b Ashwin
Runs : 69 Balls : 50 S/R : 138
17.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Adil Rashid, Wide, no shot offered. (1)
17.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Adil Rashid, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
17.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to Adil Rashid, 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)
17.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Adil Rashid, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 18
Southern Redbacks 135/6 (RR : 7.5) Required RR(13)
Adil Rashid 4 (4b)
Tim Ludeman 0 (1b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 3-0-27-1
18.1 Doug Bollinger to Tim Ludeman, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!
T Ludeman c Ashwin b Bollinger
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
18.2 Doug Bollinger to Nathan Lyon, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
18.3 Doug Bollinger to Nathan Lyon, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
18.4 Doug Bollinger to Nathan Lyon, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
18.5 Doug Bollinger to Nathan Lyon, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs! (6)
18.6 Doug Bollinger to Nathan Lyon, 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)
End of over 19
Southern Redbacks 151/7 (RR : 7.95) Required RR(10)
Nathan Lyon 16 (5b)
Adil Rashid 4 (4b)
Doug Bollinger 4-0-33-2
19.1 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Adil Rashid, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
19.2 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Adil Rashid, Full and on the toes, the batsman tries to flick it away but misses completely! Leg stump is out of the ground, back to the nets for him!
A Rashid b Balaji
Runs : 8 Balls : 6 S/R : 133.3
19.3 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Shaun Tait, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.4 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Shaun Tait, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
19.5 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Shaun Tait, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
19.6 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Nathan Lyon, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!
N Lyon c Hayden b Balaji
Runs : 16 Balls : 6 S/R : 266.7
End of over 20
Southern Redbacks 158/9 (RR : 7.90)
Kane Richardson 0 (0b)
Shaun Tait 3 (3b)
Lakshmipathy Balaji 4-0-26-4
Southern Redbacks 158/9 (RR : 7.90)
Overs: 20.0Southern Redbacks Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Daniel Harris c Vijay b Balaji 0 1 0 0 0.0
Michael Klinger c Dhoni b Bollinger 0 3 0 0 0.0
Callum Ferguson b Balaji 4 4 0 0 100.0
Cameron Borgas lbw b Morkel 41 38 1 0 107.9
Kieron Pollard c Raina b Ashwin 69 50 11 0 138.0
Daniel Christian lbw b Muralitharan 14 7 1 1 200.0
Tim Ludeman c Ashwin b Bollinger 0 2 0 0 0.0
Adil Rashid b Balaji 8 6 1 0 133.3
Nathan Lyon c Hayden b Balaji 16 6 1 1 266.7
Shaun Tait not out 3 3 0 0 100.0
Kane Richardson not out 0 0 0 0 0.0
Total: 158/9 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.90
Extras : 3 No Balls : 0 Wides : 3 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0Chennai Super Kings Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Albie Morkel 4.0 0 31 1 7.75
Ravichandran Ashwin 3.0 0 27 1 9.00
Doug Bollinger 4.0 0 33 2 8.25
Shadab Jakati 3.0 0 15 0 5.00
Lakshmipathy Balaji 4.0 0 26 4 6.50
Muttiah Muralitharan 2.0 0 26 1 13.00
Total: 158/9 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.90
Extras : 3 No Balls : 0 Wides : 3 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Chennai Super Kings 161/5 in 20.0 overs.
Southern Redbacks 158/9 in 20.0 overs.
Chennai Super Kings won by 3 runs
Man of the match: Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings)
