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Bangladeshi Knights are rocking this league...

We will go unchanged against Irish stags, hope we will do the same what we did against England Lions...yes

 

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Nicely done by our team unchanged

 

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Next round of matches today

 

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We'll go same despite the loss.

 

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[CENTER]Irish Stags vs Bangladesh Knights

FORMAT: Hong Kong 6's
VENUE: Kowloon Cricket Club


UMPIRES: Steve Davies and Ian Gould

Bangladesh Knights won the toss and elected to bat first[/CENTER]

The new batsman is Mushfiqur Rahim.
The new batsman is Tamim Iqbal.
The new bowler is George Dockrell.
0.1 George Dockrell to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1, 70.73kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. That is an excellent call by M Rahim. One run
0.2 George Dockrell to Tamim Iqbal, 1, 72.14kph, G Dockrell floats a delivery to T Iqbal. This one bites viciously and spins a long way. T Iqbal trots through for the single
0.3 George Dockrell to Mushfiqur Rahim, dot, 82.76kph, G Dockrell pushes this one through slightly quicker. M Rahim drives but can't time it properly. No runs taken
0.4 George Dockrell to Mushfiqur Rahim, 6, 70.00kph, The straight one now. Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX
0.5 George Dockrell to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1, 70.00kph, Gentle offie turns away from the batsman. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. One more to the total
0.6 George Dockrell to Tamim Iqbal, dot, 70.30kph, full length outside off stump. Hit straight to the fielder at long-on. No run

* Not the best of outings from G Dockrell. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* George Dockrell  0 / 9  in 1.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 1 (9 runs) Bangladesh Knights 9 / 0 (RR: 9.00) ]

[ Mushfiqur Rahim 8* (4b 0x4 1x6)     George Dockrell 1-0-9-0 ]
[ Tamim Iqbal  1 (2b 0x4 0x6)                                 ]

The new bowler is Tim Murtagh.
1.1 Tim Murtagh to Mushfiqur Rahim, 4, 123.47kph, T Murtagh finds a hint of swing from an off stump line. M Rahim plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
1.2 Tim Murtagh to Mushfiqur Rahim, 6, 140.00kph, He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. M Rahim plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. An audacious shot from M Rahim. Six runs
1.3 Tim Murtagh to Mushfiqur Rahim, 6, 136.20kph, T Murtagh puts his back into this delivery and he hits a short length on middle. Well-timed cut there. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX
1.4 Tim Murtagh to Mushfiqur Rahim, dot, 132.36kph, T Murtagh is working up a decent pace here. A hint of swing away. Bouncer! M Rahim sways away
1.5 Tim Murtagh to Mushfiqur Rahim, dot, 135.41kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Short ball! M Rahim ducks under it
1.6 Tim Murtagh to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1, 140.00kph, T Murtagh hits a short length just outside off. Aggressive cut from M Rahim. One more

* Not the best of outings from T Murtagh. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Tim Murtagh  0 / 17  in 1.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 2 (17 runs) Bangladesh Knights 26 / 0 (RR: 13.00) ]

[ Mushfiqur Rahim 25* (10b 1x4 3x6)     Tim Murtagh     1-0-17-0 ]
[ Tamim Iqbal  1 (2b 0x4 0x6)           George Dockrell 1-0-9-0  ]

The new bowler is John Mooney.
2.1 John Mooney to Mushfiqur Rahim, 6, 103.55kph, J Mooney bowls this from the back of his hand. That continues on straight. M Rahim plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX
The new batsman is Shakib Al Hasan.
2.2 John Mooney to Shakib Al Hasan, 1, 97.57kph, J Mooney cuts his fingers across this one. He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
2.3 John Mooney to Tamim Iqbal, 1, 112.29kph, T Iqbal cuts but doesn't time it at all. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
2.4 John Mooney to Shakib Al Hasan, dot, 108.95kph, J Mooney maintains an off stump line. Bouncer! S Al Hasan sways away and lets it go through
2.5 John Mooney to Shakib Al Hasan, 6, 119.98kph, S Al Hasan plays a punchy cut and he lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes
2.6 John Mooney to Shakib Al Hasan, 6, 117.47kph, Going going gone! Six

* Not the best of outings from J Mooney. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* John Mooney  0 / 20  in 1.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 3 (20 runs) Bangladesh Knights 46 / 1 (RR: 15.33) ]

[ Tamim Iqbal     2* (3b 0x4 0x6)     John Mooney    1-0-20-0 ]
[ Shakib Al Hasan 13 (4b 0x4 2x6)     Tim Murtagh    1-0-17-0 ]

The new bowler is Paul Stirling.
3.1 Paul Stirling to Tamim Iqbal, 1, 73.12kph, The straight one now. Excellent timing from T Iqbal as he plays a pull. Single taken
3.2 Paul Stirling to Shakib Al Hasan, 4, 80.19kph, P Stirling pushes this one through slightly quicker. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed hook. The ball races away for a boundary
3.3 Paul Stirling to Shakib Al Hasan, 1, 75.75kph, Breaks away from just off the straight. S Al Hasan swats this one. One more to the total
3.4 Paul Stirling to Tamim Iqbal, 4, 70.00kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic pull. Very classy from T Iqbal - no stopping this one
3.5 Paul Stirling to Tamim Iqbal, 1, 70.00kph, P Stirling gives this one some air. T Iqbal plays it gently through the leg side. Easy single to be had there
3.6 Paul Stirling to Shakib Al Hasan, dot, 71.43kph, P Stirling tosses this one up to S Al Hasan and he plays a punchy square drive. Not in the gap

* Not the best of outings from P Stirling. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Paul Stirling  0 / 11  in 1.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 4 (11 runs) Bangladesh Knights 57 / 1 (RR: 14.25) ]

[ Tamim Iqbal     8* (6b 1x4 0x6)     Paul Stirling   1-0-11-0 ]
[ Shakib Al Hasan 18 (7b 1x4 2x6)     John Mooney     1-0-20-0 ]

The new bowler is Kevin O'Brien.
4.1 Kevin O'Brien to Tamim Iqbal, 1, 123.58kph, K O'Brien ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he hits a short length on middle. T Iqbal swats this one. One more to the total
4.2 Kevin O'Brien to Shakib Al Hasan, 6, 123.60kph, K O'Brien is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he finds a hint of swing from an off stump line. Excellent timing from S Al Hasan as he plays a cover drive. S Al Hasan hammers this for six
4.3 Kevin O'Brien to Shakib Al Hasan, 6, 123.50kph, That one goes on straight. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX
4.4 Kevin O'Brien to Shakib Al Hasan, 4, 138.48kph, A hint of swing in. Excellent timing from S Al Hasan as he plays a cover drive. Through deep forward square leg for four. Imperious
The new batsman is Nasir Hossain.
4.5 Kevin O'Brien to Nasir Hossain, 1, 129.10kph, K O'Brien ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Pitches just outside off and it swings away. N Hossain puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is an excellent call by N Hossain. One run
4.6 Kevin O'Brien to Tamim Iqbal, 1, 124.79kph, K O'Brien is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Not much movement from this surface. T Iqbal plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. Can't get this past the fielder. One more

* Not the best of outings from K O'Brien. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Kevin O'Brien  0 / 19  in 1.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 5 (19 runs) Bangladesh Knights 76 / 2 (RR: 15.20) ]

[ Tamim Iqbal    10* (8b 1x4 0x6)     Kevin O'Brien   1-0-19-0 ]
[ Nasir Hossain  1 (1b 0x4 0x6)       Paul Stirling   1-0-11-0 ]


The new batsman is Paul Stirling.
The new batsman is Niall O'Brien.
The new bowler is Tamim Iqbal.
0.1 Tamim Iqbal to Paul Stirling, 1, 111.89kph, T Iqbal bowls this from the back of his hand. One more to the total
0.2 Tamim Iqbal to Niall O'Brien, 1, 103.47kph, T Iqbal bowls this gun-barrel straight. Hit straight to the fielder. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
0.3 Tamim Iqbal to Paul Stirling, 4, 109.82kph, T Iqbal slows this one down. That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. Not quite where P Stirling intended it to go
0.4 Tamim Iqbal to Paul Stirling, 1, 118.13kph, T Iqbal ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Wicket to wicket delivery. P Stirling puts bat to ball but mistimes it. They take a single
0.5 Tamim Iqbal to Niall O'Brien, dot, 118.93kph, T Iqbal ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he pitches that one outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. Point is quick to cut off the single
0.6 Tamim Iqbal to Niall O'Brien, 1b, 116.81kph, T Iqbal is struggling to find much pace off this surface. N O'Brien plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more

* T Iqbal finishes up with a good, solid spell.
* Tamim Iqbal  0 / 7  in 1.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 1 (8 runs) Irish Stags 8 / 0 (RR: 8.00, RRR: 17.00) ]
Irish Stags requires 69 runs to win at 17.25 runs per over

[ Niall O'Brien   1* (3b 0x4 0x6)     Tamim Iqbal  1-0-7-0 ]
[ Paul Stirling   6 (3b 1x4 0x6)                           ]

The new bowler is Shakib Al Hasan.
1.1 Shakib Al Hasan to Niall O'Brien, 6, 74.80kph, good length outside off stump. N O'Brien plays a punchy cut. Six runs! Fantastic batting
1.2 Shakib Al Hasan to Niall O'Brien, dot, 75.88kph, Gentle offie turns into the batsman. Aggressive on-drive from N O'Brien. No runs taken
1.3 Shakib Al Hasan to Niall O'Brien, 6, 74.54kph, S Al Hasan gives this one some air. Excellent timing from N O'Brien as he plays a cut. That is a monstrous hit! SIX
1.4 Shakib Al Hasan to Niall O'Brien, dot, 89.40kph, N O'Brien on-drives but doesn't time it at all. Hit straight to the fielder at long-off. No run
1.5 Shakib Al Hasan to Niall O'Brien, dot, 70.00kph, N O'Brien puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. N O'Brien rightly sends him back
1.6 Shakib Al Hasan to Niall O'Brien, 4, 71.79kph, S Al Hasan gets this one to grip and turn. Four more to the total

* Not the best of outings from S Al Hasan. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Shakib Al Hasan  0 / 16  in 1.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 2 (16 runs) Irish Stags 24 / 0 (RR: 12.00, RRR: 17.33) ]
Irish Stags requires 53 runs to win at 17.67 runs per over

[ Paul Stirling   6* (3b 1x4 0x6)     Shakib Al Hasan 1-0-16-0 ]
[ Niall O'Brien   17 (9b 1x4 2x6)     Tamim Iqbal     1-0-7-0  ]

The new bowler is Abdur Razzak.
2.1 Abdur Razzak to Paul Stirling, dot, 77.26kph, A Razzak pushes this one through slightly quicker and he rips an offie that turns viciously away from the batsman. P Stirling plays an extravagant pull. Glorious timing. Hit straight to the fielder at long-on. No run
2.2 Abdur Razzak to Paul Stirling, 1, 71.42kph, A Razzak tosses this one up to P Stirling and he puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
2.3 Abdur Razzak to Niall O'Brien, 6, 70.29kph, A Razzak rips an offie that turns viciously into the batsman. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. N O'Brien hammers this for six
2.4 Abdur Razzak to Niall O'Brien, 6, 70.00kph, A Razzak gives this one some air. That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. Aggressive cut from N O'Brien. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more
2.5 Abdur Razzak to Niall O'Brien, 4, 70.00kph, A Razzak puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. No need to run for that. Four runs
The new batsman is Kevin O'Brien.
2.6 Abdur Razzak to Kevin O'Brien, 1, 77.13kph, Big turn from the spinner. Excellent timing from K O'Brien as he plays a sweep. Single taken

* Not the best of outings from A Razzak. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Abdur Razzak  0 / 18  in 1.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 3 (18 runs) Irish Stags 42 / 1 (RR: 14.00, RRR: 17.00) ]
Irish Stags requires 35 runs to win at 17.50 runs per over

[ Kevin O'Brien   1* (1b 0x4 0x6)     Abdur Razzak    1-0-18-0 ]
[ Paul Stirling   7 (5b 1x4 0x6)      Shakib Al Hasan 1-0-16-0 ]

The new bowler is Mahmudullah.
3.1 Mahmudullah to Kevin O'Brien, 6, 70.00kph, Mahmudullah floats a delivery to K O'Brien and he lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes
3.2 Mahmudullah to Kevin O'Brien, 4, 73.73kph, A hint of turn into. Well-timed sweep there. Four runs
3.3 Mahmudullah to Kevin O'Brien, 6, 70.00kph, full length just outside off stump. Spanked through the leg side. Great sweep. Six runs! Fantastic batting
3.4 Mahmudullah to Kevin O'Brien, dot, 73.22kph, Mahmudullah floats a delivery to K O'Brien. Gentle offie turns into the batsman. K O'Brien puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. K O'Brien rightly sends him back
3.5 Mahmudullah to Kevin O'Brien, 1lb, 71.55kph, Mahmudullah floats a delivery to K O'Brien. He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. K O'Brien misses it completely. One more
3.6 Mahmudullah to Paul Stirling, 6, 72.16kph, Mahmudullah floats a delivery to P Stirling. Full length just outside off stump. That is a monstrous hit! SIX

* Not the best of outings from Mahmudullah. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Mahmudullah  0 / 22  in 1.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 4 (23 runs) Irish Stags 65 / 1 (RR: 16.25, RRR: 11.00) ]
Irish Stags requires 12 runs to win at 12.00 runs per over

[ Kevin O'Brien   17* (6b 1x4 2x6)     Mahmudullah      1-0-22-0 ]
[ Paul Stirling   13 (6b 1x4 1x6)      Abdur Razzak     1-0-18-0 ]

The new bowler is Nasir Hossain.
4.1 Nasir Hossain to Kevin O'Brien, dot, 71.48kph, N Hossain gives this one some air. Gentle offie turns into the batsman. Short ball! K O'Brien ducks under it
4.2 Nasir Hossain to Kevin O'Brien, 6, 70.00kph, N Hossain tosses this one up to K O'Brien and he has absolutely smashed that! Six runs
4.3 Nasir Hossain to Kevin O'Brien, 6, 70.00kph, N Hossain floats a delivery to K O'Brien. He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. Well-timed cut there. That is a monstrous hit! SIX


Irish Stags wins by 5 wickets

MoM: N O'Brien

BANGLADESH KNIGHTS 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player            Status    Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R   

Mushfiqur Rahim   retired   31   11    1  4  281.82
Tamim Iqbal       not out   10   8     1  0  125.00
Shakib Al Hasan   retired   34   10    2  4  340.00
Nasir Hossain     not out   1    1     0  0  100.00

DNB: Mahmudullah, Abdur Razzak

FOW: 

Bangladesh Knights - 76 / 2     Overs 5     RPO: 15.20

EXTRAS: 0     WD: 0     NB: 0     B: 0     LB: 0

PARTNERSHIPS:

Mushfiqur Rahim / Tamim Iqbal          ooooooooo.          32 (13)
Shakib Al Hasan / Tamim Iqbal          oooooooo*.          42 (15)
Nasir Hossain   / Tamim Iqbal          ooooo*****          2 (2)


BOWLING SCORECARD

Player            Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R    Wd NB 

George Dockrell   1.0   0    9    0    9.00   0  0  
Tim Murtagh       1.0   0    17   0    17.00  0  0  
John Mooney       1.0   0    20   0    20.00  0  0  
Paul Stirling     1.0   0    11   0    11.00  0  0  
Kevin O'Brien     1.0   0    19   0    19.00  0  0  

IRISH STAGS 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player          Status    Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R   

Paul Stirling   not out   13   6     1  1  216.67
Niall O'Brien   retired   33   12    2  4  275.00
Kevin O'Brien   not out   29   9     1  4  322.22

DNB: John Mooney, Tim Murtagh, George Dockrell

FOW: 

Irish Stags - 77 / 1     Overs 4.3     RPO: 17.11

EXTRAS: 2     WD: 0     NB: 0     B: 1     LB: 1

PARTNERSHIPS:

Paul Stirling / Niall O'Brien          o********.          41 (17)
Paul Stirling / Kevin O'Brien          o********.          36 (10)


BOWLING SCORECARD

Player            Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R    Wd NB 

Tamim Iqbal       1.0   0    7    0    7.00   0  0  
Shakib Al Hasan   1.0   0    16   0    16.00  0  0  
Abdur Razzak      1.0   0    18   0    18.00  0  0  
Mahmudullah       1.0   0    22   0    22.00  0  0  
Nasir Hossain     0.3   0    12   0    24.00  0  0  


And so the game draws to a tame conclusion with Irish Stags claiming an impressive victory by 5 wickets. A solid, if unspectacular performance there by Irish Stags and they will no doubt want to build on the foundation laid today. The pitch was a bowler's graveyard and did not offer much assistance in the way of swing, seam or spin. Stunning upset and a fantastic result for Irish Stags! They came into the game as underdogs but showed plenty of grit and determination to fell the more favoured Bangladesh Knightss.

MATCH NOTES
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Bangladesh Knights    76/2 5 overs
Irish Stags           77/1 4.3 overs

Bangladesh Knights

. Close of innings: Bangladesh Knights - 76 / 2

Irish Stags

. Close of innings: Irish Stags - 77 / 1

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[CENTER]South African Scorchers vs New Zealand Crusaders

FORMAT: Hong Kong 6's
VENUE: Kowloon Cricket Club

PITCH:

BOUNCE : AVERAGE
SEAM   : ABOVE AVERAGE
SWING  : ABOVE AVERAGE
SPIN   : ABOVE AVERAGE

UMPIRES: Marais Erasmus and Daryl Harper

South African Scorchers won the toss and elected to field first[/CENTER]

The new batsman is Martin Guptill.
The new batsman is Brendon McCullum.
The new bowler is Dale Steyn.
0.1 Dale Steyn to Martin Guptill, 1b, 144.85kph, D Steyn hurls this through. Good length well wide of off stump. M Guptill misses it completely. One more
0.2 Dale Steyn to Brendon McCullum, 1, 145.66kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
0.3 Dale Steyn to Martin Guptill, 1, 148.76kph, D Steyn is working up a good head of steam here. M Guptill cuts but can't time it properly and he trots through for the single
0.4 Dale Steyn to Brendon McCullum, 4, 138.50kph, D Steyn puts his back into this delivery. Big swing from the seamer. B McCullum swats this one. Four runs
0.5 Dale Steyn to Brendon McCullum, 1, 150.00kph, D Steyn finds a hint of movement from an off stump line. B McCullum plays it gently through the off side. Easy single to be had there
0.6 Dale Steyn to Martin Guptill, 6, 150.00kph, D Steyn hurls this through. Excellent timing from M Guptill as he plays a cut. M Guptill lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes

* Not the best of outings from D Steyn. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Dale Steyn  0 / 13  in 1.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 1 (14 runs) New Zealand Crusaders 14 / 0 (RR: 14.00) ]

[ Brendon McCullum 6* (3b 1x4 0x6)     Dale Steyn   1-0-13-0 ]
[ Martin Guptill  7 (3b 0x4 1x6)                             ]

The new bowler is Albie Morkel.
1.1 Albie Morkel to Brendon McCullum, 1, 123.80kph, A Morkel pushes this through at no great pace. He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. B McCullum cuts but doesn't time it at all. That is a comfortable single
1.2 Albie Morkel to Martin Guptill, dot, 140.00kph, Pitches on middle and it swings in. M Guptill struck that too firmly to take the single
1.3 Albie Morkel to Martin Guptill, 4, 138.39kph, A Morkel puts his back into this delivery. Excellent timing from M Guptill as he plays a cut. That's a boundary
1.4 Albie Morkel to Martin Guptill, 6, 140.00kph, M Guptill swats this one and he has absolutely smashed that! Six runs
1.5 Albie Morkel to Martin Guptill, 1b, 135.15kph, He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. M Guptill plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more to the total
1.6 Albie Morkel to Brendon McCullum, dot, 133.57kph, A Morkel flings this through at decent pace and he hits a short length outside off. Short ball! B McCullum ducks under it

* Not the best of outings from A Morkel. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Albie Morkel  0 / 11  in 1.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 2 (12 runs) New Zealand Crusaders 26 / 0 (RR: 13.00) ]

[ Martin Guptill  17* (7b 1x4 2x6)     Albie Morkel  1-0-11-0 ]
[ Brendon McCullum 7 (5b 1x4 0x6)      Dale Steyn    1-0-13-0 ]

The new bowler is Robin Peterson.
2.1 Robin Peterson to Martin Guptill, 1, 76.68kph, A little more pace on this one. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. They take a single
2.2 Robin Peterson to Brendon McCullum, 6, 70.00kph, R Peterson gives this one some air. Aggressive sweep from B McCullum and he hammers this for six
2.3 Robin Peterson to Brendon McCullum, 6, 71.61kph, R Peterson floats a delivery to B McCullum. Excellent timing from B McCullum as he plays a sweep. Going going gone! Six
2.4 Robin Peterson to Brendon McCullum, dot, 70.96kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. Short fine leg is quick to cut off the single
2.5 Robin Peterson to Brendon McCullum, 1, 73.52kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. Spanked through the off side. Great cut. Long-off misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
2.6 Robin Peterson to Martin Guptill, dot, 70.00kph, Excellent timing from M Guptill as he plays an on-drive

* Not the best of outings from R Peterson. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Robin Peterson  0 / 14  in 1.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 3 (14 runs) New Zealand Crusaders 40 / 0 (RR: 13.33) ]

[ Brendon McCullum 20* (9b 1x4 2x6)     Robin Peterson  1-0-14-0 ]
[ Martin Guptill  18 (9b 1x4 2x6)       Albie Morkel    1-0-11-0 ]

The new bowler is Jacques Kallis.
3.1 Jacques Kallis to Brendon McCullum, 6, 125.83kph, This one is military medium from J Kallis. This one starts just outside off and ends up on off. B McCullum lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes
3.2 Jacques Kallis to Brendon McCullum, 2, 129.44kph, This one is military medium from J Kallis. He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. Two runs
3.3 Jacques Kallis to Brendon McCullum, dot, 115.78kph, B McCullum struck that too firmly to take the single
3.4 Jacques Kallis to Brendon McCullum, dot, 128.56kph, It curls away just off the straight. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. B McCullum rightly sends him back
3.5 Jacques Kallis to Brendon McCullum, 4, 122.60kph, J Kallis ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. A hint of swing away. Four runs
The new batsman is Kane Williamson.
3.6 Jacques Kallis to Kane Williamson, 1b, 130.00kph, This one is military medium from J Kallis. Short length just outside off stump. K Williamson misses it completely. One more

* Not the best of outings from J Kallis. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Jacques Kallis  0 / 12  in 1.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 4 (13 runs) New Zealand Crusaders 53 / 1 (RR: 13.25) ]

[ Kane Williamson   0* (1b 0x4 0x6)     Jacques Kallis  1-0-12-0 ]
[ Martin Guptill    18 (9b 1x4 2x6)     Robin Peterson  1-0-14-0 ]

The new bowler is Faf du Plessis.
4.1 Faf du Plessis to Kane Williamson, 1nb, 73.70kph, K Williamson swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single

Free hit coming up...

4.1 Faf du Plessis to Martin Guptill, 1, 72.51kph, F du Plessis gives this one some air. Not finding much turn off this surface. M Guptill on-drives but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
4.2 Faf du Plessis to Kane Williamson, dot, 78.61kph, K Williamson plays it gently through the off side. Deep mid-off is quick to cut off the single
4.3 Faf du Plessis to Kane Williamson, 4, 71.49kph, K Williamson plays an extravagant cover drive. Glorious timing. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four
4.4 Faf du Plessis to Kane Williamson, 6, 70.00kph, full length just outside leg stump. Six runs! Fantastic batting
4.5 Faf du Plessis to Kane Williamson, 1b, 73.36kph, F du Plessis gives this one some air. A hint of turn away from. That is an ungainly shot - K Williamson is lucky not to have edged that. One more to the total
4.6 Faf du Plessis to Martin Guptill, 1, 79.67kph, F du Plessis pushes this one through slightly quicker. The straight one now. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. That is an excellent call by M Guptill. One run

* Not the best of outings from F du Plessis. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Faf du Plessis  0 / 14  in 1.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 5 (15 runs) New Zealand Crusaders 69 / 1 (RR: 13.80) ]

[ Martin Guptill    20* (11b 1x4 2x6)     Faf du Plessis    1-0-14-0 ]
[ Kane Williamson   11 (6b 1x4 1x6)       Jacques Kallis    1-0-12-0 ]


The new batsman is Jacques Kallis.
The new batsman is Faf du Plessis.
The new bowler is Nathan McCullum.
0.1 Nathan McCullum to Jacques Kallis, OUT, 76.64kph, A little more pace on this one. J Kallis defends off the front foot. Quick work by B McCullum who appeals for a stumping. He's given him! Stumped

	Jacques Kallis  st B McCullum b N McCullum  0 (0m 1b 0x4 0x6)  SR: 0.00

The new batsman is AB de Villiers.
0.2 Nathan McCullum to AB de Villiers, OUT, 77.85kph, N McCullum pushes this one through slightly quicker. He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. A de Villiers can't get the cover drive away. A de Villiers has not quite got a hold of this one and it is taken by M Guptill deep backward square leg

	AB de Villiers  c M Guptill b N McCullum  0 (0m 1b 0x4 0x6)  SR: 0.00

The new batsman is Albie Morkel.
0.3 Nathan McCullum to Albie Morkel, 1, 74.37kph, N McCullum gives this one some air. Breaks away from just off the straight. A Morkel plays it gently through the off side. Easy single to be had there
0.4 Nathan McCullum to Faf du Plessis, OUT, 70.00kph, N McCullum floats a delivery to F du Plessis. F du Plessis strides forward and blocks. McCullum snaffles that edge comfortably

	Faf du Plessis  c +B McCullum b N McCullum  0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6)  SR: 0.00

The new batsman is Robin Peterson.
0.5 Nathan McCullum to Robin Peterson, OUT, 70.00kph, R Peterson defends off the front foot. BOWLED HIM!

	Robin Peterson  b N McCullum  0 (0m 1b 0x4 0x6)  SR: 0.00


* That's N McCullum's four-for!

The new batsman is Dale Steyn.
0.6 Nathan McCullum to Dale Steyn, 1, 70.34kph, N McCullum gives this one some air. The offie now and it turns into the batsman. D Steyn swats this one. Can't get this past the fielder. One more

* That's the end of a miserly spell from N McCullum.
* Nathan McCullum  4 / 2  in 1.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 1 (2 runs) South African Scorchers 2 / 4 (RR: 2.00, RRR: 16.75) ]
South African Scorchers requires 68 runs to win at 17.00 runs per over

[ Dale Steyn    1* (1b 0x4 0x6)     Nathan McCullum 1-0-2-4 ]
[ Albie Morkel  1 (1b 0x4 0x6)                              ]

The new bowler is Tim Southee.
1.1 Tim Southee to Dale Steyn, 4, 135.77kph, T Southee is working up a decent pace here. This one starts on middle and ends up on middle. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic square drive. Four all the way
1.2 Tim Southee to Dale Steyn, OUT, 133.78kph, T Southee puts his back into this delivery. He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. D Steyn strides forward and blocks. K Williamson is after it and takes a spectacular catch!

	Dale Steyn  c K Williamson b T Southee  5 (2m 3b 1x4 0x6)  SR: 166.67

1.3 Tim Southee to Albie Morkel, 4, 124.77kph, T Southee hits a short length outside off. Excellent timing and placement. Four
1.4 Tim Southee to Albie Morkel, 6, 139.85kph, T Southee is working up a decent pace here. That moved miles. A Morkel plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. An audacious shot from A Morkel. Six runs
1.5 Tim Southee to Albie Morkel, dot, 125.90kph, T Southee ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Aggressive on-drive from A Morkel and he struck that too firmly to take the single
1.6 Tim Southee to Albie Morkel, 6, 119.36kph, T Southee is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Big movement through the air. Excellent timing from A Morkel as he plays an on-drive. That has been caught in the crowd! Six

* Not the best of outings from T Southee. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Tim Southee  1 / 20  in 1.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 2 (20 runs) South African Scorchers 22 / 5 (RR: 11.00, RRR: 15.67) ]
South African Scorchers requires 48 runs to win at 16.00 runs per over

[ Albie Morkel  17* (5b 1x4 2x6)     Tim Southee     1-0-20-1 ]
[ Jacques Kallis 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)      Nathan McCullum 1-0-2-4  ]

The new bowler is Kane Williamson.
2.1 Kane Williamson to Albie Morkel, 1, 80.25kph, A little more pace on this one. A Morkel plays it gently through the off side. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
2.2 Kane Williamson to Albie Morkel, dot, 72.32kph, He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. A Morkel puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder at long-off. No run
2.3 Kane Williamson to Albie Morkel, 1, 71.83kph, A hint of turn away from. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. That is a comfortable single
2.4 Kane Williamson to Albie Morkel, 6, 70.00kph, Excellent timing from A Morkel as he plays a cut. A Morkel has absolutely smashed that! Six runs
2.5 Kane Williamson to Albie Morkel, 6, 70.00kph, K Williamson tosses this one up to A Morkel. Full length outside off stump. Six runs! Fantastic batting
2.6 Kane Williamson to Albie Morkel, 4, 79.06kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. A Morkel plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. Very classy from A Morkel - no stopping this one

* Not the best of outings from K Williamson. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Kane Williamson  0 / 18  in 1.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 3 (18 runs) South African Scorchers 40 / 5 (RR: 13.33, RRR: 14.50) ]
South African Scorchers requires 30 runs to win at 15.00 runs per over

[ Albie Morkel  35* (11b 2x4 4x6)     Kane Williamson   1-0-18-0 ]
[ Jacques Kallis 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)       Tim Southee       1-0-20-1 ]

The new bowler is Martin Guptill.
3.1 Martin Guptill to Albie Morkel, 1, 70.00kph, A Morkel plays an extravagant hook. Glorious timing. One more
3.2 Martin Guptill to Albie Morkel, 1, 70.00kph, M Guptill tosses this one up to A Morkel and he on-drives but can't time it properly. They take a single
3.3 Martin Guptill to Albie Morkel, 6, 70.00kph, M Guptill gives this one some air. He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed hook. That is a monstrous hit! SIX
3.4 Martin Guptill to Albie Morkel, 2, 71.18kph, M Guptill gives this one some air. Not finding much turn off this surface. Spanked through the leg side. Great hook. A Morkel pushes hard for two. Excellent running
3.5 Martin Guptill to Albie Morkel, 6, 70.00kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. A Morkel plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. Going going gone! Six

* That's A Morkel's 50! Well played.
* And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair.

3.6 Martin Guptill to Albie Morkel, 1, 70.26kph, M Guptill floats a delivery to A Morkel. The straight one now. A Morkel cover drives but doesn't time it at all. That is an excellent call by A Morkel. One run

* Not the best of outings from M Guptill. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Martin Guptill  0 / 17  in 1.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 4 (17 runs) South African Scorchers 57 / 5 (RR: 14.25, RRR: 12.00) ]
South African Scorchers requires 13 runs to win at 13.00 runs per over

[ Albie Morkel  52* (17b 2x4 6x6)     Martin Guptill    1-0-17-0 ]
[ Jacques Kallis 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)       Kane Williamson   1-0-18-0 ]

The new bowler is Ross Taylor.
4.1 Ross Taylor to Albie Morkel, 1, 70.00kph, R Taylor gives this one some air. A Morkel plays it gently through the leg side. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
4.2 Ross Taylor to Albie Morkel, OUT, 70.00kph, R Taylor floats a delivery to A Morkel and he defends with a straight bat. The ball is airborne and taken by T Southee

	Albie Morkel  c T Southee b R Taylor  53 (18m 19b 2x4 6x6)  SR: 278.95



New Zealand Crusaders wins by 11 runs

MoM: A Morkel

NEW ZEALAND CRUSADERS 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player             Status    Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R   

Martin Guptill     not out   20   11    1  2  181.82
Brendon McCullum   retired   32   14    2  3  228.57
Kane Williamson    not out   11   6     1  1  183.33

DNB: Ross Taylor, Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee

FOW: 

New Zealand Crusaders - 69 / 1     Overs 5     RPO: 13.80

EXTRAS: 5     WD: 0     NB: 1     B: 4     LB: 0

PARTNERSHIPS:

Martin Guptill / Brendon McCullum          ooo******.          52 (23)
Martin Guptill / Kane Williamson           o******...          17 (8)


BOWLING SCORECARD

Player           Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R    Wd NB 

Dale Steyn       1.0   0    13   0    13.00  0  0  
Albie Morkel     1.0   0    11   0    11.00  0  0  
Robin Peterson   1.0   0    14   0    14.00  0  0  
Jacques Kallis   1.0   0    12   0    12.00  0  0  
Faf du Plessis   1.0   0    14   0    14.00  0  1  

SOUTH AFRICAN SCORCHERS 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player           Status                               Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R   

Jacques Kallis   st   B McCullum     b   N McCullum   0    1     0  0  0.00  
Faf du Plessis   c    +B McCullum    b   N McCullum   0    1     0  0  0.00  
AB de Villiers   c    M Guptill      b   N McCullum   0    1     0  0  0.00  
Albie Morkel     c    T Southee      b   R Taylor     53   19    2  6  278.95
Robin Peterson                       b    N McCullum  0    1     0  0  0.00  
Dale Steyn       c    K Williamson   b   T Southee    5    3     1  0  166.67

DNB: 

FOW:    1/0        2/0        3/1        4/1        5/6       6/58     
     

South African Scorchers - 58 / 6     Overs 4.2     RPO: 13.38

EXTRAS: 0     WD: 0     NB: 0     B: 0     LB: 0

PARTNERSHIPS:

Jacques Kallis / Faf du Plessis          ..........          0 (1)
AB de Villiers / Faf du Plessis          ..........          0 (1)
Albie Morkel   / Faf du Plessis          oooooooooo          1 (2)
Albie Morkel   / Robin Peterson          ..........          0 (1)
Albie Morkel   / Dale Steyn              **********          5 (3)
Albie Morkel   / Jacques Kallis          oooooooooo          52 (18)


BOWLING SCORECARD

Player            Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R    Wd NB 

Nathan McCullum   1.0   0    2    4    2.00   0  0  
Tim Southee       1.0   0    20   1    20.00  0  0  
Kane Williamson   1.0   0    18   0    18.00  0  0  
Martin Guptill    1.0   0    17   0    17.00  0  0  
Ross Taylor       0.2   0    1    1    3.00   0  0  


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. New Zealand Crusaders will breathe a sigh of relief after today's match and will be hoping to be more authoritative in the next one. The pitch was a bowler's graveyard and did not offer much assistance in the way of swing, seam or spin. Oh dear - if you're a South African Scorchers supporter, I'm afraid the scorecard makes for pretty poor reading. New Zealand Crusaders simply showed more hunger for the win today and they will deservedly take all the accolades for the performance they put in.

MATCH NOTES
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New Zealand Crusaders      69/1 5 overs
South African Scorchers    58 all out 4.2 overs

New Zealand Crusaders

. Close of innings: New Zealand Crusaders - 69 / 1

South African Scorchers

. Albie Morkel 50 off 17 balls in 17 min
. Close of innings: South African Scorchers - 58 / 6

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

BTW those who are wondering how Albie Morkel scored a 50 is, all batsman got out and according to the HK6 rules, a batsman can continue batting until he is out if all other batsman are out and there will be a runner at non strike end.

Also, I dont know how the presentation went this way. I will check it out

 

[MrNginator]

All good with Albie continuing with the batting, it doesn't affect our performance at all as we won pretty at a comfortable level. We'll stay the same again, I reckon our chances of making it into the Finals, but not being over-confident, we'll keep our guard up.

 

[Pinch hitter]

Bangladeshi lineup against New Zealand

Mushfiqur Rahim
Tamim Iqbal
Nasir Hossain
Mahmudullah
Shakib Al Hasan
Abdur Razzak

 

[Markkkkk]

Nathan McCollum destroyed our batting line up


Vernon Philander in for Faf and he bats at 4

 

[Umair7]

What happened ??????