0.1 Mitchell Johnson to Martin Guptill, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
0.2 Mitchell Johnson to Martin Guptill, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
0.3 Mitchell Johnson to Martin Guptill, 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)
0.4 Mitchell Johnson to Martin Guptill, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
0.5 Mitchell Johnson to Colin Munro, (0) Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Rapped dead in front, the umpire has no hesistation.
Colin Munro lbw Mitchell Johnson
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
0.6 Mitchell Johnson to Mahela Jayawardene, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 1
Auckland Aces 13/1 (RR : 13)
Mahela Jayawardene 0 (1b)
Martin Guptill 13 (4b)
Mitchell Johnson 1-0-13-1
1.1 Ian Butler to Martin Guptill, 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)
1.2 Ian Butler 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)
1.3 Ian Butler to Mahela Jayawardene, Very well bowled. (0)
1.4 Ian Butler to Mahela Jayawardene, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
1.5 Ian Butler to Mahela Jayawardene, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
1.6 Ian Butler to Mahela Jayawardene, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 2
Auckland Aces 18/1 (RR : 9)
Mahela Jayawardene 4 (5b)
Martin Guptill 14 (6b)
Ian Butler 1-0-5-0
2.1 Mitchell Johnson to Martin Guptill, (0) Plumb!
Martin Guptill lbw Mitchell Johnson
Runs : 14 Balls : 7 S/R : 200
2.2 Mitchell Johnson to AB de Villiers, (0) 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.
AB de Villiers run out Jesse Ryder
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
2.3 Mitchell Johnson to Robert O'Donell, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
2.4 Mitchell Johnson to Mahela Jayawardene, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
2.5 Mitchell Johnson 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)
2.6 Mitchell Johnson to Robert O'Donell, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 3
Auckland Aces 20/3 (RR : 6.67)
Robert O'Donell 1 (3b)
Mahela Jayawardene 5 (6b)
Mitchell Johnson 2-0-15-2
3.1 Ian Butler to Mahela Jayawardene, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
3.2 Ian Butler to Mahela Jayawardene, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
3.3 Ian Butler to Mahela Jayawardene, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
3.4 Ian Butler to Robert O'Donell, Very well bowled. (0)
3.5 Ian Butler to Robert O'Donell, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
3.6 Ian Butler to Robert O'Donell, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 4
Auckland Aces 31/3 (RR : 7.75)
Robert O'Donell 3 (6b)
Mahela Jayawardene 14 (9b)
Ian Butler 2-0-16-0
4.1 Mitchell Johnson to Mahela Jayawardene, 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)
4.2 Mitchell Johnson to Mahela Jayawardene, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
4.3 Mitchell Johnson 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)
4.4 Mitchell Johnson to Robert O'Donell, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
4.5 Mitchell Johnson to Mahela Jayawardene, , Byes, another 2 run(s) (2)
4.6 Mitchell Johnson to Robert O'Donell, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 5
Auckland Aces 43/3 (RR : 8.6)
Robert O'Donell 6 (9b)
Mahela Jayawardene 21 (11b)
Mitchell Johnson 3-0-25-2
5.1 Ian Butler to Mahela Jayawardene, 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)
5.2 Ian Butler to Mahela Jayawardene, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
5.3 Ian Butler 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)
5.4 Ian Butler to Robert O'Donell, Very well bowled. (0)
5.5 Ian Butler to Robert O'Donell, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.6 Ian Butler to Robert O'Donell, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 6
Auckland Aces 48/3 (RR : 8)
Robert O'Donell 6 (13b)
Mahela Jayawardene 26 (13b)
Ian Butler 3-0-21-0
6.1 Jean Paul Duminy to Mahela Jayawardene, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
6.2 Jean Paul Duminy to Mahela Jayawardene, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
6.3 Jean Paul Duminy to Robert O'Donell, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
6.4 Jean Paul Duminy to Mahela Jayawardene, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
6.5 Jean Paul Duminy to Mahela Jayawardene, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
6.6 Jean Paul Duminy to Robert O'Donell, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 7
Auckland Aces 59/3 (RR : 8.43)
Robert O'Donell 7 (15b)
Mahela Jayawardene 36 (17b)
Jean Paul Duminy 1-0-11-0
7.1 Jesse Ryder to Mahela Jayawardene, 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)
7.2 Jesse Ryder to Mahela Jayawardene, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
7.3 Jesse Ryder to Mahela Jayawardene, 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)
7.4 Jesse Ryder to Mahela Jayawardene, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
7.5 Jesse Ryder to Robert O'Donell, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
7.6 Jesse Ryder to Robert O'Donell, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 8
Auckland Aces 64/3 (RR : 8)
Robert O'Donell 7 (17b)
Mahela Jayawardene 41 (21b)
Jesse Ryder 1-0-5-0
8.1 James Neesham to Mahela Jayawardene, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
8.2 James Neesham to Mahela Jayawardene, One more to the total. (1)
8.3 James Neesham to Robert O'Donell, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
8.4 James Neesham to Robert O'Donell, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
8.5 James Neesham to Mahela Jayawardene, 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)
8.6 James Neesham to Mahela Jayawardene, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 9
Auckland Aces 68/3 (RR : 7.56)
Mahela Jayawardene 44 (25b)
Robert O'Donell 8 (19b)
James Neesham 1-0-4-0
9.1 Jesse Ryder to Robert O'Donell, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
9.2 Jesse Ryder to Robert O'Donell, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
9.3 Jesse Ryder to Mahela Jayawardene, 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)
9.4 Jesse Ryder to Mahela Jayawardene, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
9.5 Jesse Ryder to Mahela Jayawardene, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
9.6 Jesse Ryder to Robert O'Donell, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
End of over 10
Auckland Aces 78/3 (RR : 7.8)
Robert O'Donell 13 (22b)
Mahela Jayawardene 49 (28b)
Jesse Ryder 2-0-15-0
10.1 Jean Paul Duminy to Mahela Jayawardene, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
10.2 Jean Paul Duminy to Robert O'Donell, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
10.3 Jean Paul Duminy to Robert O'Donell, 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)
10.4 Jean Paul Duminy to Robert O'Donell, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
10.5 Jean Paul Duminy 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)
10.6 Jean Paul Duminy to Robert O'Donell, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
End of over 11
Auckland Aces 88/3 (RR : 8)
Mahela Jayawardene 50 (29b)
Robert O'Donell 22 (27b)
Jean Paul Duminy 2-0-21-0
11.1 James Neesham to Robert O'Donell, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
11.2 James Neesham to Robert O'Donell, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
11.3 James Neesham 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)
11.4 James Neesham to Mahela Jayawardene, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
11.5 James Neesham to Mahela Jayawardene, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
11.6 James Neesham to Robert O'Donell, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
End of over 12
Auckland Aces 96/3 (RR : 8)
Robert O'Donell 29 (31b)
Mahela Jayawardene 51 (31b)
James Neesham 2-0-12-0
12.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Mahela Jayawardene, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
12.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to Robert O'Donell, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
12.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Mahela Jayawardene, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
12.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Robert O'Donell, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
12.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to Mahela Jayawardene, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
12.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Mahela Jayawardene, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
End of over 13
Auckland Aces 103/3 (RR : 7.92)
Robert O'Donell 31 (33b)
Mahela Jayawardene 56 (35b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 1-0-7-0
13.1 James Neesham to Mahela Jayawardene, 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)
13.2 James Neesham to Mahela Jayawardene, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
13.3 James Neesham to Mahela Jayawardene, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
13.4 James Neesham to Mahela Jayawardene, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
13.5 James Neesham to Mahela Jayawardene, That was a very good delivery. (0)
13.6 James Neesham to Mahela Jayawardene, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
End of over 14
Auckland Aces 111/3 (RR : 7.93)
Mahela Jayawardene 64 (41b)
Robert O'Donell 31 (33b)
James Neesham 3-0-20-0
14.1 Jesse Ryder to Robert O'Donell, Very well bowled. (0)
14.2 Jesse Ryder 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)
14.3 Jesse Ryder to Robert O'Donell, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.4 Jesse Ryder to Robert O'Donell, Very well bowled. (0)
14.5 Jesse Ryder to Robert O'Donell, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
14.6 Jesse Ryder to Mahela Jayawardene, 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 15
Auckland Aces 114/3 (RR : 7.6)
Mahela Jayawardene 64 (42b)
Robert O'Donell 34 (38b)
Jesse Ryder 3-0-18-0
15.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Robert O'Donell, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
15.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to Robert O'Donell, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
15.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Robert O'Donell, (0) He's hit on the pads, the fielders let out a shout. The umpire has no qualms, and gives him out!
Robert O'Donell lbw Ravichandran Ashwin
Runs : 34 Balls : 41 S/R : 82.93
15.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Jeet Raval, (0) That's plumber than the man who fixes my kitchen sink! Out!
Jeet Raval lbw Ravichandran Ashwin
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
15.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to James Fuller, , No Ball. 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)
15.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to James Fuller, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
15.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to James Fuller, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 16
Auckland Aces 116/5 (RR : 7.25)
Mahela Jayawardene 64 (42b)
James Fuller 1 (2b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 2-0-9-2
16.1 Jesse Ryder to James Fuller, (0) Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Rapped dead in front, the umpire has no hesistation.
James Fuller lbw Jesse Ryder
Runs : 1 Balls : 3 S/R : 33.33
16.2 Jesse Ryder to Kyle Mills, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
16.3 Jesse Ryder to Kyle Mills, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
16.4 Jesse Ryder to Kyle Mills, (0) The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and gets his partner run out! Oh dear!
Kyle Mills run out Michael Bracewell
Runs : 2 Balls : 3 S/R : 66.67
16.5 Jesse Ryder to Mohammed Shami, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.6 Jesse Ryder to Mohammed Shami, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 17
Auckland Aces 120/7 (RR : 7.06)
Mohammed Shami 2 (2b)
Mahela Jayawardene 64 (42b)
Jesse Ryder 4-0-22-1
17.1 James Neesham to Mahela Jayawardene, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
17.2 James Neesham to Mahela Jayawardene, (0) Ooo, cleaned him up!
Mahela Jayawardene b James Neesham
Runs : 66 Balls : 44 S/R : 150
17.3 James Neesham to Mitchell McClenaghan, , Byes, another 4 run(s) (4)
17.4 James Neesham to Mohammed Shami, 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! (7)
17.5 James Neesham to Mitchell McClenaghan, No shot offered. (0)
17.6 James Neesham to Mitchell McClenaghan, 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
Auckland Aces 134/8 (RR : 7.44)
Mohammed Shami 9 (3b)
Mitchell McClenaghan 1 (2b)
James Neesham 4-0-30-1
18.1 Mitchell Johnson to Mitchell McClenaghan, (0) Stumped!
Mitchell McClenaghanst Brendon McCullum b Mitchell Johnson
Runs : 1 Balls : 3 S/R : 33.33
18.2 Mitchell Johnson to Kagiso Rabada, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
18.3 Mitchell Johnson to Kagiso Rabada, No shot offered. (0)
18.4 Mitchell Johnson to Kagiso Rabada, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
18.5 Mitchell Johnson to Kagiso Rabada, 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)
18.6 Mitchell Johnson to Kagiso Rabada, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
End of over 19
Auckland Aces 142/9 (RR : 7.47)
Kagiso Rabada 8 (5b)
Mohammed Shami 9 (3b)
Mitchell Johnson 4-0-33-3
19.1 Ian Butler to Mohammed Shami, 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)
19.2 Ian Butler to Mohammed Shami, 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)
19.3 Ian Butler to Mohammed Shami, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
19.4 Ian Butler to Mohammed Shami, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.5 Ian Butler to Mohammed Shami, 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)
19.6 Ian Butler to Mohammed Shami, That's a single. (1)
End of over 20
Auckland Aces 147/9 (RR : 7.35)
Kagiso Rabada 8 (5b)
Mohammed Shami 14 (9b)
Ian Butler 4-0-26-0
The final scorecard was :
Score: 147
Wickets : 9
Overs : 20.0
