@Baahubali please change the captain of Auckland Strikers
why ? Stephan Fleming is a captain of New Zealand team@Baahubali please change the captain of Auckland Strikers
why ? Stephan Fleming is a captain of New Zealand team
why ? Stephan Fleming is a captain of New Zealand team
rules
1. you can't change your captain.
2. only 1 retired player allowed in playing XI.
so if you make a retired player as your captain then your other retired player wont make it to the playing XI. if you still dont want to change then its fine.
Leinster Lightning won the toss and chose to bat first
0.1 Iain Wardlaw to Craig Kieswetter, Oh, that's a juicy full tossand the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
0.2 Iain Wardlaw to Craig Kieswetter, No shot offered. (0)
0.3 Iain Wardlaw to Craig Kieswetter, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
0.4 Iain Wardlaw to Craig Kieswetter, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
0.5 Iain Wardlaw to Craig Kieswetter, , Wide, one run (1)
0.5 Iain Wardlaw to Craig Kieswetter, (0) Pitched in line, hitting middle stump, but is it too high? The umpire doesn't think so, and the batsman has to go!
Craig Kieswetter lbw Iain Wardlaw
Runs : 12 Balls : 5 S/R : 240
0.6 Iain Wardlaw to Andrew Balbirnie, (0) Goes for the sweep shot, misses completely, and is caught plumb in front. Needless shot that.
Andrew Balbirnie lbw Iain Wardlaw
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
End of over 1
Leinster Lightning 13/2 (RR : 13)
Kamran Akmal 0 (0b)
Paul Stirling 0 (0b)
Iain Wardlaw 1-0-13-2
1.1 Micheal Yardy to Paul Stirling, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.2 Micheal Yardy to Paul Stirling, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
1.3 Micheal Yardy to Paul Stirling, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
1.4 Micheal Yardy to Paul Stirling, One more to the total. (1)
1.5 Micheal Yardy to Kamran Akmal, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
1.6 Micheal Yardy to Kamran Akmal, , Wide, one run (1)
1.6 Micheal Yardy to Kamran Akmal, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 2
Leinster Lightning 17/2 (RR : 8.5)
Kamran Akmal 0 (2b)
Paul Stirling 3 (4b)
Micheal Yardy 1-0-4-0
2.1 Iain Wardlaw to Paul Stirling, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
2.2 Iain Wardlaw to Paul Stirling, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
2.3 Iain Wardlaw to Kamran Akmal, , No Ball. And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
2.3 Iain Wardlaw to Kamran Akmal, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
2.4 Iain Wardlaw to Paul Stirling, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
2.5 Iain Wardlaw to Kamran Akmal, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
2.6 Iain Wardlaw to Kamran Akmal, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
End of over 3
Leinster Lightning 33/2 (RR : 11)
Kamran Akmal 11 (5b)
Paul Stirling 7 (7b)
Iain Wardlaw 2-0-29-2
3.1 Micheal Yardy to Paul Stirling, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
3.2 Micheal Yardy to Paul Stirling, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
3.3 Micheal Yardy to Kamran Akmal, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
3.4 Micheal Yardy to Kamran Akmal, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
3.5 Micheal Yardy to Kamran Akmal, (0) Brilliant slower ball, the batsman swung at it twice and still missed! Clean bowled!
Kamran Akmal b Micheal Yardy
Runs : 17 Balls : 8 S/R : 212.5
3.6 Micheal Yardy to John Mooney, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 4
Leinster Lightning 40/3 (RR : 10)
John Mooney 0 (1b)
Paul Stirling 8 (9b)
Micheal Yardy 2-0-11-1
4.1 Iain Wardlaw to Paul Stirling, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
4.2 Iain Wardlaw to Paul Stirling, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
4.3 Iain Wardlaw to Paul Stirling, 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)
4.4 Iain Wardlaw to Paul Stirling, 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)
4.5 Iain Wardlaw to Paul Stirling, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
4.6 Iain Wardlaw 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)
End of over 5
Leinster Lightning 51/3 (RR : 10.2)
John Mooney 0 (1b)
Paul Stirling 19 (15b)
Iain Wardlaw 3-0-40-2
5.1 Micheal Yardy to Paul Stirling, (0) Goes for a straight drive, but inside edges it into his legs and it richochets onto the stumps! The batsman is not happy!
Paul Stirling b Micheal Yardy
Runs : 19 Balls : 16 S/R : 118.8
5.2 Micheal Yardy to Andy McBrine, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
5.3 Micheal Yardy to Andy McBrine, 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)
5.4 Micheal Yardy to Andy McBrine, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
5.5 Micheal Yardy to Andy McBrine, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
5.6 Micheal Yardy to Andy McBrine, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
End of over 6
Leinster Lightning 69/4 (RR : 11.5)
Andy McBrine 18 (5b)
John Mooney 0 (1b)
Micheal Yardy 3-0-29-2
6.1 Majid Haq to John Mooney, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
6.2 Majid Haq to John Mooney, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
6.3 Majid Haq to John Mooney, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
6.4 Majid Haq to John Mooney, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
6.5 Majid Haq to John Mooney, 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)
6.6 Majid Haq to John Mooney, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 7
Leinster Lightning 75/4 (RR : 10.7)
John Mooney 6 (7b)
Andy McBrine 18 (5b)
Majid Haq 1-0-6-0
7.1 Dewald Nel to Andy McBrine, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
7.2 Dewald Nel to Andy McBrine, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
7.3 Dewald Nel to John Mooney, 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)
7.4 Dewald Nel to John Mooney, Good running, two runs. (2)
7.5 Dewald Nel to John Mooney, Good running, two runs. (2)
7.6 Dewald Nel to John Mooney, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
End of over 8
Leinster Lightning 90/4 (RR : 11.3)
John Mooney 16 (11b)
Andy McBrine 23 (7b)
Dewald Nel 1-0-15-0
8.1 Matt Machan to Andy McBrine, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
8.2 Matt Machan to Andy McBrine, Good running, two runs. (2)
8.3 Matt Machan to Andy McBrine, 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)
8.4 Matt Machan to John Mooney, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
8.5 Matt Machan to John Mooney, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
8.6 Matt Machan to Andy McBrine, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
End of over 9
Leinster Lightning 102/4 (RR : 11.3)
Andy McBrine 32 (11b)
John Mooney 19 (13b)
Matt Machan 1-0-12-0
9.1 Dewald Nel to John Mooney, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
9.2 Dewald Nel to John Mooney, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
9.3 Dewald Nel to John Mooney, That's a single. (1)
9.4 Dewald Nel to Andy McBrine, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
9.5 Dewald Nel to Andy McBrine, 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)
9.6 Dewald Nel to Andy McBrine, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 10
Leinster Lightning 107/4 (RR : 10.7)
Andy McBrine 34 (14b)
John Mooney 22 (16b)
Dewald Nel 2-0-20-0
10.1 Matt Machan to John Mooney, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
10.2 Matt Machan to John Mooney, 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)
10.3 Matt Machan to John Mooney, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
10.4 Matt Machan to John Mooney, 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)
10.5 Matt Machan to Andy McBrine, 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)
10.6 Matt Machan to Andy McBrine, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 11
Leinster Lightning 117/4 (RR : 10.6)
John Mooney 27 (20b)
Andy McBrine 39 (16b)
Matt Machan 2-0-22-0
11.1 Dewald Nel to Andy McBrine, , No Ball. Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
11.1 Dewald Nel to Andy McBrine, That was a very good delivery. (0)
11.2 Dewald Nel to Andy McBrine, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
11.3 Dewald Nel to Andy McBrine, 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)
11.4 Dewald Nel to Andy McBrine, 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)
11.5 Dewald Nel to Andy McBrine, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
11.6 Dewald Nel to Andy McBrine, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 12
Leinster Lightning 130/4 (RR : 10.8)
Andy McBrine 51 (22b)
John Mooney 27 (20b)
Dewald Nel 3-0-33-0
12.1 Matt Machan to John Mooney, 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)
12.2 Matt Machan to John Mooney, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
12.3 Matt Machan to John Mooney, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
12.4 Matt Machan to Andy McBrine, 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)
12.5 Matt Machan to Andy McBrine, 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)
12.6 Matt Machan to John Mooney, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 13
Leinster Lightning 137/4 (RR : 10.5)
Andy McBrine 52 (24b)
John Mooney 33 (24b)
Matt Machan 3-0-29-0
13.1 Majid Haq to John Mooney, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
13.2 Majid Haq to Andy McBrine, Very well bowled. (0)
13.3 Majid Haq to Andy McBrine, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
13.4 Majid Haq to Andy McBrine, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
13.5 Majid Haq to Andy McBrine, 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)
13.6 Majid Haq to John Mooney, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 14
Leinster Lightning 141/4 (RR : 10.1)
John Mooney 34 (26b)
Andy McBrine 55 (28b)
Majid Haq 2-0-10-0
14.1 Moneeb Iqbal to Andy McBrine, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
14.2 Moneeb Iqbal to Andy McBrine, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
14.3 Moneeb Iqbal to Andy McBrine, , No Ball. Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
14.3 Moneeb Iqbal to Andy McBrine, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
14.4 Moneeb Iqbal to Andy McBrine, 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)
14.5 Moneeb Iqbal to Andy McBrine, Very well bowled. (0)
14.6 Moneeb Iqbal to Andy McBrine, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 15
Leinster Lightning 146/4 (RR : 9.73)
Andy McBrine 59 (34b)
John Mooney 34 (26b)
Moneeb Iqbal 1-0-5-0
15.1 Dewald Nel to John Mooney, No shot offered. (0)
15.2 Dewald Nel to John Mooney, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
15.3 Dewald Nel to John Mooney, Good running, two runs. (2)
15.4 Dewald Nel to John Mooney, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
15.5 Dewald Nel to John Mooney, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
15.6 Dewald Nel to John Mooney, 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)
End of over 16
Leinster Lightning 158/4 (RR : 9.88)
John Mooney 46 (32b)
Andy McBrine 59 (34b)
Dewald Nel 4-0-45-0
16.1 Moneeb Iqbal to Andy McBrine, (0) That was a running effort that would make Owais Shah proud. And that isn't a good thing.
Andy McBrine run out Dewald Nel
Runs : 59 Balls : 35 S/R : 168.6
16.2 Moneeb Iqbal to James Shannon, (0) He taps the ball away, calls for a quick singe, in comes the throw, and it's a direct hit! Out by miles! Fantastic fielding!
James Shannon run out Dewald Nel
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
16.3 Moneeb Iqbal to Boyd Rankin, (0) Delicate little late cut, well placed. The batsmen hesitate going for the single...it's a huge mix up...and they end up at the same end! Easy runout, poor, poor running.
Boyd Rankin run out Murali Vijay
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
16.4 Moneeb Iqbal to Curtly Ambrose, (0) He taps the ball away, calls for a quick singe, in comes the throw, and it's a direct hit! Out by miles! Fantastic fielding!
Curtly Ambrose run out Murali Vijay
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
16.5 Moneeb Iqbal to Gary Kidd, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.6 Moneeb Iqbal to Gary Kidd, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 17
Leinster Lightning 158/8 (RR : 9.29)
Gary Kidd 0 (2b)
John Mooney 46 (32b)
Moneeb Iqbal 2-1-5-0
17.1 Majid Haq to John Mooney, (0) 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...oh yes he has! Splendid effort!
John Mooney c & b Majid Haq
Runs : 46 Balls : 33 S/R : 139.4
17.2 Majid Haq to Saeed Ajmal, 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)
17.3 Majid Haq to Saeed Ajmal, (0) Bowled!
Saeed Ajmal b Majid Haq
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
The final scorecard was :
Score: 158
Wickets : 10
Overs : 17.3
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Craig Kieswetter lbw Iain Wardlaw 12 5 1 1 240
Paul Stirling b Micheal Yardy 19 16 2 0 118.8
Andrew Balbirnie lbw Iain Wardlaw 0 1 0 0 0
Kamran Akmal b Micheal Yardy 17 8 2 1 212.5
John Mooney c & b Majid Haq 46 33 5 1 139.4
Andy McBrine run out Dewald Nel 59 35 8 1 168.6
James Shannon run out Dewald Nel 0 1 0 0 0
Boyd Rankin run out Murali Vijay 0 1 0 0 0
Curtly Ambrose run out Murali Vijay 0 1 0 0 0
Gary Kidd not out 0 2 0 0 0
Saeed Ajmal b Majid Haq 0 2 0 0 0
Total: 158 Overs: 17.3 Run Rate: 9.294
Extras : 5 No Balls : 3 Wides : 2 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Carlton Cricket Club Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Matt Machan 3.0 0 29 0 9.667
Majid Haq 2.3 0 10 2 4
Dewald Nel 4.0 0 45 0 11.25
Iain Wardlaw 3.0 0 40 2 13.33
Micheal Yardy 3.0 0 29 2 9.667
Moneeb Iqbal 2.0 1 5 0 2.5
Total: 158 Overs: 17.3 Run Rate: 9.294
Extras : 5 No Balls : 3 Wides : 2 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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The second innings begins now
0.1 Boyd Rankin to Murali Vijay, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
0.2 Boyd Rankin to Murali Vijay, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
0.3 Boyd Rankin to Fraser Watts, 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)
0.4 Boyd Rankin to Fraser Watts, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
0.5 Boyd Rankin to Fraser Watts, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
0.6 Boyd Rankin to Murali Vijay, 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)
End of over 1
Carlton Cricket Club 6/0 (RR : 6) Required RR(8)
Murali Vijay 5 (3b)
Fraser Watts 1 (3b)
Boyd Rankin 1-0-6-0
1.1 Curtly Ambrose to Fraser Watts, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
1.2 Curtly Ambrose to Murali Vijay, Splendid shot for four! (4)
1.3 Curtly Ambrose to Murali Vijay, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
1.4 Curtly Ambrose to Murali Vijay, Very well bowled. (0)
1.5 Curtly Ambrose to Murali Vijay, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
1.6 Curtly Ambrose to Murali Vijay, , No BallThe batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
1.6 Curtly Ambrose to Murali Vijay, Six! (6)
End of over 2
Carlton Cricket Club 26/0 (RR : 13) Required RR(7.33)
Murali Vijay 23 (8b)
Fraser Watts 2 (4b)
Curtly Ambrose 1-0-20-0
2.1 Boyd Rankin to Fraser Watts, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
2.2 Boyd Rankin to Murali Vijay, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six! (6)
2.3 Boyd Rankin to Murali Vijay, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
2.4 Boyd Rankin to Murali Vijay, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
2.5 Boyd Rankin to Fraser Watts, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
2.6 Boyd Rankin to Fraser Watts, 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 3
Carlton Cricket Club 37/0 (RR : 12.3) Required RR(7.12)
Murali Vijay 30 (11b)
Fraser Watts 6 (7b)
Boyd Rankin 2-0-17-0
3.1 Curtly Ambrose to Fraser Watts, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!
Fraser Watts b Curtly Ambrose
Runs : 6 Balls : 8 S/R : 75
(0)
3.2 Curtly Ambrose to Russel Arnold, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
3.3 Curtly Ambrose to Russel Arnold, 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)
3.4 Curtly Ambrose to Russel Arnold, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
3.5 Curtly Ambrose to Russel Arnold, The bowler appeals, and the finger of death has lifted.
Russel Arnold lbw Curtly Ambrose
Runs : 10 Balls : 4 S/R : 250
(0)
3.6 Curtly Ambrose 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)
End of over 4
Carlton Cricket Club 47/2 (RR : 11.8) Required RR(6.94)
Eoin Morgan 0 (1b)
Murali Vijay 30 (11b)
Curtly Ambrose 2-0-30-2
4.1 Boyd Rankin to Murali Vijay, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
4.2 Boyd Rankin to Murali Vijay, One more to the total. (1)
4.3 Boyd Rankin to Eoin Morgan, Oh boy what a catch that was! Incredible reflexes, he caught it one handed diving to his left, the batsman can't believe it!
Eoin Morgan c Saeed Ajmal b Boyd Rankin
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
(0)
4.4 Boyd Rankin to Mathew Cross, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
4.5 Boyd Rankin to Mathew Cross, 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)
4.6 Boyd Rankin to Mathew Cross, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
End of over 5
Carlton Cricket Club 52/3 (RR : 10.4) Required RR(7.07)
Mathew Cross 4 (3b)
Murali Vijay 31 (13b)
Boyd Rankin 3-0-22-1
5.1 Curtly Ambrose to Murali Vijay, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
5.2 Curtly Ambrose to Murali Vijay, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
5.3 Curtly Ambrose to Mathew Cross, That's a single. (1)
5.4 Curtly Ambrose to Murali Vijay, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, and the batsman slips and falls! The throw is in, he tries to get back in time, but it's in vain and he's out runout! Oh that's just bad luck.
Murali Vijay run out Saeed Ajmal
Runs : 32 Balls : 16 S/R : 200
(0)
5.5 Curtly Ambrose to Matt Machan, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
5.6 Curtly Ambrose to Matt Machan, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
End of over 6
Carlton Cricket Club 60/4 (RR : 10) Required RR(7)
Matt Machan 6 (2b)
Mathew Cross 5 (4b)
Curtly Ambrose 3-0-38-2
6.1 Gary Kidd to Mathew Cross, 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)
6.2 Gary Kidd to Mathew Cross, 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)
6.3 Gary Kidd to Mathew Cross, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.4 Gary Kidd to Mathew Cross, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
6.5 Gary Kidd to Matt Machan, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
6.6 Gary Kidd to Mathew Cross, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 7
Carlton Cricket Club 64/4 (RR : 9.14) Required RR(7.23)
Mathew Cross 8 (9b)
Matt Machan 7 (3b)
Gary Kidd 1-0-4-0
7.1 John Mooney to Matt Machan, That was a very good delivery. (0)
7.2 John Mooney to Matt Machan, 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)
7.3 John Mooney to Mathew Cross, Good running, two runs. (2)
7.4 John Mooney to Mathew Cross, 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)
7.5 John Mooney to Mathew Cross, 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)
7.6 John Mooney to Mathew Cross, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 8
Carlton Cricket Club 75/4 (RR : 9.38) Required RR(6.92)
Mathew Cross 18 (13b)
Matt Machan 8 (5b)
John Mooney 1-0-11-0
8.1 Saeed Ajmal to Matt Machan, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
8.2 Saeed Ajmal to Matt Machan, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
8.3 Saeed Ajmal to Mathew Cross, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
8.4 Saeed Ajmal to Matt Machan, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
8.5 Saeed Ajmal to Matt Machan, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
8.6 Saeed Ajmal to Mathew Cross, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 9
Carlton Cricket Club 85/4 (RR : 9.44) Required RR(6.64)
Matt Machan 16 (9b)
Mathew Cross 20 (15b)
Saeed Ajmal 1-0-10-0
9.1 Gary Kidd to Mathew Cross, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
9.2 Gary Kidd to Matt Machan, 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)
9.3 Gary Kidd to Matt Machan, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
9.4 Gary Kidd to Matt Machan, 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)
9.5 Gary Kidd to Matt Machan, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
9.6 Gary Kidd to Matt Machan, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 10
Carlton Cricket Club 98/4 (RR : 9.8) Required RR(6)
Matt Machan 28 (14b)
Mathew Cross 21 (16b)
Gary Kidd 2-0-17-0
10.1 John Mooney to Mathew Cross, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
10.2 John Mooney to Mathew Cross, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
10.3 John Mooney to Matt Machan, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.4 John Mooney to Matt Machan, 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)
10.5 John Mooney to Matt Machan, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
10.6 John Mooney to Matt Machan, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 11
Carlton Cricket Club 103/4 (RR : 9.36) Required RR(6.11)
Matt Machan 32 (18b)
Mathew Cross 22 (18b)
John Mooney 2-0-16-0
11.1 Saeed Ajmal to Mathew Cross, 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)
11.2 Saeed Ajmal to Mathew Cross, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
11.3 Saeed Ajmal to Mathew Cross, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
11.4 Saeed Ajmal to Matt Machan, 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)
11.5 Saeed Ajmal to Matt Machan, Very well bowled. (0)
11.6 Saeed Ajmal to Matt Machan, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
End of over 12
Carlton Cricket Club 112/4 (RR : 9.33) Required RR(5.75)
Matt Machan 34 (21b)
Mathew Cross 29 (21b)
Saeed Ajmal 2-0-19-0
12.1 Andy McBrine to Mathew Cross, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
12.2 Andy McBrine to Mathew Cross, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
12.3 Andy McBrine to Matt Machan, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.4 Andy McBrine to Matt Machan, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
12.5 Andy McBrine to Mathew Cross, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
12.6 Andy McBrine to Mathew Cross, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 13
Carlton Cricket Club 121/4 (RR : 9.31) Required RR(5.29)
Matt Machan 37 (23b)
Mathew Cross 35 (25b)
Andy McBrine 1-0-9-0
13.1 Saeed Ajmal to Mathew Cross, 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)
13.2 Saeed Ajmal to Mathew Cross, 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)
13.3 Saeed Ajmal to Mathew Cross, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
13.4 Saeed Ajmal to Mathew Cross, 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)
13.5 Saeed Ajmal to Mathew Cross, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
13.6 Saeed Ajmal to Mathew Cross, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 14
Carlton Cricket Club 127/4 (RR : 9.07) Required RR(5.17)
Mathew Cross 41 (31b)
Matt Machan 37 (23b)
Saeed Ajmal 3-0-25-0
14.1 John Mooney to Matt Machan, , No BallFull toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
14.1 John Mooney to Mathew Cross, Very well bowled. (0)
14.2 John Mooney to Mathew Cross, That's a single. (1)
14.3 John Mooney to Matt Machan, , No BallShort and pulled away for a single (1)
14.3 John Mooney to Mathew Cross, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
14.4 John Mooney to Mathew Cross, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.5 John Mooney to Mathew Cross, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.6 John Mooney to Mathew Cross, 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)
End of over 15
Carlton Cricket Club 134/4 (RR : 8.93) Required RR(4.8)
Mathew Cross 44 (37b)
Matt Machan 39 (23b)
John Mooney 3-0-23-0
15.1 Gary Kidd to Matt Machan, 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)
15.2 Gary Kidd to Mathew Cross, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
15.3 Gary Kidd to Mathew Cross, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
15.4 Gary Kidd to Mathew Cross, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
15.5 Gary Kidd to Mathew Cross, Good running, two runs. (2)
15.6 Gary Kidd to Mathew Cross, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 16
Carlton Cricket Club 144/4 (RR : 9) Required RR(3.5)
Matt Machan 40 (24b)
Mathew Cross 53 (42b)
Gary Kidd 3-0-27-0
16.1 Saeed Ajmal to Mathew Cross, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
16.2 Saeed Ajmal to Matt Machan, 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)
16.3 Saeed Ajmal to Matt Machan, 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. (5)
16.4 Saeed Ajmal to Mathew Cross, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
16.5 Saeed Ajmal to Mathew Cross, 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)
16.6 Saeed Ajmal to Mathew Cross, 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 17
Carlton Cricket Club 160/4 (RR : 9.41) Required RR(-0.667)
Mathew Cross 62 (46b)
Matt Machan 47 (26b)
Saeed Ajmal 4-0-41-0
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 160
Wickets : 4
Overs : 17.0
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Murali Vijay run out Saeed Ajmal 32 16 4 2 200
Fraser Watts b Curtly Ambrose 6 8 0 0 75
Russel Arnold lbw Curtly Ambrose 10 4 1 1 250
Eoin Morgan c Saeed Ajmal b Boyd Rankin 0 2 0 0 0
Mathew Cross not out 62 46 4 1 134.8
Matt Machan not out 47 26 5 1 180.8
Majid Haq dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Dewald Nel dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Iain Wardlaw dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Micheal Yardy dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Moneeb Iqbal dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 160 Overs: 17.0 Run Rate: 9.412
Extras : 3 No Balls : 3 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Leinster Lightning Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
John Mooney 3.0 0 23 0 7.667
Andy McBrine 1.0 0 9 0 9
Boyd Rankin 3.0 0 22 1 7.333
Curtly Ambrose 3.0 0 38 2 12.67
Gary Kidd 3.0 0 27 0 9
Saeed Ajmal 4.0 0 41 0 10.25
Total: 160 Overs: 17.0 Run Rate: 9.412
Extras : 3 No Balls : 3 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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MATCH SUMMARY
Leinster Lightning - 158/10 in 17.3 overs.
Carlton Cricket Club - 160/4 in 17.0 overs.
Carlton Cricket Club wins the match by 6 wickets
Carlton Cricket Club progress to finals
Leinster Lightning is knocked out.
Speenghar Prangan won the toss and chose to bat
0.1 Elijah Otieno to Asghar Stanikzai, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
0.2 Elijah Otieno to Mohammad Hafeez, Very well bowled. (0)
0.3 Elijah Otieno to Mohammad Hafeez, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
0.4 Elijah Otieno to Asghar Stanikzai, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
0.5 Elijah Otieno to Asghar Stanikzai, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
0.6 Elijah Otieno to Asghar Stanikzai, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 1
Speenghar Prangan 11/0 (RR : 11)
Mohammad Hafeez 1 (2b)
Asghar Stanikzai 10 (4b)
Elijah Otieno 1-0-11-0
1.1 Shem Ngoche to Asghar Stanikzai, (0) The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, and misses completely! Gone!
Asghar Stanikzai b Shem Ngoche
Runs : 10 Balls : 5 S/R : 200
1.2 Shem Ngoche to Mohammad Shahzad, (0) That's plumber than the man who fixes my kitchen sink! Out!
Mohammad Shahzad lbw Shem Ngoche
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
1.3 Shem Ngoche to Dinesh Chandimal, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
1.4 Shem Ngoche to Dinesh Chandimal, , Byes, another 3 run(s) (3)
1.5 Shem Ngoche to Dinesh Chandimal, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.6 Shem Ngoche to Dinesh Chandimal, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 2
Speenghar Prangan 18/2 (RR : 9)
Dinesh Chandimal 4 (3b)
Mohammad Hafeez 1 (2b)
Shem Ngoche 1-0-4-2
2.1 Elijah Otieno to Mohammad Hafeez, 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)
2.2 Elijah Otieno to Dinesh Chandimal, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
2.3 Elijah Otieno to Mohammad Hafeez, 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)
2.4 Elijah Otieno to Mohammad Hafeez, Very well bowled. (0)
2.5 Elijah Otieno to Mohammad Hafeez, (0) Delicate little late cut, well placed. The batsmen hesitate going for the single...it's a huge mix up...and they end up at the same end! Easy runout, poor, poor running.
Mohammad Hafeez run out Ifran Karim
Runs : 2 Balls : 6 S/R : 33.33
2.6 Elijah Otieno to Mohammad Nabi, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 3
Speenghar Prangan 21/3 (RR : 7)
Dinesh Chandimal 5 (4b)
Mohammad Nabi 1 (1b)
Elijah Otieno 2-0-14-0
3.1 Shem Ngoche to Mohammad Nabi, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
3.2 Shem Ngoche to Dinesh Chandimal, Very well bowled. (0)
3.3 Shem Ngoche to Dinesh Chandimal, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
3.4 Shem Ngoche to Mohammad Nabi, 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)
3.5 Shem Ngoche to Mohammad Nabi, (0) The crowd roar in delight at that dismissal, it's clear to see that the fielder is a fan favourite!
Mohammad Nabi c Hiren Varaiya b Shem Ngoche
Runs : 2 Balls : 4 S/R : 50
3.6 Shem Ngoche to Shabir Noori, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
End of over 4
Speenghar Prangan 27/4 (RR : 6.75)
Shabir Noori 4 (1b)
Dinesh Chandimal 6 (6b)
Shem Ngoche 2-0-10-3
4.1 Elijah Otieno to Dinesh Chandimal, 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)
4.2 Elijah Otieno to Dinesh Chandimal, 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)
4.3 Elijah Otieno to Dinesh Chandimal, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
4.4 Elijah Otieno to Dinesh Chandimal, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
4.5 Elijah Otieno to Shabir Noori, (0) Short, wide, and played on! That's poor, poor batting, the bowler is estatic about getting a wicket off that!
Shabir Noori b Elijah Otieno
Runs : 4 Balls : 2 S/R : 200
4.6 Elijah Otieno to Ravindra Bopara, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 5
Speenghar Prangan 28/5 (RR : 5.6)
Ravindra Bopara 0 (1b)
Dinesh Chandimal 7 (10b)
Elijah Otieno 3-0-15-1
5.1 Shem Ngoche to Dinesh Chandimal, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
5.2 Shem Ngoche to Dinesh Chandimal, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
5.3 Shem Ngoche to Ravindra Bopara, (0) GOT HIM! Clean bowled!
Ravindra Bopara b Shem Ngoche
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
5.4 Shem Ngoche to Dawlat Ahmadzai, Very well bowled. (0)
5.5 Shem Ngoche to Dawlat Ahmadzai, 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)
5.6 Shem Ngoche to Dawlat Ahmadzai, 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)
End of over 6
Speenghar Prangan 35/6 (RR : 5.83)
Dawlat Ahmadzai 4 (3b)
Dinesh Chandimal 10 (12b)
Shem Ngoche 3-0-17-4
6.1 Hiren Varaiya to Dinesh Chandimal, 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)
6.2 Hiren Varaiya to Dinesh Chandimal, No shot offered. (0)
6.3 Hiren Varaiya to Dinesh Chandimal, Very well bowled. (0)
6.4 Hiren Varaiya to Dinesh Chandimal, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
6.5 Hiren Varaiya to Dawlat Ahmadzai, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
6.6 Hiren Varaiya to Dinesh Chandimal, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
End of over 7
Speenghar Prangan 39/6 (RR : 5.57)
Dinesh Chandimal 13 (17b)
Dawlat Ahmadzai 5 (4b)
Hiren Varaiya 1-0-4-0
7.1 Steve Tikolo to Dawlat Ahmadzai, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
7.2 Steve Tikolo to Dawlat Ahmadzai, Very well bowled. (0)
7.3 Steve Tikolo to Dawlat Ahmadzai, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
7.4 Steve Tikolo to Dawlat Ahmadzai, Very well bowled. (0)
7.5 Steve Tikolo to Dawlat Ahmadzai, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.6 Steve Tikolo to Dawlat Ahmadzai, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 8
Speenghar Prangan 39/6 (RR : 4.88)
Dawlat Ahmadzai 5 (10b)
Dinesh Chandimal 13 (17b)
Steve Tikolo 1-1-0-0
8.1 Hiren Varaiya to Dinesh Chandimal, 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)
8.2 Hiren Varaiya to Dinesh Chandimal, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
8.3 Hiren Varaiya to Dinesh Chandimal, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.4 Hiren Varaiya to Dinesh Chandimal, Very well bowled. (0)
8.5 Hiren Varaiya to Dinesh Chandimal, 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)
8.6 Hiren Varaiya to Dinesh Chandimal, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 9
Speenghar Prangan 44/6 (RR : 4.89)
Dawlat Ahmadzai 5 (10b)
Dinesh Chandimal 18 (23b)
Hiren Varaiya 2-0-9-0
9.1 Fawad Alam to Dinesh Chandimal, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
9.2 Fawad Alam to Dinesh Chandimal, No shot offered. (0)
9.3 Fawad Alam to Dinesh Chandimal, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
9.4 Fawad Alam to Dawlat Ahmadzai, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
9.5 Fawad Alam to Dawlat Ahmadzai, That was a very good delivery. (0)
9.6 Fawad Alam to Dawlat Ahmadzai, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 10
Speenghar Prangan 51/6 (RR : 5.1)
Dawlat Ahmadzai 7 (13b)
Dinesh Chandimal 23 (26b)
Fawad Alam 1-0-7-0
10.1 Collins Obuya to Dinesh Chandimal, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
10.2 Collins Obuya to Dawlat Ahmadzai, Good running, two runs. (2)
10.3 Collins Obuya to Dawlat Ahmadzai, 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)
10.4 Collins Obuya to Dawlat Ahmadzai, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
10.5 Collins Obuya to Dinesh Chandimal, 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)
10.6 Collins Obuya to Dinesh Chandimal, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 11
Speenghar Prangan 61/6 (RR : 5.55)
Dinesh Chandimal 28 (29b)
Dawlat Ahmadzai 12 (16b)
Collins Obuya 1-0-10-0
11.1 Fawad Alam to Dawlat Ahmadzai, 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)
11.2 Fawad Alam to Dawlat Ahmadzai, Very well bowled. (0)
11.3 Fawad Alam to Dawlat Ahmadzai, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
11.4 Fawad Alam to Dawlat Ahmadzai, , No Ball. Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
11.4 Fawad Alam to Dawlat Ahmadzai, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
11.5 Fawad Alam to Dawlat Ahmadzai, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
11.6 Fawad Alam to Dinesh Chandimal, 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 12
Speenghar Prangan 71/6 (RR : 5.92)
Dinesh Chandimal 32 (30b)
Dawlat Ahmadzai 17 (21b)
Fawad Alam 2-0-17-0
12.1 Steve Tikolo to Dawlat Ahmadzai, 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)
12.2 Steve Tikolo to Dinesh Chandimal, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
12.3 Steve Tikolo to Dawlat Ahmadzai, 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)
12.4 Steve Tikolo to Dinesh Chandimal, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.5 Steve Tikolo to Dinesh Chandimal, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
12.6 Steve Tikolo to Dawlat Ahmadzai, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 13
Speenghar Prangan 76/6 (RR : 5.85)
Dinesh Chandimal 34 (33b)
Dawlat Ahmadzai 20 (24b)
Steve Tikolo 2-1-5-0
13.1 Fawad Alam to Dawlat Ahmadzai, (0) Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, and the batsman slips and falls! The throw is in, he tries to get back in time, but it's in vain and he's out runout! Oh that's just bad luck.
Dawlat Ahmadzai run out Shem Ngoche
Runs : 20 Balls : 25 S/R : 80
13.2 Fawad Alam to Izatullah Dawlatzai, (0) He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!
Izatullah Dawlatzai c & b Fawad Alam
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
13.3 Fawad Alam to Graham Onions, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
13.4 Fawad Alam to Graham Onions, , Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
13.5 Fawad Alam to Graham Onions, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.6 Fawad Alam to Graham Onions, (0) Oh boy what a catch that was! Incredible reflexes, he caught it one handed diving to his left, the batsman can't believe it!
Graham Onions c Collins Obuya b Fawad Alam
Runs : 0 Balls : 3 S/R : 0
End of over 14
Speenghar Prangan 77/9 (RR : 5.5)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 0 (0b)
Dinesh Chandimal 34 (33b)
Fawad Alam 3-0-17-2
14.1 Collins Obuya to Dinesh Chandimal, 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)
14.2 Collins Obuya to Dinesh Chandimal, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
14.3 Collins Obuya to Dinesh Chandimal, 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)
14.4 Collins Obuya to Dinesh Chandimal, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
14.5 Collins Obuya to Dinesh Chandimal, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
14.6 Collins Obuya to Sharafuddin Ashraf, (0) That was a running effort that would make Owais Shah proud. And that isn't a good thing.
Sharafuddin Ashraf run out Mahela Jayawardene
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
End of over 15
Speenghar Prangan 88/10 (RR : 5.87)
Mirwais Ashraf 0 (0b)
Dinesh Chandimal 45 (38b)
Collins Obuya 2-0-21-0
The final scorecard was :
Score: 88
Wickets : 10
Overs : 15.0
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Asghar Stanikzai b Shem Ngoche 10 5 0 1 200
Mohammad Hafeez run out Ifran Karim 2 6 0 0 33.33
Mohammad Shahzad lbw Shem Ngoche 0 1 0 0 0
Dinesh Chandimal not out 45 38 7 0 118.4
Mohammad Nabi c Hiren Varaiya b Shem Ngoche 2 4 0 0 50
Shabir Noori b Elijah Otieno 4 2 1 0 200
Ravindra Bopara b Shem Ngoche 0 2 0 0 0
Dawlat Ahmadzai run out Shem Ngoche 20 25 2 0 80
Izatullah Dawlatzai c & b Fawad Alam 0 1 0 0 0
Graham Onions c Collins Obuya b Fawad Alam 0 3 0 0 0
Sharafuddin Ashraf run out Mahela Jayawardene 0 1 0 0 0
Total: 88 Overs: 15.0 Run Rate: 5.867
Extras : 5 No Balls : 1 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 4
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Nile Knights Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Fawad Alam 2.5 0 17 2 6
Steve Tikolo 2.0 1 5 0 2.5
Collins Obuya 2.0 0 21 0 10.5
Elijah Otieno 3.0 0 15 1 5
Hiren Varaiya 2.0 0 9 0 4.5
Shem Ngoche 2.5 0 17 4 6
Total: 88 Overs: 15.0 Run Rate: 5.867
Extras : 5 No Balls : 1 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 4
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The second innings begins now
0.1 Dawlat Ahmadzai to Rakep Patel, Very well bowled. (0)
0.2 Dawlat Ahmadzai to Rakep Patel, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
0.3 Dawlat Ahmadzai to Rakep Patel, 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)
0.4 Dawlat Ahmadzai to Rakep Patel, Very well bowled. (0)
0.5 Dawlat Ahmadzai to Rakep Patel, 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)
0.6 Dawlat Ahmadzai to Steven Smith, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 1
Nile Knights 3/0 (RR : 3) Required RR(4.47)
Steven Smith 2 (1b)
Rakep Patel 1 (5b)
Dawlat Ahmadzai 1-0-3-0
1.1 Graham Onions to Rakep Patel, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
1.2 Graham Onions to Rakep Patel, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
1.3 Graham Onions to Steven Smith, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
1.4 Graham Onions to Rakep Patel, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
1.5 Graham Onions to Rakep Patel, Very well bowled. (0)
1.6 Graham Onions to Rakep Patel, Struck in front, All fielders appealing, and Got him!
Rakep Patel lbw Graham Onions
Runs : 4 Balls : 10 S/R : 40
(0)
End of over 2
Nile Knights 7/1 (RR : 3.5) Required RR(4.5)
Aravinda de Silva 0 (0b)
Steven Smith 3 (2b)
Graham Onions 1-0-4-1
2.1 Dawlat Ahmadzai to Steven Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
2.2 Dawlat Ahmadzai to Steven Smith, That six has cleared the car park! (6)
2.3 Dawlat Ahmadzai to Steven Smith, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
2.4 Dawlat Ahmadzai to Steven Smith, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (5)
2.5 Dawlat Ahmadzai to Aravinda de Silva, 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. (8)
2.6 Dawlat Ahmadzai to Steven Smith, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
End of over 3
Nile Knights 34/1 (RR : 11.3) Required RR(3.18)
Steven Smith 22 (7b)
Aravinda de Silva 8 (1b)
Dawlat Ahmadzai 2-0-30-0
3.1 Graham Onions to Aravinda de Silva, 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)
3.2 Graham Onions to Aravinda de Silva, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
3.3 Graham Onions to Steven Smith, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
3.4 Graham Onions to Aravinda de Silva, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
3.5 Graham Onions to Steven Smith, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
3.6 Graham Onions to Aravinda de Silva, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 4
Nile Knights 38/1 (RR : 9.5) Required RR(3.13)
Aravinda de Silva 10 (5b)
Steven Smith 24 (9b)
Graham Onions 2-0-8-1
4.1 Dawlat Ahmadzai to Steven Smith, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
4.2 Dawlat Ahmadzai to Steven Smith, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
4.3 Dawlat Ahmadzai to Steven Smith, That was a very good delivery. (0)
4.4 Dawlat Ahmadzai to Steven Smith, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, who fires a throw back in immediately. The batsmen try to scrable through for a single, but they're caught short! Brilliant fielding, and a wicket for the fielding side!
Steven Smith run out Dinesh Chandimal
Runs : 30 Balls : 13 S/R : 230.8
(0)
4.5 Dawlat Ahmadzai to Mahela Jayawardene, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
4.6 Dawlat Ahmadzai to Mahela Jayawardene, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
End of over 5
Nile Knights 47/2 (RR : 9.4) Required RR(2.73)
Aravinda de Silva 10 (5b)
Mahela Jayawardene 3 (2b)
Dawlat Ahmadzai 3-0-39-0
5.1 Graham Onions to Mahela Jayawardene, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
5.2 Graham Onions to Mahela Jayawardene, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
5.3 Graham Onions to Mahela Jayawardene, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
5.4 Graham Onions to Aravinda de Silva, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
5.5 Graham Onions to Aravinda de Silva, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
5.6 Graham Onions to Aravinda de Silva, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 6
Nile Knights 59/2 (RR : 9.83) Required RR(2.07)
Mahela Jayawardene 10 (5b)
Aravinda de Silva 15 (8b)
Graham Onions 3-0-20-1
6.1 Ravindra Bopara to Aravinda de Silva, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
6.2 Ravindra Bopara to Mahela Jayawardene, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
6.3 Ravindra Bopara to Mahela Jayawardene, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.4 Ravindra Bopara to Mahela Jayawardene, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
6.5 Ravindra Bopara to Mahela Jayawardene, Very well bowled. (0)
6.6 Ravindra Bopara to Mahela Jayawardene, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
End of over 7
Nile Knights 64/2 (RR : 9.14) Required RR(1.85)
Mahela Jayawardene 14 (10b)
Aravinda de Silva 16 (9b)
Ravindra Bopara 1-0-5-0
7.1 Izatullah Dawlatzai to Aravinda de Silva, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
7.2 Izatullah Dawlatzai to Aravinda de Silva, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
7.3 Izatullah Dawlatzai to Aravinda de Silva, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
7.4 Izatullah Dawlatzai to Aravinda de Silva, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
7.5 Izatullah Dawlatzai to Aravinda de Silva, , No BallThe 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)
7.5 Izatullah Dawlatzai to Aravinda de Silva, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
7.6 Izatullah Dawlatzai to Mahela Jayawardene, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 8
Nile Knights 78/2 (RR : 9.75) Required RR(0.833)
Mahela Jayawardene 14 (11b)
Aravinda de Silva 29 (14b)
Izatullah Dawlatzai 1-0-14-0
8.1 Sharafuddin Ashraf to Aravinda de Silva, 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)
8.2 Sharafuddin Ashraf to Aravinda de Silva, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
8.3 Sharafuddin Ashraf to Aravinda de Silva, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
8.4 Sharafuddin Ashraf to Aravinda de Silva, 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)
8.5 Sharafuddin Ashraf to Aravinda de Silva, 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)
8.6 Sharafuddin Ashraf to Aravinda de Silva, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 9
Nile Knights 86/2 (RR : 9.56) Required RR(0.182)
Aravinda de Silva 37 (20b)
Mahela Jayawardene 14 (11b)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 1-0-8-0
9.1 Mohammad Nabi to Mahela Jayawardene, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
9.2 Mohammad Nabi to Mahela Jayawardene, 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)
9.3 Mohammad Nabi to Aravinda de Silva, One more to the total. (1)
9.4 Mohammad Nabi to Mahela Jayawardene, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 89
Wickets : 2
Overs : 9.4
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Rakep Patel lbw Graham Onions 4 10 0 0 40
Steven Smith run out Dinesh Chandimal 30 13 1 2 230.8
Aravinda de Silva not out 38 21 3 0 181
Mahela Jayawardene not out 16 14 0 1 114.3
Fawad Alam dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Tikolo dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Ifran Karim dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Collins Obuya dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Elijah Otieno dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Hiren Varaiya dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Shem Ngoche dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 89 Overs: 9.4 Run Rate: 9.889
Extras : 1 No Balls : 1 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Speenghar Prangan Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Mohammad Nabi 0.4 0 3 0 4.5
Ravindra Bopara 1.0 0 5 0 5
Dawlat Ahmadzai 3.0 0 39 0 13
Izatullah Dawlatzai 1.0 0 14 0 14
Graham Onions 3.0 0 20 1 6.667
Sharafuddin Ashraf 1.0 0 8 0 8
Total: 89 Overs: 9.4 Run Rate: 9.889
Extras : 1 No Balls : 1 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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MATCH SUMMARY
Speenghar Prangan - 88/10 in 15.0 overs.
Nile Knights - 89/2 in 9.4 overs.
Nile Knights wins the match by 8 wickets
Nile Knights progress to finals
Speenghar Prangan is knocked out.
Carlton Cricket Club won the toss and chose to bat first
0.1 Elijah Otieno to Murali Vijay, , No Ball. Easy single. (1)
0.1 Elijah Otieno to Fraser Watts, That was a very good delivery. (0)
0.2 Elijah Otieno to Fraser Watts, 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)
0.3 Elijah Otieno to Fraser Watts, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
0.4 Elijah Otieno to Fraser Watts, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
0.5 Elijah Otieno to Fraser Watts, That's a single. (1)
0.6 Elijah Otieno to Murali Vijay, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 1
Carlton Cricket Club 16/0 (RR : 16)
Fraser Watts 13 (5b)
Murali Vijay 2 (1b)
Elijah Otieno 1-0-16-0
1.1 Shem Ngoche to Murali Vijay, (0) Wrong call, this could be trouble, and out!
Murali Vijay run out Steven Smith
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
1.2 Shem Ngoche to Russel Arnold, Very well bowled. (0)
1.3 Shem Ngoche to Russel Arnold, Low fulltoss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught! (6)
1.4 Shem Ngoche to Russel Arnold, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
1.5 Shem Ngoche to Russel Arnold, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
1.6 Shem Ngoche to Fraser Watts, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see! (6)
End of over 2
Carlton Cricket Club 31/1 (RR : 15.5)
Fraser Watts 19 (6b)
Russel Arnold 9 (4b)
Shem Ngoche 1-0-15-0
2.1 Elijah Otieno to Russel Arnold, 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)
2.2 Elijah Otieno to Russel Arnold, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
2.3 Elijah Otieno to Russel Arnold, Very well bowled. (0)
2.4 Elijah Otieno to Russel Arnold, , Leg Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
2.5 Elijah Otieno to Russel Arnold, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
2.6 Elijah Otieno to Fraser Watts, 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)
End of over 3
Carlton Cricket Club 41/1 (RR : 13.7)
Fraser Watts 21 (7b)
Russel Arnold 16 (8b)
Elijah Otieno 2-0-25-0
3.1 Shem Ngoche to Russel Arnold, 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)
3.2 Shem Ngoche to Russel Arnold, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
3.3 Shem Ngoche to Russel Arnold, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
3.4 Shem Ngoche to Fraser Watts, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
3.5 Shem Ngoche to Russel Arnold, (0) Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! The fielder dives to his right, and snaffles the catch! Gone!
Russel Arnold c Collins Obuya b Shem Ngoche
Runs : 21 Balls : 12 S/R : 175
3.6 Shem Ngoche to Eoin Morgan, 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)
End of over 4
Carlton Cricket Club 51/2 (RR : 12.8)
Eoin Morgan 4 (1b)
Fraser Watts 22 (8b)
Shem Ngoche 2-0-25-1
4.1 Elijah Otieno to Fraser Watts, , No Ball. Out a no ball! (4)
4.1 Elijah Otieno to Fraser Watts, , No Ball. For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six. (6)
4.1 Elijah Otieno to Fraser Watts, Very well bowled. (0)
4.2 Elijah Otieno to Fraser Watts, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
4.3 Elijah Otieno to Fraser Watts, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
4.4 Elijah Otieno to Eoin Morgan, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
4.5 Elijah Otieno to Fraser Watts, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
4.6 Elijah Otieno to Fraser Watts, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
End of over 5
Carlton Cricket Club 69/2 (RR : 13.8)
Fraser Watts 37 (13b)
Eoin Morgan 5 (2b)
Elijah Otieno 3-0-43-0
5.1 Shem Ngoche to Eoin Morgan, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
5.2 Shem Ngoche to Eoin Morgan, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
5.3 Shem Ngoche to Eoin Morgan, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
5.4 Shem Ngoche to Eoin Morgan, (0) 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...
Eoin Morgan run out Steve Tikolo
Runs : 13 Balls : 6 S/R : 216.7
5.5 Shem Ngoche to Mathew Cross, (0) Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! There is a fielder after it...he's runs hard...and takes the catch! Well done sir!
Mathew Cross c Fawad Alam b Shem Ngoche
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
5.6 Shem Ngoche to Matt Machan, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
End of over 6
Carlton Cricket Club 81/4 (RR : 13.5)
Matt Machan 4 (1b)
Fraser Watts 37 (13b)
Shem Ngoche 3-0-37-2
6.1 Steve Tikolo to Fraser Watts, 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)
6.2 Steve Tikolo to Fraser Watts, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
6.3 Steve Tikolo to Matt Machan, 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)
6.4 Steve Tikolo to Matt Machan, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
6.5 Steve Tikolo to Matt Machan, 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)
6.6 Steve Tikolo to Matt Machan, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 7
Carlton Cricket Club 86/4 (RR : 12.3)
Matt Machan 8 (5b)
Fraser Watts 38 (15b)
Steve Tikolo 1-0-5-0
7.1 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.2 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, 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)
7.3 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, , No Ball. And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
7.3 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
7.4 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.5 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
7.6 Fawad Alam to Matt Machan, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 8
Carlton Cricket Club 101/4 (RR : 12.6)
Fraser Watts 51 (20b)
Matt Machan 9 (6b)
Fawad Alam 1-0-15-0
8.1 Hiren Varaiya to Matt Machan, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
8.2 Hiren Varaiya to Matt Machan, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
8.3 Hiren Varaiya to Fraser Watts, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
8.4 Hiren Varaiya to Fraser Watts, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
8.5 Hiren Varaiya to Fraser Watts, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
8.6 Hiren Varaiya to Fraser Watts, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
End of over 9
Carlton Cricket Club 111/4 (RR : 12.3)
Matt Machan 12 (8b)
Fraser Watts 58 (24b)
Hiren Varaiya 1-0-10-0
9.1 Steve Tikolo to Fraser Watts, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
9.2 Steve Tikolo to Fraser Watts, Very well bowled. (0)
9.3 Steve Tikolo to Fraser Watts, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
9.4 Steve Tikolo to Matt Machan, 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)
9.5 Steve Tikolo to Matt Machan, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
9.6 Steve Tikolo to Matt Machan, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 10
Carlton Cricket Club 114/4 (RR : 11.4)
Matt Machan 14 (11b)
Fraser Watts 59 (27b)
Steve Tikolo 2-0-8-0
10.1 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
10.2 Fawad Alam to Matt Machan, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
10.3 Fawad Alam to Matt Machan, One more to the total. (1)
10.4 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
10.5 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
10.6 Fawad Alam to Matt Machan, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
End of over 11
Carlton Cricket Club 125/4 (RR : 11.4)
Matt Machan 21 (14b)
Fraser Watts 63 (30b)
Fawad Alam 2-0-26-0
11.1 Collins Obuya to Fraser Watts, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
11.2 Collins Obuya to Fraser Watts, 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)
11.3 Collins Obuya to Fraser Watts, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
11.4 Collins Obuya to Fraser Watts, 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)
11.5 Collins Obuya to Fraser Watts, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
11.6 Collins Obuya to Matt Machan, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
End of over 12
Carlton Cricket Club 136/4 (RR : 11.3)
Matt Machan 25 (15b)
Fraser Watts 70 (35b)
Collins Obuya 1-0-11-0
12.1 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.2 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, 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)
12.3 Fawad Alam to Matt Machan, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
12.4 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, Very well bowled. (0)
12.5 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, 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)
12.6 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 13
Carlton Cricket Club 138/4 (RR : 10.6)
Fraser Watts 71 (40b)
Matt Machan 26 (16b)
Fawad Alam 3-0-28-0
13.1 Steve Tikolo to Matt Machan, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
13.2 Steve Tikolo to Matt Machan, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
13.3 Steve Tikolo to Matt Machan, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
13.4 Steve Tikolo to Matt Machan, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
13.5 Steve Tikolo to Matt Machan, 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)
13.6 Steve Tikolo to Matt Machan, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 14
Carlton Cricket Club 147/4 (RR : 10.5)
Fraser Watts 71 (40b)
Matt Machan 35 (22b)
Steve Tikolo 3-0-17-0
14.1 Collins Obuya to Matt Machan, 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)
14.2 Collins Obuya to Matt Machan, Splendid shot for four! (4)
14.3 Collins Obuya to Matt Machan, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
14.4 Collins Obuya to Fraser Watts, Very well bowled. (0)
14.5 Collins Obuya to Fraser Watts, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
14.6 Collins Obuya to Matt Machan, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
End of over 15
Carlton Cricket Club 159/4 (RR : 10.6)
Matt Machan 46 (26b)
Fraser Watts 72 (42b)
Collins Obuya 2-0-23-0
15.1 Steve Tikolo to Fraser Watts, , No Ball. Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
15.1 Steve Tikolo to Fraser Watts, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
15.2 Steve Tikolo to Matt Machan, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
15.3 Steve Tikolo to Matt Machan, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
15.4 Steve Tikolo to Matt Machan, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
15.5 Steve Tikolo to Matt Machan, (0) Slog-sweep time! He hasn't executed that quite well, and....yup, he's out caught! Tough luck kid, maybe you'll do better next time.
Matt Machan c Ifran Karim b Steve Tikolo
Runs : 50 Balls : 30 S/R : 166.7
15.6 Steve Tikolo to Majid Haq, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 16
Carlton Cricket Club 167/5 (RR : 10.4)
Majid Haq 0 (1b)
Fraser Watts 75 (43b)
Steve Tikolo 4-0-25-1
16.1 Collins Obuya to Fraser Watts, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
16.2 Collins Obuya to Fraser Watts, , No Ball. Oh, that's a juicy full tossand the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
16.2 Collins Obuya to Fraser Watts, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
16.3 Collins Obuya to Majid Haq, (0) He tries to play that off the backfoot, but the ball keeps low and raps him on the pad! It's plumb in front, he's gotta go! Tough luck son.
Majid Haq lbw Collins Obuya
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
16.4 Collins Obuya to Dewald Nel, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
16.5 Collins Obuya to Dewald Nel, One more to the total. (1)
16.6 Collins Obuya to Fraser Watts, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three. (4)
End of over 17
Carlton Cricket Club 182/6 (RR : 10.7)
Dewald Nel 3 (2b)
Fraser Watts 86 (46b)
Collins Obuya 3-0-38-1
17.1 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
17.2 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
17.3 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, That wasn't a bad ball, but the batsmen went at it with everything except the kitchen sink, and got enough on it to send it over the fence! 6 more! (6)
17.4 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, 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)
17.5 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, Very well bowled. (0)
17.6 Fawad Alam to Fraser Watts, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 18
Carlton Cricket Club 191/6 (RR : 10.6)
Dewald Nel 3 (2b)
Fraser Watts 95 (52b)
Fawad Alam 4-0-37-0
18.1 Elijah Otieno to Fraser Watts, Oh, that's a juicy full tossand the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
18.2 Elijah Otieno to Fraser Watts, (0) That was a running effort that would make Owais Shah proud. And that isn't a good thing.
Fraser Watts run out Steven Smith
Runs : 101 Balls : 54 S/R : 187
18.3 Elijah Otieno to Iain Wardlaw, (0) That's plumber than the man who fixes my kitchen sink! Out!
Iain Wardlaw lbw Elijah Otieno
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
18.4 Elijah Otieno to Micheal Yardy, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
18.5 Elijah Otieno to Micheal Yardy, (0) That was travelling like a rocket, but somehow the fielder has managed to hold on! Nice catch.
Micheal Yardy c Steve Tikolo b Elijah Otieno
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
18.6 Elijah Otieno to Moneeb Iqbal, 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 19
Carlton Cricket Club 200/9 (RR : 10.5)
Dewald Nel 3 (2b)
Moneeb Iqbal 1 (1b)
Elijah Otieno 4-0-52-2
19.1 Shem Ngoche to Moneeb Iqbal, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
19.2 Shem Ngoche to Dewald Nel, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
19.3 Shem Ngoche to Dewald Nel, That six has cleared the car park! (6)
19.4 Shem Ngoche to Dewald Nel, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
19.5 Shem Ngoche to Dewald Nel, (0) He taps the ball away, calls for a quick singe, in comes the throw, and it's a direct hit! Out by miles! Fantastic fielding!
Dewald Nel run out Collins Obuya
Runs : 11 Balls : 6 S/R : 183.3
The final scorecard was :
Score: 209
Wickets : 10
Overs : 19.5
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Murali Vijay run out Steven Smith 2 2 0 0 100
Fraser Watts run out Steven Smith 101 54 8 5 187
Russel Arnold c Collins Obuya b Shem Ngoche 21 12 1 2 175
Eoin Morgan run out Steve Tikolo 13 6 2 0 216.7
Mathew Cross c Fawad Alam b Shem Ngoche 0 1 0 0 0
Matt Machan c Ifran Karim b Steve Tikolo 50 30 7 0 166.7
Majid Haq lbw Collins Obuya 0 2 0 0 0
Dewald Nel run out Collins Obuya 11 6 0 1 183.3
Iain Wardlaw lbw Elijah Otieno 0 1 0 0 0
Micheal Yardy c Steve Tikolo b Elijah Otieno 2 2 0 0 100
Moneeb Iqbal not out 2 2 0 0 100
Total: 209 Overs: 19.5 Run Rate: 11
Extras : 7 No Balls : 6 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 1 Byes : 0
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Nile Knights Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Fawad Alam 4.0 0 37 0 9.25
Steve Tikolo 4.0 0 25 1 6.25
Collins Obuya 3.0 0 38 1 12.67
Elijah Otieno 3.5 0 52 2 13.57
Hiren Varaiya 1.0 0 10 0 10
Shem Ngoche 3.5 0 46 2 12
Total: 209 Overs: 19.5 Run Rate: 11
Extras : 7 No Balls : 6 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 1 Byes : 0
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The second innings begins now
0.1 Micheal Yardy to Rakep Patel, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
0.2 Micheal Yardy to Steven Smith, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
0.3 Micheal Yardy to Steven Smith, 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)
0.4 Micheal Yardy to Steven Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
0.5 Micheal Yardy to Steven Smith, 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)
0.6 Micheal Yardy to Steven Smith, 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)
End of over 1
Nile Knights 11/0 (RR : 11) Required RR(10.4)
Steven Smith 10 (5b)
Rakep Patel 1 (1b)
Micheal Yardy 1-0-11-0
1.1 Iain Wardlaw to Rakep Patel, 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)
1.2 Iain Wardlaw to Rakep Patel, 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)
1.3 Iain Wardlaw to Rakep Patel, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
1.4 Iain Wardlaw to Steven Smith, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
1.5 Iain Wardlaw to Steven Smith, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
1.6 Iain Wardlaw to Steven Smith, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 2
Nile Knights 22/0 (RR : 11) Required RR(10.4)
Steven Smith 14 (8b)
Rakep Patel 8 (4b)
Iain Wardlaw 1-0-11-0
2.1 Micheal Yardy to Rakep Patel, 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)
2.2 Micheal Yardy to Rakep Patel, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
2.3 Micheal Yardy to Rakep Patel, 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)
2.4 Micheal Yardy to Rakep Patel, , No BallDrilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
2.4 Micheal Yardy to Rakep Patel, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
2.5 Micheal Yardy to Rakep Patel, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
2.6 Micheal Yardy to Rakep Patel, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
End of over 3
Nile Knights 41/0 (RR : 13.7) Required RR(9.88)
Rakep Patel 26 (10b)
Steven Smith 14 (8b)
Micheal Yardy 2-0-30-0
3.1 Iain Wardlaw to Steven Smith, 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)
3.2 Iain Wardlaw to Steven Smith, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
3.3 Iain Wardlaw to Steven Smith, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
3.4 Iain Wardlaw to Rakep Patel, 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)
3.5 Iain Wardlaw to Rakep Patel, 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)
3.6 Iain Wardlaw to Steven Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 4
Nile Knights 51/0 (RR : 12.8) Required RR(9.88)
Steven Smith 23 (12b)
Rakep Patel 27 (12b)
Iain Wardlaw 2-0-21-0
4.1 Micheal Yardy to Rakep Patel, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
4.2 Micheal Yardy to Rakep Patel, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
4.3 Micheal Yardy to Rakep Patel, 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)
4.4 Micheal Yardy to Rakep Patel, That was a running effort that would make Owais Shah proud. And that isn't a good thing.
Rakep Patel run out Iain Wardlaw
Runs : 33 Balls : 16 S/R : 206.3
(0)
4.5 Micheal Yardy to Aravinda de Silva, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
4.6 Micheal Yardy to Aravinda de Silva, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
End of over 5
Nile Knights 67/1 (RR : 13.4) Required RR(9.47)
Aravinda de Silva 10 (2b)
Steven Smith 23 (12b)
Micheal Yardy 3-0-46-0
5.1 Iain Wardlaw to Steven Smith, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.2 Iain Wardlaw to Steven Smith, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
5.3 Iain Wardlaw to Steven Smith, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
5.4 Iain Wardlaw to Steven Smith, 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)
5.5 Iain Wardlaw to Steven Smith, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.6 Iain Wardlaw to Steven Smith, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 6
Nile Knights 79/1 (RR : 13.2) Required RR(9.29)
Steven Smith 35 (18b)
Aravinda de Silva 10 (2b)
Iain Wardlaw 3-0-33-0
6.1 Matt Machan to Aravinda de Silva, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
6.2 Matt Machan to Aravinda de Silva, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
6.3 Matt Machan to Steven Smith, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
6.4 Matt Machan to Steven Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
6.5 Matt Machan to Steven Smith, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
6.6 Matt Machan to Steven Smith, 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 7
Nile Knights 86/1 (RR : 12.3) Required RR(9.46)
Steven Smith 41 (22b)
Aravinda de Silva 11 (4b)
Matt Machan 1-0-7-0
7.1 Dewald Nel to Aravinda de Silva, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
7.2 Dewald Nel to Steven Smith, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
7.3 Dewald Nel to Steven Smith, , No BallDown the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
7.3 Dewald Nel to Steven Smith, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
7.4 Dewald Nel to Steven Smith, One more to the total. (1)
7.5 Dewald Nel to Aravinda de Silva, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
7.6 Dewald Nel to Steven Smith, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 8
Nile Knights 97/1 (RR : 12.1) Required RR(9.33)
Aravinda de Silva 13 (6b)
Steven Smith 49 (26b)
Dewald Nel 1-0-11-0
8.1 Matt Machan to Steven Smith, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
8.2 Matt Machan to Steven Smith, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
8.3 Matt Machan to Aravinda de Silva, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
8.4 Matt Machan to Steven Smith, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
8.5 Matt Machan to Steven Smith, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
8.6 Matt Machan to Aravinda de Silva, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 9
Nile Knights 104/1 (RR : 11.6) Required RR(9.55)
Aravinda de Silva 14 (8b)
Steven Smith 55 (30b)
Matt Machan 2-0-14-0
9.1 Dewald Nel to Steven Smith, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
9.2 Dewald Nel to Steven Smith, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
9.3 Dewald Nel to Steven Smith, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
9.4 Dewald Nel to Steven Smith, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
9.5 Dewald Nel to Steven Smith, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
9.6 Dewald Nel to Steven Smith, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
End of over 10
Nile Knights 112/1 (RR : 11.2) Required RR(9.7)
Steven Smith 63 (36b)
Aravinda de Silva 14 (8b)
Dewald Nel 2-0-19-0
10.1 Majid Haq to Aravinda de Silva, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
10.2 Majid Haq to Aravinda de Silva, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
10.3 Majid Haq to Aravinda de Silva, , No BallVery well bowled. (0)
10.3 Majid Haq to Aravinda de Silva, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.4 Majid Haq to Aravinda de Silva, 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)
10.5 Majid Haq to Aravinda de Silva, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
10.6 Majid Haq to Aravinda de Silva, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 11
Nile Knights 119/1 (RR : 10.8) Required RR(10)
Aravinda de Silva 20 (14b)
Steven Smith 63 (36b)
Majid Haq 1-0-7-0
11.1 Matt Machan to Steven Smith, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
11.2 Matt Machan to Aravinda de Silva, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
11.3 Matt Machan to Aravinda de Silva, 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)
11.4 Matt Machan to Aravinda de Silva, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
11.5 Matt Machan to Aravinda de Silva, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
11.6 Matt Machan to Steven Smith, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 12
Nile Knights 123/1 (RR : 10.3) Required RR(10.8)
Steven Smith 64 (38b)
Aravinda de Silva 23 (18b)
Matt Machan 3-0-18-0
12.1 Dewald Nel to Aravinda de Silva, 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)
12.2 Dewald Nel to Aravinda de Silva, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
12.3 Dewald Nel to Steven Smith, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
12.4 Dewald Nel to Steven Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
12.5 Dewald Nel to Steven Smith, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.6 Dewald Nel to Steven Smith, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 13
Nile Knights 129/1 (RR : 9.92) Required RR(11.4)
Aravinda de Silva 24 (20b)
Steven Smith 69 (42b)
Dewald Nel 3-0-25-0
13.1 Majid Haq to Steven Smith, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
13.2 Majid Haq to Steven Smith, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
13.3 Majid Haq to Aravinda de Silva, 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)
13.4 Majid Haq to Aravinda de Silva, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
13.5 Majid Haq to Aravinda de Silva, 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)
13.6 Majid Haq to Aravinda de Silva, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
End of over 14
Nile Knights 146/1 (RR : 10.4) Required RR(10.5)
Aravinda de Silva 36 (24b)
Steven Smith 74 (44b)
Majid Haq 2-0-24-0
14.1 Moneeb Iqbal to Steven Smith, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
14.2 Moneeb Iqbal to Aravinda de Silva, 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)
14.3 Moneeb Iqbal to Aravinda de Silva, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
14.4 Moneeb Iqbal to Steven Smith, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
14.5 Moneeb Iqbal to Aravinda de Silva, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
14.6 Moneeb Iqbal to Aravinda de Silva, , No BallEDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
14.6 Moneeb Iqbal to Steven Smith, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
End of over 15
Nile Knights 157/1 (RR : 10.5) Required RR(10.4)
Steven Smith 78 (47b)
Aravinda de Silva 42 (27b)
Moneeb Iqbal 1-0-11-0
15.1 Majid Haq to Aravinda de Silva, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
15.2 Majid Haq to Aravinda de Silva, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
15.3 Majid Haq to Aravinda de Silva, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
15.4 Majid Haq to Steven Smith, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see! (6)
15.5 Majid Haq to Steven Smith, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
15.6 Majid Haq to Steven Smith, Splendid shot for four! (4)
End of over 16
Nile Knights 172/1 (RR : 10.8) Required RR(9.25)
Steven Smith 88 (50b)
Aravinda de Silva 47 (30b)
Majid Haq 3-0-39-0
16.1 Moneeb Iqbal to Aravinda de Silva, Low fulltoss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught! (6)
16.2 Moneeb Iqbal to Aravinda de Silva, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
16.3 Moneeb Iqbal to Aravinda de Silva, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
16.4 Moneeb Iqbal to Aravinda de Silva, Good running, two runs. (2)
16.5 Moneeb Iqbal to Aravinda de Silva, Plumb!
Aravinda de Silva lbw Moneeb Iqbal
Runs : 59 Balls : 35 S/R : 168.6
(0)
16.6 Moneeb Iqbal to Mahela Jayawardene, 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
Nile Knights 185/2 (RR : 10.9) Required RR(8)
Steven Smith 88 (50b)
Mahela Jayawardene 1 (1b)
Moneeb Iqbal 2-0-24-1
17.1 Majid Haq to Mahela Jayawardene, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
17.2 Majid Haq to Steven Smith, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
17.3 Majid Haq to Mahela Jayawardene, 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)
17.4 Majid Haq to Mahela Jayawardene, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and cracks it up and over midwicket for six! Great shot, tremendous power! (6)
17.5 Majid Haq to Mahela Jayawardene, The cuts back in sharply, and the batsman misses completely, and his struck on the pads. It's a tough decision, but the umpire sends him on his way! Excellent bowling.
Mahela Jayawardene lbw Majid Haq
Runs : 8 Balls : 5 S/R : 160
(0)
17.6 Majid Haq to Fawad Alam, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 18
Nile Knights 194/3 (RR : 10.8) Required RR(7.5)
Steven Smith 89 (51b)
Fawad Alam 1 (1b)
Majid Haq 4-0-48-1
18.1 Micheal Yardy to Fawad Alam, No shot offered. (0)
18.2 Micheal Yardy to Fawad Alam, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
18.3 Micheal Yardy to Fawad Alam, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
18.4 Micheal Yardy to Fawad Alam, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
18.5 Micheal Yardy to Fawad Alam, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
18.6 Micheal Yardy to Fawad Alam, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
End of over 19
Nile Knights 204/3 (RR : 10.7) Required RR(5)
Fawad Alam 11 (7b)
Steven Smith 89 (51b)
Micheal Yardy 4-0-56-0
19.1 Iain Wardlaw to Steven Smith, 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)
19.2 Iain Wardlaw to Steven Smith, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
19.3 Iain Wardlaw to Steven Smith, That was a very good delivery. (0)
19.4 Iain Wardlaw to Steven Smith, Six! (6)
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 212
Wickets : 3
Overs : 19.4
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Rakep Patel run out Iain Wardlaw 33 16 5 1 206.3
Steven Smith not out 97 55 6 5 176.4
Aravinda de Silva lbw Moneeb Iqbal 59 35 7 2 168.6
Mahela Jayawardene lbw Majid Haq 8 5 0 1 160
Fawad Alam not out 11 7 1 1 157.1
Steve Tikolo dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Ifran Karim dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Collins Obuya dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Elijah Otieno dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Hiren Varaiya dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Shem Ngoche dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 212 Overs: 19.4 Run Rate: 11.16
Extras : 4 No Balls : 4 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Carlton Cricket Club Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Matt Machan 3.0 0 18 0 6
Majid Haq 4.0 0 48 1 12
Dewald Nel 3.0 0 25 0 8.333
Iain Wardlaw 3.4 0 41 0 11.18
Micheal Yardy 4.0 0 56 0 14
Moneeb Iqbal 2.0 0 24 1 12
Total: 212 Overs: 19.4 Run Rate: 11.16
Extras : 4 No Balls : 4 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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MATCH SUMMARY
Carlton Cricket Club - 209/10 in 19.5 overs.
Nile Knights - 212/3 in 19.4 overs.
Nile Knights wins the match by 7 wickets
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