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[CENTER][SIZE=4]0.1 Neil Wagner to Rohit Sharma, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
0.2 Neil Wagner to Rohit Sharma, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
0.3 Neil Wagner to Rohit Sharma, 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)
0.4 Neil Wagner to Rohit Sharma, 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)
0.5 Neil Wagner to Rohit Sharma, Very well bowled. (0)
0.6 Neil Wagner to Rohit Sharma, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
End of over 1
Northern Knights 13/0 (RR : 13)
Bradley Watling 0 (0b)
Rohit Sharma 13 (6b)
Neil Wagner 1-0-13-0
1.1 Mitchell Johnson to Rohit Sharma, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
1.2 Mitchell Johnson to Bradley Watling, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
1.3 Mitchell Johnson to Bradley Watling, , No Ball. Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
1.3 Mitchell Johnson to Rohit Sharma, 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)
1.4 Mitchell Johnson to Rohit Sharma, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
1.5 Mitchell Johnson to Rohit Sharma, 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)
1.6 Mitchell Johnson to Rohit Sharma, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
End of over 2
Northern Knights 26/0 (RR : 13)
Rohit Sharma 22 (11b)
Bradley Watling 3 (1b)
Mitchell Johnson 1-0-13-0
2.1 Neil Wagner to Bradley Watling, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
2.2 Neil Wagner to Rohit Sharma, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
2.3 Neil Wagner to Rohit Sharma, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
2.4 Neil Wagner to Bradley Watling, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
2.5 Neil Wagner to Bradley Watling, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
2.6 Neil Wagner to Bradley Watling, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 3
Northern Knights 34/0 (RR : 11.3)
Bradley Watling 8 (5b)
Rohit Sharma 25 (13b)
Neil Wagner 2-0-21-0
3.1 Mitchell Johnson to Rohit Sharma, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
3.2 Mitchell Johnson to Rohit Sharma, (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!
Rohit Sharma c Jean Paul Duminy b Mitchell Johnson
Runs : 31 Balls : 15 S/R : 206.7
3.3 Mitchell Johnson to Shakib Al Hasan, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
3.4 Mitchell Johnson to Bradley Watling, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
3.5 Mitchell Johnson to Bradley Watling, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
3.6 Mitchell Johnson to Bradley Watling, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
End of over 4
Northern Knights 44/1 (RR : 11)
Shakib Al Hasan 1 (1b)
Bradley Watling 11 (8b)
Mitchell Johnson 2-0-23-1
4.1 Neil Wagner to Bradley Watling, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it through the second slip region! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run for three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slip cordon, he's searching for a wicket here. (4)
4.2 Neil Wagner to Shakib Al Hasan, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
4.3 Neil Wagner to Shakib Al Hasan, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
4.4 Neil Wagner to Shakib Al Hasan, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
4.5 Neil Wagner to Shakib Al Hasan, , Wide, one run (1)
4.5 Neil Wagner to Shakib Al Hasan, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
4.6 Neil Wagner to Bradley Watling, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
End of over 5
Northern Knights 50/1 (RR : 10)
Bradley Watling 15 (10b)
Shakib Al Hasan 2 (5b)
Neil Wagner 3-0-27-0
5.1 Mitchell Johnson to Shakib Al Hasan, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
5.2 Mitchell Johnson to Bradley Watling, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
5.3 Mitchell Johnson to Shakib Al Hasan, Easy single. (1)
5.4 Mitchell Johnson to Bradley Watling, 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)
5.5 Mitchell Johnson to Shakib Al Hasan, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
5.6 Mitchell Johnson to Bradley Watling, , Wide, one run (1)
5.6 Mitchell Johnson to Bradley Watling, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 6
Northern Knights 57/1 (RR : 9.5)
Shakib Al Hasan 5 (8b)
Bradley Watling 18 (13b)
Mitchell Johnson 3-0-30-1
6.1 Ian Butler to Bradley Watling, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.2 Ian Butler to Bradley Watling, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
6.3 Ian Butler to Bradley Watling, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
6.4 Ian Butler to Bradley Watling, One more to the total. (1)
6.5 Ian Butler to Shakib Al Hasan, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
6.6 Ian Butler to Bradley Watling, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 7
Northern Knights 69/1 (RR : 9.86)
Bradley Watling 29 (18b)
Shakib Al Hasan 6 (9b)
Ian Butler 1-0-12-0
7.1 James Neesham to Shakib Al Hasan, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
7.2 James Neesham to Bradley Watling, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
7.3 James Neesham to Bradley Watling, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
7.4 James Neesham to Bradley Watling, No shot offered. (0)
7.5 James Neesham to Bradley Watling, 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)
7.6 James Neesham to Shakib Al Hasan, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 8
Northern Knights 72/1 (RR : 9)
Bradley Watling 30 (22b)
Shakib Al Hasan 8 (11b)
James Neesham 1-0-3-0
8.1 Jesse Ryder to Shakib Al Hasan, 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)
8.2 Jesse Ryder 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)
8.3 Jesse Ryder to Shakib Al Hasan, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
8.4 Jesse Ryder to Bradley Watling, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
8.5 Jesse Ryder to Shakib Al Hasan, That's a single. (1)
8.6 Jesse Ryder to Bradley Watling, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 9
Northern Knights 75/1 (RR : 8.33)
Bradley Watling 31 (24b)
Shakib Al Hasan 10 (15b)
Jesse Ryder 1-0-3-0
9.1 James Neesham to Shakib Al Hasan, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
9.2 James Neesham to Bradley Watling, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.3 James Neesham to Bradley Watling, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
9.4 James Neesham to Bradley Watling, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
9.5 James Neesham to Bradley Watling, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
9.6 James Neesham to Shakib Al Hasan, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 10
Northern Knights 82/1 (RR : 8.2)
Bradley Watling 36 (28b)
Shakib Al Hasan 12 (17b)
James Neesham 2-0-10-0
10.1 Jean Paul Duminy to Shakib Al Hasan, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
10.2 Jean Paul Duminy to Shakib Al Hasan, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
10.3 Jean Paul Duminy to Shakib Al Hasan, Easy single. (1)
10.4 Jean Paul Duminy to Bradley Watling, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
10.5 Jean Paul Duminy to Bradley Watling, No shot offered. (0)
10.6 Jean Paul Duminy to Bradley Watling, 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)
End of over 11
Northern Knights 95/1 (RR : 8.64)
Bradley Watling 40 (31b)
Shakib Al Hasan 21 (20b)
Jean Paul Duminy 1-0-13-0
11.1 Ian Butler to Shakib Al Hasan, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
11.2 Ian Butler to Bradley Watling, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
11.3 Ian Butler to Bradley Watling, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
11.4 Ian Butler to Bradley Watling, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
11.5 Ian Butler to Shakib Al Hasan, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
11.6 Ian Butler to Bradley Watling, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
End of over 12
Northern Knights 100/1 (RR : 8.33)
Bradley Watling 43 (35b)
Shakib Al Hasan 23 (22b)
Ian Butler 2-0-17-0
12.1 James Neesham to Shakib Al Hasan, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
12.2 James Neesham to Bradley Watling, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
12.3 James Neesham to Bradley Watling, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
12.4 James Neesham to Bradley Watling, 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)
12.5 James Neesham to Shakib Al Hasan, 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)
12.6 James Neesham to Bradley Watling, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 13
Northern Knights 105/1 (RR : 8.08)
Bradley Watling 46 (39b)
Shakib Al Hasan 25 (24b)
James Neesham 3-0-15-0
13.1 Ian Butler to Shakib Al Hasan, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
13.2 Ian Butler to Shakib Al Hasan, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
13.3 Ian Butler to Shakib Al Hasan, That's a single. (1)
13.4 Ian Butler to Bradley Watling, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
13.5 Ian Butler to Bradley Watling, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
13.6 Ian Butler to Bradley Watling, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 14
Northern Knights 112/1 (RR : 8)
Bradley Watling 50 (42b)
Shakib Al Hasan 28 (27b)
Ian Butler 3-0-24-0
14.1 Jesse Ryder to Shakib Al Hasan, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
14.2 Jesse Ryder to Shakib Al Hasan, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
14.3 Jesse Ryder to Shakib Al Hasan, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
14.4 Jesse Ryder to Shakib Al Hasan, 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)
14.5 Jesse Ryder to Shakib Al Hasan, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
14.6 Jesse Ryder to Bradley Watling, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 15
Northern Knights 115/1 (RR : 7.67)
Bradley Watling 50 (43b)
Shakib Al Hasan 31 (32b)
Jesse Ryder 2-0-6-0
15.1 James Neesham to Shakib Al Hasan, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
15.2 James Neesham to Shakib Al Hasan, 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)
15.3 James Neesham to Shakib Al Hasan, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
15.4 James Neesham to Bradley Watling, That was a very good delivery. (0)
15.5 James Neesham to Bradley Watling, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
15.6 James Neesham to Bradley Watling, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 16
Northern Knights 125/1 (RR : 7.81)
Shakib Al Hasan 38 (35b)
Bradley Watling 53 (46b)
James Neesham 4-0-25-0
16.1 Jesse Ryder to Bradley Watling, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
16.2 Jesse Ryder to Bradley Watling, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
16.3 Jesse Ryder to Shakib Al Hasan, (0) Oh that was a dolly of a catch, and the fielder makes no mistake. Back to the nets for the batsman.
Shakib Al Hasan c Virat Kohli b Jesse Ryder
Runs : 38 Balls : 36 S/R : 105.6
16.4 Jesse Ryder to Kane Williamson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.5 Jesse Ryder to Kane Williamson, (0) EDGED AND TAKEN! Safe pair of hands there behind the stumps, he doesn't drop many of those!
Kane Williamson c Virat Kohli b Jesse Ryder
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
16.6 Jesse Ryder to Daryl Mitchell, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 17
Northern Knights 128/3 (RR : 7.53)
Daryl Mitchell 0 (1b)
Bradley Watling 56 (48b)
Jesse Ryder 3-0-9-2
17.1 Jean Paul Duminy to Bradley Watling, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
17.2 Jean Paul Duminy to Bradley Watling, , Wide, one run (1)
17.2 Jean Paul Duminy to Bradley Watling, , Wide, one run (1)
17.2 Jean Paul Duminy to Bradley Watling, 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)
17.3 Jean Paul Duminy to Bradley Watling, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
17.4 Jean Paul Duminy to Bradley Watling, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
17.5 Jean Paul Duminy to Bradley Watling, 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)
17.6 Jean Paul Duminy 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)
End of over 18
Northern Knights 143/3 (RR : 7.94)
Daryl Mitchell 2 (2b)
Bradley Watling 67 (53b)
Jean Paul Duminy 2-0-28-0
18.1 Mitchell Johnson to Bradley Watling, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
18.2 Mitchell Johnson to Bradley Watling, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
18.3 Mitchell Johnson to Daryl Mitchell, , No Ball. Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see! (6)
18.3 Mitchell Johnson to Daryl Mitchell, (0) In the air, and gone!
Daryl Mitchell c & b Mitchell Johnson
Runs : 8 Balls : 3 S/R : 266.7
18.4 Mitchell Johnson to Corey Anderson, No shot offered. (0)
18.5 Mitchell Johnson to Corey Anderson, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
18.6 Mitchell Johnson to Corey Anderson, 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 19
Northern Knights 153/4 (RR : 8.05)
Corey Anderson 2 (3b)
Bradley Watling 68 (55b)
Mitchell Johnson 4-0-40-2
19.1 Neil Wagner to Bradley Watling, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
19.2 Neil Wagner to Corey Anderson, (0) Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and inside edges the ball into his off-stump! Well, that's what you get for trying to slog across the line! I hope he's learnt his lesson.
Corey Anderson b Neil Wagner
Runs : 2 Balls : 4 S/R : 50
19.3 Neil Wagner to Kieron Pollard, (0) He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!
Kieron Pollard c Dwayne Smith b Neil Wagner
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
19.4 Neil Wagner to Tim Selfert, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
19.5 Neil Wagner to Bradley Watling, 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)
19.6 Neil Wagner to Bradley Watling, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 20
Northern Knights 160/6 (RR : 8)
Tim Selfert 1 (1b)
Bradley Watling 74 (58b)
Neil Wagner 4-0-34-2
The final scorecard was :
Score: 160
Wickets : 6
Overs : 20.0Northern Knights Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Rohit Sharma c Jean Paul Duminy b Mitchell Johnson 31 15 3 2 206.7
Bradley Watling not out 74 58 5 1 127.6
Shakib Al Hasan c Virat Kohli b Jesse Ryder 38 36 1 1 105.6
Kane Williamson c Virat Kohli b Jesse Ryder 0 2 0 0 0
Daryl Mitchell c & b Mitchell Johnson 8 3 0 1 266.7
Corey Anderson b Neil Wagner 2 4 0 0 50
Kieron Pollard c Dwayne Smith b Neil Wagner 0 1 0 0 0
Tim Selfert not out 1 1 0 0 100
Mitchell Starc dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Trent Boult dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Tim Southee dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 160 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8
Extras : 6 No Balls : 2 Wides : 4 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Otago Volts Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Jesse Ryder 3.0 0 9 2 3
Jean Paul Duminy 2.0 0 28 0 14
James Neesham 4.0 0 25 0 6.25
Mitchell Johnson 4.0 0 40 2 10
Ian Butler 3.0 0 24 0 8
Neil Wagner 4.0 0 34 2 8.5
Total: 160 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8
Extras : 6 No Balls : 2 Wides : 4 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
The second innings begins now
0.1 Mitchell Starc to Dwayne Smith, 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)
0.2 Mitchell Starc to Dwayne 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)
0.3 Mitchell Starc to Dwayne Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
0.4 Mitchell Starc to Dwayne Smith, One more to the total. (1)
0.5 Mitchell Starc to Jesse Ryder, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Clean bowled!
Jesse Ryder b Mitchell Starc
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
0.6 Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
End of over 1
Otago Volts 6/1 (RR : 6) Required RR(8.11)
Dwayne Smith 5 (4b)
Virat Kohli 1 (1b)
Mitchell Starc 1-0-6-1
1.1 Tim Southee to Virat Kohli, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
1.2 Tim Southee to Virat Kohli, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
1.3 Tim Southee to Virat Kohli, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
1.4 Tim Southee to Dwayne Smith, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
1.5 Tim Southee to Dwayne Smith, Low fulltoss, the batsman lines up for the big shot, and misses completely! LBW! Gosh that's rubbish batting, the batsman is kicking himself!
Dwayne Smith lbw Tim Southee
Runs : 7 Balls : 6 S/R : 116.7
(0)
1.6 Tim Southee to Brendon McCullum, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
End of over 2
Otago Volts 12/2 (RR : 6) Required RR(8.22)
Virat Kohli 4 (4b)
Brendon McCullum 1 (1b)
Tim Southee 1-0-6-1
2.1 Mitchell Starc to Brendon McCullum, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
2.2 Mitchell Starc to Brendon McCullum, 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)
2.3 Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli, Good running, two runs. (2)
2.4 Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli, 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)
2.5 Mitchell Starc to Brendon McCullum, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!
Brendon McCullum c & b Mitchell Starc
Runs : 4 Balls : 4 S/R : 100
(0)
2.6 Mitchell Starc to Jean Paul Duminy, Good running, two runs. (2)
End of over 3
Otago Volts 20/3 (RR : 6.67) Required RR(8.24)
Jean Paul Duminy 2 (1b)
Virat Kohli 7 (6b)
Mitchell Starc 2-0-14-2
3.1 Tim Southee to Virat Kohli, 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)
3.2 Tim Southee to Virat Kohli, That was a very good delivery. (0)
3.3 Tim Southee to Virat Kohli, , No BallShort, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
3.3 Tim Southee to Virat Kohli, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
3.4 Tim Southee to Virat Kohli, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
3.5 Tim Southee to Jean Paul Duminy, In the air, and gone!
Jean Paul Duminy c Daryl Mitchell b Tim Southee
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
(0)
3.6 Tim Southee to Michael Bracewell, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 4
Otago Volts 32/4 (RR : 8) Required RR(8)
Michael Bracewell 0 (1b)
Virat Kohli 18 (10b)
Tim Southee 2-0-18-2
4.1 Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli, 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)
4.2 Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli, Very well bowled. (0)
4.3 Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
4.4 Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli, 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! (5)
4.5 Mitchell Starc to Michael Bracewell, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
4.6 Mitchell Starc to Michael Bracewell, 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 5
Otago Volts 40/4 (RR : 8) Required RR(8)
Virat Kohli 25 (14b)
Michael Bracewell 1 (3b)
Mitchell Starc 3-0-22-2
5.1 Tim Southee to Michael Bracewell, And that's why you should always know where your backfoot is. The batsman left that ball alone, completely oblivious to the fact that he was standing out of his crease, and the keepere removes the bails while laughing. His coach is going to give him an earful after that!
Michael Bracewell st Bradley Watling b Tim Southee
Runs : 1 Balls : 4 S/R : 25
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5.2 Tim Southee to Neil Broom, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
5.3 Tim Southee to Virat Kohli, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
5.4 Tim Southee to Virat Kohli, Very well bowled. (0)
5.5 Tim Southee to Virat Kohli, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
5.6 Tim Southee to Virat Kohli, 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 6
Otago Volts 46/5 (RR : 7.67) Required RR(8.14)
Neil Broom 1 (1b)
Virat Kohli 30 (18b)
Tim Southee 3-0-24-3
6.1 Corey Anderson to Virat Kohli, 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)
6.2 Corey Anderson to Virat Kohli, 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)
6.3 Corey Anderson to Virat Kohli, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
6.4 Corey Anderson to Neil Broom, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
6.5 Corey Anderson to Neil Broom, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
6.6 Corey Anderson to Neil Broom, 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 7
Otago Volts 57/5 (RR : 8.14) Required RR(7.92)
Neil Broom 3 (4b)
Virat Kohli 39 (21b)
Corey Anderson 1-0-11-0
7.1 Kieron Pollard to Virat Kohli, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
7.2 Kieron Pollard to Virat Kohli, 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)
7.3 Kieron Pollard to Neil Broom, Very well bowled. (0)
7.4 Kieron Pollard to Neil Broom, 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)
7.5 Kieron Pollard to Neil Broom, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
7.6 Kieron Pollard to Virat Kohli, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
End of over 8
Otago Volts 65/5 (RR : 8.13) Required RR(7.92)
Virat Kohli 42 (24b)
Neil Broom 8 (7b)
Kieron Pollard 1-0-8-0
8.1 Shakib Al Hasan to Neil Broom, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
8.2 Shakib Al Hasan to Virat Kohli, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
8.3 Shakib Al Hasan to Neil Broom, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
8.4 Shakib Al Hasan to Neil Broom, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
8.5 Shakib Al Hasan to Neil Broom, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
8.6 Shakib Al Hasan to Neil Broom, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
End of over 9
Otago Volts 77/5 (RR : 8.56) Required RR(7.55)
Neil Broom 19 (12b)
Virat Kohli 43 (25b)
Shakib Al Hasan 1-0-12-0
9.1 Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
9.2 Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, 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 Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, That was a very good delivery. (0)
9.4 Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, That's a single. (1)
9.5 Trent Boult to Neil Broom, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
9.6 Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 10
Otago Volts 89/5 (RR : 8.9) Required RR(7.1)
Virat Kohli 54 (30b)
Neil Broom 20 (13b)
Trent Boult 1-0-12-0
10.1 Kieron Pollard to Neil Broom, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
10.2 Kieron Pollard to Neil Broom, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
10.3 Kieron Pollard to Neil Broom, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.4 Kieron Pollard to Neil Broom, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
10.5 Kieron Pollard to Neil Broom, 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)
10.6 Kieron Pollard to Neil Broom, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
End of over 11
Otago Volts 99/5 (RR : 9) Required RR(6.78)
Neil Broom 30 (19b)
Virat Kohli 54 (30b)
Kieron Pollard 2-0-18-0
11.1 Corey Anderson to Virat Kohli, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
11.2 Corey Anderson to Virat Kohli, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
11.3 Corey Anderson to Virat Kohli, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
11.4 Corey Anderson to Virat Kohli, That's a single. (1)
11.5 Corey Anderson to Neil Broom, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
11.6 Corey Anderson to Neil Broom, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 12
Otago Volts 108/5 (RR : 9) Required RR(6.5)
Neil Broom 34 (21b)
Virat Kohli 59 (34b)
Corey Anderson 2-0-20-0
12.1 Shakib Al Hasan to Virat Kohli, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
12.2 Shakib Al Hasan to Virat Kohli, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
12.3 Shakib Al Hasan to Virat Kohli, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
12.4 Shakib Al Hasan to Neil Broom, That was a very good delivery. (0)
12.5 Shakib Al Hasan to Neil Broom, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
12.6 Shakib Al Hasan to Neil Broom, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
End of over 13
Otago Volts 119/5 (RR : 9.15) Required RR(5.86)
Neil Broom 36 (24b)
Virat Kohli 68 (37b)
Shakib Al Hasan 2-0-23-0
13.1 Corey Anderson to Virat Kohli, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
13.2 Corey Anderson to Virat Kohli, That's a single. (1)
13.3 Corey Anderson to Neil Broom, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
13.4 Corey Anderson to Neil Broom, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
13.5 Corey Anderson to Neil Broom, 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 Corey Anderson to Virat Kohli, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 14
Otago Volts 129/5 (RR : 9.21) Required RR(5.17)
Virat Kohli 71 (40b)
Neil Broom 43 (27b)
Corey Anderson 3-0-30-0
14.1 Shakib Al Hasan to Neil Broom, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.2 Shakib Al Hasan to Neil Broom, Very well bowled. (0)
14.3 Shakib Al Hasan to Neil Broom, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
14.4 Shakib Al Hasan to Neil Broom, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
14.5 Shakib Al Hasan to Virat Kohli, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
14.6 Shakib Al Hasan to Virat Kohli, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)15.1 Corey Anderson to Neil Broom, One more to the total. (1)
15.2 Corey Anderson to Virat Kohli, 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)
15.3 Corey Anderson to Virat Kohli, , Wide, one run (1)
15.3 Corey Anderson to Virat Kohli, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
15.4 Corey Anderson to Virat Kohli, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
15.5 Corey Anderson to Virat Kohli, Oh that was a dolly of a catch, and the fielder makes no mistake. Back to the nets for the batsman.
Virat Kohli c & b Corey Anderson
Runs : 75 Balls : 46 S/R : 163
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15.6 Corey Anderson to James Neesham, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 16
Otago Volts 136/6 (RR : 8.5) Required RR(6)
James Neesham 0 (1b)
Neil Broom 45 (32b)
Corey Anderson 4-0-34-116.1 Shakib Al Hasan to Neil Broom, Quick hands, and a delicate stumping. Great skill there. Oh, and some pretty decent bowling too.
Neil Broom st Bradley Watling b Shakib Al Hasan
Runs : 45 Balls : 33 S/R : 136.4
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16.2 Shakib Al Hasan to Mitchell Johnson, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
16.3 Shakib Al Hasan to Mitchell Johnson, , No BallTries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
16.3 Shakib Al Hasan to Mitchell Johnson, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
16.4 Shakib Al Hasan to James Neesham, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
16.5 Shakib Al Hasan to James Neesham, 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)
16.6 Shakib Al Hasan to James Neesham, 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 17
Otago Volts 144/7 (RR : 8.47) Required RR(5.33)
James Neesham 6 (4b)
Mitchell Johnson 1 (2b)
Shakib Al Hasan 4-0-34-117.1 Trent Boult to Mitchell Johnson, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
17.2 Trent Boult to James Neesham, Hah, n00b. He tries a reverse sweep, but misses it completely, causing a facepalm from the captain, and an 'Epic Fail' from the umpire who promptly gives him out! Pwned.
James Neesham lbw Trent Boult
Runs : 6 Balls : 5 S/R : 120
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17.3 Trent Boult to Ian Butler, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
17.4 Trent Boult to Mitchell Johnson, The batsman drops the ball at his feet and sets off for a quick single, but the bowler pounces on it, turns around, and knocks the stumps down in one quick effort to send him packing! Brilliant effort.
Mitchell Johnson run out Mitchell Starc
Runs : 2 Balls : 4 S/R : 50
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17.5 Trent Boult to Neil Wagner, Very well bowled. (0)
17.6 Trent Boult to Neil Wagner, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
End of over 18
Otago Volts 147/9 (RR : 8.17) Required RR(6.5)
Ian Butler 1 (1b)
Neil Wagner 1 (2b)
Trent Boult 2-0-15-118.1 Tim Southee to Neil Wagner, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)18.2 Tim Southee to Neil Wagner, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)18.3 Tim Southee to Neil Wagner, Low fulltoss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught! (6)18.4 Tim Southee to Neil Wagner, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)18.5 Tim Southee to Ian Butler, Wrong call, this could be trouble, and out!
Ian Butler run out Trent Boult
Runs : 1 Balls : 2 S/R : 50
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Ian Butler run out Trent Boult
Runs : 1 Balls : 2 S/R : 50
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The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 158
Wickets : 10
Overs : 18.5Otago Volts Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Dwayne Smith lbw Tim Southee 7 6 1 0 116.7
Jesse Ryder b Mitchell Starc 0 1 0 0 0
Virat Kohli c & b Corey Anderson 75 46 10 0 163
Brendon McCullum c & b Mitchell Starc 4 4 0 0 100
Jean Paul Duminy c Daryl Mitchell b Tim Southee 2 2 0 0 100
Michael Bracewell st Bradley Watling b Tim Southee 1 4 0 0 25
Neil Broom st Bradley Watling b Shakib Al Hasan 45 33 6 0 136.4
James Neesham lbw Trent Boult 6 5 1 0 120
Mitchell Johnson run out Mitchell Starc 2 4 0 0 50
Ian Butler run out Trent Boult 1 2 0 0 50
Neil Wagner not out 12 6 0 1 200
Total: 158 Overs: 18.5 Run Rate: 8.778
Extras : 3 No Balls : 2 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Northern Knights Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Shakib Al Hasan 4.0 0 34 1 8.5
Corey Anderson 4.0 0 34 1 8.5
Kieron Pollard 2.0 0 18 0 9
Mitchell Starc 3.0 0 22 2 7.333
Trent Boult 2.0 0 15 1 7.5
Tim Southee 3.5 0 35 3 9.13
Total: 158 Overs: 18.5 Run Rate: 8.778
Extras : 3 No Balls : 2 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Otago Volts vs. Northern Knights
Northern Knights - 160/6 in 20.0 overs.
Otago Volts - 158/10 in 18.5 overs.
Northern Knights wins the match by 2 runs[
MoM: Bradley Watling for 74* off 58
0.1 James Fuller to Michael Papps, , No Ball. Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
0.1 James Fuller to Michael Papps, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
0.2 James Fuller to Stephen Murdoch, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
0.3 James Fuller to Stephen Murdoch, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
0.4 James Fuller to Stephen Murdoch, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
0.5 James Fuller to Stephen Murdoch, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
0.6 James Fuller to Stephen Murdoch, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
End of over 1
Wellington Firebirds 10/0 (RR : 10)
Stephen Murdoch 8 (5b)
Michael Papps 1 (1b)
James Fuller 1-0-10-0
1.1 Mohammed Shami to Michael Papps, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
1.2 Mohammed Shami to Stephen Murdoch, (0) In the air, and gone!
Stephen Murdoch c Colin Munro b Mohammed Shami
Runs : 8 Balls : 6 S/R : 133.3
1.3 Mohammed Shami to Steve Smith, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
1.4 Mohammed Shami to Steve Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
1.5 Mohammed Shami to Steve Smith, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
1.6 Mohammed Shami to Steve Smith, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
End of over 2
Wellington Firebirds 15/1 (RR : 7.5)
Steve Smith 4 (4b)
Michael Papps 2 (2b)
Mohammed Shami 1-0-5-1
2.1 James Fuller to Michael Papps, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
2.2 James Fuller to Steve Smith, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
2.3 James Fuller to Steve Smith, And it's a DLF Maxix...uhh...six runs! (6)
2.4 James Fuller to Steve Smith, 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)
2.5 James Fuller to Steve Smith, No shot offered. (0)
2.6 James Fuller to Steve Smith, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
End of over 3
Wellington Firebirds 32/1 (RR : 10.7)
Steve Smith 20 (9b)
Michael Papps 3 (3b)
James Fuller 2-0-27-0
3.1 Mohammed Shami to Michael Papps, (0) Plumb!
Michael Papps lbw Mohammed Shami
Runs : 3 Balls : 4 S/R : 75
3.2 Mohammed Shami to Michael Pollard, (0) Slog-sweep time! He completely misses it though, and is rapped on the pads. The bowler is appealing...and yup, he's got to go! Tough luck kid, maybe you'll get it next time!
Michael Pollard lbw Mohammed Shami
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
3.3 Mohammed Shami to Moeen Ali, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
3.4 Mohammed Shami to Moeen Ali, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
3.5 Mohammed Shami to Moeen Ali, Very well bowled. (0)
3.6 Mohammed Shami to Moeen Ali, 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 4
Wellington Firebirds 36/3 (RR : 9)
Moeen Ali 4 (4b)
Steve Smith 20 (9b)
Mohammed Shami 2-0-9-3
4.1 James Fuller to Steve Smith, , No Ball. Splendid shot for four! (4)
4.1 James Fuller to Steve 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)
4.2 James Fuller to Steve Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
4.3 James Fuller to Steve Smith, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
4.4 James Fuller to Steve Smith, That was a very good delivery. (0)
4.5 James Fuller to Steve Smith, One more to the total. (1)
4.6 James Fuller to Moeen Ali, , Wide, one run (1)
4.6 James Fuller to Moeen Ali, 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)
End of over 5
Wellington Firebirds 53/3 (RR : 10.6)
Moeen Ali 10 (5b)
Steve Smith 29 (14b)
James Fuller 3-0-44-0
5.1 Mohammed Shami to Steve Smith, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
5.2 Mohammed Shami to Steve Smith, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
5.3 Mohammed Shami to Moeen Ali, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
5.4 Mohammed Shami to Steve Smith, 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)
5.5 Mohammed Shami to Steve Smith, That was a very good delivery. (0)
5.6 Mohammed Shami to Steve Smith, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
End of over 6
Wellington Firebirds 63/3 (RR : 10.5)
Steve Smith 38 (19b)
Moeen Ali 11 (6b)
Mohammed Shami 3-0-19-3
6.1 Kyle Mills to Moeen Ali, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
6.2 Kyle Mills to Steve Smith, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
6.3 Kyle Mills to Steve Smith, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.4 Kyle Mills to Steve Smith, , No Ball. 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)
6.4 Kyle Mills to Moeen Ali, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
6.5 Kyle Mills to Moeen Ali, 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)
6.6 Kyle Mills to Moeen Ali, , No Ball. Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
6.6 Kyle Mills to Steve Smith, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
End of over 7
Wellington Firebirds 76/3 (RR : 10.9)
Steve Smith 43 (22b)
Moeen Ali 17 (9b)
Kyle Mills 1-0-13-0
7.1 Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
7.2 Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, 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)
7.3 Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
7.4 Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
7.5 Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
7.6 Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, 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 8
Wellington Firebirds 83/3 (RR : 10.4)
Steve Smith 43 (22b)
Moeen Ali 24 (15b)
Kagiso Rabada 1-0-7-0
8.1 Mitchell McClenaghan to Moeen Ali, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
8.2 Mitchell McClenaghan to Moeen Ali, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
8.3 Mitchell McClenaghan to Steve Smith, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
8.4 Mitchell McClenaghan to Steve Smith, 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)
8.5 Mitchell McClenaghan to Steve Smith, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
8.6 Mitchell McClenaghan to Moeen Ali, 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 9
Wellington Firebirds 87/3 (RR : 9.67)
Moeen Ali 27 (18b)
Steve Smith 44 (25b)
Mitchell McClenaghan 1-0-4-0
9.1 Kagiso Rabada to Steve Smith, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
9.2 Kagiso Rabada to Steve Smith, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
9.3 Kagiso Rabada to Steve Smith, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
9.4 Kagiso Rabada to Steve Smith, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
9.5 Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
9.6 Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, 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 10
Wellington Firebirds 94/3 (RR : 9.4)
Moeen Ali 29 (20b)
Steve Smith 49 (29b)
Kagiso Rabada 2-0-14-0
10.1 Mitchell McClenaghan to Steve Smith, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
10.2 Mitchell McClenaghan to Moeen Ali, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
10.3 Mitchell McClenaghan to Steve 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)
10.4 Mitchell McClenaghan to Steve Smith, 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)
10.5 Mitchell McClenaghan to Steve Smith, 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)
10.6 Mitchell McClenaghan to Moeen Ali, , No Ball. 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 Mitchell McClenaghan to Moeen Ali, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 11
Wellington Firebirds 107/3 (RR : 9.73)
Steve Smith 55 (33b)
Moeen Ali 35 (22b)
Mitchell McClenaghan 2-0-17-0
11.1 Jeet Raval to Moeen Ali, No shot offered. (0)
11.2 Jeet Raval to Moeen Ali, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
11.3 Jeet Raval to Steve Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
11.4 Jeet Raval to Steve Smith, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
11.5 Jeet Raval to Moeen Ali, 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)
11.6 Jeet Raval to Steve Smith, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 12
Wellington Firebirds 110/3 (RR : 9.17)
Steve Smith 56 (36b)
Moeen Ali 37 (25b)
Jeet Raval 1-0-3-0
12.1 Mitchell McClenaghan to Moeen Ali, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
12.2 Mitchell McClenaghan to Steve Smith, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
12.3 Mitchell McClenaghan to Steve Smith, One more to the total. (1)
12.4 Mitchell McClenaghan to Moeen Ali, No shot offered. (0)
12.5 Mitchell McClenaghan to Moeen Ali, 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)
12.6 Mitchell McClenaghan to Moeen Ali, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 13
Wellington Firebirds 112/3 (RR : 8.62)
Moeen Ali 38 (29b)
Steve Smith 57 (38b)
Mitchell McClenaghan 3-0-19-0
13.1 Jeet Raval to Steve Smith, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
13.2 Jeet Raval to Steve Smith, 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)
13.3 Jeet Raval to Steve Smith, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
13.4 Jeet Raval to Steve Smith, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
13.5 Jeet Raval to Steve Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
13.6 Jeet Raval to Steve Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 14
Wellington Firebirds 126/3 (RR : 9)
Steve Smith 71 (44b)
Moeen Ali 38 (29b)
Jeet Raval 2-0-17-0
14.1 Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, Very well bowled. (0)
14.2 Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
14.3 Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
14.4 Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
14.5 Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, 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)
14.6 Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 15
Wellington Firebirds 136/3 (RR : 9.07)
Moeen Ali 48 (35b)
Steve Smith 71 (44b)
Kagiso Rabada 3-0-24-0
15.1 Mitchell McClenaghan to Steve Smith, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
15.2 Mitchell McClenaghan to Steve Smith, (0) Ah, great ball. It bounced more than the batsman expected it to, causing him to check his shot at the last moment and lob the ball into the air for an easy catch.
Steve Smith c Kagiso Rabada b Mitchell McClenaghan
Runs : 73 Balls : 46 S/R : 158.7
15.3 Mitchell McClenaghan to Grant Elliott, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
15.4 Mitchell McClenaghan to Grant Elliott, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
15.5 Mitchell McClenaghan to Grant Elliott, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
15.6 Mitchell McClenaghan to Grant Elliott, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 16
Wellington Firebirds 146/4 (RR : 9.13)
Grant Elliott 8 (4b)
Moeen Ali 48 (35b)
Mitchell McClenaghan 4-0-29-1
16.1 Kyle Mills to Moeen Ali, 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)
16.2 Kyle Mills to Moeen Ali, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
16.3 Kyle Mills to Grant Elliott, 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)
16.4 Kyle Mills to Grant Elliott, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
16.5 Kyle Mills to Moeen Ali, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
16.6 Kyle Mills to Moeen Ali, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
End of over 17
Wellington Firebirds 152/4 (RR : 8.94)
Moeen Ali 53 (39b)
Grant Elliott 9 (6b)
Kyle Mills 2-0-19-0
17.1 Kagiso Rabada to Grant Elliott, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
17.2 Kagiso Rabada to Grant Elliott, (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!
Grant Elliott run out Mohammed Shami
Runs : 11 Balls : 8 S/R : 137.5
17.3 Kagiso Rabada to Luke Ronchi, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
17.4 Kagiso Rabada to Luke Ronchi, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
17.5 Kagiso Rabada to Luke Ronchi, (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!
Luke Ronchi run out Colin Munro
Runs : 4 Balls : 3 S/R : 133.3
17.6 Kagiso Rabada to James Franklin, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
End of over 18
Wellington Firebirds 160/6 (RR : 8.89)
James Franklin 2 (1b)
Moeen Ali 53 (39b)
Kagiso Rabada 4-0-32-0
18.1 James Fuller to Moeen Ali, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
18.2 James Fuller to Moeen Ali, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
18.3 James Fuller to Moeen Ali, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
18.4 James Fuller to Moeen Ali, , Wide, one run (1)
18.4 James Fuller to Moeen Ali, (0) He's hit on the pads, the fielders let out a shout. The umpire has no qualms, and gives him out!
Moeen Ali lbw James Fuller
Runs : 57 Balls : 43 S/R : 132.6
18.5 James Fuller to Mark Gillespie, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
18.6 James Fuller to Mark Gillespie, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 19
Wellington Firebirds 165/7 (RR : 8.68)
Mark Gillespie 0 (2b)
James Franklin 2 (1b)
James Fuller 4-0-49-1
19.1 Mohammed Shami to James Franklin, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
19.2 Mohammed Shami to Mark Gillespie, , Leg Byes, another 2 run(s) (2)
19.3 Mohammed Shami to James Franklin, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
19.4 Mohammed Shami to James Franklin, 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)
19.5 Mohammed Shami to Mark Gillespie, That was a very good delivery. (0)
19.6 Mohammed Shami to Mark Gillespie, , No Ball. 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 Mohammed Shami to Mark Gillespie, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
End of over 20
Wellington Firebirds 180/7 (RR : 9)
Mark Gillespie 4 (4b)
James Franklin 10 (4b)
Mohammed Shami 4-0-32-3
The final scorecard was :
Score: 180
Wickets : 7
Overs : 20.0Wellington Firebirds Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Michael Papps lbw Mohammed Shami 3 4 0 0 75
Stephen Murdoch c Colin Munro b Mohammed Shami 8 6 1 0 133.3
Steve Smith c Kagiso Rabada b Mitchell McClenaghan 73 46 8 2 158.7
Michael Pollard lbw Mohammed Shami 0 1 0 0 0
Moeen Ali lbw James Fuller 57 43 7 1 132.6
Grant Elliott run out Mohammed Shami 11 8 0 1 137.5
Luke Ronchi run out Colin Munro 4 3 1 0 133.3
James Franklin not out 10 4 0 0 250
Mark Gillespie not out 4 4 1 0 100
James Anderson dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Mustafizur Rahman dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 180 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9
Extras : 10 No Balls : 6 Wides : 2 Leg Byes : 2 Byes : 0
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Auckland Aces Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Jeet Raval 2.0 0 17 0 8.5
James Fuller 4.0 0 49 1 12.25
Kyle Mills 2.0 0 19 0 9.5
Mohammed Shami 3.5 0 32 3 8.348
Mitchell McClenaghan 4.0 0 29 1 7.25
Kagiso Rabada 4.0 0 32 0 8
Total: 180 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9
Extras : 10 No Balls : 6 Wides : 2 Leg Byes : 2 Byes : 0
The second innings begins now
0.1 James Anderson to Martin Guptill, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
0.2 James Anderson to Colin Munro, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
0.3 James Anderson to Colin Munro, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
0.4 James Anderson to Martin Guptill, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
0.5 James Anderson to Martin Guptill, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
0.6 James Anderson to Colin Munro, 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 1
Auckland Aces 7/0 (RR : 7) Required RR(9.11)
Colin Munro 5 (3b)
Martin Guptill 2 (3b)
James Anderson 1-0-7-0
1.1 Mark Gillespie to Martin Guptill, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
1.2 Mark Gillespie to Colin Munro, No shot offered. (0)
1.3 Mark Gillespie to Colin Munro, , No BallReverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
1.3 Mark Gillespie to Martin Guptill, That six has cleared the car park! (6)
1.4 Mark Gillespie to Martin Guptill, 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)
1.5 Mark Gillespie to Colin Munro, Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!
Colin Munro c Grant Elliott b Mark Gillespie
Runs : 6 Balls : 5 S/R : 120
(0)
1.6 Mark Gillespie to Mahela Jayawardene, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 2
Auckland Aces 17/1 (RR : 8.5) Required RR(9.06)
Mahela Jayawardene 0 (1b)
Martin Guptill 10 (6b)
Mark Gillespie 1-0-10-1
2.1 James Anderson to Martin Guptill, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
2.2 James Anderson to Martin Guptill, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
2.3 James Anderson to Martin Guptill, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
2.4 James Anderson to Martin Guptill, Ah that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastest no time in putting the trash away. Six! (6)
2.5 James Anderson to Martin Guptill, 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...
Martin Guptill run out Stephen Murdoch
Runs : 20 Balls : 11 S/R : 181.8
(0)
2.6 James Anderson to AB de Villiers, 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 3
Auckland Aces 27/2 (RR : 9) Required RR(9)
AB de Villiers 0 (1b)
Mahela Jayawardene 0 (1b)
James Anderson 2-0-17-0
3.1 Mark Gillespie to Mahela Jayawardene, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
3.2 Mark Gillespie to Mahela Jayawardene, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
3.3 Mark Gillespie to Mahela Jayawardene, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
3.4 Mark Gillespie to AB de Villiers, No shot offered. (0)
3.5 Mark Gillespie to AB de Villiers, No shot offered. (0)
3.6 Mark Gillespie to AB de Villiers, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 4
Auckland Aces 28/2 (RR : 7) Required RR(9.5)
AB de Villiers 0 (4b)
Mahela Jayawardene 1 (4b)
Mark Gillespie 2-0-11-1
4.1 James Anderson to Mahela Jayawardene, There's a mix up with the batsman, and he's out!
Mahela Jayawardene run out Steve Smith
Runs : 1 Balls : 5 S/R : 20
(0)
4.2 James Anderson to Robert O'Donell, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
4.3 James Anderson to Robert O'Donell, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
4.4 James Anderson to Robert O'Donell, 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)
4.5 James Anderson to Robert O'Donell, 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)
4.6 James Anderson to Robert O'Donell, 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 5
Auckland Aces 42/3 (RR : 8.4) Required RR(9.2)
Robert O'Donell 14 (5b)
AB de Villiers 0 (4b)
James Anderson 3-0-31-0
5.1 Mark Gillespie to AB de Villiers, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
5.2 Mark Gillespie to AB de Villiers, Splendid shot for four! (4)
5.3 Mark Gillespie to AB de Villiers, 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)
5.4 Mark Gillespie to AB de Villiers, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.5 Mark Gillespie to AB de Villiers, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
5.6 Mark Gillespie to Robert O'Donell, 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)
End of over 6
Auckland Aces 53/3 (RR : 8.83) Required RR(9.07)
Robert O'Donell 20 (6b)
AB de Villiers 5 (9b)
Mark Gillespie 3-0-22-1
6.1 Grant Elliott to AB de Villiers, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
6.2 Grant Elliott to Robert O'Donell, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
6.3 Grant Elliott to Robert O'Donell, 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)
6.4 Grant Elliott to Robert O'Donell, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
6.5 Grant Elliott to Robert O'Donell, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
6.6 Grant Elliott to AB de Villiers, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
End of over 7
Auckland Aces 65/3 (RR : 9.29) Required RR(8.85)
AB de Villiers 8 (11b)
Robert O'Donell 29 (10b)
Grant Elliott 1-0-12-0
7.1 Moeen Ali to Robert O'Donell, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
7.2 Moeen Ali to Robert O'Donell, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
7.3 Moeen Ali to AB de Villiers, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
7.4 Moeen Ali to AB de Villiers, , No BallRubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
7.4 Moeen Ali to AB de Villiers, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
7.5 Moeen Ali to Robert O'Donell, Very well bowled. (0)
7.6 Moeen Ali to Robert O'Donell, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 8
Auckland Aces 73/3 (RR : 9.13) Required RR(8.92)
AB de Villiers 13 (13b)
Robert O'Donell 31 (14b)
Moeen Ali 1-0-8-0
8.1 Grant Elliott to Robert O'Donell, 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)
8.2 Grant Elliott to Robert O'Donell, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
8.3 Grant Elliott to Robert O'Donell, 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 Grant Elliott to Robert O'Donell, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
8.5 Grant Elliott to Robert O'Donell, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
8.6 Grant Elliott to Robert O'Donell, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 9
Auckland Aces 77/3 (RR : 8.56) Required RR(9.36)
Robert O'Donell 35 (20b)
AB de Villiers 13 (13b)
Grant Elliott 2-0-16-0
9.1 Moeen Ali to AB de Villiers, 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)
9.2 Moeen Ali to Robert O'Donell, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
9.3 Moeen Ali to Robert O'Donell, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
9.4 Moeen Ali to Robert O'Donell, 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)
9.5 Moeen Ali to Robert O'Donell, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
9.6 Moeen Ali to Robert O'Donell, 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 10
Auckland Aces 90/3 (RR : 9) Required RR(9)
Robert O'Donell 47 (25b)
AB de Villiers 14 (14b)
Moeen Ali 2-0-21-0
10.1 Mustafizur Rahman to AB de Villiers, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
10.2 Mustafizur Rahman to AB de Villiers, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
10.3 Mustafizur Rahman to Robert O'Donell, Very well bowled. (0)
10.4 Mustafizur Rahman to Robert O'Donell, Very well bowled. (0)
10.5 Mustafizur Rahman to Robert O'Donell, 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)
10.6 Mustafizur Rahman to Robert O'Donell, 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 11
Auckland Aces 93/3 (RR : 8.45) Required RR(9.67)
Robert O'Donell 49 (29b)
AB de Villiers 15 (16b)
Mustafizur Rahman 1-0-3-0
11.1 James Franklin to AB de Villiers, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
11.2 James Franklin to Robert O'Donell, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three. (4)
11.3 James Franklin to AB de Villiers, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
11.4 James Franklin to AB de Villiers, 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)
11.5 James Franklin to AB de Villiers, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
11.6 James Franklin to AB de Villiers, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 12
Auckland Aces 109/3 (RR : 9.08) Required RR(8.88)
Robert O'Donell 53 (30b)
AB de Villiers 27 (21b)
James Franklin 1-0-16-0
12.1 Moeen Ali to AB de Villiers, Splendid shot for four! (4)
12.2 Moeen Ali to AB de Villiers, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
12.3 Moeen Ali to AB de Villiers, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
12.4 Moeen Ali to AB de Villiers, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.5 Moeen Ali to AB de Villiers, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
12.6 Moeen Ali to AB de Villiers, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
End of over 13
Auckland Aces 124/3 (RR : 9.54) Required RR(8)
Robert O'Donell 53 (30b)
AB de Villiers 42 (27b)
Moeen Ali 3-0-36-0
13.1 James Franklin to AB de Villiers, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
13.2 James Franklin to Robert O'Donell, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.3 James Franklin to Robert O'Donell, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
13.4 James Franklin to AB de Villiers, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
13.5 James Franklin to Robert O'Donell, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
13.6 James Franklin to Robert O'Donell, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 14
Auckland Aces 127/3 (RR : 9.07) Required RR(8.83)
Robert O'Donell 54 (34b)
AB de Villiers 44 (29b)
James Franklin 2-0-19-0
14.1 Grant Elliott to AB de Villiers, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.2 Grant Elliott to AB de Villiers, Very well bowled. (0)
14.3 Grant Elliott to AB de Villiers, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
14.4 Grant Elliott to AB de Villiers, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
14.5 Grant Elliott to AB de Villiers, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
14.6 Grant Elliott to AB de Villiers, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 15
Auckland Aces 134/3 (RR : 8.93) Required RR(9.2)
Robert O'Donell 54 (34b)
AB de Villiers 51 (35b)
Grant Elliott 3-0-23-0
15.1 Moeen Ali to AB de Villiers, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
15.2 Moeen Ali to AB de Villiers, Low fulltoss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught! (6)
15.3 Moeen Ali to AB de Villiers, That's a single. (1)
15.4 Moeen Ali to Robert O'Donell, 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)
15.5 Moeen Ali to AB de Villiers, Oh, needless wicket there. Charged down the wicket, swung wildly, didn't even get close and it's an easy wicket. The bowler is loving it.
AB de Villiers st Luke Ronchi b Moeen Ali
Runs : 60 Balls : 39 S/R : 153.8
(0)
15.6 Moeen Ali to Jeet Raval, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 16
Auckland Aces 144/4 (RR : 9) Required RR(9)
Jeet Raval 0 (1b)
Robert O'Donell 55 (35b)
Moeen Ali 4-0-46-1
16.1 Mustafizur Rahman to Robert O'Donell, Very well bowled. (0)
16.2 Mustafizur Rahman to Robert O'Donell, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
16.3 Mustafizur Rahman to Jeet Raval, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
16.4 Mustafizur Rahman to Jeet Raval, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
16.5 Mustafizur Rahman to Jeet Raval, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.6 Mustafizur Rahman to Jeet Raval, 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.
Jeet Raval c Grant Elliott b Mustafizur Rahman
Runs : 4 Balls : 5 S/R : 80
(0)
End of over 17
Auckland Aces 149/5 (RR : 8.76) Required RR(10.3)
James Fuller 0 (0b)
Robert O'Donell 56 (37b)
Mustafizur Rahman 2-0-8-1
17.1 Grant Elliott to Robert O'Donell, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
17.2 Grant Elliott to Robert O'Donell, Very well bowled. (0)
17.3 Grant Elliott to Robert O'Donell, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it straight to second slip! Out!
Robert O'Donell c Mark Gillespie b Grant Elliott
Runs : 58 Balls : 40 S/R : 145
(0)
17.4 Grant Elliott to Kyle Mills, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
17.5 Grant Elliott to Kyle Mills, 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)
17.6 Grant Elliott to Kyle Mills, Easy single. (1)
End of over 18
Auckland Aces 154/6 (RR : 8.56) Required RR(13)
James Fuller 0 (0b)
Kyle Mills 3 (3b)
Grant Elliott 4-0-28-1
18.1 James Anderson to Kyle Mills, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
18.2 James Anderson to Kyle Mills, Six! (6)
18.3 James Anderson to Kyle Mills, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
18.4 James Anderson to Kyle Mills, Very well bowled. (0)
18.5 James Anderson to Kyle Mills, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
18.6 James Anderson to Kyle Mills, Six! (6)
End of over 19
Auckland Aces 166/6 (RR : 8.74) Required RR(14)
Kyle Mills 15 (9b)
James Fuller 0 (0b)
James Anderson 4-0-43-0
End of over 20
Auckland Aces 184/6 (RR : 9.2) Required RR(-1.#J)
James Fuller 18 (6b)
Kyle Mills 15 (9b)
Mark Gillespie 4-0-40-1
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 184
Wickets : 6
Overs : 20.0Auckland Aces Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Martin Guptill run out Stephen Murdoch 20 11 0 2 181.8
Colin Munro c Grant Elliott b Mark Gillespie 6 5 1 0 120
Mahela Jayawardene run out Steve Smith 1 5 0 0 20
AB de Villiers st Luke Ronchi b Moeen Ali 60 39 7 1 153.8
Robert O'Donell c Mark Gillespie b Grant Elliott 58 40 5 2 145
Jeet Raval c Grant Elliott b Mustafizur Rahman 4 5 1 0 80
James Fuller not out 18 6 3 1 300
Kyle Mills not out 15 9 0 2 166.7
Mohammed Shami dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Mitchell McClenaghan dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Kagiso Rabada dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 184 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.2
Extras : 2 No Balls : 2 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Wellington Firebirds Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Moeen Ali 4.0 0 46 1 11.5
Grant Elliott 4.0 0 28 1 7
James Franklin 2.0 0 19 0 9.5
Mark Gillespie 4.0 0 40 1 10
James Anderson 4.0 0 43 0 10.75
Mustafizur Rahman 2.0 0 8 1 4
Total: 184 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.2
Extras : 2 No Balls : 2 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Auckland Aces vs. Wellington Firebirds
Wellington Firebirds - 180/7 in 20.0 overs.
Auckland Aces - 184/6 in 20.0 overs.
Auckland Aces wins the match by 4 wickets
MoM: AB de VilliersI'm a bit creative now for the finals!
