Ball 01 : Mohammad Siraj to Usman Khawaja, dot , fullish and turning back in, Usman Khawaja blocks
Ball 02 : Mohammad Siraj to Usman Khawaja, dot , very good leave from Usman Khawaja. Good length just outside off stump, bit of extra bounce but Usman Khawaja didn't bother as he was fully aware of where the off stump was
Ball 03 : Mohammad Siraj to Usman Khawaja, dot , he smashed the bones out previous ball, now offers a soft-handed defence next ball
Ball 04 : Mohammad Siraj to Usman Khawaja, one run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Usman Khawaja tucks behind square for an easy run
Ball 05 : Mohammad Siraj to Paul Stirling, dot , goes right back and blocks it to leg
Ball 06 : Mohammad Siraj to Paul Stirling, one run, short delivery, pulled away, but on the bounce to the man at long leg
Ball 07 : Mohammad Siraj to Usman Khawaja, one run, leg-side length ball, Usman Khawaja flicks it to deep square leg
Ball 08 : Mohammad Siraj to Paul Stirling, one run, plays with the turn and drives the ball down to long-on for a single. Paul Stirling seems to be a little stuck out there
Ball 09 : Mohammad Siraj to Usman Khawaja, dot , fullish and turning back in, Usman Khawaja blocks
Ball 10 : Mohammad Siraj to Usman Khawaja, dot , oh beaten! Short of a length delivery pitching on off and then nipping away off the seam, Usman Khawaja plays inside the line and almost nicks off
END of 10 balls (4 runs)
Toronto Nationals 4/0
RR: 4.00
Paul Stirling (2)3 [0x4 0x6]
Usman Khawaja (2)7 [0x4 0x6]
Mohammad Siraj 10-6-4-0
Ball 11 : T Natarajan to Paul Stirling, one run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Paul Stirling drives it to mid-on
Ball 12 : T Natarajan to Usman Khawaja, one run, gets it off the outer-half of the bat as that was a length delivery outside off. Usman Khawaja played it with soft hands and allowed the ball to come to him before the soft hands took over
Ball 13 : T Natarajan to Paul Stirling, SIX ! runs, Paul Stirling dances down and slams that over long-off for a sixer. Beautiful use of the feet, got to the pitch of the ball and slammed it big. The Paul Stirling has finally broken the shackles
Ball 14 : T Natarajan to Paul Stirling, two runs, escapes with a full inswinger down leg, Paul Stirling being too careful on the glance and misses, rolls past keeper off the pad. Could have been a fine tickle for four easily
Ball 15 : T Natarajan to Paul Stirling, two runs, good length delivery shaping back in, Paul Stirling works it behind square and comes back for the second too
Ball 16 : T Natarajan to Paul Stirling, dot , shortens his length outside off, Paul Stirling presses across and defends it to the off-side
Ball 17 : T Natarajan to Paul Stirling, FOUR runs, short and pleading to be bashed!
Ball 18 : T Natarajan to Paul Stirling, one run, plays with the turn and drives the ball down to long-on for a single. Paul Stirling seems to be a little stuck out there
Ball 19 : T Natarajan to Usman Khawaja, two runs, escapes with a full inswinger down leg, Usman Khawaja being too careful on the glance and misses, rolls past keeper off the pad. Could have been a fine tickle for four easily
Ball 20 : T Natarajan to Usman Khawaja, Leg Bye , short of a length outside off, Usman Khawaja steered away down to third man
END of 20 balls (20 runs)
Toronto Nationals 24/0
RR: 12.00
Usman Khawaja (5)10 [0x4 0x6]
Paul Stirling (18)10 [1x4 1x6]
T Natarajan 10-1-20-0
Ball 21 : Daniel Sams to Usman Khawaja, two runs, "two, two, two" shouts Usman Khawaja after punching this short ball to deep extra-cover
Ball 22 : Daniel Sams to Usman Khawaja, two runs, on the pads, wristed away through backward square leg and Usman Khawaja opens his account for the series
Ball 23 : Daniel Sams to Usman Khawaja, SIX ! runs, Usman Khawaja dances down and slams that over long-off for a sixer. Beautiful use of the feet, got to the pitch of the ball and slammed it big. The Usman Khawaja has finally broken the shackles
Ball 24 : Daniel Sams to Usman Khawaja, dot , just outside off stump again to test Usman Khawaja patience. He defends and says no
Ball 25 : Daniel Sams to Usman Khawaja, one run, short of a length outside off, Usman Khawaja steered away down to third man
Ball 26 : Daniel Sams to Paul Stirling, one run, back of a length delivery, Paul Stirling stabs it out into the point region and scampers off for a single. He is scoring much more freely now
Ball 27 : Daniel Sams to Usman Khawaja, one run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Usman Khawaja tucks behind square for an easy run
Ball 28 : Daniel Sams to Paul Stirling, dot , he smashed the bones out previous ball, now offers a soft-handed defence next ball
Ball 29 : Daniel Sams to Paul Stirling, one run, clips the ball away into the on-side with the turn for a single
Ball 30 : Daniel Sams to Usman Khawaja, dot , noooo is the shout from Usman Khawaja after offering a solid back foot defence
END of 30 balls (14 runs)
Toronto Nationals 38/0
RR: 12.67
Paul Stirling (20)13 [1x4 1x6]
Usman Khawaja (17)17 [0x4 1x6]
Daniel Sams 10-3-14-0
Ball 31 : Deepak Hooda to Paul Stirling, FOUR runs, superb shot! That's the class of Paul Stirling.
Ball 32 : Deepak Hooda to Paul Stirling, dot , oes get the on-drive out to a decent extent but mid-on is very straight as they wanted Paul Stirling to play more across the line. Cut off with a dive
Ball 33 : Deepak Hooda to Paul Stirling, dot , shortens his length outside off, Paul Stirling presses across and defends it to the off-side
Ball 34 : Deepak Hooda to Paul Stirling, two runs, "two, two, two" shouts Paul Stirling after punching this short ball to deep extra-cover
Ball 35 : Deepak Hooda to Paul Stirling, two runs, escapes with a full inswinger down leg, Paul Stirling being too careful on the glance and misses, rolls past keeper off the pad. Could have been a fine tickle for four easily
Ball 36 : Deepak Hooda to Paul Stirling, dot , blocked
Ball 37 : Deepak Hooda to Paul Stirling, one run, angles it on to the pads of the batter and has been tucked away to deep square for a single. The batters are just going through the motion
Ball 38 : Deepak Hooda to Usman Khawaja, dot , just outside off stump again to test Usman Khawaja patience. He defends and says no
Ball 39 : Deepak Hooda to Usman Khawaja, Wide, Thats a wide ball from Deepak Hooda
Ball 39 : Deepak Hooda to Usman Khawaja, one run, back of a length delivery, Usman Khawaja stabs it out into the point region and scampers off for a single. He is scoring much more freely now
Ball 40 : Deepak Hooda to Paul Stirling, dot , middle and leg, Paul Stirling knocks towards square leg
END of 40 balls (11 runs)
Toronto Nationals 49/0
RR: 12.25
Usman Khawaja (18)19 [0x4 1x6]
Paul Stirling (29)21 [2x4 1x6]
Deepak Hooda 10-5-11-0
Ball 41 : Daniel Sams to Usman Khawaja, one run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Usman Khawaja knocks it to mid-wicket
Ball 42 : Daniel Sams to Paul Stirling, one run, Paul Stirling steps out and drives along the ground to long-on
Ball 43 : Daniel Sams to Usman Khawaja, FOUR runs, softens the bottom hand when the ball made impact and drives the ball away into the covers for a couple of runs. Was a fuller ball, Usman Khawaja went back and across to send it into the off-side
Ball 44 : Daniel Sams to Usman Khawaja, Caught by Kane Williamson, This is really unlucky for the batsmen.
c. Kane Williamson b. Daniel Sams Usman Khawaja(23)22 [1x4 1x6]
Ball 45 : Daniel Sams to Babar Azam, one run, the bowler drops it short and the batter punches the ball into the off-side for a single
Ball 46 : Daniel Sams to Paul Stirling, Bowled, This is really unlucky for the batsmen.
b. Daniel Sams Paul Stirling(30)23 [2x4 1x6]
Ball 47 : Daniel Sams to Colin de Grandhomme, FOUR runs, loose shot! The bowler bowls it fuller outside off, Colin de Grandhomme throws his bat at it and gets it flying through the cordon for a four. Only two slips and a gully won't bargain many wickets
Ball 48 : Daniel Sams to Colin de Grandhomme, one run, angling in, Colin de Grandhomme clips the ball away into the on-side for a single as that was on the pads. He is finally ticking the scoreboard over
Ball 49 : Daniel Sams to Babar Azam, one run, nicely wristed along the ground to long-on
Ball 50 : Daniel Sams to Colin de Grandhomme, one run, starts with a short of length delivery, Colin de Grandhomme knocks it to deep square leg
END of 50 balls (14 runs)
Toronto Nationals 63/2
RR: 12.60
Colin de Grandhomme (6)3 [1x4 0x6]
Babar Azam (2)2 [0x4 0x6]
Daniel Sams 20-5-28-2
Ball 51 : Avesh Khan to Colin de Grandhomme, dot , oes get the on-drive out to a decent extent but mid-on is very straight as they wanted Colin de Grandhomme to play more across the line. Cut off with a dive
Ball 52 : Avesh Khan to Colin de Grandhomme, one run, short delivery, pulled away, but on the bounce to the man at long leg
Ball 53 : Avesh Khan to Babar Azam, dot , oh crisp straight drive, bowler ticks his left hand out and stops the ball
Ball 54 : Avesh Khan to Babar Azam, one run, Babar Azam fails to clip the ball away and the ball goes off the pads for a single
Ball 55 : Avesh Khan to Colin de Grandhomme, one run, starts with a short of length delivery, Colin de Grandhomme knocks it to deep square leg
Ball 56 : Avesh Khan to Babar Azam, FOUR runs, loose shot! The bowler bowls it fuller outside off, Babar Azam throws his bat at it and gets it flying through the cordon for a four. Only two slips and a gully won't bargain many wickets
Ball 57 : Avesh Khan to Babar Azam, dot , shortens his length outside off, Babar Azam presses across and defends it to the off-side
Ball 58 : Avesh Khan to Babar Azam, one run, plays with the turn and drives the ball down to long-on for a single. Babar Azam seems to be a little stuck out there
Ball 59 : Avesh Khan to Colin de Grandhomme, dot , shortens his length outside off, Colin de Grandhomme presses across and defends it to the off-side
Ball 60 : Avesh Khan to Colin de Grandhomme, two runs, straying on the Colin de Grandhomme's pads who has nudged this through mid-wicket for a brace
END of 60 balls (10 runs)
Toronto Nationals 73/2
RR: 12.17
Babar Azam (8)7 [1x4 0x6]
Colin de Grandhomme (10)8 [1x4 0x6]
Avesh Khan 10-4-10-0
Ball 61 : Mohammad Siraj to Babar Azam, one run, back of a length outside off, Babar Azam jabbed away through the covers
Ball 62 : Mohammad Siraj to Colin de Grandhomme, two runs, The fielder dives and makes a half stop. Just two..
Ball 63 : Mohammad Siraj to Colin de Grandhomme, two runs, "two, two, two" shouts Colin de Grandhomme after punching this short ball to deep extra-cover
Ball 64 : Mohammad Siraj to Colin de Grandhomme, two runs, "two, two, two" shouts Colin de Grandhomme after punching this short ball to deep extra-cover
Ball 65 : Mohammad Siraj to Colin de Grandhomme, Wide, Thats a wide ball from Mohammad Siraj
Ball 65 : Mohammad Siraj to Colin de Grandhomme, SIX ! runs, Colin de Grandhomme dances down and slams that over long-off for a sixer. Beautiful use of the feet, got to the pitch of the ball and slammed it big. The Colin de Grandhomme has finally broken the shackles
Ball 66 : Mohammad Siraj to Colin de Grandhomme, one run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Colin de Grandhomme drives it to mid-on
Ball 67 : Mohammad Siraj to Babar Azam, one run, short delivery, pulled away, but on the bounce to the man at long leg
Ball 68 : Mohammad Siraj to Colin de Grandhomme, dot , well bowled, well played. Got a stride forward to cover the line of this full ball and then offered no shot
Ball 69 : Mohammad Siraj to Colin de Grandhomme, dot , noooo is the shout from Colin de Grandhomme after offering a solid back foot defence
Ball 70 : Mohammad Siraj to Colin de Grandhomme, two runs, The fielder dives and makes a half stop. Just two..
END of 70 balls (18 runs)
Toronto Nationals 91/2
RR: 13.00
Babar Azam (10)9 [1x4 0x6]
Colin de Grandhomme (25)16 [1x4 1x6]
Mohammad Siraj 20-8-22-0
Ball 71 : Mitchell Marsh to Babar Azam, FOUR runs, punches the ball on the up and square of the wicket for a four. That was on a length and Babar Azam drove it through the off-side for a four
Ball 72 : Mitchell Marsh to Babar Azam, FOUR runs, down the track and lofting. We have seen him hole out to deep mid-on in Tests attempting this shot, but this time he got close to the pitch of the ball and nailed the shot. Now Root has pushed the man back to the long-on boundary
Ball 73 : Mitchell Marsh to Babar Azam, one run, back of a length delivery, Babar Azam stabs it out into the point region and scampers off for a single. He is scoring much more freely now
Ball 74 : Mitchell Marsh to Colin de Grandhomme, FOUR runs, that was a poor shot! Poky outside off, hung his bat outside off and the ball went off the edge. The slip fielder at fourth slip dived to his left but was away. That gap between second and fourth slip didn't help
Ball 75 : Mitchell Marsh to Colin de Grandhomme, one run, clips the ball away into the on-side with the turn for a single
Ball 76 : Mitchell Marsh to Babar Azam, dot , all throw their heads back in disappointment. Was the slider outside off stump, Babar Azam stayed back to late cut, missed
Ball 77 : Mitchell Marsh to Babar Azam, FOUR runs, that was a poor shot! Poky outside off, hung his bat outside off and the ball went off the edge. The slip fielder at fourth slip dived to his left but was away. That gap between second and fourth slip didn't help
Ball 78 : Mitchell Marsh to Babar Azam, one run, angles it on to the pads of the batter and has been tucked away to deep square for a single. The batters are just going through the motion
Ball 79 : Mitchell Marsh to Colin de Grandhomme, SIX ! runs, Waltzes down the wicket, meets the ball on a length and swats the bowler into the wide long-on stands. Clean as a whistle
Ball 80 : Mitchell Marsh to Colin de Grandhomme, two runs, "two, two, two" shouts Colin de Grandhomme after punching this short ball to deep extra-cover
END of 80 balls (27 runs)
Toronto Nationals 118/2
RR: 14.75
Babar Azam (24)15 [4x4 0x6]
Colin de Grandhomme (38)20 [2x4 2x6]
Mitchell Marsh 10-1-27-0
Ball 81 : T Natarajan to Babar Azam, dot , opens the face of the bat and guides the length ball towards gully
Ball 82 : T Natarajan to Babar Azam, two runs, "two, two, two" shouts Babar Azam after punching this short ball to deep extra-cover
Ball 83 : T Natarajan to Babar Azam, one run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Babar Azam drives it to mid-on
Ball 84 : T Natarajan to Colin de Grandhomme, dot , middle and leg, Colin de Grandhomme knocks towards square leg
Ball 85 : T Natarajan to Colin de Grandhomme, three runs, a fine tickle on the glance
Ball 86 : T Natarajan to Babar Azam, FOUR runs, crowd getting right behind the bowler as he runs in and Babar Azam brings out an authoritative pull shot to a 93mph ball to make a strong statement. It's a theatre out there! Gee, that raced off the bat
Ball 87 : T Natarajan to Babar Azam, two runs, "two, two, two" shouts Babar Azam after punching this short ball to deep extra-cover
Ball 88 : T Natarajan to Babar Azam, FOUR runs, short and wayward down leg. No chance for keeper and he'll be livid that this will counted as byes. No way a human could have stopped that
Ball 89 : T Natarajan to Babar Azam, one run, back of a length delivery, Babar Azam stabs it out into the point region and scampers off for a single. He is scoring much more freely now
Ball 90 : T Natarajan to Colin de Grandhomme, one run, nicely wristed along the ground to long-on
END of 90 balls (18 runs)
Toronto Nationals 136/2
RR: 15.11
Colin de Grandhomme (42)23 [2x4 2x6]
Babar Azam (38)22 [6x4 0x6]
T Natarajan 20-3-38-0
Ball 91 : Avesh Khan to Colin de Grandhomme, one run, starts with a short of length delivery, Colin de Grandhomme knocks it to deep square leg
Ball 92 : Avesh Khan to Babar Azam, dot , fullish and turning back in, Babar Azam blocks
Ball 93 : Avesh Khan to Babar Azam, dot , knocked to short leg
Ball 94 : Avesh Khan to Babar Azam, dot , he smashed the bones out previous ball, now offers a soft-handed defence next ball
Ball 95 : Avesh Khan to Babar Azam, dot , not enough time to fully come forward and defend. Played from the crease
Ball 96 : Avesh Khan to Babar Azam, FOUR runs, short and wayward down leg. No chance for keeper and he'll be livid that this will counted as byes. No way a human could have stopped that
Ball 97 : Avesh Khan to Babar Azam, two runs, escapes with a full inswinger down leg, Babar Azam being too careful on the glance and misses, rolls past keeper off the pad. Could have been a fine tickle for four easily
Ball 98 : Avesh Khan to Babar Azam, dot , very good leave from Babar Azam. Good length just outside off stump, bit of extra bounce but Babar Azam didn't bother as he was fully aware of where the off stump was
Ball 99 : Avesh Khan to Babar Azam, two runs, escapes with a full inswinger down leg, Babar Azam being too careful on the glance and misses, rolls past keeper off the pad. Could have been a fine tickle for four easily
Ball 100 : Avesh Khan to Babar Azam, FOUR runs, softens the bottom hand when the ball made impact and drives the ball away into the covers for a couple of runs. Was a fuller ball, Babar Azam went back and across to send it into the off-side
END of 100 balls (13 runs)
Toronto Nationals 149/2
RR: 14.90
End of innings (Balls 100)
Toronto Nationals 149/2 (RR: 14.90)
Colin de Grandhomme (43)24 [2x4 2x6]
Babar Azam (50)31 [8x4 0x6]
Avesh Khan 20-9-23-0