New Zealand Premier League XIII

Auckland Aces v Northern Gangsters
Practice Match 2


Ground - Eden Park, Auckland
Pitch - Hard

Auckland Aces - Graeme Smith (c), Rahul Dravid, Ricky Ponting, Peter Fulton, Kruger van Wyk (wk), Grant Elliot, Craig Cumming, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Ryan Sidebottom, Shoaib Akhtar

Northern Gangsters - Herschelle Gibbs (c), Peter Ingram, Aaron Redmond, Tim McIntosh, Peter McGlashan (wk), Dwayne Smith, Joseph Yovich, Brendon Diamanti, Mitchell Johnson, James Anderson, Rana Naved

Code:
0.1  Kyle Mills to Herschelle Gibbs, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there!  (4) 
0.2  Kyle Mills to Herschelle Gibbs, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
0.3  Kyle Mills to Herschelle Gibbs, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off!  (4) 
0.4  Kyle Mills to Herschelle Gibbs, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
0.5  Kyle Mills to Peter Ingram, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
0.6  Kyle Mills to Peter Ingram, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1) 


End of over 1
Northern Gangsters    10/0 (RR : 10)
Herschelle Gibbs     9 (4b)
Peter Ingram     1 (2b)
Kyle Mills    1-0-10-0


1.1  Shoaib Akhtar to Peter Ingram, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
1.2  Shoaib Akhtar to Herschelle Gibbs, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1) 
1.3  Shoaib Akhtar to Peter Ingram, Very well bowled.  (0) 
1.4  Shoaib Akhtar to Peter Ingram, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
1.5  Shoaib Akhtar to Herschelle Gibbs, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 
1.6  Shoaib Akhtar to Herschelle Gibbs, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 


End of over 2
Northern Gangsters    15/0 (RR : 7.5)
Herschelle Gibbs     12 (7b)
Peter Ingram     3 (5b)
Shoaib Akhtar    1-0-5-0


2.1  Kyle Mills to Peter Ingram, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 
2.2  Kyle Mills to Peter Ingram, He taps the ball away, calls for a quick singe, in comes the throw, and it's a direct hit! Out by miles! Fantastic fielding!

Peter Ingram                  run out Grant Elliot
Runs : 5       Balls : 7         S/R : 71.43

  (0) 
2.3  Kyle Mills to Aaron Redmond, 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!

Aaron Redmond         c Shoaib Akhtar b Kyle Mills
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0

  (0) 
2.4  Kyle Mills to Tim McIntosh, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
2.5  Kyle Mills to Tim McIntosh, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
2.6  Kyle Mills to Herschelle Gibbs, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it straight to second slip! Out! 

Herschelle Gibbs    c Ryan Sidebottom b Kyle Mills
Runs : 12       Balls : 8         S/R : 150

  (0) 


End of over 3
Northern Gangsters    18/3 (RR : 6)
Peter McGlashan     0 (0b)
Tim McIntosh     1 (2b)
Kyle Mills    2-0-13-2


3.1  Shoaib Akhtar to Tim McIntosh, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2) 
3.2  Shoaib Akhtar to Tim McIntosh, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
3.3  Shoaib Akhtar to Peter McGlashan, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Rapped dead in front, the umpire has no hesistation.

Peter McGlashan                  lbw Shoaib Akhtar
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0

  (0) 
3.4  Shoaib Akhtar to Dwayne Smith, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
3.5  Shoaib Akhtar to Tim McIntosh, Ooooh, he's not going to be a happy man after that dismissal. His partner called him through for a suicidical single there! If I were him I'd stay far, far away...

Tim McIntosh                    run out Kyle Mills
Runs : 4       Balls : 5         S/R : 80

  (0) 
3.6  Shoaib Akhtar to Joseph Yovich, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 


End of over 4
Northern Gangsters    23/5 (RR : 5.75)
Dwayne Smith     1 (1b)
Joseph Yovich     1 (1b)
Shoaib Akhtar    2-0-10-1


4.1  Kyle Mills to Joseph Yovich, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
4.2  Kyle Mills to Joseph Yovich, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
4.3  Kyle Mills to Dwayne Smith, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
4.4  Kyle Mills to Joseph Yovich, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
4.5  Kyle Mills to Joseph Yovich, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1) 
4.6  Kyle Mills to Dwayne Smith, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 


End of over 5
Northern Gangsters    27/5 (RR : 5.4)
Joseph Yovich     3 (5b)
Dwayne Smith     3 (3b)
Kyle Mills    3-0-17-2


5.1  Shoaib Akhtar to Dwayne Smith, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 
5.2  Shoaib Akhtar to Dwayne Smith, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 
5.3  Shoaib Akhtar to Dwayne Smith, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1) 
5.4  Shoaib Akhtar to Joseph Yovich, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2) 
5.5  Shoaib Akhtar to Joseph Yovich, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
5.6  Shoaib Akhtar to Dwayne Smith, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 6
Northern Gangsters    35/5 (RR : 5.83)
Dwayne Smith     8 (7b)
Joseph Yovich     6 (7b)
Shoaib Akhtar    3-0-18-1


6.1  Grant Elliot to Joseph Yovich, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4) 
6.2  Grant Elliot to Joseph Yovich, 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) 
6.3  Grant Elliot to Dwayne Smith, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
6.4  Grant Elliot to Dwayne Smith, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3) 
6.5  Grant Elliot to Joseph Yovich, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0) 
6.6  Grant Elliot to Joseph Yovich, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4) 


End of over 7
Northern Gangsters    49/5 (RR : 7)
Joseph Yovich     17 (11b)
Dwayne Smith     11 (9b)
Grant Elliot    1-0-14-0


7.1  Nathan McCullum to Dwayne Smith, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
7.2  Nathan McCullum to Joseph Yovich, 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) 
7.3  Nathan McCullum to Joseph Yovich, 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  Nathan McCullum to Dwayne Smith, 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) 
7.5  Nathan McCullum to Dwayne Smith, 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) 
7.6  Nathan McCullum to Joseph Yovich, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 


End of over 8
Northern Gangsters    58/5 (RR : 7.25)
Joseph Yovich     22 (14b)
Dwayne Smith     15 (12b)
Nathan McCullum    1-0-9-0


8.1  Grant Elliot to Dwayne Smith, Good running, two runs.  (2) 
8.2  Grant Elliot to Dwayne Smith, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman.  (4) 
8.3  Grant Elliot to Dwayne Smith, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 
8.4  Grant Elliot to Joseph Yovich, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
8.5  Grant Elliot to Joseph Yovich, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 
8.6  Grant Elliot to Joseph Yovich, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 


End of over 9
Northern Gangsters    67/5 (RR : 7.44)
Joseph Yovich     24 (17b)
Dwayne Smith     22 (15b)
Grant Elliot    2-0-23-0


9.1  Craig Cumming to Dwayne Smith, Very well bowled.  (0) 
9.2  Craig Cumming to Dwayne Smith, No shot offered.  (0) 
9.3  Craig Cumming to Dwayne Smith, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 
9.4  Craig Cumming to Joseph Yovich, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
9.5  Craig Cumming to Dwayne Smith, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 
9.6  Craig Cumming to Joseph Yovich, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4) 


End of over 10
Northern Gangsters    74/5 (RR : 7.4)
Joseph Yovich     29 (19b)
Dwayne Smith     24 (19b)
Craig Cumming    1-0-7-0


10.1  Nathan McCullum to Dwayne Smith, No shot offered.  (0) 
10.2  Nathan McCullum to Dwayne Smith, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region.  (4) 
10.3  Nathan McCullum to Dwayne Smith, 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) 
10.4  Nathan McCullum to Joseph Yovich, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion...  (4) 
10.5  Nathan McCullum to Joseph Yovich, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2) 
10.6  Nathan McCullum to Joseph Yovich, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4) 


End of over 11
Northern Gangsters    91/5 (RR : 8.27)
Joseph Yovich     39 (22b)
Dwayne Smith     31 (22b)
Nathan McCullum    2-0-26-0


11.1  Grant Elliot to Dwayne Smith, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
11.2  Grant Elliot to Joseph Yovich, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
11.3  Grant Elliot to Dwayne Smith, Very well bowled.  (0) 
11.4  Grant Elliot to Dwayne Smith, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is.  (4) 
11.5  Grant Elliot to Dwayne Smith, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
11.6  Grant Elliot to Joseph Yovich, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 


End of over 12
Northern Gangsters    99/5 (RR : 8.25)
Dwayne Smith     37 (26b)
Joseph Yovich     41 (24b)
Grant Elliot    3-0-31-0


12.1  Nathan McCullum to Joseph Yovich, 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) 
12.2  Nathan McCullum to Joseph Yovich, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot!  (4) 
12.3  Nathan McCullum to Joseph Yovich, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
12.4  Nathan McCullum to Joseph Yovich, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1) 
12.5  Nathan McCullum to Dwayne Smith, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2) 
12.6  Nathan McCullum to Dwayne Smith, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 13
Northern Gangsters    106/5 (RR : 8.15)
Dwayne Smith     39 (28b)
Joseph Yovich     46 (28b)
Nathan McCullum    3-0-33-0


13.1  Ryan Sidebottom to Joseph Yovich, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three.  (3) 
13.2  Ryan Sidebottom to Dwayne Smith, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1) 
13.3  Ryan Sidebottom to Joseph Yovich, One more to the total.  (1) 
13.4  Ryan Sidebottom to Dwayne Smith, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
13.5  Ryan Sidebottom to Dwayne Smith, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
13.6  Ryan Sidebottom to Joseph Yovich, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 


End of over 14
Northern Gangsters    114/5 (RR : 8.14)
Joseph Yovich     50 (31b)
Dwayne Smith     43 (31b)
Ryan Sidebottom    1-0-8-0


14.1  Grant Elliot to Dwayne Smith, 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) 
14.2  Grant Elliot to Dwayne Smith, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs.  (2) 
14.3  Grant Elliot to Dwayne Smith, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 
14.4  Grant Elliot to Joseph Yovich, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
14.5  Grant Elliot to Dwayne Smith, 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) 
14.6  Grant Elliot to Joseph Yovich, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more!  (3) 


End of over 15
Northern Gangsters    128/5 (RR : 8.53)
Dwayne Smith     53 (35b)
Joseph Yovich     54 (33b)
Grant Elliot    4-0-45-0


15.1  Ryan Sidebottom to Joseph Yovich, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman.  (4) 
15.2  Ryan Sidebottom to Joseph Yovich, 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) 
15.3  Ryan Sidebottom to Dwayne Smith, , No Ball. Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
15.3  Ryan Sidebottom to Dwayne Smith, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot!  (4) 
15.4  Ryan Sidebottom to Dwayne Smith, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more.  (2) 
15.5  Ryan Sidebottom to Dwayne Smith, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
15.6  Ryan Sidebottom to Dwayne Smith, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4) 


End of over 16
Northern Gangsters    144/5 (RR : 9)
Dwayne Smith     63 (40b)
Joseph Yovich     59 (35b)
Ryan Sidebottom    2-0-24-0


16.1  Craig Cumming to Joseph Yovich, 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) 
16.2  Craig Cumming to Dwayne Smith, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
16.3  Craig Cumming to Dwayne Smith, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
16.4  Craig Cumming to Dwayne Smith, 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) 
16.5  Craig Cumming to Joseph Yovich, 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) 
16.6  Craig Cumming to Joseph Yovich, , Wide, one run  (1) 
16.6  Craig Cumming to Joseph Yovich, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 


End of over 17
Northern Gangsters    149/5 (RR : 8.76)
Joseph Yovich     62 (38b)
Dwayne Smith     64 (43b)
Craig Cumming    2-0-12-0


17.1  Nathan McCullum to Dwayne Smith, No shot offered.  (0) 
17.2  Nathan McCullum to Dwayne Smith, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
17.3  Nathan McCullum to Joseph Yovich, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 
17.4  Nathan McCullum to Joseph Yovich, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
17.5  Nathan McCullum to Joseph Yovich, 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) 
17.6  Nathan McCullum to Joseph Yovich, 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 18
Northern Gangsters    155/5 (RR : 8.61)
Dwayne Smith     65 (45b)
Joseph Yovich     67 (42b)
Nathan McCullum    4-0-39-0


18.1  Kyle Mills to Joseph Yovich, Brilliant slower ball, the batsman swung at it twice and still missed! Clean bowled!

Joseph Yovich                         b Kyle Mills
Runs : 67       Balls : 43         S/R : 155.8

  (0) 
18.2  Kyle Mills to Brendon Diamanti, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
18.3  Kyle Mills to Brendon Diamanti, , Byes, another 4 run(s)  (4) 
18.4  Kyle Mills to Dwayne Smith, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
18.5  Kyle Mills to Dwayne Smith, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
18.6  Kyle Mills to Brendon Diamanti, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 


End of over 19
Northern Gangsters    162/6 (RR : 8.53)
Brendon Diamanti     0 (2b)
Dwayne Smith     68 (47b)
Kyle Mills    4-0-20-3


19.1  Shoaib Akhtar to Dwayne Smith, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
19.2  Shoaib Akhtar to Dwayne Smith, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
19.3  Shoaib Akhtar to Brendon Diamanti, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, who fires a throw back in immediately. The batsmen try to scrable through for a single, but they're caught short! Brilliant fielding, and a wicket for the fielding side!

Brendon Diamanti              run out Peter Fulton
Runs : 0       Balls : 3         S/R : 0

  (0) 
19.4  Shoaib Akhtar to Mitchell Johnson, 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) 
19.5  Shoaib Akhtar to Mitchell Johnson, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2) 
19.6  Shoaib Akhtar to Mitchell Johnson, Fantastic slower ball, the batsman swings twice and still misses it, and is caught plumb in front!

Mitchell Johnson                 lbw Shoaib Akhtar
Runs : 2       Balls : 3         S/R : 66.67

  (0) 


End of over 20
Northern Gangsters    167/8 (RR : 8.35)
James Anderson     0 (0b)
Dwayne Smith     71 (49b)
Shoaib Akhtar    4-0-23-2



The final scorecard for first innings was : 
Score: 167
 Wickets : 8
 Overs : 20.0

 The second innings begins now 


0.1  James Anderson to Graeme Smith, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2) 
0.2  James Anderson to Graeme Smith, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
0.3  James Anderson to Rahul Dravid, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and the stumps are rattled!

Rahul Dravid                      b James Anderson
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0

  (0) 
0.4  James Anderson to Ricky Ponting, 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) 
0.5  James Anderson to Graeme Smith, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
0.6  James Anderson to Graeme Smith, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more!  (3) 


End of over 1
Auckland Aces    7/1 (RR : 7)    Required RR(8.42)
Ricky Ponting     1 (1b)
Graeme Smith     6 (4b)
James Anderson    1-0-7-1


1.1  Mitchell Johnson to Graeme Smith, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
1.2  Mitchell Johnson to Ricky Ponting, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
1.3  Mitchell Johnson to Graeme Smith, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
1.4  Mitchell Johnson to Graeme Smith, Very well bowled.  (0) 
1.5  Mitchell Johnson to Graeme Smith, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
1.6  Mitchell Johnson to Graeme Smith, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion...  (4) 


End of over 2
Auckland Aces    13/1 (RR : 6.5)    Required RR(8.56)
Graeme Smith     11 (9b)
Ricky Ponting     2 (2b)
Mitchell Johnson    1-0-6-0


2.1  James Anderson to Ricky Ponting, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
2.2  James Anderson to Graeme Smith, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
2.3  James Anderson to Ricky Ponting, EDGED AND TAKEN! Safe pair of hands there behind the stumps, he doesn't drop many of those!

Ricky Ponting                 c & b James Anderson
Runs : 3       Balls : 4         S/R : 75

  (0) 
2.4  James Anderson to Peter Fulton, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
2.5  James Anderson to Graeme Smith, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!

Graeme Smith    c Peter McGlashan b James Anderson
Runs : 12       Balls : 11         S/R : 109.1

  (0) 
2.6  James Anderson to Kruger van Wyk, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 


End of over 3
Auckland Aces    16/3 (RR : 5.33)    Required RR(8.88)
Kruger van Wyk     0 (1b)
Peter Fulton     1 (1b)
James Anderson    2-0-10-3


3.1  Mitchell Johnson to Peter Fulton, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs.  (2) 
3.2  Mitchell Johnson to Peter Fulton, 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.

Peter Fulton                c & b Mitchell Johnson
Runs : 3       Balls : 3         S/R : 100

  (0) 
3.3  Mitchell Johnson to Grant Elliot, 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) 
3.4  Mitchell Johnson to Kruger van Wyk, That's a single.  (1) 
3.5  Mitchell Johnson to Grant Elliot, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
3.6  Mitchell Johnson to Grant Elliot, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 


End of over 4
Auckland Aces    22/4 (RR : 5.5)    Required RR(9.06)
Grant Elliot     3 (3b)
Kruger van Wyk     1 (2b)
Mitchell Johnson    2-0-12-1


4.1  James Anderson to Kruger van Wyk, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 
4.2  James Anderson to Grant Elliot, , No Ball. out a no ball!  (1) 
4.2  James Anderson to Grant Elliot, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4) 
4.3  James Anderson to Grant Elliot, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
4.4  James Anderson to Grant Elliot, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
4.5  James Anderson to Kruger van Wyk, Ah, he's beaten by the movement! It moved in the air, and deviated away off the pitch, taking the offstump with it! No chance for the batsman there, he just walks away bemused.

Kruger van Wyk                    b James Anderson
Runs : 2       Balls : 4         S/R : 50

  (0) 
4.6  James Anderson to Craig Cumming, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!

Craig Cumming      c Tim McIntosh b James Anderson
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0

  (0) 


End of over 5
Auckland Aces    30/6 (RR : 6)    Required RR(9.13)
Nathan McCullum     0 (0b)
Grant Elliot     9 (7b)
James Anderson    3-0-18-5


5.1  Mitchell Johnson to Grant Elliot, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run.  (0) 
5.2  Mitchell Johnson 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) 
5.3  Mitchell Johnson to Grant Elliot, 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) 
5.4  Mitchell Johnson to Nathan McCullum, Very well bowled.  (0) 
5.5  Mitchell Johnson to Nathan McCullum, Full and on the toes, the batsman tries to flick it away but misses completely! Leg stump is out of the ground, back to the nets for him!

Nathan McCullum                 b Mitchell Johnson
Runs : 0       Balls : 2         S/R : 0

  (0) 
5.6  Mitchell Johnson to Kyle Mills, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 


End of over 6
Auckland Aces    33/7 (RR : 5.5)    Required RR(9.57)
Kyle Mills     0 (1b)
Grant Elliot     12 (10b)
Mitchell Johnson    3-0-15-2


6.1  Joseph Yovich to Grant Elliot, , No Ball. Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
6.1  Joseph Yovich to Grant Elliot, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 
6.2  Joseph Yovich to Kyle Mills, Very well bowled.  (0) 
6.3  Joseph Yovich to Kyle Mills, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4) 
6.4  Joseph Yovich to Kyle Mills, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
6.5  Joseph Yovich to Kyle Mills, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
6.6  Joseph Yovich to Grant Elliot, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 


End of over 7
Auckland Aces    42/7 (RR : 6)    Required RR(9.62)
Grant Elliot     15 (13b)
Kyle Mills     5 (5b)
Joseph Yovich    1-0-9-0


7.1  Rana Naved to Kyle Mills, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2) 
7.2  Rana Naved to Kyle Mills, , No Ball. Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
7.2  Rana Naved to Kyle Mills, , No Ball. Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
7.2  Rana Naved to Kyle Mills, No shot offered.  (0) 
7.3  Rana Naved to Kyle Mills, Very well bowled.  (0) 
7.4  Rana Naved to Kyle Mills, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0) 
7.5  Rana Naved to Kyle Mills, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2) 
7.6  Rana Naved to Kyle Mills, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 8
Auckland Aces    48/7 (RR : 6)    Required RR(9.92)
Kyle Mills     9 (13b)
Grant Elliot     15 (13b)
Rana Naved    1-0-6-0


8.1  Joseph Yovich to Grant Elliot, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
8.2  Joseph Yovich 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) 
8.3  Joseph Yovich to Grant Elliot, 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) 
8.4  Joseph Yovich to Grant Elliot, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
8.5  Joseph Yovich to Kyle Mills, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
8.6  Joseph Yovich to Kyle Mills, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 


End of over 9
Auckland Aces    53/7 (RR : 5.89)    Required RR(10.4)
Kyle Mills     9 (15b)
Grant Elliot     20 (17b)
Joseph Yovich    2-0-14-0


9.1  Rana Naved to Grant Elliot, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0) 
9.2  Rana Naved to Grant Elliot, No shot offered.  (0) 
9.3  Rana Naved to Grant Elliot, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2) 
9.4  Rana Naved to Grant Elliot, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
9.5  Rana Naved to Grant Elliot, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
9.6  Rana Naved to Grant Elliot, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 


End of over 10
Auckland Aces    55/7 (RR : 5.5)    Required RR(11.2)
Grant Elliot     22 (23b)
Kyle Mills     9 (15b)
Rana Naved    2-0-8-0


10.1  Dwayne Smith to Kyle Mills, Good running, two runs.  (2) 
10.2  Dwayne Smith to Kyle Mills, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
10.3  Dwayne Smith to Grant Elliot, Text-book cover drive, four more.  (4) 
10.4  Dwayne Smith to Grant Elliot, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2) 
10.5  Dwayne Smith to Grant Elliot, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion...  (4) 
10.6  Dwayne Smith to Grant Elliot, 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 11
Auckland Aces    68/7 (RR : 6.18)    Required RR(11)
Grant Elliot     32 (27b)
Kyle Mills     12 (17b)
Dwayne Smith    1-0-13-0


11.1  Brendon Diamanti to Kyle Mills, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
11.2  Brendon Diamanti to Kyle Mills, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
11.3  Brendon Diamanti to Kyle Mills, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2) 
11.4  Brendon Diamanti to Kyle Mills, 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) 
11.5  Brendon Diamanti to Grant Elliot, , No Ball. Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
11.5  Brendon Diamanti to Kyle Mills, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 
11.6  Brendon Diamanti to Kyle Mills, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 


End of over 12
Auckland Aces    79/7 (RR : 6.58)    Required RR(11)
Kyle Mills     21 (23b)
Grant Elliot     33 (28b)
Brendon Diamanti    1-0-11-0


12.1  Dwayne Smith to Grant Elliot, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
12.2  Dwayne Smith to Kyle Mills, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
12.3  Dwayne Smith to Grant Elliot, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
12.4  Dwayne Smith to Grant Elliot, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 
12.5  Dwayne Smith to Grant Elliot, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
12.6  Dwayne Smith to Kyle Mills, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 


End of over 13
Auckland Aces    84/7 (RR : 6.46)    Required RR(11.9)
Kyle Mills     22 (25b)
Grant Elliot     37 (32b)
Dwayne Smith    2-0-18-0


13.1  Rana Naved to Grant Elliot, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1) 
13.2  Rana Naved to Kyle Mills, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
13.3  Rana Naved to Grant Elliot, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2) 
13.4  Rana Naved to Grant Elliot, , 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) 
13.4  Rana Naved to Grant Elliot, 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) 
13.5  Rana Naved to Grant Elliot, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
13.6  Rana Naved to Kyle Mills, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1) 


End of over 14
Auckland Aces    91/7 (RR : 6.5)    Required RR(12.7)
Grant Elliot     41 (37b)
Kyle Mills     24 (27b)
Rana Naved    3-0-15-0


14.1  Dwayne Smith to Kyle Mills, Easy single.  (1) 
14.2  Dwayne Smith to Grant Elliot, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 
14.3  Dwayne Smith to Kyle Mills, 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) 
14.4  Dwayne Smith to Kyle Mills, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
14.5  Dwayne Smith to Grant Elliot, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
14.6  Dwayne Smith to Kyle Mills, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 


End of over 15
Auckland Aces    95/7 (RR : 6.33)    Required RR(14.4)
Kyle Mills     26 (31b)
Grant Elliot     43 (39b)
Dwayne Smith    3-0-22-0


15.1  Joseph Yovich to Grant Elliot, Plumb!

Grant Elliot                     lbw Joseph Yovich
Runs : 43       Balls : 40         S/R : 107.5

  (0) 
15.2  Joseph Yovich to Ryan Sidebottom, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
15.3  Joseph Yovich to Kyle Mills, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run!  (3) 
15.4  Joseph Yovich to Ryan Sidebottom, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
15.5  Joseph Yovich to Ryan Sidebottom, Very well bowled.  (0) 
15.6  Joseph Yovich to Ryan Sidebottom, , No Ball. 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) 
15.6  Joseph Yovich to Kyle Mills, Oh boy what a catch that was! Incredible reflexes, he caught it one handed diving to his left, the batsman can't believe it!

Kyle Mills          c Peter Ingram b Joseph Yovich
Runs : 29       Balls : 33         S/R : 87.88

  (0) 


End of over 16
Auckland Aces    103/9 (RR : 6.44)    Required RR(16)
Shoaib Akhtar     0 (0b)
Ryan Sidebottom     4 (4b)
Joseph Yovich    3-0-22-2


16.1  Brendon Diamanti to Ryan Sidebottom, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2) 
16.2  Brendon Diamanti to Ryan Sidebottom, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!

Ryan Sidebottom  c Dwayne Smith b Brendon Diamanti
Runs : 6       Balls : 6         S/R : 100

  (0) 

The final scorecard for second innings was : 
Score: 105
 Wickets : 10
 Overs : 16.2

Code:
Auckland Aces vs. Northern Gangsters


Northern Gangsters Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Herschelle Gibbs       c Ryan Sidebottom b Kyle Mills   12    8   2   0    150
Peter Ingram                     run out Grant Elliot    5    7   0   0  71.43
Aaron Redmond            c Shoaib Akhtar b Kyle Mills    0    1   0   0      0
Tim McIntosh                       run out Kyle Mills    4    5   0   0     80
Peter McGlashan                     lbw Shoaib Akhtar    0    1   0   0      0
Dwayne Smith                                  not out   71   49   6   0  144.9
Joseph Yovich                            b Kyle Mills   67   43   8   0  155.8
Brendon Diamanti                 run out Peter Fulton    0    3   0   0      0
Mitchell Johnson                    lbw Shoaib Akhtar    2    3   0   0  66.67
James Anderson                                not out    0    0   0   0      0
Rana Naved                                        dnb    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 167                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 8.35

Extras : 6    No Balls : 1       Wides : 1    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 4

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Auckland Aces Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Grant Elliot                         4.0           0      45           0  11.25
Craig Cumming                        2.0           0      12           0      6
Nathan McCullum                      4.0           0      39           0   9.75
Kyle Mills                           4.0           0      20           3      5
Ryan Sidebottom                      2.0           0      24           0     12
Shoaib Akhtar                        4.0           0      23           2   5.75

Total: 167                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 8.35

Extras : 6    No Balls : 1       Wides : 1    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 4



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Auckland Aces Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Graeme Smith       c Peter McGlashan b James Anderson   12   11   1   0  109.1
Rahul Dravid                         b James Anderson    0    1   0   0      0
Ricky Ponting                    c & b James Anderson    3    4   0   0     75
Peter Fulton                   c & b Mitchell Johnson    3    3   0   0    100
Kruger van Wyk                       b James Anderson    2    4   0   0     50
Grant Elliot                        lbw Joseph Yovich   43   40   4   0  107.5
Craig Cumming         c Tim McIntosh b James Anderson    0    1   0   0      0
Nathan McCullum                    b Mitchell Johnson    0    2   0   0      0
Kyle Mills             c Peter Ingram b Joseph Yovich   29   33   1   0  87.88
Ryan Sidebottom     c Dwayne Smith b Brendon Diamanti    6    6   0   0    100
Shoaib Akhtar                                 not out    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 105                       Overs: 16.2                    Run Rate: 6.563

Extras : 7    No Balls : 7       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

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Northern Gangsters Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Dwayne Smith                         3.0           0      22           0   7.33
Joseph Yovich                        3.0           0      22           2   7.33
Brendon Diamanti                     1.2           0      13           1   9.75
Mitchell Johnson                     3.0           0      15           2      5
James Anderson                       3.0           0      18           5      6
Rana Naved                           3.0           0      15           0      5

Total: 105                       Overs: 16.2                    Run Rate: 6.563

Extras : 7    No Balls : 7       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0



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Auckland Aces vs. Northern Gangsters


Northern Gangsters - 167/8 in 20.0 overs. 
Auckland Aces - 105/10 in 16.2 overs. 



Northern Gangsters wins the match by 62 runs
 
Wellington Thunderbolts v Canterbury Cannons
Practice Match 2


Ground - Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Pitch - Slow

Wellington Thunderbolts - Martin Guptill, Jacques Kallis, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson, Michael Hussey, MS Dhoni (c) (wk), Shahid Afridi, Ian Butler, Muttiah Muralitharan, Timothy Southee, Shane Bond

Canterbury Cannons - Stephen Fleming (c), Jamie How, Kevin Pietersen, Michael Clarke, Daniel Flynn, Abdul Razzaq, Daniel Vettori, James Franklin, Luke Woodcock, Derek de Boorder (wk), Lasith Malinga

Code:
0.1  Lasith Malinga to Martin Guptill, Very well bowled.  (0) 
0.2  Lasith Malinga to Martin Guptill, That's a single.  (1) 
0.3  Lasith Malinga to Jacques Kallis, 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) 
0.4  Lasith Malinga to Martin Guptill, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion...  (4) 
0.5  Lasith Malinga to Martin Guptill, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2) 
0.6  Lasith Malinga to Martin Guptill, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 


End of over 1
Wellington Thunderbolts    11/0 (RR : 11)
Jacques Kallis     3 (1b)
Martin Guptill     8 (5b)
Lasith Malinga    1-0-11-0


1.1  Abdul Razzaq to Martin Guptill, 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) 
1.2  Abdul Razzaq to Martin Guptill, That wasn't a bad ball, but the batsmen went at it with everything except the kitchen sink, and got enough on it to send it over the fence! 6 more!  (6) 
1.3  Abdul Razzaq to Martin Guptill, 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) 
1.4  Abdul Razzaq to Martin Guptill, , Wide, one run  (1) 
1.4  Abdul Razzaq to Martin Guptill, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
1.5  Abdul Razzaq to Jacques Kallis, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
1.6  Abdul Razzaq to Jacques Kallis, 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 2
Wellington Thunderbolts    23/0 (RR : 11.5)
Jacques Kallis     3 (3b)
Martin Guptill     19 (9b)
Abdul Razzaq    1-0-12-0


2.1  Lasith Malinga to Martin Guptill, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run.  (1) 
2.2  Lasith Malinga to Jacques Kallis, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
2.3  Lasith Malinga to Martin Guptill, No shot offered.  (0) 
2.4  Lasith Malinga to Martin Guptill, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3) 
2.5  Lasith Malinga to Jacques Kallis, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman.  (4) 
2.6  Lasith Malinga to Jacques Kallis, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4) 


End of over 3
Wellington Thunderbolts    36/0 (RR : 12)
Jacques Kallis     12 (6b)
Martin Guptill     23 (12b)
Lasith Malinga    2-0-24-0


3.1  Abdul Razzaq to Martin Guptill, Very well bowled.  (0) 
3.2  Abdul Razzaq to Martin Guptill, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
3.3  Abdul Razzaq to Jacques Kallis, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot.  (2) 
3.4  Abdul Razzaq to Jacques Kallis, 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  Abdul Razzaq to Jacques Kallis, A mix up, throw, oh boy this is close. And the third umpire gives it!

Jacques Kallis             run out Stephen Fleming
Runs : 14       Balls : 9         S/R : 155.6

  (0) 
3.6  Abdul Razzaq to Ross Taylor, , No Ball.  Out a no ball!  (0) 
3.6  Abdul Razzaq to Ross Taylor, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 


End of over 4
Wellington Thunderbolts    41/1 (RR : 10.3)
Martin Guptill     24 (14b)
Ross Taylor     1 (2b)
Abdul Razzaq    2-0-17-0


4.1  Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor, Very well bowled.  (0) 
4.2  Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor, , Wide, one run  (1) 
4.2  Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
4.3  Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 
4.4  Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
4.5  Lasith Malinga to Martin Guptill, 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) 
4.6  Lasith Malinga to Martin Guptill, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! Unfortunately for the bowler, the batsmen top edges it over the head of the keeper for six! Tough luck son, maybe you'll get him next time.  (6) 


End of over 5
Wellington Thunderbolts    55/1 (RR : 11)
Martin Guptill     34 (16b)
Ross Taylor     4 (6b)
Lasith Malinga    3-0-38-0


5.1  Abdul Razzaq to Ross Taylor, Great bowling, poor shot, and a regulation catch. Soft dismissal there.

Ross Taylor      c Derek de Boorder b Abdul Razzaq
Runs : 4       Balls : 7         S/R : 57.14

  (0) 
5.2  Abdul Razzaq to Kane Williamson, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
5.3  Abdul Razzaq 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) 
5.4  Abdul Razzaq to Kane Williamson, Good running, two runs.  (2) 
5.5  Abdul Razzaq to Kane Williamson, No shot offered.  (0) 
5.6  Abdul Razzaq to Kane Williamson, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 


End of over 6
Wellington Thunderbolts    58/2 (RR : 9.67)
Martin Guptill     34 (16b)
Kane Williamson     3 (5b)
Abdul Razzaq    3-0-20-0


6.1  James Franklin to Kane Williamson, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
6.2  James Franklin to Kane Williamson, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2) 
6.3  James Franklin to Kane Williamson, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
6.4  James Franklin to Kane Williamson, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4) 
6.5  James Franklin to Kane Williamson, 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) 
6.6  James Franklin to Kane Williamson, 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 7
Wellington Thunderbolts    72/2 (RR : 10.3)
Kane Williamson     17 (11b)
Martin Guptill     34 (16b)
James Franklin    1-0-14-0


7.1  Michael Clarke to Martin Guptill, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
7.2  Michael Clarke to Martin Guptill, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky!  (4) 
7.3  Michael Clarke to Martin Guptill, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
7.4  Michael Clarke to Martin Guptill, That's a single.  (1) 
7.5  Michael Clarke to Kane Williamson, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
7.6  Michael Clarke to Kane Williamson, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2) 


End of over 8
Wellington Thunderbolts    79/2 (RR : 9.88)
Kane Williamson     19 (13b)
Martin Guptill     39 (20b)
Michael Clarke    1-0-7-0


8.1  Daniel Vettori to Martin Guptill, 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  Daniel Vettori to Martin Guptill, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4) 
8.3  Daniel Vettori to Martin Guptill, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
8.4  Daniel Vettori to Martin Guptill, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0) 
8.5  Daniel Vettori to Martin Guptill, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
8.6  Daniel Vettori 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 9
Wellington Thunderbolts    87/2 (RR : 9.67)
Martin Guptill     46 (25b)
Kane Williamson     20 (14b)
Daniel Vettori    1-0-8-0


9.1  James Franklin to Kane Williamson, Easy single.  (1) 
9.2  James Franklin to Martin Guptill, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2) 
9.3  James Franklin to Martin Guptill, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1) 
9.4  James Franklin to Kane Williamson, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
9.5  James Franklin to Kane Williamson, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
9.6  James Franklin to Kane Williamson, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 


End of over 10
Wellington Thunderbolts    94/2 (RR : 9.4)
Martin Guptill     49 (27b)
Kane Williamson     24 (18b)
James Franklin    2-0-21-0


10.1  Luke Woodcock to Kane Williamson, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2) 
10.2  Luke Woodcock to Kane Williamson, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
10.3  Luke Woodcock to Martin Guptill, Very well bowled.  (0) 
10.4  Luke Woodcock to Martin Guptill, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
10.5  Luke Woodcock to Kane Williamson, 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) 
10.6  Luke Woodcock to Martin Guptill, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2) 


End of over 11
Wellington Thunderbolts    101/2 (RR : 9.18)
Martin Guptill     52 (30b)
Kane Williamson     28 (21b)
Luke Woodcock    1-0-7-0


11.1  Daniel Vettori to Kane Williamson, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 
11.2  Daniel Vettori to Kane Williamson, 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) 
11.3  Daniel Vettori to Kane Williamson, Very well bowled.  (0) 
11.4  Daniel Vettori to Kane Williamson, 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) 
11.5  Daniel Vettori to Kane Williamson, Easy single.  (1) 
11.6  Daniel Vettori to Martin Guptill, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 


End of over 12
Wellington Thunderbolts    108/2 (RR : 9)
Martin Guptill     54 (31b)
Kane Williamson     33 (26b)
Daniel Vettori    2-0-15-0


12.1  James Franklin to Kane Williamson, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1) 
12.2  James Franklin to Martin Guptill, 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) 
12.3  James Franklin to Martin Guptill, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2) 
12.4  James Franklin to Martin Guptill, Very well bowled.  (0) 
12.5  James Franklin to Martin Guptill, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1) 
12.6  James Franklin to Kane Williamson, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 


End of over 13
Wellington Thunderbolts    112/2 (RR : 8.62)
Kane Williamson     34 (28b)
Martin Guptill     57 (35b)
James Franklin    3-0-25-0


13.1  Luke Woodcock to Martin Guptill, Very well bowled.  (0) 
13.2  Luke Woodcock to Martin Guptill, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4) 
13.3  Luke Woodcock to Martin Guptill, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
13.4  Luke Woodcock to Martin Guptill, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2) 
13.5  Luke Woodcock to Martin Guptill, 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) 
13.6  Luke Woodcock to Martin Guptill, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4) 


End of over 14
Wellington Thunderbolts    126/2 (RR : 9)
Martin Guptill     71 (41b)
Kane Williamson     34 (28b)
Luke Woodcock    2-0-21-0


14.1  James Franklin to Kane Williamson, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1) 
14.2  James Franklin to Martin Guptill, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
14.3  James Franklin to Kane Williamson, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
14.4  James Franklin to Kane Williamson, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2) 
14.5  James Franklin to Kane Williamson, 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) 
14.6  James Franklin to Kane Williamson, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 


End of over 15
Wellington Thunderbolts    134/2 (RR : 8.93)
Kane Williamson     41 (33b)
Martin Guptill     72 (42b)
James Franklin    4-0-33-0


15.1  Luke Woodcock to Martin Guptill, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
15.2  Luke Woodcock to Kane Williamson, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 
15.3  Luke Woodcock to Martin Guptill, 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) 
15.4  Luke Woodcock to Martin Guptill, Fantastic slower ball, the batsman swings twice and still misses it, and is caught plumb in front!

Martin Guptill                   lbw Luke Woodcock
Runs : 73       Balls : 45         S/R : 162.2

  (0) 
15.5  Luke Woodcock to Michael Hussey, 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) 
15.6  Luke Woodcock to Kane Williamson, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 


End of over 16
Wellington Thunderbolts    140/3 (RR : 8.75)
Michael Hussey     3 (1b)
Kane Williamson     43 (35b)
Luke Woodcock    3-0-27-1


16.1  Daniel Vettori to Kane Williamson, , No Ball.  Out a no ball!  (1) 
16.1  Daniel Vettori to Kane Williamson, 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) 
16.2  Daniel Vettori to Kane Williamson, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
16.3  Daniel Vettori to Michael Hussey, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off!  (4) 
16.4  Daniel Vettori to Michael Hussey, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 
16.5  Daniel Vettori to Michael Hussey, 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) 
16.6  Daniel Vettori to Michael Hussey, Splendid shot for four!  (4) 


End of over 17
Wellington Thunderbolts    157/3 (RR : 9.24)
Michael Hussey     13 (5b)
Kane Williamson     49 (38b)
Daniel Vettori    3-0-32-0


17.1  Luke Woodcock to Kane Williamson, Reverse sweep, and he's missed completely! Boy that's humiliating!

Kane Williamson                    b Luke Woodcock
Runs : 49       Balls : 39         S/R : 125.6

  (0) 
17.2  Luke Woodcock to MS Dhoni, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is.  (4) 
17.3  Luke Woodcock to MS Dhoni, What? Huh? Oh right, the cricket! Well, it looks like the batsman is walking back to the pavillion! Why? Uhh...I'm sure. My colleague tells me he was dismissed stumped, so umm, there you go!

MS Dhoni       st Derek de Boorder b Luke Woodcock
Runs : 4       Balls : 2         S/R : 200

  (0) 
17.4  Luke Woodcock to Shahid Afridi, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
17.5  Luke Woodcock to Shahid Afridi, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1) 
17.6  Luke Woodcock to Michael Hussey, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 


End of over 18
Wellington Thunderbolts    163/5 (RR : 9.06)
Shahid Afridi     1 (2b)
Michael Hussey     14 (6b)
Luke Woodcock    4-0-33-3


18.1  Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
18.2  Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, 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) 
18.3  Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, That six has cleared the car park!  (6) 
18.4  Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more!  (4) 
18.5  Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2) 
18.6  Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, Fantastic slower ball, the batsman swings twice and still misses it, and is caught plumb in front!

Michael Hussey                  lbw Lasith Malinga
Runs : 26       Balls : 12         S/R : 216.7

  (0) 


End of over 19
Wellington Thunderbolts    175/6 (RR : 9.21)
Ian Butler     0 (0b)
Shahid Afridi     1 (2b)
Lasith Malinga    4-0-50-1


19.1  Abdul Razzaq to Shahid Afridi, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
19.2  Abdul Razzaq to Ian Butler, One more to the total.  (1) 
19.3  Abdul Razzaq to Shahid Afridi, 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) 
19.4  Abdul Razzaq to Shahid Afridi, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2) 
19.5  Abdul Razzaq to Shahid Afridi, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0) 
19.6  Abdul Razzaq to Shahid Afridi, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more.  (4) 


End of over 20
Wellington Thunderbolts    187/6 (RR : 9.35)
Shahid Afridi     12 (7b)
Ian Butler     1 (1b)
Abdul Razzaq    4-0-32-0



The final scorecard for first innings was : 
Score: 187
 Wickets : 6
 Overs : 20.0

 The second innings begins now 


0.1  Timothy Southee to Stephen Fleming, 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) 
0.2  Timothy Southee to Jamie How, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
0.3  Timothy Southee to Jamie How, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3) 
0.4  Timothy Southee to Stephen Fleming, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 
0.5  Timothy Southee to Jamie How, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
0.6  Timothy Southee to Stephen Fleming, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 1
Canterbury Cannons    8/0 (RR : 8)    Required RR(9.42)
Stephen Fleming     4 (3b)
Jamie How     4 (3b)
Timothy Southee    1-0-8-0


1.1  Shane Bond to Jamie How, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
1.2  Shane Bond to Stephen Fleming, 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) 
1.3  Shane Bond to Jamie How, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 
1.4  Shane Bond to Jamie How, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
1.5  Shane Bond to Stephen Fleming, 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) 
1.6  Shane Bond to Jamie How, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 


End of over 2
Canterbury Cannons    18/0 (RR : 9)    Required RR(9.39)
Jamie How     8 (7b)
Stephen Fleming     10 (5b)
Shane Bond    1-0-10-0


2.1  Timothy Southee to Stephen Fleming, 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) 
2.2  Timothy Southee to Stephen Fleming, 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) 
2.3  Timothy Southee to Stephen Fleming, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
2.4  Timothy Southee to Stephen Fleming, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1) 
2.5  Timothy Southee to Jamie How, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 
2.6  Timothy Southee to Stephen Fleming, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective.  (4) 


End of over 3
Canterbury Cannons    28/0 (RR : 9.33)    Required RR(9.35)
Stephen Fleming     19 (10b)
Jamie How     9 (8b)
Timothy Southee    2-0-18-0


3.1  Shane Bond to Jamie How, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs.  (2) 
3.2  Shane Bond to Jamie How, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
3.3  Shane Bond to Jamie How, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
3.4  Shane Bond to Jamie How, 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) 
3.5  Shane Bond to Jamie How, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4) 
3.6  Shane Bond to Jamie How, The crowd roar in delight at that dismissal, it's clear to see that the fielder is a fan favourite!

Jamie How                         c & b Shane Bond
Runs : 17       Balls : 14         S/R : 121.4

  (0) 


End of over 4
Canterbury Cannons    36/1 (RR : 9)    Required RR(9.44)
Kevin Pietersen     0 (0b)
Stephen Fleming     19 (10b)
Shane Bond    2-0-18-1


4.1  Timothy Southee to Stephen Fleming, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
4.2  Timothy Southee to Stephen Fleming, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting!  (6) 
4.3  Timothy Southee to Stephen Fleming, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling.  (4) 
4.4  Timothy Southee to Stephen Fleming, , No Ball. 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) 
4.4  Timothy Southee to Stephen Fleming, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
4.5  Timothy Southee to Stephen Fleming, 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) 
4.6  Timothy Southee to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 5
Canterbury Cannons    54/1 (RR : 10.8)    Required RR(8.87)
Kevin Pietersen     0 (1b)
Stephen Fleming     36 (16b)
Timothy Southee    3-0-36-0


5.1  Shane Bond to Stephen Fleming, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
5.2  Shane Bond to Stephen Fleming, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
5.3  Shane Bond to Kevin Pietersen, 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) 
5.4  Shane Bond to Stephen Fleming, Very well bowled.  (0) 
5.5  Shane Bond to Stephen Fleming, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
5.6  Shane Bond to Stephen Fleming, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 


End of over 6
Canterbury Cannons    59/1 (RR : 9.83)    Required RR(9.14)
Kevin Pietersen     1 (2b)
Stephen Fleming     40 (21b)
Shane Bond    3-0-23-1


6.1  Shahid Afridi to Stephen Fleming, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
6.2  Shahid Afridi to Stephen Fleming, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
6.3  Shahid Afridi to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 
6.4  Shahid Afridi to Kevin Pietersen, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
6.5  Shahid Afridi to Kevin Pietersen, 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) 
6.6  Shahid Afridi to Stephen Fleming, 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) 


End of over 7
Canterbury Cannons    68/1 (RR : 9.71)    Required RR(9.15)
Kevin Pietersen     6 (5b)
Stephen Fleming     44 (24b)
Shahid Afridi    1-0-9-0


7.1  Ian Butler to Stephen Fleming, 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) 
7.2  Ian Butler to Stephen Fleming, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
7.3  Ian Butler to Kevin Pietersen, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
7.4  Ian Butler to Stephen Fleming, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2) 
7.5  Ian Butler to Stephen Fleming, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
7.6  Ian Butler 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) 


End of over 8
Canterbury Cannons    74/1 (RR : 9.25)    Required RR(9.42)
Stephen Fleming     48 (28b)
Kevin Pietersen     8 (7b)
Ian Butler    1-0-6-0


8.1  Jacques Kallis to Kevin Pietersen, 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) 
8.2  Jacques Kallis to Stephen Fleming, Very well bowled.  (0) 
8.3  Jacques Kallis to Stephen Fleming, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 
8.4  Jacques Kallis to Stephen Fleming, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
8.5  Jacques Kallis to Stephen Fleming, 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) 
8.6  Jacques Kallis to Kevin Pietersen, Good running, two runs.  (2) 


End of over 9
Canterbury Cannons    82/1 (RR : 9.11)    Required RR(9.55)
Kevin Pietersen     13 (9b)
Stephen Fleming     51 (32b)
Jacques Kallis    1-0-8-0


9.1  Ian Butler to Stephen Fleming, Very well bowled.  (0) 
9.2  Ian Butler to Stephen Fleming, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
9.3  Ian Butler to Stephen Fleming, 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) 
9.4  Ian Butler to Stephen Fleming, 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) 
9.5  Ian Butler to Stephen Fleming, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
9.6  Ian Butler to Stephen Fleming, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 


End of over 10
Canterbury Cannons    87/1 (RR : 8.7)    Required RR(10)
Kevin Pietersen     13 (9b)
Stephen Fleming     56 (38b)
Ian Butler    2-0-11-0


10.1  Muttiah Muralitharan to Stephen Fleming, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
10.2  Muttiah Muralitharan to Stephen Fleming, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2) 
10.3  Muttiah Muralitharan to Stephen Fleming, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run.  (1) 
10.4  Muttiah Muralitharan 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  Muttiah Muralitharan to Stephen Fleming, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 
10.6  Muttiah Muralitharan to Stephen Fleming, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 


End of over 11
Canterbury Cannons    93/1 (RR : 8.45)    Required RR(10.4)
Stephen Fleming     61 (43b)
Kevin Pietersen     14 (10b)
Muttiah Muralitharan    1-0-6-0


11.1  Ian Butler to Kevin Pietersen, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2) 
11.2  Ian Butler to Kevin Pietersen, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
11.3  Ian Butler to Stephen Fleming, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2) 
11.4  Ian Butler to Stephen Fleming, 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) 
11.5  Ian Butler to Stephen Fleming, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
11.6  Ian Butler to Kevin Pietersen, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2) 


End of over 12
Canterbury Cannons    101/1 (RR : 8.42)    Required RR(10.8)
Kevin Pietersen     19 (13b)
Stephen Fleming     64 (46b)
Ian Butler    3-0-19-0


12.1  Jacques Kallis to Stephen Fleming, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1) 
12.2  Jacques Kallis to Kevin Pietersen, 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) 
12.3  Jacques Kallis to Kevin Pietersen, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
12.4  Jacques Kallis to Kevin Pietersen, 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  Jacques Kallis to Stephen Fleming, Very well bowled.  (0) 
12.6  Jacques Kallis to Stephen Fleming, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 13
Canterbury Cannons    105/1 (RR : 8.08)    Required RR(11.7)
Stephen Fleming     65 (49b)
Kevin Pietersen     22 (16b)
Jacques Kallis    2-0-12-0


13.1  Muttiah Muralitharan to Kevin Pietersen, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
13.2  Muttiah Muralitharan to Stephen Fleming, 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) 
13.3  Muttiah Muralitharan to Kevin Pietersen, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
13.4  Muttiah Muralitharan to Kevin Pietersen, One more to the total.  (1) 
13.5  Muttiah Muralitharan to Stephen Fleming, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
13.6  Muttiah Muralitharan to Stephen Fleming, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 


End of over 14
Canterbury Cannons    110/1 (RR : 7.86)    Required RR(12.8)
Stephen Fleming     68 (52b)
Kevin Pietersen     24 (19b)
Muttiah Muralitharan    2-0-11-0


14.1  Jacques Kallis to Kevin Pietersen, 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) 
14.2  Jacques Kallis to Stephen Fleming, 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) 
14.3  Jacques Kallis 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) 
14.4  Jacques Kallis to Kevin Pietersen, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
14.5  Jacques Kallis to Stephen Fleming, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 
14.6  Jacques Kallis to Stephen Fleming, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 


End of over 15
Canterbury Cannons    117/1 (RR : 7.8)    Required RR(14)
Stephen Fleming     73 (56b)
Kevin Pietersen     26 (21b)
Jacques Kallis    3-0-19-0


15.1  Muttiah Muralitharan to Kevin Pietersen, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
15.2  Muttiah Muralitharan to Kevin Pietersen, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
15.3  Muttiah Muralitharan to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
15.4  Muttiah Muralitharan to Stephen Fleming, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
15.5  Muttiah Muralitharan to Stephen Fleming, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
15.6  Muttiah Muralitharan to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 


End of over 16
Canterbury Cannons    121/1 (RR : 7.56)    Required RR(16.5)
Kevin Pietersen     29 (25b)
Stephen Fleming     74 (58b)
Muttiah Muralitharan    3-0-15-0


16.1  Jacques Kallis to Stephen Fleming, Slog-sweep time! He hasn't executed that quite well, and....yup, he's out caught! Tough luck kid, maybe you'll do better next time.

Stephen Fleming               c & b Jacques Kallis
Runs : 74       Balls : 59         S/R : 125.4

  (0) 
16.2  Jacques Kallis to Michael Clarke, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
16.3  Jacques Kallis to Michael Clarke, Text-book cover drive, four more.  (4) 
16.4  Jacques Kallis to Michael Clarke, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 
16.5  Jacques Kallis to Michael Clarke, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and the stumps are rattled!

Michael Clarke                    b Jacques Kallis
Runs : 6       Balls : 4         S/R : 150

  (0) 
16.6  Jacques Kallis to Daniel Flynn, 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 17
Canterbury Cannons    129/3 (RR : 7.59)    Required RR(19.3)
Daniel Flynn     2 (1b)
Kevin Pietersen     29 (25b)
Jacques Kallis    4-0-27-2


17.1  Muttiah Muralitharan to Kevin Pietersen, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
17.2  Muttiah Muralitharan to Daniel Flynn, Sharp reflexes, excellent catch! That's certainly going to be on the highlight reel.

Daniel Flynnc Kane Williamson b Muttiah Muralitharan
Runs : 2       Balls : 2         S/R : 100

  (0) 
17.3  Muttiah Muralitharan to Abdul Razzaq, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
17.4  Muttiah Muralitharan to Abdul Razzaq, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 
17.5  Muttiah Muralitharan to Abdul Razzaq, 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  Muttiah Muralitharan to Abdul Razzaq, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 


End of over 18
Canterbury Cannons    134/4 (RR : 7.44)    Required RR(26.5)
Abdul Razzaq     4 (4b)
Kevin Pietersen     30 (26b)
Muttiah Muralitharan    4-0-20-1


18.1  Shane Bond to Kevin Pietersen, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
18.2  Shane Bond to Abdul Razzaq, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
18.3  Shane Bond to Abdul Razzaq, Missed a straight ball. He missed a straight ball. The stumps are broken, his ego even more so.

Abdul Razzaq                          b Shane Bond
Runs : 4       Balls : 6         S/R : 66.67

  (0) 
18.4  Shane Bond to Daniel Vettori, 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  Shane Bond to Kevin Pietersen, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
18.6  Shane Bond to Kevin Pietersen, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see!   (6) 


End of over 19
Canterbury Cannons    144/5 (RR : 7.58)    Required RR(43)
Kevin Pietersen     37 (29b)
Daniel Vettori     3 (1b)
Shane Bond    4-0-33-2


19.1  Timothy Southee to Daniel Vettori, Text-book cover drive, four more.  (4) 
19.2  Timothy Southee to Daniel Vettori, 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) 
19.3  Timothy Southee 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) 
19.4  Timothy Southee to Kevin Pietersen, In the air, and gone!

Kevin Pietersen  c Shahid Afridi b Timothy Southee
Runs : 37       Balls : 31         S/R : 119.4

  (0) 
19.5  Timothy Southee to James Franklin, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
19.6  Timothy Southee to James Franklin, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 


End of over 20
Canterbury Cannons    152/6 (RR : 7.6)    Required RR(1.#J)
Daniel Vettori     10 (3b)
James Franklin     1 (2b)
Timothy Southee    4-0-44-0



The final scorecard for second innings was : 
Score: 152
 Wickets : 6
 Overs : 20.0

Code:
Canterbury Cannons vs. Wellington Thunderbolts


Wellington Thunderbolts Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Martin Guptill                      lbw Luke Woodcock   73   45   8   2  162.2
Jacques Kallis                run out Stephen Fleming   14    9   2   0  155.6
Ross Taylor         c Derek de Boorder b Abdul Razzaq    4    7   0   0  57.14
Kane Williamson                       b Luke Woodcock   49   39   4   0  125.6
Michael Hussey                     lbw Lasith Malinga   26   12   3   1  216.7
MS Dhoni          st Derek de Boorder b Luke Woodcock    4    2   1   0    200
Shahid Afridi                                 not out   12    7   2   0  171.4
Ian Butler                                    not out    1    1   0   0    100
Muttiah Muralitharan                              dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Timothy Southee                                   dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Shane Bond                                        dnb    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 187                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 9.35

Extras : 4    No Balls : 2       Wides : 2    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

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Canterbury Cannons Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Michael Clarke                       1.0           0       7           0      7
Abdul Razzaq                         4.0           0      32           1      8
Daniel Vettori                       3.0           0      32           0  10.67
James Franklin                       4.0           0      33           0   8.25
Luke Woodcock                        4.0           0      33           3   8.25
Lasith Malinga                       4.0           0      50           1   12.5

Total: 187                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 9.35

Extras : 4    No Balls : 2       Wides : 2    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0



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Canterbury Cannons Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Stephen Fleming                  c & b Jacques Kallis   74   59   4   2  125.4
Jamie How                            c & b Shane Bond   17   14   1   0  121.4
Kevin Pietersen     c Shahid Afridi b Timothy Southee   37   31   0   1  119.4
Michael Clarke                       b Jacques Kallis    6    4   1   0    150
Daniel Flynn c Kane Williamson b Muttiah Muralitharan    2    2   0   0    100
Abdul Razzaq                             b Shane Bond    4    6   0   0  66.67
Daniel Vettori                                not out   10    3   1   0  333.3
James Franklin                                not out    1    2   0   0     50
Luke Woodcock                                     dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Derek de Boorder                                  dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Lasith Malinga                                    dnb    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 152                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.6

Extras : 1    No Balls : 1       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

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Wellington Thunderbolts Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Jacques Kallis                       4.0           0      27           2   6.75
Shahid Afridi                        1.0           0       9           0      9
Ian Butler                           3.0           0      19           0   6.33
Muttiah Muralitharan                 4.0           0      20           1      5
Timothy Southee                      4.0           0      44           1     11
Shane Bond                           4.0           0      33           2   8.25

Total: 152                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.6

Extras : 1    No Balls : 1       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0



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Canterbury Cannons vs. Wellington Thunderbolts


Wellington Thunderbolts - 187/6 in 20.0 overs. 
Canterbury Cannons - 152/6 in 20.0 overs. 



Wellington Thunderbolts wins the match by 35 runs

Now we just need to wait for Binnu to re-submit his playing XI, as he did not follow the rules...
After the last practice match, we will be able to begin the actual tournament.​
 
Central Strikers v Otago Volts
Practice Match 2


Ground - McLean Park, Napier
Pitch - Slow

Central Strikers - Mohammad Ashraful, Reece Young (wk), Nathan Astle, Yuvraj Singh, Corey Anderson, Shoaib Malik, Scott Styris, Jacob Oram, Michael Mason, Brett Lee, Makhaya Ntini

Otago Volts - Michael Papps (wk), Imran Nazir, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Andrew Symonds, Andrew Flintoff, Albie Morkel, Colin de Grandhomme, Dewayne Bowden, Iain O'Brien, Mark Gillespie (c), Robbie Schaw

Code:
0.1  Iain O'Brien to Mohammad Ashraful, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion...  (4) 
0.2  Iain O'Brien to Mohammad Ashraful, Missed a straight ball. He missed a straight ball. The stumps are broken, his ego even more so.

Mohammad Ashraful                   b Iain O'Brien
Runs : 4       Balls : 2         S/R : 200

  (0) 
0.3  Iain O'Brien to Nathan Astle, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 
0.4  Iain O'Brien 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) 
0.5  Iain O'Brien to Nathan Astle, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
0.6  Iain O'Brien to Nathan Astle, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region.  (4) 


End of over 1
Central Strikers    12/1 (RR : 12)
Nathan Astle     8 (4b)
Reece Young     0 (0b)
Iain O'Brien    1-0-12-1


1.1  Albie Morkel to Reece Young, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 
1.2  Albie Morkel to Nathan Astle, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
1.3  Albie Morkel to Nathan Astle, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 
1.4  Albie Morkel to Reece Young, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
1.5  Albie Morkel to Reece Young, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
1.6  Albie Morkel to Reece Young, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot.  (4) 


End of over 2
Central Strikers    20/1 (RR : 10)
Reece Young     7 (4b)
Nathan Astle     9 (6b)
Albie Morkel    1-0-8-0


2.1  Iain O'Brien to Nathan Astle, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
2.2  Iain O'Brien to Nathan Astle, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2) 
2.3  Iain O'Brien to Nathan Astle, 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) 
2.4  Iain O'Brien to Nathan Astle, , No Ball. Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2) 
2.4  Iain O'Brien to Nathan Astle, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
2.5  Iain O'Brien to Nathan Astle, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six!  (6) 
2.6  Iain O'Brien 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) 


End of over 3
Central Strikers    32/1 (RR : 10.7)
Reece Young     7 (4b)
Nathan Astle     20 (13b)
Iain O'Brien    2-0-24-1


3.1  Albie Morkel to Nathan Astle, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 
3.2  Albie Morkel to Nathan Astle, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
3.3  Albie Morkel to Reece Young, 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) 
3.4  Albie Morkel to Reece Young, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2) 
3.5  Albie Morkel to Reece Young, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
3.6  Albie Morkel to Nathan Astle, 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 4
Central Strikers    42/1 (RR : 10.5)
Nathan Astle     27 (16b)
Reece Young     10 (7b)
Albie Morkel    2-0-18-0


4.1  Iain O'Brien to Reece Young, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
4.2  Iain O'Brien to Reece Young, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
4.3  Iain O'Brien to Nathan Astle, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
4.4  Iain O'Brien to Reece Young, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
4.5  Iain O'Brien to Reece Young, Very well bowled.  (0) 
4.6  Iain O'Brien to Reece Young, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 


End of over 5
Central Strikers    45/1 (RR : 9)
Nathan Astle     28 (17b)
Reece Young     12 (12b)
Iain O'Brien    3-0-27-1


5.1  Albie Morkel to Reece Young, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
5.2  Albie Morkel to Reece Young, That is poor running, chance of a run out, and he's gone!

Reece Young                   run out Robbie Schaw
Runs : 12       Balls : 14         S/R : 85.71

  (0) 
5.3  Albie Morkel to Yuvraj Singh, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
5.4  Albie Morkel to Yuvraj Singh, 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) 
5.5  Albie Morkel 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) 
5.6  Albie Morkel to Nathan Astle, 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 6
Central Strikers    54/2 (RR : 9)
Nathan Astle     34 (19b)
Yuvraj Singh     3 (2b)
Albie Morkel    3-0-27-0


6.1  Dewayne Bowden to Yuvraj Singh, Very well bowled.  (0) 
6.2  Dewayne Bowden to Yuvraj Singh, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
6.3  Dewayne Bowden to Nathan Astle, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
6.4  Dewayne Bowden to Yuvraj Singh, , No Ball. Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2) 
6.4  Dewayne Bowden to Yuvraj Singh, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
6.5  Dewayne Bowden to Nathan Astle, Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!

Nathan Astle                  c & b Dewayne Bowden
Runs : 35       Balls : 21         S/R : 166.7

  (0) 
6.6  Dewayne Bowden to Corey Anderson, 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 7
Central Strikers    61/3 (RR : 8.71)
Yuvraj Singh     7 (6b)
Corey Anderson     1 (1b)
Dewayne Bowden    1-0-7-1


7.1  Mark Gillespie to Corey Anderson, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
7.2  Mark Gillespie to Yuvraj Singh, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3) 
7.3  Mark Gillespie to Corey Anderson, 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) 
7.4  Mark Gillespie to Yuvraj Singh, Very well bowled.  (0) 
7.5  Mark Gillespie to Yuvraj Singh, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2) 
7.6  Mark Gillespie to Yuvraj Singh, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 


End of over 8
Central Strikers    69/3 (RR : 8.63)
Corey Anderson     3 (3b)
Yuvraj Singh     13 (10b)
Mark Gillespie    1-0-8-0


8.1  Dewayne Bowden to Yuvraj Singh, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
8.2  Dewayne Bowden to Yuvraj Singh, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
8.3  Dewayne Bowden to Yuvraj Singh, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is.  (4) 
8.4  Dewayne Bowden to Yuvraj Singh, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
8.5  Dewayne Bowden to Yuvraj Singh, Very well bowled.  (0) 
8.6  Dewayne Bowden to Yuvraj Singh, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3) 


End of over 9
Central Strikers    76/3 (RR : 8.44)
Corey Anderson     3 (3b)
Yuvraj Singh     20 (16b)
Dewayne Bowden    2-0-14-1


9.1  Andrew Flintoff to Yuvraj Singh, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
9.2  Andrew Flintoff to Yuvraj Singh, , No Ball. Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 
9.2  Andrew Flintoff to Yuvraj Singh, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
9.3  Andrew Flintoff to Corey Anderson, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there.  (2) 
9.4  Andrew Flintoff to Corey Anderson, 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) 
9.5  Andrew Flintoff to Corey Anderson, 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) 
9.6  Andrew Flintoff to Corey Anderson, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two.  (2) 


End of over 10
Central Strikers    86/3 (RR : 8.6)
Corey Anderson     7 (7b)
Yuvraj Singh     25 (19b)
Andrew Flintoff    1-0-10-0


10.1  Robbie Schaw to Yuvraj Singh, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
10.2  Robbie Schaw 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) 
10.3  Robbie Schaw to Yuvraj Singh, Very well bowled.  (0) 
10.4  Robbie Schaw to Yuvraj Singh, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 
10.5  Robbie Schaw to Corey Anderson, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 
10.6  Robbie Schaw to Corey Anderson, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more!  (3) 


End of over 11
Central Strikers    96/3 (RR : 8.73)
Yuvraj Singh     30 (23b)
Corey Anderson     12 (9b)
Robbie Schaw    1-0-10-0


11.1  Andrew Flintoff to Corey Anderson, Very well bowled.  (0) 
11.2  Andrew Flintoff to Corey Anderson, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 
11.3  Andrew Flintoff to Yuvraj Singh, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2) 
11.4  Andrew Flintoff to Yuvraj Singh, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is.  (4) 
11.5  Andrew Flintoff to Yuvraj Singh, No shot offered.  (0) 
11.6  Andrew Flintoff to Yuvraj Singh, , No Ball. 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) 
11.6  Andrew Flintoff to Yuvraj Singh, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 


End of over 12
Central Strikers    108/3 (RR : 9)
Yuvraj Singh     40 (28b)
Corey Anderson     13 (11b)
Andrew Flintoff    2-0-22-0


12.1  Dewayne Bowden to Corey Anderson, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
12.2  Dewayne Bowden to Corey Anderson, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4) 
12.3  Dewayne Bowden to Corey Anderson, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
12.4  Dewayne Bowden to Corey Anderson, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
12.5  Dewayne Bowden to Corey Anderson, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
12.6  Dewayne Bowden to Corey Anderson, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 


End of over 13
Central Strikers    112/3 (RR : 8.62)
Corey Anderson     17 (17b)
Yuvraj Singh     40 (28b)
Dewayne Bowden    3-0-18-1


13.1  Robbie Schaw to Yuvraj Singh, Very well bowled.  (0) 
13.2  Robbie Schaw to Yuvraj Singh, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
13.3  Robbie Schaw to Corey Anderson, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
13.4  Robbie Schaw to Yuvraj Singh, Very well bowled.  (0) 
13.5  Robbie Schaw to Yuvraj Singh, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
13.6  Robbie Schaw to Yuvraj Singh, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 


End of over 14
Central Strikers    114/3 (RR : 8.14)
Yuvraj Singh     41 (33b)
Corey Anderson     18 (18b)
Robbie Schaw    2-0-12-0


14.1  Mark Gillespie to Corey Anderson, 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) 
14.2  Mark Gillespie to Corey Anderson, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
14.3  Mark Gillespie to Corey Anderson, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more!  (4) 
14.4  Mark Gillespie to Corey Anderson, Very well bowled.  (0) 
14.5  Mark Gillespie to Corey Anderson, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
14.6  Mark Gillespie to Yuvraj Singh, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 


End of over 15
Central Strikers    122/3 (RR : 8.13)
Corey Anderson     25 (23b)
Yuvraj Singh     42 (34b)
Mark Gillespie    2-0-16-0


15.1  Dewayne Bowden to Yuvraj Singh, Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!

Yuvraj Singh        c Imran Nazir b Dewayne Bowden
Runs : 42       Balls : 35         S/R : 120

  (0) 
15.2  Dewayne Bowden to Shoaib Malik, 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) 
15.3  Dewayne Bowden to Shoaib Malik, That's gone high in the air, and an easy catch in the end.

Shoaib Malik                  c & b Dewayne Bowden
Runs : 2       Balls : 2         S/R : 100

  (0) 
15.4  Dewayne Bowden to Scott Styris, Low fulltoss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught!  (6) 
15.5  Dewayne Bowden to Scott Styris, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
15.6  Dewayne Bowden to Scott Styris, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 


End of over 16
Central Strikers    130/5 (RR : 8.13)
Scott Styris     6 (3b)
Corey Anderson     25 (23b)
Dewayne Bowden    4-0-26-3


16.1  Andrew Flintoff to Corey Anderson, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4) 
16.2  Andrew Flintoff to Corey Anderson, One more to the total.  (1) 
16.3  Andrew Flintoff to Scott Styris, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
16.4  Andrew Flintoff to Corey Anderson, 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) 
16.5  Andrew Flintoff to Corey Anderson, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
16.6  Andrew Flintoff to Scott Styris, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, and misses completely! Gone!

Scott Styris                     b Andrew Flintoff
Runs : 7       Balls : 5         S/R : 140

  (0) 


End of over 17
Central Strikers    139/6 (RR : 8.18)
Jacob Oram     0 (0b)
Corey Anderson     33 (27b)
Andrew Flintoff    3-0-31-1


17.1  Robbie Schaw to Corey Anderson, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! The batsman top edges it high in the air, and the catch is taken!

Corey Anderson     c Andrew Symonds b Robbie Schaw
Runs : 33       Balls : 28         S/R : 117.9

  (0) 
17.2  Robbie Schaw to Michael Mason, Slog-sweep time! He completely misses it though, and is rapped on the pads. The bowler is appealing...and yup, he's got to go! Tough luck kid, maybe you'll get it next time!

Michael Mason                     lbw Robbie Schaw
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0

  (0) 
17.3  Robbie Schaw to Brett Lee, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, who fires a throw back in immediately. The batsmen try to scrable through for a single, but they're caught short! Brilliant fielding, and a wicket for the fielding side!

Brett Lee                   run out Dewayne Bowden
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0

  (0) 
17.4  Robbie Schaw to Makhaya Ntini, 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) 
17.5  Robbie Schaw to Jacob Oram, , No Ball. Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2) 
17.5  Robbie Schaw to Jacob Oram, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1) 
17.6  Robbie Schaw to Makhaya Ntini, 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 18
Central Strikers    146/9 (RR : 8.11)
Makhaya Ntini     3 (2b)
Jacob Oram     3 (2b)
Robbie Schaw    3-0-19-2


18.1  Iain O'Brien to Jacob Oram, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
18.2  Iain O'Brien to Jacob Oram, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge, but the ball still finds legstump! Gone!

Jacob Oram                          b Iain O'Brien
Runs : 3       Balls : 4         S/R : 75

  (0) 

The final scorecard for first innings was : 
Score: 146
 Wickets : 10
 Overs : 18.2

 The second innings begins now 


0.1  Brett Lee to Michael Papps, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
0.2  Brett Lee to Imran Nazir, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
0.3  Brett Lee to Michael Papps, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
0.4  Brett Lee to Michael Papps, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
0.5  Brett Lee to Michael Papps, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
0.6  Brett Lee to Imran Nazir, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4) 


End of over 1
Otago Volts    7/0 (RR : 7)    Required RR(7.32)
Imran Nazir     5 (2b)
Michael Papps     2 (4b)
Brett Lee    1-0-7-0


1.1  Makhaya Ntini to Michael Papps, 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) 
1.2  Makhaya Ntini to Imran Nazir, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
1.3  Makhaya Ntini to Michael Papps, 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) 
1.4  Makhaya Ntini to Imran Nazir, , No Ball. Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
1.4  Makhaya Ntini to Michael Papps, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2) 
1.5  Makhaya Ntini to Michael Papps, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2) 
1.6  Makhaya Ntini to Michael Papps, Splendid shot for four!  (4) 


End of over 2
Otago Volts    22/0 (RR : 11)    Required RR(6.89)
Michael Papps     14 (9b)
Imran Nazir     7 (4b)
Makhaya Ntini    1-0-15-0


2.1  Brett Lee to Imran Nazir, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
2.2  Brett Lee to Imran Nazir, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
2.3  Brett Lee to Imran Nazir, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1) 
2.4  Brett Lee to Michael Papps, Sharp reflexes, excellent catch! That's certainly going to be on the highlight reel.

Michael Papps           c Shoaib Malik b Brett Lee
Runs : 14       Balls : 10         S/R : 140

  (0) 
2.5  Brett Lee to Ramnaresh Sarwan, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run!  (3) 
2.6  Brett Lee to Imran Nazir, Easy single.  (1) 


End of over 3
Otago Volts    27/1 (RR : 9)    Required RR(7)
Ramnaresh Sarwan     3 (1b)
Imran Nazir     9 (8b)
Brett Lee    2-0-12-1


3.1  Makhaya Ntini to Imran Nazir, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 
3.2  Makhaya Ntini to Ramnaresh Sarwan, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
3.3  Makhaya Ntini to Ramnaresh Sarwan, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot!  (4) 
3.4  Makhaya Ntini to Ramnaresh Sarwan, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1) 
3.5  Makhaya Ntini to Imran Nazir, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2) 
3.6  Makhaya Ntini to Imran Nazir, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion...  (4) 


End of over 4
Otago Volts    39/1 (RR : 9.75)    Required RR(6.69)
Imran Nazir     16 (11b)
Ramnaresh Sarwan     8 (4b)
Makhaya Ntini    2-0-27-0


4.1  Brett Lee to Ramnaresh Sarwan, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky!  (4) 
4.2  Brett Lee to Ramnaresh Sarwan, Very well bowled.  (0) 
4.3  Brett Lee to Ramnaresh Sarwan, Plumb!

Ramnaresh Sarwan                     lbw Brett Lee
Runs : 12       Balls : 7         S/R : 171.4

  (0) 
4.4  Brett Lee to Andrew Symonds, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0) 
4.5  Brett Lee to Andrew Symonds, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1) 
4.6  Brett Lee to Imran Nazir, Easy single.  (1) 


End of over 5
Otago Volts    45/2 (RR : 9)    Required RR(6.73)
Andrew Symonds     1 (2b)
Imran Nazir     17 (12b)
Brett Lee    3-0-18-2


5.1  Makhaya Ntini to Imran Nazir, He tries to take a step down the track to turn an attempted yorker into a full-toss, but ends up turning a half-volley into a yorker! Clean bowled. Boy he must be feeling silly!

Imran Nazir                        b Makhaya Ntini
Runs : 17       Balls : 13         S/R : 130.8

  (0) 
5.2  Makhaya Ntini to Andrew Flintoff, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
5.3  Makhaya Ntini to Andrew Symonds, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six!  (6) 
5.4  Makhaya Ntini to Andrew Symonds, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 
5.5  Makhaya Ntini to Andrew Symonds, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
5.6  Makhaya Ntini to Andrew Symonds, 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 6
Otago Volts    56/3 (RR : 9.33)    Required RR(6.43)
Andrew Symonds     11 (6b)
Andrew Flintoff     1 (1b)
Makhaya Ntini    3-0-38-1


6.1  Jacob Oram to Andrew Flintoff, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
6.2  Jacob Oram 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) 
6.3  Jacob Oram 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) 
6.4  Jacob Oram to Andrew Flintoff, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
6.5  Jacob Oram to Andrew Symonds, 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) 
6.6  Jacob Oram to Andrew Flintoff, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 


End of over 7
Otago Volts    60/3 (RR : 8.57)    Required RR(6.62)
Andrew Flintoff     4 (6b)
Andrew Symonds     12 (7b)
Jacob Oram    1-0-4-0


7.1  Corey Anderson to Andrew Symonds, 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) 
7.2  Corey Anderson 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) 
7.3  Corey Anderson to Andrew Flintoff, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
7.4  Corey Anderson to Andrew Symonds, Very well bowled.  (0) 
7.5  Corey Anderson to Andrew Symonds, , No Ball. Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
7.5  Corey Anderson to Andrew Symonds, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
7.6  Corey Anderson to Andrew Symonds, , No Ball. Very well bowled.  (0) 
7.6  Corey Anderson to Andrew Symonds, 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 8
Otago Volts    66/3 (RR : 8.25)    Required RR(6.67)
Andrew Symonds     15 (13b)
Andrew Flintoff     5 (8b)
Corey Anderson    1-0-6-0


8.1  Michael Mason to Andrew Flintoff, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three.  (3) 
8.2  Michael Mason to Andrew Symonds, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2) 
8.3  Michael Mason to Andrew Symonds, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
8.4  Michael Mason to Andrew Flintoff, One more to the total.  (1) 
8.5  Michael Mason to Andrew Symonds, 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) 
8.6  Michael Mason to Andrew Symonds, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective.  (4) 


End of over 9
Otago Volts    79/3 (RR : 8.78)    Required RR(6.09)
Andrew Symonds     24 (17b)
Andrew Flintoff     9 (10b)
Michael Mason    1-0-13-0


9.1  Scott Styris to Andrew Flintoff, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
9.2  Scott Styris to Andrew Symonds, 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) 
9.3  Scott Styris to Andrew Symonds, Very well bowled.  (0) 
9.4  Scott Styris to Andrew Symonds, No shot offered.  (0) 
9.5  Scott Styris to Andrew Symonds, 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) 
9.6  Scott Styris to Andrew Symonds, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 


End of over 10
Otago Volts    81/3 (RR : 8.1)    Required RR(6.5)
Andrew Flintoff     10 (11b)
Andrew Symonds     25 (22b)
Scott Styris    1-0-2-0


10.1  Corey Anderson to Andrew Symonds, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 
10.2  Corey Anderson to Andrew Symonds, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
10.3  Corey Anderson to Andrew Flintoff, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
10.4  Corey Anderson to Andrew Flintoff, No shot offered.  (0) 
10.5  Corey Anderson to Andrew Flintoff, Very well bowled.  (0) 
10.6  Corey Anderson to Andrew Flintoff, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2) 


End of over 11
Otago Volts    86/3 (RR : 7.82)    Required RR(6.67)
Andrew Flintoff     12 (15b)
Andrew Symonds     28 (24b)
Corey Anderson    2-0-11-0


11.1  Jacob Oram to Andrew Symonds, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
11.2  Jacob Oram to Andrew Symonds, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
11.3  Jacob Oram to Andrew Symonds, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
11.4  Jacob Oram to Andrew Flintoff, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
11.5  Jacob Oram to Andrew Flintoff, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2) 
11.6  Jacob Oram to Andrew Flintoff, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 12
Otago Volts    89/3 (RR : 7.42)    Required RR(7.13)
Andrew Flintoff     14 (18b)
Andrew Symonds     29 (27b)
Jacob Oram    2-0-7-0


12.1  Michael Mason to Andrew Symonds, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
12.2  Michael Mason to Andrew Symonds, 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) 
12.3  Michael Mason to Andrew Symonds, Very well bowled.  (0) 
12.4  Michael Mason to Andrew Symonds, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three.  (3) 
12.5  Michael Mason to Andrew Flintoff, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
12.6  Michael Mason 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 13
Otago Volts    92/3 (RR : 7.08)    Required RR(7.71)
Andrew Flintoff     14 (20b)
Andrew Symonds     32 (31b)
Michael Mason    2-0-16-0


13.1  Jacob Oram to Andrew Symonds, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
13.2  Jacob Oram to Andrew Symonds, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
13.3  Jacob Oram to Andrew Flintoff, , No Ball. Easy single.  (1) 
13.3  Jacob Oram to Andrew Symonds, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman.  (4) 
13.4  Jacob Oram to Andrew Symonds, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot.  (4) 
13.5  Jacob Oram to Andrew Symonds, 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) 
13.6  Jacob Oram to Andrew Flintoff, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 14
Otago Volts    106/3 (RR : 7.57)    Required RR(6.67)
Andrew Flintoff     15 (22b)
Andrew Symonds     44 (36b)
Jacob Oram    3-0-21-0


14.1  Michael Mason to Andrew Symonds, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
14.2  Michael Mason to Andrew Symonds, 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) 
14.3  Michael Mason to Andrew Flintoff, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 
14.4  Michael Mason to Andrew Symonds, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 
14.5  Michael Mason to Andrew Symonds, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
14.6  Michael Mason to Andrew Symonds, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2) 


End of over 15
Otago Volts    114/3 (RR : 7.6)    Required RR(6.4)
Andrew Symonds     51 (41b)
Andrew Flintoff     16 (23b)
Michael Mason    3-0-24-0


15.1  Scott Styris to Andrew Flintoff, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
15.2  Scott Styris to Andrew Flintoff, Very well bowled.  (0) 
15.3  Scott Styris to Andrew Flintoff, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1) 
15.4  Scott Styris to Andrew Symonds, The batsman tries to dab that down to third man, but misses and his offstump is knocked back! Cya!

Andrew Symonds                      b Scott Styris
Runs : 51       Balls : 42         S/R : 121.4

  (0) 
15.5  Scott Styris to Albie Morkel, 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) 
15.6  Scott Styris to Albie Morkel, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 


End of over 16
Otago Volts    116/4 (RR : 7.25)    Required RR(7.5)
Andrew Flintoff     17 (26b)
Albie Morkel     1 (2b)
Scott Styris    2-0-4-1


16.1  Jacob Oram to Albie Morkel, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2) 
16.2  Jacob Oram to Albie Morkel, 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) 
16.3  Jacob Oram to Albie Morkel, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
16.4  Jacob Oram to Albie Morkel, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
16.5  Jacob Oram to Albie Morkel, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
16.6  Jacob Oram to Albie Morkel, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 


End of over 17
Otago Volts    120/4 (RR : 7.06)    Required RR(8.67)
Albie Morkel     5 (8b)
Andrew Flintoff     17 (26b)
Jacob Oram    4-0-25-0


17.1  Scott Styris to Andrew Flintoff, He's hit on the pads, the fielders let out a shout. The umpire has no qualms, and gives him out!

Andrew Flintoff                   lbw Scott Styris
Runs : 17       Balls : 27         S/R : 62.96

  (0) 
17.2  Scott Styris to Colin de Grandhomme, No shot offered.  (0) 
17.3  Scott Styris to Colin de Grandhomme, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more.  (4) 
17.4  Scott Styris to Colin de Grandhomme, , No Ball. Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
17.4  Scott Styris to Colin de Grandhomme, 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) 
17.5  Scott Styris to Colin de Grandhomme, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 
17.6  Scott Styris to Colin de Grandhomme, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot.  (4) 


End of over 18
Otago Volts    133/5 (RR : 7.39)    Required RR(6.5)
Colin de Grandhomme     12 (6b)
Albie Morkel     5 (8b)
Scott Styris    3-0-17-2


18.1  Makhaya Ntini to Albie Morkel, Very well bowled.  (0) 
18.2  Makhaya Ntini to Albie Morkel, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
18.3  Makhaya Ntini to Albie Morkel, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4) 
18.4  Makhaya Ntini to Albie Morkel, Good running, two runs.  (2) 
18.5  Makhaya Ntini to Albie Morkel, Very well bowled.  (0) 
18.6  Makhaya Ntini to Albie Morkel, 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 19
Otago Volts    140/5 (RR : 7.37)    Required RR(6)
Colin de Grandhomme     12 (6b)
Albie Morkel     12 (14b)
Makhaya Ntini    4-0-45-1


19.1  Brett Lee to Albie Morkel, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
19.2  Brett Lee to Albie Morkel, Six!  (6) 
19.3  Brett Lee to Albie Morkel, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
19.4  Brett Lee to Albie Morkel, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 

The final scorecard for second innings was : 
Score: 148
 Wickets : 5
 Overs : 19.4

Code:
Otago Volts vs. Central Strikers


Central Strikers Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Mohammad Ashraful                      b Iain O'Brien    4    2   1   0    200
Reece Young                      run out Robbie Schaw   12   14   1   0  85.71
Nathan Astle                     c & b Dewayne Bowden   35   21   3   1  166.7
Yuvraj Singh           c Imran Nazir b Dewayne Bowden   42   35   4   0    120
Corey Anderson        c Andrew Symonds b Robbie Schaw   33   28   3   0  117.9
Shoaib Malik                     c & b Dewayne Bowden    2    2   0   0    100
Scott Styris                        b Andrew Flintoff    7    5   0   1    140
Jacob Oram                             b Iain O'Brien    3    4   0   0     75
Michael Mason                        lbw Robbie Schaw    0    1   0   0      0
Brett Lee                      run out Dewayne Bowden    0    1   0   0      0
Makhaya Ntini                                 not out    3    2   0   0    150

Total: 146                       Overs: 18.2                    Run Rate: 8.111

Extras : 5    No Balls : 5       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

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Otago Volts Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Andrew Flintoff                      3.0           0      31           1  10.33
Albie Morkel                         3.0           0      27           0      9
Dewayne Bowden                       4.0           0      26           3    6.5
Iain O'Brien                         3.2           0      27           2    8.1
Mark Gillespie                       2.0           0      16           0      8
Robbie Schaw                         3.0           0      19           2   6.33

Total: 146                       Overs: 18.2                    Run Rate: 8.111

Extras : 5    No Balls : 5       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0



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Otago Volts Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Michael Papps              c Shoaib Malik b Brett Lee   14   10   1   0    140
Imran Nazir                           b Makhaya Ntini   17   13   2   0  130.8
Ramnaresh Sarwan                        lbw Brett Lee   12    7   2   0  171.4
Andrew Symonds                         b Scott Styris   51   42   3   1  121.4
Andrew Flintoff                      lbw Scott Styris   17   27   0   0  62.96
Albie Morkel                                  not out   20   18   1   1  111.1
Colin de Grandhomme                           not out   12    6   2   0    200
Dewayne Bowden                                    dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Iain O'Brien                                      dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Mark Gillespie                                    dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Robbie Schaw                                      dnb    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 148                       Overs: 19.4                    Run Rate: 7.789

Extras : 5    No Balls : 5       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

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Central Strikers Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Corey Anderson                       2.0           0      11           0    5.5
Scott Styris                         3.0           0      17           2   5.67
Jacob Oram                           4.0           0      25           0   6.25
Michael Mason                        3.0           0      24           0      8
Brett Lee                            3.4           0      26           2   7.09
Makhaya Ntini                        4.0           0      45           1  11.25

Total: 148                       Overs: 19.4                    Run Rate: 7.789

Extras : 5    No Balls : 5       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0



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Otago Volts vs. Central Strikers


Central Strikers - 146/10 in 18.2 overs. 
Otago Volts - 148/5 in 19.4 overs. 



Otago Volts wins the match by 5 wickets
 
You can now post your round one line-ups in the social group.
Remember read the rules. ;)

CG123 added 2 Minutes and 59 Seconds later...

I am now compiling something, about some of the New Zealand domestic player's to watch out for, in the New Zealand Premier League.
It should be up in the next hour. :)
 
Wow

Dwayne Smith-71 (49b) U beauty Superb

and superb bowling by James Anderson 3-0-18-5


Yet another win for the Northern Gangsters
 
Player's To Watch Out For

These were just based over the two practice matches, the player ratings have nothing to do with them.
I have not included any International player's or any New Zealand Icons/Superstars.

Auckland Aces

Neil Broom

1 innings - 47 runs at a S/R of 142.4.

Northern Gangsters

Joseph Yovich

2 innings - 67 runs at an average of 33.5 and a S/R of 152.3.
6 over's - 2 wickets at an average of 17.5 and an E/R of 5.8.

James Marshall

1 innings - 56 runs at a S/R of 121.7.

Central Strikers

Corey Anderson

1 innings - 33 runs at a S/R of 117.9.
2 over's - 11 runs at an E/R of 5.5.

Wellington Thunderbolts

Martin Guptill

2 innings - 83 runs at an average of 41.5 and a S/R of 153.7.

BJ Watling

1 innings - 58 runs at a S/R of 116.

Kane Williamson

2 innings - 64 runs at an averge of 32 and a S/R of 133.3.

Canterbury Cannons

James Franklin

6 over's - 41 runs at an E/R of 6.8.

Otago Volts

Dewayne Bowden

4 over's - 3 wickets at an average of 8.67 and an E/R of 6.5.

Robbie Schaw

7 over's - 2 wickets at an average of 20.5 and an E/R of 5.9.​
 
lol, I think you forgot Freddie's first match.
44 Balls 66 runs.

These were just based over the two practice matches, the player ratings have nothing to do with them.
I have not included any International player's or any New Zealand Icons/Superstars.
..........
 
New Awards Added

I have added in a few new awards. They are a third place and man of the matches for the 20 over tournament, plus a fourth place for the 50 over tournament.

A new award has also been added called "Manager of the Season". This will be given to the best manger over the whole season, involving both tournaments.
The criteria for this award is, it will be given to the manager who remains the most active, e.g. posting in the thread and posting teams quickly etc.
Also it will be given to a manager who tries new things out, not just someone who says "same team" time and time again. It might be given to a manager who I think has done well, even though they have a weaker squad, or someone who continues to stay active even though they are losing all their games.
It will not necessarily be given to the best team.

This now takes the total prize money for season one up to $1,250,000.
All other award details can be found on the bottom of post one, including what each individual award is worth.​
 
Auckland Aces v Otago Volts
20 Over Tournament - Round 1


Ground - Eden Park, Auckland
Pitch - Dusty

Auckland Aces - Graeme Smith (c), Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Ricky Ponting, Peter Fulton, Neil Broom, Craig McMillan, Grant Elliot, Kyle Mills, Nathan McCullum, Ryan Sidebottom, Shoaib Akhtar

Otago Volts - Brendon McCullum (c) (wk), Virender Sehwag, Imran Nazir, Andrew Symonds, Andrew Flintoff, Albie Morkel, Chris Harris, Rob Nicol, Iain O'Brien, Mark Gillespie, Robbie Schaw

It was always going to be a game to watch, with two of the big gun top orders colliding.
And it was a game where they both delivered, as the Volts chased down an amazing 219 to beat the Aces in Auckland.

A blistering 66 from Kumar Sangakkara, and sublime 93 from Ricky Ponting powered the Aces to a commanding 219 for 6.
The only bowler with an E/R of any respectability was Andrew Flintoff, while Albie Morkel took three key wickets.

The player's to watch our for in the Volts innings, were their dream Twenty 20 opening combination of Brendon McCullum and Virender Sehwag.
They didn't disappoint the crowd scoring 192 runs between them at a blistering pace, in what will go down as one of the great Twenty 20 opening partnerships.
Their was little success for all the Aces bowlers. Nathan McCullum will feel he was under bowled, only rolling his arm over for six deliveries.

Man of the match was an easy choice, going to Virender Sehwag for his incredible 112.

Code:
0.1  Iain O'Brien to Graeme Smith, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4) 
0.2  Iain O'Brien to Graeme Smith, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
0.3  Iain O'Brien to Graeme Smith, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
0.4  Iain O'Brien to Kumar Sangakkara, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs!  (6) 
0.5  Iain O'Brien to Kumar Sangakkara, 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) 
0.6  Iain O'Brien to Kumar Sangakkara, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 


End of over 1
Auckland Aces    15/0 (RR : 15)
Kumar Sangakkara     10 (3b)
Graeme Smith     5 (3b)
Iain O'Brien    1-0-15-0


1.1  Albie Morkel to Graeme Smith, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman.  (4) 
1.2  Albie Morkel to Graeme Smith, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 
1.3  Albie Morkel to Graeme Smith, Splendid shot for four!  (4) 
1.4  Albie Morkel to Graeme Smith, The cuts back in sharply, and the batsman misses completely, and his struck on the pads. It's a tough decision, but the umpire sends him on his way! Excellent bowling.

Graeme Smith                      lbw Albie Morkel
Runs : 15       Balls : 7         S/R : 214.3

  (0) 
1.5  Albie Morkel to Ricky Ponting, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
1.6  Albie Morkel to Kumar Sangakkara, 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) 


End of over 2
Auckland Aces    29/1 (RR : 14.5)
Ricky Ponting     1 (1b)
Kumar Sangakkara     13 (4b)
Albie Morkel    1-0-14-1


2.1  Iain O'Brien to Kumar Sangakkara, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4) 
2.2  Iain O'Brien to Kumar Sangakkara, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1) 
2.3  Iain O'Brien to Ricky Ponting, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
2.4  Iain O'Brien to Kumar Sangakkara, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 
2.5  Iain O'Brien to Ricky Ponting, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
2.6  Iain O'Brien to Kumar Sangakkara, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2) 


End of over 3
Auckland Aces    39/1 (RR : 13)
Kumar Sangakkara     21 (8b)
Ricky Ponting     3 (3b)
Iain O'Brien    2-0-25-0


3.1  Albie Morkel to Ricky Ponting, One more to the total.  (1) 
3.2  Albie Morkel to Kumar Sangakkara, 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) 
3.3  Albie Morkel to Kumar Sangakkara, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4) 
3.4  Albie Morkel to Kumar Sangakkara, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2) 
3.5  Albie Morkel to Kumar Sangakkara, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
3.6  Albie Morkel to Kumar Sangakkara, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six!  (6) 


End of over 4
Auckland Aces    52/1 (RR : 13)
Kumar Sangakkara     33 (13b)
Ricky Ponting     4 (4b)
Albie Morkel    2-0-27-1


4.1  Iain O'Brien to Ricky Ponting, 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) 
4.2  Iain O'Brien to Ricky Ponting, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
4.3  Iain O'Brien to Kumar Sangakkara, One more to the total.  (1) 
4.4  Iain O'Brien to Ricky Ponting, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4) 
4.5  Iain O'Brien to Ricky Ponting, 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) 
4.6  Iain O'Brien to Kumar Sangakkara, , Wide, one run  (1) 
4.6  Iain O'Brien to Kumar Sangakkara, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 


End of over 5
Auckland Aces    61/1 (RR : 12.2)
Ricky Ponting     10 (8b)
Kumar Sangakkara     35 (15b)
Iain O'Brien    3-0-34-0


5.1  Albie Morkel to Kumar Sangakkara, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
5.2  Albie Morkel to Kumar Sangakkara, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
5.3  Albie Morkel to Ricky Ponting, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1) 
5.4  Albie Morkel to Kumar Sangakkara, Easy single.  (1) 
5.5  Albie Morkel to Ricky Ponting, 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) 
5.6  Albie Morkel to Ricky Ponting, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 6
Auckland Aces    68/1 (RR : 11.3)
Ricky Ponting     15 (11b)
Kumar Sangakkara     37 (18b)
Albie Morkel    3-0-34-1


6.1  Mark Gillespie to Kumar Sangakkara, 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) 
6.2  Mark Gillespie to Ricky Ponting, Text-book cover drive, four more.  (4) 
6.3  Mark Gillespie to Ricky Ponting, 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) 
6.4  Mark Gillespie to Ricky Ponting, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
6.5  Mark Gillespie to Kumar Sangakkara, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2) 
6.6  Mark Gillespie to Kumar Sangakkara, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 


End of over 7
Auckland Aces    78/1 (RR : 11.1)
Kumar Sangakkara     42 (21b)
Ricky Ponting     20 (14b)
Mark Gillespie    1-0-10-0


7.1  Chris Harris to Ricky Ponting, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4) 
7.2  Chris Harris to Ricky Ponting, 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) 
7.3  Chris Harris to Ricky Ponting, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
7.4  Chris Harris to Ricky Ponting, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
7.5  Chris Harris to Ricky Ponting, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
7.6  Chris Harris to Ricky Ponting, 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 8
Auckland Aces    87/1 (RR : 10.9)
Kumar Sangakkara     42 (21b)
Ricky Ponting     29 (20b)
Chris Harris    1-0-9-0


8.1  Andrew Flintoff to Ricky Ponting, 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) 
8.2  Andrew Flintoff to Ricky Ponting, Good running, two runs.  (2) 
8.3  Andrew Flintoff to Ricky Ponting, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1) 
8.4  Andrew Flintoff to Kumar Sangakkara, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs.  (2) 
8.5  Andrew Flintoff to Kumar Sangakkara, 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) 
8.6  Andrew Flintoff to Kumar Sangakkara, 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 9
Auckland Aces    98/1 (RR : 10.9)
Kumar Sangakkara     46 (24b)
Ricky Ponting     36 (23b)
Andrew Flintoff    1-0-11-0


9.1  Robbie Schaw to Ricky Ponting, 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) 
9.2  Robbie Schaw to Ricky Ponting, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
9.3  Robbie Schaw to Ricky Ponting, 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) 
9.4  Robbie Schaw to Ricky Ponting, 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) 
9.5  Robbie Schaw to Kumar Sangakkara, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling.  (4) 
9.6  Robbie Schaw to Kumar Sangakkara, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2) 


End of over 10
Auckland Aces    113/1 (RR : 11.3)
Kumar Sangakkara     52 (26b)
Ricky Ponting     45 (27b)
Robbie Schaw    1-0-15-0


10.1  Chris Harris to Ricky Ponting, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there.  (2) 
10.2  Chris Harris to Ricky Ponting, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1) 
10.3  Chris Harris to Kumar Sangakkara, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
10.4  Chris Harris to Ricky Ponting, 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) 
10.5  Chris Harris to Ricky Ponting, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2) 
10.6  Chris Harris to Ricky Ponting, 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) 


End of over 11
Auckland Aces    126/1 (RR : 11.5)
Kumar Sangakkara     53 (27b)
Ricky Ponting     57 (32b)
Chris Harris    2-0-22-0


11.1  Robbie Schaw to Ricky Ponting, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
11.2  Robbie Schaw to Ricky Ponting, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
11.3  Robbie Schaw to Kumar Sangakkara, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2) 
11.4  Robbie Schaw to Kumar Sangakkara, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
11.5  Robbie Schaw to Ricky Ponting, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
11.6  Robbie Schaw to Ricky Ponting, Splendid shot for four!  (4) 


End of over 12
Auckland Aces    136/1 (RR : 11.3)
Ricky Ponting     64 (36b)
Kumar Sangakkara     56 (29b)
Robbie Schaw    2-0-25-0


12.1  Chris Harris to Kumar Sangakkara, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run!  (3) 
12.2  Chris Harris to Ricky Ponting, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2) 
12.3  Chris Harris to Ricky Ponting, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
12.4  Chris Harris to Ricky Ponting, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run.  (1) 
12.5  Chris Harris to Kumar Sangakkara, 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) 
12.6  Chris Harris to Kumar Sangakkara, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 


End of over 13
Auckland Aces    143/1 (RR : 11)
Ricky Ponting     67 (39b)
Kumar Sangakkara     60 (32b)
Chris Harris    3-0-29-0


13.1  Andrew Flintoff to Kumar Sangakkara, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs.  (2) 
13.2  Andrew Flintoff to Kumar Sangakkara, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 
13.3  Andrew Flintoff to Kumar Sangakkara, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
13.4  Andrew Flintoff to Kumar Sangakkara, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1) 
13.5  Andrew Flintoff to Ricky Ponting, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4) 
13.6  Andrew Flintoff to Ricky Ponting, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 


End of over 14
Auckland Aces    152/1 (RR : 10.9)
Ricky Ponting     71 (41b)
Kumar Sangakkara     65 (36b)
Andrew Flintoff    2-0-20-0


14.1  Mark Gillespie to Kumar Sangakkara, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
14.2  Mark Gillespie to Kumar Sangakkara, Easy single.  (1) 
14.3  Mark Gillespie to Ricky Ponting, 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) 
14.4  Mark Gillespie to Ricky Ponting, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more!  (4) 
14.5  Mark Gillespie to Ricky Ponting, 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) 
14.6  Mark Gillespie to Ricky Ponting, 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 15
Auckland Aces    165/1 (RR : 11)
Ricky Ponting     83 (45b)
Kumar Sangakkara     66 (38b)
Mark Gillespie    2-0-23-0


15.1  Andrew Flintoff to Kumar Sangakkara, , Wide, one run  (1) 
15.1  Andrew Flintoff to Kumar Sangakkara, No shot offered, and the off-stump is sent tumbling! That's a poor, poor leave...

Kumar Sangakkara                 b Andrew Flintoff
Runs : 66       Balls : 39         S/R : 169.2

  (0) 
15.2  Andrew Flintoff to Peter Fulton, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2) 
15.3  Andrew Flintoff to Peter Fulton, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
15.4  Andrew Flintoff to Peter Fulton, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
15.5  Andrew Flintoff to Peter Fulton, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0) 
15.6  Andrew Flintoff to Peter Fulton, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 


End of over 16
Auckland Aces    170/2 (RR : 10.6)
Peter Fulton     4 (5b)
Ricky Ponting     83 (45b)
Andrew Flintoff    3-0-25-1


16.1  Mark Gillespie to Ricky Ponting, 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) 
16.2  Mark Gillespie to Ricky Ponting, , Leg Byes, another 1 run(s)  (1) 
16.3  Mark Gillespie to Ricky Ponting, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
16.4  Mark Gillespie to Ricky Ponting, 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) 
16.5  Mark Gillespie to Ricky Ponting, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
16.6  Mark Gillespie to Ricky Ponting, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 


End of over 17
Auckland Aces    177/2 (RR : 10.4)
Ricky Ponting     89 (50b)
Peter Fulton     4 (5b)
Mark Gillespie    3-0-29-0


17.1  Chris Harris to Peter Fulton, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run!  (3) 
17.2  Chris Harris to Ricky Ponting, , Wide, one run  (1) 
17.2  Chris Harris to Ricky Ponting, 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) 
17.3  Chris Harris to Ricky Ponting, The batsman drops the ball at his feet and sets off for a quick single, but the bowler pounces on it, turns around, and knocks the stumps down in one quick effort to send him packing! Brilliant effort.

Ricky Ponting               run out Andrew Symonds
Runs : 93       Balls : 52         S/R : 178.8

  (0) 
17.4  Chris Harris to Neil Broom, Oh that's a sharp stumping, the batsman looks stunned, the bowler is ecstatic!

Neil Broom      st Brendon McCullum b Chris Harris
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0

  (0) 
17.5  Chris Harris to Craig McMillan, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
17.6  Chris Harris to Craig McMillan, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4) 


End of over 18
Auckland Aces    189/4 (RR : 10.5)
Craig McMillan     4 (2b)
Peter Fulton     7 (6b)
Chris Harris    4-0-41-1


18.1  Albie Morkel to Peter Fulton, 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) 
18.2  Albie Morkel to Peter Fulton, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
18.3  Albie Morkel to Peter Fulton, 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) 
18.4  Albie Morkel to Peter Fulton, And it's a DLF Maxix...uhh...six runs!  (6) 
18.5  Albie Morkel to Peter Fulton, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it straight to second slip! Out! 

Peter Fulton     c Brendon McCullum b Albie Morkel
Runs : 17       Balls : 11         S/R : 154.5

  (0) 
18.6  Albie Morkel to Grant Elliot, Full and on the toes, the batsman tries to flick it away but misses completely! Leg stump is out of the ground, back to the nets for him!

Grant Elliot                        b Albie Morkel
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0

  (0) 


End of over 19
Auckland Aces    199/6 (RR : 10.5)
Kyle Mills     0 (0b)
Craig McMillan     4 (2b)
Albie Morkel    4-0-44-3


19.1  Iain O'Brien to Craig McMillan, 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) 
19.2  Iain O'Brien to Craig McMillan, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman.  (4) 
19.3  Iain O'Brien to Craig McMillan, , No Ball.  Out a no ball!  (4) 
19.3  Iain O'Brien to Craig McMillan, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 
19.4  Iain O'Brien to Craig McMillan, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
19.5  Iain O'Brien to Craig McMillan, That's a single.  (1) 
19.6  Iain O'Brien to Kyle Mills, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting!  (6) 


End of over 20
Auckland Aces    219/6 (RR : 10.9)
Kyle Mills     6 (1b)
Craig McMillan     17 (8b)
Iain O'Brien    4-0-54-0



The final scorecard for first innings was : 
Score: 219
 Wickets : 6
 Overs : 20.0

 The second innings begins now 


0.1  Kyle Mills to Brendon McCullum, Very well bowled.  (0) 
0.2  Kyle Mills to Brendon McCullum, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
0.3  Kyle Mills to Brendon McCullum, Very well bowled.  (0) 
0.4  Kyle Mills to Brendon McCullum, 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) 
0.5  Kyle Mills 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) 
0.6  Kyle Mills to Brendon McCullum, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 


End of over 1
Otago Volts    6/0 (RR : 6)    Required RR(11.2)
Brendon McCullum     6 (6b)
Virender Sehwag     0 (0b)
Kyle Mills    1-0-6-0


1.1  Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 
1.2  Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, 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) 
1.3  Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4) 
1.4  Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more.  (4) 
1.5  Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, 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) 
1.6  Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, Easy single.  (1) 


End of over 2
Otago Volts    21/0 (RR : 10.5)    Required RR(11)
Brendon McCullum     6 (6b)
Virender Sehwag     15 (6b)
Shoaib Akhtar    1-0-15-0


2.1  Kyle Mills to Virender Sehwag, That's a single.  (1) 
2.2  Kyle Mills to Brendon McCullum, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
2.3  Kyle Mills to Brendon McCullum, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
2.4  Kyle Mills to Brendon McCullum, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
2.5  Kyle Mills to Brendon McCullum, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs!  (6) 
2.6  Kyle Mills to Brendon McCullum, 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) 


End of over 3
Otago Volts    30/0 (RR : 10)    Required RR(11.1)
Brendon McCullum     14 (11b)
Virender Sehwag     16 (7b)
Kyle Mills    2-0-15-0


3.1  Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
3.2  Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4) 
3.3  Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1) 
3.4  Shoaib Akhtar to Brendon McCullum, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run!  (3) 
3.5  Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, Very well bowled.  (0) 
3.6  Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 


End of over 4
Otago Volts    40/0 (RR : 10)    Required RR(11.2)
Virender Sehwag     23 (12b)
Brendon McCullum     17 (12b)
Shoaib Akhtar    2-0-25-0


4.1  Kyle Mills to Brendon McCullum, 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) 
4.2  Kyle Mills to Virender Sehwag, And it's a DLF Maxix...uhh...six runs!  (6) 
4.3  Kyle Mills to Virender Sehwag, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off!  (4) 
4.4  Kyle Mills to Virender Sehwag, One more to the total.  (1) 
4.5  Kyle Mills to Brendon McCullum, Splendid shot for four!  (4) 
4.6  Kyle Mills to Brendon McCullum, And it's a DLF Maxix...uhh...six runs!  (6) 


End of over 5
Otago Volts    64/0 (RR : 12.8)    Required RR(10.3)
Brendon McCullum     30 (15b)
Virender Sehwag     34 (15b)
Kyle Mills    3-0-39-0


5.1  Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, 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  Shoaib Akhtar to Brendon McCullum, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2) 
5.3  Shoaib Akhtar to Brendon McCullum, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs!  (6) 
5.4  Shoaib Akhtar to Brendon McCullum, 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) 
5.5  Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot.  (4) 
5.6  Shoaib Akhtar to Virender Sehwag, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 


End of over 6
Otago Volts    79/0 (RR : 13.2)    Required RR(10)
Brendon McCullum     39 (18b)
Virender Sehwag     40 (18b)
Shoaib Akhtar    3-0-40-0


6.1  Grant Elliot to Virender Sehwag, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
6.2  Grant Elliot to Brendon McCullum, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4) 
6.3  Grant Elliot 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) 
6.4  Grant Elliot to Brendon McCullum, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4) 
6.5  Grant Elliot to Brendon McCullum, One more to the total.  (1) 
6.6  Grant Elliot to Virender Sehwag, 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    91/0 (RR : 13)    Required RR(9.85)
Virender Sehwag     43 (20b)
Brendon McCullum     48 (22b)
Grant Elliot    1-0-12-0


7.1  Craig McMillan to Brendon McCullum, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 
7.2  Craig McMillan to Brendon McCullum, 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) 
7.3  Craig McMillan to Virender Sehwag, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
7.4  Craig McMillan to Brendon McCullum, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
7.5  Craig McMillan to Brendon McCullum, 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) 
7.6  Craig McMillan to Brendon McCullum, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 


End of over 8
Otago Volts    99/0 (RR : 12.4)    Required RR(10)
Brendon McCullum     55 (27b)
Virender Sehwag     44 (21b)
Craig McMillan    1-0-8-0


8.1  Grant Elliot 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) 
8.2  Grant Elliot to Virender Sehwag, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more.  (4) 
8.3  Grant Elliot to Virender Sehwag, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
8.4  Grant Elliot 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) 
8.5  Grant Elliot to Virender Sehwag, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 
8.6  Grant Elliot to Virender Sehwag, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2) 


End of over 9
Otago Volts    111/0 (RR : 12.3)    Required RR(9.82)
Virender Sehwag     56 (27b)
Brendon McCullum     55 (27b)
Grant Elliot    2-0-24-0


9.1  Craig McMillan to Brendon McCullum, 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) 
9.2  Craig McMillan to Virender Sehwag, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2) 
9.3  Craig McMillan to Virender Sehwag, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
9.4  Craig McMillan to Virender Sehwag, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
9.5  Craig McMillan to Virender Sehwag, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
9.6  Craig McMillan to Brendon McCullum, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1) 


End of over 10
Otago Volts    118/0 (RR : 11.8)    Required RR(10.1)
Virender Sehwag     59 (31b)
Brendon McCullum     59 (29b)
Craig McMillan    2-0-15-0


10.1  Ryan Sidebottom to Brendon McCullum, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
10.2  Ryan Sidebottom to Virender Sehwag, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman.  (4) 
10.3  Ryan Sidebottom to Virender Sehwag, 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) 
10.4  Ryan Sidebottom to Virender Sehwag, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
10.5  Ryan Sidebottom to Brendon McCullum, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
10.6  Ryan Sidebottom to Virender Sehwag, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2) 


End of over 11
Otago Volts    129/0 (RR : 11.7)    Required RR(10)
Virender Sehwag     68 (35b)
Brendon McCullum     61 (31b)
Ryan Sidebottom    1-0-11-0


11.1  Grant Elliot to Brendon McCullum, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
11.2  Grant Elliot to Virender Sehwag, Good running, two runs.  (2) 
11.3  Grant Elliot to Virender Sehwag, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more!  (4) 
11.4  Grant Elliot to Virender Sehwag, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4) 
11.5  Grant Elliot to Virender Sehwag, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 
11.6  Grant Elliot to Virender Sehwag, 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) 


End of over 12
Otago Volts    144/0 (RR : 12)    Required RR(9.38)
Virender Sehwag     82 (40b)
Brendon McCullum     62 (32b)
Grant Elliot    3-0-39-0


12.1  Ryan Sidebottom to Brendon McCullum, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4) 
12.2  Ryan Sidebottom to Brendon McCullum, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
12.3  Ryan Sidebottom to Brendon McCullum, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1) 
12.4  Ryan Sidebottom to Virender Sehwag, Very well bowled.  (0) 
12.5  Ryan Sidebottom to Virender Sehwag, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
12.6  Ryan Sidebottom to Brendon McCullum, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2) 


End of over 13
Otago Volts    154/0 (RR : 11.8)    Required RR(9.29)
Brendon McCullum     71 (36b)
Virender Sehwag     83 (42b)
Ryan Sidebottom    2-0-21-0


13.1  Nathan McCullum to Virender Sehwag, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling.  (4) 
13.2  Nathan McCullum to Virender Sehwag, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
13.3  Nathan McCullum to Virender Sehwag, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
13.4  Nathan McCullum to Virender Sehwag, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2) 
13.5  Nathan McCullum to Virender Sehwag, Very well bowled.  (0) 
13.6  Nathan McCullum to Virender Sehwag, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 


End of over 14
Otago Volts    160/0 (RR : 11.4)    Required RR(9.83)
Virender Sehwag     89 (48b)
Brendon McCullum     71 (36b)
Nathan McCullum    1-0-6-0


14.1  Grant Elliot to Brendon McCullum, 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) 
14.2  Grant Elliot to Brendon McCullum, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
14.3  Grant Elliot 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) 
14.4  Grant Elliot to Virender Sehwag, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
14.5  Grant Elliot to Virender Sehwag, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
14.6  Grant Elliot to Virender Sehwag, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more!  (3) 


End of over 15
Otago Volts    172/0 (RR : 11.5)    Required RR(9.4)
Brendon McCullum     76 (38b)
Virender Sehwag     96 (52b)
Grant Elliot    4-0-51-0


15.1  Craig McMillan to Virender Sehwag, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4) 
15.2  Craig McMillan to Virender Sehwag, Good running, two runs.  (2) 
15.3  Craig McMillan to Virender Sehwag, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2) 
15.4  Craig McMillan to Virender Sehwag, 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) 
15.5  Craig McMillan to Virender Sehwag, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
15.6  Craig McMillan to Virender Sehwag, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 


End of over 16
Otago Volts    186/0 (RR : 11.6)    Required RR(8.25)
Virender Sehwag     110 (58b)
Brendon McCullum     76 (38b)
Craig McMillan    3-0-29-0


16.1  Ryan Sidebottom to Brendon McCullum, Splendid shot for four!  (4) 
16.2  Ryan Sidebottom to Brendon McCullum, Missed a straight ball. He missed a straight ball. The stumps are broken, his ego even more so.

Brendon McCullum                 b Ryan Sidebottom
Runs : 80       Balls : 40         S/R : 200

  (0) 
16.3  Ryan Sidebottom to Imran Nazir, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
16.4  Ryan Sidebottom to Imran Nazir, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
16.5  Ryan Sidebottom to Imran Nazir, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six.  (6) 
16.6  Ryan Sidebottom to Imran Nazir, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion...  (4) 


End of over 17
Otago Volts    200/1 (RR : 11.8)    Required RR(6.33)
Imran Nazir     10 (4b)
Virender Sehwag     110 (58b)
Ryan Sidebottom    3-0-35-1


17.1  Craig McMillan to Virender Sehwag, 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) 
17.2  Craig McMillan to Virender Sehwag, Great bowling, catching the batsman off guard with the quicker ball. He's stuck in his crease, rapped on the pads, and thoroughly beaten.

Virender Sehwag                 lbw Craig McMillan
Runs : 112       Balls : 60         S/R : 186.7

  (0) 
17.3  Craig McMillan to Andrew Symonds, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2) 
17.4  Craig McMillan to Andrew Symonds, 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) 
17.5  Craig McMillan to Imran Nazir, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
17.6  Craig McMillan to Imran Nazir, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! Unfortunately for the bowler, the batsmen top edges it over the head of the keeper for six! Tough luck son, maybe you'll get him next time.  (6) 


End of over 18
Otago Volts    213/2 (RR : 11.8)    Required RR(3)
Imran Nazir     16 (6b)
Andrew Symonds     5 (2b)
Craig McMillan    4-0-42-1


18.1  Shoaib Akhtar to Andrew Symonds, 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) 
18.2  Shoaib Akhtar to Andrew Symonds, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
18.3  Shoaib Akhtar to Andrew Symonds, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 
18.4  Shoaib Akhtar 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...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos!  (3) 

The final scorecard for second innings was : 
Score: 222
 Wickets : 2
 Overs : 18.4

Code:
Otago Volts vs. Auckland Aces


Auckland Aces Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Graeme Smith                         lbw Albie Morkel   15    7   3   0  214.3
Kumar Sangakkara                    b Andrew Flintoff   66   39   4   2  169.2
Ricky Ponting                  run out Andrew Symonds   93   52  15   0  178.8
Peter Fulton        c Brendon McCullum b Albie Morkel   17   11   1   1  154.5
Neil Broom         st Brendon McCullum b Chris Harris    0    1   0   0      0
Craig McMillan                                not out   17    8   2   0  212.5
Grant Elliot                           b Albie Morkel    0    1   0   0      0
Kyle Mills                                    not out    6    1   0   1    600
Nathan McCullum                                   dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Ryan Sidebottom                                   dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Shoaib Akhtar                                     dnb    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 219                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 10.95

Extras : 5    No Balls : 1       Wides : 3    Leg Byes : 1        Byes : 0

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Otago Volts Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Andrew Flintoff                      3.0           0      25           1   8.33
Albie Morkel                         4.0           0      44           3     11
Chris Harris                         4.0           0      41           1  10.25
Iain O'Brien                         4.0           0      54           0   13.5
Mark Gillespie                       3.0           0      29           0   9.67
Robbie Schaw                         2.0           0      25           0   12.5

Total: 219                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 10.95

Extras : 5    No Balls : 1       Wides : 3    Leg Byes : 1        Byes : 0



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Otago Volts Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Brendon McCullum                    b Ryan Sidebottom   80   40   6   4    200
Virender Sehwag                    lbw Craig McMillan  112   60  14   1  186.7
Imran Nazir                                   not out   16    6   1   2  266.7
Andrew Symonds                                not out   14    6   0   0  233.3
Andrew Flintoff                                   dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Albie Morkel                                      dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Chris Harris                                      dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Rob Nicol                                         dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Iain O'Brien                                      dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Mark Gillespie                                    dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Robbie Schaw                                      dnb    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 222                       Overs: 18.4                    Run Rate: 12.33

Extras : 0    No Balls : 0       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

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Auckland Aces Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Craig McMillan                       4.0           0      42           1   10.5
Grant Elliot                         4.0           0      51           0  12.75
Kyle Mills                           3.0           0      39           0     13
Nathan McCullum                      1.0           0       6           0      6
Ryan Sidebottom                      3.0           0      35           1  11.67
Shoaib Akhtar                        3.4           0      49           0  13.36

Total: 222                       Overs: 18.4                    Run Rate: 12.33

Extras : 0    No Balls : 0       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0



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Otago Volts vs. Auckland Aces


Auckland Aces - 219/6 in 20.0 overs. 
Otago Volts - 222/2 in 18.4 overs. 



Otago Volts wins the match by 8 wickets
 
Northern Gangsters v Canterbury Cannons
20 Over Tournament - Round 1


Ground - Seddon Park, Hamilton
Pitch - Sticky

Northern Gangsters - Tillakaratne Dilshan (wk), Aaron Redmond, Jesse Ryder, Peter Ingram, Dwayne Smith (c), Joseph Yovich, Brendon Diamanti, Chris Cairns, Mitchell Johnson, James Anderson, Rana Naved

Canterbury Cannons - Stephen Fleming (c), Sachin Tendulkar, Kevin Pietersen, Michael Clarke, Greg Hay, Dwayne Bravo, Daniel Vettori, James Franklin, Derek de Boorder (wk), Dale Steyn, Chris Martin

A James Anderson hattrick went in vain, as the Northern Gangsters crashed to a heavy defeat at home to the Canterbury Cannons.

The Cannons were in control of their innings for the first 15 over's, but a Jimmy Anderson hattrick along with some great Chris Cairns bowling helped restrict Canterbury to a more than gettable 165.
Tendulkar and Clarke stared with the bat scoring 80% of the Cannon's runs, in an innings which included four ducks.

The Gangsters had to get off to a good start, which they failed to do. They were put under immense pressure from Dwayne Bravo who was pretty much unplayable.
Northern crumbled to 24 for 4, and it was only some gutsy batting from Dwayne Smith and Joey Yovich that got them past the hundred mark. All the Cannon's bowlers had a pretty good day with the ball.

Man of the match was given to Dwayne Bravo, who bowled extremely tightly only giving up 8 runs off his four over's, as well as taking three wickets.

Code:
0.1  Chris Cairns to Stephen Fleming, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2) 
0.2  Chris Cairns to Stephen Fleming, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
0.3  Chris Cairns to Stephen Fleming, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
0.4  Chris Cairns to Stephen Fleming, , 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) 
0.4  Chris Cairns to Sachin Tendulkar, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
0.5  Chris Cairns to Sachin Tendulkar, 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) 
0.6  Chris Cairns to Sachin Tendulkar, 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) 


End of over 1
Canterbury Cannons    8/0 (RR : 8)
Sachin Tendulkar     4 (3b)
Stephen Fleming     3 (4b)
Chris Cairns    1-0-8-0


1.1  Mitchell Johnson to Stephen Fleming, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
1.2  Mitchell Johnson to Stephen Fleming, 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) 
1.3  Mitchell Johnson to Sachin Tendulkar, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
1.4  Mitchell Johnson to Stephen Fleming, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
1.5  Mitchell Johnson to Stephen Fleming, That's a single.  (1) 
1.6  Mitchell Johnson to Sachin Tendulkar, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 


End of over 2
Canterbury Cannons    14/0 (RR : 7)
Stephen Fleming     7 (8b)
Sachin Tendulkar     6 (5b)
Mitchell Johnson    1-0-6-0


2.1  Chris Cairns to Sachin Tendulkar, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2) 
2.2  Chris Cairns to Sachin Tendulkar, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single.  (1) 
2.3  Chris Cairns to Stephen Fleming, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is.  (4) 
2.4  Chris Cairns to Stephen Fleming, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 
2.5  Chris Cairns to Stephen Fleming, The crowd roar in delight at that dismissal, it's clear to see that the fielder is a fan favourite!

Stephen Fleming        c Rana Naved b Chris Cairns
Runs : 13       Balls : 11         S/R : 118.2

  (0) 
2.6  Chris Cairns 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 3
Canterbury Cannons    23/1 (RR : 7.67)
Kevin Pietersen     0 (1b)
Sachin Tendulkar     9 (7b)
Chris Cairns    2-0-17-1


3.1  Mitchell Johnson to Sachin Tendulkar, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 
3.2  Mitchell Johnson to Kevin Pietersen, No shot offered.  (0) 
3.3  Mitchell Johnson to Kevin Pietersen, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
3.4  Mitchell Johnson to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
3.5  Mitchell Johnson to Sachin Tendulkar, 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) 
3.6  Mitchell Johnson to Sachin Tendulkar, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 


End of over 4
Canterbury Cannons    29/1 (RR : 7.25)
Sachin Tendulkar     14 (10b)
Kevin Pietersen     1 (4b)
Mitchell Johnson    2-0-12-0


4.1  Chris Cairns to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
4.2  Chris Cairns to Sachin Tendulkar, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
4.3  Chris Cairns to Sachin Tendulkar, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4) 
4.4  Chris Cairns to Sachin Tendulkar, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
4.5  Chris Cairns to Sachin Tendulkar, 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) 
4.6  Chris Cairns to Kevin Pietersen, 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.

Kevin Pietersen                   lbw Chris Cairns
Runs : 2       Balls : 6         S/R : 33.33

  (0) 


End of over 5
Canterbury Cannons    35/2 (RR : 7)
Michael Clarke     0 (0b)
Sachin Tendulkar     19 (14b)
Chris Cairns    3-0-23-2


5.1  Mitchell Johnson to Sachin Tendulkar, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
5.2  Mitchell Johnson to Michael Clarke, , No Ball. Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2) 
5.2  Mitchell Johnson to Michael Clarke, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
5.3  Mitchell Johnson to Sachin Tendulkar, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
5.4  Mitchell Johnson to Michael Clarke, , No Ball. No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
5.4  Mitchell Johnson to Michael Clarke, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son!  (6) 
5.5  Mitchell Johnson to Michael Clarke, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4) 
5.6  Mitchell Johnson to Michael Clarke, No shot offered.  (0) 


End of over 6
Canterbury Cannons    52/2 (RR : 8.67)
Michael Clarke     13 (6b)
Sachin Tendulkar     21 (16b)
Mitchell Johnson    3-0-29-0


6.1  James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, Very well bowled.  (0) 
6.2  James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
6.3  James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
6.4  James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
6.5  James Anderson to Michael Clarke, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2) 
6.6  James Anderson to Michael Clarke, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 


End of over 7
Canterbury Cannons    56/2 (RR : 8)
Sachin Tendulkar     22 (20b)
Michael Clarke     16 (8b)
James Anderson    1-0-4-0


7.1  Joseph Yovich to Michael Clarke, Very well bowled.  (0) 
7.2  Joseph Yovich to Michael Clarke, 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) 
7.3  Joseph Yovich to Michael Clarke, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
7.4  Joseph Yovich to Michael Clarke, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 
7.5  Joseph Yovich to Michael Clarke, Text-book cover drive, four more.  (4) 
7.6  Joseph Yovich to Michael Clarke, 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) 


End of over 8
Canterbury Cannons    66/2 (RR : 8.25)
Michael Clarke     26 (14b)
Sachin Tendulkar     22 (20b)
Joseph Yovich    1-0-10-0


8.1  James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, Very well bowled.  (0) 
8.2  James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4) 
8.3  James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
8.4  James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion...  (4) 
8.5  James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, Very well bowled.  (0) 
8.6  James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 9
Canterbury Cannons    74/2 (RR : 8.22)
Sachin Tendulkar     30 (26b)
Michael Clarke     26 (14b)
James Anderson    2-0-12-0


9.1  Brendon Diamanti to Michael Clarke, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
9.2  Brendon Diamanti to Michael Clarke, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
9.3  Brendon Diamanti to Michael Clarke, 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) 
9.4  Brendon Diamanti to Michael Clarke, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
9.5  Brendon Diamanti to Sachin Tendulkar, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
9.6  Brendon Diamanti to Michael Clarke, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion...  (4) 


End of over 10
Canterbury Cannons    80/2 (RR : 8)
Michael Clarke     31 (19b)
Sachin Tendulkar     31 (27b)
Brendon Diamanti    1-0-6-0


10.1  Rana Naved to Sachin Tendulkar, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 
10.2  Rana Naved to Sachin Tendulkar, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2) 
10.3  Rana Naved to Sachin Tendulkar, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0) 
10.4  Rana Naved to Sachin Tendulkar, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
10.5  Rana Naved 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) 
10.6  Rana Naved to Sachin Tendulkar, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 


End of over 11
Canterbury Cannons    87/2 (RR : 7.91)
Michael Clarke     32 (20b)
Sachin Tendulkar     37 (32b)
Rana Naved    1-0-7-0


11.1  Joseph Yovich to Sachin Tendulkar, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more.  (4) 
11.2  Joseph Yovich to Sachin Tendulkar, 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) 
11.3  Joseph Yovich to Michael Clarke, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
11.4  Joseph Yovich to Sachin Tendulkar, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2) 
11.5  Joseph Yovich to Sachin Tendulkar, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 
11.6  Joseph Yovich to Sachin Tendulkar, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 


End of over 12
Canterbury Cannons    99/2 (RR : 8.25)
Sachin Tendulkar     48 (37b)
Michael Clarke     33 (21b)
Joseph Yovich    2-0-22-0


12.1  Rana Naved to Michael Clarke, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
12.2  Rana Naved to Michael Clarke, Very well bowled.  (0) 
12.3  Rana Naved to Michael Clarke, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2) 
12.4  Rana Naved 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) 
12.5  Rana Naved to Sachin Tendulkar, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
12.6  Rana Naved to Sachin Tendulkar, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 


End of over 13
Canterbury Cannons    103/2 (RR : 7.92)
Michael Clarke     36 (25b)
Sachin Tendulkar     49 (39b)
Rana Naved    2-0-11-0


13.1  Joseph Yovich to Sachin Tendulkar, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
13.2  Joseph Yovich to Sachin Tendulkar, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
13.3  Joseph Yovich to Sachin Tendulkar, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2) 
13.4  Joseph Yovich to Sachin Tendulkar, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
13.5  Joseph Yovich to Michael Clarke, 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) 
13.6  Joseph Yovich to Michael Clarke, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 


End of over 14
Canterbury Cannons    110/2 (RR : 7.86)
Michael Clarke     40 (27b)
Sachin Tendulkar     52 (43b)
Joseph Yovich    3-0-29-0


14.1  James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, 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) 
14.2  James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
14.3  James Anderson to Michael Clarke, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 
14.4  James Anderson to Michael Clarke, , 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) 
14.4  James Anderson to Michael Clarke, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
14.5  James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2) 
14.6  James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off!  (4) 


End of over 15
Canterbury Cannons    125/2 (RR : 8.33)
Sachin Tendulkar     59 (47b)
Michael Clarke     47 (30b)
James Anderson    3-0-27-0


15.1  Joseph Yovich 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) 
15.2  Joseph Yovich to Michael Clarke, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2) 
15.3  Joseph Yovich to Michael Clarke, 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) 
15.4  Joseph Yovich to Michael Clarke, , No Ball. 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) 
15.4  Joseph Yovich to Sachin Tendulkar, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
15.5  Joseph Yovich to Sachin Tendulkar, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3) 
15.6  Joseph Yovich to Michael Clarke, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 


End of over 16
Canterbury Cannons    138/2 (RR : 8.63)
Michael Clarke     56 (35b)
Sachin Tendulkar     62 (49b)
Joseph Yovich    4-0-42-0


16.1  Brendon Diamanti to Sachin Tendulkar, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 
16.2  Brendon Diamanti to Sachin Tendulkar, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman.  (4) 
16.3  Brendon Diamanti to Sachin Tendulkar, Easy single.  (1) 
16.4  Brendon Diamanti to Michael Clarke, Great bowling, catching the batsman off guard with the quicker ball. He's stuck in his crease, rapped on the pads, and thoroughly beaten.

Michael Clarke                lbw Brendon Diamanti
Runs : 56       Balls : 36         S/R : 155.6

  (0) 
16.5  Brendon Diamanti to Greg Hay, 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) 
16.6  Brendon Diamanti to Greg Hay, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4) 


End of over 17
Canterbury Cannons    151/3 (RR : 8.88)
Greg Hay     6 (2b)
Sachin Tendulkar     69 (52b)
Brendon Diamanti    2-0-19-1


17.1  James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! Unfortunately for the bowler, the batsmen top edges it over the head of the keeper for six! Tough luck son, maybe you'll get him next time.  (6) 
17.2  James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, Ooo, cleaned him up!

Sachin Tendulkar                  b James Anderson
Runs : 75       Balls : 54         S/R : 138.9

  (0) 
17.3  James Anderson to Dwayne Bravo, Slog-sweep time! He swings, and misses! Clean bowled. Aw shucks.

Dwayne Bravo                      b James Anderson
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0

  (0) 
17.4  James Anderson to Daniel Vettori, 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.

Daniel Vettori c Brendon Diamanti b James Anderson
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0

  (0) 
17.5  James Anderson to James Franklin, That's a single.  (1) 
17.6  James Anderson to Greg Hay, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Rapped dead in front, the umpire has no hesistation.

Greg Hay                        lbw James Anderson
Runs : 6       Balls : 3         S/R : 200

  (0) 


End of over 18
Canterbury Cannons    158/7 (RR : 8.78)
Derek de Boorder     0 (0b)
James Franklin     1 (1b)
James Anderson    4-0-34-4


18.1  Chris Cairns to James Franklin, , Wide, one run  (1) 
18.1  Chris Cairns to James Franklin, That's a single.  (1) 
18.2  Chris Cairns to Derek de Boorder, Low fulltoss, the batsman lines up for the big shot, and misses completely! LBW! Gosh that's rubbish batting, the batsman is kicking himself!

Derek de Boorder                  lbw Chris Cairns
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0

  (0) 
18.3  Chris Cairns to Dale Steyn, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs.  (2) 
18.4  Chris Cairns to Dale Steyn, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 
18.5  Chris Cairns to Dale Steyn, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and the stumps are rattled!

Dale Steyn                          b Chris Cairns
Runs : 4       Balls : 3         S/R : 133.3

  (0) 
18.6  Chris Cairns to Chris Martin, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0) 


End of over 19
Canterbury Cannons    164/9 (RR : 8.63)
Chris Martin     0 (1b)
James Franklin     2 (2b)
Chris Cairns    4-0-29-4


19.1  Mitchell Johnson to James Franklin, 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) 
19.2  Mitchell Johnson to James Franklin, Very well bowled.  (0) 
19.3  Mitchell Johnson to James Franklin, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
19.4  Mitchell Johnson to Chris Martin, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
19.5  Mitchell Johnson to Chris Martin, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and gets his partner run out! Oh dear!

Chris Martin              run out Mitchell Johnson
Runs : 0       Balls : 3         S/R : 0

  (0) 

The final scorecard for first innings was : 
Score: 165
 Wickets : 10
 Overs : 19.5

 The second innings begins now 


0.1  Dwayne Bravo to Tillakaratne Dilshan, 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) 
0.2  Dwayne Bravo to Aaron Redmond, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
0.3  Dwayne Bravo to Aaron Redmond, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
0.4  Dwayne Bravo to Aaron Redmond, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
0.5  Dwayne Bravo to Tillakaratne Dilshan, 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) 
0.6  Dwayne Bravo to Tillakaratne Dilshan, Easy single.  (1) 


End of over 1
Northern Gangsters    3/0 (RR : 3)    Required RR(8.53)
Aaron Redmond     1 (3b)
Tillakaratne Dilshan     2 (3b)
Dwayne Bravo    1-0-3-0


1.1  Dale Steyn to Tillakaratne Dilshan, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2) 
1.2  Dale Steyn to Tillakaratne Dilshan, Very well bowled.  (0) 
1.3  Dale Steyn to Tillakaratne Dilshan, Fantastic slower ball, the batsman swings twice and still misses it, and is caught plumb in front!

Tillakaratne Dilshan                lbw Dale Steyn
Runs : 4       Balls : 6         S/R : 66.67

  (0) 
1.4  Dale Steyn to Jesse Ryder, 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) 
1.5  Dale Steyn to Aaron Redmond, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
1.6  Dale Steyn to Jesse Ryder, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 2
Northern Gangsters    9/1 (RR : 4.5)    Required RR(8.67)
Jesse Ryder     3 (2b)
Aaron Redmond     2 (4b)
Dale Steyn    1-0-6-1


2.1  Dwayne Bravo to Aaron Redmond, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
2.2  Dwayne Bravo to Aaron Redmond, Very well bowled.  (0) 
2.3  Dwayne Bravo to Aaron Redmond, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
2.4  Dwayne Bravo to Aaron Redmond, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
2.5  Dwayne Bravo to Aaron Redmond, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 
2.6  Dwayne Bravo to Jesse Ryder, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 


End of over 3
Northern Gangsters    10/1 (RR : 3.33)    Required RR(9.12)
Jesse Ryder     3 (3b)
Aaron Redmond     3 (9b)
Dwayne Bravo    2-0-4-0


3.1  Dale Steyn to Aaron Redmond, 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) 
3.2  Dale Steyn to Aaron Redmond, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
3.3  Dale Steyn to Aaron Redmond, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2) 
3.4  Dale Steyn to Aaron Redmond, 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) 
3.5  Dale Steyn to Aaron Redmond, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
3.6  Dale Steyn to Jesse Ryder, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three.  (3) 


End of over 4
Northern Gangsters    18/1 (RR : 4.5)    Required RR(9.19)
Aaron Redmond     8 (14b)
Jesse Ryder     6 (4b)
Dale Steyn    2-0-14-1


4.1  Dwayne Bravo to Jesse Ryder, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
4.2  Dwayne Bravo to Aaron Redmond, They're running hard, excellent throw, and he's out!

Aaron Redmond              run out Stephen Fleming
Runs : 8       Balls : 15         S/R : 53.33

  (0) 
4.3  Dwayne Bravo to Peter Ingram, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
4.4  Dwayne Bravo to Peter Ingram, Good running, two runs.  (2) 
4.5  Dwayne Bravo to Peter Ingram, One more to the total.  (1) 
4.6  Dwayne Bravo to Jesse Ryder, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Clean bowled!

Jesse Ryder                         b Dwayne Bravo
Runs : 7       Balls : 6         S/R : 116.7

  (0) 


End of over 5
Northern Gangsters    22/3 (RR : 4.4)    Required RR(9.53)
Dwayne Smith     0 (0b)
Peter Ingram     3 (3b)
Dwayne Bravo    3-0-8-1


5.1  Dale Steyn to Peter Ingram, 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) 
5.2  Dale Steyn to Dwayne Smith, 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) 
5.3  Dale Steyn to Peter Ingram, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
5.4  Dale Steyn to Peter Ingram, No shot offered.  (0) 
5.5  Dale Steyn to Peter Ingram, Inside edge, and gone! Great bowling, and some loose batting.

Peter Ingram                          b Dale Steyn
Runs : 4       Balls : 7         S/R : 57.14

  (0) 
5.6  Dale Steyn to Joseph Yovich, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more!  (3) 


End of over 6
Northern Gangsters    27/4 (RR : 4.5)    Required RR(9.86)
Dwayne Smith     1 (1b)
Joseph Yovich     3 (1b)
Dale Steyn    3-0-19-2


6.1  Chris Martin to Joseph Yovich, Good running, two runs.  (2) 
6.2  Chris Martin to Joseph Yovich, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
6.3  Chris Martin to Joseph Yovich, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
6.4  Chris Martin to Joseph Yovich, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 
6.5  Chris Martin to Joseph Yovich, No shot offered.  (0) 
6.6  Chris Martin to Joseph Yovich, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more!  (3) 


End of over 7
Northern Gangsters    34/4 (RR : 4.86)    Required RR(10.1)
Dwayne Smith     1 (1b)
Joseph Yovich     10 (7b)
Chris Martin    1-0-7-0


7.1  Michael Clarke to Joseph Yovich, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4) 
7.2  Michael Clarke to Joseph Yovich, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2) 
7.3  Michael Clarke to Joseph Yovich, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
7.4  Michael Clarke to Joseph Yovich, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
7.5  Michael Clarke to Joseph Yovich, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
7.6  Michael Clarke to Joseph Yovich, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 


End of over 8
Northern Gangsters    41/4 (RR : 5.13)    Required RR(10.3)
Dwayne Smith     1 (1b)
Joseph Yovich     17 (13b)
Michael Clarke    1-0-7-0


8.1  Chris Martin to Joseph Yovich, No shot offered.  (0) 
8.2  Chris Martin to Joseph Yovich, 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) 
8.3  Chris Martin to Joseph Yovich, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3) 
8.4  Chris Martin to Dwayne Smith, 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) 
8.5  Chris Martin to Joseph Yovich, Very well bowled.  (0) 
8.6  Chris Martin to Joseph Yovich, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 


End of over 9
Northern Gangsters    46/4 (RR : 5.11)    Required RR(10.8)
Dwayne Smith     2 (2b)
Joseph Yovich     21 (18b)
Chris Martin    2-0-12-0


9.1  Michael Clarke to Joseph Yovich, 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) 
9.2  Michael Clarke to Joseph Yovich, That's a single.  (1) 
9.3  Michael Clarke to Dwayne Smith, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4) 
9.4  Michael Clarke to Dwayne Smith, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
9.5  Michael Clarke to Joseph Yovich, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
9.6  Michael Clarke to Dwayne Smith, 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) 


End of over 10
Northern Gangsters    58/4 (RR : 5.8)    Required RR(10.7)
Joseph Yovich     25 (21b)
Dwayne Smith     10 (5b)
Michael Clarke    2-0-19-0


10.1  James Franklin to Dwayne Smith, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
10.2  James Franklin to Dwayne Smith, That's a single.  (1) 
10.3  James Franklin to Joseph Yovich, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
10.4  James Franklin to Joseph Yovich, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
10.5  James Franklin to Dwayne Smith, That's a single.  (1) 
10.6  James Franklin to Joseph Yovich, No shot offered.  (0) 


End of over 11
Northern Gangsters    61/4 (RR : 5.55)    Required RR(11.6)
Joseph Yovich     26 (24b)
Dwayne Smith     12 (8b)
James Franklin    1-0-3-0


11.1  Daniel Vettori to Dwayne Smith, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
11.2  Daniel Vettori to Dwayne Smith, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
11.3  Daniel Vettori to Joseph Yovich, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
11.4  Daniel Vettori to Joseph Yovich, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Clean bowled!

Joseph Yovich                     b Daniel Vettori
Runs : 26       Balls : 26         S/R : 100

  (0) 
11.5  Daniel Vettori to Brendon Diamanti, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2) 
11.6  Daniel Vettori to Brendon Diamanti, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4) 


End of over 12
Northern Gangsters    68/5 (RR : 5.67)    Required RR(12.1)
Brendon Diamanti     6 (2b)
Dwayne Smith     13 (10b)
Daniel Vettori    1-0-7-1


12.1  Michael Clarke to Dwayne Smith, 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) 
12.2  Michael Clarke to Dwayne Smith, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
12.3  Michael Clarke to Dwayne Smith, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
12.4  Michael Clarke to Dwayne Smith, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2) 
12.5  Michael Clarke to Dwayne Smith, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 
12.6  Michael Clarke to Dwayne Smith, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 


End of over 13
Northern Gangsters    73/5 (RR : 5.62)    Required RR(13.1)
Brendon Diamanti     6 (2b)
Dwayne Smith     18 (16b)
Michael Clarke    3-0-24-0


13.1  James Franklin to Dwayne Smith, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
13.2  James Franklin to Dwayne Smith, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4) 
13.3  James Franklin to Dwayne Smith, No shot offered.  (0) 
13.4  James Franklin to Dwayne Smith, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 
13.5  James Franklin to Dwayne Smith, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
13.6  James Franklin to Brendon Diamanti, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 


End of over 14
Northern Gangsters    81/5 (RR : 5.79)    Required RR(14)
Dwayne Smith     25 (21b)
Brendon Diamanti     7 (3b)
James Franklin    2-0-11-0


14.1  Chris Martin to Brendon Diamanti, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
14.2  Chris Martin to Dwayne Smith, 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) 
14.3  Chris Martin to Dwayne Smith, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 
14.4  Chris Martin to Brendon Diamanti, That's a single.  (1) 
14.5  Chris Martin to Dwayne Smith, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
14.6  Chris Martin to Brendon Diamanti, 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 15
Northern Gangsters    87/5 (RR : 5.8)    Required RR(15.6)
Brendon Diamanti     11 (6b)
Dwayne Smith     27 (24b)
Chris Martin    3-0-18-0


15.1  Daniel Vettori to Dwayne Smith, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
15.2  Daniel Vettori to Dwayne Smith, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs.  (2) 
15.3  Daniel Vettori to Dwayne Smith, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0) 
15.4  Daniel Vettori to Dwayne Smith, That's a single.  (1) 
15.5  Daniel Vettori to Brendon Diamanti, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2) 
15.6  Daniel Vettori to Brendon Diamanti, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 


End of over 16
Northern Gangsters    92/5 (RR : 5.75)    Required RR(18.3)
Brendon Diamanti     13 (8b)
Dwayne Smith     30 (28b)
Daniel Vettori    2-0-12-1


16.1  James Franklin to Dwayne Smith, In the air, and gone!

Dwayne Smith    c Stephen Fleming b James Franklin
Runs : 30       Balls : 29         S/R : 103.4

  (0) 
16.2  James Franklin to Chris Cairns, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4) 
16.3  James Franklin to Chris Cairns, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
16.4  James Franklin to Chris Cairns, 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) 
16.5  James Franklin to Brendon Diamanti, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
16.6  James Franklin to Brendon Diamanti, , No Ball. out a no ball!  (0) 
16.6  James Franklin to Brendon Diamanti, Good running, two runs.  (2) 


End of over 17
Northern Gangsters    102/6 (RR : 6)    Required RR(21)
Brendon Diamanti     15 (11b)
Chris Cairns     7 (3b)
James Franklin    3-0-21-1


17.1  Chris Martin to Chris Cairns, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
17.2  Chris Martin to Brendon Diamanti, That's a single.  (1) 
17.3  Chris Martin to Chris Cairns, Slog-sweep time! He hasn't executed that quite well, and....yup, he's out caught! Tough luck kid, maybe you'll do better next time.

Chris Cairns         c Dwayne Bravo b Chris Martin
Runs : 8       Balls : 5         S/R : 160

  (0) 
17.4  Chris Martin to Mitchell Johnson, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
17.5  Chris Martin to Mitchell Johnson, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2) 
17.6  Chris Martin to Mitchell Johnson, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective.  (4) 


End of over 18
Northern Gangsters    110/7 (RR : 6.11)    Required RR(27.5)
Mitchell Johnson     6 (3b)
Brendon Diamanti     16 (12b)
Chris Martin    4-0-26-1


18.1  Dwayne Bravo to Brendon Diamanti, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
18.2  Dwayne Bravo to Brendon Diamanti, Very well bowled.  (0) 
18.3  Dwayne Bravo to Brendon Diamanti, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
18.4  Dwayne Bravo to Brendon Diamanti, That was travelling like a rocket, but somehow the fielder has managed to hold on! Nice catch.

Brendon Diamanti  c Stephen Fleming b Dwayne Bravo
Runs : 16       Balls : 16         S/R : 100

  (0) 
18.5  Dwayne Bravo to James Anderson, Goes for a straight drive, but inside edges it into his legs and it richochets onto the stumps! The batsman is not happy!

James Anderson                      b Dwayne Bravo
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0

  (0) 
18.6  Dwayne Bravo to Rana Naved, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 


End of over 19
Northern Gangsters    110/9 (RR : 5.79)    Required RR(55)
Rana Naved     0 (1b)
Mitchell Johnson     6 (3b)
Dwayne Bravo    4-1-8-2


19.1  Dale Steyn to Mitchell Johnson, Very well bowled.  (0) 
19.2  Dale Steyn to Mitchell Johnson, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 
19.3  Dale Steyn to Rana Naved, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
19.4  Dale Steyn to Mitchell Johnson, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!

Mitchell Johnson                  c & b Dale Steyn
Runs : 7       Balls : 6         S/R : 116.7

  (0) 

The final scorecard for second innings was : 
Score: 112
 Wickets : 10
 Overs : 19.4

Code:
Northern Gangsters vs. Canterbury Cannons


Canterbury Cannons Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Stephen Fleming           c Rana Naved b Chris Cairns   13   11   1   0  118.2
Sachin Tendulkar                     b James Anderson   75   54   6   1  138.9
Kevin Pietersen                      lbw Chris Cairns    2    6   0   0  33.33
Michael Clarke                   lbw Brendon Diamanti   56   36   7   1  155.6
Greg Hay                           lbw James Anderson    6    3   1   0    200
Dwayne Bravo                         b James Anderson    0    1   0   0      0
Daniel Vettori    c Brendon Diamanti b James Anderson    0    1   0   0      0
James Franklin                                not out    3    5   0   0     60
Derek de Boorder                     lbw Chris Cairns    0    1   0   0      0
Dale Steyn                             b Chris Cairns    4    3   0   0  133.3
Chris Martin                 run out Mitchell Johnson    0    3   0   0      0

Total: 165                       Overs: 19.5                    Run Rate: 8.684

Extras : 6    No Balls : 5       Wides : 1    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

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Northern Gangsters Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Joseph Yovich                        4.0           0      42           0   10.5
Brendon Diamanti                     2.0           0      19           1    9.5
Chris Cairns                         4.0           0      29           4   7.25
Mitchell Johnson                     3.5           0      30           0   7.83
James Anderson                       4.0           0      34           4    8.5
Rana Naved                           2.0           0      11           0    5.5

Total: 165                       Overs: 19.5                    Run Rate: 8.684

Extras : 6    No Balls : 5       Wides : 1    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0



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Northern Gangsters Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Tillakaratne Dilshan                   lbw Dale Steyn    4    6   0   0  66.67
Aaron Redmond                 run out Stephen Fleming    8   15   0   0  53.33
Jesse Ryder                            b Dwayne Bravo    7    6   0   0  116.7
Peter Ingram                             b Dale Steyn    4    7   0   0  57.14
Dwayne Smith       c Stephen Fleming b James Franklin   30   29   2   0  103.4
Joseph Yovich                        b Daniel Vettori   26   26   1   0    100
Brendon Diamanti     c Stephen Fleming b Dwayne Bravo   16   16   1   0    100
Chris Cairns            c Dwayne Bravo b Chris Martin    8    5   1   0    160
Mitchell Johnson                     c & b Dale Steyn    7    6   1   0  116.7
James Anderson                         b Dwayne Bravo    0    1   0   0      0
Rana Naved                                    not out    1    2   0   0     50

Total: 112                       Overs: 19.4                    Run Rate: 5.895

Extras : 1    No Balls : 1       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

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Canterbury Cannons Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Michael Clarke                       3.0           0      24           0      8
Dwayne Bravo                         4.0           1       8           3      2
Daniel Vettori                       2.0           0      12           1      6
James Franklin                       3.0           0      21           1      7
Dale Steyn                           3.4           0      21           3   5.73
Chris Martin                         4.0           0      26           1    6.5

Total: 112                       Overs: 19.4                    Run Rate: 5.895

Extras : 1    No Balls : 1       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0



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Northern Gangsters vs. Canterbury Cannons


Canterbury Cannons - 165/10 in 19.5 overs. 
Northern Gangsters - 112/10 in 19.4 overs. 



Canterbury Cannons wins the match by 53 runs
 

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