0.1 Morne Morkel to Chris Gayle, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
0.2 Morne Morkel to Alex Hales, , No Ball. Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
0.2 Morne Morkel to Alex Hales, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
0.3 Morne Morkel to Chris Gayle, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
0.4 Morne Morkel to Alex Hales, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
0.5 Morne Morkel to Alex Hales, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
0.6 Morne Morkel to Alex Hales, He's hit on the pads, the fielders let out a shout. The umpire has no qualms, and gives him out!
Alex Hales lbw Morne Morkel
Runs : 11 Balls : 5 S/R : 220
(0)
End of over 1
Western Wranglers 14/1 (RR : 14)
Kevin Pietersen 0 (0b)
Chris Gayle 2 (2b)
Morne Morkel 1-0-14-1
1.1 Tim Southee to Chris Gayle, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
1.2 Tim Southee to Chris Gayle, Good running, two runs. (2)
1.3 Tim Southee to Chris Gayle, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion... (4)
1.4 Tim Southee to Chris Gayle, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
1.5 Tim Southee to Kevin Pietersen, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
1.6 Tim Southee to Kevin Pietersen, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
End of over 2
Western Wranglers 35/1 (RR : 17.5)
Kevin Pietersen 8 (2b)
Chris Gayle 15 (6b)
Tim Southee 1-0-21-0
2.1 Morne Morkel to Chris Gayle, , Wide, one run (1)
2.1 Morne Morkel to Chris Gayle, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it through the second slip region! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run for three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slip cordon, he's searching for a wicket here. (3)
2.2 Morne Morkel to Kevin Pietersen, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
2.3 Morne Morkel to Kevin Pietersen, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
2.4 Morne Morkel to Kevin Pietersen, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
2.5 Morne Morkel to Kevin Pietersen, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
2.6 Morne Morkel to Chris Gayle, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
End of over 3
Western Wranglers 54/1 (RR : 18)
Chris Gayle 20 (8b)
Kevin Pietersen 21 (6b)
Morne Morkel 2-0-33-1
3.1 Tim Southee to Kevin Pietersen, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
3.2 Tim Southee to Kevin Pietersen, , No Ball. Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
3.2 Tim Southee to Chris Gayle, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
3.3 Tim Southee to Kevin Pietersen, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three. (3)
3.4 Tim Southee to Chris Gayle, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
3.5 Tim Southee to Chris Gayle, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
3.6 Tim Southee to Chris Gayle, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 4
Western Wranglers 66/1 (RR : 16.5)
Chris Gayle 27 (12b)
Kevin Pietersen 25 (9b)
Tim Southee 2-0-33-0
4.1 Morne Morkel to Kevin Pietersen, , Wide, one run (1)
4.1 Morne Morkel to Kevin Pietersen, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
4.2 Morne Morkel to Kevin Pietersen, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
4.3 Morne Morkel to Kevin Pietersen, Splendid shot for four! (4)
4.4 Morne Morkel to Kevin Pietersen, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
4.5 Morne Morkel to Kevin Pietersen, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
4.6 Morne Morkel to Kevin Pietersen, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
End of over 5
Western Wranglers 83/1 (RR : 16.6)
Kevin Pietersen 41 (15b)
Chris Gayle 27 (12b)
Morne Morkel 3-0-50-1
5.1 Tim Southee to Chris Gayle, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
5.2 Tim Southee to Chris Gayle, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
5.3 Tim Southee to Kevin Pietersen, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
5.4 Tim Southee to Chris Gayle, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
5.5 Tim Southee to Chris Gayle, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
5.6 Tim Southee to Kevin Pietersen, Great bowling, poor shot, and a regulation catch. Soft dismissal there.
Kevin Pietersen c Mitchell Marsh b Tim Southee
Runs : 42 Balls : 17 S/R : 247.1
(0)
End of over 6
Western Wranglers 90/2 (RR : 15)
Eoin Morgan 0 (0b)
Chris Gayle 33 (16b)
Tim Southee 3-0-40-0
6.1 Jean Symes to Chris Gayle, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
6.2 Jean Symes to Chris Gayle, Easy single. (1)
6.3 Jean Symes to Eoin Morgan, No shot offered. (0)
6.4 Jean Symes to Eoin Morgan, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
6.5 Jean Symes to Chris Gayle, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
6.6 Jean Symes to Eoin Morgan, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 7
Western Wranglers 95/2 (RR : 13.6)
Eoin Morgan 1 (3b)
Chris Gayle 37 (19b)
Jean Symes 1-0-5-0
7.1 Mitchell Marsh to Chris Gayle, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
7.2 Mitchell Marsh to Chris Gayle, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
7.3 Mitchell Marsh to Eoin Morgan, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
7.4 Mitchell Marsh to Eoin Morgan, That's a single. (1)
7.5 Mitchell Marsh to Chris Gayle, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
7.6 Mitchell Marsh to Chris Gayle, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
End of over 8
Western Wranglers 100/2 (RR : 12.5)
Eoin Morgan 4 (5b)
Chris Gayle 39 (23b)
Mitchell Marsh 1-0-5-0
8.1 Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Gayle, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
8.2 Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Gayle, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
8.3 Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Gayle, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
8.4 Shakib Al Hasan to Eoin Morgan, One more to the total. (1)
8.5 Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Gayle, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
8.6 Shakib Al Hasan to Eoin Morgan, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
End of over 9
Western Wranglers 106/2 (RR : 11.8)
Chris Gayle 43 (27b)
Eoin Morgan 6 (7b)
Shakib Al Hasan 1-0-6-0
9.1 Mitchell Marsh to Eoin Morgan, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
9.2 Mitchell Marsh to Chris Gayle, Very well bowled. (0)
9.3 Mitchell Marsh to Chris Gayle, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
9.4 Mitchell Marsh to Chris Gayle, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
9.5 Mitchell Marsh to Chris Gayle, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
9.6 Mitchell Marsh to Chris Gayle, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
End of over 10
Western Wranglers 113/2 (RR : 11.3)
Chris Gayle 49 (32b)
Eoin Morgan 7 (8b)
Mitchell Marsh 2-0-12-0
10.1 Dirk Nannes to Eoin Morgan, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.2 Dirk Nannes to Eoin Morgan, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
10.3 Dirk Nannes to Chris Gayle, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
10.4 Dirk Nannes to Chris Gayle, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
10.5 Dirk Nannes to Chris Gayle, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
10.6 Dirk Nannes to Chris Gayle, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 11
Western Wranglers 115/2 (RR : 10.5)
Eoin Morgan 8 (10b)
Chris Gayle 50 (36b)
Dirk Nannes 1-0-2-0
11.1 Mitchell Marsh to Chris Gayle, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.2 Mitchell Marsh to Chris Gayle, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it through the second slip region! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run for three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slip cordon, he's searching for a wicket here. (3)
11.3 Mitchell Marsh to Eoin Morgan, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
11.4 Mitchell Marsh to Eoin Morgan, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
11.5 Mitchell Marsh to Eoin Morgan, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
11.6 Mitchell Marsh to Eoin Morgan, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
End of over 12
Western Wranglers 125/2 (RR : 10.4)
Chris Gayle 53 (38b)
Eoin Morgan 15 (14b)
Mitchell Marsh 3-0-22-0
12.1 Dirk Nannes to Eoin Morgan, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
12.2 Dirk Nannes to Eoin Morgan, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
12.3 Dirk Nannes to Eoin Morgan, That was a very good delivery. (0)
12.4 Dirk Nannes to Eoin Morgan, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
12.5 Dirk Nannes to Chris Gayle, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
12.6 Dirk Nannes to Chris Gayle, That's a single. (1)
End of over 13
Western Wranglers 129/2 (RR : 9.92)
Eoin Morgan 18 (18b)
Chris Gayle 54 (40b)
Dirk Nannes 2-0-6-0
13.1 Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Gayle, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
13.2 Shakib Al Hasan to Eoin Morgan, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
13.3 Shakib Al Hasan to Eoin Morgan, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
13.4 Shakib Al Hasan to Eoin Morgan, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
13.5 Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Gayle, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
13.6 Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Gayle, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
End of over 14
Western Wranglers 134/2 (RR : 9.57)
Eoin Morgan 21 (21b)
Chris Gayle 56 (43b)
Shakib Al Hasan 2-0-11-0
14.1 Dirk Nannes to Chris Gayle, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.2 Dirk Nannes to Chris Gayle, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
14.3 Dirk Nannes to Chris Gayle, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
14.4 Dirk Nannes to Eoin Morgan, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
14.5 Dirk Nannes to Eoin Morgan, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
14.6 Dirk Nannes to Eoin Morgan, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
End of over 15
Western Wranglers 143/2 (RR : 9.53)
Eoin Morgan 25 (24b)
Chris Gayle 61 (46b)
Dirk Nannes 3-0-15-0
15.1 Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Gayle, Very well bowled. (0)
15.2 Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Gayle, He's caught it, no he's dropped it, he's caught it, he's juggling it, and he's taken it! Finally, bet he had his heart in his mouth for a moment there!
Chris Gayle c Mike Hussey b Shakib Al Hasan
Runs : 61 Balls : 48 S/R : 127.1
(0)
15.3 Shakib Al Hasan to David Miller, Plumb!
David Miller lbw Shakib Al Hasan
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
15.4 Shakib Al Hasan to Kieron Pollard, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
15.5 Shakib Al Hasan to Eoin Morgan, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
15.6 Shakib Al Hasan to Eoin Morgan, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 16
Western Wranglers 149/4 (RR : 9.31)
Kieron Pollard 3 (1b)
Eoin Morgan 28 (26b)
Shakib Al Hasan 3-0-17-2
16.1 Jean Symes to Eoin Morgan, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
16.2 Jean Symes to Kieron Pollard, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
16.3 Jean Symes to Kieron Pollard, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
16.4 Jean Symes to Kieron Pollard, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
16.5 Jean Symes to Kieron Pollard, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
16.6 Jean Symes to Kieron Pollard, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
End of over 17
Western Wranglers 153/4 (RR : 9)
Eoin Morgan 29 (27b)
Kieron Pollard 6 (6b)
Jean Symes 2-0-9-0
17.1 Shakib Al Hasan to Kieron Pollard, No shot offered. (0)
17.2 Shakib Al Hasan to Kieron Pollard, , Wide, one run (1)
17.2 Shakib Al Hasan to Kieron Pollard, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
17.3 Shakib Al Hasan to Eoin Morgan, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
17.4 Shakib Al Hasan to Kieron Pollard, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it straight to second slip! Out!
Kieron Pollard c David Warner b Shakib Al Hasan
Runs : 7 Balls : 9 S/R : 77.78
(0)
17.5 Shakib Al Hasan to Johnny Bairstow, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
17.6 Shakib Al Hasan to Johnny Bairstow, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 18
Western Wranglers 159/5 (RR : 8.83)
Eoin Morgan 30 (28b)
Johnny Bairstow 3 (2b)
Shakib Al Hasan 4-0-23-3
18.1 Morne Morkel to Johnny Bairstow, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
18.2 Morne Morkel to Eoin Morgan, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
18.3 Morne Morkel to Eoin Morgan, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
18.4 Morne Morkel to Johnny Bairstow, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! Unfortunately for the bowler, the batsmen top edges it over the head of the keeper for six! Tough luck son, maybe you'll get him next time. (6)
18.5 Morne Morkel to Johnny Bairstow, , Leg Byes, another 2 run(s) (2)
18.6 Morne Morkel to Eoin Morgan, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!
Eoin Morgan c & b Morne Morkel
Runs : 33 Balls : 31 S/R : 106.5
(0)
End of over 19
Western Wranglers 171/6 (RR : 9)
Kevin O' Brien 0 (0b)
Johnny Bairstow 10 (4b)
Morne Morkel 4-0-60-2
19.1 Tim Southee to Johnny Bairstow, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
19.2 Tim Southee to Johnny Bairstow, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
19.3 Tim Southee to Johnny Bairstow, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement. (3)
19.4 Tim Southee to Kevin O' Brien, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion... (4)
19.5 Tim Southee to Kevin O' Brien, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
19.6 Tim Southee to Kevin O' Brien, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 20
Western Wranglers 180/6 (RR : 9)
Kevin O' Brien 4 (3b)
Johnny Bairstow 15 (7b)
Tim Southee 4-0-49-0
The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 180
Wickets : 6
Overs : 20.0