0.1 Arkon to Brock, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
0.2 Arkon to Brock, Very well bowled. (0)
0.3 Arkon to Brock, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
0.4 Arkon to Brock, Very well bowled. (0)
0.5 Arkon to Brock, , Wide, one run (1)
0.5 Arkon to Brock, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
0.6 Arkon to Brock, 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 1
Freedom Force 10/0 (RR : 10)
Doctor Doom 0 (0b)
Brock 9 (6b)
Arkon 1-0-10-0
1.1 Mantis to Brock, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
1.2 Mantis to Brock, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.3 Mantis to Brock, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.4 Mantis to Brock, 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 Mantis to Doctor Doom, , Byes, another 2 run(s) (2)
1.6 Mantis to Brock, , No Ball. , Wide, one run (1)
1.5 Mantis to Brock, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
1.6 Mantis to Brock, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
End of over 2
Freedom Force 17/0 (RR : 8.5)
Brock 12 (12b)
Doctor Doom 0 (0b)
Mantis 1-0-5-0
2.1 Arkon to Doctor Doom, , Wide, one run (1)
2.1 Arkon to Doctor Doom, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, and misses completely! Gone!
Doctor Doom b Arkon
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
2.2 Arkon to Chacha Choudhary, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
2.3 Arkon to Brock, Very well bowled. (0)
2.4 Arkon to Brock, That's a single. (1)
2.5 Arkon to Chacha Choudhary, , No Ball. Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
2.5 Arkon to Chacha Choudhary, One more to the total. (1)
2.6 Arkon to Brock, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 3
Freedom Force 22/1 (RR : 7.33)
Brock 13 (15b)
Chacha Choudhary 2 (3b)
Arkon 2-0-15-1
3.1 Mantis to Chacha Choudhary, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
3.2 Mantis to Chacha Choudhary, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
3.3 Mantis to Brock, 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)
3.4 Mantis to Brock, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
3.5 Mantis to Brock, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
3.6 Mantis to Chacha Choudhary, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
End of over 4
Freedom Force 32/1 (RR : 8)
Chacha Choudhary 9 (6b)
Brock 16 (18b)
Mantis 2-0-15-0
4.1 Arkon to Brock, One more to the total. (1)
4.2 Arkon to Chacha Choudhary, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
4.3 Arkon to Brock, , Wide, one run (1)
4.3 Arkon to Brock, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
4.4 Arkon to Brock, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
4.5 Arkon to Chacha Choudhary, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
4.6 Arkon to Chacha Choudhary, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
End of over 5
Freedom Force 40/1 (RR : 8)
Chacha Choudhary 12 (9b)
Brock 20 (21b)
Arkon 3-0-23-1
5.1 Mantis to Brock, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
5.2 Mantis to Chacha Choudhary, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.3 Mantis to Chacha Choudhary, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
5.4 Mantis to Chacha Choudhary, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
5.5 Mantis to Chacha Choudhary, One more to the total. (1)
5.6 Mantis to Brock, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
End of over 6
Freedom Force 46/1 (RR : 7.67)
Brock 23 (23b)
Chacha Choudhary 15 (13b)
Mantis 3-0-21-0
6.1 Shredder to Chacha Choudhary, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
6.2 Shredder to Chacha Choudhary, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
6.3 Shredder to Chacha Choudhary, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
6.4 Shredder to Chacha Choudhary, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.5 Shredder to Chacha Choudhary, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
6.6 Shredder to Brock, 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 7
Freedom Force 54/1 (RR : 7.71)
Chacha Choudhary 22 (18b)
Brock 24 (24b)
Shredder 1-0-8-0
7.1 Yondo to Brock, Very well bowled. (0)
7.2 Yondo to Brock, One more to the total. (1)
7.3 Yondo to Chacha Choudhary, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
7.4 Yondo to Brock, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
7.5 Yondo to Chacha Choudhary, 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)
7.6 Yondo to Chacha Choudhary, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 8
Freedom Force 59/1 (RR : 7.38)
Chacha Choudhary 25 (21b)
Brock 26 (27b)
Yondo 1-0-5-0
8.1 Star Lord to Brock, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.2 Star Lord to Brock, 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)
8.3 Star Lord to Brock, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
8.4 Star Lord to Brock, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
8.5 Star Lord to Brock, That's a single. (1)
8.6 Star Lord to Chacha Choudhary, 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 9
Freedom Force 73/1 (RR : 8.11)
Brock 39 (32b)
Chacha Choudhary 26 (22b)
Star Lord 1-0-14-0
9.1 Shredder to Chacha Choudhary, 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)
9.2 Shredder to Chacha Choudhary, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
9.3 Shredder to Chacha Choudhary, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
9.4 Shredder to Brock, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.5 Shredder to Brock, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
9.6 Shredder to Brock, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
End of over 10
Freedom Force 85/1 (RR : 8.5)
Chacha Choudhary 33 (25b)
Brock 44 (35b)
Shredder 2-0-20-0
10.1 Michelangelo to Brock, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
10.2 Michelangelo to Brock, , No Ball. Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
10.2 Michelangelo to Chacha Choudhary, 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)
10.3 Michelangelo to Chacha Choudhary, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
10.4 Michelangelo to Chacha Choudhary, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
10.5 Michelangelo to Chacha Choudhary, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
10.6 Michelangelo to Chacha Choudhary, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
End of over 11
Freedom Force 96/1 (RR : 8.73)
Brock 49 (37b)
Chacha Choudhary 38 (30b)
Michelangelo 1-0-11-0
11.1 Yondo to Chacha Choudhary, 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)
11.2 Yondo to Chacha Choudhary, Very well bowled. (0)
11.3 Yondo to Chacha Choudhary, Easy single. (1)
11.4 Yondo to Brock, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
11.5 Yondo to Brock, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
11.6 Yondo to Chacha Choudhary, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
End of over 12
Freedom Force 108/1 (RR : 9)
Chacha Choudhary 47 (34b)
Brock 52 (39b)
Yondo 2-0-17-0
12.1 Michelangelo to Brock, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
12.2 Michelangelo to Brock, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
12.3 Michelangelo to Brock, 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)
12.4 Michelangelo to Brock, 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)
12.5 Michelangelo to Brock, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.6 Michelangelo to Brock, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
End of over 13
Freedom Force 117/1 (RR : 9)
Chacha Choudhary 47 (34b)
Brock 61 (45b)
Michelangelo 2-0-20-0
13.1 Star Lord to Brock, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
13.2 Star Lord to Brock, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
13.3 Star Lord to Brock, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
13.4 Star Lord to Brock, 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)
13.5 Star Lord to Brock, 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 Star Lord to Chacha Choudhary, 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)
End of over 14
Freedom Force 126/1 (RR : 9)
Chacha Choudhary 51 (35b)
Brock 66 (50b)
Star Lord 2-0-23-0
14.1 Shredder to Brock, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
14.2 Shredder to Brock, , No Ball. Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
14.2 Shredder to Brock, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
14.3 Shredder to Chacha Choudhary, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
14.4 Shredder to Chacha Choudhary, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
14.5 Shredder to Brock, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
14.6 Shredder to Chacha Choudhary, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
End of over 15
Freedom Force 136/1 (RR : 9.07)
Chacha Choudhary 56 (38b)
Brock 70 (54b)
Shredder 3-0-30-0
15.1 Star Lord to Brock, Very well bowled. (0)
15.2 Star Lord to Brock, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
15.3 Star Lord to Chacha Choudhary, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
15.4 Star Lord to Chacha Choudhary, The batsman sees the juicy half-volley outside off-stump, and decided that it deserved more than a spanking through the covers, and so thrashes it into the stands instead! 6 runs. (6)
15.5 Star Lord to Chacha Choudhary, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
15.6 Star Lord to Brock, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 16
Freedom Force 148/1 (RR : 9.25)
Brock 71 (57b)
Chacha Choudhary 67 (41b)
Star Lord 3-0-35-0
16.1 Shredder to Chacha Choudhary, He comes on the front foot to drive it, and is beaten for bounce! But instead of checking his shot, he follows through with it and sends it sailing into the pavilion! 6 runs, excellent batting! (6)
16.2 Shredder to Chacha Choudhary, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.3 Shredder to Chacha Choudhary, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
16.4 Shredder to Chacha Choudhary, 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)
16.5 Shredder to Chacha Choudhary, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
16.6 Shredder to Chacha Choudhary, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 17
Freedom Force 158/1 (RR : 9.29)
Chacha Choudhary 77 (47b)
Brock 71 (57b)
Shredder 4-0-40-0
17.1 Star Lord to Brock, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
17.2 Star Lord to Brock, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
17.3 Star Lord to Brock, 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)
17.4 Star Lord to Brock, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
17.5 Star Lord to Brock, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
17.6 Star Lord to Chacha Choudhary, 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.
Chacha Choudhary c Arkon b Star Lord
Runs : 77 Balls : 48 S/R : 160.4
(0)
End of over 18
Freedom Force 167/2 (RR : 9.28)
Hercule Poirot 0 (0b)
Brock 80 (62b)
Star Lord 4-0-44-0
18.1 Mantis to Brock, Very well bowled. (0)
18.2 Mantis to Brock, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
18.3 Mantis to Brock, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
18.4 Mantis to Brock, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
18.5 Mantis to Hercule Poirot, 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)
18.6 Mantis to Hercule Poirot, Easy single. (1)
End of over 19
Freedom Force 177/2 (RR : 9.32)
Brock 83 (66b)
Hercule Poirot 7 (2b)
Mantis 4-0-31-0
19.1 Arkon to Hercule Poirot, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
19.2 Arkon to Hercule Poirot, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
19.3 Arkon to Hercule Poirot, 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)
19.4 Arkon to Hercule Poirot, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.5 Arkon to Hercule Poirot, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
19.6 Arkon to Brock, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 20
Freedom Force 185/2 (RR : 9.25)
Hercule Poirot 14 (7b)
Brock 84 (67b)
Arkon 4-0-31-1