0.1 James Faulkner to David Warner, , Wide, one run (1)
0.1 James Faulkner to David Warner, 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)
0.2 James Faulkner to David Warner, 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)
0.3 James Faulkner to David Warner, 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)
0.4 James Faulkner to David Warner, That was a very good delivery. (0)
0.5 James Faulkner to David Warner, 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)
0.6 James Faulkner to David Warner, That's a single. (1)
End of over 1
Northern Herd 10/0 (RR : 10)
Paul Stirling 0 (0b)
David Warner 9 (6b)
James Faulkner 1-0-10-0
1.1 Trent Boult to David Warner, In the air, and gone!
David Warner c & b Trent Boult
Runs : 9 Balls : 7 S/R : 128.6
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1.2 Trent Boult to Mushfiqur Rahim, , Leg Byes, another 2 run(s) (2)
1.3 Trent Boult to Paul Stirling, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
1.4 Trent Boult to Paul Stirling, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
1.5 Trent Boult to Paul Stirling, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
1.6 Trent Boult to Paul Stirling, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
End of over 2
Northern Herd 20/1 (RR : 10)
Paul Stirling 8 (4b)
Mushfiqur Rahim 0 (0b)
Trent Boult 1-0-8-1
2.1 James Faulkner to Mushfiqur Rahim, Slog-sweep time! He swings, and misses! Clean bowled. Aw shucks.
Mushfiqur Rahim b James Faulkner
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
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2.2 James Faulkner to Shakib Al Hasan, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
2.3 James Faulkner to Shakib Al Hasan, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
2.4 James Faulkner to Paul Stirling, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
2.5 James Faulkner to Shakib Al Hasan, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
2.6 James Faulkner to Shakib Al Hasan, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
End of over 3
Northern Herd 26/2 (RR : 8.67)
Shakib Al Hasan 5 (4b)
Paul Stirling 9 (5b)
James Faulkner 2-0-16-1
3.1 Trent Boult to Paul Stirling, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
3.2 Trent Boult to Paul Stirling, , Wide, one run (1)
3.2 Trent Boult to Paul Stirling, 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)
3.3 Trent Boult to Paul Stirling, 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)
3.4 Trent Boult to Shakib Al Hasan, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
3.5 Trent Boult to Paul Stirling, 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)
3.6 Trent Boult to Shakib Al Hasan, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
End of over 4
Northern Herd 38/2 (RR : 9.5)
Shakib Al Hasan 10 (6b)
Paul Stirling 15 (9b)
Trent Boult 2-0-20-1
4.1 James Faulkner to Paul Stirling, Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!
Paul Stirling c Sandeep Sharma b James Faulkner
Runs : 15 Balls : 10 S/R : 150
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4.2 James Faulkner to Mike Hussey, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
4.3 James Faulkner to Mike Hussey, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!
Mike Hussey c Soumya Sarker b James Faulkner
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
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4.4 James Faulkner to MS Dhoni, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
4.5 James Faulkner to Shakib Al Hasan, Beaten by the movement in the air, and rapped dead in front. Excellent bowling.
Shakib Al Hasan lbw James Faulkner
Runs : 10 Balls : 7 S/R : 142.9
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4.6 James Faulkner to Tom Cooper, The batsman sees the juicy half-volley outside off-stump, and decided that it deserved more than a spanking through the covers, and so thrashes it into the stands instead! 6 runs. (6)
End of over 5
Northern Herd 47/5 (RR : 9.4)
Tom Cooper 6 (1b)
MS Dhoni 1 (1b)
James Faulkner 3-0-25-4
5.1 Trent Boult to MS Dhoni, One more to the total. (1)
5.2 Trent Boult to Tom Cooper, That's a single. (1)
5.3 Trent Boult to MS Dhoni, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
5.4 Trent Boult to MS Dhoni, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
5.5 Trent Boult to Tom Cooper, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
5.6 Trent Boult to Tom Cooper, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 6
Northern Herd 52/5 (RR : 8.67)
Tom Cooper 9 (4b)
MS Dhoni 3 (4b)
Trent Boult 3-0-25-1
6.1 Andre Russell to MS Dhoni, 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)
6.2 Andre Russell to MS Dhoni, 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)
6.3 Andre Russell to Tom Cooper, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
6.4 Andre Russell to Tom Cooper, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
6.5 Andre Russell to Tom Cooper, 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)
6.6 Andre Russell to Tom Cooper, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 7
Northern Herd 62/5 (RR : 8.86)
MS Dhoni 6 (6b)
Tom Cooper 16 (8b)
Andre Russell 1-0-10-0
7.1 Alaisder Evans to Tom Cooper, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
7.2 Alaisder Evans to MS Dhoni, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
7.3 Alaisder Evans to Tom Cooper, He's absolutely NAILED that one, but the man in the deep makes a fantastic save, pushing the ball back in just in time! His teammate picks up the ball and hurls it in and they save a run, good teamwork. (3)
7.4 Alaisder Evans to MS Dhoni, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
7.5 Alaisder Evans to Tom Cooper, No shot offered. (0)
7.6 Alaisder Evans to Tom Cooper, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 8
Northern Herd 70/5 (RR : 8.75)
Tom Cooper 22 (12b)
MS Dhoni 8 (8b)
Alaisder Evans 1-0-8-0
8.1 Ravi Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
8.2 Ravi Ashwin to Tom Cooper, That was a very good delivery. (0)
8.3 Ravi Ashwin to Tom Cooper, 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)
8.4 Ravi Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
8.5 Ravi Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
8.6 Ravi Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 9
Northern Herd 73/5 (RR : 8.11)
Tom Cooper 23 (14b)
MS Dhoni 10 (12b)
Ravi Ashwin 1-0-3-0
9.1 Alaisder Evans to MS Dhoni, 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)
9.2 Alaisder Evans to MS Dhoni, Easy single. (1)
9.3 Alaisder Evans to Tom Cooper, 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 Alaisder Evans to Tom Cooper, That was a very good delivery. (0)
9.5 Alaisder Evans to Tom Cooper, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
9.6 Alaisder Evans to Tom Cooper, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 10
Northern Herd 82/5 (RR : 8.2)
Tom Cooper 31 (18b)
MS Dhoni 11 (14b)
Alaisder Evans 2-0-17-0
10.1 Sandeep Sharma to MS Dhoni, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
10.2 Sandeep Sharma to Tom Cooper, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
10.3 Sandeep Sharma to Tom Cooper, Very well bowled. (0)
10.4 Sandeep Sharma to Tom Cooper, 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)
10.5 Sandeep Sharma to Tom Cooper, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
10.6 Sandeep Sharma to Tom Cooper, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 11
Northern Herd 91/5 (RR : 8.27)
Tom Cooper 39 (23b)
MS Dhoni 12 (15b)
Sandeep Sharma 1-0-9-0
11.1 Andre Russell to MS Dhoni, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
11.2 Andre Russell to Tom Cooper, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
11.3 Andre Russell to Tom Cooper, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
11.4 Andre Russell to MS Dhoni, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
11.5 Andre Russell to MS Dhoni, 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)
11.6 Andre Russell to MS Dhoni, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
End of over 12
Northern Herd 99/5 (RR : 8.25)
MS Dhoni 17 (19b)
Tom Cooper 42 (25b)
Andre Russell 2-0-18-0
12.1 Sandeep Sharma to Tom Cooper, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
12.2 Sandeep Sharma to Tom Cooper, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
12.3 Sandeep Sharma to Tom Cooper, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
12.4 Sandeep Sharma to MS Dhoni, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
12.5 Sandeep Sharma to MS Dhoni, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
12.6 Sandeep Sharma to MS Dhoni, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 13
Northern Herd 104/5 (RR : 8)
MS Dhoni 17 (22b)
Tom Cooper 47 (28b)
Sandeep Sharma 2-0-14-0
13.1 Alaisder Evans to Tom Cooper, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
13.2 Alaisder Evans to MS Dhoni, No shot offered. (0)
13.3 Alaisder Evans to MS Dhoni, 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)
13.4 Alaisder Evans to MS Dhoni, 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)
13.5 Alaisder Evans to Tom Cooper, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
13.6 Alaisder Evans to Tom Cooper, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
End of over 14
Northern Herd 114/5 (RR : 8.14)
Tom Cooper 50 (31b)
MS Dhoni 24 (25b)
Alaisder Evans 3-0-27-0
14.1 Ravi Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
14.2 Ravi Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
14.3 Ravi Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
14.4 Ravi Ashwin to Tom Cooper, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
14.5 Ravi Ashwin to Tom Cooper, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
14.6 Ravi Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Easy single. (1)
End of over 15
Northern Herd 123/5 (RR : 8.2)
Tom Cooper 51 (33b)
MS Dhoni 32 (29b)
Ravi Ashwin 2-0-12-0
15.1 Sandeep Sharma to MS Dhoni, , No Ball. 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)
15.1 Sandeep Sharma to Tom Cooper, 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)
15.2 Sandeep Sharma to Tom Cooper, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
15.3 Sandeep Sharma to Tom Cooper, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
15.4 Sandeep Sharma to Tom Cooper, That's a single. (1)
15.5 Sandeep Sharma to MS Dhoni, , Leg Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
15.6 Sandeep Sharma to MS Dhoni, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 16
Northern Herd 131/5 (RR : 8.19)
MS Dhoni 33 (31b)
Tom Cooper 56 (37b)
Sandeep Sharma 3-0-21-0
16.1 Alaisder Evans to Tom Cooper, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
16.2 Alaisder Evans to Tom Cooper, The batsman sees the juicy half-volley outside off-stump, and decided that it deserved more than a spanking through the covers, and so thrashes it into the stands instead! 6 runs. (6)
16.3 Alaisder Evans to Tom Cooper, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
16.4 Alaisder Evans to Tom Cooper, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
16.5 Alaisder Evans to Tom Cooper, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
16.6 Alaisder Evans to Tom Cooper, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
End of over 17
Northern Herd 148/5 (RR : 8.71)
MS Dhoni 33 (31b)
Tom Cooper 73 (43b)
Alaisder Evans 4-0-44-0
17.1 Sandeep Sharma to Tom Cooper, 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)
17.2 Sandeep Sharma to Tom Cooper, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
17.3 Sandeep Sharma to Tom Cooper, 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)
17.4 Sandeep Sharma to Tom Cooper, 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)
17.5 Sandeep Sharma to MS Dhoni, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
17.6 Sandeep Sharma to MS Dhoni, 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 18
Northern Herd 156/5 (RR : 8.67)
Tom Cooper 80 (47b)
MS Dhoni 34 (33b)
Sandeep Sharma 4-0-29-0
18.1 Trent Boult to MS Dhoni, 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)
18.2 Trent Boult to MS Dhoni, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
18.3 Trent Boult to MS Dhoni, 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)
18.4 Trent Boult to MS Dhoni, He comes on the front foot to drive it, and is beaten for bounce! But instead of checking his shot, he follows through with it and sends it sailing into the pavillion! 6 runs, excellent batting! (6)
18.5 Trent Boult to MS Dhoni, 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)
18.6 Trent Boult to MS Dhoni, Perfect yorker, and he's gone!
MS Dhoni b Trent Boult
Runs : 44 Balls : 39 S/R : 112.8
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End of over 19
Northern Herd 166/6 (RR : 8.74)
Mitchell Marsh 0 (0b)
Tom Cooper 80 (47b)
Trent Boult 4-0-35-2
19.1 James Faulkner to Tom Cooper, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
19.2 James Faulkner to Mitchell Marsh, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
19.3 James Faulkner to Mitchell Marsh, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.4 James Faulkner to Mitchell Marsh, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
19.5 James Faulkner to Mitchell Marsh, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
19.6 James Faulkner to Tom Cooper, That's a single. (1)
End of over 20
Northern Herd 175/6 (RR : 8.75)
Mitchell Marsh 7 (4b)
Tom Cooper 82 (49b)
James Faulkner 4-0-34-4
The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 175
Wickets : 6
Overs : 20.0