Commentary Thread

[aussie1st]

This will be a true test for your middle order.

Ran out his super wages player.

37.4 W Clayden to Geldenhuys
Geldenhuys tries to play it between mid on and mid wicket. It's a little bit tight - but they're running anyway! Mohammed scoops it up brilliantly, he shies at the stumps and he's hit them! Out!

End of Over 39: 125-5, runrate=3.21
Hamed 8-6-8-1
Reed* 1 (2 balls)
Bailey 17 (33 balls)

Last Wicket: Geldenhuys Run Out 5 (FOW: 123/5)

 

[Gilly Fan]

39.5 6 Thabethe to Sturgess
Wow what a shot! SIX! We will try and get the ball if it ever comes down....
And that's a century for Sturgess! Well played indeed Sir!

Very good century. 84 balls.

End of Over 40: 239-3, runrate=5.98
Thabethe 7-0-39-0
Noon* 28 (30 balls)
Sturgess 103 (85 balls)
Last Wicket: Bridges b. Gratton 89 (FOW: 166/3)

End of Over 42: 256-3, runrate=6.10
Thabethe 8-0-45-0
Sturgess* 110 (90 balls)
Noon 38 (37 balls)
Last Wicket: Bridges b. Gratton 89 (FOW: 166/3)

I hope I can up my run rate now. Towards 6.5

44.5 4 Walton to Noon
Ah, there's the new delivery he's been working on; the straight spinner. Not to be confused with his stock delivery, the non-spinning off-break. Four runs.
And that's his fifty! Well played.

His maiden 50. Before today, his highest score was 39.

End of Over 45: 284-3, runrate=6.31
Walton 9-0-60-0
Noon* 52 (46 balls)
Sturgess 124 (99 balls)
Last Wicket: Bridges b. Gratton 89 (FOW: 166/3)

46.6 W Thabethe to Noon
Fast and straight. Stumps out of the ground. Noon begins the slow walk back to the dressing room.

Nice innings from Noon there.

End of Over 47: 301-4, runrate=6.40
Thabethe 9-0-51-1
Sturgess* 127 (103 balls)
Cohen 0 (0 balls)
Last Wicket: Noon b. Thabethe 66 (FOW: 301/4

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[angryangy]

Fighting Mongooses 324 (50.0)
Barton 150
Whaley 93
Hamed 64 n.o.
Ramsay 5/59 (10.0)

 

[Gilly Fan]

A good score today. This side is a very strong batting side, so I can't pencil in a win just yet.

End of Over 50: 326-4, runrate=6.52
Walton 10-0-67-0
Sturgess* 140 (113 balls)
Cohen 12 (8 balls)
Last Wicket: Noon b. Thabethe 66 (FOW: 301/4)

A great ton from Sturgess. 141 on Sunday, and 140* today.

1.6 W Tahir to Warlow
Goodness me! The batsmen have collided while taking the single, what a simple run out for the fielding side.

Good start for me.

End of Over 3: 14-1, runrate=4.67, reqrunrate=6.66 (326-4)
Handbury 2-0-7-0
Alcock* 1 (4 balls)
Blenkinsopp 6 (7 balls)
Last Wicket: Warlow Run Out 7 (FOW: 12/1)

10.5 W Handbury to Blenkinsopp
Massive shout from bowler and keeper. Umpire agrees. He was caught right in front there.

Big wicket, and I'm in a commanding posiiton.

15.6 6 Alnwick to Lakhani
I don't like cricket, oh no, I love it. What a shot! Six as soon as it left the bat!
15.5 1 Alnwick to Alcock
Alcock is finding the gaps like a minibus taxi in rush hour traffic.
15.4 6 Alnwick to Alcock
Ouch! That guy in the crowd will be nursing his head for a long while.

End of Over 16: 103-2, runrate=6.44, reqrunrate=6.59 (326-4)
Alnwick 3-0-19-0
Alcock* 29 (40 balls)
Lakhani 11 (15 balls)
Last Wicket: Blenkinsopp lbw b. Handbury 50 (FOW: 70/2)

As they start to dominate, old stager Karl Longrigg breaks the partnership.

16.5 W Longrigg to Lakhani
Bridges appeals for leg before... and the umpire is in agreement! Astonishing! Longrigg looks rather embarrassed to be given that one![/QUOTE]

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

End of Over 11: 59-1, runrate=5.36
Islam 6-0-25-1
Karthikeyan* 27 (36 balls)
Mceverley 29 (30 balls)

Last Wicket: Shipp lbw b. Islam 0 (FOW: 5/1)

First OD match in this season for Shipp and he scored 0 badluck i have hope, he will play lot better in this season than previous ones

 

[Gilly Fan]

End of Over 24: 154-3, runrate=6.42, reqrunrate=6.65 (326-4)
Caskey 2-0-21-0
Fieldhouse* 17 (19 balls)
Alcock 55 (65 balls)
Last Wicket: Lakhani lbw b. Longrigg 15 (FOW: 108/3)

Oooh, I feel this game is going to go down to the wire.

25.4 W Caskey to Alcock
Marvelous piece of bowling that!

Just what I needed, that's a crucial wicket.

End of Over 26: 159-4, runrate=6.12, reqrunrate=7.00 (326-4)
Caskey 3-1-21-1
Fieldhouse* 19 (23 balls)
Vermaak 0 (2 balls)
Last Wicket: Alcock b. Caskey 57 (FOW: 159/4)

 

[aussie1st]

Hitish did some cleaning up ending up with figures of 4-38 from 8 while Hamed finished with excellent figures of 2-13 of 10 overs.

Was hoping for more from Masi

6.4 W Elam to Masibulele
Big appeal for LBW. It looked like he got an inside edge, but he's been given out! Oooh, he's not happy with that one!

Ray batted slow today but notched up the 50

21.5 4 Basham to Ray
Worked around to fine leg, misfield and a boundary is the result.
And that's his fifty! Well played.

Chav brings up his 50 and the winning runs.

29.1 4 Basham to Chavhanga
That is the sort of shot empires are built on. A fabulously well timed cover drive on the up which raced to the boundary like a rocket.
And that's his fifty! Well played.

And that's the end of the match. Baggy Blues won by 9 wickets.
Yip Cabbage 149-10
Baggy Blues 152-1


End of Over 30: 152-1, runrate=5.07
Basham 9-0-60-0
Ray* 62 (88 balls)
Chavhanga 52 (68 balls)

 

[Gilly Fan]

Nice win, Syl.

End of Over 28: 170-4, runrate=6.07, reqrunrate=7.14 (326-4)
Caskey 4-1-25-1
Vermaak* 5 (5 balls)
Fieldhouse 25 (32 balls)
Last Wicket: Alcock b. Caskey 57 (FOW: 159/4)

Hmm, good contest here. Wickets lost is good for me.

 

[aussie1st]

Seeing as you didn't collapse maybe BT have fixed that bug up.

Great report summary for my team.

Baggy Blues Yip Cabbage
Top Order: respectable mediocre
Middle Order: feeble feeble
Lower Order: worthless worthless
Seam Bowling: competent feeble
Spin Bowling: mediocre feeble
Fielding: woeful woeful
MOTM: Ray

 

[surendar]

I am playing one of the teams which won against me in Twenty 20. So i went for GFI.

2.6 W Macdonald to Benyon
That's an absolute bobby-dazzler! Clean bowled.
7.4 W Love to Pieters
Six runs there... OH MY GOD! Give that man a slice of cake! He deserves it with such an outstanding catch! Seems this team trains gymnastics! Brilliant skill shown by Alshaun
9.5 W Love to Ozeer
A ferocious in-swinger. Ozeer had absolutely no chance. Bowling from the top drawer.
13.5 W Love to Waheed
Advanced, went for the big hit and picked up straight to wide long on for an easy catch.

Managed to pick first four wickets in 15 overs.. have to see how it goes on from here.. I have no predictions till the chasing ends up.

End of Over 19: 63-4, runrate=3.32
Wotton 3-0-14-0
Lungile* 7 (12 balls)
Singh lali 14 (35 balls)

Last Wicket: Waheed c. Paki b. Love 22 (FOW: 47/4)

PFL is going to go more worse after this match because of GFI... But have to do it... Do or die..:

Nice and dominating win there Syl and great ratings too from reporters summary

 

[aussie1st]

Is your opponent better than you report summary wise, Suren?

 

[Gilly Fan]

29.4 W Caskey to Thackeray
Thackeray left a gap between bat and pad you could have sailed the QE2 through! Caskey is mobbed by the slip cordon as the umpire replaces off stump
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29.3 W Caskey to Vermaak
Swished outside off stump to a short delivery, top edging to a grateful Longrigg at third man.

End of Over 31: 186-6, runrate=6.00, reqrunrate=7.42 (326-4)
Longrigg 9-1-51-1
Fieldhouse* 39 (41 balls)
Muralitharan 1 (4 balls)
Last Wicket: Thackeray b. Caskey 0 (FOW: 181/6)

Game over now.

 

[surendar]

Is your opponent better than you report summary wise, Suren?

Yes.. he has comp/comp bowling ratings and medio/medio batting ratings. So i thought, going for GFI might do the trick.. lets see.

22.4 W Wotton to Lungile
Lungile tries something special, but is made to look foolish as the wickets spread like butter.

yay!! yay!!!! 5th wicket has gone.. Clarke is yet to be introduced.. This is interesting...:onpc

End of Over 23: 79-5, runrate=3.43
Wotton 5-0-22-1
Singh lali* 25 (42 balls)
Haishen 0 (3 balls)

Last Wicket: Lungile b. Wotton 9 (FOW: 78/5)

 

[Brett_Lee]

End of Over 38: 236-3, runrate=6.21, reqrunrate=6.92 (318-3)
Hutchinson 9-0-63-1
Kirby* 91 (88 balls)
South 13 (15 balls)

Last Wicket: Whiteside c. Staveley b. Hutchinson 97 (FOW: 212/3)

3rd vs 4th from Last season.

It will be interesting to see how this game unfolds. I reckon i might just hang on as the seamers come back into the attack!

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

End of Over 27: 172-1, runrate=6.37
Govender 7-0-56-0
Mceverley* 79 (77 balls)
Karthikeyan 86 (85 balls)

Last Wicket: Shipp lbw b. Islam 0 (FOW: 5/1)

Mceverly had a very bad game in his last FC match Look at his today's match nothing new about Karthikeyan They both are setting up the platform for the big hitters :happy