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Well played Hampshire. Disappointing with the team's effort. Hoping for a better 2012.
0.1 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Rob Quiney, Easy single. (1)
0.2 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Martin Guptill, Wide, no run. (1)
0.2 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Martin Guptill, Wide, no shot offered. (1)
0.2 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Martin Guptill, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
0.3 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Martin Guptill, Wide, no run. (1)
0.3 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Martin Guptill, 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)
0.4 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Martin Guptill, Wide, no run. (1)
0.4 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Martin Guptill, In the air, and gone!
M Guptill c Hayden b Balaji
Runs : 4 Balls : 3 S/R : 133.333
0.5 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Lou Vincent, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
0.6 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Lou Vincent, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
End of over 1
Auckland Aces 13/1 (RR : 13)
Lou Vincent 4 (2b)
Rob Quiney 1 (1b)
Lakshmipathy Balaji 1-0-13-1
1.1 Doug Bollinger to Rob Quiney, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
1.2 Doug Bollinger to Rob Quiney, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
1.3 Doug Bollinger to Rob Quiney, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six! (6)
1.4 Doug Bollinger to Rob Quiney, Very well bowled. (0)
1.5 Doug Bollinger to Rob Quiney, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
1.6 Doug Bollinger to Rob Quiney, 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 2
Auckland Aces 22/1 (RR : 11)
Lou Vincent 4 (2b)
Rob Quiney 10 (7b)
Doug Bollinger 1-0-9-0
2.1 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Rob Quiney, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
2.2 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Rob Quiney, That was a very good delivery. (0)
2.3 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Rob Quiney, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
2.4 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Rob Quiney, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
2.5 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Rob Quiney, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
2.6 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Rob Quiney, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 3
Auckland Aces 36/1 (RR : 12)
Rob Quiney 24 (13b)
Lou Vincent 4 (2b)
Lakshmipathy Balaji 2-0-27-1
3.1 Doug Bollinger to Lou Vincent, 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)
3.2 Doug Bollinger to Rob Quiney, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
3.3 Doug Bollinger to Rob Quiney, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
3.4 Doug Bollinger to Rob Quiney, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
3.5 Doug Bollinger to Lou Vincent, Byes, they'll get a couple for that. (2)
3.6 Doug Bollinger to Rob Quiney, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 4
Auckland Aces 42/1 (RR : 10.5)
Rob Quiney 27 (17b)
Lou Vincent 5 (3b)
Doug Bollinger 2-0-13-0
4.1 Shadab Jakati to Lou Vincent, He's chipped it straight back to the bowler! Out!
L Vincent c & b Jakati
Runs : 5 Balls : 4 S/R : 125
4.2 Shadab Jakati to Colin de Grandhomme, No shot offered. (0)
4.3 Shadab Jakati to Colin de Grandhomme, Slog-sweep time! He swings, and misses! Clean bowled. Aw shucks.
C de Grandhomme b Jakati
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
4.4 Shadab Jakati to Colin Munro, 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)
4.5 Shadab Jakati to Rob Quiney, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
4.6 Shadab Jakati to Colin Munro, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
End of over 5
Auckland Aces 45/3 (RR : 9)
Rob Quiney 28 (18b)
Colin Munro 2 (2b)
Shadab Jakati 1-0-3-2
5.1 Doug Bollinger to Colin Munro, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! There is a fielder after it...he's runs hard...and takes the catch! Well done sir!
C Munro c Ashwin b Bollinger
Runs : 2 Balls : 3 S/R : 66.67
5.2 Doug Bollinger to Gareth Hopkins, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
5.3 Doug Bollinger to Gareth Hopkins, 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)
5.4 Doug Bollinger to Rob Quiney, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
5.5 Doug Bollinger to Gareth Hopkins, Very well bowled. (0)
5.6 Doug Bollinger to Gareth Hopkins, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 6
Auckland Aces 48/4 (RR : 8)
Rob Quiney 29 (19b)
Gareth Hopkins 2 (4b)
Doug Bollinger 3-0-16-1
6.1 Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Hopkins, That's a single. (1)
6.2 Muttiah Muralitharan to Rob Quiney, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
6.3 Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Hopkins, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
6.4 Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Hopkins, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
6.5 Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Hopkins, 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)
6.6 Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Hopkins, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
End of over 7
Auckland Aces 56/4 (RR : 8)
Gareth Hopkins 9 (9b)
Rob Quiney 30 (20b)
Muttiah Muralitharan 1-0-8-0
7.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Rob Quiney, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
7.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to Gareth Hopkins, 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! (4)
7.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Gareth Hopkins, 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)
7.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Gareth Hopkins, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
7.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to Rob Quiney, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
7.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Gareth Hopkins, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 8
Auckland Aces 69/4 (RR : 8.63)
Gareth Hopkins 20 (13b)
Rob Quiney 32 (22b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 1-0-13-0
8.1 Muttiah Muralitharan to Rob Quiney, 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)
8.2 Muttiah Muralitharan to Rob Quiney, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
8.3 Muttiah Muralitharan to Rob Quiney, That's a single. (1)
8.4 Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Hopkins, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
8.5 Muttiah Muralitharan to Rob Quiney, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
8.6 Muttiah Muralitharan to Rob Quiney, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 9
Auckland Aces 75/4 (RR : 8.33)
Rob Quiney 37 (27b)
Gareth Hopkins 21 (14b)
Muttiah Muralitharan 2-0-14-0
9.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Gareth Hopkins, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
9.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to Rob Quiney, Wide, no run. (1)
9.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to Rob Quiney, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
9.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Gareth Hopkins, 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)
9.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Gareth Hopkins, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
9.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to Gareth Hopkins, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
9.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Gareth Hopkins, Easy single. (1)
End of over 10
Auckland Aces 83/4 (RR : 8.3)
Rob Quiney 38 (29b)
Gareth Hopkins 27 (18b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 2-0-21-0
10.1 Albie Morkel to Gareth Hopkins, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.2 Albie Morkel to Gareth Hopkins, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
10.3 Albie Morkel to Gareth Hopkins, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
10.4 Albie Morkel to Gareth Hopkins, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
10.5 Albie Morkel to Gareth Hopkins, Very well bowled. (0)
10.6 Albie Morkel to Gareth Hopkins, 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 11
Auckland Aces 91/4 (RR : 8.27)
Gareth Hopkins 35 (24b)
Rob Quiney 38 (29b)
Albie Morkel 1-0-8-0
11.1 Muttiah Muralitharan to Rob Quiney, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
11.2 Muttiah Muralitharan to Rob Quiney, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
11.3 Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Hopkins, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
11.4 Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Hopkins, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
11.5 Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Hopkins, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
11.6 Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Hopkins, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
End of over 12
Auckland Aces 103/4 (RR : 8.58)
Rob Quiney 41 (31b)
Gareth Hopkins 44 (28b)
Muttiah Muralitharan 3-0-26-0
12.1 Albie Morkel to Gareth Hopkins, 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)
12.2 Albie Morkel to Rob Quiney, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
12.3 Albie Morkel to Rob Quiney, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
12.4 Albie Morkel to Gareth Hopkins, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
12.5 Albie Morkel to Rob Quiney, Very well bowled. (0)
12.6 Albie Morkel to Rob Quiney, One more to the total. (1)
End of over 13
Auckland Aces 107/4 (RR : 8.23)
Gareth Hopkins 46 (30b)
Rob Quiney 43 (35b)
Albie Morkel 2-0-12-0
13.1 Muttiah Muralitharan to Rob Quiney, 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)
13.2 Muttiah Muralitharan to Rob Quiney, 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)
13.3 Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Hopkins, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
13.4 Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Hopkins, Very well bowled. (0)
13.5 Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Hopkins, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
13.6 Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Hopkins, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
End of over 14
Auckland Aces 118/4 (RR : 8.43)
Gareth Hopkins 52 (34b)
Rob Quiney 48 (37b)
Muttiah Muralitharan 4-0-37-0
14.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Rob Quiney, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
14.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to Gareth Hopkins, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Gareth Hopkins, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
14.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Rob Quiney, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
14.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to Rob Quiney, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
14.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Gareth Hopkins, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
End of over 15
Auckland Aces 122/4 (RR : 8.13)
Rob Quiney 50 (40b)
Gareth Hopkins 54 (37b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 3-0-25-0
15.1 Shadab Jakati to Gareth Hopkins, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
15.2 Shadab Jakati to Gareth Hopkins, 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)
15.3 Shadab Jakati to Rob Quiney, 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)
15.4 Shadab Jakati to Rob Quiney, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
15.5 Shadab Jakati to Rob Quiney, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see! (6)
15.6 Shadab Jakati to Rob Quiney, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 16
Auckland Aces 129/4 (RR : 8.06)
Rob Quiney 56 (44b)
Gareth Hopkins 55 (39b)
Shadab Jakati 2-0-10-2
16.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Gareth Hopkins, Very well bowled. (0)
16.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to Gareth Hopkins, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
16.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Gareth Hopkins, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
16.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Rob Quiney, 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 Ravichandran Ashwin to Rob Quiney, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
16.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Rob Quiney, 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 17
Auckland Aces 138/4 (RR : 8.12)
Rob Quiney 62 (47b)
Gareth Hopkins 58 (42b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-34-0
17.1 Albie Morkel to Gareth Hopkins, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
17.2 Albie Morkel to Rob Quiney, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
17.3 Albie Morkel to Rob Quiney, 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)
17.4 Albie Morkel to Rob Quiney, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
17.5 Albie Morkel to Rob Quiney, 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)
17.6 Albie Morkel to Rob Quiney, He's caught it, no he's dropped it, he's caught it, he's juggling it, and he's taken it! Finally, bet he had his heart in his mouth for a moment there!
R Quiney c Muralitharan b Morkel
Runs : 70 Balls : 52 S/R : 134.6
End of over 18
Auckland Aces 147/5 (RR : 8.17)
Kyle Mills 0 (0b)
Gareth Hopkins 59 (43b)
Albie Morkel 3-0-21-1
18.1 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Gareth Hopkins, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
18.2 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Gareth Hopkins, No Ball. Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
18.3 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Gareth Hopkins, Oh, that's a juicy full toss and the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
18.3 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Gareth Hopkins, EDGED AND TAKEN! Safe pair of hands there behind the stumps, he doesn't drop many of those!
G Hopkins c Dhoni b Balaji
Runs : 67 Balls : 46 S/R : 145.7
18.4 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Andre Adams, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
18.5 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Kyle Mills, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
18.6 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Andre Adams, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
End of over 19
Auckland Aces 162/6 (RR : 8.53)
Andre Adams 5 (2b)
Kyle Mills 1 (1b)
Lakshmipathy Balaji 3-0-42-2
19.1 Doug Bollinger to Kyle Mills, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
19.2 Doug Bollinger to Andre Adams, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
19.3 Doug Bollinger to Andre Adams, One more to the total. (1)
19.4 Doug Bollinger to Kyle Mills, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
19.5 Doug Bollinger to Kyle Mills, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
19.6 Doug Bollinger to Kyle Mills, That six has cleared the car park! (6)
End of over 20
Auckland Aces 174/6 (RR : 8.70)
Kyle Mills 12 (5b)
Andre Adams 6 (4b)
Doug Bollinger 4-0-28-1
Auckland Aces 174/6 (RR : 8.70)
Overs: 20.0
Auckland Aces Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Rob Quiney c Muralitharan b Morkel 70 52 4 4 134.6
Martin Guptill c Hayden b Balaji 4 3 1 0 133.3
Lou Vincent c & b Jakati 5 4 0 0 125.0
Colin de Grandhomme b Jakati 0 2 0 0 0.0
Colin Munro c Ashwin b Bollinger 2 3 0 0 66.7
Gareth Hopkins c Dhoni b Balaji 67 46 7 1 145.7
Kyle Mills not out 12 5 0 1 240.0
Andre Adams not out 6 4 1 0 150.0
Ronnie Hira
Michael Bates
Daryl Tuffey
Total: 174/6 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.70
Extras : 8 No Balls : 1 Wides : 5 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 2
Chennai Super Kings Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Albie Morkel 3.0 0 21 1 7.00
Ravichandran Ashwin 4.0 0 34 0 8.50
Doug Bollinger 4.0 0 28 1 7.00
Shadab Jakati 2.0 0 10 2 5.00
Lakshmipathy Balaji 3.0 0 42 2 14.00
Muttiah Muralitharan 4.0 0 37 0 9.25
Total: 174/6 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.70
Extras : 8 No Balls : 1 Wides : 5 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 2
0.1 Kyle Mills to Matthew Hayden, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
0.2 Kyle Mills to Matthew Hayden, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
0.3 Kyle Mills to Murali Vijay, Very well bowled. (0)
0.4 Kyle Mills to Murali Vijay, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
0.5 Kyle Mills to Matthew Hayden, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
0.6 Kyle Mills to Matthew Hayden, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs! (6)
End of over 1
Chennai Super Kings 14/0 (RR : 14) Required RR(8.42)
Matthew Hayden 13 (4b)
Murali Vijay 1 (2b)
Kyle Mills 1-0-14-0
1.1 Andre Adams to Murali Vijay, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
1.2 Andre Adams to Murali Vijay, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
1.3 Andre Adams to Murali Vijay, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
1.4 Andre Adams to Murali Vijay, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.5 Andre Adams to Murali Vijay, Very well bowled. (0)
1.6 Andre Adams to Murali Vijay, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
End of over 2
Chennai Super Kings 22/0 (RR : 11) Required RR(8.44)
Murali Vijay 9 (8b)
Matthew Hayden 13 (4b)
Andre Adams 1-0-8-0
2.1 Kyle Mills to Matthew Hayden, He shuffles across the stumps, and paddles the ball straight into his legstump! Ouch, that's tough luck, but he has to go!
M Hayden b Mills
Runs : 13 Balls : 5 S/R : 260
2.2 Kyle Mills to Suresh Raina, 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 Kyle Mills to Suresh Raina, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
2.4 Kyle Mills to Murali Vijay, 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)
2.5 Kyle Mills to Murali Vijay, Very well bowled. (0)
2.6 Kyle Mills to Murali Vijay, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
End of over 3
Chennai Super Kings 29/1 (RR : 9.67) Required RR(8.53)
Murali Vijay 15 (11b)
Suresh Raina 1 (2b)
Kyle Mills 2-0-21-1
3.1 Andre Adams to Suresh Raina, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
3.2 Andre Adams to Suresh Raina, 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)
3.3 Andre Adams to Suresh Raina, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
3.4 Andre Adams to Suresh Raina, Very well bowled. (0)
3.5 Andre Adams to Suresh Raina, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
3.6 Andre Adams to Suresh Raina, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 4
Chennai Super Kings 39/1 (RR : 9.75) Required RR(8.44)
Suresh Raina 11 (8b)
Murali Vijay 15 (11b)
Andre Adams 2-0-18-0
4.1 Kyle Mills 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)
4.2 Kyle Mills to Murali Vijay, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
4.3 Kyle Mills to Suresh Raina, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
4.4 Kyle Mills to Suresh Raina, 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)
4.5 Kyle Mills to Suresh Raina, Very well bowled. (0)
4.6 Kyle Mills to Suresh Raina, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
End of over 5
Chennai Super Kings 45/1 (RR : 9) Required RR(8.6)
Murali Vijay 16 (13b)
Suresh Raina 16 (12b)
Kyle Mills 3-0-27-1
5.1 Andre Adams to Suresh Raina, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
5.2 Andre Adams to Suresh Raina, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
5.3 Andre Adams to Murali Vijay, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
5.4 Andre Adams to Murali Vijay, No shot offered, and the off-stump is sent tumbling! That's a poor, poor leave...
M Vijay b Adams
Runs : 20 Balls : 15 S/R : 133.3
5.5 Andre Adams to MS Dhoni, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
5.6 Andre Adams to Suresh Raina, One more to the total. (1)
End of over 6
Chennai Super Kings 54/2 (RR : 9) Required RR(8.57)
MS Dhoni 1 (1b)
Suresh Raina 20 (15b)
Andre Adams 3-0-27-1
6.1 Ronnie Hira to Suresh Raina, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
6.2 Ronnie Hira to MS Dhoni, 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)
6.3 Ronnie Hira to MS Dhoni, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
6.4 Ronnie Hira to MS Dhoni, 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)
6.5 Ronnie Hira to MS Dhoni, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
6.6 Ronnie Hira to MS Dhoni, 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 7
Chennai Super Kings 59/2 (RR : 8.43) Required RR(8.85)
MS Dhoni 5 (6b)
Suresh Raina 21 (16b)
Ronnie Hira 1-0-5-0
7.1 Daryl Tuffey to Suresh Raina, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
7.2 Daryl Tuffey to Suresh Raina, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
7.3 Daryl Tuffey to Suresh Raina, Good running, two runs. (2)
7.4 Daryl Tuffey 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)
7.5 Daryl Tuffey 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)
7.6 Daryl Tuffey to MS Dhoni, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 8
Chennai Super Kings 68/2 (RR : 8.5) Required RR(8.83)
MS Dhoni 7 (7b)
Suresh Raina 28 (21b)
Daryl Tuffey 1-0-9-0
8.1 Michael Bates to Suresh Raina, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
8.2 Michael Bates to MS Dhoni, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
8.3 Michael Bates to MS Dhoni, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
8.4 Michael Bates to MS Dhoni, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
8.5 Michael Bates to MS Dhoni, Good running, two runs. (2)
8.6 Michael Bates to MS Dhoni, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 9
Chennai Super Kings 75/2 (RR : 8.33) Required RR(9)
MS Dhoni 13 (12b)
Suresh Raina 29 (22b)
Michael Bates 1-0-7-0
9.1 Colin de Grandhomme to Suresh Raina, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.2 Colin de Grandhomme to Suresh Raina, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
9.3 Colin de Grandhomme to Suresh Raina, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
9.4 Colin de Grandhomme to Suresh Raina, One more to the total. (1)
9.5 Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
9.6 Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 10
Chennai Super Kings 78/2 (RR : 7.8) Required RR(9.6)
MS Dhoni 15 (14b)
Suresh Raina 30 (26b)
Colin de Grandhomme 1-0-3-0
10.1 Ronnie Hira to Suresh Raina, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
10.2 Ronnie Hira to Suresh Raina, No shot offered. (0)
10.3 Ronnie Hira to Suresh Raina, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
10.4 Ronnie Hira to Suresh Raina, 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)
10.5 Ronnie Hira to Suresh Raina, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
10.6 Ronnie Hira to MS Dhoni, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
End of over 11
Chennai Super Kings 84/2 (RR : 7.64) Required RR(10)
Suresh Raina 35 (31b)
MS Dhoni 16 (15b)
Ronnie Hira 2-0-11-0
11.1 Daryl Tuffey to MS Dhoni, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.2 Daryl Tuffey to MS Dhoni, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
11.3 Daryl Tuffey to Suresh Raina, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
11.4 Daryl Tuffey to Suresh Raina, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
11.5 Daryl Tuffey to MS Dhoni, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
11.6 Daryl Tuffey to MS Dhoni, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 12
Chennai Super Kings 90/2 (RR : 7.5) Required RR(10.5)
MS Dhoni 21 (19b)
Suresh Raina 36 (33b)
Daryl Tuffey 2-0-15-0
12.1 Ronnie Hira to Suresh Raina, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
12.2 Ronnie Hira to MS Dhoni, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
12.3 Ronnie Hira to Suresh Raina, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
12.4 Ronnie Hira to MS Dhoni, 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 Ronnie Hira to Suresh Raina, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
12.6 Ronnie Hira to Suresh Raina, Good running, two runs. (2)
End of over 13
Chennai Super Kings 96/2 (RR : 7.38) Required RR(11.1)
Suresh Raina 40 (37b)
MS Dhoni 23 (21b)
Ronnie Hira 3-0-17-0
13.1 Daryl Tuffey to MS Dhoni, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
13.2 Daryl Tuffey to Suresh Raina, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
13.3 Daryl Tuffey to MS Dhoni, 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)
13.4 Daryl Tuffey to Suresh Raina, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
13.5 Daryl Tuffey to MS Dhoni, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
13.6 Daryl Tuffey to MS Dhoni, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
End of over 14
Chennai Super Kings 101/2 (RR : 7.21) Required RR(12.2)
Suresh Raina 42 (39b)
MS Dhoni 26 (25b)
Daryl Tuffey 3-0-20-0
14.1 Ronnie Hira to MS Dhoni, 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 Ronnie Hira to Suresh Raina, 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)
14.3 Ronnie Hira to Suresh Raina, 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)
14.4 Ronnie Hira to Suresh Raina, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
14.5 Ronnie Hira to MS Dhoni, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
14.6 Ronnie Hira to Suresh Raina, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 15
Chennai Super Kings 113/2 (RR : 7.53) Required RR(12.2)
MS Dhoni 28 (27b)
Suresh Raina 52 (43b)
Ronnie Hira 4-0-29-0
15.1 Daryl Tuffey to Suresh Raina, He taps the ball away, calls for a quick singe, in comes the throw, and it's a direct hit! Out by miles! Fantastic fielding!
S Raina run out (Hira)
Runs : 52 Balls : 44 S/R : 118.2
15.2 Daryl Tuffey to Subramaniam Badrinath, He comes on the front foot to drive it, and is beaten for bounce! But instead of checking his shot, he follows through with it and sends it sailing into the pavilion! 6 runs, excellent batting! (6)
15.3 Daryl Tuffey to Subramaniam Badrinath, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
15.4 Daryl Tuffey to Subramaniam Badrinath, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
15.5 Daryl Tuffey to Subramaniam Badrinath, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!
S Badrinath c de Grandhomme b Tuffey
Runs : 14 Balls : 4 S/R : 350
15.6 Daryl Tuffey to Albie Morkel, No Ball. Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
15.6 Daryl Tuffey to Albie Morkel, 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
Chennai Super Kings 133/4 (RR : 8.31) Required RR(10.3)
MS Dhoni 28 (27b)
Albie Morkel 5 (1b)
Daryl Tuffey 4-0-40-1
16.1 Colin de Grandhomme to Albie Morkel, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
16.2 Colin de Grandhomme to Albie Morkel, No Ball. Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
16.2 Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
16.3 Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
16.4 Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni, 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)
16.5 Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
16.6 Colin de Grandhomme to MS Dhoni, 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)
End of over 17
Chennai Super Kings 153/4 (RR : 9) Required RR(7)
MS Dhoni 44 (32b)
Albie Morkel 8 (2b)
Colin de Grandhomme 2-0-23-0
17.1 Michael Bates to Albie Morkel, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
17.2 Michael Bates to MS Dhoni, Bowler appeals, others follow, and got him!
MS Dhoni lbw b Bates
Runs : 44 Balls : 33 S/R : 133.3
17.3 Michael Bates to Ravichandran Ashwin, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
17.4 Michael Bates to Ravichandran Ashwin, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
17.5 Michael Bates to Albie Morkel, That wasn't a bad ball, but the batsmen went at it with everything except the kitchen sink, and got enough on it to send it over the fence! 6 more! (6)
17.6 Michael Bates to Albie Morkel, That wasn't a bad ball, but the batsmen went at it with everything except the kitchen sink, and got enough on it to send it over the fence! 6 more! (6)
End of over 18
Chennai Super Kings 171/5 (RR : 9.5) Required RR(1.5)
Albie Morkel 21 (5b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 5 (2b)
Michael Bates 2-0-25-1
18.1 Andre Adams to Ravichandran Ashwin, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six! (6)
Chennai Super Kings 177/5 (RR : 9.74)
Overs: 18.1
Chennai Super Kings Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Matthew Hayden b Mills 13 5 1 1 260.0
Murali Vijay b Adams 20 15 3 0 133.3
Suresh Raina run out (Hira) 52 44 5 1 118.2
MS Dhoni lbw b Bates 44 33 6 0 133.3
Subramaniam Badrinath c de Grandhomme b Tuffey 14 4 0 2 350.0
Albie Morkel not out 21 5 1 2 420.0
Ravichandran Ashwin not out 11 3 1 1 366.7
Doug Bollinger
Shadab Jakati
Lakshmipathy Balaji
Muttiah Muralitharan
Total: 177/5 Overs: 18.1 Run Rate: 9.74
Extras : 2 No Balls : 2 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Auckland Aces Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Colin de Grandhomme 2.0 0 23 0 11.50
Kyle Mills 3.0 0 27 1 9.00
Andre Adams 3.1 0 33 1 10.41
Ronnie Hira 4.0 0 29 0 7.25
Michael Bates 2.0 0 25 1 12.50
Daryl Tuffey 4.0 0 40 1 10.00
Total: 177/5 Overs: 18.1 Run Rate: 9.74
Extras : 2 No Balls : 2 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Auckland Aces 174/6 in 20.0 overs.
Chennai Super Kings 177/5 in 18.1 overs.
Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
Man of the match: MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings)
Thanks brother, much appreciated. Really wanted this season to be smooth but it took too long to complete. I wasn't, really, able to.cheers to NMA for successfully running eight seasons of CLT20.
0.1 Chris Wood to Matthew Hayden, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
0.2 Chris Wood to Murali Vijay, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
0.3 Chris Wood to Matthew Hayden, 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)
0.4 Chris Wood to Matthew Hayden, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
0.5 Chris Wood to Matthew Hayden, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
0.6 Chris Wood to Matthew Hayden, Wide, no run. (1)
0.6 Chris Wood to Matthew Hayden, Wide, no run. (1)
0.6 Chris Wood to Matthew Hayden, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
End of over 1
Chennai Super Kings 16/0 (RR : 16)
Matthew Hayden 13 (6b)
Murali Vijay 1 (0b)
Chris Wood 1-0-16-0
1.1 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Murali Vijay, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
1.2 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Murali Vijay, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
1.3 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Murali Vijay, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
1.4 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Murali Vijay, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
1.5 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Murali Vijay, One more to the total. (1)
1.6 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Matthew Hayden, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
End of over 2
Chennai Super Kings 25/0 (RR : 12.5)
Matthew Hayden 15 (7b)
Murali Vijay 8 (5b)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 1-0-9-0
2.1 Chris Wood to Murali Vijay, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
2.2 Chris Wood to Matthew Hayden, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
2.3 Chris Wood to Matthew Hayden, Very well bowled. (0)
2.4 Chris Wood to Matthew Hayden, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
2.5 Chris Wood to Matthew Hayden, 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)
2.6 Chris Wood to Matthew Hayden, 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
Chennai Super Kings 33/0 (RR : 11)
Murali Vijay 9 (6b)
Matthew Hayden 22 (12b)
Chris Wood 2-0-24-0
3.1 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Matthew Hayden, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
3.2 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Matthew Hayden, Wide, no run. (1)
3.2 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Matthew Hayden, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
3.3 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Matthew Hayden, Driven for four! (4)
3.4 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Matthew Hayden, Inside edge, and gone! Great bowling, and some loose batting.
M Hayden b Mascarenhas
Runs : 34 Balls : 16 S/R : 212.5
3.5 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Suresh Raina, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
3.6 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Suresh Raina, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
End of over 4
Chennai Super Kings 52/1 (RR : 13)
Suresh Raina 6 (2b)
Murali Vijay 9 (6b)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 2-0-28-1
4.1 Chris Wood to Murali Vijay, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
4.2 Chris Wood to Murali Vijay, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
4.3 Chris Wood to Suresh Raina, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
4.4 Chris Wood 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)
4.5 Chris Wood to Suresh Raina, 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)
4.6 Chris Wood to Suresh Raina, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! Unfortunately for the bowler, the batsmen top edges it over the head of the keeper for six! Tough luck son, maybe you'll get him next time. (6)
End of over 5
Chennai Super Kings 65/1 (RR : 13)
Suresh Raina 18 (6b)
Murali Vijay 10 (8b)
Chris Wood 3-0-37-0
5.1 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Murali Vijay, 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)
5.2 Dimitri Mascarenhas 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)
5.3 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Murali Vijay, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
5.4 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Murali Vijay, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
5.5 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Suresh Raina, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
5.6 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Murali Vijay, 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)
End of over 6
Chennai Super Kings 71/1 (RR : 11.8)
Murali Vijay 15 (13b)
Suresh Raina 19 (7b)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 3-0-34-1
6.1 Dominic Cork to Suresh Raina, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
6.2 Dominic Cork to Suresh Raina, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
6.3 Dominic Cork 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)
6.4 Dominic Cork to Suresh Raina, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.5 Dominic Cork to Suresh Raina, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
6.6 Dominic Cork to Suresh Raina, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 7
Chennai Super Kings 80/1 (RR : 11.4)
Murali Vijay 15 (13b)
Suresh Raina 28 (13b)
Dominic Cork 1-0-9-0
7.1 Sean Ervine to Suresh Raina, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.2 Sean Ervine to Suresh Raina, 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)
7.3 Sean Ervine to Suresh Raina, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
7.4 Sean Ervine to Suresh Raina, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
7.5 Sean Ervine to Suresh Raina, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
7.6 Sean Ervine 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 8
Chennai Super Kings 88/1 (RR : 11)
Suresh Raina 36 (19b)
Murali Vijay 15 (13b)
Sean Ervine 1-0-8-0
8.1 Danny Briggs to Murali Vijay, 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)
8.2 Danny Briggs to Murali Vijay, Good running, two runs. (2)
8.3 Danny Briggs to Murali Vijay, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
8.4 Danny Briggs to Murali Vijay, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
8.5 Danny Briggs to Murali Vijay, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
8.6 Danny Briggs to Murali Vijay, 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 96/1 (RR : 10.7)
Murali Vijay 23 (19b)
Suresh Raina 36 (19b)
Danny Briggs 1-0-8-0
9.1 Dominic Cork to Suresh Raina, Good running, two runs. (2)
9.2 Dominic Cork to Suresh Raina, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
9.3 Dominic Cork to Suresh Raina, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
9.4 Dominic Cork to Suresh Raina, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
9.5 Dominic Cork to Suresh Raina, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
9.6 Dominic Cork to Murali Vijay, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 10
Chennai Super Kings 104/1 (RR : 10.4)
Suresh Raina 43 (24b)
Murali Vijay 24 (20b)
Dominic Cork 2-0-17-0
10.1 Sean Ervine to Murali Vijay, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
10.2 Sean Ervine to Murali Vijay, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.3 Sean Ervine to Murali Vijay, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
10.4 Sean Ervine to Murali Vijay, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
10.5 Sean Ervine to Murali Vijay, No shot offered. (0)
10.6 Sean Ervine to Murali Vijay, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
End of over 11
Chennai Super Kings 112/1 (RR : 10.2)
Murali Vijay 32 (26b)
Suresh Raina 43 (24b)
Sean Ervine 2-0-16-0
11.1 Danny Briggs to Suresh Raina, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
11.2 Danny Briggs to Suresh Raina, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
11.3 Danny Briggs to Suresh Raina, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
11.4 Danny Briggs to Suresh Raina, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
11.5 Danny Briggs to Murali Vijay, Wide, no run. (1)
11.5 Danny Briggs to Murali Vijay, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
11.6 Danny Briggs to Murali Vijay, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 12
Chennai Super Kings 122/1 (RR : 10.2)
Murali Vijay 36 (29b)
Suresh Raina 48 (27b)
Danny Briggs 2-0-18-0
12.1 Sean Ervine to Suresh Raina, Wide, no shot offered. (1)
12.1 Sean Ervine to Suresh Raina, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
12.2 Sean Ervine to Suresh Raina, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
12.3 Sean Ervine to Suresh Raina, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
12.4 Sean Ervine to Suresh Raina, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
12.5 Sean Ervine to Suresh Raina, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
12.6 Sean Ervine 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 13
Chennai Super Kings 138/1 (RR : 10.6)
Murali Vijay 40 (30b)
Suresh Raina 59 (32b)
Sean Ervine 3-0-32-0
13.1 Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
13.2 Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, Easy single. (1)
13.3 Shahid Afridi to Murali Vijay, 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)
13.4 Shahid Afridi to Murali Vijay, Driven for four! (4)
13.5 Shahid Afridi to Murali Vijay, 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)
13.6 Shahid Afridi to Murali Vijay, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
End of over 14
Chennai Super Kings 153/1 (RR : 10.9)
Murali Vijay 54 (34b)
Suresh Raina 60 (34b)
Shahid Afridi 1-0-15-0
14.1 Danny Briggs to Suresh Raina, Good running, two runs. (2)
14.2 Danny Briggs to Suresh Raina, 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)
14.3 Danny Briggs to Murali Vijay, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
14.4 Danny Briggs to Murali Vijay, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
14.5 Danny Briggs to Murali Vijay, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
14.6 Danny Briggs to Murali Vijay, 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 15
Chennai Super Kings 156/1 (RR : 10.4)
Murali Vijay 54 (38b)
Suresh Raina 63 (36b)
Danny Briggs 3-0-21-0
15.1 Sean Ervine to Suresh Raina, Very well bowled. (0)
15.2 Sean Ervine 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)
15.3 Sean Ervine to Suresh Raina, One more to the total. (1)
15.4 Sean Ervine to Murali Vijay, Byes, they'll get a couple for that. (2)
15.5 Sean Ervine to Suresh Raina, Very well bowled. (0)
15.6 Sean Ervine to Suresh Raina, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
End of over 16
Chennai Super Kings 162/1 (RR : 10.1)
Murali Vijay 54 (38b)
Suresh Raina 67 (41b)
Sean Ervine 4-0-36-0
16.1 Danny Briggs to Suresh Raina, 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. (6)
16.2 Danny Briggs to Murali Vijay, Wide, no run. (1)
16.2 Danny Briggs to Murali Vijay, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
16.3 Danny Briggs to Suresh Raina, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
16.4 Danny Briggs to Suresh Raina, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.5 Danny Briggs to Suresh Raina, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six! (6)
16.6 Danny Briggs to Suresh Raina, 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)
End of over 17
Chennai Super Kings 180/1 (RR : 10.6)
Suresh Raina 83 (46b)
Murali Vijay 55 (39b)
Danny Briggs 4-0-39-0
17.1 Dominic Cork to Murali Vijay, 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)
17.2 Dominic Cork to Murali Vijay, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
17.3 Dominic Cork to Murali Vijay, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
17.4 Dominic Cork to Suresh Raina, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
17.5 Dominic Cork to Suresh Raina, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
17.6 Dominic Cork to Suresh Raina, Splendid shot for four! (4)
End of over 18
Chennai Super Kings 189/1 (RR : 10.5)
Suresh Raina 89 (49b)
Murali Vijay 58 (42b)
Dominic Cork 3-0-26-0
18.1 Shahid Afridi to Murali Vijay, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
18.2 Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
18.3 Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
18.4 Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
18.5 Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
18.6 Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, 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 19
Chennai Super Kings 202/1 (RR : 10.6)
Suresh Raina 101 (54b)
Murali Vijay 59 (43b)
Shahid Afridi 2-0-28-0
19.1 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Murali Vijay, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.2 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Murali Vijay, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!
M Vijay c Cork b Mascarenhas
Runs : 59 Balls : 45 S/R : 135.6
19.3 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Subramaniam Badrinath, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.4 Dimitri Mascarenhas 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)
19.5 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Subramaniam Badrinath, Six! (6)
19.6 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Subramaniam Badrinath, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 20
Chennai Super Kings 212/2 (RR : 10.60)
Subramaniam Badrinath 10 (4b)
Suresh Raina 101 (54b)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 4-0-44-2
Chennai Super Kings 212/2 (RR : 10.60)
Overs: 20.0
Chennai Super Kings Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Matthew Hayden b Mascarenhas 34 16 5 1 212.5
Murali Vijay c Cork b Mascarenhas 59 45 9 0 131.1
Suresh Raina not out 101 54 8 4 187.1
Subramaniam Badrinath not out 10 4 1 1 250.0
MS Dhoni
Albie Morkel
Ravichandran Ashwin
Doug Bollinger
Shadab Jakati
Lakshmipathy Balaji
Muttiah Muralitharan
Total: 212/2 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 10.60
Extras : 8 No Balls : 0 Wides : 6 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 2
Hampshire Royals Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Sean Ervine 4.0 0 36 0 9.00
Shahid Afridi 2.0 0 28 0 14.00
Dominic Cork 3.0 0 26 0 8.67
Dimitri Mascarenhas 4.0 0 44 2 11.00
Danny Briggs 4.0 0 39 0 9.75
Chris Wood 3.0 0 37 0 12.33
Total: 212/2 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 10.60
Extras : 8 No Balls : 0 Wides : 6 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 2
0.1 Muttiah Muralitharan to Jimmy Adams, 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)
0.2 Muttiah Muralitharan to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
0.3 Muttiah Muralitharan to Kevin Pietersen, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
0.4 Muttiah Muralitharan to Kevin Pietersen, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
0.5 Muttiah Muralitharan to Kevin Pietersen, Easy single. (1)
0.6 Muttiah Muralitharan to Jimmy Adams, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 1
Hampshire Royals 7/0 (RR : 7) Required RR(10.8)
Kevin Pietersen 5 (4b)
Jimmy Adams 2 (2b)
Muttiah Muralitharan 1-0-7-0
1.1 Doug Bollinger to Jimmy Adams, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
1.2 Doug Bollinger to Kevin Pietersen, Great bowling, poor shot, and a regulation catch. Soft dismissal there.
K Pietersen c Jakati b Bollinger
Runs : 5 Balls : 5 S/R : 100
1.3 Doug Bollinger to James Vince, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
1.4 Doug Bollinger to James Vince, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.5 Doug Bollinger to James Vince, 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)
1.6 Doug Bollinger to Jimmy Adams, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 2
Hampshire Royals 9/1 (RR : 4.5) Required RR(11.3)
Jimmy Adams 3 (4b)
James Vince 1 (3b)
Doug Bollinger 1-0-2-1
2.1 Muttiah Muralitharan to James Vince, 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!
J Vince b Muralitharan
Runs : 1 Balls : 4 S/R : 25
2.2 Muttiah Muralitharan to Neil McKenzie, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
2.3 Muttiah Muralitharan to Neil McKenzie, Very well bowled. (0)
2.4 Muttiah Muralitharan to Neil McKenzie, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
2.5 Muttiah Muralitharan to Neil McKenzie, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
2.6 Muttiah Muralitharan to Neil McKenzie, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 3
Hampshire Royals 12/2 (RR : 4) Required RR(11.8)
Jimmy Adams 3 (4b)
Neil McKenzie 3 (5b)
Muttiah Muralitharan 2-0-10-1
3.1 Doug Bollinger to Neil McKenzie, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
3.2 Doug Bollinger to Neil McKenzie, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
3.3 Doug Bollinger to Neil McKenzie, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see! (6)
3.4 Doug Bollinger to Neil McKenzie, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
3.5 Doug Bollinger to Neil McKenzie, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
3.6 Doug Bollinger to Jimmy Adams, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 4
Hampshire Royals 24/2 (RR : 6) Required RR(11.8)
Neil McKenzie 14 (10b)
Jimmy Adams 4 (5b)
Doug Bollinger 2-0-14-1
4.1 Muttiah Muralitharan to Jimmy Adams, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
4.2 Muttiah Muralitharan to Jimmy Adams, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
4.3 Muttiah Muralitharan to Jimmy Adams, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
4.4 Muttiah Muralitharan to Neil McKenzie, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
4.5 Muttiah Muralitharan to Neil McKenzie, Short, wide, and played on! That's poor, poor batting, the bowler is ecstatic about getting a wicket off that!
N McKenzie b Muralitharan
Runs : 14 Balls : 12 S/R : 116.7
4.6 Muttiah Muralitharan to Sean Ervine, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 5
Hampshire Royals 27/3 (RR : 5.4) Required RR(12.3)
Sean Ervine 2 (1b)
Jimmy Adams 5 (8b)
Muttiah Muralitharan 3-0-13-2
5.1 Doug Bollinger to Jimmy Adams, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
5.2 Doug Bollinger to Jimmy Adams, In the air, and gone!
J Adams c Ashwin b Bollinger
Runs : 7 Balls : 10 S/R : 70
5.3 Doug Bollinger to Shahid Afridi, Very well bowled. (0)
5.4 Doug Bollinger to Shahid Afridi, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
5.5 Doug Bollinger to Sean Ervine, 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)
5.6 Doug Bollinger to Sean Ervine, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 6
Hampshire Royals 35/4 (RR : 5.83) Required RR(12.6)
Shahid Afridi 1 (2b)
Sean Ervine 7 (3b)
Doug Bollinger 3-0-22-2
6.1 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Sean Ervine, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.2 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Sean Ervine, 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)
6.3 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Sean Ervine, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
6.4 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Sean Ervine, One more to the total. (1)
6.5 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Shahid Afridi, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
6.6 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Shahid Afridi, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
End of over 7
Hampshire Royals 44/4 (RR : 6.29) Required RR(12.9)
Shahid Afridi 5 (4b)
Sean Ervine 12 (7b)
Lakshmipathy Balaji 1-0-9-0
7.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Sean Ervine, Very well bowled. (0)
7.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to Sean Ervine, 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)
7.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Shahid Afridi, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
7.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Sean Ervine, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
7.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to Sean Ervine, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
7.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Sean Ervine, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 8
Hampshire Royals 48/4 (RR : 6) Required RR(13.7)
Sean Ervine 15 (12b)
Shahid Afridi 6 (5b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 1-0-4-0
8.1 Shadab Jakati to Shahid Afridi, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
8.2 Shadab Jakati to Shahid Afridi, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
8.3 Shadab Jakati to Shahid Afridi, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
8.4 Shadab Jakati to Shahid Afridi, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
8.5 Shadab Jakati to Shahid Afridi, 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)
8.6 Shadab Jakati to Sean Ervine, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
End of over 9
Hampshire Royals 57/4 (RR : 6.33) Required RR(14.1)
Sean Ervine 17 (13b)
Shahid Afridi 13 (10b)
Shadab Jakati 1-0-9-0
9.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Shahid Afridi, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
9.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to Sean Ervine, That was a very good delivery. (0)
9.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Sean Ervine, 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)
9.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Shahid Afridi, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
9.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to Shahid Afridi, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
9.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Shahid Afridi, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 10
Hampshire Royals 61/4 (RR : 6.1) Required RR(15.1)
Shahid Afridi 16 (14b)
Sean Ervine 18 (15b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 2-0-8-0
10.1 Albie Morkel to Sean Ervine, 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)
10.2 Albie Morkel to Sean Ervine, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
10.3 Albie Morkel to Shahid Afridi, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
10.4 Albie Morkel to Shahid Afridi, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.5 Albie Morkel to Shahid Afridi, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
10.6 Albie Morkel to Shahid Afridi, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 11
Hampshire Royals 67/4 (RR : 6.09) Required RR(16.1)
Sean Ervine 19 (17b)
Shahid Afridi 21 (18b)
Albie Morkel 1-0-6-0
11.1 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Shahid Afridi, 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 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Shahid Afridi, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
11.3 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Shahid Afridi, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
11.4 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Sean Ervine, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.5 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Sean Ervine, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
11.6 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Shahid Afridi, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
End of over 12
Hampshire Royals 75/4 (RR : 6.25) Required RR(17.1)
Shahid Afridi 28 (22b)
Sean Ervine 20 (19b)
Lakshmipathy Balaji 2-0-17-0
12.1 Shadab Jakati to Sean Ervine, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
12.2 Shadab Jakati to Shahid Afridi, Easy single. (1)
12.3 Shadab Jakati to Sean Ervine, 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)
12.4 Shadab Jakati to Sean Ervine, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
12.5 Shadab Jakati to Sean Ervine, 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)
12.6 Shadab Jakati to Sean Ervine, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 13
Hampshire Royals 82/4 (RR : 6.31) Required RR(18.6)
Shahid Afridi 29 (23b)
Sean Ervine 26 (24b)
Shadab Jakati 2-0-16-0
13.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Sean Ervine, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
13.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to Sean Ervine, No shot offered. (0)
13.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Sean Ervine, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
13.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Shahid Afridi, 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! (4)
13.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to Sean Ervine, 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)
13.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Sean Ervine, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
End of over 14
Hampshire Royals 97/4 (RR : 6.93) Required RR(19.2)
Sean Ervine 37 (29b)
Shahid Afridi 33 (24b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 3-0-23-0
14.1 Shadab Jakati to Shahid Afridi, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
14.2 Shadab Jakati to Shahid Afridi, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.3 Shadab Jakati to Shahid Afridi, 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)
14.4 Shadab Jakati to Sean Ervine, Very well bowled. (0)
14.5 Shadab Jakati to Sean Ervine, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.6 Shadab Jakati to Sean Ervine, 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)
End of over 15
Hampshire Royals 100/4 (RR : 6.67) Required RR(22.4)
Sean Ervine 39 (32b)
Shahid Afridi 34 (27b)
Shadab Jakati 3-0-19-0
15.1 Albie Morkel to Shahid Afridi, 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)
15.2 Albie Morkel to Shahid Afridi, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
15.3 Albie Morkel to Shahid Afridi, 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 Albie Morkel to Shahid Afridi, That was a very good delivery. (0)
15.5 Albie Morkel to Shahid Afridi, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
15.6 Albie Morkel to Shahid Afridi, 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 bat and he's got to go!
S Afridi lbw b Morkel
Runs : 38 Balls : 33 S/R : 115.2
End of over 16
Hampshire Royals 104/5 (RR : 6.5) Required RR(27)
Dominic Cork 0 (0b)
Sean Ervine 39 (32b)
Albie Morkel 2-0-10-1
16.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Sean Ervine, Very well bowled. (0)
16.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to Sean Ervine, Bowler appeals, others follow, and got him!
S Ervine lbw b Ashwin
Runs : 39 Balls : 34 S/R : 114.7
16.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Dimitri Mascarenhas, Driven for four! (4)
16.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Dimitri Mascarenhas, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
16.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to Dimitri Mascarenhas, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Dimitri Mascarenhas, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 17
Hampshire Royals 108/6 (RR : 6.35) Required RR(34.7)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 4 (4b)
Dominic Cork 0 (0b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-27-1
17.1 Shadab Jakati to Dominic Cork, 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)
17.2 Shadab Jakati to Dimitri Mascarenhas, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
17.3 Shadab Jakati to Dimitri Mascarenhas, Good running, two runs. (2)
17.4 Shadab Jakati to Dimitri Mascarenhas, That's gone high in the air, and an easy catch in the end.
D Mascarenhas c & b Jakati
Runs : 6 Balls : 7 S/R : 85.71
17.5 Shadab Jakati to Nic Pothas, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
17.6 Shadab Jakati to Nic Pothas, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 18
Hampshire Royals 113/7 (RR : 6.28) Required RR(49.5)
Nic Pothas 2 (2b)
Dominic Cork 1 (1b)
Shadab Jakati 4-0-24-1
18.1 Doug Bollinger to Dominic Cork, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
18.2 Doug Bollinger to Dominic Cork, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
18.3 Doug Bollinger to Nic Pothas, 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)
18.4 Doug Bollinger to Nic Pothas, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
18.5 Doug Bollinger to Nic Pothas, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
18.6 Doug Bollinger to Nic Pothas, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 19
Hampshire Royals 126/7 (RR : 6.63) Required RR(86)
Nic Pothas 10 (6b)
Dominic Cork 6 (3b)
Doug Bollinger 4-0-35-2
19.1 Muttiah Muralitharan to Dominic Cork, Down the wicket, swings, misses, and the keeper does the rest. Easy as pie.
D Cork st Dhoni b Muralitharan
Runs : 6 Balls : 4 S/R : 150
19.2 Muttiah Muralitharan to Danny Briggs, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
19.3 Muttiah Muralitharan to Danny Briggs, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
19.4 Muttiah Muralitharan to Danny Briggs, 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)
19.5 Muttiah Muralitharan to Danny Briggs, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
19.6 Muttiah Muralitharan to Danny Briggs, 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 20
Hampshire Royals 142/8 (RR : 7.10)
Danny Briggs 16 (5b)
Nic Pothas 10 (6b)
Muttiah Muralitharan 4-0-29-3
Hampshire Royals 142/8 (RR : 7.10)
Overs: 20.0
Hampshire Royals Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Jimmy Adams c Ashwin b Bollinger 7 10 0 0 70.0
Kevin Pietersen c Jakati b Bollinger 5 5 1 0 100.0
James Vince b Muralitharan 1 4 0 0 25.0
Neil McKenzie b Muralitharan 14 12 1 1 116.7
Sean Ervine lbw b Ashwin 39 34 5 0 114.7
Shahid Afridi lbw b Morkel 38 33 4 0 115.2
Dominic Cork st Dhoni b Muralitharan 6 4 1 0 150.0
Dimitri Mascarenhas c & b Jakati 6 7 1 0 85.7
Nic Pothas not out 10 6 0 0 166.7
Danny Briggs not out 16 5 4 0 320.0
Chris Wood
Total: 142/8 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.10
Extras : 0 No Balls : 0 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Chennai Super Kings Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Albie Morkel 2.0 0 10 1 5.00
Ravichandran Ashwin 4.0 0 27 1 6.75
Doug Bollinger 4.0 0 35 2 8.75
Shadab Jakati 4.0 0 24 1 6.00
Lakshmipathy Balaji 2.0 0 17 0 8.50
Muttiah Muralitharan 4.0 0 29 3 7.25
Total: 142/8 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.10
Extras : 0 No Balls : 0 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Chennai Super Kings 212/2 in 20.0 overs.
Hampshire Royals 142/8 in 20.0 overs.
Chennai Super Kings won by 70 runs
Man of the match: Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings)
My prediction was spot on. Thank you NMA for another brilliant league.Chennai were always gonna be a tougher team, won't be surprised if they win the tournament.
<3Thank you NMA for another brilliant league.