Commentary Thread

[aussie1st]

Well usually anything under 300 for teams of the same skill goes to the chasing side.

Couldn't even get Sam his 4th.

42.2 W Hitish to Oakes
That's taken off from a length and it's all Oakes can do to fend it away from his face. Gloved through to Masibulele and the batsman's trudging off the field.

End of Over 43: 132-10, runrate=3.07
Hitish 6-0-25-2
Rudi* 28 (43 balls)

 

[angryangy]

Excellent bowling by Fighting Mongooses. It seems they have mastered the cracked pitch which Magpies favour at their home ground, so it is fittingly ironic that a cracked pitch has been prepared for them.

Magpies XI 145 (44.2)
Swain 42
Cable 4/18 (10.0)
Sheppard 2/23 (10.0)
Moodley 2/25 (7.2)

 

[Left_Hander]

44.5 W Faulkner to Wills
Once he's made his way back to the pavilion maybe Wills's team mates can remind him that it is best to use your bat against balls homing in on middle stump rather than padding up, with the bat above your head. Not his finest moment...

LOL! Faulkner gets career best figures and at the same time gets his first five-for.

End of Over 47: 219-9, runrate=4.66
Faulkner 9-0-39-5
Leonard* 24 (27 balls)
Hurren 4 (9 balls)

His number 11 hit a for off me :. Need to bowl them out now

 

[aussie1st]

Looks like my batters are preparing for another one of those slow chases.

End of Over 2: 9-0, runrate=4.50, reqrunrate=2.58 (132-10)
Nugent 1-0-7-0
Masibulele* 5 (7 balls)
Germon 2 (6 balls)

 

[Left_Hander]

The players are off the field for the break between innings.

End of Over 48: 222-10, runrate=4.63
Bradshaw 8-0-35-1
Leonard* 26 (29 balls)

Finally. Hopefully my new singing Sayce will get amongst the runs.

 

[aussie1st]

That total looks very chaseable.
Easy win for you too Angry

End of Over 5: 22-0, runrate=4.40, reqrunrate=2.47 (132-10)
Aldridge 3-0-10-0
Germon* 9 (16 balls)
Masibulele 10 (16 balls)

 

[Left_Hander]

Thanks Aussie . You should win with ease

End of Over 2: 13-0, runrate=6.50, reqrunrate=4.38 (222-10)
Wills 1-0-3-0
Richardson* 7 (8 balls)
Sayce 1 (4 balls)

A great start aided by the fact I've had 5 extras given to me already

3.6 W Wills to Sayce
Sayce hasn't quite got all of this one. Corden takes a comfortable catch in the deep. Wills gets a breakthrough!

Not an impressive debut. Goes for 3 runs. Then again he is on lively PFL.

3 down now. Lampard needs to step up now.

 

[aussie1st]

3 down? Ouch thought your batting would be able to hold up better.

End of Over 10: 44-0, runrate=4.40, reqrunrate=2.23 (132-10)
Nugent 5-0-28-0
Masibulele* 19 (30 balls)
Germon 22 (32 balls)

That run rate will do me.
His star bowler is on, he opened the batting so his BT rating would be boosted by that.

 

[Left_Hander]

Looks like another win for you

End of Over 6: 30-3, runrate=5.00, reqrunrate=4.39 (222-10)
Wills 3-0-15-1
Lampard* 6 (5 balls)
Basson 1 (3 balls)

Going at a good rate but those 3 wickets isn't good. Need a good partnership now.

 

[angryangy]

That total looks very chaseable.
Easy win for you too Angry

You're a curse.
9/40 (13.0)

 

[aussie1st]

You're a curse.
9/40 (13.0)

No comment :o

I can't curse my team however they are going great guns.

15.2 4 Oakes to Masibulele
Short and on his hips. Whipped away for a boundary.

My new signing is getting into them now

16.1 4 Whaley to Germon
Timed to perfection. You don?t need to run for those.

16.4 4 Whaley to Germon
Bang! Four runs! Miller needn't bother chasing that.

End of Over 17: 77-0, runrate=4.53, reqrunrate=1.70 (132-10)
Whaley 4-0-15-0
Germon* 40 (55 balls)
Masibulele 32 (49 balls)

 

[Left_Hander]

If you don't win that then I will be very suprised.

End of Over 13: 55-4, runrate=4.23, reqrunrate=4.54 (222-10)
Hurren 7-0-25-2
Lampard* 26 (29 balls)
Bradshaw 3 (8 balls)

Good rebuilding here. Bradshaw needs to stick with Lampard.

 

[aussie1st]

Lol it's in the bag no question about it!

Just saw the rating Angry what on earth, basically equal apart from your spin bowling which was proficient!

End of Over 19: 84-0, runrate=4.42, reqrunrate=1.58 (132-10)
Whaley 5-0-17-0
Masibulele* 33 (51 balls)
Germon 44 (65 balls)

 

[Gilly Fan]

What did I make?

 

[borncricketer]

Syl u should be winnin that...
LH jus one BIG partnership needed rite now..should get u thru..

End of Over 4: 19-2, runrate=4.75
Rampaul 2-0-6-1
Rampaul* 4 (8 balls)
Ahmed 9 (11 balls)

Last Wicket: Karthikeyan lbw b. Rampaul 0 (FOW: 8/2)

OMG how did I lose both the openers to a competent seam bowling:|
may be cause thier were both on very attacking? .. my plan was bowl first get them all out really quick and win in 5-6 overs...looks like its back firing