0.1 Dale Steyn to Soumya Sarker, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
0.2 Dale Steyn to Kane Williamson, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
0.3 Dale Steyn to Kane Williamson, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
0.4 Dale Steyn to Kane Williamson, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
0.5 Dale Steyn to Soumya Sarker, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
0.6 Dale Steyn to Soumya Sarker, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 1
Southern Cardinals 6/0 (RR : 6)
Soumya Sarker 3 (3b)
Kane Williamson 3 (3b)
Dale Steyn 1-0-6-0
1.1 Yasir Arafat to Kane Williamson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.2 Yasir Arafat to Kane Williamson, No shot offered. (0)
1.3 Yasir Arafat to Kane Williamson, 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)
1.4 Yasir Arafat to Kane Williamson, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
1.5 Yasir Arafat to Kane Williamson, Oh, that's a juicy full tossand the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
1.6 Yasir Arafat to Kane Williamson, 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)
End of over 2
Southern Cardinals 15/0 (RR : 7.5)
Soumya Sarker 3 (3b)
Kane Williamson 12 (9b)
Yasir Arafat 1-0-9-0
2.1 Dale Steyn to Kane Williamson, , No Ball. 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)
2.1 Dale Steyn to Kane Williamson, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
2.2 Dale Steyn to Soumya Sarker, That's a single. (1)
2.3 Dale Steyn to Kane Williamson, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three. (3)
2.4 Dale Steyn to Soumya Sarker, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
2.5 Dale Steyn to Soumya Sarker, 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)
2.6 Dale Steyn to Soumya Sarker, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 3
Southern Cardinals 31/0 (RR : 10.3)
Soumya Sarker 12 (7b)
Kane Williamson 18 (12b)
Dale Steyn 2-0-22-0
3.1 Yasir Arafat to Kane Williamson, That's a single. (1)
3.2 Yasir Arafat to Soumya Sarker, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
3.3 Yasir Arafat to Kane Williamson, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
3.4 Yasir Arafat to Kane Williamson, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
3.5 Yasir Arafat to Kane Williamson, No shot offered. (0)
3.6 Yasir Arafat to Kane Williamson, That's a single. (1)
End of over 4
Southern Cardinals 36/0 (RR : 9)
Soumya Sarker 13 (8b)
Kane Williamson 22 (17b)
Yasir Arafat 2-0-14-0
4.1 Dale Steyn to Kane Williamson, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
4.2 Dale Steyn to Kane Williamson, Gorgeous square drive, placed perfectly past point. There isn't a lot of power in the shot though, and third man cuts it off while the batsmen run hard for three. (3)
4.3 Dale Steyn to Soumya Sarker, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
4.4 Dale Steyn to Soumya Sarker, That's gone high in the air, and an easy catch in the end.
Soumya Sarker c Kevin O' Brien b Dale Steyn
Runs : 13 Balls : 10 S/R : 130
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4.5 Dale Steyn to Suresh Raina, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
4.6 Dale Steyn to Suresh Raina, And it's a DLF Maxix...uhh...six runs! (6)
End of over 5
Southern Cardinals 53/1 (RR : 10.6)
Suresh Raina 8 (2b)
Kane Williamson 31 (19b)
Dale Steyn 3-0-39-0
5.1 Yasir Arafat to Kane Williamson, Easy single. (1)
5.2 Yasir Arafat to Suresh Raina, , No Ball. Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
5.2 Yasir Arafat to Kane Williamson, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three. (3)
5.3 Yasir Arafat to Suresh Raina, Oh that was a dolly of a catch, and the fielder makes no mistake. Back to the nets for the batsman.
Suresh Raina c Kieron Pollard b Yasir Arafat
Runs : 9 Balls : 4 S/R : 225
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5.4 Yasir Arafat to Andre Russell, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
5.5 Yasir Arafat to Andre Russell, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
5.6 Yasir Arafat to Andre Russell, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
End of over 6
Southern Cardinals 65/2 (RR : 10.8)
Andre Russell 6 (3b)
Kane Williamson 35 (21b)
Yasir Arafat 3-0-26-1
6.1 Kieron Pollard to Kane Williamson, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
6.2 Kieron Pollard to Andre Russell, 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)
6.3 Kieron Pollard to Kane Williamson, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
6.4 Kieron Pollard to Andre Russell, 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)
6.5 Kieron Pollard to Andre Russell, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
6.6 Kieron Pollard to Kane Williamson, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 7
Southern Cardinals 73/2 (RR : 10.4)
Kane Williamson 37 (24b)
Andre Russell 12 (6b)
Kieron Pollard 1-0-8-0
7.1 Kevin O' Brien to Andre Russell, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
7.2 Kevin O' Brien to Andre Russell, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
7.3 Kevin O' Brien to Andre Russell, Very well bowled. (0)
7.4 Kevin O' Brien to Andre Russell, , No Ball. AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
7.4 Kevin O' Brien to Andre Russell, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
7.5 Kevin O' Brien to Andre Russell, 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)
7.6 Kevin O' Brien to Andre Russell, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away for a single, and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw well wide of the stumps. No one is backing up and some the batsmen run two more in overthrows! The captain isn't happy! (3)
End of over 8
Southern Cardinals 79/2 (RR : 9.88)
Kane Williamson 37 (24b)
Andre Russell 17 (13b)
Kevin O' Brien 1-0-6-0
8.1 Mitchell McClenaghan to Andre Russell, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
8.2 Mitchell McClenaghan to Andre Russell, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
8.3 Mitchell McClenaghan to Kane Williamson, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
8.4 Mitchell McClenaghan to Kane Williamson, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
8.5 Mitchell McClenaghan to Kane Williamson, 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)
8.6 Mitchell McClenaghan to Kane Williamson, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
End of over 9
Southern Cardinals 88/2 (RR : 9.78)
Kane Williamson 45 (28b)
Andre Russell 18 (15b)
Mitchell McClenaghan 1-0-9-0
9.1 Kevin O' Brien to Andre Russell, 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)
9.2 Kevin O' Brien to Andre Russell, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
9.3 Kevin O' Brien to Andre Russell, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
9.4 Kevin O' Brien to Andre Russell, Splendid shot for four! (4)
9.5 Kevin O' Brien to Andre Russell, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
9.6 Kevin O' Brien to Andre Russell, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
End of over 10
Southern Cardinals 95/2 (RR : 9.5)
Kane Williamson 45 (28b)
Andre Russell 25 (21b)
Kevin O' Brien 2-0-13-0
10.1 Chris Gayle to Andre Russell, 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)
10.2 Chris Gayle to Kane Williamson, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
10.3 Chris Gayle to Kane Williamson, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
10.4 Chris Gayle to Kane Williamson, , No Ball. Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
10.4 Chris Gayle to Andre Russell, Very well bowled. (0)
10.5 Chris Gayle to Andre Russell, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.6 Chris Gayle to Andre Russell, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
End of over 11
Southern Cardinals 112/2 (RR : 10.2)
Andre Russell 32 (25b)
Kane Williamson 54 (31b)
Chris Gayle 1-0-17-0
11.1 Kieron Pollard to Kane Williamson, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
11.2 Kieron Pollard to Kane Williamson, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
11.3 Kieron Pollard to Kane Williamson, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
11.4 Kieron Pollard to Kane Williamson, Very well bowled. (0)
11.5 Kieron Pollard to Kane Williamson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.6 Kieron Pollard to Kane Williamson, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 12
Southern Cardinals 118/2 (RR : 9.83)
Kane Williamson 60 (37b)
Andre Russell 32 (25b)
Kieron Pollard 2-0-14-0
12.1 Mitchell McClenaghan to Andre Russell, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
12.2 Mitchell McClenaghan to Andre Russell, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
12.3 Mitchell McClenaghan to Kane Williamson, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
12.4 Mitchell McClenaghan to Andre Russell, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
12.5 Mitchell McClenaghan to Andre Russell, That's a single. (1)
12.6 Mitchell McClenaghan to Kane Williamson, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
End of over 13
Southern Cardinals 127/2 (RR : 9.77)
Kane Williamson 65 (39b)
Andre Russell 36 (29b)
Mitchell McClenaghan 2-0-18-0
13.1 Kieron Pollard to Andre Russell, Very well bowled. (0)
13.2 Kieron Pollard to Andre Russell, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
13.3 Kieron Pollard to Andre Russell, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
13.4 Kieron Pollard to Andre Russell, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
13.5 Kieron Pollard to Kane Williamson, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
13.6 Kieron Pollard to Andre Russell, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
End of over 14
Southern Cardinals 134/2 (RR : 9.57)
Kane Williamson 66 (40b)
Andre Russell 42 (34b)
Kieron Pollard 3-0-21-0
14.1 Kevin O' Brien to Andre Russell, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
14.2 Kevin O' Brien to Kane Williamson, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
14.3 Kevin O' Brien to Kane Williamson, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
14.4 Kevin O' Brien to Kane Williamson, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
14.5 Kevin O' Brien to Kane Williamson, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
14.6 Kevin O' Brien to Kane Williamson, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 15
Southern Cardinals 141/2 (RR : 9.4)
Kane Williamson 72 (45b)
Andre Russell 43 (35b)
Kevin O' Brien 3-0-20-0
15.1 Kieron Pollard to Andre Russell, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
15.2 Kieron Pollard to Kane Williamson, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
15.3 Kieron Pollard to Andre Russell, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
15.4 Kieron Pollard to Kane Williamson, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!
Kane Williamson c Johnny Bairstow b Kieron Pollard
Runs : 73 Balls : 47 S/R : 155.3
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15.5 Kieron Pollard to James Faulkner, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
15.6 Kieron Pollard to James Faulkner, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
End of over 16
Southern Cardinals 148/3 (RR : 9.25)
James Faulkner 4 (2b)
Andre Russell 45 (37b)
Kieron Pollard 4-0-28-1
16.1 Kevin O' Brien to Andre Russell, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
16.2 Kevin O' Brien to Andre Russell, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
16.3 Kevin O' Brien to James Faulkner, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos! (3)
16.4 Kevin O' Brien to Andre Russell, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
16.5 Kevin O' Brien to Andre Russell, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
16.6 Kevin O' Brien to Andre Russell, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
End of over 17
Southern Cardinals 156/3 (RR : 9.18)
Andre Russell 50 (42b)
James Faulkner 7 (3b)
Kevin O' Brien 4-0-28-0
17.1 Mitchell McClenaghan to James Faulkner, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
17.2 Mitchell McClenaghan to James Faulkner, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
17.3 Mitchell McClenaghan to James Faulkner, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, and misses completely! Gone!
James Faulkner b Mitchell McClenaghan
Runs : 7 Balls : 6 S/R : 116.7
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17.4 Mitchell McClenaghan to Jos Buttler, , No Ball. Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
17.4 Mitchell McClenaghan to Jos Buttler, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
17.5 Mitchell McClenaghan to Jos Buttler, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and inside edges the ball into his off-stump! Well, that's what you get for trying to slog across the line! I hope he's learnt his lesson.
Jos Buttler b Mitchell McClenaghan
Runs : 0 Balls : 3 S/R : 0
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17.6 Mitchell McClenaghan to Preston Mommsen, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 18
Southern Cardinals 158/5 (RR : 8.78)
Andre Russell 50 (42b)
Preston Mommsen 1 (1b)
Mitchell McClenaghan 3-0-20-2
18.1 Dale Steyn to Preston Mommsen, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
18.2 Dale Steyn to Preston Mommsen, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
18.3 Dale Steyn to Preston Mommsen, 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)
18.4 Dale Steyn to Preston Mommsen, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
18.5 Dale Steyn to Preston Mommsen, Ooooh, he's not going to be a happy man after that dismissal. His partner called him through for a suicidical single there! If I were him I'd stay far, far away...
Preston Mommsen run out Kevin Pietersen
Runs : 5 Balls : 6 S/R : 83.33
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18.6 Dale Steyn to Ravi Ashwin, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 19
Southern Cardinals 162/6 (RR : 8.53)
Ravi Ashwin 0 (1b)
Andre Russell 50 (42b)
Dale Steyn 4-0-43-0
19.1 Yasir Arafat to Andre Russell, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
19.2 Yasir Arafat to Andre Russell, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
19.3 Yasir Arafat to Ravi Ashwin, That was a very good delivery. (0)
19.4 Yasir Arafat to Ravi Ashwin, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
19.5 Yasir Arafat to Ravi Ashwin, 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)
19.6 Yasir Arafat to Andre Russell, , Wide, one run (1)
19.6 Yasir Arafat to Andre Russell, Struck in front, All fielders appealing, and Got him!
Andre Russell lbw Yasir Arafat
Runs : 51 Balls : 45 S/R : 113.3
(0)
End of over 20
Southern Cardinals 169/7 (RR : 8.45)
Sandeep Sharma 0 (0b)
Ravi Ashwin 5 (4b)
Yasir Arafat 4-0-33-2
The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 169
Wickets : 7
Overs : 20.0