BKB1991
Panel of Selectors
He's still called Naved-ul-Hasan in Australia though.
What a controversy! I dont think even he knows his true name! :laugh
Sartaj is very concerned with his name? Supersitions?
New Zealand Premier League XIII
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What a controversy! I dont think even he knows his true name! :laugh
Sartaj is very concerned with his name? Supersitions?
Sartaj
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I just like the way Raaaaaaaaaaaaana Naved sounds 
He started bowling better ever since he was being referred to as Rana Naved as well.:sarcasm
He started bowling better ever since he was being referred to as Rana Naved as well.:sarcasm
Please post your line-up's for your first practice match, in the social group now.
Make sure you read ALL the rules!!! Your team list can be found on the first post.
The action will start in a few day's. Their is no order to the three games. Whatever owners post their teams first will play first, provided I have finished putting in all the player ratings.
Make sure you read ALL the rules!!! Your team list can be found on the first post.
The action will start in a few day's. Their is no order to the three games. Whatever owners post their teams first will play first, provided I have finished putting in all the player ratings.
Prithvi
10 years at Planetcricket
Umm... I think mine is great squad.
Viru, Baz, Jaya, Morkel, Andrew Square (Andrew Symonds, andrew Flintoff
) Iain , etc etc....
And Great Player... Harris..!!
Viru, Baz, Jaya, Morkel, Andrew Square (Andrew Symonds, andrew Flintoff
) Iain , etc etc....And Great Player... Harris..!!
hedger_14
ICC Chairman
Yep. I have taken over the team. I hope to win a lot of games.
Canterbury Cannons v Auckland Aces
Practice Match 1
Ground - AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Pitch - Slow
I will write stuff about the games, that are not practice matches.
I am just rather busy at the moment, so don't have time to write anything up.
Practice Match 1
Ground - AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Pitch - Slow
Code:
0.1 Dale Steyn to Graeme Smith, , No Ball. 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)
0.1 Dale Steyn to Graeme Smith, Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!
Graeme Smith c Kevin Pietersen b Dale Steyn
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
(0)
0.2 Dale Steyn to Ricky Ponting, , No Ball. Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
0.2 Dale Steyn to Kumar Sangakkara, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
0.3 Dale Steyn to Kumar Sangakkara, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
0.4 Dale Steyn to Kumar Sangakkara, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
0.5 Dale Steyn to Kumar Sangakkara, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
0.6 Dale Steyn to Ricky Ponting, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
End of over 1
Auckland Aces 10/1 (RR : 10)
Ricky Ponting 5 (2b)
Kumar Sangakkara 3 (4b)
Dale Steyn 1-0-10-1
1.1 Dwayne Bravo to Kumar Sangakkara, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
1.2 Dwayne Bravo to Kumar Sangakkara, Brilliant ball, and a sharp catch. Nothing the batsman could do there!
Kumar Sangakkara c Chris Martin b Dwayne Bravo
Runs : 3 Balls : 6 S/R : 50
(0)
1.3 Dwayne Bravo to Craig McMillan, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
1.4 Dwayne Bravo to Craig McMillan, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
1.5 Dwayne Bravo to Craig McMillan, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
1.6 Dwayne Bravo to Craig McMillan, Missed a straight ball. He missed a straight ball. The stumps are broken, his ego even more so.
Craig McMillan b Dwayne Bravo
Runs : 6 Balls : 4 S/R : 150
(0)
End of over 2
Auckland Aces 16/3 (RR : 8)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 0 (0b)
Ricky Ponting 5 (2b)
Dwayne Bravo 1-0-6-2
2.1 Dale Steyn to Ricky Ponting, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
2.2 Dale Steyn to Ricky Ponting, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
2.3 Dale Steyn to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
2.4 Dale Steyn to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
2.5 Dale Steyn to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos! (3)
2.6 Dale Steyn to Ricky Ponting, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 3
Auckland Aces 29/3 (RR : 9.67)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 7 (3b)
Ricky Ponting 11 (5b)
Dale Steyn 2-0-23-1
3.1 Dwayne Bravo to Ricky Ponting, Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!
Ricky Ponting c & b Dwayne Bravo
Runs : 11 Balls : 6 S/R : 183.3
(0)
3.2 Dwayne Bravo to Grant Elliot, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
3.3 Dwayne Bravo to Grant Elliot, And it's a DLF Maxix...uhh...six runs! (6)
3.4 Dwayne Bravo to Grant Elliot, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
3.5 Dwayne Bravo to Grant Elliot, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
3.6 Dwayne Bravo to Grant Elliot, 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 4
Auckland Aces 39/4 (RR : 9.75)
Grant Elliot 10 (5b)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 7 (3b)
Dwayne Bravo 2-0-16-3
4.1 Dale Steyn to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, , No Ball. Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
4.1 Dale Steyn to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
4.2 Dale Steyn to Grant Elliot, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
4.3 Dale Steyn to Grant Elliot, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
4.4 Dale Steyn to Grant Elliot, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
4.5 Dale Steyn to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
4.6 Dale Steyn to Grant Elliot, Bowled!
Grant Elliot b Dale Steyn
Runs : 15 Balls : 9 S/R : 166.7
(0)
End of over 5
Auckland Aces 47/5 (RR : 9.4)
Neil Broom 0 (0b)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 9 (6b)
Dale Steyn 3-0-31-2
5.1 Dwayne Bravo to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
5.2 Dwayne Bravo to Neil Broom, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
5.3 Dwayne Bravo to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, , Wide, one run (1)
5.3 Dwayne Bravo to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
5.4 Dwayne Bravo to Neil Broom, Very well bowled. (0)
5.5 Dwayne Bravo to Neil Broom, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away for a single, and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw well wide of the stumps. No one is backing up and some the batsmen run two more in overthrows! The captain isn't happy! (3)
5.6 Dwayne Bravo to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
End of over 6
Auckland Aces 54/5 (RR : 9)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 11 (9b)
Neil Broom 4 (3b)
Dwayne Bravo 3-0-23-3
6.1 Michael Clarke to Neil Broom, , No Ball. Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
6.1 Michael Clarke to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 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. (3)
6.2 Michael Clarke to Neil Broom, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
6.3 Michael Clarke to Neil Broom, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
6.4 Michael Clarke to Neil Broom, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
6.5 Michael Clarke to Neil Broom, He's absolutely NAILED that one, but the man in the deep makes a fantastic save, pushing the ball back in just in time! His teammate picks up the ball and hurls it in and they save a run, good teamwork. (3)
6.6 Michael Clarke to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 7
Auckland Aces 66/5 (RR : 9.43)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 14 (11b)
Neil Broom 12 (8b)
Michael Clarke 1-0-12-0
7.1 Chris Martin to Neil Broom, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
7.2 Chris Martin to Neil Broom, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.3 Chris Martin to Neil Broom, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
7.4 Chris Martin to Neil Broom, 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)
7.5 Chris Martin to Neil Broom, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
7.6 Chris Martin to Neil Broom, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
End of over 8
Auckland Aces 79/5 (RR : 9.88)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 14 (11b)
Neil Broom 25 (14b)
Chris Martin 1-0-13-0
8.1 James Franklin to Neil Broom, That was a very good delivery. (0)
8.2 James Franklin to Neil Broom, 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)
8.3 James Franklin to Neil Broom, That was a very good delivery. (0)
8.4 James Franklin to Neil Broom, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
8.5 James Franklin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
8.6 James Franklin to Neil Broom, 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 9
Auckland Aces 83/5 (RR : 9.22)
Neil Broom 28 (19b)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 15 (12b)
James Franklin 1-0-4-0
9.1 Michael Clarke to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
9.2 Michael Clarke to Neil Broom, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
9.3 Michael Clarke to Neil Broom, 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 Michael Clarke to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 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)
9.5 Michael Clarke to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 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)
9.6 Michael Clarke to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
End of over 10
Auckland Aces 92/5 (RR : 9.2)
Neil Broom 31 (21b)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 21 (16b)
Michael Clarke 2-0-21-0
10.1 Chris Martin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
10.2 Chris Martin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
10.3 Chris Martin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, No shot offered. (0)
10.4 Chris Martin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
10.5 Chris Martin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 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 Chris Martin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 11
Auckland Aces 93/5 (RR : 8.45)
Neil Broom 31 (21b)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 22 (22b)
Chris Martin 2-0-14-0
11.1 Michael Clarke to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
11.2 Michael Clarke to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
11.3 Michael Clarke to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Very well bowled. (0)
11.4 Michael Clarke to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 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)
11.5 Michael Clarke to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, That's a single. (1)
11.6 Michael Clarke to Neil Broom, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
End of over 12
Auckland Aces 100/5 (RR : 8.33)
Neil Broom 33 (22b)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 27 (27b)
Michael Clarke 3-0-28-0
12.1 James Franklin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
12.2 James Franklin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
12.3 James Franklin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 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)
12.4 James Franklin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
12.5 James Franklin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.6 James Franklin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
End of over 13
Auckland Aces 104/5 (RR : 8)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 31 (33b)
Neil Broom 33 (22b)
James Franklin 2-0-8-0
13.1 Michael Clarke to Neil Broom, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
13.2 Michael Clarke to Neil Broom, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
13.3 Michael Clarke to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 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)
13.4 Michael Clarke to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, No shot offered. (0)
13.5 Michael Clarke to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 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)
13.6 Michael Clarke to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
End of over 14
Auckland Aces 107/5 (RR : 7.64)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 31 (37b)
Neil Broom 36 (24b)
Michael Clarke 4-0-31-0
14.1 Daniel Vettori to Neil Broom, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.2 Daniel Vettori to Neil Broom, 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)
14.3 Daniel Vettori to Neil Broom, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
14.4 Daniel Vettori to Neil Broom, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.5 Daniel Vettori to Neil Broom, Very well bowled. (0)
14.6 Daniel Vettori to Neil Broom, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 15
Auckland Aces 111/5 (RR : 7.4)
Neil Broom 40 (30b)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 31 (37b)
Daniel Vettori 1-0-4-0
15.1 Chris Martin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
15.2 Chris Martin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 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 Chris Martin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 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)
15.4 Chris Martin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
15.5 Chris Martin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
15.6 Chris Martin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 16
Auckland Aces 113/5 (RR : 7.06)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 33 (43b)
Neil Broom 40 (30b)
Chris Martin 3-0-16-0
16.1 Daniel Vettori to Neil Broom, 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. (3)
16.2 Daniel Vettori to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 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)
16.3 Daniel Vettori to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, No shot offered. (0)
16.4 Daniel Vettori to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, , Byes, another 2 run(s) (2)
16.5 Daniel Vettori to Neil Broom, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
16.6 Daniel Vettori to Neil Broom, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!
Neil Broom c & b Daniel Vettori
Runs : 47 Balls : 33 S/R : 142.4
(0)
End of over 17
Auckland Aces 122/6 (RR : 7.18)
Nathan McCullum 0 (0b)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 33 (45b)
Daniel Vettori 2-0-11-1
17.1 Chris Martin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Low fulltoss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught! (6)
17.2 Chris Martin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
17.3 Chris Martin to Nathan McCullum, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
17.4 Chris Martin to Nathan McCullum, Good running, two runs. (2)
17.5 Chris Martin to Nathan McCullum, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
17.6 Chris Martin to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
End of over 18
Auckland Aces 134/6 (RR : 7.44)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 42 (48b)
Nathan McCullum 3 (3b)
Chris Martin 4-0-28-0
18.1 Dwayne Bravo to Nathan McCullum, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
18.2 Dwayne Bravo to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 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)
18.3 Dwayne Bravo to Nathan McCullum, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
18.4 Dwayne Bravo to Nathan McCullum, 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)
18.5 Dwayne Bravo to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
18.6 Dwayne Bravo to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 19
Auckland Aces 145/6 (RR : 7.63)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 49 (51b)
Nathan McCullum 7 (6b)
Dwayne Bravo 4-0-34-3
19.1 Dale Steyn to Nathan McCullum, Very well bowled. (0)
19.2 Dale Steyn to Nathan McCullum, Very well bowled. (0)
19.3 Dale Steyn to Nathan McCullum, 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)
19.4 Dale Steyn to Nathan McCullum, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge, but the ball still finds legstump! Gone!
Nathan McCullum b Dale Steyn
Runs : 11 Balls : 10 S/R : 110
(0)
19.5 Dale Steyn to Kyle Mills, They're running hard, excellent throw, and he's out!
Kyle Mills run out Greg Hay
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
19.6 Dale Steyn to Michael Burns, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 20
Auckland Aces 149/8 (RR : 7.45)
Michael Burns 0 (1b)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 49 (51b)
Dale Steyn 4-0-35-3
The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 149
Wickets : 8
Overs : 20.0
The second innings begins now
0.1 Kyle Mills to Stephen Fleming, 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)
0.2 Kyle Mills to Sachin Tendulkar, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
0.3 Kyle Mills to Sachin Tendulkar, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
0.4 Kyle Mills to Sachin Tendulkar, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
0.5 Kyle Mills to Sachin Tendulkar, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
0.6 Kyle Mills to Stephen Fleming, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 1
Canterbury Cannons 8/0 (RR : 8) Required RR(7.42)
Stephen Fleming 3 (2b)
Sachin Tendulkar 5 (4b)
Kyle Mills 1-0-8-0
1.1 Ryan Sidebottom to Sachin Tendulkar, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
1.2 Ryan Sidebottom to Sachin Tendulkar, Goes for a straight drive, but inside edges it into his legs and it richochets onto the stumps! The batsman is not happy!
Sachin Tendulkar b Ryan Sidebottom
Runs : 5 Balls : 6 S/R : 83.33
(0)
1.3 Ryan Sidebottom to Kevin Pietersen, That's a single. (1)
1.4 Ryan Sidebottom to Stephen Fleming, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
1.5 Ryan Sidebottom to Stephen Fleming, Sharp reflexes, excellent catch! That's certainly going to be on the highlight reel.
Stephen Fleming c & b Ryan Sidebottom
Runs : 3 Balls : 4 S/R : 75
(0)
1.6 Ryan Sidebottom to Michael Clarke, 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 2
Canterbury Cannons 9/2 (RR : 4.5) Required RR(7.78)
Michael Clarke 0 (1b)
Kevin Pietersen 1 (1b)
Ryan Sidebottom 1-0-1-2
2.1 Kyle Mills to Kevin Pietersen, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
2.2 Kyle Mills to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
2.3 Kyle Mills to Kevin Pietersen, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
2.4 Kyle Mills to Kevin Pietersen, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
2.5 Kyle Mills to Michael Clarke, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
2.6 Kyle Mills to Michael Clarke, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 3
Canterbury Cannons 20/2 (RR : 6.67) Required RR(7.59)
Michael Clarke 0 (3b)
Kevin Pietersen 12 (5b)
Kyle Mills 2-0-19-0
3.1 Ryan Sidebottom to Kevin Pietersen, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
3.2 Ryan Sidebottom to Kevin Pietersen, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
3.3 Ryan Sidebottom to Kevin Pietersen, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
3.4 Ryan Sidebottom to Michael Clarke, 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 Ryan Sidebottom to Michael Clarke, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
3.6 Ryan Sidebottom to Michael Clarke, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 4
Canterbury Cannons 28/2 (RR : 7) Required RR(7.56)
Kevin Pietersen 17 (8b)
Michael Clarke 3 (6b)
Ryan Sidebottom 2-0-9-2
4.1 Kyle Mills to Michael Clarke, That was a very good delivery. (0)
4.2 Kyle Mills to Michael Clarke, Very well bowled. (0)
4.3 Kyle Mills to Michael Clarke, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
4.4 Kyle Mills to Michael Clarke, 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)
4.5 Kyle Mills to Michael Clarke, 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)
4.6 Kyle Mills to Michael Clarke, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 5
Canterbury Cannons 34/2 (RR : 6.8) Required RR(7.67)
Michael Clarke 9 (12b)
Kevin Pietersen 17 (8b)
Kyle Mills 3-0-25-0
5.1 Ryan Sidebottom to Kevin Pietersen, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
5.2 Ryan Sidebottom to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
5.3 Ryan Sidebottom to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
5.4 Ryan Sidebottom to Kevin Pietersen, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
5.5 Ryan Sidebottom to Kevin Pietersen, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
5.6 Ryan Sidebottom to Kevin Pietersen, 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 6
Canterbury Cannons 40/2 (RR : 6.67) Required RR(7.79)
Kevin Pietersen 23 (14b)
Michael Clarke 9 (12b)
Ryan Sidebottom 3-0-15-2
6.1 Nathan McCullum to Michael Clarke, 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 Nathan McCullum to Michael Clarke, 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)
6.3 Nathan McCullum to Kevin Pietersen, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
6.4 Nathan McCullum to Michael Clarke, Very well bowled. (0)
6.5 Nathan McCullum to Michael Clarke, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
6.6 Nathan McCullum to Kevin Pietersen, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
End of over 7
Canterbury Cannons 49/2 (RR : 7) Required RR(7.69)
Kevin Pietersen 26 (16b)
Michael Clarke 15 (16b)
Nathan McCullum 1-0-9-0
7.1 Grant Elliot to Michael Clarke, 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)
7.2 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
7.3 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
7.4 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
7.5 Grant Elliot to Michael Clarke, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
7.6 Grant Elliot to Michael Clarke, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
End of over 8
Canterbury Cannons 61/2 (RR : 7.63) Required RR(7.33)
Michael Clarke 22 (19b)
Kevin Pietersen 31 (19b)
Grant Elliot 1-0-12-0
8.1 Craig McMillan to Kevin Pietersen, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
8.2 Craig McMillan to Kevin Pietersen, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
8.3 Craig McMillan to Kevin Pietersen, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
8.4 Craig McMillan to Michael Clarke, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
8.5 Craig McMillan to Michael Clarke, That was a very good delivery. (0)
8.6 Craig McMillan to Michael Clarke, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
End of over 9
Canterbury Cannons 76/2 (RR : 8.44) Required RR(6.64)
Michael Clarke 30 (22b)
Kevin Pietersen 38 (22b)
Craig McMillan 1-0-15-0
9.1 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
9.2 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, , No Ball. Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
9.2 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
9.3 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
9.4 Grant Elliot to Michael Clarke, 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)
9.5 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
9.6 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
End of over 10
Canterbury Cannons 80/2 (RR : 8) Required RR(6.9)
Michael Clarke 31 (23b)
Kevin Pietersen 40 (28b)
Grant Elliot 2-0-16-0
10.1 Nathan McCullum to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
10.2 Nathan McCullum to Michael Clarke, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
10.3 Nathan McCullum to Kevin Pietersen, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
10.4 Nathan McCullum to Kevin Pietersen, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
10.5 Nathan McCullum to Michael Clarke, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
10.6 Nathan McCullum to Kevin Pietersen, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 11
Canterbury Cannons 88/2 (RR : 8) Required RR(6.78)
Kevin Pietersen 44 (32b)
Michael Clarke 35 (25b)
Nathan McCullum 2-0-17-0
11.1 Grant Elliot to Michael Clarke, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
11.2 Grant Elliot to Michael Clarke, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
11.3 Grant Elliot to Michael Clarke, Very well bowled. (0)
11.4 Grant Elliot to Michael Clarke, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
11.5 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
11.6 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 12
Canterbury Cannons 95/2 (RR : 7.92) Required RR(6.75)
Kevin Pietersen 46 (34b)
Michael Clarke 40 (29b)
Grant Elliot 3-0-23-0
12.1 Craig McMillan to Michael Clarke, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
12.2 Craig McMillan to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
12.3 Craig McMillan to Kevin Pietersen, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
12.4 Craig McMillan to Michael Clarke, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
12.5 Craig McMillan to Michael Clarke, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
12.6 Craig McMillan to Kevin Pietersen, Easy single. (1)
End of over 13
Canterbury Cannons 107/2 (RR : 8.23) Required RR(6)
Michael Clarke 46 (32b)
Kevin Pietersen 52 (37b)
Craig McMillan 2-0-27-0
13.1 Nathan McCullum to Kevin Pietersen, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
13.2 Nathan McCullum to Kevin Pietersen, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
13.3 Nathan McCullum to Kevin Pietersen, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
13.4 Nathan McCullum to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled. (0)
13.5 Nathan McCullum to Kevin Pietersen, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
13.6 Nathan McCullum to Michael Clarke, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 14
Canterbury Cannons 110/2 (RR : 7.86) Required RR(6.5)
Michael Clarke 46 (33b)
Kevin Pietersen 55 (42b)
Nathan McCullum 3-0-20-0
14.1 Craig McMillan to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
14.2 Craig McMillan to Kevin Pietersen, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
14.3 Craig McMillan to Michael Clarke, 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)
14.4 Craig McMillan to Michael Clarke, 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)
14.5 Craig McMillan to Michael Clarke, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
14.6 Craig McMillan to Michael Clarke, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 15
Canterbury Cannons 115/2 (RR : 7.67) Required RR(6.8)
Michael Clarke 48 (37b)
Kevin Pietersen 58 (44b)
Craig McMillan 3-0-32-0
15.1 Michael Burns to Kevin Pietersen, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
15.2 Michael Burns to Kevin Pietersen, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
15.3 Michael Burns to Kevin Pietersen, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
15.4 Michael Burns to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
15.5 Michael Burns to Kevin Pietersen, , No Ball. , Byes, another 3 run(s) (3)
15.5 Michael Burns to Kevin Pietersen, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
15.6 Michael Burns to Kevin Pietersen, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 16
Canterbury Cannons 132/2 (RR : 8.25) Required RR(4.25)
Michael Clarke 48 (37b)
Kevin Pietersen 71 (50b)
Michael Burns 1-0-14-0
16.1 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
16.2 Grant Elliot to Michael Clarke, Very well bowled. (0)
16.3 Grant Elliot to Michael Clarke, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
16.4 Grant Elliot to Michael Clarke, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
16.5 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
16.6 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, 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 17
Canterbury Cannons 140/2 (RR : 8.24) Required RR(3)
Kevin Pietersen 78 (53b)
Michael Clarke 49 (40b)
Grant Elliot 4-0-31-0
17.1 Craig McMillan to Michael Clarke, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
17.2 Craig McMillan to Michael Clarke, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
17.3 Craig McMillan to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
17.4 Craig McMillan to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
17.5 Craig McMillan to Kevin Pietersen, 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 Craig McMillan to Kevin Pietersen, That's a single. (1)
End of over 18
Canterbury Cannons 144/2 (RR : 8) Required RR(2.5)
Michael Clarke 50 (42b)
Kevin Pietersen 81 (57b)
Craig McMillan 4-0-36-0
18.1 Kyle Mills to Kevin Pietersen, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
18.2 Kyle Mills to Kevin Pietersen, That's gone high in the air, and an easy catch in the end.
Kevin Pietersen c Michael Burns b Kyle Mills
Runs : 81 Balls : 59 S/R : 137.3
(0)
18.3 Kyle Mills to Greg Hay, Splendid shot for four! (4)
18.4 Kyle Mills to Greg Hay, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
18.5 Kyle Mills to Greg Hay, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 152
Wickets : 3
Overs : 18.5
Code:
Canterbury Cannons vs. Auckland Aces
Auckland Aces Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Graeme Smith c Kevin Pietersen b Dale Steyn 0 2 0 0 0
Kumar Sangakkara c Chris Martin b Dwayne Bravo 3 6 0 0 50
Ricky Ponting c & b Dwayne Bravo 11 6 2 0 183.3
Craig McMillan b Dwayne Bravo 6 4 1 0 150
Shivnarine Chanderpaul not out 49 51 4 1 96.08
Grant Elliot b Dale Steyn 15 9 1 1 166.7
Neil Broom c & b Daniel Vettori 47 33 3 0 142.4
Nathan McCullum b Dale Steyn 11 10 1 0 110
Kyle Mills run out Greg Hay 0 1 0 0 0
Michael Burns not out 0 1 0 0 0
Ryan Sidebottom dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 149 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.45
Extras : 7 No Balls : 4 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 2
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Canterbury Cannons Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Michael Clarke 4.0 0 31 0 7.75
Dwayne Bravo 4.0 0 34 3 8.5
Daniel Vettori 2.0 0 11 1 5.5
James Franklin 2.0 0 8 0 4
Dale Steyn 4.0 0 35 3 8.75
Chris Martin 4.0 0 28 0 7
Total: 149 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.45
Extras : 7 No Balls : 4 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 2
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Canterbury Cannons Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Stephen Fleming c & b Ryan Sidebottom 3 4 0 0 75
Sachin Tendulkar b Ryan Sidebottom 5 6 0 0 83.33
Kevin Pietersen c Michael Burns b Kyle Mills 81 59 10 0 137.3
Michael Clarke not out 50 42 5 0 119
Greg Hay not out 8 3 2 0 266.7
Dwayne Bravo dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Daniel Vettori dnb 0 0 0 0 0
James Franklin dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Derek de Boorder dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Dale Steyn dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Martin dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 152 Overs: 18.5 Run Rate: 8.444
Extras : 5 No Balls : 2 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 3
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Auckland Aces Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Craig McMillan 4.0 0 36 0 9
Grant Elliot 4.0 0 31 0 7.75
Nathan McCullum 3.0 0 20 0 6.67
Kyle Mills 3.5 0 33 1 8.61
Michael Burns 1.0 0 14 0 14
Ryan Sidebottom 3.0 0 15 2 5
Total: 152 Overs: 18.5 Run Rate: 8.444
Extras : 5 No Balls : 2 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 3
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Canterbury Cannons vs. Auckland Aces
Auckland Aces - 149/8 in 20.0 overs.
Canterbury Cannons - 152/3 in 18.5 overs.
Canterbury Cannons wins the match by 7 wicketsI will write stuff about the games, that are not practice matches.
I am just rather busy at the moment, so don't have time to write anything up.
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Aces could have easily won this had it not been Pietersen's day 
Otago Volts v Wellington Thunderbolts
Practice Match 1
Ground - University Oval, Dunedin
Pitch - Dusty
Practice Match 1
Ground - University Oval, Dunedin
Pitch - Dusty
Code:
Otago Volts vs. Wellington Thunderbolts
Wellington Thunderbolts Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Martin Guptill c Brendon McCullum b Iain O'Brien 10 9 0 0 111.1
BJ Watling c Iain O'Brien b Mark Gillespie 58 50 5 1 116
Kane Williamson c & b Albie Morkel 15 9 1 1 166.7
Paul Collingwood lbw Mark Gillespie 37 29 4 0 127.6
Shahid Afridi c & b Andrew Flintoff 12 7 1 1 171.4
MS Dhoni b Iain O'Brien 10 5 0 1 200
Ewen Thompson not out 11 4 0 1 275
Jerome Taylor c Chris Harris b Iain O'Brien 2 2 0 0 100
Ian Butler not out 15 8 2 0 187.5
Timothy Southee dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Trent Boult dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 175 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.75
Extras : 5 No Balls : 4 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 1
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Otago Volts Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Andrew Flintoff 2.0 0 27 1 13.5
Albie Morkel 4.0 0 46 1 11.5
Chris Harris 3.0 0 24 0 8
Iain O'Brien 4.0 0 32 3 8
Mark Gillespie 3.0 0 23 2 7.67
Robbie Schaw 4.0 0 22 0 5.5
Total: 175 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.75
Extras : 5 No Balls : 4 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 1
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Otago Volts Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Brendon McCullum b Ewen Thompson 35 37 2 0 94.59
Virender Sehwag lbw Timothy Southee 13 12 1 0 108.3
Mahela Jayawardene c Ian Butler b Jerome Taylor 7 6 1 0 116.7
Andrew Symonds c Martin Guptill b Jerome Taylor 11 5 0 1 220
Andrew Flintoff b Trent Boult 66 44 7 0 150
Albie Morkel lbw Trent Boult 4 2 1 0 200
Chris Harris c Kane Williamson b Timothy Southee 16 6 2 1 266.7
Rob Nicol not out 9 7 0 1 128.6
Iain O'Brien not out 2 4 0 0 50
Mark Gillespie dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Robbie Schaw dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 166 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.3
Extras : 3 No Balls : 3 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Wellington Thunderbolts Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Paul Collingwood 2.0 0 11 0 5.5
Ewen Thompson 3.0 0 22 1 7.33
Jerome Taylor 4.0 0 31 2 7.75
Ian Butler 4.0 0 41 0 10.25
Timothy Southee 4.0 0 34 2 8.5
Trent Boult 3.0 0 27 2 9
Total: 166 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.3
Extras : 3 No Balls : 3 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Otago Volts vs. Wellington Thunderbolts
Wellington Thunderbolts - 175/7 in 20.0 overs.
Otago Volts - 166/7 in 20.0 overs.
Wellington Thunderbolts wins the match by 9 runs
Code:
0.1 Albie Morkel to Martin Guptill, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
0.2 Albie Morkel to Martin Guptill, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
0.3 Albie Morkel to BJ Watling, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
0.4 Albie Morkel to Martin Guptill, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
0.5 Albie Morkel to Martin Guptill, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
0.6 Albie Morkel to BJ Watling, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 1
Wellington Thunderbolts 10/0 (RR : 10)
Martin Guptill 8 (4b)
BJ Watling 2 (2b)
Albie Morkel 1-0-10-0
1.1 Iain O'Brien to BJ Watling, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
1.2 Iain O'Brien to BJ Watling, 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)
1.3 Iain O'Brien to BJ Watling, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
1.4 Iain O'Brien to BJ Watling, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
1.5 Iain O'Brien to Martin Guptill, That was a very good delivery. (0)
1.6 Iain O'Brien to Martin Guptill, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 2
Wellington Thunderbolts 21/0 (RR : 10.5)
Martin Guptill 8 (6b)
BJ Watling 13 (6b)
Iain O'Brien 1-0-11-0
2.1 Albie Morkel to BJ Watling, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
2.2 Albie Morkel to Martin Guptill, One more to the total. (1)
2.3 Albie Morkel to BJ Watling, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
2.4 Albie Morkel to BJ Watling, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
2.5 Albie Morkel to Martin Guptill, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
2.6 Albie Morkel to BJ Watling, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
End of over 3
Wellington Thunderbolts 33/0 (RR : 11)
BJ Watling 23 (10b)
Martin Guptill 10 (8b)
Albie Morkel 2-0-22-0
3.1 Iain O'Brien to Martin Guptill, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...oh yes he has! Splendid effort!
Martin Guptill c Brendon McCullum b Iain O'Brien
Runs : 10 Balls : 9 S/R : 111.1
(0)
3.2 Iain O'Brien to Kane Williamson, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see! (6)
3.3 Iain O'Brien to Kane Williamson, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
3.4 Iain O'Brien to Kane Williamson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
3.5 Iain O'Brien to Kane Williamson, 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)
3.6 Iain O'Brien to Kane Williamson, 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 4
Wellington Thunderbolts 40/1 (RR : 10)
BJ Watling 23 (10b)
Kane Williamson 7 (5b)
Iain O'Brien 2-0-18-0
4.1 Albie Morkel to Kane Williamson, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
4.2 Albie Morkel to Kane Williamson, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
4.3 Albie Morkel to Kane Williamson, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
4.4 Albie Morkel to Kane Williamson, Brilliant ball, and a sharp catch. Nothing the batsman could do there!
Kane Williamson c & b Albie Morkel
Runs : 15 Balls : 9 S/R : 166.7
(0)
4.5 Albie Morkel to Paul Collingwood, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
4.6 Albie Morkel to BJ Watling, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
End of over 5
Wellington Thunderbolts 53/2 (RR : 10.6)
BJ Watling 27 (11b)
Paul Collingwood 1 (1b)
Albie Morkel 3-0-35-1
5.1 Iain O'Brien to Paul Collingwood, Easy single. (1)
5.2 Iain O'Brien to BJ Watling, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
5.3 Iain O'Brien to BJ Watling, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
5.4 Iain O'Brien to Paul Collingwood, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
5.5 Iain O'Brien to BJ 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)
5.6 Iain O'Brien to Paul Collingwood, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
End of over 6
Wellington Thunderbolts 58/2 (RR : 9.67)
BJ Watling 29 (14b)
Paul Collingwood 4 (4b)
Iain O'Brien 3-0-23-0
6.1 Robbie Schaw to Paul Collingwood, 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)
6.2 Robbie Schaw to BJ Watling, 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)
6.3 Robbie Schaw to BJ Watling, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
6.4 Robbie Schaw to Paul Collingwood, 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)
6.5 Robbie Schaw to BJ Watling, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
6.6 Robbie Schaw to BJ Watling, 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 7
Wellington Thunderbolts 63/2 (RR : 9)
BJ Watling 32 (18b)
Paul Collingwood 6 (6b)
Robbie Schaw 1-0-5-0
7.1 Andrew Flintoff to Paul Collingwood, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
7.2 Andrew Flintoff to Paul Collingwood, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
7.3 Andrew Flintoff to BJ Watling, , 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)
7.3 Andrew Flintoff to Paul Collingwood, 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)
7.4 Andrew Flintoff to BJ Watling, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
7.5 Andrew Flintoff to BJ Watling, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
7.6 Andrew Flintoff to Paul Collingwood, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
End of over 8
Wellington Thunderbolts 77/2 (RR : 9.63)
BJ Watling 36 (21b)
Paul Collingwood 15 (10b)
Andrew Flintoff 1-0-14-0
8.1 Chris Harris to Paul Collingwood, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
8.2 Chris Harris to BJ Watling, 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)
8.3 Chris Harris to BJ Watling, Very well bowled. (0)
8.4 Chris Harris to BJ 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)
8.5 Chris Harris to BJ Watling, Easy single. (1)
8.6 Chris Harris to Paul Collingwood, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
End of over 9
Wellington Thunderbolts 81/2 (RR : 9)
Paul Collingwood 18 (12b)
BJ Watling 37 (25b)
Chris Harris 1-0-4-0
9.1 Robbie Schaw to BJ Watling, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
9.2 Robbie Schaw to BJ Watling, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.3 Robbie Schaw to BJ Watling, No shot offered. (0)
9.4 Robbie Schaw to BJ Watling, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.5 Robbie Schaw to BJ Watling, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
9.6 Robbie Schaw to BJ Watling, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 10
Wellington Thunderbolts 83/2 (RR : 8.3)
BJ Watling 39 (31b)
Paul Collingwood 18 (12b)
Robbie Schaw 2-0-7-0
10.1 Mark Gillespie to Paul Collingwood, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
10.2 Mark Gillespie to BJ Watling, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
10.3 Mark Gillespie to BJ Watling, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
10.4 Mark Gillespie to BJ Watling, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
10.5 Mark Gillespie to BJ Watling, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
10.6 Mark Gillespie to Paul Collingwood, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
End of over 11
Wellington Thunderbolts 91/2 (RR : 8.27)
Paul Collingwood 21 (14b)
BJ Watling 44 (35b)
Mark Gillespie 1-0-8-0
11.1 Chris Harris to BJ Watling, 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)
11.2 Chris Harris to BJ Watling, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
11.3 Chris Harris to BJ Watling, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
11.4 Chris Harris to BJ Watling, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
11.5 Chris Harris to BJ Watling, 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)
11.6 Chris Harris to BJ 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)
End of over 12
Wellington Thunderbolts 100/2 (RR : 8.33)
Paul Collingwood 21 (14b)
BJ Watling 53 (41b)
Chris Harris 2-0-13-0
12.1 Robbie Schaw to BJ Watling, Very well bowled. (0)
12.2 Robbie Schaw to BJ Watling, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
12.3 Robbie Schaw to Paul Collingwood, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
12.4 Robbie Schaw to Paul Collingwood, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
12.5 Robbie Schaw to Paul Collingwood, 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)
12.6 Robbie Schaw to Paul Collingwood, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 13
Wellington Thunderbolts 106/2 (RR : 8.15)
BJ Watling 54 (43b)
Paul Collingwood 26 (18b)
Robbie Schaw 3-0-13-0
13.1 Mark Gillespie to Paul Collingwood, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
13.2 Mark Gillespie to Paul Collingwood, , No Ball. Very well bowled. (0)
13.2 Mark Gillespie to Paul Collingwood, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
13.3 Mark Gillespie to Paul Collingwood, 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)
13.4 Mark Gillespie to Paul Collingwood, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
13.5 Mark Gillespie to BJ Watling, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
13.6 Mark Gillespie to Paul Collingwood, 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 14
Wellington Thunderbolts 113/2 (RR : 8.07)
Paul Collingwood 31 (24b)
BJ Watling 55 (44b)
Mark Gillespie 2-0-15-0
14.1 Robbie Schaw to BJ Watling, Very well bowled. (0)
14.2 Robbie Schaw to BJ Watling, That was a very good delivery. (0)
14.3 Robbie Schaw to BJ Watling, , No Ball. Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
14.3 Robbie Schaw to BJ Watling, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.4 Robbie Schaw to BJ Watling, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
14.5 Robbie Schaw to Paul Collingwood, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
14.6 Robbie Schaw to Paul Collingwood, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 15
Wellington Thunderbolts 122/2 (RR : 8.13)
BJ Watling 58 (49b)
Paul Collingwood 36 (26b)
Robbie Schaw 4-0-22-0
15.1 Mark Gillespie to Paul Collingwood, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
15.2 Mark Gillespie to Paul Collingwood, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
15.3 Mark Gillespie to BJ Watling, Sharp reflexes, excellent catch! That's certainly going to be on the highlight reel.
BJ Watling c Iain O'Brien b Mark Gillespie
Runs : 58 Balls : 50 S/R : 116
(0)
15.4 Mark Gillespie to Shahid Afridi, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six. (6)
15.5 Mark Gillespie to Shahid Afridi, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
15.6 Mark Gillespie to Paul Collingwood, He tries to play that off the backfoot, but the ball keeps low and raps him on the pad! It's plumb in front, he's gotta go! Tough luck son.
Paul Collingwood lbw Mark Gillespie
Runs : 37 Balls : 29 S/R : 127.6
(0)
End of over 16
Wellington Thunderbolts 130/4 (RR : 8.13)
MS Dhoni 0 (0b)
Shahid Afridi 7 (2b)
Mark Gillespie 3-0-23-2
16.1 Chris Harris to Shahid Afridi, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
16.2 Chris Harris to Shahid Afridi, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
16.3 Chris Harris to Shahid Afridi, 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)
16.4 Chris Harris to MS Dhoni, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
16.5 Chris Harris to MS Dhoni, 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 pavillion! 6 runs, excellent batting! (6)
16.6 Chris Harris to MS Dhoni, , Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
End of over 17
Wellington Thunderbolts 142/4 (RR : 8.35)
MS Dhoni 6 (2b)
Shahid Afridi 12 (5b)
Chris Harris 3-0-24-0
17.1 Andrew Flintoff to Shahid Afridi, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
17.2 Andrew Flintoff to Shahid Afridi, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!
Shahid Afridi c & b Andrew Flintoff
Runs : 12 Balls : 7 S/R : 171.4
(0)
17.3 Andrew Flintoff to Ewen Thompson, Oh, that's a juicy full tossand the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
17.4 Andrew Flintoff to Ewen Thompson, 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. (3)
17.5 Andrew Flintoff to MS Dhoni, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
17.6 Andrew Flintoff to MS Dhoni, 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 18
Wellington Thunderbolts 155/5 (RR : 8.61)
MS Dhoni 10 (4b)
Ewen Thompson 9 (2b)
Andrew Flintoff 2-0-27-1
18.1 Iain O'Brien to Ewen Thompson, 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)
18.2 Iain O'Brien to MS Dhoni, Missed a straight ball. He missed a straight ball. The stumps are broken, his ego even more so.
MS Dhoni b Iain O'Brien
Runs : 10 Balls : 5 S/R : 200
(0)
18.3 Iain O'Brien to Jerome Taylor, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
18.4 Iain O'Brien to Jerome Taylor, Brilliant ball, and a sharp catch. Nothing the batsman could do there!
Jerome Taylor c Chris Harris b Iain O'Brien
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
(0)
18.5 Iain O'Brien to Ian Butler, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
18.6 Iain O'Brien to Ian Butler, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 19
Wellington Thunderbolts 164/7 (RR : 8.63)
Ian Butler 6 (2b)
Ewen Thompson 10 (3b)
Iain O'Brien 4-0-32-2
19.1 Albie Morkel to Ewen Thompson, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
19.2 Albie Morkel to Ian Butler, , No Ball. 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)
19.2 Albie Morkel to Ian Butler, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
19.3 Albie Morkel to Ian Butler, Very well bowled. (0)
19.4 Albie Morkel to Ian Butler, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
19.5 Albie Morkel to Ian Butler, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.6 Albie Morkel to Ian Butler, Easy single. (1)
End of over 20
Wellington Thunderbolts 175/7 (RR : 8.75)
Ewen Thompson 11 (4b)
Ian Butler 15 (8b)
Albie Morkel 4-0-46-1
The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 175
Wickets : 7
Overs : 20.0
The second innings begins now
0.1 Timothy Southee to Brendon McCullum, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
0.2 Timothy Southee to Virender Sehwag, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
0.3 Timothy Southee to Virender Sehwag, 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)
0.4 Timothy Southee to Virender Sehwag, 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)
0.5 Timothy Southee to Virender Sehwag, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
0.6 Timothy Southee to Virender Sehwag, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 1
Otago Volts 6/0 (RR : 6) Required RR(8.89)
Brendon McCullum 1 (1b)
Virender Sehwag 5 (5b)
Timothy Southee 1-0-6-0
1.1 Jerome Taylor to Virender Sehwag, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
1.2 Jerome Taylor to Brendon McCullum, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
1.3 Jerome Taylor to Virender Sehwag, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
1.4 Jerome Taylor to Virender Sehwag, 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)
1.5 Jerome Taylor to Virender Sehwag, 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)
1.6 Jerome Taylor to Virender Sehwag, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 2
Otago Volts 13/0 (RR : 6.5) Required RR(9)
Brendon McCullum 2 (2b)
Virender Sehwag 11 (10b)
Jerome Taylor 1-0-7-0
2.1 Timothy Southee to Virender Sehwag, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
2.2 Timothy Southee to Virender Sehwag, He defends with the bat and pad tucked together, and the bowler goes up in appeal. Hard to tell if it was bat first or pad first, but the umpire thinks it was off the bat and he's got to go!
Virender Sehwag lbw Timothy Southee
Runs : 13 Balls : 12 S/R : 108.3
(0)
2.3 Timothy Southee to Mahela Jayawardene, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
2.4 Timothy Southee to Mahela Jayawardene, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos! (3)
2.5 Timothy Southee to Brendon McCullum, Very well bowled. (0)
2.6 Timothy Southee to Brendon McCullum, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 3
Otago Volts 18/1 (RR : 6) Required RR(9.24)
Brendon McCullum 2 (4b)
Mahela Jayawardene 3 (2b)
Timothy Southee 2-0-11-1
3.1 Jerome Taylor to Mahela Jayawardene, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
3.2 Jerome Taylor to Mahela Jayawardene, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
3.3 Jerome Taylor to Mahela Jayawardene, 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)
3.4 Jerome Taylor to Mahela Jayawardene, EDGED AND TAKEN! Safe pair of hands there behind the stumps, he doesn't drop many of those!
Mahela Jayawardene c Ian Butler b Jerome Taylor
Runs : 7 Balls : 6 S/R : 116.7
(0)
3.5 Jerome Taylor to Andrew Symonds, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
3.6 Jerome Taylor to Andrew Symonds, Oh, that's a juicy full tossand the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
End of over 4
Otago Volts 30/2 (RR : 7.5) Required RR(9.06)
Andrew Symonds 8 (2b)
Brendon McCullum 2 (4b)
Jerome Taylor 2-0-19-1
4.1 Timothy Southee to Brendon McCullum, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
4.2 Timothy Southee to Brendon McCullum, 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)
4.3 Timothy Southee to Andrew Symonds, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
4.4 Timothy Southee to Andrew Symonds, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
4.5 Timothy Southee to Brendon McCullum, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
4.6 Timothy Southee to Brendon McCullum, , No Ball. Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
4.6 Timothy Southee to Brendon McCullum, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 5
Otago Volts 37/2 (RR : 7.4) Required RR(9.2)
Brendon McCullum 5 (9b)
Andrew Symonds 11 (4b)
Timothy Southee 3-0-18-1
5.1 Jerome Taylor to Andrew Symonds, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...oh yes he has! Splendid effort!
Andrew Symonds c Martin Guptill b Jerome Taylor
Runs : 11 Balls : 5 S/R : 220
(0)
5.2 Jerome Taylor to Andrew Flintoff, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
5.3 Jerome Taylor to Brendon McCullum, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
5.4 Jerome Taylor to Andrew Flintoff, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
5.5 Jerome Taylor to Andrew Flintoff, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
5.6 Jerome Taylor to Andrew Flintoff, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three. (3)
End of over 6
Otago Volts 46/3 (RR : 7.67) Required RR(9.21)
Brendon McCullum 6 (10b)
Andrew Flintoff 8 (4b)
Jerome Taylor 3-0-28-2
6.1 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
6.2 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, Splendid shot for four! (4)
6.3 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.4 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
6.5 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
6.6 Ian Butler to Brendon McCullum, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
End of over 7
Otago Volts 55/3 (RR : 7.86) Required RR(9.23)
Brendon McCullum 8 (11b)
Andrew Flintoff 15 (9b)
Ian Butler 1-0-9-0
7.1 Paul Collingwood to Andrew Flintoff, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
7.2 Paul Collingwood to Andrew Flintoff, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
7.3 Paul Collingwood to Brendon McCullum, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
7.4 Paul Collingwood to Andrew Flintoff, 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)
7.5 Paul Collingwood 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)
7.6 Paul Collingwood to Andrew Flintoff, 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 8
Otago Volts 61/3 (RR : 7.63) Required RR(9.5)
Andrew Flintoff 19 (13b)
Brendon McCullum 10 (13b)
Paul Collingwood 1-0-6-0
8.1 Ian Butler to Brendon McCullum, , No Ball. He's absolutely NAILED that one, but the man in the deep makes a fantastic save, pushing the ball back in just in time! His teammate picks up the ball and hurls it in and they save a run, good teamwork. (3)
8.1 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, 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)
8.2 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
8.3 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, 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)
8.4 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
8.5 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.6 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
End of over 9
Otago Volts 75/3 (RR : 8.33) Required RR(9.09)
Andrew Flintoff 29 (19b)
Brendon McCullum 13 (14b)
Ian Butler 2-0-23-0
9.1 Paul Collingwood to Brendon McCullum, Very well bowled. (0)
9.2 Paul Collingwood to Brendon McCullum, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
9.3 Paul Collingwood to Brendon McCullum, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
9.4 Paul Collingwood to Andrew Flintoff, Very well bowled. (0)
9.5 Paul Collingwood to Andrew Flintoff, One more to the total. (1)
9.6 Paul Collingwood to Brendon McCullum, 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. (3)
End of over 10
Otago Volts 80/3 (RR : 8) Required RR(9.5)
Andrew Flintoff 30 (21b)
Brendon McCullum 17 (18b)
Paul Collingwood 2-0-11-0
10.1 Trent Boult to Brendon McCullum, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
10.2 Trent Boult to Brendon McCullum, Easy single. (1)
10.3 Trent Boult to Andrew Flintoff, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
10.4 Trent Boult to Brendon McCullum, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
10.5 Trent Boult to Brendon McCullum, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
10.6 Trent Boult to Andrew Flintoff, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 11
Otago Volts 85/3 (RR : 7.73) Required RR(10)
Andrew Flintoff 31 (23b)
Brendon McCullum 21 (22b)
Trent Boult 1-0-5-0
11.1 Ian Butler to Brendon McCullum, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
11.2 Ian Butler to Brendon McCullum, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
11.3 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, 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)
11.4 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, 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)
11.5 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, 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)
11.6 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 12
Otago Volts 89/3 (RR : 7.42) Required RR(10.8)
Brendon McCullum 22 (24b)
Andrew Flintoff 34 (27b)
Ian Butler 3-0-27-0
12.1 Ewen Thompson to Andrew Flintoff, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.2 Ewen Thompson to Andrew Flintoff, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
12.3 Ewen Thompson to Andrew Flintoff, , No Ball. The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
12.3 Ewen Thompson to Andrew Flintoff, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
12.4 Ewen Thompson to Andrew Flintoff, 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)
12.5 Ewen Thompson to Brendon McCullum, 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 Ewen Thompson to Brendon McCullum, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 13
Otago Volts 99/3 (RR : 7.62) Required RR(10.9)
Brendon McCullum 24 (26b)
Andrew Flintoff 41 (32b)
Ewen Thompson 1-0-10-0
13.1 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, 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)
13.2 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, 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)
13.3 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, 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)
13.4 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, 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)
13.5 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
13.6 Ian Butler to Andrew Flintoff, 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 14
Otago Volts 113/3 (RR : 8.07) Required RR(10.3)
Andrew Flintoff 55 (38b)
Brendon McCullum 24 (26b)
Ian Butler 4-0-41-0
14.1 Ewen Thompson to Brendon McCullum, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
14.2 Ewen Thompson 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)
14.3 Ewen Thompson to Andrew Flintoff, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
14.4 Ewen Thompson to Brendon McCullum, 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 Ewen Thompson to Brendon McCullum, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
14.6 Ewen Thompson to Brendon McCullum, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 15
Otago Volts 117/3 (RR : 7.8) Required RR(11.6)
Brendon McCullum 27 (31b)
Andrew Flintoff 56 (39b)
Ewen Thompson 2-0-14-0
15.1 Trent Boult to Andrew Flintoff, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
15.2 Trent Boult to Andrew Flintoff, 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)
15.3 Trent Boult to Andrew Flintoff, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
15.4 Trent Boult to Andrew Flintoff, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
15.5 Trent Boult to Andrew Flintoff, No shot offered, and the off-stump is sent tumbling! That's a poor, poor leave...
Andrew Flintoff b Trent Boult
Runs : 66 Balls : 44 S/R : 150
(0)
15.6 Trent Boult to Albie Morkel, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
End of over 16
Otago Volts 131/4 (RR : 8.19) Required RR(11)
Albie Morkel 4 (1b)
Brendon McCullum 27 (31b)
Trent Boult 2-0-19-1
16.1 Ewen Thompson to Brendon McCullum, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
16.2 Ewen Thompson to Brendon McCullum, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
16.3 Ewen Thompson to Brendon McCullum, 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)
16.4 Ewen Thompson to Brendon McCullum, 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)
16.5 Ewen Thompson to Brendon McCullum, Very well bowled. (0)
16.6 Ewen Thompson to Brendon McCullum, Missed a straight ball. He missed a straight ball. The stumps are broken, his ego even more so.
Brendon McCullum b Ewen Thompson
Runs : 35 Balls : 37 S/R : 94.59
(0)
End of over 17
Otago Volts 139/5 (RR : 8.18) Required RR(12)
Chris Harris 0 (0b)
Albie Morkel 4 (1b)
Ewen Thompson 3-0-22-1
17.1 Trent Boult to Albie Morkel, Plumb!
Albie Morkel lbw Trent Boult
Runs : 4 Balls : 2 S/R : 200
(0)
17.2 Trent Boult to Rob Nicol, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
17.3 Trent Boult to Rob Nicol, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
17.4 Trent Boult to Rob Nicol, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
17.5 Trent Boult to Rob Nicol, That was a very good delivery. (0)
17.6 Trent Boult to Rob Nicol, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
End of over 18
Otago Volts 147/6 (RR : 8.17) Required RR(14)
Rob Nicol 8 (5b)
Chris Harris 0 (0b)
Trent Boult 3-0-27-2
18.1 Timothy Southee to Chris Harris, 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)
18.2 Timothy Southee to Chris Harris, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
18.3 Timothy Southee to Chris Harris, 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)
18.4 Timothy Southee to Chris Harris, 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)
18.5 Timothy Southee to Chris Harris, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
18.6 Timothy Southee to Chris Harris, That's gone high in the air, and an easy catch in the end.
Chris Harris c Kane Williamson b Timothy Southee
Runs : 16 Balls : 6 S/R : 266.7
(0)
End of over 19
Otago Volts 163/7 (RR : 8.58) Required RR(12)
Iain O'Brien 0 (0b)
Rob Nicol 8 (5b)
Timothy Southee 4-0-34-2
19.1 Jerome Taylor to Rob Nicol, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
19.2 Jerome Taylor to Rob Nicol, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
19.3 Jerome Taylor to Iain O'Brien, 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)
19.4 Jerome Taylor to Iain O'Brien, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
19.5 Jerome Taylor to Iain O'Brien, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.6 Jerome Taylor to Iain O'Brien, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 20
Otago Volts 166/7 (RR : 8.3) Required RR(1.#J)
Iain O'Brien 2 (4b)
Rob Nicol 9 (7b)
Jerome Taylor 4-0-31-2
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 166
Wickets : 7
Overs : 20.0Sartaj
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Excellent!
It was a team effort as the scorecard suggests.
It was a team effort as the scorecard suggests.
hedger_14
ICC Chairman
Damn Pietersen. Sidebottom bowled well.
Northern Gangsters v Central Strikers
Practice Match 1
Ground - Seddon Park, Hamilton
Pitch - Uneven
You may want to note, their are some glitches in the commentary and scorecards.
I will do my best to fix up the scorecards, but will not worry about the commentary.
Practice Match 1
Ground - Seddon Park, Hamilton
Pitch - Uneven
Code:
Central Strikers vs. Northern Gangsters
Northern Gangsters Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Tillakaratne Dilshan lbw Makhaya Ntini 11 10 2 0 110
Jesse Ryder b Brett Lee 0 4 0 0 0
Aaron Redmond b Brett Lee 2 7 0 0 28.57
James Marshall c Mathew Sinclair b Jeetan Patel 56 46 4 0 121.7
Suresh Raina lbw Brett Lee 0 1 0 0 0
Joseph Yovich lbw Brett Lee 0 1 0 0 0
Brendon Diamanti b Daryl Tuffey 39 32 4 0 121.9
Chris Cairns c Makhaya Ntini b Brett Lee 17 8 0 2 212.5
Mitchell Johnson not out 4 5 0 0 80
James Anderson b Brett Lee 0 1 0 0 0
Rana Naved c Nathan Astle b Makhaya Ntini 2 6 0 0 33.33
Total: 148 Overs: 19.5 Run Rate: 7.789
Extras : 17 No Balls : 5 Wides : 2 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 10
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Central Strikers Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Jacob Oram 2.0 0 17 0 8.5
Scott Styris 4.0 0 46 0 11.5
Brett Lee 4.0 0 12 6 3
Makhaya Ntini 3.5 0 20 2 5.22
Jeetan Patel 2.0 0 13 1 6.5
Daryl Tuffey 4.0 0 32 1 8
Total: 148 Overs: 19.5 Run Rate: 7.789
Extras : 17 No Balls : 5 Wides : 2 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 10
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Central Strikers Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Chris Gayle c Joseph Yovich b Mitchell Johnson 14 14 1 0 100
Sanath Jayasuriya c Dilshan b Mitchell Johnson 2 2 0 0 100
Yuvraj Singh c Chris Cairns b Mitchell Johnson 17 14 1 0 121.4
Nathan Astle b Mitchell Johnson 48 42 3 0 114.3
Jacob Oram c Jesse Ryder b Mitchell Johnson 0 1 0 0 0
Mathew Sinclair b Rana Naved 26 34 0 0 76.47
Scott Styris run out Chris Cairns 0 1 0 0 0
Brett Lee c Brendon Diamanti b Rana Naved 13 10 1 0 130
Makhaya Ntini c & b Rana Naved 2 3 0 0 66.67
Jeetan Patel run out Chris Cairns 0 2 0 0 0
Daryl Tuffey not out 0 1 0 0 0
Total: 130 Overs: 19.2 Run Rate: 6.842
Extras : 8 No Balls : 8 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Northern Gangsters Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Joseph Yovich 3.0 0 13 0 4.33
Brendon Diamanti 1.0 0 6 0 6
Chris Cairns 4.0 0 22 0 5.5
Mitchell Johnson 3.2 0 29 5 8.7
James Anderson 4.0 0 29 0 7.25
Rana Naved 4.0 0 31 3 7.75
Total: 130 Overs: 19.2 Run Rate: 6.842
Extras : 8 No Balls : 8 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Central Strikers vs. Northern Gangsters
Northern Gangsters - 148/10 in 19.5 overs.
Central Strikers - 130/10 in 19.2 overs.
Northern Gangsters wins the match by 18 runs
Code:
0.1 Brett Lee to Tillakaratne Dilshan, No shot offered. (0)
0.2 Brett Lee to Tillakaratne Dilshan, , No Ball. Very well bowled. (0)
0.2 Brett Lee to Tillakaratne Dilshan, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
0.3 Brett Lee to Jesse Ryder, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
0.4 Brett Lee to Jesse Ryder, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
0.5 Brett Lee to Jesse Ryder, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
0.6 Brett Lee to Jesse Ryder, Beaten by pace! Fired in full and quicker, the batsman is late to get his bat down and the stumps are in a mess! Excellent bowling!
Jesse Ryder b Brett Lee
Runs : 0 Balls : 4 S/R : 0
(0)
End of over 1
Northern Gangsters 2/1 (RR : 2)
Aaron Redmond 0 (0b)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 1 (3b)
Brett Lee 1-0-2-1
1.1 Makhaya Ntini to Tillakaratne Dilshan, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
1.2 Makhaya Ntini to Tillakaratne Dilshan, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
1.3 Makhaya Ntini to Tillakaratne Dilshan, 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)
1.4 Makhaya Ntini to Tillakaratne Dilshan, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.5 Makhaya Ntini to Tillakaratne Dilshan, , Byes, another 4 run(s) (4)
1.6 Makhaya Ntini to Aaron Redmond, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
End of over 2
Northern Gangsters 13/1 (RR : 6.5)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 7 (7b)
Aaron Redmond 1 (1b)
Makhaya Ntini 1-0-7-0
2.1 Brett Lee to Aaron Redmond, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
2.2 Brett Lee to Aaron Redmond, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
2.3 Brett Lee to Aaron Redmond, 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)
2.4 Brett Lee to Aaron Redmond, , Byes, another 4 run(s) (4)
2.5 Brett Lee to Tillakaratne Dilshan, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
2.6 Brett Lee to Tillakaratne Dilshan, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 3
Northern Gangsters 21/1 (RR : 7)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 11 (9b)
Aaron Redmond 1 (4b)
Brett Lee 2-0-6-1
3.1 Makhaya Ntini to Aaron Redmond, 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)
3.2 Makhaya Ntini to Tillakaratne Dilshan, 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!
Tillakaratne Dilshan lbw Makhaya Ntini
Runs : 11 Balls : 10 S/R : 110
(0)
3.3 Makhaya Ntini to James Marshall, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
3.4 Makhaya Ntini to James Marshall, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
3.5 Makhaya Ntini to James Marshall, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
3.6 Makhaya Ntini to Aaron Redmond, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 4
Northern Gangsters 25/2 (RR : 6.25)
Aaron Redmond 2 (6b)
James Marshall 3 (3b)
Makhaya Ntini 2-0-11-1
4.1 Brett Lee to James Marshall, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
4.2 Brett Lee to James Marshall, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
4.3 Brett Lee to James Marshall, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
4.4 Brett Lee to Aaron Redmond, , Wide, one run (1)
4.4 Brett Lee to Aaron Redmond, Inside edge, and gone! Great bowling, and some loose batting.
Aaron Redmond b Brett Lee
Runs : 2 Balls : 7 S/R : 28.57
(0)
4.5 Brett Lee to Suresh Raina, Hit outside off stump, no shot offered, hes given him!
Suresh Raina lbw Brett Lee
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
4.6 Brett Lee to Joseph Yovich, He tries to play that off the backfoot, but the ball keeps low and raps him on the pad! It's plumb in front, he's gotta go! Tough luck son.
Joseph Yovich lbw Brett Lee
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
End of over 5
Northern Gangsters 29/5 (RR : 5.8)
Brendon Diamanti 0 (0b)
James Marshall 6 (6b)
Brett Lee 3-0-10-4
5.1 Makhaya Ntini to James Marshall, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
5.2 Makhaya Ntini to James Marshall, , No Ball. 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)
5.2 Makhaya Ntini to Brendon Diamanti, One more to the total. (1)
5.3 Makhaya Ntini to James Marshall, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement. (3)
5.4 Makhaya Ntini to Brendon Diamanti, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
5.5 Makhaya Ntini to Brendon Diamanti, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
5.6 Makhaya Ntini to Brendon Diamanti, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 6
Northern Gangsters 36/5 (RR : 6)
James Marshall 10 (9b)
Brendon Diamanti 2 (4b)
Makhaya Ntini 3-0-18-1
6.1 Daryl Tuffey to Brendon Diamanti, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
6.2 Daryl Tuffey to Brendon Diamanti, Very well bowled. (0)
6.3 Daryl Tuffey to Brendon Diamanti, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
6.4 Daryl Tuffey to Brendon Diamanti, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement. (3)
6.5 Daryl Tuffey to James Marshall, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
6.6 Daryl Tuffey to James Marshall, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 7
Northern Gangsters 43/5 (RR : 6.14)
James Marshall 14 (11b)
Brendon Diamanti 5 (8b)
Daryl Tuffey 1-0-7-0
7.1 Jacob Oram to Brendon Diamanti, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
7.2 Jacob Oram to James Marshall, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
7.3 Jacob Oram to James Marshall, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
7.4 Jacob Oram to James Marshall, 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)
7.5 Jacob Oram to James Marshall, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement. (3)
7.6 Jacob Oram to Brendon Diamanti, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
End of over 8
Northern Gangsters 55/5 (RR : 6.88)
Brendon Diamanti 8 (10b)
James Marshall 23 (15b)
Jacob Oram 1-0-12-0
8.1 Jeetan Patel to James Marshall, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
8.2 Jeetan Patel to James Marshall, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
8.3 Jeetan Patel to Brendon Diamanti, 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)
8.4 Jeetan Patel to James Marshall, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
8.5 Jeetan Patel to Brendon Diamanti, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
8.6 Jeetan Patel to Brendon Diamanti, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 9
Northern Gangsters 60/5 (RR : 6.67)
Brendon Diamanti 11 (13b)
James Marshall 25 (18b)
Jeetan Patel 1-0-5-0
9.1 Scott Styris to James Marshall, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.2 Scott Styris to James Marshall, 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)
9.3 Scott Styris to James Marshall, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
9.4 Scott Styris to James Marshall, , No Ball. Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
9.4 Scott Styris to James Marshall, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
9.5 Scott Styris to Brendon Diamanti, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.6 Scott Styris to Brendon Diamanti, 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 10
Northern Gangsters 70/5 (RR : 7)
Brendon Diamanti 13 (15b)
James Marshall 32 (23b)
Scott Styris 1-0-10-0
10.1 Daryl Tuffey to James Marshall, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
10.2 Daryl Tuffey to Brendon Diamanti, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
10.3 Daryl Tuffey to James Marshall, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
10.4 Daryl Tuffey to Brendon Diamanti, 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)
10.5 Daryl Tuffey to Brendon Diamanti, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
10.6 Daryl Tuffey to Brendon Diamanti, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 11
Northern Gangsters 82/5 (RR : 7.45)
James Marshall 34 (25b)
Brendon Diamanti 23 (19b)
Daryl Tuffey 2-0-19-0
11.1 Scott Styris to Brendon Diamanti, Very well bowled. (0)
11.2 Scott Styris to Brendon Diamanti, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
11.3 Scott Styris to James Marshall, 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)
11.4 Scott Styris to James Marshall, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
11.5 Scott Styris to Brendon Diamanti, Very well bowled. (0)
11.6 Scott Styris to Brendon Diamanti, 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 12
Northern Gangsters 84/5 (RR : 7)
Brendon Diamanti 24 (23b)
James Marshall 35 (27b)
Scott Styris 2-0-12-0
12.1 Jacob Oram to James Marshall, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
12.2 Jacob Oram to James Marshall, 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)
12.3 Jacob Oram to James Marshall, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
12.4 Jacob Oram to James Marshall, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
12.5 Jacob Oram to James Marshall, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
12.6 Jacob Oram to Brendon Diamanti, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 13
Northern Gangsters 89/5 (RR : 6.85)
Brendon Diamanti 24 (24b)
James Marshall 40 (32b)
Jacob Oram 2-0-17-0
13.1 Daryl Tuffey to James Marshall, 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)
13.2 Daryl Tuffey to James Marshall, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
13.3 Daryl Tuffey to James Marshall, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
13.4 Daryl Tuffey to Brendon Diamanti, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
13.5 Daryl Tuffey to James Marshall, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
13.6 Daryl Tuffey to James Marshall, 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 14
Northern Gangsters 93/5 (RR : 6.64)
James Marshall 43 (37b)
Brendon Diamanti 25 (25b)
Daryl Tuffey 3-0-23-0
14.1 Scott Styris to Brendon Diamanti, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
14.2 Scott Styris to Brendon Diamanti, 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)
14.3 Scott Styris to Brendon Diamanti, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
14.4 Scott Styris to Brendon Diamanti, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
14.5 Scott Styris to James Marshall, 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)
14.6 Scott Styris to James Marshall, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 15
Northern Gangsters 107/5 (RR : 7.13)
Brendon Diamanti 36 (29b)
James Marshall 46 (39b)
Scott Styris 3-0-26-0
15.1 Daryl Tuffey to James Marshall, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
15.2 Daryl Tuffey to Brendon Diamanti, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
15.3 Daryl Tuffey to Brendon Diamanti, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
15.4 Daryl Tuffey to James Marshall, He's absolutely NAILED that one, but the man in the deep makes a fantastic save, pushing the ball back in just in time! His teammate picks up the ball and hurls it in and they save a run, good teamwork. (3)
15.5 Daryl Tuffey to Brendon Diamanti, The batsman tries to dab that down to third man, but misses and his offstump is knocked back! Cya!
Brendon Diamanti b Daryl Tuffey
Runs : 39 Balls : 32 S/R : 121.9
(0)
15.6 Daryl Tuffey to Chris Cairns, 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 16
Northern Gangsters 116/6 (RR : 7.25)
Chris Cairns 2 (1b)
James Marshall 50 (41b)
Daryl Tuffey 4-0-32-1
16.1 Scott Styris to James Marshall, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
16.2 Scott Styris to Chris Cairns, 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)
16.3 Scott Styris to James Marshall, , No Ball. Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
16.3 Scott Styris to Chris Cairns, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
16.4 Scott Styris to Chris Cairns, Very well bowled. (0)
16.5 Scott Styris to Chris Cairns, Ah that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastest no time in putting the trash away. Six! (6)
16.6 Scott Styris to Chris Cairns, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
End of over 17
Northern Gangsters 136/6 (RR : 8)
Chris Cairns 17 (6b)
James Marshall 54 (43b)
Scott Styris 4-0-46-0
17.1 Jeetan Patel to James Marshall, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
17.2 Jeetan Patel to James Marshall, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
17.3 Jeetan Patel to James Marshall, , Wide, one run (1)
17.3 Jeetan Patel to James Marshall, That was travelling like a rocket, but somehow the fielder has managed to hold on! Nice catch.
James Marshall c Mathew Sinclair b Jeetan Patel
Runs : 56 Balls : 46 S/R : 121.7
(0)
17.4 Jeetan Patel to Mitchell Johnson, , No Ball. 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)
17.4 Jeetan Patel to Mitchell Johnson, 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)
17.5 Jeetan Patel to Mitchell Johnson, Good running, two runs. (2)
17.6 Jeetan Patel to Mitchell Johnson, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
End of over 18
Northern Gangsters 144/7 (RR : 8)
Mitchell Johnson 4 (4b)
Chris Cairns 17 (6b)
Jeetan Patel 2-0-13-1
18.1 Brett Lee to Chris Cairns, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
18.2 Brett Lee to Chris Cairns, 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.
Chris Cairns c Makhaya Ntini b Brett Lee
Runs : 17 Balls : 8 S/R : 212.5
(0)
18.3 Brett Lee to James Anderson, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, and misses completely! Gone!
James Anderson b Brett Lee
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
18.4 Brett Lee to Rana Naved, 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)
18.5 Brett Lee to Rana Naved, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
18.6 Brett Lee to Rana Naved, 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 19
Northern Gangsters 146/9 (RR : 7.68)
Rana Naved 2 (3b)
Mitchell Johnson 4 (4b)
Brett Lee 4-0-12-6
19.1 Makhaya Ntini to Mitchell Johnson, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
19.2 Makhaya Ntini to Mitchell Johnson, , Byes, another 2 run(s) (2)
19.3 Makhaya Ntini to Rana Naved, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
19.4 Makhaya Ntini to Rana Naved, No shot offered. (0)
19.5 Makhaya Ntini to Rana Naved, 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!
Rana Naved c Nathan Astle b Makhaya Ntini
Runs : 2 Balls : 6 S/R : 33.33
(0)
The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 148
Wickets : 10
Overs : 19.5
The second innings begins now
0.1 Chris Cairns to Chris Gayle, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
0.2 Chris Cairns to Chris Gayle, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
0.3 Chris Cairns to Chris Gayle, No shot offered. (0)
0.4 Chris Cairns to Chris Gayle, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
0.5 Chris Cairns to Chris Gayle, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
0.6 Chris Cairns to Chris Gayle, 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)
End of over 1
Central Strikers 5/0 (RR : 5) Required RR(7.53)
Sanath Jayasuriya 0 (0b)
Chris Gayle 5 (6b)
Chris Cairns 1-0-5-0
1.1 Mitchell Johnson to Chris Gayle, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
1.2 Mitchell Johnson to Chris Gayle, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
1.3 Mitchell Johnson to Chris Gayle, 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)
1.4 Mitchell Johnson to Sanath Jayasuriya, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
1.5 Mitchell Johnson to Sanath Jayasuriya, That was travelling like a rocket, but somehow the fielder has managed to hold on! Nice catch.
Sanath Jayasuriyac Tillakaratne Dilshan b Mitchell Johnson
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
(0)
1.6 Mitchell Johnson to Yuvraj Singh, 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 2
Central Strikers 14/1 (RR : 7) Required RR(7.44)
Yuvraj Singh 4 (1b)
Chris Gayle 8 (9b)
Mitchell Johnson 1-0-9-0
2.1 Chris Cairns to Chris Gayle, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
2.2 Chris Cairns to Yuvraj Singh, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
2.3 Chris Cairns to Chris Gayle, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
2.4 Chris Cairns to Chris Gayle, 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)
2.5 Chris Cairns to Chris Gayle, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
2.6 Chris Cairns to Yuvraj Singh, 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 3
Central Strikers 21/1 (RR : 7) Required RR(7.47)
Yuvraj Singh 5 (3b)
Chris Gayle 14 (13b)
Chris Cairns 2-0-12-0
3.1 Mitchell Johnson to Chris Gayle, Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!
Chris Gayle c Joseph Yovich b Mitchell Johnson
Runs : 14 Balls : 14 S/R : 100
(0)
3.2 Mitchell Johnson to Nathan Astle, , No Ball. 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)
3.2 Mitchell Johnson to Nathan Astle, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
3.3 Mitchell Johnson to Yuvraj Singh, , No Ball. That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
3.3 Mitchell Johnson to Yuvraj Singh, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
3.4 Mitchell Johnson to Nathan Astle, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
3.5 Mitchell Johnson to Nathan Astle, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
3.6 Mitchell Johnson to Nathan Astle, 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 4
Central Strikers 33/2 (RR : 8.25) Required RR(7.19)
Nathan Astle 7 (5b)
Yuvraj Singh 8 (5b)
Mitchell Johnson 2-0-21-1
4.1 Chris Cairns to Yuvraj Singh, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
4.2 Chris Cairns to Yuvraj Singh, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
4.3 Chris Cairns to Yuvraj Singh, 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)
4.4 Chris Cairns to Yuvraj Singh, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
4.5 Chris Cairns to Yuvraj Singh, 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)
4.6 Chris Cairns to Yuvraj Singh, One more to the total. (1)
End of over 5
Central Strikers 40/2 (RR : 8) Required RR(7.2)
Nathan Astle 7 (5b)
Yuvraj Singh 15 (11b)
Chris Cairns 3-0-19-0
5.1 Mitchell Johnson to Yuvraj Singh, Very well bowled. (0)
5.2 Mitchell Johnson to Yuvraj Singh, , No Ball. That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
5.2 Mitchell Johnson to Yuvraj Singh, EDGED AND TAKEN! Safe pair of hands there behind the stumps, he doesn't drop many of those!
Yuvraj Singh c Chris Cairns b Mitchell Johnson
Runs : 17 Balls : 14 S/R : 121.4
(0)
5.3 Mitchell Johnson to Jacob Oram, That was travelling like a rocket, but somehow the fielder has managed to hold on! Nice catch.
Jacob Oram c Jesse Ryder b Mitchell Johnson
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
5.4 Mitchell Johnson to Mathew Sinclair, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
5.5 Mitchell Johnson to Nathan Astle, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
5.6 Mitchell Johnson to Mathew Sinclair, One more to the total. (1)
End of over 6
Central Strikers 46/4 (RR : 7.67) Required RR(7.29)
Nathan Astle 8 (6b)
Mathew Sinclair 2 (2b)
Mitchell Johnson 3-0-27-2
6.1 Joseph Yovich to Mathew Sinclair, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
6.2 Joseph Yovich to Mathew Sinclair, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
6.3 Joseph Yovich to Mathew Sinclair, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
6.4 Joseph Yovich to Mathew Sinclair, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
6.5 Joseph Yovich to Nathan Astle, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
6.6 Joseph Yovich to Mathew Sinclair, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 7
Central Strikers 52/4 (RR : 7.43) Required RR(7.38)
Mathew Sinclair 7 (7b)
Nathan Astle 9 (7b)
Joseph Yovich 1-0-6-0
7.1 James Anderson to Nathan Astle, , No Ball. Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
7.1 James Anderson to Nathan Astle, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
7.2 James Anderson to Nathan Astle, 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 James Anderson to Mathew Sinclair, 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)
7.4 James Anderson to Nathan Astle, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.5 James Anderson to Nathan Astle, Good running, two runs. (2)
7.6 James Anderson to Nathan Astle, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 8
Central Strikers 58/4 (RR : 7.25) Required RR(7.5)
Mathew Sinclair 8 (8b)
Nathan Astle 13 (13b)
James Anderson 1-0-6-0
8.1 Rana Naved to Nathan Astle, 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)
8.2 Rana Naved to Nathan Astle, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
8.3 Rana Naved to Nathan Astle, , 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)
8.3 Rana Naved to Nathan Astle, 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)
8.4 Rana Naved to Mathew Sinclair, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
8.5 Rana Naved to Nathan Astle, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
8.6 Rana Naved to Mathew Sinclair, , No Ball. Very well bowled. (0)
8.6 Rana Naved to Mathew Sinclair, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
End of over 9
Central Strikers 70/4 (RR : 7.78) Required RR(7.09)
Nathan Astle 21 (18b)
Mathew Sinclair 10 (11b)
Rana Naved 1-0-12-0
9.1 James Anderson to Mathew Sinclair, That was a very good delivery. (0)
9.2 James Anderson to Mathew Sinclair, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
9.3 James Anderson to Mathew Sinclair, No shot offered. (0)
9.4 James Anderson to Mathew Sinclair, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
9.5 James Anderson to Mathew Sinclair, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
9.6 James Anderson to Mathew Sinclair, 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 10
Central Strikers 72/4 (RR : 7.2) Required RR(7.6)
Mathew Sinclair 12 (17b)
Nathan Astle 21 (18b)
James Anderson 2-0-8-0
10.1 Joseph Yovich to Nathan Astle, 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)
10.2 Joseph Yovich to Mathew Sinclair, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
10.3 Joseph Yovich to Nathan Astle, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
10.4 Joseph Yovich to Nathan Astle, , No Ball. Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
10.4 Joseph Yovich to Nathan Astle, 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)
10.5 Joseph Yovich to Nathan Astle, 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 Joseph Yovich to Nathan Astle, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 11
Central Strikers 77/4 (RR : 7) Required RR(7.89)
Nathan Astle 24 (24b)
Mathew Sinclair 13 (18b)
Joseph Yovich 2-0-11-0
11.1 Brendon Diamanti to Mathew Sinclair, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
11.2 Brendon Diamanti to Nathan Astle, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
11.3 Brendon Diamanti to Mathew Sinclair, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away for a single, and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw well wide of the stumps. No one is backing up and some the batsmen run two more in overthrows! The captain isn't happy! (3)
11.4 Brendon Diamanti to Nathan Astle, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
11.5 Brendon Diamanti to Nathan Astle, One more to the total. (1)
11.6 Brendon Diamanti to Mathew Sinclair, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 12
Central Strikers 83/4 (RR : 6.92) Required RR(8.13)
Mathew Sinclair 17 (21b)
Nathan Astle 26 (27b)
Brendon Diamanti 1-0-6-0
12.1 Rana Naved to Nathan Astle, 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)
12.2 Rana Naved to Mathew Sinclair, Very well bowled. (0)
12.3 Rana Naved to Mathew Sinclair, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
12.4 Rana Naved to Mathew Sinclair, One more to the total. (1)
12.5 Rana Naved to Nathan Astle, 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 Rana Naved to Nathan Astle, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 13
Central Strikers 88/4 (RR : 6.77) Required RR(8.57)
Mathew Sinclair 20 (24b)
Nathan Astle 28 (30b)
Rana Naved 2-0-17-0
13.1 James Anderson to Nathan Astle, One more to the total. (1)
13.2 James Anderson to Mathew Sinclair, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
13.3 James Anderson to Mathew Sinclair, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
13.4 James Anderson to Mathew Sinclair, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
13.5 James Anderson to Nathan Astle, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
13.6 James Anderson to Nathan Astle, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
End of over 14
Central Strikers 96/4 (RR : 6.86) Required RR(8.67)
Nathan Astle 33 (33b)
Mathew Sinclair 23 (27b)
James Anderson 3-0-16-0
14.1 Joseph Yovich to Mathew Sinclair, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
14.2 Joseph Yovich to Mathew Sinclair, No shot offered. (0)
14.3 Joseph Yovich to Mathew Sinclair, 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)
14.4 Joseph Yovich to Mathew Sinclair, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
14.5 Joseph Yovich to Nathan Astle, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
14.6 Joseph Yovich to Mathew Sinclair, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 15
Central Strikers 98/4 (RR : 6.53) Required RR(10)
Mathew Sinclair 24 (32b)
Nathan Astle 34 (34b)
Joseph Yovich 3-0-13-0
15.1 Rana Naved to Nathan Astle, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
15.2 Rana Naved to Mathew Sinclair, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
15.3 Rana Naved to Mathew Sinclair, No shot offered, and the off-stump is sent tumbling! That's a poor, poor leave...
Mathew Sinclair b Rana Naved
Runs : 26 Balls : 34 S/R : 76.47
(0)
15.4 Rana Naved to Scott Styris, Wrong call, this could be trouble, and out!
Scott Styris run out Chris Cairns
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
15.5 Rana Naved to Brett Lee, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
15.6 Rana Naved to Brett Lee, One more to the total. (1)
End of over 16
Central Strikers 104/6 (RR : 6.5) Required RR(11)
Nathan Astle 35 (35b)
Brett Lee 3 (2b)
Rana Naved 3-0-23-1
16.1 James Anderson to Brett Lee, , No Ball. out a no ball! (1)
16.1 James Anderson to Brett Lee, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
16.2 James Anderson to Brett Lee, That was a very good delivery. (0)
16.3 James Anderson to Brett Lee, That was a very good delivery. (0)
16.4 James Anderson to Brett Lee, That's a single. (1)
16.5 James Anderson to Nathan Astle, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
16.6 James Anderson to Nathan Astle, Splendid shot for four! (4)
End of over 17
Central Strikers 117/6 (RR : 6.88) Required RR(10.3)
Nathan Astle 43 (37b)
Brett Lee 7 (7b)
James Anderson 4-0-29-0
17.1 Rana Naved to Brett Lee, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
17.2 Rana Naved to Brett Lee, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
17.3 Rana Naved to Brett Lee, The crowd roar in delight at that dismissal, it's clear to see that the fielder is a fan favourite!
Brett Lee c Brendon Diamanti b Rana Naved
Runs : 13 Balls : 10 S/R : 130
(0)
17.4 Rana Naved to Makhaya Ntini, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
17.5 Rana Naved to Makhaya Ntini, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
17.6 Rana Naved to Makhaya Ntini, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!
Makhaya Ntini c & b Rana Naved
Runs : 2 Balls : 3 S/R : 66.67
(0)
End of over 18
Central Strikers 125/8 (RR : 6.94) Required RR(11.5)
Jeetan Patel 0 (0b)
Nathan Astle 43 (37b)
Rana Naved 4-0-31-3
18.1 Chris Cairns to Nathan Astle, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
18.2 Chris Cairns to Nathan Astle, 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)
18.3 Chris Cairns to Nathan Astle, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
18.4 Chris Cairns to Jeetan Patel, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
18.5 Chris Cairns to Jeetan Patel, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, and the batsman slips and falls! The throw is in, he tries to get back in time, but it's in vain and he's out runout! Oh that's just bad luck.
Jeetan Patel run out Chris Cairns
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
(0)
18.6 Chris Cairns to Daryl Tuffey, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 19
Central Strikers 128/9 (RR : 6.74) Required RR(20)
Daryl Tuffey 0 (1b)
Nathan Astle 46 (40b)
Chris Cairns 4-0-22-0
19.1 Mitchell Johnson to Nathan Astle, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
19.2 Mitchell Johnson to Nathan Astle, 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.
Nathan Astle b Mitchell Johnson
Runs : 48 Balls : 42 S/R : 114.3
(0)
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 130
Wickets : 10
Overs : 19.2You may want to note, their are some glitches in the commentary and scorecards.
I will do my best to fix up the scorecards, but will not worry about the commentary.
nakul
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