0.1 Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
0.2 Mohammed Shami to Bradley Watling, (0) Down the wicket, swings, misses, and the keeper does the rest. Easy as pie.
Bradley Watling st AB de Villiers b Mohammed Shami
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
0.3 Mohammed Shami to Shakib Al Hasan, 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 Mohammed Shami to Shakib Al Hasan, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
0.5 Mohammed Shami to Shakib Al Hasan, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
0.6 Mohammed Shami to Shakib Al Hasan, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
End of over 1
Northern Knights 5/1 (RR : 5)
Shakib Al Hasan 4 (4b)
Rohit Sharma 1 (1b)
Mohammed Shami 1-0-5-1
1.1 James Fuller to Rohit Sharma, 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)
1.2 James Fuller to Shakib Al Hasan, 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)
1.3 James Fuller to Shakib Al Hasan, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
1.4 James Fuller to Shakib Al Hasan, 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)
1.5 James Fuller to Shakib Al Hasan, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
1.6 James Fuller to Shakib Al Hasan, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 2
Northern Knights 17/1 (RR : 8.5)
Rohit Sharma 2 (2b)
Shakib Al Hasan 15 (9b)
James Fuller 1-0-12-0
2.1 Mohammed Shami to Shakib Al Hasan, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
2.2 Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, Very well bowled. (0)
2.3 Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
2.4 Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
2.5 Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, (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.
Rohit Sharma run out Colin Munro
Runs : 6 Balls : 6 S/R : 100
2.6 Mohammed Shami to Kane Williamson, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
End of over 3
Northern Knights 24/2 (RR : 8)
Kane Williamson 2 (1b)
Shakib Al Hasan 16 (10b)
Mohammed Shami 2-0-12-1
3.1 James Fuller to Shakib Al Hasan, 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)
3.2 James Fuller to Kane Williamson, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
3.3 James Fuller to Shakib Al Hasan, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
3.4 James Fuller to Shakib Al Hasan, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
3.5 James Fuller to Kane Williamson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
3.6 James Fuller to Kane Williamson, 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)
End of over 4
Northern Knights 29/2 (RR : 7.25)
Kane Williamson 5 (4b)
Shakib Al Hasan 18 (13b)
James Fuller 2-0-17-0
4.1 Mohammed Shami to Shakib Al Hasan, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
4.2 Mohammed Shami to Shakib Al Hasan, (0) Goes for a straight drive, but inside edges it into his legs and it richochets onto the stumps! The batsman is not happy!
Shakib Al Hasan b Mohammed Shami
Runs : 22 Balls : 15 S/R : 146.7
4.3 Mohammed Shami to Daryl Mitchell, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
4.4 Mohammed Shami to Daryl Mitchell, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
4.5 Mohammed Shami to Daryl Mitchell, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
4.6 Mohammed Shami to Daryl Mitchell, , No Ball. Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
4.6 Mohammed Shami to Daryl Mitchell, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 5
Northern Knights 42/3 (RR : 8.4)
Daryl Mitchell 8 (4b)
Kane Williamson 5 (4b)
Mohammed Shami 3-0-25-2
5.1 James Fuller to Kane Williamson, , Wide, one run (1)
5.1 James Fuller to Kane Williamson, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
5.2 James Fuller to Kane Williamson, 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)
5.3 James Fuller to Kane Williamson, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
5.4 James Fuller to Kane Williamson, 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)
5.5 James Fuller to Kane Williamson, Very well bowled. (0)
5.6 James Fuller to Kane Williamson, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
End of over 6
Northern Knights 59/3 (RR : 9.83)
Kane Williamson 21 (10b)
Daryl Mitchell 8 (4b)
James Fuller 3-0-34-0
6.1 Mitchell McClenaghan to Daryl Mitchell, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
6.2 Mitchell McClenaghan to Kane Williamson, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
6.3 Mitchell McClenaghan to Kane Williamson, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
6.4 Mitchell McClenaghan to Kane Williamson, , No Ball. Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
6.4 Mitchell McClenaghan to Daryl Mitchell, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
6.5 Mitchell McClenaghan to Daryl Mitchell, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
6.6 Mitchell McClenaghan to Kane Williamson, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 7
Northern Knights 67/3 (RR : 9.57)
Kane Williamson 26 (13b)
Daryl Mitchell 10 (7b)
Mitchell McClenaghan 1-0-8-0
7.1 Kagiso Rabada to Daryl Mitchell, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
7.2 Kagiso Rabada to Kane Williamson, That's a single. (1)
7.3 Kagiso Rabada to Daryl Mitchell, Splendid shot for four! (4)
7.4 Kagiso Rabada to Daryl Mitchell, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
7.5 Kagiso Rabada to Daryl Mitchell, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
7.6 Kagiso Rabada to Kane Williamson, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 8
Northern Knights 74/3 (RR : 9.25)
Kane Williamson 27 (15b)
Daryl Mitchell 16 (11b)
Kagiso Rabada 1-0-7-0
8.1 Mitchell McClenaghan to Daryl Mitchell, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
8.2 Mitchell McClenaghan to Kane Williamson, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
8.3 Mitchell McClenaghan to Kane Williamson, 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)
8.4 Mitchell McClenaghan to Kane Williamson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.5 Mitchell McClenaghan to Kane Williamson, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
8.6 Mitchell McClenaghan to Kane Williamson, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 9
Northern Knights 77/3 (RR : 8.56)
Kane Williamson 29 (20b)
Daryl Mitchell 17 (12b)
Mitchell McClenaghan 2-0-11-0
9.1 Kagiso Rabada to Daryl Mitchell, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
9.2 Kagiso Rabada to Daryl Mitchell, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
9.3 Kagiso Rabada to Kane Williamson, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
9.4 Kagiso Rabada to Daryl Mitchell, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
9.5 Kagiso Rabada to Daryl Mitchell, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
9.6 Kagiso Rabada to Daryl Mitchell, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
End of over 10
Northern Knights 84/3 (RR : 8.4)
Kane Williamson 30 (21b)
Daryl Mitchell 23 (17b)
Kagiso Rabada 2-0-14-0
10.1 Jeet Raval to Daryl Mitchell, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
10.2 Jeet Raval to Daryl Mitchell, 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)
10.3 Jeet Raval to Daryl Mitchell, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
10.4 Jeet Raval to Daryl Mitchell, 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)
10.5 Jeet Raval to Daryl Mitchell, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
10.6 Jeet Raval to Daryl Mitchell, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 11
Northern Knights 92/3 (RR : 8.36)
Daryl Mitchell 31 (23b)
Kane Williamson 30 (21b)
Jeet Raval 1-0-8-0
11.1 Kagiso Rabada to Kane Williamson, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
11.2 Kagiso Rabada to Daryl Mitchell, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
11.3 Kagiso Rabada to Kane Williamson, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
11.4 Kagiso Rabada to Kane Williamson, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
11.5 Kagiso Rabada to Kane Williamson, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
11.6 Kagiso Rabada to Kane Williamson, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
End of over 12
Northern Knights 103/3 (RR : 8.58)
Daryl Mitchell 32 (24b)
Kane Williamson 40 (26b)
Kagiso Rabada 3-0-25-0
12.1 Kyle Mills to Kane Williamson, That was a very good delivery. (0)
12.2 Kyle Mills to Kane Williamson, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
12.3 Kyle Mills to Kane Williamson, , No Ball. Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
12.3 Kyle Mills to Kane Williamson, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
12.4 Kyle Mills to Daryl Mitchell, 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 Kyle Mills to Daryl Mitchell, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
12.6 Kyle Mills to Daryl Mitchell, Easy single. (1)
End of over 13
Northern Knights 110/3 (RR : 8.46)
Kane Williamson 45 (29b)
Daryl Mitchell 33 (27b)
Kyle Mills 1-0-7-0
13.1 Kagiso Rabada to Daryl Mitchell, 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)
13.2 Kagiso Rabada to Daryl Mitchell, 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)
13.3 Kagiso Rabada to Daryl Mitchell, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
13.4 Kagiso Rabada to Daryl Mitchell, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
13.5 Kagiso Rabada to Daryl Mitchell, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
13.6 Kagiso Rabada to Daryl Mitchell, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 14
Northern Knights 124/3 (RR : 8.86)
Daryl Mitchell 47 (33b)
Kane Williamson 45 (29b)
Kagiso Rabada 4-0-39-0
14.1 Jeet Raval to Kane Williamson, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
14.2 Jeet Raval to Kane Williamson, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
14.3 Jeet Raval to Kane Williamson, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
14.4 Jeet Raval to Kane Williamson, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
14.5 Jeet Raval to Kane Williamson, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
14.6 Jeet Raval to Kane Williamson, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
End of over 15
Northern Knights 144/3 (RR : 9.6)
Kane Williamson 65 (35b)
Daryl Mitchell 47 (33b)
Jeet Raval 2-0-28-0
15.1 Mitchell McClenaghan to Daryl Mitchell, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
15.2 Mitchell McClenaghan to Daryl Mitchell, 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)
15.3 Mitchell McClenaghan to Daryl Mitchell, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
15.4 Mitchell McClenaghan to Kane Williamson, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
15.5 Mitchell McClenaghan to Daryl Mitchell, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
15.6 Mitchell McClenaghan to Kane Williamson, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
End of over 16
Northern Knights 151/3 (RR : 9.44)
Kane Williamson 70 (37b)
Daryl Mitchell 49 (37b)
Mitchell McClenaghan 3-0-18-0
16.1 Kyle Mills to Daryl Mitchell, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
16.2 Kyle Mills to Kane Williamson, 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)
16.3 Kyle Mills to Kane Williamson, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
16.4 Kyle Mills to Daryl Mitchell, (0) Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and top edges it high into the air. It's an easy catch in the end, and hopefully the batsman has learnt why you shouldn't slog across the line!
Daryl Mitchell c Mahela Jayawardene b Kyle Mills
Runs : 50 Balls : 39 S/R : 128.2
16.5 Kyle Mills to Corey Anderson, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
16.6 Kyle Mills to Corey Anderson, (0) The crowd roar in delight at that dismissal, it's clear to see that the fielder is a fan favourite!
Corey Anderson c James Fuller b Kyle Mills
Runs : 4 Balls : 2 S/R : 200
End of over 17
Northern Knights 159/5 (RR : 9.35)
Kieron Pollard 0 (0b)
Kane Williamson 73 (39b)
Kyle Mills 2-0-15-2
17.1 Jeet Raval to Kane Williamson, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six! (6)
17.2 Jeet Raval to Kane Williamson, Very well bowled. (0)
17.3 Jeet Raval to Kane Williamson, 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)
17.4 Jeet Raval to Kane Williamson, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
17.5 Jeet Raval to Kane Williamson, 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)
17.6 Jeet Raval to Kane Williamson, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 18
Northern Knights 179/5 (RR : 9.94)
Kane Williamson 93 (45b)
Kieron Pollard 0 (0b)
Jeet Raval 3-0-48-0
18.1 Mohammed Shami to Kieron Pollard, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
18.2 Mohammed Shami to Kane Williamson, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
18.3 Mohammed Shami to Kane Williamson, (0) Yes! No! Yes! No! Too late, you've gotta go! Runout!
Kane Williamson run out James Fuller
Runs : 93 Balls : 47 S/R : 197.9
18.4 Mohammed Shami to Tim Selfert, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
18.5 Mohammed Shami to Tim Selfert, 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)
18.6 Mohammed Shami to Tim Selfert, , Leg Byes, another 2 run(s) (2)
End of over 19
Northern Knights 190/6 (RR : 10)
Kieron Pollard 1 (1b)
Tim Selfert 8 (2b)
Mohammed Shami 4-0-34-2
19.1 James Fuller to Tim Selfert, (0) Goes for a straight drive, but inside edges it into his legs and it richochets onto the stumps! The batsman is not happy!
Tim Selfert b James Fuller
Runs : 8 Balls : 3 S/R : 266.7
19.2 James Fuller to Mitchell Starc, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
19.3 James Fuller to Mitchell Starc, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.4 James Fuller to Mitchell Starc, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.5 James Fuller to Mitchell Starc, 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)
19.6 James Fuller to Mitchell Starc, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 20
Northern Knights 190/7 (RR : 9.5)
Mitchell Starc 0 (5b)
Kieron Pollard 1 (1b)
James Fuller 4-1-34-1
The final scorecard was :
Score: 190
Wickets : 7
Overs : 20.0