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Round 4
Match 12

at Minute Maid Park​

Lions vs Chiefs VENUE: Minute Maid Park UMPIRES: Billy Bowden and Daryl Harper Lions won the toss and elected to bat first

	The new batsman is Sachin Tendulkar.
	The new batsman is Herschelle Gibbs.
	The new bowler is Yohan Blake.
0.1	Yohan Blake to Sachin Tendulkar, 6, 137.99kph, Y Blake flings this through at decent pace and he hits a short length just outside off. Aggressive on-drive from S Tendulkar. That is a monstrous hit! SIX
0.2	Yohan Blake to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 136.72kph, Y Blake puts his back into this delivery. Short length just outside off stump. S Tendulkar trots through for the single
0.3	Yohan Blake to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 137.28kph, Aggressive cut from H Gibbs. The batsmen only take one
0.4	Yohan Blake to Sachin Tendulkar, 0, 137.10kph, S Tendulkar plays it gently through the off side. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Tendulkar rightly sends him back
0.5	Yohan Blake to Sachin Tendulkar, 4, 140.85kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. No need to run for that. Four runs
0.6	Yohan Blake to Sachin Tendulkar, 0, 140.81kph, Y Blake hits a short length just outside off. S Tendulkar late cuts but can't time it properly. No runs taken
End of over 1 (12 runs) Lions 12 / 0 (RR: 12.00)
Herschelle Gibbs 1* (1b 0x4 0x6) Yohan Blake 1-0-12-0 Sachin Tendulkar 11 (5b 1x4 1x6)
	The new bowler is Steve Harmison.
1.1	Steve Harmison to Herschelle Gibbs, WIDE, S Harmison pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire
1.1	Steve Harmison to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 138.66kph, S Harmison flings this through at decent pace. Not much movement from this surface. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
1.2	Steve Harmison to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 140.53kph, S Harmison hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. S Tendulkar plays an extravagant cover drive. Glorious timing. One more
1.3	Steve Harmison to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 135.37kph, short and straight. H Gibbs plays it gently through the off side. One more
1.4	Steve Harmison to Sachin Tendulkar, OUT, 137.11kph, good and straight. S Tendulkar played that with soft hands. Loose stroke from S Tendulkar as the ball takes the edge and is caught
Sachin Tendulkar c +K Sangakkara b S Harmison 12 (9m 7b 1x4 1x6) SR: 171.43
	The new batsman is Manny Ramirez.
1.5	Steve Harmison to Manny Ramirez, NO BALL, 136.86kph, S Harmison flings this through at decent pace. Well-timed on-drive there. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
Free hit coming up...
1.5	Steve Harmison to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 140.77kph, H Gibbs plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. H Gibbs trots through for the single
1.6	Steve Harmison to Manny Ramirez, 0, 138.48kph, S Harmison is working up a decent pace here. Short and straight. Well-timed late cut there. No run
End of over 2 (7 runs) Lions 19 / 1 (RR: 9.50)
Herschelle Gibbs 4* (4b 0x4 0x6) Steve Harmison 1-0-7-1 Manny Ramirez 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) Yohan Blake 1-0-12-0
2.1	Yohan Blake to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 140.83kph, Y Blake is working up a good head of steam here and he maintains a tight line just outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. Hit straight to the fielder at extra-cover. No run
2.2	Yohan Blake to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 140.79kph, H Gibbs swats this one. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
2.3	Yohan Blake to Manny Ramirez, 1, 136.65kph, Y Blake puts his back into this delivery. M Ramirez puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is an excellent call by M Ramirez. One run
2.4	Yohan Blake to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 137.76kph, Y Blake puts his back into this delivery. That continues on straight. H Gibbs cuts but can't time it properly. That is an excellent call by H Gibbs. One run
2.5	Yohan Blake to Manny Ramirez, 1, 139.41kph, Y Blake is working up a decent pace here and he maintains an off stump line. Hit straight to the fielder. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
2.6	Yohan Blake to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 136.04kph, That one goes on straight. H Gibbs cuts but doesn't time it at all. One more to the total
End of over 3 (5 runs) Lions 24 / 1 (RR: 8.00)
Herschelle Gibbs 7* (8b 0x4 0x6) Yohan Blake 2-0-17-0 Manny Ramirez 3 (4b 0x4 0x6) Steve Harmison 1-0-7-1
3.1	Steve Harmison to Herschelle Gibbs, WIDE, This delivery just skims past H Gibbs's pads. Unlucky to be called wide
3.1	Steve Harmison to Herschelle Gibbs, 4, 140.70kph, Excellent timing from H Gibbs as he plays a leg glance. The ball beats the fielder and the outfield does the rest. Four more
3.2	Steve Harmison to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 140.66kph, S Harmison maintains a tight line just outside off. H Gibbs drives but can't time it properly. Not in the gap
3.3	Steve Harmison to Herschelle Gibbs, 1lb, 137.56kph, H Gibbs is beaten by the movement. One more
3.4	Steve Harmison to Manny Ramirez, 0, 134.98kph, M Ramirez plays it gently through the off side. No runs taken
3.5	Steve Harmison to Manny Ramirez, 1, 134.95kph, S Harmison flings this through at decent pace. Not much movement from this surface. M Ramirez puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
3.6	Steve Harmison to Herschelle Gibbs, 2, 133.22kph, S Harmison maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from H Gibbs as he plays a cut. Two runs
End of over 4 (9 runs) Lions 33 / 1 (RR: 8.25)
Manny Ramirez 4* (6b 0x4 0x6) Steve Harmison 2-0-15-1 Herschelle Gibbs 13 (12b 1x4 0x6) Yohan Blake 2-0-17-0
	The new bowler is Shane Warne.
4.1	Shane Warne to Manny Ramirez, WIDE, This delivery just skims past M Ramirez's pads. Unlucky to be called wide
4.1	Shane Warne to Manny Ramirez, 2, 70.00kph, M Ramirez takes a couple of runs
4.2	Shane Warne to Manny Ramirez, 4, 70.00kph, S Warne floats a delivery to M Ramirez. The ball races away for a boundary
4.3	Shane Warne to Manny Ramirez, 1, 71.61kph, S Warne gives this one some air and he rips a leggie that turns viciously away from the batsman. M Ramirez plays a punchy drive. Easy single to be had there
4.4	Shane Warne to Herschelle Gibbs, 4, 77.63kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. Excellent timing from H Gibbs as he plays a leg glance. The ball races away for a boundary
4.5	Shane Warne to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 79.21kph, That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. H Gibbs plays a cut, but can't time it properly. One more to the total
4.6	Shane Warne to Manny Ramirez, 1, 82.49kph, A big leggie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. M Ramirez plays it gently through the off side. The batsmen only take one
End of over 5 (14 runs) Lions 47 / 1 (RR: 9.40)
Manny Ramirez 12* (10b 1x4 0x6) Shane Warne 1-0-14-0 Herschelle Gibbs 18 (14b 2x4 0x6) Steve Harmison 2-0-15-1
	The new bowler is Michael Dawson.
5.1	Michael Dawson to Manny Ramirez, 1, 139.81kph, M Dawson puts his back into this delivery. Well-timed cut there. M Ramirez trots through for the single
5.2	Michael Dawson to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 136.13kph, M Dawson is working up a decent pace here. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Easy single to be had there
5.3	Michael Dawson to Manny Ramirez, 1, 136.51kph, M Dawson maintains an off stump line. M Ramirez puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more
5.4	Michael Dawson to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 137.98kph, M Dawson maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from H Gibbs as he plays a cut. No run
5.5	Michael Dawson to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 140.85kph, H Gibbs plays it gently through the off side. That is an excellent call by H Gibbs. One run
5.6	Michael Dawson to Manny Ramirez, 1, 139.27kph, M Dawson puts his back into this delivery. M Ramirez puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is an excellent call by M Ramirez. One run
End of over 6 (5 runs) Lions 52 / 1 (RR: 8.67)
Manny Ramirez 15* (13b 1x4 0x6) Michael Dawson 1-0-5-0 Herschelle Gibbs 20 (17b 2x4 0x6) Shane Warne 1-0-14-0
Chiefs adjust the field. They have brought in deep backward square leg, deep backward point. Out goes 2nd slip, mid-wicket
6.1	Shane Warne to Manny Ramirez, 0, 71.31kph, Well-timed leg glance there. No run
6.2	Shane Warne to Manny Ramirez, WIDE, S Warne pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire
6.2	Shane Warne to Manny Ramirez, 4, 70.36kph, S Warne tosses this one up to M Ramirez. Full length just outside off stump. M Ramirez plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. Very classy from M Ramirez - no stopping this one
6.3	Shane Warne to Manny Ramirez, 2, 71.58kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps
6.4	Shane Warne to Manny Ramirez, dot, 70.00kph, S Warne gives this one some air and he puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. Ricky Ponting drops a sitter. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. M Ramirez rightly sends him back
6.5	Shane Warne to Manny Ramirez, dot, 70.00kph, S Warne tosses this one up to M Ramirez. Ricky Ponting missed a stumping chance!
6.6	Shane Warne to Manny Ramirez, dot, 71.84kph, S Warne gives this one some air. That one goes on straight with the arm. Michael Dawson missed a stumping chance. No runs taken
End of over 7 (7 runs) Lions 59 / 1 (RR: 8.43)
Herschelle Gibbs 20* (17b 2x4 0x6) Shane Warne 2-0-21-0 Manny Ramirez 21 (19b 2x4 0x6) Michael Dawson 1-0-5-0
Chiefs adjust the field. They have brought in deep point, deep extra-cover.
7.1	Michael Dawson to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 136.64kph, M Dawson puts his back into this delivery and he maintains a leg stump line. H Gibbs puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No run
7.2	Michael Dawson to Herschelle Gibbs, 2, 139.48kph, M Dawson flings this through at decent pace. Short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two
7.3	Michael Dawson to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 136.56kph, M Dawson bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from H Gibbs as he plays a drive. One more to the total
7.4	Michael Dawson to Manny Ramirez, 1, 140.71kph, M Ramirez plays it gently through the off side. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
7.5	Michael Dawson to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 139.01kph, H Gibbs plays an extravagant drive. Glorious timing. Is quick to cut off the single
7.6	Michael Dawson to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 135.42kph, M Dawson puts his back into this delivery. That one goes on straight. H Gibbs plays it gently through the off side. Is quick to cut off the single
End of over 8 (4 runs) Lions 63 / 1 (RR: 7.88)
Manny Ramirez 22* (20b 2x4 0x6) Michael Dawson 2-0-9-0 Herschelle Gibbs 23 (22b 2x4 0x6) Shane Warne 2-0-21-0
8.1	Shane Warne to Manny Ramirez, 1, 72.84kph, S Warne puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. One more to the total
Chiefs adjust the field. They have brought in deep backward square leg, deep backward point.
8.2	Shane Warne to Herschelle Gibbs, 3, 79.34kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. Spanked through the off side. Great drive. H Gibbs did not quite get hold of this. They do well to run three
And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair.
8.3	Shane Warne to Manny Ramirez, OUT, 83.17kph, A little more pace on this one. Full length just outside leg stump. M Ramirez was in no position to play that stroke. Sangakkara juggles the edge and takes it at the second attempt!
Manny Ramirez c +K Sangakkara b S Warne 23 (31m 22b 2x4 0x6) SR: 104.55
	The new batsman is Michael Clarke.
8.4	Shane Warne to Michael Clarke, 0, 76.95kph, Big turn from the spinner. M Clarke plays it gently through the leg side. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. M Clarke rightly sends him back
8.5	Shane Warne to Michael Clarke, 1, 73.34kph, Big turn from the spinner. Excellent timing from M Clarke as he plays a cut. One more to the total
8.6	Shane Warne to Herschelle Gibbs, 4, 74.70kph, A big leggie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. Well-timed cover drive there. Four all the way
End of over 9 (9 runs) Lions 72 / 2 (RR: 8.00)
Michael Clarke 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Shane Warne 3-0-30-1 Herschelle Gibbs 30 (24b 3x4 0x6) Michael Dawson 2-0-9-0
	The new bowler is Ian Harvey.
9.1	Ian Harvey to Michael Clarke, 1, 115.17kph, I Harvey pushes this through at no great pace and he hits a short length just outside off. M Clarke on-drives but doesn't time it at all. They take a single
9.2	Ian Harvey to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 118.97kph, Spanked through the off side. Great drive. They take a single
9.3	Ian Harvey to Michael Clarke, 4, 114.87kph, I Harvey bowls this from the back of his hand and he maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from M Clarke as he plays an on-drive. Four more to the total
9.4	Ian Harvey to Michael Clarke, 1, 118.92kph, I Harvey ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from M Clarke as he plays a late cut. Single taken
9.5	Ian Harvey to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 118.89kph, I Harvey is struggling to find much pace off this surface. H Gibbs swats this one. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
9.6	Ian Harvey to Michael Clarke, 0, 114.40kph, I Harvey bowls this from the back of his hand. M Clarke plays it gently through the off side. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. M Clarke rightly sends him back
End of over 10 (8 runs) Lions 80 / 2 (RR: 8.00)
Herschelle Gibbs 32* (26b 3x4 0x6) Ian Harvey 1-0-8-0 Michael Clarke 7 (6b 1x4 0x6) Shane Warne 3-0-30-1
	Michael Dawson will start a new spell.
10.1	Michael Dawson to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 140.68kph, That one goes on straight. H Gibbs cuts but doesn't time it at all. Hit straight to the fielder at point. No run
10.2	Michael Dawson to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 135.04kph, M Dawson puts his back into this delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great drive. Hit straight to the fielder at extra-cover. No run
10.3	Michael Dawson to Herschelle Gibbs, 2, 135.78kph, M Dawson puts his back into this delivery. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. Two more to the total
10.4	Michael Dawson to Herschelle Gibbs, 6, 135.14kph, M Dawson puts his back into this delivery. That continues on straight. H Gibbs lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes
10.5	Michael Dawson to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 136.98kph, short length just outside off stump. Spanked through the off side. Great cut. One more to the total
10.6	Michael Dawson to Michael Clarke, 1, 135.16kph, Aggressive cover drive from M Clarke. That is a comfortable single
End of over 11 (10 runs) Lions 90 / 2 (RR: 8.18)
Michael Clarke 8* (7b 1x4 0x6) Michael Dawson 3-0-19-0 Herschelle Gibbs 41 (31b 3x4 1x6) Ian Harvey 1-0-8-0
11.1	Ian Harvey to Michael Clarke, 0, 117.97kph, That continues on straight. M Clarke plays a punchy drive
11.2	Ian Harvey to Michael Clarke, 2, 118.85kph, I Harvey maintains a tight line just outside off. Aggressive late cut from M Clarke. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two
11.3	Ian Harvey to Michael Clarke, 0, 113.95kph, I Harvey runs his fingers across the seam and he hits a short length just outside off. M Clarke drives but can't time it properly. Not in the gap
11.4	Ian Harvey to Michael Clarke, 4, 115.04kph, This one is military medium from I Harvey. Short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. Four all the way
11.5	Ian Harvey to Michael Clarke, 1, 113.78kph, I Harvey bowls this from the back of his hand. Wicket to wicket delivery. M Clarke puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
11.6	Ian Harvey to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 118.74kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. H Gibbs plays a punchy drive. Not in the gap
End of over 12 (7 runs) Lions 97 / 2 (RR: 8.08)
Michael Clarke 15* (12b 2x4 0x6) Ian Harvey 2-0-15-0 Herschelle Gibbs 41 (32b 3x4 1x6) Michael Dawson 3-0-19-0
12.1	Michael Dawson to Michael Clarke, 1, 137.21kph, M Clarke puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one
12.2	Michael Dawson to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 138.21kph, M Dawson is working up a decent pace here. H Gibbs plays it gently through the off side. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
12.3	Michael Dawson to Michael Clarke, 1, 135.88kph, Not much movement from this surface. M Clarke puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more to the total
12.4	Michael Dawson to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 136.93kph, M Dawson flings this through at decent pace. Not much movement from this surface. Aggressive drive from H Gibbs. They take a single
12.5	Michael Dawson to Michael Clarke, 1, 135.43kph, short length just outside off stump. Spanked through the off side. Great cut. That is a comfortable single
12.6	Michael Dawson to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 134.58kph, M Dawson puts his back into this delivery. Short and straight. H Gibbs swats this one and he trots through for the single
A tad expensive from M Dawson, but a decent outing for him today.
Michael Dawson 0 / 25 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 13 (6 runs) Lions 103 / 2 (RR: 7.92)
Herschelle Gibbs 44* (35b 3x4 1x6) Michael Dawson 4-0-25-0 Michael Clarke 18 (15b 2x4 0x6) Ian Harvey 2-0-15-0
	Shane Warne will start a new spell.
13.1	Shane Warne to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 79.85kph, Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. H Gibbs struck that too firmly to take the single
13.2	Shane Warne to Herschelle Gibbs, WIDE, This delivery just skims past H Gibbs's pads. Unlucky to be called wide
13.2	Shane Warne to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 83.14kph, A little more pace on this one. S Warne rips a leggie that turns viciously away from the batsman. H Gibbs puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
13.3	Shane Warne to Michael Clarke, 1, 70.00kph, M Clarke puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more to the total
13.4	Shane Warne to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 70.00kph, S Warne tosses this one up to H Gibbs. Big turn from the spinner. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut
13.5	Shane Warne to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 70.00kph, short length just outside off stump. H Gibbs puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Single taken
13.6	Shane Warne to Michael Clarke, 0, 72.73kph, S Warne gives this one some air and he rips a leggie that turns viciously away from the batsman. M Clarke plays it gently through the off side. No runs taken
Not the best of outings from S Warne. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
Shane Warne 1 / 34 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 14 (4 runs) Lions 107 / 2 (RR: 7.64)
Herschelle Gibbs 46* (39b 3x4 1x6) Shane Warne 4-0-34-1 Michael Clarke 19 (17b 2x4 0x6) Michael Dawson 4-0-25-0
	Steve Harmison will start a new spell.
14.1	Steve Harmison to Herschelle Gibbs, 2, 139.98kph, short and straight. Two more to the total
14.2	Steve Harmison to Herschelle Gibbs, dot, 137.32kph, short length just outside off stump. Shane Warne drops a sitter. Hit straight to the fielder at gully. No run
14.3	Steve Harmison to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 138.37kph, S Harmison maintains a tight line just outside off. H Gibbs drives but can't time it properly. No runs taken
14.4	Steve Harmison to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 137.05kph, S Harmison flings this through at decent pace. Hit straight to the fielder. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
14.5	Steve Harmison to Michael Clarke, 2, 136.48kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. Two more added to the total
14.6	Steve Harmison to Michael Clarke, 1, 140.73kph, S Harmison hurls this through and he maintains an off stump line. M Clarke puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one
End of over 15 (6 runs) Lions 113 / 2 (RR: 7.53)
Michael Clarke 22* (19b 2x4 0x6) Steve Harmison 3-0-21-1 Herschelle Gibbs 49 (43b 3x4 1x6) Shane Warne 4-0-34-1
	Yohan Blake will start a new spell.
15.1	Yohan Blake to Michael Clarke, 1, 134.76kph, Y Blake bowls this gun-barrel straight. Aggressive drive from M Clarke. That is a comfortable single
15.2	Yohan Blake to Herschelle Gibbs, dot, 139.10kph, Y Blake flings this through at decent pace and he maintains a tight line just outside off. Gary Neville drops a sitter. No run
15.3	Yohan Blake to Herschelle Gibbs, OUT, 140.38kph, H Gibbs played that with soft hands. Sangakkara snaffles that edge comfortably
Herschelle Gibbs c +K Sangakkara b Y Blake 49 (71m 45b 3x4 1x6) SR: 108.89
	The new batsman is Victor Matfield.
15.4	Yohan Blake to Victor Matfield, 6, 136.87kph, Y Blake flings this through at decent pace and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from V Matfield as he plays a drive. V Matfield hammers this for six
15.5	Yohan Blake to Victor Matfield, 1, 137.15kph, short and straight. V Matfield plays it gently through the off side. That is a comfortable single
15.6	Yohan Blake to Michael Clarke, 1, 139.43kph, Y Blake flings this through at decent pace. That one goes on straight. M Clarke plays it gently through the off side. They take a single
End of over 16 (9 runs) Lions 122 / 3 (RR: 7.63)
Michael Clarke 24* (21b 2x4 0x6) Yohan Blake 3-0-26-1 Victor Matfield 7 (2b 0x4 1x6) Steve Harmison 3-0-21-1
16.1	Steve Harmison to Michael Clarke, 0, 140.73kph, S Harmison hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. M Clarke puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he struck that too firmly to take the single
16.2	Steve Harmison to Michael Clarke, 1, 138.21kph, S Harmison flings this through at decent pace. Short and straight. M Clarke plays it gently through the off side. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
16.3	Steve Harmison to Victor Matfield, 4, 140.01kph, short length just outside off stump. Spanked through the off side. Great drive. That went to the boundary in a flash
16.4	Steve Harmison to Victor Matfield, 1, 136.65kph, S Harmison maintains a tight line just outside off. V Matfield plays a punchy drive. The batsmen only take one
16.5	Steve Harmison to Michael Clarke, 4, 135.08kph, S Harmison puts his back into this delivery. That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive. The ball beats the fielder and the outfield does the rest. Four more
16.6	Steve Harmison to Michael Clarke, 3, 132.77kph, Spanked through the off side. Great drive. They come back for a third. Brilliant running
Not the best of outings from S Harmison. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
Steve Harmison 1 / 34 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 17 (13 runs) Lions 135 / 3 (RR: 7.94)
Michael Clarke 32* (25b 3x4 0x6) Steve Harmison 4-0-34-1 Victor Matfield 12 (4b 1x4 1x6) Yohan Blake 3-0-26-1
17.1	Yohan Blake to Michael Clarke, OUT, 140.82kph, Y Blake maintains an off stump line. M Clarke was in no position to play that stroke. Rapped on the pads. Loud appeal by Y Blake and given by D Harper!
Michael Clarke lbw Y Blake 32 (39m 26b 3x4 0x6) SR: 123.08
	The new batsman is Damien de Allende.
17.2	Yohan Blake to Damien de Allende, 0, 137.73kph, Y Blake is working up a decent pace here. That continues on straight. D de Allende leg glances but can't time it properly. Not in the gap
17.3	Yohan Blake to Damien de Allende, 1, 136.78kph, Y Blake is working up a decent pace here. That one goes on straight. Aggressive drive from D de Allende. Easy single to be had there
17.4	Yohan Blake to Victor Matfield, 0, 137.66kph, Y Blake is working up a decent pace here. V Matfield puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No runs taken
17.5	Yohan Blake to Victor Matfield, 0, 137.14kph, Y Blake hits a short length just outside off. V Matfield drives but doesn't time it at all. No run
17.6	Yohan Blake to Victor Matfield, 0, 137.03kph, Y Blake is working up a decent pace here. Good length just outside off stump. Spanked through the off side. Great cover drive. No run
A tad expensive from Y Blake, but a decent outing for him today.
Yohan Blake 2 / 27 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 18 (1 runs) Lions 136 / 4 (RR: 7.56)
Damien de Allende 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Yohan Blake 4-0-27-2 Victor Matfield 12 (7b 1x4 1x6) Steve Harmison 4-0-34-1
	The new bowler is Jeff Wilson.
18.1	Jeff Wilson to Damien de Allende, 1, 137.01kph, That continues on straight. D de Allende drives but can't time it properly. One more
18.2	Jeff Wilson to Victor Matfield, 1, 140.96kph, J Wilson hurls this through. Wicket to wicket delivery. V Matfield puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there
18.3	Jeff Wilson to Damien de Allende, 1, 135.80kph, That one goes on straight. Well-timed drive there. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
18.4	Jeff Wilson to Victor Matfield, 1, 140.89kph, V Matfield puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
18.5	Jeff Wilson to Damien de Allende, 0, 138.92kph, J Wilson flings this through at decent pace and he hits a short length just outside off. D de Allende drives but can't time it properly
18.6	Jeff Wilson to Damien de Allende, 4, 136.61kph, short length just outside off stump. D de Allende plays a punchy drive. The ball races away for a boundary
End of over 19 (8 runs) Lions 144 / 4 (RR: 7.58)
Victor Matfield 14* (9b 1x4 1x6) Jeff Wilson 1-0-8-0 Damien de Allende 7 (6b 1x4 0x6) Yohan Blake 4-0-27-2
	Ian Harvey will start a new spell.
19.1	Ian Harvey to Victor Matfield, 1, 115.23kph, No great pace there from I Harvey. That continues on straight. V Matfield drives but can't time it properly. One more to the total
19.2	Ian Harvey to Damien de Allende, 1, 118.95kph, I Harvey maintains an off stump line. D de Allende puts bat to ball but mistimes it. They take a single
19.3	Ian Harvey to Victor Matfield, 1, 114.95kph, V Matfield puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more to the total
19.4	Ian Harvey to Damien de Allende, 0, 113.88kph, I Harvey runs his fingers across the seam. D de Allende plays it gently through the off side. Not in the gap
19.5	Ian Harvey to Damien de Allende, 1lb, 118.87kph, I Harvey pushes this through at no great pace. Short length just outside off stump. D de Allende is beaten by the movement. One more to the total
19.6	Ian Harvey to Victor Matfield, 1, 112.15kph, I Harvey cuts his fingers across this one and he pitches that one just outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
End of over 20 (5 runs) Lions 149 / 4 (RR: 7.45)
Victor Matfield 17* (12b 1x4 1x6) Ian Harvey 3-0-19-0 Damien de Allende 8 (9b 1x4 0x6) Jeff Wilson 1-0-8-0
Close of innings: Lions - 149 / 4
Herschelle Gibbs 49 (45)
Michael Clarke 32 (26)
Yohan Blake 2 / 27
Shane Warne 1 / 34

LIONS 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Sachin Tendulkar c +K Sangakkara b S Harmison 12 7 1 1 171.43 Herschelle Gibbs c +K Sangakkara b Y Blake 49 45 3 1 108.89 Manny Ramirez c +K Sangakkara b S Warne 23 22 2 0 104.55 Michael Clarke lbw Y Blake 32 26 3 0 123.08 Victor Matfield not out 17 12 1 1 141.67 Damien de Allende not out 8 9 1 0 88.89 DNB: Willie le Roux, Mark Boucher, Shaun Pollock, Anil Kumble, Jered Weaver

FOW: 1/16 2/67 3/114 4/135

Lions - 149 / 4 Overs 20 RPO: 7.45

Extras: 8 WD: 5 NB: 1 B: 0 LB: 2

Partnerships

Sachin Tendulkar / Herschelle Gibbs     16 (11) Manny Ramirez / Herschelle Gibbs     51 (45) Michael Clarke / Herschelle Gibbs     47 (43) Michael Clarke / Victor Matfield     21 (10) Damien de Allende / Victor Matfield     14 (17)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Yohan Blake 4.0 0 27 2 6.75 0 0 Steve Harmison 4.0 0 34 1 8.50 2 1 Shane Warne 4.0 0 34 1 8.50 3 0 Michael Dawson 4.0 0 25 0 6.25 0 0 Ian Harvey 3.0 0 19 0 6.33 0 0 Jeff Wilson 1.0 0 8 0 8.00 0 0

MATCH NOTES

Lions 149/4 20 overs

Herschelle Gibbs 49 (45)

Michael Clarke 32 (26)

Manny Ramirez 23 (22)

Yohan Blake 2 / 27

Steve Harmison 1 / 34

Shane Warne 1 / 34

Welcome to the 2nd inning of this match. Chiefs requires 150 to win.

	The new batsman is Gary Neville.
	The new batsman is Phil Neville.
	The new bowler is Jered Weaver.
0.1	Jered Weaver to Gary Neville, 0, 141.00kph, J Weaver bowls this gun-barrel straight. G Neville swats this one. Is quick to cut off the single
0.2	Jered Weaver to Gary Neville, 1, 140.96kph, J Weaver pitches that one just outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
0.3	Jered Weaver to Phil Neville, 0, 140.92kph, P Neville leg glances but can't time it properly. No runs taken
0.4	Jered Weaver to Phil Neville, 1, 136.73kph, J Weaver maintains a tight line outside off. P Neville on-drives but can't time it properly. One more to the total
0.5	Jered Weaver to Gary Neville, 4, 140.85kph, J Weaver hurls this through. Wicket to wicket delivery. Very classy from G Neville - no stopping this one
0.6	Jered Weaver to Gary Neville, 1, 136.79kph, J Weaver pitches that one just outside off. G Neville cuts but doesn't time it at all. One more to the total
End of over 1 (7 runs) Chiefs 7 / 0 (RR: 7.00, RRR: 7.47)
Chiefs requires 143 runs to win at 7.53 runs per over
Gary Neville 6* (4b 1x4 0x6) Jered Weaver 1-0-7-0 Phil Neville 1 (2b 0x4 0x6)
	The new bowler is Victor Matfield.
1.1	Victor Matfield to Gary Neville, 0, 129.00kph, That one goes on straight. Well-timed on-drive there. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. G Neville rightly sends him back
1.2	Victor Matfield to Gary Neville, 1lb, 125.93kph, G Neville plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more
1.3	Victor Matfield to Phil Neville, 1, 128.94kph, That continues on straight. P Neville pushes this ball through the off side. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
1.4	Victor Matfield to Gary Neville, 1lb, 128.90kph, No great pace there from V Matfield. That continues on straight. G Neville is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more
1.5	Victor Matfield to Phil Neville, 1, 128.87kph, V Matfield bowls this gun-barrel straight. Hit straight to the fielder. Single taken
1.6	Victor Matfield to Gary Neville, 0, 127.39kph, V Matfield pushes this through at no great pace. G Neville drives but can't time it properly
End of over 2 (4 runs) Chiefs 11 / 0 (RR: 5.50, RRR: 7.67)
Chiefs requires 139 runs to win at 7.72 runs per over
Phil Neville 3* (4b 0x4 0x6) Victor Matfield 1-0-2-0 Gary Neville 6 (8b 1x4 0x6) Jered Weaver 1-0-7-0
2.1	Jered Weaver to Phil Neville, 4, 136.86kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great drive. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four
2.2	Jered Weaver to Phil Neville, 0, 136.71kph, J Weaver flings this through at decent pace. P Neville plays a drive, but can't time it properly
2.3	Jered Weaver to Phil Neville, 1, 137.45kph, P Neville swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
2.4	Jered Weaver to Gary Neville, OUT, 140.03kph, short and straight. G Neville played that with soft hands. BOWLED HIM!
Gary Neville b J Weaver 6 (12m 9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 66.67
	The new batsman is Ricky Ponting.
2.5	Jered Weaver to Ricky Ponting, 0, 138.39kph, That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive. No runs taken
2.6	Jered Weaver to Ricky Ponting, 1, 135.31kph, J Weaver is working up a decent pace here. Not much movement from this surface. R Ponting puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there
End of over 3 (6 runs) Chiefs 17 / 1 (RR: 5.67, RRR: 7.76)
Chiefs requires 133 runs to win at 7.82 runs per over
Ricky Ponting 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Jered Weaver 2-0-13-1 Phil Neville 8 (7b 1x4 0x6) Victor Matfield 1-0-2-0
3.1	Victor Matfield to Ricky Ponting, WIDE, This delivery just skims past R Ponting's pads. Unlucky to be called wide
3.1	Victor Matfield to Ricky Ponting, 1, 128.82kph, This one is military medium from V Matfield. R Ponting plays an extravagant square drive. Glorious timing. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
3.2	Victor Matfield to Phil Neville, 1, 126.51kph, V Matfield bowls this gun-barrel straight. Hit straight to the fielder. One more to the total
3.3	Victor Matfield to Ricky Ponting, OUT, 124.78kph, No great pace there from V Matfield. Short length just outside off stump. R Ponting can't get the on-drive away. Loose stroke from R Ponting as the ball takes the edge and is caught
Ricky Ponting c +M Boucher b V Matfield 2 (4m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
	The new batsman is Kumar Sangakkara.
3.4	Victor Matfield to Kumar Sangakkara, 0, 128.72kph, V Matfield ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Not much movement from this surface. K Sangakkara plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. K Sangakkara struck that too firmly to take the single
3.5	Victor Matfield to Kumar Sangakkara, 1, 125.64kph, V Matfield maintains an off stump line. K Sangakkara puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is an excellent call by K Sangakkara. One run
3.6	Victor Matfield to Phil Neville, 2, 128.47kph, That continues on straight. P Neville pushes hard for two. Excellent running
End of over 4 (6 runs) Chiefs 23 / 2 (RR: 5.75, RRR: 7.88)
Chiefs requires 127 runs to win at 7.94 runs per over
Kumar Sangakkara 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Victor Matfield 2-0-8-1 Phil Neville 11 (9b 1x4 0x6) Jered Weaver 2-0-13-1
	The new bowler is Damien de Allende.
4.1	Damien de Allende to Kumar Sangakkara, 4, 127.59kph, D de Allende hits a short length outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. Not quite where K Sangakkara intended it to go
4.2	Damien de Allende to Kumar Sangakkara, 0, 125.48kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. Not in the gap
4.3	Damien de Allende to Kumar Sangakkara, 1, 126.46kph, This one is military medium from D de Allende. Short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
4.4	Damien de Allende to Phil Neville, 1, 127.42kph, D de Allende is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Not much movement from this surface. P Neville puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he trots through for the single
4.5	Damien de Allende to Kumar Sangakkara, 1, 124.87kph, D de Allende pitches that one outside off. K Sangakkara swats this one. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
4.6	Damien de Allende to Phil Neville, 1, 128.84kph, D de Allende pushes this through at no great pace. That continues on straight. P Neville cuts but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
End of over 5 (8 runs) Chiefs 31 / 2 (RR: 6.20, RRR: 7.87)
Chiefs requires 119 runs to win at 7.93 runs per over
Phil Neville 13* (11b 1x4 0x6) Damien de Allende 1-0-8-0 Kumar Sangakkara 7 (6b 1x4 0x6) Victor Matfield 2-0-8-1
	Jered Weaver will start a new spell.
5.1	Jered Weaver to Phil Neville, 0, 134.42kph, J Weaver is working up a decent pace here. Excellent timing from P Neville as he plays a cut. Hit straight to the fielder at point. No run
5.2	Jered Weaver to Phil Neville, 1, 134.87kph, Aggressive cut from P Neville. Single taken
5.3	Jered Weaver to Kumar Sangakkara, 1, 137.37kph, That continues on straight. K Sangakkara drives but can't time it properly. Single taken
5.4	Jered Weaver to Phil Neville, 0, 136.89kph, J Weaver maintains a tight line outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. Not in the gap
5.5	Jered Weaver to Phil Neville, 1, 135.20kph, short length on middle stump. P Neville hooks but can't time it properly. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
5.6	Jered Weaver to Kumar Sangakkara, 0, 132.93kph, J Weaver flings this through at decent pace and he maintains an off stump line. K Sangakkara puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. K Sangakkara rightly sends him back
End of over 6 (3 runs) Chiefs 34 / 2 (RR: 5.67, RRR: 8.21)
Chiefs requires 116 runs to win at 8.29 runs per over
Phil Neville 15* (15b 1x4 0x6) Jered Weaver 3-0-16-1 Kumar Sangakkara 8 (8b 1x4 0x6) Damien de Allende 1-0-8-0
Lions adjust the field. They have brought in deep point, deep extra-cover. Out goes mid-off, cover
6.1	Damien de Allende to Phil Neville, 4, 128.85kph, This one is military medium from D de Allende. D de Allende bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from P Neville as he plays a cut. That's a boundary
6.2	Damien de Allende to Phil Neville, 2, 124.42kph, D de Allende bowls this gun-barrel straight. Aggressive cut from P Neville. Two more added to the total
6.3	Damien de Allende to Phil Neville, 4, 128.79kph, D de Allende ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. D de Allende pitches that one outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. The ball races away for a boundary
6.4	Damien de Allende to Phil Neville, 0, 128.75kph, D de Allende pitches that one outside off. P Neville puts bat to ball but mistimes it
6.5	Damien de Allende to Phil Neville, 1, 128.72kph, No great pace there from D de Allende. D de Allende maintains a tight line outside off. P Neville plays a punchy drive. Single taken
Lions adjust the field. They have brought in deep point, deep extra-cover. Out goes 2nd slip, cover
6.6	Damien de Allende to Kumar Sangakkara, 1, 124.97kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. K Sangakkara plays a drive, but can't time it properly. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
End of over 7 (12 runs) Chiefs 46 / 2 (RR: 6.57, RRR: 7.92)
Chiefs requires 104 runs to win at 8.00 runs per over
Kumar Sangakkara 9* (9b 1x4 0x6) Damien de Allende 2-0-20-0 Phil Neville 26 (20b 3x4 0x6) Jered Weaver 3-0-16-1
Lions adjust the field. They have brought in deep point, deep extra-cover. Out goes 2nd slip, cover
7.1	Jered Weaver to Kumar Sangakkara, 2, 139.04kph, Two runs
7.2	Jered Weaver to Kumar Sangakkara, 0, 134.86kph, J Weaver is working up a decent pace here. Wicket to wicket delivery. K Sangakkara puts bat to ball but mistimes it
7.3	Jered Weaver to Kumar Sangakkara, 1, 140.42kph, That one goes on straight. K Sangakkara plays it gently through the off side. That is an excellent call by K Sangakkara. One run
Lions adjust the field. They have brought in deep point, deep extra-cover. Out goes mid-off, cover
7.4	Jered Weaver to Phil Neville, 1, 132.64kph, J Weaver puts his back into this delivery. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. That is an excellent call by P Neville. One run
7.5	Jered Weaver to Kumar Sangakkara, OUT, 135.37kph, K Sangakkara played that with soft hands. This ball is lofted straight down the throat of the fielder at mid-on
Kumar Sangakkara c M Ramirez b J Weaver 12 (20m 13b 1x4 0x6) SR: 92.31
	The new batsman is Michael Dawson.
7.6	Jered Weaver to Michael Dawson, 1, 140.31kph, J Weaver hurls this through and he maintains an off stump line. Hit straight to the fielder. Single taken
J Weaver finishes up with a good, solid spell.
Jered Weaver 2 / 21 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 8 (5 runs) Chiefs 51 / 3 (RR: 6.38, RRR: 8.17)
Chiefs requires 99 runs to win at 8.25 runs per over
Michael Dawson 1* (1b 0x4 0x6) Jered Weaver 4-0-21-2 Phil Neville 27 (21b 3x4 0x6) Damien de Allende 2-0-20-0
	The new bowler is Anil Kumble.
8.1	Anil Kumble to Michael Dawson, 0, 72.56kph, M Dawson puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. M Dawson rightly sends him back
8.2	Anil Kumble to Michael Dawson, 0, 70.00kph, M Dawson puts bat to ball but mistimes it
8.3	Anil Kumble to Michael Dawson, 1, 79.19kph, A Kumble pushes this one through slightly quicker. Breaks away from just off the straight. M Dawson puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is an excellent call by M Dawson. One run
8.4	Anil Kumble to Phil Neville, 0, 82.80kph, P Neville plays it gently through the leg side and he struck that too firmly to take the single
8.5	Anil Kumble to Phil Neville, OUT, 73.98kph, That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. P Neville played that with soft hands. Edged and taken!
Phil Neville c +M Boucher b A Kumble 27 (39m 23b 3x4 0x6) SR: 117.39
	The new batsman is Boomer Collins.
8.6	Anil Kumble to Boomer Collins, 0, 73.30kph, A big leggie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. B Collins played that with soft hands. No runs taken
End of over 9 (1 runs) Chiefs 52 / 4 (RR: 5.78, RRR: 8.82)
Chiefs requires 98 runs to win at 8.91 runs per over
Michael Dawson 2* (4b 0x4 0x6) Anil Kumble 1-0-1-1 Boomer Collins 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) Jered Weaver 4-0-21-2
	The new bowler is Willie le Roux.
9.1	Willie le Roux to Michael Dawson, 6, 78.47kph, M Dawson hammers this for six
9.2	Willie le Roux to Michael Dawson, 1, 70.00kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. M Dawson plays it gently through the off side. One more to the total
9.3	Willie le Roux to Boomer Collins, 1, 70.00kph, B Collins puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more to the total
9.4	Willie le Roux to Michael Dawson, 0, 70.00kph, Aggressive cover drive from M Dawson and he struck that too firmly to take the single
9.5	Willie le Roux to Michael Dawson, 1, 72.25kph, Well-timed cover drive there. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
9.6	Willie le Roux to Boomer Collins, 6, 91.97kph, Excellent timing from B Collins as he plays a drive. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more
End of over 10 (15 runs) Chiefs 67 / 4 (RR: 6.70, RRR: 8.20)
Chiefs requires 83 runs to win at 8.30 runs per over
Michael Dawson 10* (8b 0x4 1x6) Willie le Roux 1-0-15-0 Boomer Collins 7 (3b 0x4 1x6) Anil Kumble 1-0-1-1
10.1	Anil Kumble to Michael Dawson, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. A Kumble is very luck to get away with just the wide
10.1	Anil Kumble to Michael Dawson, 1, 70.00kph, A Kumble floats a delivery to M Dawson. That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. M Dawson pushes this ball through the off side. That is an excellent call by M Dawson. One run
10.2	Anil Kumble to Boomer Collins, 4, 70.00kph, A Kumble gives this one some air. Aggressive on-drive from B Collins. No need to run for that. Four runs
10.3	Anil Kumble to Boomer Collins, 1, 72.50kph, A Kumble gives this one some air. That one goes on straight with the arm. B Collins pushes this ball through the leg side. Easy single to be had there
10.4	Anil Kumble to Michael Dawson, 4, 71.70kph, A Kumble floats a delivery to M Dawson. A hint of turn away from. M Dawson plays a punchy cover drive. Through cover for four. Imperious
10.5	Anil Kumble to Michael Dawson, 4, 71.65kph, A Kumble tosses this one up to M Dawson. This one bites viciously and spins a long way. M Dawson plays an extravagant cover drive. Glorious timing. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
10.6	Anil Kumble to Michael Dawson, 2, 76.04kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. Excellent timing from M Dawson as he plays an on-drive. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps
End of over 11 (17 runs) Chiefs 84 / 4 (RR: 7.64, RRR: 7.22)
Chiefs requires 66 runs to win at 7.33 runs per over
Boomer Collins 12* (5b 1x4 1x6) Anil Kumble 2-0-18-1 Michael Dawson 21 (12b 2x4 1x6) Willie le Roux 1-0-15-0
11.1	Willie le Roux to Boomer Collins, 4, 70.00kph, W le Roux gives this one some air. Spanked through the off side. Great cut. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
11.2	Willie le Roux to Boomer Collins, 6, 73.76kph, Spanked through the off side. Great cover drive. B Collins lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes
11.3	Willie le Roux to Boomer Collins, 6, 76.22kph, That is a monstrous hit! SIX
11.4	Willie le Roux to Boomer Collins, 0, 79.20kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. B Collins plays it gently through the off side. Is quick to cut off the single
11.5	Willie le Roux to Boomer Collins, 4, 82.10kph, The straight one now. Spanked through the off side. Great cover drive. Very classy from B Collins - no stopping this one
And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair.
11.6	Willie le Roux to Boomer Collins, 4, 73.07kph, Crunched through the off side. Well executed cover drive. No need to run for that. Four runs
End of over 12 (24 runs) Chiefs 108 / 4 (RR: 9.00, RRR: 5.13)
Chiefs requires 42 runs to win at 5.25 runs per over
Michael Dawson 21* (12b 2x4 1x6) Willie le Roux 2-0-39-0 Boomer Collins 36 (11b 4x4 3x6) Anil Kumble 2-0-18-1
	Victor Matfield will start a new spell.
12.1	Victor Matfield to Michael Dawson, 0, 126.07kph, V Matfield hits a short length just outside off. M Dawson drives but doesn't time it at all and he struck that too firmly to take the single
12.2	Victor Matfield to Michael Dawson, 0, 128.91kph, V Matfield ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. M Dawson plays a punchy drive. Not in the gap
12.3	Victor Matfield to Michael Dawson, 1, 128.63kph, V Matfield is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains an off stump line. M Dawson puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there
12.4	Victor Matfield to Boomer Collins, 0, 125.10kph, short and straight. B Collins plays it gently through the off side. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. B Collins rightly sends him back
12.5	Victor Matfield to Boomer Collins, 0, 124.12kph, V Matfield pushes this through at no great pace. Short length just outside off stump. B Collins swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder at extra-cover. No run
12.6	Victor Matfield to Boomer Collins, 0, 128.79kph, V Matfield ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Wicket to wicket delivery. Well-timed drive there. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. B Collins rightly sends him back
End of over 13 (1 runs) Chiefs 109 / 4 (RR: 8.38, RRR: 5.71)
Chiefs requires 41 runs to win at 5.86 runs per over
Michael Dawson 22* (15b 2x4 1x6) Victor Matfield 3-0-9-1 Boomer Collins 36 (14b 4x4 3x6) Willie le Roux 2-0-39-0
	The new bowler is Shaun Pollock.
13.1	Shaun Pollock to Michael Dawson, dot, 137.27kph, S Pollock hits a short length just outside leg. Jered Weaver drops a sitter. Hit straight to the fielder at deep point. No run
13.2	Shaun Pollock to Michael Dawson, 1, 140.96kph, S Pollock is working up a good head of steam here. Short length just outside off stump. M Dawson drives but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
13.3	Shaun Pollock to Boomer Collins, 1, 140.92kph, Aggressive drive from B Collins. That is a comfortable single
13.4	Shaun Pollock to Michael Dawson, 1, 136.84kph, S Pollock pitches that one just outside off. M Dawson plays a punchy drive. That is a comfortable single
13.5	Shaun Pollock to Boomer Collins, OUT, 137.79kph, That one goes on straight. B Collins completely mishits a cut. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for S Tendulkar
Boomer Collins c S Tendulkar b S Pollock 37 (22m 16b 4x4 3x6) SR: 231.25
	The new batsman is Ian Harvey.
13.6	Shaun Pollock to Ian Harvey, 0, 137.09kph, S Pollock maintains a tight line just outside off. I Harvey drives but can't time it properly. Is quick to cut off the single
End of over 14 (3 runs) Chiefs 112 / 5 (RR: 8.00, RRR: 6.17)
Chiefs requires 38 runs to win at 6.33 runs per over
Michael Dawson 24* (18b 2x4 1x6) Shaun Pollock 1-0-3-1 Ian Harvey 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) Victor Matfield 3-0-9-1
14.1	Victor Matfield to Michael Dawson, 1, 124.85kph, This one is military medium from V Matfield. M Dawson plays it gently through the off side. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
14.2	Victor Matfield to Ian Harvey, 0, 128.76kph, V Matfield maintains an off stump line. I Harvey puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No run
14.3	Victor Matfield to Ian Harvey, 1, 128.73kph, V Matfield is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains an off stump line. I Harvey puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
14.4	Victor Matfield to Michael Dawson, 1, 124.60kph, V Matfield ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Not much movement from this surface. M Dawson puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he trots through for the single
14.5	Victor Matfield to Ian Harvey, 0, 123.26kph, V Matfield ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. No run
14.6	Victor Matfield to Ian Harvey, 1, 128.64kph, V Matfield is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Wicket to wicket delivery. I Harvey puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is an excellent call by I Harvey. One run
That's the end of a miserly spell from V Matfield.
Victor Matfield 1 / 13 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 15 (4 runs) Chiefs 116 / 5 (RR: 7.73, RRR: 6.60)
Chiefs requires 34 runs to win at 6.80 runs per over
Ian Harvey 2* (5b 0x4 0x6) Victor Matfield 4-0-13-1 Michael Dawson 26 (20b 2x4 1x6) Shaun Pollock 1-0-3-1
15.1	Shaun Pollock to Ian Harvey, 1, 136.56kph, I Harvey plays it gently through the off side. Single taken
15.2	Shaun Pollock to Michael Dawson, 2, 137.70kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. M Dawson collects two
15.3	Shaun Pollock to Michael Dawson, 4, 137.04kph, That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cover drive. That's a boundary
15.4	Shaun Pollock to Michael Dawson, 6, 140.70kph, That continues on straight. Aggressive drive from M Dawson. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more
15.5	Shaun Pollock to Michael Dawson, 1, 139.21kph, S Pollock flings this through at decent pace and he maintains an off stump line. M Dawson puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
15.6	Shaun Pollock to Ian Harvey, 1, 137.87kph, Hit straight to the fielder. That is a comfortable single
End of over 16 (15 runs) Chiefs 131 / 5 (RR: 8.19, RRR: 4.50)
Chiefs requires 19 runs to win at 4.75 runs per over
Ian Harvey 4* (7b 0x4 0x6) Shaun Pollock 2-0-18-1 Michael Dawson 39 (24b 3x4 2x6) Victor Matfield 4-0-13-1
	Anil Kumble will start a new spell.
16.1	Anil Kumble to Ian Harvey, 1, 70.00kph, A Kumble gives this one some air. That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. I Harvey plays a cut, but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
16.2	Anil Kumble to Michael Dawson, 3, 76.97kph, A Kumble pushes this one through slightly quicker. That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. M Dawson pushes hard. They run three
16.3	Anil Kumble to Ian Harvey, dot, 70.00kph, Michael Clarke drops a sitter and he is quick to cut off the single
16.4	Anil Kumble to Ian Harvey, 0, 72.61kph, That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. I Harvey plays it gently through the off side. No runs taken
16.5	Anil Kumble to Ian Harvey, 2, 74.87kph, A Kumble tosses this one up to I Harvey. Gentle leggie turns away from the batsman. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. Two more added to the total
16.6	Anil Kumble to Ian Harvey, 1, 73.02kph, I Harvey pushes this ball through the off side. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
End of over 17 (7 runs) Chiefs 138 / 5 (RR: 8.12, RRR: 3.67)
Chiefs requires 12 runs to win at 4.00 runs per over
Ian Harvey 8* (12b 0x4 0x6) Anil Kumble 3-0-25-1 Michael Dawson 42 (25b 3x4 2x6) Shaun Pollock 2-0-18-1
	Damien de Allende will start a new spell.
17.1	Damien de Allende to Ian Harvey, 0, 129.00kph, D de Allende ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. I Harvey struck that too firmly to take the single
17.2	Damien de Allende to Ian Harvey, 1lb, 125.30kph, That one goes on straight. I Harvey swishes at this one and misses. One more
17.3	Damien de Allende to Michael Dawson, 1, 126.93kph, No great pace there from D de Allende. That continues on straight. M Dawson plays a punchy on-drive. The batsmen only take one
17.4	Damien de Allende to Ian Harvey, 0, 128.57kph, I Harvey puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Is quick to cut off the single
17.5	Damien de Allende to Ian Harvey, 1, 128.87kph, D de Allende is struggling to find much pace off this surface. I Harvey puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
17.6	Damien de Allende to Michael Dawson, 0, 128.84kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. M Dawson puts bat to ball but mistimes it
End of over 18 (3 runs) Chiefs 141 / 5 (RR: 7.83, RRR: 4.00)
Chiefs requires 9 runs to win at 4.50 runs per over
Ian Harvey 9* (16b 0x4 0x6) Damien de Allende 3-0-22-0 Michael Dawson 43 (27b 3x4 2x6) Anil Kumble 3-0-25-1
18.1	Anil Kumble to Ian Harvey, WIDE, This delivery just skims past I Harvey's pads. Unlucky to be called wide
18.1	Anil Kumble to Ian Harvey, 0, 90.67kph, The straight one now. I Harvey on-drives but can't time it properly. Not in the gap
18.2	Anil Kumble to Ian Harvey, 1, 78.63kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. I Harvey played that with soft hands. Easy single to be had there
18.3	Anil Kumble to Michael Dawson, 0, 82.51kph, A Kumble pushes this one through slightly quicker. That one goes on straight with the arm. M Dawson cover drives but can't time it properly. No runs taken
18.4	Anil Kumble to Michael Dawson, 4, 74.60kph, A Kumble tosses this one up to M Dawson and he puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. The ball beats the fielder and the outfield does the rest. Four more
18.5	Anil Kumble to Michael Dawson, dot, 79.71kph, A Kumble puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. Michael Clarke drops a sitter. Not in the gap
18.6	Anil Kumble to Michael Dawson, 1, 81.88kph, Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. The batsmen only take one
Not the best of outings from A Kumble. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
Anil Kumble 1 / 32 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 19 (7 runs) Chiefs 148 / 5 (RR: 7.79, RRR: 1.00)
Chiefs requires 2 runs to win at 2.00 runs per over
Michael Dawson 48* (31b 4x4 2x6) Anil Kumble 4-0-32-1 Ian Harvey 10 (18b 0x4 0x6) Damien de Allende 3-0-22-0
19.1	Damien de Allende to Michael Dawson, 2, 128.85kph, D de Allende maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from M Dawson as he plays a drive. M Dawson collects two
That's M Dawson's 50! Well played.
Close of innings: Chiefs - 150 / 5
Michael Dawson 50* (32)
Boomer Collins 37 (16)
Jered Weaver 2 / 21
Victor Matfield 1 / 13

CHIEFS 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Gary Neville b J Weaver 6 9 1 0 66.67 Phil Neville c +M Boucher b A Kumble 27 23 3 0 117.39 Ricky Ponting c +M Boucher b V Matfield 2 4 0 0 50.00 Kumar Sangakkara c M Ramirez b J Weaver 12 13 1 0 92.31 Michael Dawson not out 50 32 4 2 156.25 Boomer Collins c S Tendulkar b S Pollock 37 16 4 3 231.25 Ian Harvey not out 10 18 0 0 55.56 DNB: Jeff Wilson, Shane Warne, Yohan Blake, Steve Harmison

FOW: 1/16 2/20 3/50 4/52 5/112

Chiefs - 150 / 5 Overs 19.1 RPO: 7.83

Extras: 6 WD: 3 NB: 0 B: 0 LB: 3

Partnerships

Gary Neville / Phil Neville     16 (16) Ricky Ponting / Phil Neville     4 (6) Kumar Sangakkara / Phil Neville     30 (26) Michael Dawson / Phil Neville     2 (6) Michael Dawson / Boomer Collins     60 (31) Michael Dawson / Ian Harvey     38 (33)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Jered Weaver 4.0 0 21 2 5.25 0 0 Victor Matfield 4.0 0 13 1 3.25 1 0 Damien de Allende 3.0 0 22 0 7.33 0 0 Anil Kumble 4.0 0 32 1 8.00 2 0 Willie le Roux 2.0 0 39 0 19.50 0 0 Shaun Pollock 2.0 0 18 1 9.00 0 0

Michael Dawson held his nerve and took his team through to a five-wicket win

Chiefs wins by 5 wickets

And so the game draws to a tame conclusion with Chiefs claiming an impressive victory by 5 wickets. A solid, if unspectacular performance there by Chiefs and they will no doubt want to build on the foundation laid today. The bowlers were probably licking their lips when they saw the pitch today - the pitch was very sporting, to say the least. All of the disciplines benefited greatly throughout the day. These two teams were fairly evenly matched so it was tough to predict the outcome. That being said Chiefs proved to be the stronger in the end and snatched victory.

MATCH NOTES

Lions 149/4 20 overs

Herschelle Gibbs 49 (45)

Michael Clarke 32 (26)

Manny Ramirez 23 (22)

Yohan Blake 2 / 27

Steve Harmison 1 / 34

Shane Warne 1 / 34

Chiefs 150/5 19.1 overs

Michael Dawson 50* (32)

Boomer Collins 37 (16)

Phil Neville 27 (23)

Jered Weaver 2 / 21

Shaun Pollock 1 / 18

Chiefs

. Michael Dawson 50 off 33 balls in 48 min

 

[CerealKiller]

Finally a win! Kallis was fantastic once again.

 

[Aggz]

Points Table​

|Team|Q|Matches|Won|Lost|Tied|Points|NRR
|Chiefs||4|4|0|0|8|+0.68
|Highlanders|?|4|2|2|0|4|+0.20
|Stars|?|4|2|2|0|4|+0.17
---|-------------|---|------------|-------|------|-------|---------|-------
|Crusaders|?|4|2|2|0|4|-0.59
|Lions|?|4|1|3|0|2|-0.18
|Hurricanes|?|4|1|3|0|2|-0.22

Qualification Scenario​

Chiefs P: 4 W: 4 L: 0 Pts: 8
Chiefs will remain at the top of the table even if they lose their match against Crusaders.

Highlanders P: 4 W: 2 L: 2 Pts: 4
Highlanders will have to beat Stars in order to book a place in the qualifier, or else they will depend on other results.

Stars P: 4 W: 2 L: 2 Pts: 4
Stars will have to beat Highlanders in order to book a place in the qualifier, or else they will depend on other results.

Crusaders P: 4 W: 2 L: 2 Pts: 4
Crusaders will have to beat Chiefs in order to book a place in the qualifier, or else they will depend on other results.

Lions P: 4 W: 1 L: 3 Pts: 2
Lions must beat Hurricanes by a convincing margin, and then hope Crusaders to lose their match against Chiefs to have any chances of qualifying.

Hurricanes P: 4 W: 1 L: 3 Pts: 2
Hurricanes must beat Lions by a convincing margin, and then hope Crusaders to lose their match against Chiefs to have any chances of qualifying.

Round 4 over. Please comment on your team's performance, thanks.

@The Author @MrNginator @Rabbit. @themusketeer @Sami Kumar @CerealKiller @Rudolph @Klopp @Baahubali @Jack Ryder​

 

[Till Valhalla]

It looked liked our Batsmen were required at some place else.

 

[Aggz]

Round 5​

Fixtures

Stars vs Highlanders at PNC Park

Hurricanes vs Lions at AT&T Park

Crusaders vs Chiefs at Dodger Stadium

Line-up Rules

Each line-up will have a minimum of 4 C.O. Players, 1 specialist keeper and a maximum of 7 Expert Players.

VARIATION: Road

Pitch info can be found here.

Statistics​

Spoiler: Chiefs

|Player|Mat|Inns|NO|Runs|HS|Ave|BF|SR|100|50|4s|6s|Mat|Inns|Balls|Runs|Wkts|BBI|Ave|Econ|SR|3w
|Phil Neville|4|4|0|99|47|24.75|77|128.57|0|0|11|2|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Boomer Collins|4|4|3|82|37*|82.00|48|170.83|0|0|8|5|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Ricky Ponting|4|4|0|40|17|10.00|36|111.11|0|0|4|1|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Gary Neville|4|4|0|88|48|22.00|70|125.71|0|0|8|4|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Kumar Sangakkara|4|4|0|156|71|39.00|87|179.31|0|1|16|8|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Michael Dawson|4|4|3|114|50*|114.00|78|146.15|0|1|9|5|4|4|72|96|1|1/20|96.00|8.00|72|0
|Jeff Wilson|4|1|1|1|1*|-|3|33.33|0|0|0|0|4|4|48|61|2|1/15|30.50|7.63|24|0
|Yohan Blake|4|1|1|10|10*|-|13|76.92|0|0|0|0|4|4|96|110|5|2/27|22.00|6.88|19.2|0
|Steve Harmison|4|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|4|4|90|136|3|1/30|45.33|9.07|30|0
|Shane Warne|4|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|4|4|96|111|5|3/15|22.20|6.94|19.2|1
|Matthew Suckling|2|1|0|14|14|14.00|18|77.78|0|0|1|0|2|2|36|64|2|2/35|32.00|10.67|18|0
|Ian Harvey|2|1|1|10|10*|-|18|55.56|0|0|0|0|2|2|42|42|0|0/0|-|6.00|-|0

Spoiler: Crusaders

|Player|Mat|Inns|NO|Runs|HS|Ave|BF|SR|100|50|4s|6s|Mat|Inns|Balls|Runs|Wkts|BBI|Ave|Econ|SR|3w
|Dietmar Hamann|4|4|2|141|65*|70.50|125|112.80|0|1|13|1|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Kevin Pietersen|4|4|1|174|72*|58.00|99|175.76|0|2|16|9|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Victor Valdes|4|3|2|69|43*|69.00|67|102.99|0|0|4|4|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Rory McIlroy|4|4|0|116|41|29.00|81|143.21|0|0|10|6|4|4|54|61|3|2/22|20.33|6.78|18|0
|Chaminda Vaas|4|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|4|4|84|114|6|3/22|19.00|8.14|14|1
|Dan Carter|4|2|2|5|3*|-|9|55.56|0|0|0|0|4|4|78|127|0|0/0|-|9.77|-|0
|Billy Twelvetrees|3|3|1|25|16|12.50|28|89.29|0|0|2|1|3|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Brad Hogg|3|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|3|3|72|67|6|3/23|11.17|5.58|12|1
|Matthew Hayden|2|2|0|21|11|10.50|21|100.00|0|0|2|0|2|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Stephen Fleming|2|2|0|30|22|15.00|31|96.77|0|0|2|0|2|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Dion Nash|2|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|2|2|24|52|2|1/18|26.00|13.00|12|0
|Adam Wainwright|2|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|2|2|48|37|2|2/13|18.50|4.63|24|0
|Simon Katich|1|1|0|14|14|14.00|14|100.00|0|0|0|1|1|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Chris Cairns|1|1|0|6|6|6.00|6|100.00|0|0|1|0|1|1|12|31|0|0/0|-|15.50|-|0
|Curtly Ambrose|1|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|1|1|12|24|0|0/0|-|12.00|-|0
|Israel Dagg|1|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|1|1|24|27|1|1/27|27.00|6.75|24|0
|Jason Gillespie|1|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|1|1|12|32|0|0/0|-|16.00|-|0
|Sam Burgess|1|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|1|1|18|20|0|0/0|-|6.67|-|0

Spoiler: Highlanders

|Player|Mat|Inns|NO|Runs|HS|Ave|BF|SR|100|50|4s|6s|Mat|Inns|Balls|Runs|Wkts|BBI|Ave|Econ|SR|3w
|Rafael Nadal|4|4|0|169|53|42.25|95|177.89|0|1|15|12|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Michael Carrick|4|4|3|94|33*|94.00|79|118.99|0|0|5|2|4|1|12|27|0|0/0|-|13.50|-|0
|Michael Hussey|4|4|0|61|18|15.25|42|145.24|0|0|7|3|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Virender Sehwag|4|4|1|129|74*|43.00|81|159.26|0|1|9|8|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Adam Gilchrist|4|4|0|84|40|21.00|71|118.31|0|0|6|3|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Lance Klusener|4|2|2|35|22*|-|26|134.62|0|0|2|3|4|4|78|95|1|1/27|95.00|7.31|78|0
|Joe Hart|4|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|4|4|96|107|3|2/19|35.67|6.69|32|0
|Ashish Nehra|4|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|4|4|96|153|6|2/17|25.50|9.56|16|0
|Michael Bevan|3|2|1|14|8*|14.00|11|127.27|0|0|1|1|3|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Glenn McGrath|3|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|3|3|60|89|2|2/28|44.50|8.90|30|0
|Rinku Singh|3|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|3|3|72|100|4|2/28|25.00|8.33|18|0
|David Beckham|1|1|0|7|7|7.00|5|140.00|0|0|0|1|1|1|18|30|0|0/0|-|10.00|-|0
|Brad Hodge|1|1|1|37|37*|-|32|115.63|0|0|0|2|1|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Graeme Swann|1|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|1|1|12|23|1|1/23|23.00|11.50|12|0

Spoiler: Hurricanes

|Player|Mat|Inns|NO|Runs|HS|Ave|BF|SR|100|50|4s|6s|Mat|Inns|Balls|Runs|Wkts|BBI|Ave|Econ|SR|3w
|Novak Djokovic|4|4|0|120|37|30.00|80|150.00|0|0|8|6|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Jacques Kallis|4|4|0|255|85|63.75|161|158.39|0|3|24|11|4|2|36|50|2|2/29|25.00|8.33|18|0
|Brett Deledio|4|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|4|4|96|104|4|3/28|26.00|6.50|24|1
|Rudie van Vuuren|4|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|4|4|72|103|1|1/33|103.00|8.58|72|0
|Didier Drogba|3|3|2|55|26*|55.00|53|103.77|0|0|2|3|3|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Lewis Hamilton|3|2|0|10|7|5.00|16|62.50|0|0|1|0|3|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Rio Ferdinand|3|3|3|13|8*|-|19|68.42|0|0|0|0|3|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Saqlain Mushtaq|3|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|3|3|72|125|3|1/30|41.67|10.42|24|0
|Brad Haddin|2|2|0|53|28|26.50|37|143.24|0|0|4|2|2|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Andrew Flintoff|2|2|0|20|14|10.00|19|105.26|0|0|0|1|2|2|48|59|1|1/30|59.00|7.38|48|0
|John Terry|2|1|1|1|1*|-|4|25.00|0|0|0|0|2|2|48|90|1|1/43|90.00|11.25|48|0
|Sanath Jayasuriya|2|2|0|38|21|19.00|32|118.75|0|0|3|1|2|2|36|57|1|1/31|57.00|9.50|36|0
|James Milner|2|1|1|24|24*|-|20|120.00|0|0|3|0|2|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Wasim Akram|1|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|1|1|12|18|0|0/0|-|9.00|-|0
|Mahela Jayawardene|1|1|1|48|48*|-|28|171.43|0|0|6|1|1|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Inzamam-ul-Haq|1|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Abdul Razzaq|1|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|1|1|24|34|2|2/34|17.00|8.50|12|0
|Allan Donald|1|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|1|1|24|22|1|1/22|22.00|5.50|24|0
|Mark Webber|1|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|1|1|12|17|1|1/17|17.00|8.50|12|0

Spoiler: Lions

|Player|Mat|Inns|NO|Runs|HS|Ave|BF|SR|100|50|4s|6s|Mat|Inns|Balls|Runs|Wkts|BBI|Ave|Econ|SR|3w
|Manny Ramirez|4|4|0|131|40|32.75|104|125.96|0|0|9|5|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Sachin Tendulkar|4|4|1|95|49*|31.67|60|158.33|0|0|11|3|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Michael Clarke|4|4|0|105|42|26.25|85|123.53|0|0|9|2|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Mark Boucher|4|2|2|8|4*|-|14|57.14|0|0|0|0|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Victor Matfield|4|4|3|107|38*|107.00|71|150.70|0|0|7|7|4|4|90|109|7|3/40|15.57|7.27|12.86|1
|Shaun Pollock|4|1|1|7|7*|-|6|116.67|0|0|1|0|4|4|66|81|2|1/17|40.50|7.36|33|0
|Mitchell Johnson|3|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|3|3|72|74|3|2/23|24.67|6.17|24|0
|Damien de Allende|3|2|1|30|22|30.00|32|93.75|0|0|3|0|3|3|54|92|1|1/44|92.00|10.22|54|0
|Jered Weaver|3|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|3|3|72|69|3|2/21|23.00|5.75|24|0
|Alex Ovechkin|2|2|0|26|21|13.00|28|92.86|0|0|2|0|2|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Herschelle Gibbs|2|2|0|51|49|25.50|50|102.00|0|0|3|1|2|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Anil Kumble|2|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|2|2|48|68|1|1/32|68.00|8.50|48|0
|Willie le Roux|2|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|2|2|36|77|0|0/0|-|12.83|-|0
|Damien Martyn|1|1|0|32|32|32.00|25|128.00|0|0|2|1|1|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Roger Federer|1|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Shahid Afridi|1|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|1|1|24|33|1|1/33|33.00|8.25|24|0

Spoiler: Stars

|Player|Mat|Inns|NO|Runs|HS|Ave|BF|SR|100|50|4s|6s|Mat|Inns|Balls|Runs|Wkts|BBI|Ave|Econ|SR|3w
|Paul Scholes|4|4|1|85|69*|28.33|67|126.87|0|1|5|4|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Rahul Dravid|4|4|0|143|50|35.75|119|120.17|0|1|13|3|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Sourav Ganguly|4|4|0|126|51|31.50|87|144.83|0|1|11|6|4|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Usain Bolt|4|3|1|37|20|18.50|24|154.17|0|0|2|3|4|4|96|103|4|2/15|25.75|6.44|24|0
|Shoaib Akhtar|4|1|0|8|8|8.00|16|50.00|0|0|1|0|4|4|84|132|1|1/32|132.00|9.43|84|0
|Brett Lee|4|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|4|4|84|100|6|3/31|16.67|7.14|14|1
|Ryan ten doeschate|3|3|2|31|17|31.00|18|172.22|0|0|3|2|3|3|36|59|1|1/20|59.00|9.83|36|0
|Scott Styris|3|3|1|77|39*|38.50|62|124.19|0|0|3|5|3|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|David James|3|3|0|27|14|9.00|24|112.50|0|0|2|2|3|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Jonny Wilkinson|3|1|0|7|7|7.00|10|70.00|0|0|1|0|3|3|72|97|1|1/31|97.00|8.08|72|0
|Shane Bond|3|1|1|6|6*|-|5|120.00|0|0|1|0|3|3|42|43|1|1/17|43.00|6.14|42|0
|Wayne Rooney|1|1|0|14|14|14.00|12|116.67|0|0|1|1|1|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Pepe Reina|1|1|1|47|47*|-|38|123.68|0|0|1|3|1|0|0|0|0|0/0|-|-|-|0
|Lionel Messi|1|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|1|1|6|7|0|0/0|-|7.00|-|0
|Muttiah Muralitharan|1|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|1|1|24|24|1|1/24|24.00|6.00|24|0
|Daniel Vettori|1|0|0|0|0|-|0|-|0|0|0|0|1|1|24|32|2|2/32|16.00|8.00|12|0

@The Author @MrNginator @Rabbit @themusketeer @Sami Kumar @CerealKiller @Rudolph @Klopp @Baahubali @Jack Ryder​

 

[RUDI]

Herschelle Gibbs
Michael Clarke
Manny Ramirez
Victor Matfield
Sachin Tendulkar
Roger Federer
Mark Boucher
Mitchell Johnson
Shaun Pollock
Jered Weaver
Anil Kumble

 

[Aislabie]

It says something when statistically our worst player has been Ricky Ponting.

Boeta Dippenaar
Marcus Trescothick ---
Gerrie Snyman
Ashish Bagai ---
Jarryd Hayne ---
Adam Lallana ---
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ---
Brett Jones ---
Theo Walcott ---
Patrick Lambie ---
Nick Smith ---

I've tried out every single one of our change players for this game except Zaidi. I just couldn't get him in.

 

[MrNginator]

We're pretty much stuck in the middle of things now.

Dietmar Hamann
Kevin Pietersen
Victor Valdes
Simon Katich
Billy Twelvetrees
Rory McIlroy
Dan Carter
Israel Dagg
Chaminda Vaas
Brad Hogg
Adam Wainwright

 

[themusketeer]

After such a great start by our openers. Carrick and Hussey slowed the RR in the end and we were 20 runs short. Carrick has been scoring but his SR is not upto the T20 level. So he will need to go I think. Our bowlers didn't pick up wickets when needed and Kallis , Jaywardene took match away from us. We need to bounce back.

 

[themusketeer]

Adam Gilchrist
Virender Sehwag
Rafael Nadal
Gareth Bale
Lance Klusener
Michael Hussey
Ryan McLaren
Joe Hart
Glenn McGrath
Ashish Nehra
Rinku Singh

 

[CerealKiller]

We'd like to go with the same team.

 

[TSPrathik]

Batting Collapse, costed us the match...

Sourav Ganguly
Rahul Dravid
Paul Scholes
Usain Bolt
Pepe Raina
Scott Styris
Daniel Vettori
Lionel Messi
Shoaib Akhtar
Shane Bond
Muttiah Muralidharan

@Jack Ryder : any changes ?

 

[Till Valhalla]

@Baahubali no changes.

 

[Aggz]

Round 5
Match 13

at PNC Park​

Stars vs Highlanders VENUE: PNC Park UMPIRES: Marais Erasmus and Billy Bowden Stars won the toss and elected to field first

	The new batsman is Adam Gilchrist.
	The new batsman is Virender Sehwag.
	The new bowler is Shoaib Akhtar.
0.1	Shoaib Akhtar to Adam Gilchrist, 1, 152.00kph, S Akhtar pitches that one outside off. A Gilchrist on-drives but doesn't time it at all. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
0.2	Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, 0, 150.94kph, S Akhtar pitches that one just outside off. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. Is quick to cut off the single
0.3	Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, 1, 150.63kph, short length just outside off stump. Spanked through the off side. Great drive. The batsmen only take one
0.4	Shoaib Akhtar to Adam Gilchrist, 4, 151.39kph, Not much movement from this surface. A Gilchrist plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. That went to the boundary in a flash
0.5	Shoaib Akhtar to Adam Gilchrist, 0, 147.08kph, S Akhtar hits a short length outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. Not in the gap
0.6	Shoaib Akhtar to Adam Gilchrist, 1, 150.83kph, S Akhtar maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from A Gilchrist as he plays an on-drive. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
End of over 1 (7 runs) Highlanders 7 / 0 (RR: 7.00)
Adam Gilchrist 6* (4b 1x4 0x6) Shoaib Akhtar 1-0-7-0 Virender Sehwag 1 (2b 0x4 0x6)
	The new bowler is Shane Bond.
1.1	Shane Bond to Adam Gilchrist, 0, 147.30kph, Aggressive leg glance from A Gilchrist. No runs taken
1.2	Shane Bond to Adam Gilchrist, 1, 151.96kph, That one goes on straight. A Gilchrist plays it gently through the off side and he trots through for the single
1.3	Shane Bond to Virender Sehwag, 1, 151.92kph, Aggressive cut from V Sehwag. Easy single to be had there
1.4	Shane Bond to Adam Gilchrist, OUT, 151.87kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. A Gilchrist can't get the cut away. Loose stroke from A Gilchrist as the ball takes the edge and is caught
Adam Gilchrist c +P Reina b S Bond 7 (7m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
	The new batsman is Rafael Nadal.
1.5	Shane Bond to Rafael Nadal, 0, 148.14kph, S Bond maintains a tight line outside off. R Nadal cuts but can't time it properly. Not in the gap
1.6	Shane Bond to Rafael Nadal, 1, 151.79kph, S Bond pitches that one outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive. One more to the total
End of over 2 (3 runs) Highlanders 10 / 1 (RR: 5.00)
Rafael Nadal 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Shane Bond 1-0-3-1 Virender Sehwag 2 (3b 0x4 0x6) Shoaib Akhtar 1-0-7-0
2.1	Shoaib Akhtar to Rafael Nadal, 1, 148.30kph, S Akhtar bowls this gun-barrel straight. R Nadal plays it gently through the off side. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
2.2	Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, 4, 147.60kph, S Akhtar is working up a good head of steam here. Short length just outside off stump. Spanked through the off side. Great drive. Excellent timing and placement. Four
2.3	Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, 1lb, 149.68kph, S Akhtar hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. V Sehwag plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more to the total
2.4	Shoaib Akhtar to Rafael Nadal, 4, 146.88kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. The ball races away for a boundary
2.5	Shoaib Akhtar to Rafael Nadal, 0, 151.63kph, R Nadal plays it gently through the off side. Is quick to cut off the single
2.6	Shoaib Akhtar to Rafael Nadal, 1, 149.76kph, S Akhtar is working up a good head of steam here. That continues on straight. Well-timed drive there. R Nadal trots through for the single
End of over 3 (11 runs) Highlanders 21 / 1 (RR: 7.00)
Rafael Nadal 7* (6b 1x4 0x6) Shoaib Akhtar 2-0-17-0 Virender Sehwag 6 (5b 1x4 0x6) Shane Bond 1-0-3-1
3.1	Shane Bond to Rafael Nadal, 1, 147.23kph, That one goes on straight. R Nadal plays it gently through the off side. The batsmen only take one
3.2	Shane Bond to Virender Sehwag, 0, 148.28kph, S Bond is working up a good head of steam here. Hit straight to the fielder. Is quick to cut off the single
3.3	Shane Bond to Virender Sehwag, 6, 149.78kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. V Sehwag has absolutely smashed that! Six runs
3.4	Shane Bond to Virender Sehwag, 0, 148.41kph, S Bond is working up a good head of steam here and he maintains a tight line just outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. No run
3.5	Shane Bond to Virender Sehwag, 4, 151.63kph, short length just outside off stump. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. That runs away for four
3.6	Shane Bond to Virender Sehwag, 1, 146.64kph, S Bond is working up a good head of steam here. Short length just outside off stump. Well-timed cut there. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
End of over 4 (12 runs) Highlanders 33 / 1 (RR: 8.25)
Virender Sehwag 17* (10b 2x4 1x6) Shane Bond 2-0-15-1 Rafael Nadal 8 (7b 1x4 0x6) Shoaib Akhtar 2-0-17-0
	The new bowler is Daniel Vettori.
4.1	Daniel Vettori to Virender Sehwag, 6, 76.69kph, full length just outside off stump. Aggressive leg glance from V Sehwag. That has been caught in the crowd! Six
4.2	Daniel Vettori to Virender Sehwag, 4, 79.74kph, D Vettori puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. Excellent timing from V Sehwag as he plays a leg glance. Excellent timing and placement. Four
4.3	Daniel Vettori to Virender Sehwag, 0, 70.00kph, D Vettori gives this one some air. V Sehwag struck that too firmly to take the single
4.4	Daniel Vettori to Virender Sehwag, 0, 72.03kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. No run
4.5	Daniel Vettori to Virender Sehwag, 1, 71.74kph, V Sehwag cover drives but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
4.6	Daniel Vettori to Rafael Nadal, 1, 70.00kph, short length outside off stump. R Nadal plays a cut, but can't time it properly. That is a comfortable single
End of over 5 (12 runs) Highlanders 45 / 1 (RR: 9.00)
Rafael Nadal 9* (8b 1x4 0x6) Daniel Vettori 1-0-12-0 Virender Sehwag 28 (15b 3x4 2x6) Shane Bond 2-0-15-1
	The new bowler is Muttiah Muralitharan.
5.1	Muttiah Muralitharan to Rafael Nadal, 0, 84.74kph, full length outside off stump. R Nadal leg glances but can't time it properly. Is quick to cut off the single
5.2	Muttiah Muralitharan to Rafael Nadal, 0, 80.23kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. R Nadal swats this one. Is quick to cut off the single
5.3	Muttiah Muralitharan to Rafael Nadal, 2, 72.52kph, Big turn from the spinner. Spanked through the off side. Great cut. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple
5.4	Muttiah Muralitharan to Rafael Nadal, 4, 82.82kph, A little more pace on this one. He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. The ball beats the fielder and the outfield does the rest. Four more
5.5	Muttiah Muralitharan to Rafael Nadal, dot, 71.12kph, M Muralitharan gives this one some air. Gentle offie turns away from the batsman. Rahul Dravid drops a sitter and he is quick to cut off the single
5.6	Muttiah Muralitharan to Rafael Nadal, 1, 86.75kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. R Nadal leg glances but can't time it properly. Single taken
End of over 6 (7 runs) Highlanders 52 / 1 (RR: 8.67)
Rafael Nadal 16* (14b 2x4 0x6) Muttiah Muralitharan 1-0-7-0 Virender Sehwag 28 (15b 3x4 2x6) Daniel Vettori 1-0-12-0
Stars adjust the field. They have brought in deep backward square leg, deep backward point.
6.1	Daniel Vettori to Rafael Nadal, 1, 77.94kph, That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. R Nadal plays a cut, but can't time it properly. The batsmen only take one
6.2	Daniel Vettori to Virender Sehwag, 1, 70.00kph, D Vettori floats a delivery to V Sehwag. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic square drive. V Sehwag trots through for the single
6.3	Daniel Vettori to Rafael Nadal, 0, 70.54kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. R Nadal plays it gently through the leg side. Not in the gap
6.4	Daniel Vettori to Rafael Nadal, 0, 79.02kph, R Nadal cuts but can't time it properly. No runs taken
6.5	Daniel Vettori to Rafael Nadal, 1, 70.00kph, D Vettori gives this one some air. That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. R Nadal puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there
6.6	Daniel Vettori to Virender Sehwag, 2, 74.39kph, D Vettori gives this one some air. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. V Sehwag pushes hard for two. Excellent running
End of over 7 (5 runs) Highlanders 57 / 1 (RR: 8.14)
Rafael Nadal 18* (18b 2x4 0x6) Daniel Vettori 2-0-17-0 Virender Sehwag 31 (17b 3x4 2x6) Muttiah Muralitharan 1-0-7-0
7.1	Muttiah Muralitharan to Rafael Nadal, OUT, 80.92kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. R Nadal can't get the late cut away and he has not quite got a hold of this one and it is taken by U Bolt mid-on
Rafael Nadal c U Bolt b M Muralitharan 18 (23m 19b 2x4 0x6) SR: 94.74
	The new batsman is Gareth Bale.
7.2	Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Bale, 0, 70.00kph, full length just outside off stump. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. Is quick to cut off the single
7.3	Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Bale, 1, 70.00kph, Big turn from the spinner. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cover drive. One more
7.4	Muttiah Muralitharan to Virender Sehwag, 1, 80.00kph, A little more pace on this one. V Sehwag swats this one. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
7.5	Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Bale, 1, 70.00kph, G Bale on-drives but can't time it properly. The batsmen only take one
7.6	Muttiah Muralitharan to Virender Sehwag, 4, 73.76kph, M Muralitharan gives this one some air. Full length outside off stump. That runs away for four
End of over 8 (7 runs) Highlanders 64 / 2 (RR: 8.00)
Gareth Bale 2* (3b 0x4 0x6) Muttiah Muralitharan 2-0-14-1 Virender Sehwag 36 (19b 4x4 2x6) Daniel Vettori 2-0-17-0
8.1	Daniel Vettori to Gareth Bale, 0, 71.27kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. G Bale plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-on. No run
8.2	Daniel Vettori to Gareth Bale, 4, 94.06kph, D Vettori fires in a quicker one. That one goes on straight with the arm. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic square drive. That runs away for four
8.3	Daniel Vettori to Gareth Bale, 1, 73.51kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. G Bale on-drives but can't time it properly. One more to the total
8.4	Daniel Vettori to Virender Sehwag, 1, 79.89kph, D Vettori pushes this one through slightly quicker. V Sehwag trots through for the single
8.5	Daniel Vettori to Gareth Bale, 0, 75.85kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. G Bale on-drives but can't time it properly. Not in the gap
8.6	Daniel Vettori to Gareth Bale, 1, 70.00kph, D Vettori tosses this one up to G Bale and he puts bat to ball but mistimes it. They take a single
End of over 9 (7 runs) Highlanders 71 / 2 (RR: 7.89)
Gareth Bale 8* (8b 1x4 0x6) Daniel Vettori 3-0-24-0 Virender Sehwag 37 (20b 4x4 2x6) Muttiah Muralitharan 2-0-14-1
9.1	Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Bale, 0, 70.00kph, That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. G Bale cuts but can't time it properly and he struck that too firmly to take the single
9.2	Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Bale, 2, 70.00kph, A hint of turn into. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple
9.3	Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Bale, 1, 70.00kph, Breaks into just off the straight. G Bale plays it gently through the leg side. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
9.4	Muttiah Muralitharan to Virender Sehwag, 0, 79.42kph, V Sehwag on-drives but can't time it properly. No run
9.5	Muttiah Muralitharan to Virender Sehwag, 0, 71.98kph, That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. V Sehwag plays it gently through the off side. No runs taken
9.6	Muttiah Muralitharan to Virender Sehwag, 0, 70.00kph, V Sehwag cover drives but can't time it properly
End of over 10 (3 runs) Highlanders 74 / 2 (RR: 7.40)
Gareth Bale 11* (11b 1x4 0x6) Muttiah Muralitharan 3-0-17-1 Virender Sehwag 37 (23b 4x4 2x6) Daniel Vettori 3-0-24-0
10.1	Daniel Vettori to Gareth Bale, 1, 70.00kph, G Bale plays it gently through the off side. One more to the total
10.2	Daniel Vettori to Virender Sehwag, 1, 70.00kph, D Vettori tosses this one up to V Sehwag and he leg glances but can't time it properly. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
10.3	Daniel Vettori to Gareth Bale, 1, 70.00kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. G Bale puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
10.4	Daniel Vettori to Virender Sehwag, 0, 84.52kph, D Vettori rips an offie that turns viciously away from the batsman. V Sehwag leg glances but doesn't time it at all. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. V Sehwag rightly sends him back
10.5	Daniel Vettori to Virender Sehwag, 1lb, 76.21kph, D Vettori pushes this one through slightly quicker. V Sehwag misses it completely. One more to the total
10.6	Daniel Vettori to Gareth Bale, 6, 70.00kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. G Bale plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX
Not the best of outings from D Vettori. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
Daniel Vettori 0 / 33 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 11 (10 runs) Highlanders 84 / 2 (RR: 7.64)
Virender Sehwag 38* (26b 4x4 2x6) Daniel Vettori 4-0-33-0 Gareth Bale 19 (14b 1x4 1x6) Muttiah Muralitharan 3-0-17-1
11.1	Muttiah Muralitharan to Virender Sehwag, 4, 81.86kph, That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. Very classy from V Sehwag - no stopping this one
11.2	Muttiah Muralitharan to Virender Sehwag, 0, 70.06kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins into the batsman. V Sehwag puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Is quick to cut off the single
11.3	Muttiah Muralitharan to Virender Sehwag, 1, 76.82kph, full length just outside off stump. V Sehwag plays it gently through the off side. The batsmen only take one
11.4	Muttiah Muralitharan to Gareth Bale, OUT, 71.15kph, G Bale played that with soft hands. Reina snaffles that edge comfortably
Gareth Bale c +P Reina b M Muralitharan 19 (15m 15b 1x4 1x6) SR: 126.67
	The new batsman is Lance Klusener.
11.5	Muttiah Muralitharan to Lance Klusener, 0, 72.12kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. L Klusener plays it gently through the off side and he struck that too firmly to take the single
11.6	Muttiah Muralitharan to Lance Klusener, 1, 70.00kph, M Muralitharan tosses this one up to L Klusener and he rips an offie that turns viciously away from the batsman. L Klusener plays a punchy leg glance. They take a single
M Muralitharan finishes up with a good, solid spell.
Muttiah Muralitharan 2 / 23 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 12 (6 runs) Highlanders 90 / 3 (RR: 7.50)
Lance Klusener 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Muttiah Muralitharan 4-0-23-2 Virender Sehwag 43 (29b 5x4 2x6) Daniel Vettori 4-0-33-0
	Shoaib Akhtar will start a new spell.
12.1	Shoaib Akhtar to Lance Klusener, 4, 148.77kph, S Akhtar hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. L Klusener plays an extravagant cover drive. Glorious timing. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four
12.2	Shoaib Akhtar to Lance Klusener, 0, 151.92kph, short and straight. L Klusener plays it gently through the off side. Hit straight to the fielder at deep mid-off. No run
12.3	Shoaib Akhtar to Lance Klusener, 1, 149.49kph, short and straight. L Klusener plays it gently through the off side. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
Stars adjust the field. They have brought in deep point, deep extra-cover.
12.4	Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, 6, 151.84kph, S Akhtar is working up a good head of steam here. Short length just outside off stump. Well-timed late cut there. V Sehwag has absolutely smashed that! Six runs
12.5	Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, 2, 148.95kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. The initial call is two - the batsmen make it quite easily in the end
That's V Sehwag's 50! Well played.
12.6	Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, 1, 148.09kph, S Akhtar is working up a good head of steam here and he hits a short length just outside off. V Sehwag leg glances but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
End of over 13 (14 runs) Highlanders 104 / 3 (RR: 8.00)
Virender Sehwag 52* (32b 5x4 3x6) Shoaib Akhtar 3-0-31-0 Lance Klusener 6 (5b 1x4 0x6) Muttiah Muralitharan 4-0-23-2
	The new bowler is Lionel Messi.
13.1	Lionel Messi to Virender Sehwag, 1, 70.00kph, V Sehwag plays it gently through the off side. That is a comfortable single
13.2	Lionel Messi to Lance Klusener, 1, 72.03kph, L Messi tosses this one up to L Klusener and he on-drives but can't time it properly. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
13.3	Lionel Messi to Virender Sehwag, 1, 70.00kph, V Sehwag cuts but can't time it properly. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
13.4	Lionel Messi to Lance Klusener, 0, 74.99kph, L Klusener puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he struck that too firmly to take the single
13.5	Lionel Messi to Lance Klusener, 1, 75.04kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. L Klusener plays an on-drive, but can't time it properly. Easy single to be had there
13.6	Lionel Messi to Virender Sehwag, 0, 70.00kph, L Messi floats a delivery to V Sehwag. A hint of turn away from. V Sehwag pushes this ball through the leg side and he struck that too firmly to take the single
End of over 14 (4 runs) Highlanders 108 / 3 (RR: 7.71)
Lance Klusener 8* (8b 1x4 0x6) Lionel Messi 1-0-4-0 Virender Sehwag 54 (35b 5x4 3x6) Shoaib Akhtar 3-0-31-0
14.1	Shoaib Akhtar to Lance Klusener, 0, 147.21kph, S Akhtar is working up a good head of steam here. L Klusener drives but can't time it properly. Is quick to cut off the single
14.2	Shoaib Akhtar to Lance Klusener, 0, 151.72kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great cut. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. L Klusener rightly sends him back
14.3	Shoaib Akhtar to Lance Klusener, 0, 148.19kph, S Akhtar hurls this through. Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. Not in the gap
14.4	Shoaib Akhtar to Lance Klusener, 2, 149.53kph, S Akhtar is working up a good head of steam here and he maintains a tight line outside off. Two more added to the total
14.5	Shoaib Akhtar to Lance Klusener, 1, 145.58kph, S Akhtar pitches that one outside off. L Klusener puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
14.6	Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, 1, 146.14kph, S Akhtar bowls this gun-barrel straight. V Sehwag plays it gently through the off side. That is a comfortable single
Not the best of outings from S Akhtar. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
Shoaib Akhtar 0 / 35 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 15 (4 runs) Highlanders 112 / 3 (RR: 7.47)
Virender Sehwag 55* (36b 5x4 3x6) Shoaib Akhtar 4-0-35-0 Lance Klusener 11 (13b 1x4 0x6) Lionel Messi 1-0-4-0
15.1	Lionel Messi to Virender Sehwag, 4, 92.12kph, He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. V Sehwag plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. The ball races away for a boundary
15.2	Lionel Messi to Virender Sehwag, 0, 80.07kph, V Sehwag plays it gently through the leg side. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. V Sehwag rightly sends him back
15.3	Lionel Messi to Virender Sehwag, OUT, 70.00kph, The leggie now and it turns away from the batsman. V Sehwag played that with soft hands. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for P Scholes
Virender Sehwag c P Scholes b L Messi 59 (62m 39b 6x4 3x6) SR: 151.28
	The new batsman is Michael Hussey.
15.4	Lionel Messi to Michael Hussey, 1, 85.03kph, L Messi gets this one to grip and turn. M Hussey puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
15.5	Lionel Messi to Lance Klusener, 1, 84.39kph, He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. L Klusener plays a square drive, but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
15.6	Lionel Messi to Michael Hussey, 1, 72.98kph, L Messi gets this one to grip and turn. M Hussey pushes this ball through the off side. That is a comfortable single
End of over 16 (7 runs) Highlanders 119 / 4 (RR: 7.44)
Michael Hussey 2* (2b 0x4 0x6) Lionel Messi 2-0-11-1 Lance Klusener 12 (14b 1x4 0x6) Shoaib Akhtar 4-0-35-0
	Shane Bond will start a new spell.
16.1	Shane Bond to Michael Hussey, 0, 148.41kph, M Hussey plays a punchy on-drive
16.2	Shane Bond to Michael Hussey, 1, 151.96kph, S Bond is working up a good head of steam here. Excellent timing from M Hussey as he plays a drive. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
16.3	Shane Bond to Lance Klusener, 1, 147.64kph, L Klusener plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. That is an excellent call by L Klusener. One run
16.4	Shane Bond to Michael Hussey, 1, 151.88kph, S Bond is working up a good head of steam here and he maintains a tight line outside off. M Hussey played that with soft hands. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
16.5	Shane Bond to Lance Klusener, 6, 149.35kph, S Bond pitches that one outside off. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. An audacious shot from L Klusener. Six runs
16.6	Shane Bond to Lance Klusener, 0, 149.01kph, S Bond bowls this gun-barrel straight
End of over 17 (9 runs) Highlanders 128 / 4 (RR: 7.53)
Michael Hussey 4* (5b 0x4 0x6) Shane Bond 3-0-24-1 Lance Klusener 19 (17b 1x4 1x6) Lionel Messi 2-0-11-1
17.1	Lionel Messi to Michael Hussey, 0, 78.92kph, A little more pace on this one. M Hussey plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. Is quick to cut off the single
17.2	Lionel Messi to Michael Hussey, 2, 70.00kph, L Messi gives this one some air. Not finding much turn off this surface. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. Two more to the total
17.3	Lionel Messi to Michael Hussey, 4, 70.00kph, Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
17.4	Lionel Messi to Michael Hussey, 0, 70.00kph, Breaks into just off the straight. Hit straight to the fielder. No runs taken
17.5	Lionel Messi to Michael Hussey, 6, 81.52kph, A little more pace on this one. L Messi gets this one to grip and turn. An audacious shot from M Hussey. Six runs
17.6	Lionel Messi to Michael Hussey, 0, 70.00kph, L Messi floats a delivery to M Hussey. Gentle offie turns away from the batsman. M Hussey puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. No run
End of over 18 (12 runs) Highlanders 140 / 4 (RR: 7.78)
Lance Klusener 19* (17b 1x4 1x6) Lionel Messi 3-0-23-1 Michael Hussey 16 (11b 1x4 1x6) Shane Bond 3-0-24-1
18.1	Shane Bond to Lance Klusener, 0, 151.80kph, S Bond is working up a good head of steam here. Hit straight to the fielder. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. L Klusener rightly sends him back
18.2	Shane Bond to Lance Klusener, 6, 151.35kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great drive. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX
18.3	Shane Bond to Lance Klusener, 1, 146.91kph, L Klusener plays an extravagant drive. Glorious timing. The batsmen only take one
18.4	Shane Bond to Michael Hussey, 1lb, 147.06kph, S Bond is working up a good head of steam here and he maintains a tight line on middle. M Hussey is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more to the total
18.5	Shane Bond to Lance Klusener, 0, 150.27kph, S Bond pitches that one outside off. L Klusener puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No run
18.6	Shane Bond to Lance Klusener, 6, 148.20kph, S Bond bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from L Klusener as he plays a cover drive. L Klusener hammers this for six
Not the best of outings from S Bond. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
Shane Bond 1 / 37 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 19 (14 runs) Highlanders 154 / 4 (RR: 8.11)
Michael Hussey 16* (12b 1x4 1x6) Shane Bond 4-0-37-1 Lance Klusener 32 (22b 1x4 3x6) Lionel Messi 3-0-23-1
19.1	Lionel Messi to Michael Hussey, 0, 70.00kph, full length outside off stump. M Hussey on-drives but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. No run
19.2	Lionel Messi to Michael Hussey, 1, 70.00kph, L Messi gives this one some air. M Hussey puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there
19.3	Lionel Messi to Lance Klusener, 4, 81.32kph, A hint of turn into. That's a boundary
19.4	Lionel Messi to Lance Klusener, 1, 83.07kph, Breaks into just off the straight. L Klusener puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is a comfortable single
19.5	Lionel Messi to Michael Hussey, 4, 75.87kph, Spanked through the off side. Great square drive. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four
19.6	Lionel Messi to Michael Hussey, 0, 70.00kph, M Hussey on-drives but can't time it properly. Is quick to cut off the single
Not the best of outings from L Messi. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
Lionel Messi 1 / 33 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 20 (10 runs) Highlanders 164 / 4 (RR: 8.20)
Lance Klusener 37* (24b 2x4 3x6) Lionel Messi 4-0-33-1 Michael Hussey 21 (16b 2x4 1x6) Shane Bond 4-0-37-1
Close of innings: Highlanders - 164 / 4
Virender Sehwag 59 (39)
Lance Klusener 37* (24)
Muttiah Muralitharan 2 / 23
Lionel Messi 1 / 33

HIGHLANDERS 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Adam Gilchrist c +P Reina b S Bond 7 7 1 0 100.00 Virender Sehwag c P Scholes b L Messi 59 39 6 3 151.28 Rafael Nadal c U Bolt b M Muralitharan 18 19 2 0 94.74 Gareth Bale c +P Reina b M Muralitharan 19 15 1 1 126.67 Lance Klusener not out 37 24 2 3 154.17 Michael Hussey not out 21 16 2 1 131.25 DNB: Ryan McLaren, Joe Hart, Glenn McGrath, Ashish Nehra, Rinku Singh

FOW: 1/9 2/57 3/89 4/116

Highlanders - 164 / 4 Overs 20 RPO: 8.20

Extras: 3 WD: 0 NB: 0 B: 0 LB: 3

Partnerships

Adam Gilchrist / Virender Sehwag     9 (10) Rafael Nadal / Virender Sehwag     48 (33) Gareth Bale / Virender Sehwag     32 (27) Lance Klusener / Virender Sehwag     27 (23) Lance Klusener / Michael Hussey     48 (27)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Shoaib Akhtar 4.0 0 35 0 8.75 0 0 Shane Bond 4.0 0 37 1 9.25 0 0 Daniel Vettori 4.0 0 33 0 8.25 0 0 Muttiah Muralitharan 4.0 0 23 2 5.75 0 0 Lionel Messi 4.0 0 33 1 8.25 0 0

MATCH NOTES

Highlanders 164/4 20 overs

Virender Sehwag 59 (39)

Lance Klusener 37* (24)

Michael Hussey 21* (16)

Muttiah Muralitharan 2 / 23

Lionel Messi 1 / 33

Shane Bond 1 / 37

Highlanders

. Virender Sehwag 50 off 32 balls in 52 min

Welcome to the 2nd inning of this match. Stars requires 165 to win.

	The new batsman is Sourav Ganguly.
	The new batsman is Rahul Dravid.
	The new bowler is Joe Hart.
0.1	Joe Hart to Sourav Ganguly, 0, 137.17kph, J Hart flings this through at decent pace. S Ganguly cuts but can't time it properly
0.2	Joe Hart to Sourav Ganguly, 1, 136.92kph, J Hart flings this through at decent pace. S Ganguly plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
0.3	Joe Hart to Rahul Dravid, 0, 140.93kph, J Hart pitches that one on middle. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. Is quick to cut off the single
0.4	Joe Hart to Rahul Dravid, 6, 140.89kph, J Hart bowls this gun-barrel straight. Shouts of "catch it" but can only look on as the ball clears the ropes
0.5	Joe Hart to Rahul Dravid, 1, 140.86kph, J Hart bowls this gun-barrel straight. R Dravid plays it gently through the off side. One more
0.6	Joe Hart to Sourav Ganguly, 1, 140.82kph, short length outside off stump. Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. The batsmen only take one
End of over 1 (9 runs) Stars 9 / 0 (RR: 9.00, RRR: 8.16)
Stars requires 156 runs to win at 8.21 runs per over
Sourav Ganguly 2* (3b 0x4 0x6) Joe Hart 1-0-9-0 Rahul Dravid 7 (3b 0x4 1x6)
	The new bowler is Ashish Nehra.
1.1	Ashish Nehra to Sourav Ganguly, 1, 125.37kph, S Ganguly plays it gently through the off side. Single taken
1.2	Ashish Nehra to Rahul Dravid, 4, 128.96kph, A Nehra pushes this through at no great pace. That continues on straight. Well-timed cut there. Four runs
1.3	Ashish Nehra to Rahul Dravid, 1, 126.93kph, A Nehra is struggling to find much pace off this surface. R Dravid puts bat to ball but mistimes it. They take a single
1.4	Ashish Nehra to Sourav Ganguly, 0, 128.09kph, This one is military medium from A Nehra. That one goes on straight. S Ganguly plays it gently through the off side. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Ganguly rightly sends him back
1.5	Ashish Nehra to Sourav Ganguly, 1, 123.41kph, A Nehra maintains a tight line outside off. Aggressive leg glance from S Ganguly. One more
1.6	Ashish Nehra to Rahul Dravid, dot, 128.85kph, A Nehra bowls this gun-barrel straight. Rafael Nadal drops a sitter. No run
End of over 2 (7 runs) Stars 16 / 0 (RR: 8.00, RRR: 8.22)
Stars requires 149 runs to win at 8.28 runs per over
Sourav Ganguly 4* (6b 0x4 0x6) Ashish Nehra 1-0-7-0 Rahul Dravid 12 (6b 1x4 1x6) Joe Hart 1-0-9-0
2.1	Joe Hart to Sourav Ganguly, 4, 134.58kph, J Hart flings this through at decent pace. Short and straight. That's a boundary
2.2	Joe Hart to Sourav Ganguly, 6, 138.40kph, J Hart puts his back into this delivery and he hits a short length outside off. S Ganguly swats this one and he lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes
2.3	Joe Hart to Sourav Ganguly, 0, 139.13kph, S Ganguly plays a leg glance, but can't time it properly and he struck that too firmly to take the single
2.4	Joe Hart to Sourav Ganguly, 1, 139.53kph, S Ganguly puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one
2.5	Joe Hart to Rahul Dravid, 1, 139.48kph, That one goes on straight. R Dravid plays it gently through the off side. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
2.6	Joe Hart to Sourav Ganguly, 1, 140.65kph, J Hart hurls this through. Wicket to wicket delivery. S Ganguly puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more
End of over 3 (13 runs) Stars 29 / 0 (RR: 9.67, RRR: 7.94)
Stars requires 136 runs to win at 8.00 runs per over
Sourav Ganguly 16* (11b 1x4 1x6) Joe Hart 2-0-22-0 Rahul Dravid 13 (7b 1x4 1x6) Ashish Nehra 1-0-7-0
3.1	Ashish Nehra to Sourav Ganguly, 2, 128.86kph, No great pace there from A Nehra and he maintains a tight line outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps
3.2	Ashish Nehra to Sourav Ganguly, 1, 124.94kph, A Nehra ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he pitches that one outside off. S Ganguly cuts but doesn't time it at all. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
3.3	Ashish Nehra to Rahul Dravid, 4, 125.20kph, good length just outside off stump. Spanked through the off side. Great cut. Through backward point for four. Imperious
3.4	Ashish Nehra to Rahul Dravid, 0, 128.77kph, Not much movement from this surface. Aggressive cut from R Dravid. No runs taken
3.5	Ashish Nehra to Rahul Dravid, 0, 124.65kph, A Nehra pushes this through at no great pace and he hits a short length on middle. R Dravid swats this one. Is quick to cut off the single
3.6	Ashish Nehra to Rahul Dravid, OUT, 125.33kph, A Nehra is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains a middle stump line. R Dravid was in no position to play that stroke. Gilchrist juggles the edge and takes it at the second attempt!
Rahul Dravid c +A Gilchrist b A Nehra 17 (19m 11b 2x4 1x6) SR: 154.55
End of over 4 (7 runs) Stars 36 / 1 (RR: 9.00, RRR: 8.00)
Stars requires 129 runs to win at 8.06 runs per over
Sourav Ganguly 19* (13b 1x4 1x6) Ashish Nehra 2-0-14-1 Joe Hart 2-0-22-0
	The new batsman is Paul Scholes.
	The new bowler is Ryan McLaren.
4.1	Ryan McLaren to Sourav Ganguly, dot, 123.36kph, R McLaren is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he pitches that one outside off. Joe Hart drops a sitter. Not in the gap
4.2	Ryan McLaren to Sourav Ganguly, 1, 127.93kph, This one is military medium from R McLaren and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. S Ganguly plays it gently through the leg side. One more
4.3	Ryan McLaren to Paul Scholes, 0, 128.90kph, R McLaren bowls this gun-barrel straight. Hit straight to the fielder. Is quick to cut off the single
4.4	Ryan McLaren to Paul Scholes, 1, 127.61kph, This one is military medium from R McLaren. Short and straight. P Scholes plays it gently through the off side. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
4.5	Ryan McLaren to Sourav Ganguly, 1, 125.50kph, S Ganguly plays it gently through the off side and he trots through for the single
4.6	Ryan McLaren to Paul Scholes, 4, 124.76kph, That continues on straight. P Scholes plays an extravagant drive. Glorious timing. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
End of over 5 (7 runs) Stars 43 / 1 (RR: 8.60, RRR: 8.07)
Stars requires 122 runs to win at 8.13 runs per over
Sourav Ganguly 21* (16b 1x4 1x6) Ryan McLaren 1-0-7-0 Paul Scholes 5 (3b 1x4 0x6) Ashish Nehra 2-0-14-1
	The new bowler is Rinku Singh.
5.1	Rinku Singh to Sourav Ganguly, 1, 76.18kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. Well-timed square drive there. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
5.2	Rinku Singh to Paul Scholes, 0, 70.43kph, R Singh floats a delivery to P Scholes. Full length just outside off stump. Excellent timing from P Scholes as he plays a cut. No runs taken
5.3	Rinku Singh to Paul Scholes, 1, 87.07kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. P Scholes puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
5.4	Rinku Singh to Sourav Ganguly, 0, 80.08kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. S Ganguly leg glances but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder at short fine leg. No run
5.5	Rinku Singh to Sourav Ganguly, 2, 75.42kph, A little more pace on this one. Crunched through the off side. Well executed square drive. S Ganguly collects two
5.6	Rinku Singh to Sourav Ganguly, 0, 79.70kph, R Singh pushes this one through slightly quicker. That one goes on straight with the arm. S Ganguly plays it gently through the off side. Hit straight to the fielder at point. No run
End of over 6 (4 runs) Stars 47 / 1 (RR: 7.83, RRR: 8.36)
Stars requires 118 runs to win at 8.43 runs per over
Paul Scholes 6* (5b 1x4 0x6) Rinku Singh 1-0-4-0 Sourav Ganguly 24 (20b 1x4 1x6) Ryan McLaren 1-0-7-0
Highlanders adjust the field. They have brought in deep point, deep extra-cover. Out goes mid-off, cover
6.1	Ryan McLaren to Paul Scholes, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. R McLaren is very luck to get away with just the wide
6.1	Ryan McLaren to Paul Scholes, 1, 124.87kph, R McLaren pushes this through at no great pace and he hits a short length on middle. P Scholes late cuts but can't time it properly. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
Highlanders adjust the field. They have brought in deep point, deep extra-cover. Out goes mid-off, cover
6.2	Ryan McLaren to Sourav Ganguly, 1, 127.19kph, R McLaren is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains an off stump line. Hit straight to the fielder. They take a single
6.3	Ryan McLaren to Paul Scholes, 6, 124.72kph, This one is military medium from R McLaren. Spanked through the off side. Great drive. P Scholes has absolutely smashed that! Six runs
6.4	Ryan McLaren to Paul Scholes, 6, 124.64kph, No great pace there from R McLaren. That continues on straight. Going going gone! Six
6.5	Ryan McLaren to Paul Scholes, 1, 122.95kph, R McLaren ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. P Scholes puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is an excellent call by P Scholes. One run
6.6	Ryan McLaren to Sourav Ganguly, 0, 128.68kph, That one goes on straight. S Ganguly plays it gently through the leg side. Is quick to cut off the single
End of over 7 (16 runs) Stars 63 / 1 (RR: 9.00, RRR: 7.77)
Stars requires 102 runs to win at 7.85 runs per over
Paul Scholes 20* (9b 1x4 2x6) Ryan McLaren 2-0-23-0 Sourav Ganguly 25 (22b 1x4 1x6) Rinku Singh 1-0-4-0
Highlanders adjust the field. They have brought in deep backward square leg, deep backward point. Out goes cover, mid-wicket
7.1	Rinku Singh to Paul Scholes, 0, 80.73kph, full length just outside off stump. Aggressive cover drive from P Scholes. No runs taken
7.2	Rinku Singh to Paul Scholes, 2, 72.67kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. Two more to the total
7.3	Rinku Singh to Paul Scholes, 1, 70.76kph, P Scholes square drives but can't time it properly. That is a comfortable single
Highlanders adjust the field. They have brought in deep backward square leg, deep backward point.
7.4	Rinku Singh to Sourav Ganguly, 0, 70.00kph, R Singh tosses this one up to S Ganguly. Full length outside off stump. Aggressive on-drive from S Ganguly. No runs taken
7.5	Rinku Singh to Sourav Ganguly, 3, 82.49kph, full length outside off stump. Great stop! saved a run there
7.6	Rinku Singh to Paul Scholes, OUT, 80.31kph, A little more pace on this one. The straight one now. P Scholes completely mishits an on-drive. The ball is airborne and taken by A Nehra
Paul Scholes c A Nehra b R Singh 23 (17m 13b 1x4 2x6) SR: 176.92
End of over 8 (6 runs) Stars 69 / 2 (RR: 8.63, RRR: 7.92)
Stars requires 96 runs to win at 8.00 runs per over
Sourav Ganguly 28* (24b 1x4 1x6) Rinku Singh 2-0-10-1 Ryan McLaren 2-0-23-0
	The new batsman is Usain Bolt.
	Ashish Nehra will start a new spell.
Highlanders adjust the field. They have brought in deep point, deep extra-cover.
8.1	Ashish Nehra to Sourav Ganguly, 1, 128.84kph, S Ganguly plays it gently through the off side. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
8.2	Ashish Nehra to Usain Bolt, 0, 125.26kph, A Nehra pushes this through at no great pace. That continues on straight. U Bolt plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. Not in the gap
8.3	Ashish Nehra to Usain Bolt, WIDE, This delivery just skims past U Bolt's pads. Unlucky to be called wide
8.3	Ashish Nehra to Usain Bolt, 1, 124.74kph, This one is military medium from A Nehra. That one goes on straight. Well-timed late cut there. One more to the total
8.4	Ashish Nehra to Sourav Ganguly, 0, 124.38kph, No great pace there from A Nehra. S Ganguly on-drives but can't time it properly. Not in the gap
8.5	Ashish Nehra to Sourav Ganguly, 4, 125.68kph, A Nehra ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Wicket to wicket delivery. Aggressive drive from S Ganguly. That runs away for four
8.6	Ashish Nehra to Sourav Ganguly, 6, 124.98kph, S Ganguly hammers this for six
End of over 9 (13 runs) Stars 82 / 2 (RR: 9.11, RRR: 7.45)
Stars requires 83 runs to win at 7.55 runs per over
Usain Bolt 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Ashish Nehra 3-0-27-1 Sourav Ganguly 39 (28b 2x4 2x6) Rinku Singh 2-0-10-1
9.1	Rinku Singh to Usain Bolt, 4, 70.00kph, The straight one now. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. Four runs
9.2	Rinku Singh to Usain Bolt, 6, 84.68kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. Full length just outside off stump. Excellent timing from U Bolt as he plays a cover drive. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more
9.3	Rinku Singh to Usain Bolt, 1, 70.00kph, Hit straight to the fielder. One more to the total
9.4	Rinku Singh to Sourav Ganguly, 0, 77.24kph, A little more pace on this one. The straight one now. S Ganguly on-drives but can't time it properly. Not in the gap
9.5	Rinku Singh to Sourav Ganguly, 1, 70.00kph, R Singh floats a delivery to S Ganguly and he puts bat to ball but mistimes it. S Ganguly trots through for the single
9.6	Rinku Singh to Usain Bolt, OUT, 83.89kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. Full length outside off stump. U Bolt played that with soft hands. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for R McLaren
Usain Bolt c R McLaren b R Singh 12 (9m 6b 1x4 1x6) SR: 200.00
End of over 10 (12 runs) Stars 94 / 3 (RR: 9.40, RRR: 7.00)
Stars requires 71 runs to win at 7.10 runs per over
Sourav Ganguly 40* (30b 2x4 2x6) Rinku Singh 3-0-22-2 Ashish Nehra 3-0-27-1
	The new batsman is Pepe Reina.
10.1	Ashish Nehra to Sourav Ganguly, 1, 128.22kph, A Nehra ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from S Ganguly as he plays a late cut. They take a single
10.2	Ashish Nehra to Pepe Reina, 0, 128.64kph, A Nehra ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he maintains a middle stump line. P Reina puts bat to ball but mistimes it
10.3	Ashish Nehra to Pepe Reina, 0, 123.40kph, That continues on straight. P Reina plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. No run
10.4	Ashish Nehra to Pepe Reina, 0, 122.00kph, That one goes on straight. P Reina plays it gently through the off side. Is quick to cut off the single
10.5	Ashish Nehra to Pepe Reina, 1, 128.55kph, A Nehra pushes this through at no great pace. Hit straight to the fielder. They take a single
10.6	Ashish Nehra to Sourav Ganguly, 2, 128.52kph, A Nehra is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. Two more added to the total
Not the best of outings from A Nehra. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
Ashish Nehra 1 / 31 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 11 (4 runs) Stars 98 / 3 (RR: 8.91, RRR: 7.33)
Stars requires 67 runs to win at 7.44 runs per over
Pepe Reina 1* (4b 0x4 0x6) Ashish Nehra 4-0-31-1 Sourav Ganguly 43 (32b 2x4 2x6) Rinku Singh 3-0-22-2
	The new bowler is Lance Klusener.
11.1	Lance Klusener to Pepe Reina, 4, 139.15kph, L Klusener maintains a tight line just outside off. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
11.2	Lance Klusener to Pepe Reina, 0, 138.31kph, L Klusener puts his back into this delivery and he pitches that one just outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive. Is quick to cut off the single
11.3	Lance Klusener to Pepe Reina, dot, 137.62kph, short length just outside off stump. Virender Sehwag drops a sitter. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. P Reina rightly sends him back
11.4	Lance Klusener to Pepe Reina, 0, 140.54kph, L Klusener hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. P Reina plays a punchy cover drive
11.5	Lance Klusener to Pepe Reina, 0, 137.72kph, L Klusener flings this through at decent pace and he hits a short length just outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive. Is quick to cut off the single
11.6	Lance Klusener to Pepe Reina, 1lb, 139.69kph, L Klusener is working up a decent pace here and he hits a short length just outside off. That is an ungainly shot - P Reina is lucky not to have edged that. One more
End of over 12 (5 runs) Stars 103 / 3 (RR: 8.58, RRR: 7.63)
Stars requires 62 runs to win at 7.75 runs per over
Pepe Reina 5* (10b 1x4 0x6) Lance Klusener 1-0-4-0 Sourav Ganguly 43 (32b 2x4 2x6) Ashish Nehra 4-0-31-1
	Rinku Singh will start a new spell.
12.1	Rinku Singh to Pepe Reina, 0, 70.00kph, R Singh gives this one some air. The straight one now. P Reina leg glances but can't time it properly. Not in the gap
12.2	Rinku Singh to Pepe Reina, 1, 72.92kph, P Reina on-drives but can't time it properly. The batsmen only take one
12.3	Rinku Singh to Sourav Ganguly, OUT, 79.43kph, S Ganguly played that with soft hands. Gilchrist snaffles that edge comfortably
Sourav Ganguly c +A Gilchrist b R Singh 43 (57m 33b 2x4 2x6) SR: 130.30
	The new batsman is Scott Styris.
12.4	Rinku Singh to Scott Styris, 1, 72.94kph, R Singh gives this one some air. That one goes on straight with the arm. S Styris puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
12.5	Rinku Singh to Pepe Reina, 0, 76.95kph, A little more pace on this one. P Reina plays it gently through the off side
12.6	Rinku Singh to Pepe Reina, 0, 70.00kph, The straight one now. P Reina puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Not in the gap
R Singh finishes up with a good, solid spell.
Rinku Singh 3 / 24 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 13 (2 runs) Stars 105 / 4 (RR: 8.08, RRR: 8.43)
Stars requires 60 runs to win at 8.57 runs per over
Scott Styris 1* (1b 0x4 0x6) Rinku Singh 4-0-24-3 Pepe Reina 6 (14b 1x4 0x6) Lance Klusener 1-0-4-0
13.1	Lance Klusener to Scott Styris, 4, 140.83kph, L Klusener hits a short length just outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cover drive. Through deep cover for four. Imperious
13.2	Lance Klusener to Scott Styris, 0, 136.88kph, L Klusener puts his back into this delivery and he hits a short length just outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive
13.3	Lance Klusener to Scott Styris, 1lb, 140.76kph, L Klusener maintains an off stump line. That is an ungainly shot - S Styris is lucky not to have edged that. One more
13.4	Lance Klusener to Pepe Reina, 1lb, 140.72kph, P Reina swishes at this one and misses. One more to the total
13.5	Lance Klusener to Scott Styris, 0, 140.20kph, L Klusener is working up a good head of steam here. That continues on straight. S Styris plays an extravagant cover drive. Glorious timing. No run
13.6	Lance Klusener to Scott Styris, 1, 136.82kph, That one goes on straight. S Styris drives but doesn't time it at all. The batsmen only take one
End of over 14 (7 runs) Stars 112 / 4 (RR: 8.00, RRR: 8.67)
Stars requires 53 runs to win at 8.83 runs per over
Scott Styris 6* (6b 1x4 0x6) Lance Klusener 2-0-9-0 Pepe Reina 6 (15b 1x4 0x6) Rinku Singh 4-0-24-3
	The new bowler is Glenn McGrath.
14.1	Glenn McGrath to Scott Styris, WIDE, This delivery just skims past S Styris's pads. Unlucky to be called wide
14.1	Glenn McGrath to Scott Styris, 1, 140.96kph, S Styris plays it gently through the off side. Single taken
14.2	Glenn McGrath to Pepe Reina, 1, 139.94kph, G McGrath pitches that one just outside off. P Reina puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more
14.3	Glenn McGrath to Scott Styris, 1, 138.28kph, G McGrath bowls this gun-barrel straight. S Styris swats this one. One more to the total
14.4	Glenn McGrath to Pepe Reina, 1, 139.24kph, Not much movement from this surface. P Reina plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
14.5	Glenn McGrath to Scott Styris, 1, 140.82kph, G McGrath hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. S Styris puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is an excellent call by S Styris. One run
14.6	Glenn McGrath to Pepe Reina, 0, 140.78kph, G McGrath hits a short length just outside off. P Reina drives but can't time it properly
End of over 15 (6 runs) Stars 118 / 4 (RR: 7.87, RRR: 9.20)
Stars requires 47 runs to win at 9.40 runs per over
Scott Styris 9* (9b 1x4 0x6) Glenn McGrath 1-0-6-0 Pepe Reina 8 (18b 1x4 0x6) Lance Klusener 2-0-9-0
15.1	Lance Klusener to Scott Styris, 2, 140.24kph, L Klusener hurls this through and he maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from S Styris as he plays a drive. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple
15.2	Lance Klusener to Scott Styris, 0, 140.62kph, L Klusener is working up a good head of steam here. S Styris drives but can't time it properly. No run
15.3	Lance Klusener to Scott Styris, 0, 134.96kph, L Klusener is working up a decent pace here. Short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive
15.4	Lance Klusener to Scott Styris, 6, 135.30kph, L Klusener hits a short length just outside off. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more
15.5	Lance Klusener to Scott Styris, 1lb, 140.52kph, Not much movement from this surface. S Styris misses it completely. One more to the total
15.6	Lance Klusener to Pepe Reina, 1, 137.60kph, L Klusener puts his back into this delivery and he hits a short length just outside off. P Reina drives but can't time it properly. That is an excellent call by P Reina. One run
End of over 16 (10 runs) Stars 128 / 4 (RR: 8.00, RRR: 9.00)
Stars requires 37 runs to win at 9.25 runs per over
Pepe Reina 9* (19b 1x4 0x6) Lance Klusener 3-0-18-0 Scott Styris 17 (14b 1x4 1x6) Glenn McGrath 1-0-6-0
16.1	Glenn McGrath to Pepe Reina, OUT, 136.68kph, P Reina can't get the straight drive away. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for R Singh
Pepe Reina c R Singh b G McGrath 9 (27m 20b 1x4 0x6) SR: 45.00
	The new batsman is Daniel Vettori.
16.2	Glenn McGrath to Daniel Vettori, 0, 140.75kph, G McGrath hurls this through. D Vettori goes on to the back foot and keeps it down. Not in the gap
16.3	Glenn McGrath to Daniel Vettori, 1lb, 136.66kph, G McGrath is working up a decent pace here. That is an ungainly shot - D Vettori is lucky not to have edged that. One more to the total
16.4	Glenn McGrath to Scott Styris, 0, 136.94kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. S Styris puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No runs taken
16.5	Glenn McGrath to Scott Styris, 1, 136.10kph, S Styris plays it gently through the off side. That is a comfortable single
16.6	Glenn McGrath to Daniel Vettori, 0, 135.56kph, G McGrath flings this through at decent pace and he maintains a tight line outside off. D Vettori leg glances but can't time it properly. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. D Vettori rightly sends him back
End of over 17 (2 runs) Stars 130 / 5 (RR: 7.65, RRR: 11.33)
Stars requires 35 runs to win at 11.67 runs per over
Scott Styris 18* (16b 1x4 1x6) Glenn McGrath 2-0-7-1 Daniel Vettori 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) Lance Klusener 3-0-18-0
	Joe Hart will start a new spell.
17.1	Joe Hart to Scott Styris, 1, 141.00kph, J Hart hurls this through and he pitches that one on middle. Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive. Single taken
17.2	Joe Hart to Daniel Vettori, 1, 140.96kph, Not much movement from this surface. D Vettori pushes this ball through the leg side. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
17.3	Joe Hart to Scott Styris, 4, 140.58kph, short and straight. Aggressive cut from S Styris. No need to run for that. Four runs
17.4	Joe Hart to Scott Styris, 0, 138.95kph, J Hart flings this through at decent pace and he hits a short length on middle. S Styris cuts but doesn't time it at all. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Styris rightly sends him back
17.5	Joe Hart to Scott Styris, 0, 138.03kph, J Hart puts his back into this delivery and he maintains a middle stump line. S Styris puts bat to ball but mistimes it
17.6	Joe Hart to Scott Styris, 1, 140.38kph, S Styris plays it gently through the off side. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
End of over 18 (7 runs) Stars 137 / 5 (RR: 7.61, RRR: 13.50)
Stars requires 28 runs to win at 14.00 runs per over
Scott Styris 24* (21b 2x4 1x6) Joe Hart 3-0-29-0 Daniel Vettori 1 (4b 0x4 0x6) Glenn McGrath 2-0-7-1
	Ryan McLaren will start a new spell.
18.1	Ryan McLaren to Scott Styris, 1, 127.47kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
18.2	Ryan McLaren to Daniel Vettori, 1b, 128.96kph, R McLaren pushes this through at no great pace. D Vettori swishes at this one and misses. One more
18.3	Ryan McLaren to Scott Styris, 4, 128.00kph, R McLaren is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Wicket to wicket delivery. Well-timed drive there. Four runs
18.4	Ryan McLaren to Scott Styris, 0, 128.91kph, This one is military medium from R McLaren. S Styris plays it gently through the off side. Not in the gap
18.5	Ryan McLaren to Scott Styris, 0, 128.88kph, R McLaren ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he pitches that one just outside off. S Styris puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No runs taken
18.6	Ryan McLaren to Scott Styris, 0, 125.39kph, R McLaren bowls this gun-barrel straight. Hit straight to the fielder. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Styris rightly sends him back
End of over 19 (6 runs) Stars 143 / 5 (RR: 7.53, RRR: 21.00)
Stars requires 22 runs to win at 22.00 runs per over
Daniel Vettori 1* (5b 0x4 0x6) Ryan McLaren 3-0-28-0 Scott Styris 29 (26b 3x4 1x6) Joe Hart 3-0-29-0
19.1	Joe Hart to Daniel Vettori, 1, 140.66kph, short length outside off stump. D Vettori plays a punchy drive. That is a comfortable single
19.2	Joe Hart to Scott Styris, 2, 138.32kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple
19.3	Joe Hart to Scott Styris, 1, 137.64kph, J Hart is working up a decent pace here and he maintains a middle stump line. Excellent timing from S Styris as he plays a late cut. Easy single to be had there
19.4	Joe Hart to Daniel Vettori, 1, 136.53kph, D Vettori swats this one. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
19.5	Joe Hart to Scott Styris, 1, 139.00kph, S Styris plays a cover drive, but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
19.6	Joe Hart to Daniel Vettori, 0, 139.46kph, J Hart flings this through at decent pace. D Vettori puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Is quick to cut off the single
Not the best of outings from J Hart. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
Joe Hart 0 / 35 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 20 (6 runs) Stars 149 / 5 (RR: 7.45, RRR: 15.00)
Scott Styris 33* (29b 3x4 1x6) Joe Hart 4-0-35-0 Daniel Vettori 3 (8b 0x4 0x6) Ryan McLaren 3-0-28-0
Close of innings: Stars - 149 / 5
Sourav Ganguly 43 (33)
Scott Styris 33* (29)
Rinku Singh 3 / 24
Glenn McGrath 1 / 7

STARS 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Sourav Ganguly c +A Gilchrist b R Singh 43 33 2 2 130.30 Rahul Dravid c +A Gilchrist b A Nehra 17 11 2 1 154.55 Paul Scholes c A Nehra b R Singh 23 13 1 2 176.92 Usain Bolt c R McLaren b R Singh 12 6 1 1 200.00 Pepe Reina c R Singh b G McGrath 9 20 1 0 45.00 Scott Styris not out 33 29 3 1 113.79 Daniel Vettori not out 3 8 0 0 37.50 DNB: Lionel Messi, Shoaib Akhtar, Shane Bond, Muttiah Muralitharan

FOW: 1/36 2/69 3/94 4/104 5/128

Stars - 149 / 5 Overs 20 RPO: 7.45

Extras: 9 WD: 3 NB: 0 B: 1 LB: 5

Partnerships

Sourav Ganguly / Rahul Dravid     36 (24) Sourav Ganguly / Paul Scholes     33 (25) Sourav Ganguly / Usain Bolt     25 (13) Sourav Ganguly / Pepe Reina     10 (15) Scott Styris / Pepe Reina     24 (23) Scott Styris / Daniel Vettori     21 (23)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Joe Hart 4.0 0 35 0 8.75 0 0 Ashish Nehra 4.0 0 31 1 7.75 1 0 Ryan McLaren 3.0 0 28 0 9.33 1 0 Rinku Singh 4.0 0 24 3 6.00 0 0 Lance Klusener 3.0 0 18 0 6.00 0 0 Glenn McGrath 2.0 0 7 1 3.50 1 0

Rinku Singh came up with a terrific showing with the ball, picking up three wickets to help his side seal a play-off berth

Highlanders wins by 15 runs

What a finish! A nail-biter to the very end. Well played to both teams, but in the end, there can be only one winner. Highlanders will breathe a sigh of relief after today's match and will be hoping to be more authoritative in the next one. The bowlers were probably licking their lips when they saw the pitch today - the pitch was very sporting, to say the least. All of the disciplines benefited greatly throughout the day. These two teams were fairly evenly matched so it was tough to predict the outcome. That being said Highlanders proved to be the stronger in the end and snatched victory.

MATCH NOTES

Highlanders 164/4 20 overs

Virender Sehwag 59 (39)

Lance Klusener 37* (24)

Michael Hussey 21* (16)

Muttiah Muralitharan 2 / 23

Lionel Messi 1 / 33

Shane Bond 1 / 37

Stars 149/5 20 overs

Sourav Ganguly 43 (33)

Scott Styris 33* (29)

Paul Scholes 23 (13)

Rinku Singh 3 / 24

Ashish Nehra 1 / 31

Highlanders

. Virender Sehwag 50 off 32 balls in 52 min

 

[Aggz]

Round 5
Match 14

at AT&T Park​

Hurricanes vs Lions VENUE: AT&T Park UMPIRES: Tony Hill and Rod Tucker Lions won the toss and elected to field first

	The new batsman is Jacques Kallis.
	The new batsman is Sanath Jayasuriya.
	The new bowler is Mitchell Johnson.
0.1	Mitchell Johnson to Jacques Kallis, 0, 147.42kph, M Johnson hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. J Kallis plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. No runs taken
0.2	Mitchell Johnson to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. M Johnson is very luck to get away with just the wide
0.2	Mitchell Johnson to Jacques Kallis, 1, 148.52kph, J Kallis plays it gently through the leg side. That is a comfortable single
0.3	Mitchell Johnson to Sanath Jayasuriya, 0, 147.00kph, That continues on straight. Defended off the back foot. Not in the gap
0.4	Mitchell Johnson to Sanath Jayasuriya, 1lb, 147.22kph, S Jayasuriya misses it completely. One more to the total
0.5	Mitchell Johnson to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, This delivery just skims past J Kallis's pads. Unlucky to be called wide
0.5	Mitchell Johnson to Jacques Kallis, 4, 147.15kph, M Johnson hurls this through. Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great square drive. That runs towards the boundary. Four runs
0.6	Mitchell Johnson to Jacques Kallis, 0, 147.92kph, J Kallis plays it gently through the off side. Is quick to cut off the single
End of over 1 (8 runs) Hurricanes 8 / 0 (RR: 8.00)
Sanath Jayasuriya 0* (2b 0x4 0x6) Mitchell Johnson 1-0-7-0 Jacques Kallis 5 (4b 1x4 0x6)
	The new bowler is Jered Weaver.
1.1	Jered Weaver to Sanath Jayasuriya, 1, 141.00kph, J Weaver pitches that one outside off. S Jayasuriya puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
1.2	Jered Weaver to Jacques Kallis, 1, 136.72kph, J Weaver puts his back into this delivery and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. J Kallis swats this one and he trots through for the single
1.3	Jered Weaver to Sanath Jayasuriya, 4, 136.98kph, short length on middle stump. The ball races away for a boundary
1.4	Jered Weaver to Sanath Jayasuriya, 1, 137.36kph, Not much movement from this surface. S Jayasuriya plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. Single taken
1.5	Jered Weaver to Jacques Kallis, 6, 136.95kph, J Weaver puts his back into this delivery and he maintains an off stump line. J Kallis hammers this for six
1.6	Jered Weaver to Jacques Kallis, 1, 140.83kph, That continues on straight. J Kallis drives but can't time it properly. One more
End of over 2 (14 runs) Hurricanes 22 / 0 (RR: 11.00)
Jacques Kallis 13* (7b 1x4 1x6) Jered Weaver 1-0-14-0 Sanath Jayasuriya 6 (5b 1x4 0x6) Mitchell Johnson 1-0-7-0
2.1	Mitchell Johnson to Jacques Kallis, 1, 145.81kph, Excellent timing from J Kallis as he plays a square drive. That is an excellent call by J Kallis. One run
2.2	Mitchell Johnson to Sanath Jayasuriya, 1, 147.07kph, Well-timed late cut there. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
2.3	Mitchell Johnson to Jacques Kallis, 4, 147.13kph, M Johnson hurls this through and he pitches that one well wide of off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed square drive. Excellent timing and placement. Four
2.4	Mitchell Johnson to Jacques Kallis, 4, 148.94kph, short length just outside off stump. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four
2.5	Mitchell Johnson to Jacques Kallis, 2, 146.11kph, M Johnson hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. J Kallis plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps
2.6	Mitchell Johnson to Jacques Kallis, 1, 151.36kph, short and straight. J Kallis trots through for the single
End of over 3 (13 runs) Hurricanes 35 / 0 (RR: 11.67)
Jacques Kallis 25* (12b 3x4 1x6) Mitchell Johnson 2-0-20-0 Sanath Jayasuriya 7 (6b 1x4 0x6) Jered Weaver 1-0-14-0
3.1	Jered Weaver to Jacques Kallis, 1, 140.84kph, J Weaver maintains an off stump line. J Kallis puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
3.2	Jered Weaver to Sanath Jayasuriya, 0, 136.99kph, S Jayasuriya plays it gently through the off side. No run
3.3	Jered Weaver to Sanath Jayasuriya, 0, 140.77kph, Hit straight to the fielder at point. No run
3.4	Jered Weaver to Sanath Jayasuriya, 1, 137.32kph, That continues on straight. S Jayasuriya swats this one. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
3.5	Jered Weaver to Jacques Kallis, 1, 140.70kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
3.6	Jered Weaver to Sanath Jayasuriya, 1, 140.22kph, That one goes on straight. S Jayasuriya late cuts but doesn't time it at all. One more to the total
End of over 4 (4 runs) Hurricanes 39 / 0 (RR: 9.75)
Sanath Jayasuriya 9* (10b 1x4 0x6) Jered Weaver 2-0-18-0 Jacques Kallis 27 (14b 3x4 1x6) Mitchell Johnson 2-0-20-0
	The new bowler is Victor Matfield.
4.1	Victor Matfield to Sanath Jayasuriya, 2, 129.00kph, V Matfield ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. S Jayasuriya pushes hard for two. Excellent running
4.2	Victor Matfield to Sanath Jayasuriya, 4, 128.97kph, S Jayasuriya plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. The ball races away for a boundary
4.3	Victor Matfield to Sanath Jayasuriya, 0, 128.04kph, V Matfield pitches that one outside off. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive
4.4	Victor Matfield to Sanath Jayasuriya, 1, 128.91kph, V Matfield bowls this gun-barrel straight. That is an excellent call by S Jayasuriya. One run
4.5	Victor Matfield to Jacques Kallis, 4, 128.88kph, V Matfield pushes this through at no great pace. Short length just outside off stump. Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. That's a boundary
And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair.
4.6	Victor Matfield to Jacques Kallis, 1, 125.32kph, This one is military medium from V Matfield. Good and straight. J Kallis swats this one. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
End of over 5 (12 runs) Hurricanes 51 / 0 (RR: 10.20)
Jacques Kallis 32* (16b 4x4 1x6) Victor Matfield 1-0-12-0 Sanath Jayasuriya 16 (14b 2x4 0x6) Jered Weaver 2-0-18-0
	The new bowler is Shaun Pollock.
5.1	Shaun Pollock to Jacques Kallis, 1lb, 135.73kph, S Pollock flings this through at decent pace and he maintains an off stump line. J Kallis is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more
5.2	Shaun Pollock to Sanath Jayasuriya, 0, 140.97kph, S Pollock hurls this through. S Jayasuriya puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No runs taken
5.3	Shaun Pollock to Sanath Jayasuriya, 1, 140.93kph, That one goes on straight. S Jayasuriya plays it gently through the off side. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
5.4	Shaun Pollock to Jacques Kallis, 1, 140.90kph, That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
5.5	Shaun Pollock to Sanath Jayasuriya, 6, 139.48kph, S Pollock puts his back into this delivery. Excellent timing from S Jayasuriya as he plays a leg glance. Six runs! Fantastic batting
5.6	Shaun Pollock to Sanath Jayasuriya, OUT, 140.83kph, S Jayasuriya miscues a cut. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for M Johnson
Sanath Jayasuriya c M Johnson b S Pollock 23 (32m 18b 2x4 1x6) SR: 127.78
End of over 6 (9 runs) Hurricanes 60 / 1 (RR: 10.00)
Jacques Kallis 33* (18b 4x4 1x6) Shaun Pollock 1-0-8-1 Victor Matfield 1-0-12-0
	The new batsman is Novak Djokovic.
Lions adjust the field. They have brought in deep point, deep extra-cover. Out goes 2nd slip, cover
6.1	Victor Matfield to Jacques Kallis, 2, 128.86kph, V Matfield ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he pitches that one just outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive. The initial call is two - the batsmen make it quite easily in the end
6.2	Victor Matfield to Jacques Kallis, 2, 128.84kph, short length just outside off stump. Two more added to the total
6.3	Victor Matfield to Jacques Kallis, 1lb, 128.19kph, Not much movement from this surface. J Kallis is beaten by the movement. One more to the total
6.4	Victor Matfield to Novak Djokovic, 0, 128.78kph, V Matfield is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains an off stump line. N Djokovic puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Not in the gap
6.5	Victor Matfield to Novak Djokovic, 1, 128.75kph, No great pace there from V Matfield. That continues on straight. That is an excellent call by N Djokovic. One run
6.6	Victor Matfield to Jacques Kallis, 6, 124.90kph, No great pace there from V Matfield. That continues on straight. J Kallis plays an extravagant drive. Glorious timing. J Kallis lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes
End of over 7 (12 runs) Hurricanes 72 / 1 (RR: 10.29)
Novak Djokovic 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Victor Matfield 2-0-23-0 Jacques Kallis 43 (22b 4x4 2x6) Shaun Pollock 1-0-8-1
7.1	Shaun Pollock to Novak Djokovic, 4, 140.83kph, Four runs
7.2	Shaun Pollock to Novak Djokovic, 1, 139.07kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. N Djokovic puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
Lions adjust the field. They have brought in deep point, deep extra-cover. Out goes 2nd slip, cover
7.3	Shaun Pollock to Jacques Kallis, 0, 137.22kph, S Pollock maintains a tight line just outside off. J Kallis drives but can't time it properly and he struck that too firmly to take the single
7.4	Shaun Pollock to Jacques Kallis, 1, 140.73kph, S Pollock bowls this gun-barrel straight. Hit straight to the fielder. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
7.5	Shaun Pollock to Novak Djokovic, 0, 139.60kph, short length just outside off stump. N Djokovic drives but can't time it properly. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. N Djokovic rightly sends him back
7.6	Shaun Pollock to Novak Djokovic, 1, 136.64kph, Not much movement from this surface. N Djokovic pushes this ball through the off side. The batsmen only take one
End of over 8 (7 runs) Hurricanes 79 / 1 (RR: 9.88)
Novak Djokovic 7* (6b 1x4 0x6) Shaun Pollock 2-0-15-1 Jacques Kallis 44 (24b 4x4 2x6) Victor Matfield 2-0-23-0
	The new bowler is Anil Kumble.
8.1	Anil Kumble to Novak Djokovic, 1, 71.89kph, A Kumble floats a delivery to N Djokovic. Breaks away from just off the straight. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. That is an excellent call by N Djokovic. One run
8.2	Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 1, 75.66kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. Excellent timing from J Kallis as he plays an on-drive. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
8.3	Anil Kumble to Novak Djokovic, 0, 82.38kph, A little more pace on this one. Breaks into just off the straight. N Djokovic pushes this ball through the leg side. Is quick to cut off the single
8.4	Anil Kumble to Novak Djokovic, 6, 73.94kph, Gentle leggie turns away from the batsman. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. N Djokovic hammers this for six
8.5	Anil Kumble to Novak Djokovic, 1, 77.87kph, full length just outside off stump. N Djokovic puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
8.6	Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 2, 82.88kph, J Kallis takes a couple of runs
End of over 9 (11 runs) Hurricanes 90 / 1 (RR: 10.00)
Novak Djokovic 15* (10b 1x4 1x6) Anil Kumble 1-0-11-0 Jacques Kallis 47 (26b 4x4 2x6) Shaun Pollock 2-0-15-1
	Jered Weaver will start a new spell.
9.1	Jered Weaver to Novak Djokovic, 4, 137.14kph, J Weaver pitches that one just outside leg. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. Through deep cover point for four. Imperious
9.2	Jered Weaver to Novak Djokovic, 0, 140.81kph, short length just outside off stump. N Djokovic plays a drive, but can't time it properly
9.3	Jered Weaver to Novak Djokovic, 0, 137.42kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. Not in the gap
9.4	Jered Weaver to Novak Djokovic, 1, 139.80kph, J Weaver is working up a decent pace here and he hits a short length just outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. Easy single to be had there
Lions adjust the field. They have brought in deep point, deep extra-cover. Out goes 2nd slip, cover
9.5	Jered Weaver to Jacques Kallis, 3, 137.74kph, J Weaver maintains an off stump line. J Kallis swats this one. Made a hash of it and allows the batsmen to take three
That's J Kallis's 50! Well played.
9.6	Jered Weaver to Novak Djokovic, 2, 136.93kph, That continues on straight. N Djokovic plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two
End of over 10 (10 runs) Hurricanes 100 / 1 (RR: 10.00)
Jacques Kallis 50* (27b 4x4 2x6) Jered Weaver 3-0-28-0 Novak Djokovic 22 (15b 2x4 1x6) Anil Kumble 1-0-11-0
10.1	Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 1, 80.57kph, A little more pace on this one. That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. J Kallis plays a punchy on-drive. They take a single
10.2	Anil Kumble to Novak Djokovic, 4, 70.00kph, A Kumble gives this one some air and he puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. Four runs
10.3	Anil Kumble to Novak Djokovic, 0, 70.00kph, A Kumble tosses this one up to N Djokovic and he pushes this ball through the off side
10.4	Anil Kumble to Novak Djokovic, 1lb, 77.30kph, A little more pace on this one. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more to the total
10.5	Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 0, 70.00kph, A Kumble tosses this one up to J Kallis and he puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. J Kallis on-drives but can't time it properly. No runs taken
10.6	Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 0, 84.80kph, A Kumble pushes this one through slightly quicker. Full length just outside off stump. J Kallis plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. No runs taken
End of over 11 (6 runs) Hurricanes 106 / 1 (RR: 9.64)
Novak Djokovic 26* (18b 3x4 1x6) Anil Kumble 2-0-16-0 Jacques Kallis 51 (30b 4x4 2x6) Jered Weaver 3-0-28-0
11.1	Jered Weaver to Novak Djokovic, WIDE, J Weaver pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire
11.1	Jered Weaver to Novak Djokovic, 1, 135.46kph, N Djokovic plays it gently through the off side. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
11.2	Jered Weaver to Jacques Kallis, 6, 135.04kph, J Weaver flings this through at decent pace. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. That has been caught in the crowd! Six
And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair.
11.3	Jered Weaver to Jacques Kallis, 1, 139.55kph, Well-timed drive there. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
11.4	Jered Weaver to Novak Djokovic, OUT, 134.84kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. N Djokovic can't get the late cut away. BOWLED HIM!
Novak Djokovic b J Weaver 27 (26m 20b 3x4 1x6) SR: 135.00
	The new batsman is Mahela Jayawardene.
11.5	Jered Weaver to Mahela Jayawardene, 1, 135.01kph, J Weaver bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from M Jayawardene as he plays a cut. One more to the total
11.6	Jered Weaver to Jacques Kallis, 1, 134.90kph, Not much movement from this surface. J Kallis puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
Not the best of outings from J Weaver. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
Jered Weaver 1 / 39 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 12 (11 runs) Hurricanes 117 / 2 (RR: 9.75)
Jacques Kallis 59* (33b 4x4 3x6) Jered Weaver 4-0-39-1 Mahela Jayawardene 1 (1b 0x4 0x6) Anil Kumble 2-0-16-0
12.1	Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 0, 72.43kph, A Kumble gives this one some air. J Kallis swats this one. Is quick to cut off the single
12.2	Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 0, 71.98kph, Excellent timing from J Kallis as he plays an on-drive. Is quick to cut off the single
12.3	Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 0, 76.35kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. Excellent timing from J Kallis as he plays a cover drive. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. J Kallis rightly sends him back
12.4	Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 1, 76.93kph, full length just outside off stump. J Kallis square drives but can't time it properly. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
12.5	Anil Kumble to Mahela Jayawardene, 0, 70.00kph, M Jayawardene puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he struck that too firmly to take the single
12.6	Anil Kumble to Mahela Jayawardene, 1, 80.24kph, A Kumble pushes this one through slightly quicker. Excellent timing from M Jayawardene as he plays a square drive. M Jayawardene trots through for the single
End of over 13 (2 runs) Hurricanes 119 / 2 (RR: 9.15)
Mahela Jayawardene 2* (3b 0x4 0x6) Anil Kumble 3-0-18-0 Jacques Kallis 60 (37b 4x4 3x6) Jered Weaver 4-0-39-1
	Mitchell Johnson will start a new spell.
13.1	Mitchell Johnson to Mahela Jayawardene, 4, 147.33kph, Four more to the total
13.2	Mitchell Johnson to Mahela Jayawardene, 6, 147.63kph, M Johnson is working up a good head of steam here. Short length just outside off stump. Spanked through the off side. Great drive. Six runs! Fantastic batting
13.3	Mitchell Johnson to Mahela Jayawardene, 4, 148.68kph, short and straight. The ball races away for a boundary
13.4	Mitchell Johnson to Mahela Jayawardene, 4, 147.02kph, M Johnson is working up a good head of steam here and he maintains a tight line on middle. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. That's a boundary
13.5	Mitchell Johnson to Mahela Jayawardene, 0, 151.25kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. No run
13.6	Mitchell Johnson to Mahela Jayawardene, 1, 151.76kph, M Johnson is working up a good head of steam here. M Jayawardene late cuts but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
End of over 14 (19 runs) Hurricanes 138 / 2 (RR: 9.86)
Mahela Jayawardene 21* (9b 3x4 1x6) Mitchell Johnson 3-0-39-0 Jacques Kallis 60 (37b 4x4 3x6) Anil Kumble 3-0-18-0
14.1	Anil Kumble to Mahela Jayawardene, OUT, 70.00kph, A Kumble floats a delivery to M Jayawardene and he can't get the late cut away. J Weaver is after it and takes a spectacular catch!
Mahela Jayawardene c J Weaver b A Kumble 21 (11m 10b 3x4 1x6) SR: 210.00
	The new batsman is James Milner.
14.2	Anil Kumble to James Milner, 6, 77.23kph, A Kumble gets this one to grip and turn. J Milner plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. An audacious shot from J Milner. Six runs
14.3	Anil Kumble to James Milner, 1, 70.00kph, A Kumble tosses this one up to J Milner and he plays it gently through the off side. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
14.4	Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 0, 73.71kph, A Kumble gets this one to grip and turn. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. No run
14.5	Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 1, 70.00kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. J Kallis plays a punchy on-drive. The batsmen only take one
14.6	Anil Kumble to James Milner, 1, 70.27kph, A Kumble gives this one some air. Breaks into just off the straight. J Milner played that with soft hands. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
A tad expensive from A Kumble, but a decent outing for him today.
Anil Kumble 1 / 27 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 15 (9 runs) Hurricanes 147 / 3 (RR: 9.80)
James Milner 8* (3b 0x4 1x6) Anil Kumble 4-0-27-1 Jacques Kallis 61 (39b 4x4 3x6) Mitchell Johnson 3-0-39-0
15.1	Mitchell Johnson to James Milner, 0, 149.67kph, M Johnson is working up a good head of steam here and he hits a short length just outside off. Hit straight to the fielder at point. No run
15.2	Mitchell Johnson to James Milner, 0, 148.39kph, That continues on straight. J Milner struck that too firmly to take the single
15.3	Mitchell Johnson to James Milner, 4, 148.77kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic square drive. Excellent timing and placement. Four
15.4	Mitchell Johnson to James Milner, 0, 146.60kph, J Milner swats this one. Is quick to cut off the single
15.5	Mitchell Johnson to James Milner, dot, 148.21kph, M Johnson bowls this gun-barrel straight. Roger Federer drops a sitter. Not in the gap
15.6	Mitchell Johnson to James Milner, 4, 149.68kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. Through point for four. Imperious
Not the best of outings from M Johnson. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
Mitchell Johnson 0 / 47 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 16 (8 runs) Hurricanes 155 / 3 (RR: 9.69)
Jacques Kallis 61* (39b 4x4 3x6) Mitchell Johnson 4-0-47-0 James Milner 16 (9b 2x4 1x6) Anil Kumble 4-0-27-1
	Shaun Pollock will start a new spell.
16.1	Shaun Pollock to Jacques Kallis, 0, 140.98kph, S Pollock bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from J Kallis as he plays a drive. Is quick to cut off the single
16.2	Shaun Pollock to Jacques Kallis, 2, 137.23kph, S Pollock puts his back into this delivery. Short and straight. The initial call is two - the batsmen make it quite easily in the end
16.3	Shaun Pollock to Jacques Kallis, 1, 140.91kph, S Pollock is working up a good head of steam here and he hits a short length just outside off. J Kallis drives but can't time it properly. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
16.4	Shaun Pollock to James Milner, 1, 140.88kph, S Pollock pitches that one just outside off. J Milner puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
16.5	Shaun Pollock to Jacques Kallis, 0, 140.84kph, S Pollock hurls this through. Aggressive drive from J Kallis. No runs taken
16.6	Shaun Pollock to Jacques Kallis, 1, 140.09kph, short and straight. J Kallis plays it gently through the off side. They take a single
End of over 17 (5 runs) Hurricanes 160 / 3 (RR: 9.41)
Jacques Kallis 65* (44b 4x4 3x6) Shaun Pollock 3-0-20-1 James Milner 17 (10b 2x4 1x6) Mitchell Johnson 4-0-47-0
	Victor Matfield will start a new spell.
17.1	Victor Matfield to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. V Matfield is very luck to get away with just the wide
17.1	Victor Matfield to Jacques Kallis, 1, 126.87kph, short and straight. Aggressive drive from J Kallis. Single taken
17.2	Victor Matfield to James Milner, 6, 125.15kph, No great pace there from V Matfield and he maintains a tight line just outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. That has been caught in the crowd! Six
17.3	Victor Matfield to James Milner, 4, 127.92kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. The ball races away for a boundary
17.4	Victor Matfield to James Milner, 6, 128.47kph, V Matfield bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from J Milner as he plays a cover drive. J Milner lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes
17.5	Victor Matfield to James Milner, 1, 125.17kph, V Matfield pushes this through at no great pace. J Milner drives but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
17.6	Victor Matfield to Jacques Kallis, 1, 128.68kph, No great pace there from V Matfield and he hits a short length just outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive. One more
End of over 18 (20 runs) Hurricanes 180 / 3 (RR: 10.00)
Jacques Kallis 67* (46b 4x4 3x6) Victor Matfield 3-0-43-0 James Milner 34 (14b 3x4 3x6) Shaun Pollock 3-0-20-1
18.1	Shaun Pollock to Jacques Kallis, 1, 137.34kph, S Pollock puts his back into this delivery. Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great drive. J Kallis trots through for the single
18.2	Shaun Pollock to James Milner, 0, 136.72kph, J Milner plays it gently through the off side
18.3	Shaun Pollock to James Milner, 1, 136.17kph, Spanked through the off side. Great drive. Single taken
18.4	Shaun Pollock to Jacques Kallis, 0, 139.94kph, short length just outside off stump. Spanked through the off side. Great square drive
18.5	Shaun Pollock to Jacques Kallis, 3, 138.14kph, S Pollock puts his back into this delivery. Excellent timing from J Kallis as he plays a drive. They run the first two hard
18.6	Shaun Pollock to James Milner, 1, 137.60kph, S Pollock flings this through at decent pace. Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great drive. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
A tad expensive from S Pollock, but a decent outing for him today.
Shaun Pollock 1 / 26 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 19 (6 runs) Hurricanes 186 / 3 (RR: 9.79)
James Milner 36* (17b 3x4 3x6) Shaun Pollock 4-0-26-1 Jacques Kallis 71 (49b 4x4 3x6) Victor Matfield 3-0-43-0
19.1	Victor Matfield to James Milner, 4, 128.84kph, V Matfield ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Not much movement from this surface. J Milner plays an extravagant drive. Glorious timing. That went to the boundary in a flash
And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair.
19.2	Victor Matfield to James Milner, 1, 125.31kph, short and straight. J Milner plays it gently through the off side. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
19.3	Victor Matfield to Jacques Kallis, 0, 127.92kph, No great pace there from V Matfield and he hits a short length just outside off. J Kallis drives but can't time it properly. Is quick to cut off the single
19.4	Victor Matfield to Jacques Kallis, 6, 125.03kph, V Matfield pitches that one just outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive. That has been caught in the crowd! Six
19.5	Victor Matfield to Jacques Kallis, 4, 124.79kph, No great pace there from V Matfield. Short length just outside off stump. Spanked through the off side. Great upper cut. That runs towards the boundary. Four runs
19.6	Victor Matfield to Jacques Kallis, 1, 124.84kph, V Matfield pushes this through at no great pace and he hits a short length just outside off. J Kallis drives but can't time it properly. That is an excellent call by J Kallis. One run
Not the best of outings from V Matfield. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
Victor Matfield 0 / 59 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 20 (16 runs) Hurricanes 202 / 3 (RR: 10.10)
Jacques Kallis 82* (53b 5x4 4x6) Victor Matfield 4-0-59-0 James Milner 41 (19b 4x4 3x6) Shaun Pollock 4-0-26-1
Close of innings: Hurricanes - 202 / 3
Jacques Kallis 82* (53)
James Milner 41* (19)
Shaun Pollock 1 / 26
Anil Kumble 1 / 27

HURRICANES 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Jacques Kallis not out 82 53 5 4 154.72 Sanath Jayasuriya c M Johnson b S Pollock 23 18 2 1 127.78 Novak Djokovic b J Weaver 27 20 3 1 135.00 Mahela Jayawardene c J Weaver b A Kumble 21 10 3 1 210.00 James Milner not out 41 19 4 3 215.79 DNB: Inzamam-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Brett Deledio, Rudie van Vuuren, Mark Webber, Allan Donald

FOW: 1/60 2/115 3/138

Hurricanes - 202 / 3 Overs 20 RPO: 10.10

Extras: 8 WD: 4 NB: 0 B: 0 LB: 4

Partnerships

Jacques Kallis / Sanath Jayasuriya     60 (38) Jacques Kallis / Novak Djokovic     55 (35) Jacques Kallis / Mahela Jayawardene     23 (15) Jacques Kallis / James Milner     64 (36)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Mitchell Johnson 4.0 0 47 0 11.75 2 0 Jered Weaver 4.0 0 39 1 9.75 1 0 Victor Matfield 4.0 0 59 0 14.75 1 0 Shaun Pollock 4.0 0 26 1 6.50 0 0 Anil Kumble 4.0 0 27 1 6.75 0 0

MATCH NOTES

Hurricanes 202/3 20 overs

Jacques Kallis 82* (53)

James Milner 41* (19)

Novak Djokovic 27 (20)

Shaun Pollock 1 / 26

Anil Kumble 1 / 27

Jered Weaver 1 / 39

Hurricanes

. Jacques Kallis 50 off 28 balls in 50 min

Welcome to the 2nd inning of this match. Lions requires 203 to win.

	The new batsman is Herschelle Gibbs.
	The new batsman is Michael Clarke.
	The new bowler is Brett Deledio.
0.1	Brett Deledio to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 128.99kph, Not much movement from this surface. H Gibbs swats this one. Is quick to cut off the single
0.2	Brett Deledio to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 126.59kph, This one is military medium from B Deledio. H Gibbs pushes this ball through the off side. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
0.3	Brett Deledio to Michael Clarke, 1, 128.94kph, That continues on straight. M Clarke drives but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
0.4	Brett Deledio to Herschelle Gibbs, 1lb, 127.24kph, B Deledio ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. H Gibbs is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more
0.5	Brett Deledio to Michael Clarke, 4, 128.88kph, Not much movement from this surface. M Clarke plays an extravagant drive. Glorious timing. That's a boundary
0.6	Brett Deledio to Michael Clarke, 0, 128.85kph, This one is military medium from B Deledio. Short and straight. M Clarke plays it gently through the off side. Is quick to cut off the single
End of over 1 (7 runs) Lions 7 / 0 (RR: 7.00, RRR: 10.26)
Lions requires 196 runs to win at 10.32 runs per over
Herschelle Gibbs 1* (3b 0x4 0x6) Brett Deledio 1-0-6-0 Michael Clarke 5 (3b 1x4 0x6)
	The new bowler is Rudie van Vuuren.
1.1	Rudie van Vuuren to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 141.00kph, short length just outside off stump. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive
1.2	Rudie van Vuuren to Herschelle Gibbs, 6, 140.96kph, Not much movement from this surface. Going going gone! Six
1.3	Rudie van Vuuren to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 137.38kph, short and straight. H Gibbs plays it gently through the off side. That is a comfortable single
1.4	Rudie van Vuuren to Michael Clarke, 0, 135.14kph, R van Vuuren hits a short length just outside off. M Clarke plays a punchy drive. Not in the gap
1.5	Rudie van Vuuren to Michael Clarke, 1, 137.86kph, R van Vuuren maintains a tight line just outside off. Aggressive cut from M Clarke. The batsmen only take one
1.6	Rudie van Vuuren to Herschelle Gibbs, 4, 138.30kph, R van Vuuren flings this through at decent pace. R van Vuuren pitches that one just outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed upper cut. Not quite where H Gibbs intended it to go
End of over 2 (12 runs) Lions 19 / 0 (RR: 9.50, RRR: 10.17)
Lions requires 184 runs to win at 10.22 runs per over
Michael Clarke 6* (5b 1x4 0x6) Rudie van Vuuren 1-0-12-0 Herschelle Gibbs 12 (7b 1x4 1x6) Brett Deledio 1-0-6-0
2.1	Brett Deledio to Michael Clarke, 1, 128.38kph, B Deledio is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains a middle stump line. Excellent timing from M Clarke as he plays a drive. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
2.2	Brett Deledio to Herschelle Gibbs, NO BALL, 124.96kph, This one is military medium from B Deledio and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. Hit straight to the fielder. Easy single to be had there
Free hit coming up...
2.2	Brett Deledio to Michael Clarke, 1, 128.81kph, Not much movement from this surface. M Clarke puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is an excellent call by M Clarke. One run
2.3	Brett Deledio to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 128.78kph, B Deledio ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he maintains an off stump line. H Gibbs puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Is quick to cut off the single
2.4	Brett Deledio to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 128.60kph, B Deledio pushes this through at no great pace. That continues on straight. H Gibbs plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
2.5	Brett Deledio to Michael Clarke, 1, 127.12kph, B Deledio ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Not much movement from this surface. M Clarke pushes this ball through the off side. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
2.6	Brett Deledio to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 128.69kph, B Deledio ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great cut. One more to the total
End of over 3 (7 runs) Lions 26 / 0 (RR: 8.67, RRR: 10.35)
Lions requires 177 runs to win at 10.41 runs per over
Herschelle Gibbs 15* (11b 1x4 1x6) Brett Deledio 2-0-13-0 Michael Clarke 9 (8b 1x4 0x6) Rudie van Vuuren 1-0-12-0
3.1	Rudie van Vuuren to Herschelle Gibbs, 4, 135.37kph, Excellent timing from H Gibbs as he plays a drive. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four
3.2	Rudie van Vuuren to Herschelle Gibbs, 2, 138.89kph, R van Vuuren is working up a decent pace here. Wicket to wicket delivery. Two more added to the total
3.3	Rudie van Vuuren to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 140.35kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. They take a single
3.4	Rudie van Vuuren to Michael Clarke, 1, 140.74kph, R van Vuuren bowls this gun-barrel straight. M Clarke swats this one. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
3.5	Rudie van Vuuren to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 137.90kph, Excellent timing from H Gibbs as he plays a drive. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. H Gibbs rightly sends him back
3.6	Rudie van Vuuren to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 140.67kph, R van Vuuren maintains a tight line just outside off. H Gibbs played that with soft hands. Single taken
End of over 4 (9 runs) Lions 35 / 0 (RR: 8.75, RRR: 10.44)
Lions requires 168 runs to win at 10.50 runs per over
Herschelle Gibbs 23* (16b 2x4 1x6) Rudie van Vuuren 2-0-21-0 Michael Clarke 10 (9b 1x4 0x6) Brett Deledio 2-0-13-0
4.1	Brett Deledio to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 127.15kph, This one is military medium from B Deledio. Well-timed drive there. No run
4.2	Brett Deledio to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 124.29kph, B Deledio pitches that one just outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive. Hit straight to the fielder at extra-cover. No run
4.3	Brett Deledio to Herschelle Gibbs, 6, 128.64kph, This one is military medium from B Deledio. That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. H Gibbs lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes
4.4	Brett Deledio to Herschelle Gibbs, 4, 127.03kph, This one is military medium from B Deledio. Short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. Four runs
4.5	Brett Deledio to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 128.42kph, H Gibbs plays a drive, but can't time it properly and he struck that too firmly to take the single
4.6	Brett Deledio to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 128.33kph, B Deledio ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. H Gibbs puts bat to ball but mistimes it
End of over 5 (10 runs) Lions 45 / 0 (RR: 9.00, RRR: 10.47)
Lions requires 158 runs to win at 10.53 runs per over
Michael Clarke 10* (9b 1x4 0x6) Brett Deledio 3-0-23-0 Herschelle Gibbs 33 (22b 3x4 2x6) Rudie van Vuuren 2-0-21-0
	The new bowler is Jacques Kallis.
5.1	Jacques Kallis to Michael Clarke, 2, 126.71kph, This one is military medium from J Kallis. M Clarke takes a couple of runs
5.2	Jacques Kallis to Michael Clarke, 1, 128.97kph, J Kallis maintains a tight line just outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
5.3	Jacques Kallis to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 128.94kph, J Kallis is struggling to find much pace off this surface. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. One more to the total
5.4	Jacques Kallis to Michael Clarke, 1lb, 128.91kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. M Clarke plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more
And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair.
5.5	Jacques Kallis to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 125.14kph, No great pace there from J Kallis and he maintains a tight line just outside off. H Gibbs plays a punchy on-drive
5.6	Jacques Kallis to Herschelle Gibbs, 2, 124.90kph, J Kallis is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he pitches that one just outside off. Well-timed leg glance there. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple
End of over 6 (7 runs) Lions 52 / 0 (RR: 8.67, RRR: 10.71)
Lions requires 151 runs to win at 10.79 runs per over
Michael Clarke 13* (12b 1x4 0x6) Jacques Kallis 1-0-6-0 Herschelle Gibbs 36 (25b 3x4 2x6) Brett Deledio 3-0-23-0
	The new bowler is Abdul Razzaq.
6.1	Abdul Razzaq to Michael Clarke, 1, 137.10kph, A Razzaq maintains an off stump line. M Clarke puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
6.2	Abdul Razzaq to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 140.97kph, A Razzaq hurls this through. Wicket to wicket delivery. H Gibbs puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he struck that too firmly to take the single
6.3	Abdul Razzaq to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 140.93kph, A Razzaq hurls this through and he pitches that one just outside off. H Gibbs plays a punchy drive. That is a comfortable single
6.4	Abdul Razzaq to Michael Clarke, 0, 138.27kph, A Razzaq flings this through at decent pace. M Clarke drives but can't time it properly. Not in the gap
6.5	Abdul Razzaq to Michael Clarke, 1, 140.86kph, A Razzaq hurls this through. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. Single taken
6.6	Abdul Razzaq to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 136.76kph, short length just outside off stump. H Gibbs plays a punchy drive. Not in the gap
End of over 7 (3 runs) Lions 55 / 0 (RR: 7.86, RRR: 11.31)
Lions requires 148 runs to win at 11.38 runs per over
Michael Clarke 15* (15b 1x4 0x6) Abdul Razzaq 1-0-3-0 Herschelle Gibbs 37 (28b 3x4 2x6) Jacques Kallis 1-0-6-0
Hurricanes adjust the field. They have brought in deep point, deep extra-cover.
7.1	Jacques Kallis to Michael Clarke, 4, 128.87kph, J Kallis is struggling to find much pace off this surface. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. That went to the boundary in a flash
7.2	Jacques Kallis to Michael Clarke, 1, 124.95kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. M Clarke puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Single taken
7.3	Jacques Kallis to Herschelle Gibbs, 4, 124.84kph, J Kallis pitches that one just outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive. Can't cut it off. Four
7.4	Jacques Kallis to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 128.78kph, No great pace there from J Kallis. Short length just outside off stump. H Gibbs drives but can't time it properly. The batsmen only take one
7.5	Jacques Kallis to Michael Clarke, 2, 128.75kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great cut. Two more to the total
7.6	Jacques Kallis to Michael Clarke, 6, 125.13kph, This one is military medium from J Kallis. M Clarke plays a punchy cut and he hammers this for six
End of over 8 (18 runs) Lions 73 / 0 (RR: 9.13, RRR: 10.75)
Lions requires 130 runs to win at 10.83 runs per over
Herschelle Gibbs 42* (30b 4x4 2x6) Jacques Kallis 2-0-24-0 Michael Clarke 28 (19b 2x4 1x6) Abdul Razzaq 1-0-3-0
8.1	Abdul Razzaq to Herschelle Gibbs, 0, 139.70kph, A Razzaq puts his back into this delivery and he maintains a tight line just outside off. H Gibbs drives but can't time it properly. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. H Gibbs rightly sends him back
8.2	Abdul Razzaq to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 140.67kph, A Razzaq is working up a good head of steam here. Short length just outside off stump. H Gibbs drives but can't time it properly. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
8.3	Abdul Razzaq to Michael Clarke, 1, 137.39kph, A Razzaq puts his back into this delivery and he hits a short length just outside off. Aggressive drive from M Clarke. That is an excellent call by M Clarke. One run
8.4	Abdul Razzaq to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 140.73kph, Spanked through the off side. Great drive. They take a single
8.5	Abdul Razzaq to Michael Clarke, OUT, 138.96kph, A Razzaq is working up a decent pace here. Short length just outside off stump. M Clarke can't get the cut away. The ball is airborne and taken by Inzamam-ul-Haq
Michael Clarke c Inzamam-ul-Haq b A Razzaq 29 (43m 21b 2x4 1x6) SR: 138.10
	The new batsman is Manny Ramirez.
8.6	Abdul Razzaq to Manny Ramirez, 1, 137.49kph, A Razzaq puts his back into this delivery. Not much movement from this surface. M Ramirez plays a punchy drive. That is an excellent call by M Ramirez. One run
End of over 9 (4 runs) Lions 77 / 1 (RR: 8.56, RRR: 11.36)
Lions requires 126 runs to win at 11.45 runs per over
Manny Ramirez 1* (1b 0x4 0x6) Abdul Razzaq 2-0-7-1 Herschelle Gibbs 44 (33b 4x4 2x6) Jacques Kallis 2-0-24-0
	The new bowler is Allan Donald.
9.1	Allan Donald to Manny Ramirez, 0, 152.00kph, That one goes on straight. M Ramirez plays it gently through the leg side. No run
9.2	Allan Donald to Manny Ramirez, 4, 151.59kph, Very classy from M Ramirez - no stopping this one
9.3	Allan Donald to Manny Ramirez, 1, 147.15kph, A Donald hurls this through and he pitches that one just outside off. M Ramirez puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more
9.4	Allan Donald to Herschelle Gibbs, 3, 147.54kph, A Donald hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. H Gibbs plays an extravagant drive. Glorious timing. They come back for a third. Brilliant running
9.5	Allan Donald to Manny Ramirez, 1, 148.11kph, A Donald maintains an off stump line. M Ramirez puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
9.6	Allan Donald to Herschelle Gibbs, 1, 151.36kph, A Donald pitches that one just outside off. H Gibbs puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
End of over 10 (10 runs) Lions 87 / 1 (RR: 8.70, RRR: 11.50)
Lions requires 116 runs to win at 11.60 runs per over
Herschelle Gibbs 48* (35b 4x4 2x6) Allan Donald 1-0-10-0 Manny Ramirez 7 (5b 1x4 0x6) Abdul Razzaq 2-0-7-1
10.1	Abdul Razzaq to Herschelle Gibbs, 2, 140.67kph, H Gibbs plays an extravagant drive. Glorious timing. Two more runs
That's H Gibbs's 50! Well played.
10.2	Abdul Razzaq to Herschelle Gibbs, OUT, 135.75kph, H Gibbs played that with soft hands. This ball is lofted straight down the throat of the fielder at fine leg
Herschelle Gibbs c R van Vuuren b A Razzaq 50 (51m 37b 4x4 2x6) SR: 135.14
	The new batsman is Victor Matfield.
10.3	Abdul Razzaq to Victor Matfield, 0, 140.60kph, A Razzaq maintains a tight line just outside off. V Matfield plays a punchy hook
10.4	Abdul Razzaq to Victor Matfield, 6, 135.07kph, A Razzaq is working up a decent pace here. Short length just outside off stump. That is a monstrous hit! SIX
10.5	Abdul Razzaq to Victor Matfield, 1, 135.44kph, Aggressive cover drive from V Matfield. Single taken
10.6	Abdul Razzaq to Manny Ramirez, 1, 140.50kph, Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. One more to the total
End of over 11 (10 runs) Lions 97 / 2 (RR: 8.82, RRR: 11.67)
Lions requires 106 runs to win at 11.78 runs per over
Manny Ramirez 8* (6b 1x4 0x6) Abdul Razzaq 3-0-17-2 Victor Matfield 7 (3b 0x4 1x6) Allan Donald 1-0-10-0
11.1	Allan Donald to Manny Ramirez, 1, 147.93kph, A Donald maintains a tight line just outside off. M Ramirez hooks but can't time it properly. Easy single to be had there
11.2	Allan Donald to Victor Matfield, 4, 150.32kph, A Donald pitches that one just outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive. Can't cut it off. Four
11.3	Allan Donald to Victor Matfield, 4, 148.06kph, A Donald bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from V Matfield as he plays a drive. Not quite where V Matfield intended it to go
11.4	Allan Donald to Victor Matfield, 1, 151.69kph, V Matfield drives but can't time it properly. Single taken
11.5	Allan Donald to Manny Ramirez, 4, 146.28kph, A Donald hits a good length just outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
11.6	Allan Donald to Manny Ramirez, OUT, 149.20kph, A Donald is working up a good head of steam here. That continues on straight. M Ramirez miscues a cut. BOWLED HIM!
Manny Ramirez b A Donald 13 (17m 9b 2x4 0x6) SR: 144.44
End of over 12 (14 runs) Lions 111 / 3 (RR: 9.25, RRR: 11.38)
Lions requires 92 runs to win at 11.50 runs per over
Victor Matfield 16* (6b 2x4 1x6) Allan Donald 2-0-24-1 Abdul Razzaq 3-0-17-2
	The new batsman is Sachin Tendulkar.
	Brett Deledio will start a new spell.
12.1	Brett Deledio to Victor Matfield, 0, 128.79kph, That one goes on straight. V Matfield plays it gently through the off side. Is quick to cut off the single
12.2	Brett Deledio to Victor Matfield, 0, 126.48kph, This one is military medium from B Deledio. V Matfield plays it gently through the off side. No runs taken
12.3	Brett Deledio to Victor Matfield, 1, 126.87kph, B Deledio ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. V Matfield puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
12.4	Brett Deledio to Sachin Tendulkar, 1lb, 125.03kph, Not much movement from this surface. S Tendulkar is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more
12.5	Brett Deledio to Victor Matfield, 6, 128.67kph, B Deledio ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he maintains an off stump line. That has been caught in the crowd! Six
12.6	Brett Deledio to Victor Matfield, 4, 128.64kph, B Deledio pushes this through at no great pace. That continues on straight. V Matfield plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. That's a boundary
Not the best of outings from B Deledio. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
Brett Deledio 0 / 34 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 13 (12 runs) Lions 123 / 3 (RR: 9.46, RRR: 11.29)
Lions requires 80 runs to win at 11.43 runs per over
Sachin Tendulkar 0* (1b 0x4 0x6) Brett Deledio 4-0-34-0 Victor Matfield 27 (11b 3x4 2x6) Allan Donald 2-0-24-1
	The new bowler is Sanath Jayasuriya.
13.1	Sanath Jayasuriya to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 73.25kph, S Jayasuriya puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. S Tendulkar puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more
13.2	Sanath Jayasuriya to Victor Matfield, 6, 73.22kph, Big turn from the spinner. Spanked through the off side. Great cover drive. That has been caught in the crowd! Six
13.3	Sanath Jayasuriya to Victor Matfield, dot, 70.00kph, Allan Donald drops a sitter. Not in the gap
13.4	Sanath Jayasuriya to Victor Matfield, 1, 78.61kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. This one bites viciously and spins a long way. V Matfield puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
13.5	Sanath Jayasuriya to Sachin Tendulkar, 0, 70.00kph, S Tendulkar swats this one. Is quick to cut off the single
13.6	Sanath Jayasuriya to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 70.74kph, S Jayasuriya gives this one some air and he rips an offie that turns viciously away from the batsman. S Tendulkar plays it gently through the off side. Easy single to be had there
End of over 14 (9 runs) Lions 132 / 3 (RR: 9.43, RRR: 11.67)
Lions requires 71 runs to win at 11.83 runs per over
Sachin Tendulkar 2* (4b 0x4 0x6) Sanath Jayasuriya 1-0-9-0 Victor Matfield 34 (14b 3x4 3x6) Brett Deledio 4-0-34-0
	The new bowler is Mark Webber.
14.1	Mark Webber to Sachin Tendulkar, 0, 70.00kph, S Tendulkar plays it gently through the leg side and he struck that too firmly to take the single
14.2	Mark Webber to Sachin Tendulkar, 4, 71.65kph, M Webber gives this one some air. That one goes on straight with the arm. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. That's a boundary
14.3	Mark Webber to Sachin Tendulkar, 4, 70.02kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. That runs towards the boundary. Four runs
14.4	Mark Webber to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 70.59kph, S Tendulkar puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more to the total
14.5	Mark Webber to Victor Matfield, 4, 70.00kph, M Webber gives this one some air. The straight one now. Crunched through the off side. Well executed square drive. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
14.6	Mark Webber to Victor Matfield, 1, 96.33kph, full length just outside off stump. V Matfield on-drives but can't time it properly. The batsmen only take one
End of over 15 (14 runs) Lions 146 / 3 (RR: 9.73, RRR: 11.20)
Lions requires 57 runs to win at 11.40 runs per over
Victor Matfield 39* (16b 4x4 3x6) Mark Webber 1-0-14-0 Sachin Tendulkar 11 (8b 2x4 0x6) Sanath Jayasuriya 1-0-9-0
15.1	Sanath Jayasuriya to Victor Matfield, 2, 76.73kph, full length just outside off stump. Two more runs
15.2	Sanath Jayasuriya to Victor Matfield, 0, 70.00kph, S Jayasuriya rips an offie that turns viciously away from the batsman. V Matfield on-drives but can't time it properly. Not in the gap
15.3	Sanath Jayasuriya to Victor Matfield, 1, 70.00kph, V Matfield cover drives but can't time it properly. Single taken
15.4	Sanath Jayasuriya to Sachin Tendulkar, 0, 71.68kph, S Jayasuriya rips an offie that turns viciously away from the batsman. S Tendulkar plays a punchy cut. Not in the gap
15.5	Sanath Jayasuriya to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 70.00kph, S Jayasuriya floats a delivery to S Tendulkar and he plays it gently through the off side. S Tendulkar trots through for the single
15.6	Sanath Jayasuriya to Victor Matfield, 0, 70.00kph, S Jayasuriya tosses this one up to V Matfield. That one goes on straight with the arm. V Matfield cover drives but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder at extra-cover. No run
End of over 16 (4 runs) Lions 150 / 3 (RR: 9.38, RRR: 13.00)
Lions requires 53 runs to win at 13.25 runs per over
Sachin Tendulkar 12* (10b 2x4 0x6) Sanath Jayasuriya 2-0-13-0 Victor Matfield 42 (20b 4x4 3x6) Mark Webber 1-0-14-0
16.1	Mark Webber to Sachin Tendulkar, 6, 72.47kph, S Tendulkar plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. S Tendulkar lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes
16.2	Mark Webber to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 70.00kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. S Tendulkar pushes this ball through the off side. One more to the total
16.3	Mark Webber to Victor Matfield, 4, 70.83kph, M Webber gives this one some air. Full length just outside off stump. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair.
16.4	Mark Webber to Victor Matfield, 1, 78.95kph, A little more pace on this one. The straight one now. V Matfield pushes this ball through the leg side. That is an excellent call by V Matfield. One run
16.5	Mark Webber to Sachin Tendulkar, 0, 70.62kph, full length just outside off stump. S Tendulkar plays it gently through the off side. No runs taken
16.6	Mark Webber to Sachin Tendulkar, 2, 81.71kph, M Webber pushes this one through slightly quicker. Not finding much turn off this surface. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cover drive. Two more added to the total
End of over 17 (14 runs) Lions 164 / 3 (RR: 9.65, RRR: 12.67)
Lions requires 39 runs to win at 13.00 runs per over
Victor Matfield 47* (22b 5x4 3x6) Mark Webber 2-0-28-0 Sachin Tendulkar 21 (14b 2x4 1x6) Sanath Jayasuriya 2-0-13-0
	Rudie van Vuuren will start a new spell.
17.1	Rudie van Vuuren to Victor Matfield, OUT, 140.46kph, V Matfield miscues a cover drive. The batsman dives at full stretch
Victor Matfield run out (M Jayawardene) 47 (30m 23b 5x4 3x6) SR: 204.35
	The new batsman is Roger Federer.
17.2	Rudie van Vuuren to Roger Federer, 1, 140.97kph, R Federer plays a punchy drive. One more
17.3	Rudie van Vuuren to Sachin Tendulkar, dot, 138.81kph, Not much movement from this surface. Allan Donald drops a sitter. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Tendulkar rightly sends him back
17.4	Rudie van Vuuren to Sachin Tendulkar, 4, 140.74kph, R van Vuuren maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from S Tendulkar as he plays a late cut. That's a boundary
17.5	Rudie van Vuuren to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 138.30kph, Not much movement from this surface. S Tendulkar puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Single taken
17.6	Rudie van Vuuren to Roger Federer, 0, 140.59kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. R Federer puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-off. No run
End of over 18 (6 runs) Lions 170 / 4 (RR: 9.44, RRR: 16.00)
Lions requires 33 runs to win at 16.50 runs per over
Sachin Tendulkar 26* (17b 3x4 1x6) Rudie van Vuuren 3-0-27-0 Roger Federer 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) Mark Webber 2-0-28-0
	Abdul Razzaq will start a new spell.
18.1	Abdul Razzaq to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 136.71kph, A Razzaq bowls this gun-barrel straight. S Tendulkar plays it gently through the off side. That is a comfortable single
18.2	Abdul Razzaq to Roger Federer, 1lb, 140.71kph, A Razzaq hurls this through and he maintains an off stump line. R Federer swishes at this one and misses. One more to the total
18.3	Abdul Razzaq to Sachin Tendulkar, 4, 138.60kph, A Razzaq is working up a decent pace here and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from S Tendulkar as he plays a cut. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
18.4	Abdul Razzaq to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 140.64kph, A Razzaq hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. S Tendulkar puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one
18.5	Abdul Razzaq to Roger Federer, 1, 135.18kph, A Razzaq is working up a decent pace here and he maintains a tight line just outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
18.6	Abdul Razzaq to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 136.01kph, That continues on straight. S Tendulkar cuts but can't time it properly. One more
A Razzaq finishes up with a good, solid spell.
Abdul Razzaq 2 / 25 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 19 (9 runs) Lions 179 / 4 (RR: 9.42, RRR: 23.00)
Lions requires 24 runs to win at 24.00 runs per over
Sachin Tendulkar 33* (21b 4x4 1x6) Abdul Razzaq 4-0-25-2 Roger Federer 2 (4b 0x4 0x6) Rudie van Vuuren 3-0-27-0
19.1	Rudie van Vuuren to Sachin Tendulkar, WIDE, R van Vuuren pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire
19.1	Rudie van Vuuren to Sachin Tendulkar, 0, 137.19kph, R van Vuuren flings this through at decent pace. That one goes on straight. Well-timed leg glance there. No run
19.2	Rudie van Vuuren to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 140.77kph, R van Vuuren hits a good length just outside off. S Tendulkar plays a punchy leg glance. One more
19.3	Rudie van Vuuren to Roger Federer, 1, 136.78kph, R van Vuuren maintains a tight line just outside off. R Federer cover drives but can't time it properly. The batsmen only take one
19.4	Rudie van Vuuren to Sachin Tendulkar, 0, 136.63kph, R van Vuuren flings this through at decent pace. R van Vuuren pitches that one just outside off. S Tendulkar drives but doesn't time it at all. Hit straight to the fielder at deep mid-off. No run
19.5	Rudie van Vuuren to Sachin Tendulkar, 2, 140.66kph, That one goes on straight. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. S Tendulkar pushes hard for two. Excellent running
19.6	Rudie van Vuuren to Sachin Tendulkar, WIDE, R van Vuuren pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire
19.6	Rudie van Vuuren to Sachin Tendulkar, OUT, 140.19kph, R van Vuuren is working up a good head of steam here. Short length just outside off stump. S Tendulkar can't get the straight drive away and he has not quite got a hold of this one and it is taken by Inzamam-ul-Haq 3rd man
Sachin Tendulkar c Inzamam-ul-Haq b R van Vuuren 36 (35m 26b 4x4 1x6) SR: 138.46
Not the best of outings from R van Vuuren. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
Rudie van Vuuren 1 / 33 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 20 (6 runs) Lions 185 / 5 (RR: 9.25, RRR: 17.00)
Roger Federer 3* (5b 0x4 0x6) Rudie van Vuuren 4-0-33-1 Abdul Razzaq 4-0-25-2
Close of innings: Lions - 185 / 5
Herschelle Gibbs 50 (37)
Victor Matfield 47 (23)
Abdul Razzaq 2 / 25
Allan Donald 1 / 24

LIONS 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Herschelle Gibbs c R van Vuuren b A Razzaq 50 37 4 2 135.14 Michael Clarke c Inzamam-ul-Haq b A Razzaq 29 21 2 1 138.10 Manny Ramirez b A Donald 13 9 2 0 144.44 Victor Matfield run out (M Jayawardene) 47 23 5 3 204.35 Sachin Tendulkar c Inzamam-ul-Haq b R van Vuuren 36 26 4 1 138.46 Roger Federer not out 3 5 0 0 60.00 DNB: Mark Boucher, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Pollock, Jered Weaver, Anil Kumble

FOW: 1/76 2/89 3/111 4/164 5/185

Lions - 185 / 5 Overs 20 RPO: 9.25

Extras: 7 WD: 2 NB: 1 B: 0 LB: 4

Partnerships

Herschelle Gibbs / Michael Clarke     76 (54) Herschelle Gibbs / Manny Ramirez     13 (9) Victor Matfield / Manny Ramirez     22 (10) Victor Matfield / Sachin Tendulkar     53 (31) Roger Federer / Sachin Tendulkar     21 (19)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Brett Deledio 4.0 0 34 0 8.50 0 1 Rudie van Vuuren 4.0 0 33 1 8.25 2 0 Jacques Kallis 2.0 0 24 0 12.00 0 0 Abdul Razzaq 4.0 0 25 2 6.25 0 0 Allan Donald 2.0 0 24 1 12.00 0 0 Sanath Jayasuriya 2.0 0 13 0 6.50 0 0 Mark Webber 2.0 0 28 0 14.00 0 0

A great piece of fielding by Mahela Jayawardene saw Victor Matfield fall short of his ground at a crucial juncture as the Hurricanes won by 17 runs

Hurricanes wins by 17 runs

What a finish! A nail-biter to the very end. Well played to both teams, but in the end, there can be only one winner. Hurricanes will breathe a sigh of relief after today's match and will be hoping to be more authoritative in the next one. The bowlers were probably licking their lips when they saw the pitch today - the pitch was very sporting, to say the least. All of the disciplines benefited greatly throughout the day. These two teams were fairly evenly matched so it was tough to predict the outcome. That being said Hurricanes proved to be the stronger in the end and snatched victory.

MATCH NOTES

Hurricanes 202/3 20 overs

Jacques Kallis 82* (53)

James Milner 41* (19)

Novak Djokovic 27 (20)

Shaun Pollock 1 / 26

Anil Kumble 1 / 27

Jered Weaver 1 / 39

Lions 185/5 20 overs

Herschelle Gibbs 50 (37)

Victor Matfield 47 (23)

Sachin Tendulkar 36 (26)

Abdul Razzaq 2 / 25

Allan Donald 1 / 24

Rudie van Vuuren 1 / 33

Hurricanes

. Jacques Kallis 50 off 28 balls in 50 min

Lions

. Herschelle Gibbs 50 off 37 balls in 50 min