Carlton Saunders Super Smash T20
[Playoffs]
Eliminator
Nine Dragons V The Demons
Venue: Kowloon Cricket Club (Flat)
Toss: The Demons won, elected to field
Nine Dragons Innings
Code:
0.1 Rudolph to Blitzberg Steel, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
0.2 Rudolph to Michael Ng, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. (2)
0.3 Rudolph to Michael Ng, Very well bowled. (0)
0.4 Rudolph to Michael Ng, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
0.5 Rudolph to Michael Ng, Very well bowled. (0)
0.6 Rudolph to Michael Ng, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 1
Nine Dragons 5/0 (RR : 5)
Michael Ng 4 (5b)
Blitzberg Steel 1 (1b)
Rudolph 1-0-5-0
1.1 ARK Rafay to Blitzberg Steel, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
1.2 ARK Rafay to Michael Ng, That was a very good delivery. (0)
1.3 ARK Rafay to Michael Ng, Very well bowled. (0)
1.4 ARK Rafay to Michael Ng, Oooh! The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
1.5 ARK Rafay to Blitzberg Steel, Tries to work it off his legs, misses. (0)
1.6 ARK Rafay to Blitzberg Steel, Tries to work it off his legs, misses. (0)
End of over 2
Nine Dragons 7/0 (RR : 3.5)
Blitzberg Steel 2 (4b)
Michael Ng 5 (8b)
ARK Rafay 1-0-2-0
2.1 Rudolph to Michael Ng, Very well bowled. (0)
2.2 Rudolph to Michael Ng, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. One run. (1)
2.3 Rudolph to Blitzberg Steel, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
2.4 Rudolph to Blitzberg Steel, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
2.5 Rudolph to Michael Ng, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
2.6 Rudolph to Michael Ng, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
End of over 3
Nine Dragons 16/0 (RR : 5.33)
Blitzberg Steel 5 (6b)
Michael Ng 11 (12b)
Rudolph 2-0-14-0
3.1 ARK Rafay to Michael Ng, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
3.2 ARK Rafay to Michael Ng, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
3.3 ARK Rafay to Michael Ng, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
3.4 ARK Rafay to Blitzberg Steel, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
3.5 ARK Rafay to Blitzberg Steel, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw. The batsmen get three. (3)
3.6 ARK Rafay to Michael Ng, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 4
Nine Dragons 23/0 (RR : 5.75)
Blitzberg Steel 8 (8b)
Michael Ng 15 (16b)
ARK Rafay 2-0-9-0
4.1 Rudolph to Michael Ng, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
4.2 Rudolph to Blitzberg Steel, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
4.3 Rudolph to Blitzberg Steel, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. (4)
4.4 Rudolph to Blitzberg Steel, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
4.5 Rudolph to Blitzberg Steel, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
4.6 Rudolph to Blitzberg Steel, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
End of over 5
Nine Dragons 36/0 (RR : 7.2)
Blitzberg Steel 20 (13b)
Michael Ng 16 (17b)
Rudolph 3-0-27-0
5.1 ARK Rafay to Michael Ng, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
5.2 ARK Rafay to Blitzberg Steel, Very well bowled. (0)
5.3 ARK Rafay to Blitzberg Steel, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, and misses completely! Gone!
Blitzberg Steel b ARK Rafay
Runs : 20 Balls : 15 S/R : 133.3
(0)
5.4 ARK Rafay to Misbah-ul-Haq, Easy single. (1)
5.5 ARK Rafay to Michael Ng, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
5.6 ARK Rafay to Misbah-ul-Haq, 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
Nine Dragons 41/1 (RR : 6.83)
Misbah-ul-Haq 3 (2b)
Michael Ng 18 (19b)
ARK Rafay 3-0-14-1
6.1 L vd Broek to Michael Ng, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw. The batsmen get three. (3)
6.2 L vd Broek to Misbah-ul-Haq, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! (4)
6.3 L vd Broek to Misbah-ul-Haq, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.4 L vd Broek to Misbah-ul-Haq, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
6.5 L vd Broek to Misbah-ul-Haq, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. (0)
6.6 L vd Broek to Misbah-ul-Haq, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper for two. (2)
End of over 7
Nine Dragons 50/1 (RR : 7.14)
Misbah-ul-Haq 9 (7b)
Michael Ng 21 (20b)
L vd Broek 1-0-9-0
7.1 Muller S'stegger to Michael Ng, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
7.2 Muller S'stegger to Misbah-ul-Haq, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
7.3 Muller S'stegger to Michael Ng, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
7.4 Muller S'stegger to Misbah-ul-Haq, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
7.5 Muller S'stegger to Misbah-ul-Haq, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
7.6 Muller S'stegger to Misbah-ul-Haq, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 8
Nine Dragons 59/1 (RR : 7.38)
Misbah-ul-Haq 16 (11b)
Michael Ng 23 (22b)
Muller S'stegger 1-0-9-0
8.1 Muttiah M'tharan to Michael Ng, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
8.2 Muttiah M'tharan to Michael Ng, One more to the total. (1)
8.3 Muttiah M'tharan to Misbah-ul-Haq, Very well bowled. (0)
8.4 Muttiah M'tharan to Misbah-ul-Haq, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
8.5 Muttiah M'tharan to Misbah-ul-Haq, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. (0)
8.6 Muttiah M'tharan to Misbah-ul-Haq, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 9
Nine Dragons 66/1 (RR : 7.33)
Misbah-ul-Haq 20 (15b)
Michael Ng 26 (24b)
Muttiah M'tharan 1-0-7-0
9.1 Muller S'stegger to Michael Ng, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
9.2 Muller S'stegger to Michael Ng, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! (4)
9.3 Muller S'stegger to Michael Ng, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
9.4 Muller S'stegger to Misbah-ul-Haq, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
9.5 Muller S'stegger to Misbah-ul-Haq, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
9.6 Muller S'stegger to Misbah-ul-Haq, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
End of over 10
Nine Dragons 80/1 (RR : 8)
Michael Ng 35 (27b)
Misbah-ul-Haq 25 (18b)
Muller S'stegger 2-0-23-0
10.1 Muttiah M'tharan to Misbah-ul-Haq, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge and the ball runs for four. (4)
10.2 Muttiah M'tharan to Misbah-ul-Haq, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw. The batsmen get three. (3)
10.3 Muttiah M'tharan to Michael Ng, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
10.4 Muttiah M'tharan to Misbah-ul-Haq, Easy single. (1)
10.5 Muttiah M'tharan to Michael Ng, , No Ball. Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
10.5 Muttiah M'tharan to Michael Ng, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
10.6 Muttiah M'tharan to Michael Ng, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 11
Nine Dragons 96/1 (RR : 8.73)
Michael Ng 42 (31b)
Misbah-ul-Haq 33 (21b)
Muttiah M'tharan 2-0-23-0
11.1 Pravin Tambe to Misbah-ul-Haq, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.2 Pravin Tambe to Misbah-ul-Haq, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
11.3 Pravin Tambe to Michael Ng, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.4 Pravin Tambe to Michael Ng, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
11.5 Pravin Tambe to Michael Ng, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
11.6 Pravin Tambe to Michael Ng, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 12
Nine Dragons 103/1 (RR : 8.58)
Michael Ng 48 (35b)
Misbah-ul-Haq 34 (23b)
Pravin Tambe 1-0-7-0
12.1 Muttiah M'tharan to Misbah-ul-Haq, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
12.2 Muttiah M'tharan to Misbah-ul-Haq, Very well bowled. (0)
12.3 Muttiah M'tharan to Misbah-ul-Haq, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
12.4 Muttiah M'tharan to Misbah-ul-Haq, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
12.5 Muttiah M'tharan to Misbah-ul-Haq, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
12.6 Muttiah M'tharan to Misbah-ul-Haq, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 13
Nine Dragons 109/1 (RR : 8.38)
Misbah-ul-Haq 40 (29b)
Michael Ng 48 (35b)
Muttiah M'tharan 3-0-29-0
13.1 L vd Broek to Michael Ng, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
13.2 L vd Broek to Michael Ng, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
13.3 L vd Broek to Misbah-ul-Haq, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
13.4 L vd Broek to Misbah-ul-Haq, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
13.5 L vd Broek to Michael Ng, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! No run. (0)
13.6 L vd Broek to Michael Ng, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 14
Nine Dragons 113/1 (RR : 8.07)
Michael Ng 51 (39b)
Misbah-ul-Haq 41 (31b)
L vd Broek 2-0-13-0
14.1 Pravin Tambe to Misbah-ul-Haq, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
14.2 Pravin Tambe to Michael Ng, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.3 Pravin Tambe to Michael Ng, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third... Get in just in time! (3)
14.4 Pravin Tambe to Misbah-ul-Haq, Good running, two runs. (2)
14.5 Pravin Tambe to Misbah-ul-Haq, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. One run. (1)
14.6 Pravin Tambe to Michael Ng, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
End of over 15
Nine Dragons 124/1 (RR : 8.27)
Michael Ng 58 (42b)
Misbah-ul-Haq 45 (34b)
Pravin Tambe 2-0-18-0
15.1 L vd Broek to Misbah-ul-Haq, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! (4)
15.2 L vd Broek to Misbah-ul-Haq, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
15.3 L vd Broek to Misbah-ul-Haq, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
15.4 L vd Broek to Michael Ng, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
15.5 L vd Broek to Michael Ng, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
15.6 L vd Broek to Michael Ng, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
End of over 16
Nine Dragons 143/1 (RR : 8.94)
Michael Ng 68 (45b)
Misbah-ul-Haq 54 (37b)
L vd Broek 3-0-32-0
16.1 Pravin Tambe to Misbah-ul-Haq, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
16.2 Pravin Tambe to Misbah-ul-Haq, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
16.3 Pravin Tambe to Misbah-ul-Haq, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
16.4 Pravin Tambe to Michael Ng, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
16.5 Pravin Tambe to Michael Ng, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
16.6 Pravin Tambe to Michael Ng, He's caught it, no he's dropped it, he's caught it, he's juggling it, and he's taken it!
Michael Ng c Rudolph b Pravin Tambe
Runs : 72 Balls : 48 S/R : 150
(0)
End of over 17
Nine Dragons 158/2 (RR : 9.29)
Paul Nugent-Hopkins 0 (0b)
Misbah-ul-Haq 65 (40b)
Pravin Tambe 3-0-33-1
17.1 L vd Broek to Misbah-ul-Haq, Very well bowled. (0)
17.2 L vd Broek to Misbah-ul-Haq, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
17.3 L vd Broek to Misbah-ul-Haq, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge, but the ball still finds legstump! Gone!
Misbah-ul-Haq b L vd Broek
Runs : 69 Balls : 43 S/R : 160.5
(0)
17.4 L vd Broek to Waqas Latif, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. (2)
17.5 L vd Broek to Waqas Latif, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. (2)
17.6 L vd Broek to Waqas Latif, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! (4)
End of over 18
Nine Dragons 170/3 (RR : 9.44)
Waqas Latif 8 (3b)
Paul Nugent-Hopkins 0 (0b)
L vd Broek 4-0-44-1
18.1 Rudolph to Paul Nugent-Hopkins, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
18.2 Rudolph to Waqas Latif, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
18.3 Rudolph to Waqas Latif, Short, wide, and played on! That's poor, poor batting, the bowler is estatic about getting a wicket off that!
Waqas Latif b Rudolph
Runs : 8 Balls : 5 S/R : 160
(0)
18.4 Rudolph to Varun Rustagi, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
18.5 Rudolph to Varun Rustagi, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
18.6 Rudolph to Varun Rustagi, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
End of over 19
Nine Dragons 177/4 (RR : 9.32)
Varun Rustagi 6 (3b)
Paul Nugent-Hopkins 1 (1b)
Rudolph 4-0-34-1
19.1 ARK Rafay to Paul Nugent-Hopkins, Low fulltoss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught! (6)
19.2 ARK Rafay to Paul Nugent-Hopkins, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
19.3 ARK Rafay to Paul Nugent-Hopkins, The batsmen top edges it over the head of the keeper for six! (6)
19.4 ARK Rafay to Paul Nugent-Hopkins, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
19.5 ARK Rafay to Paul Nugent-Hopkins, That six has cleared the car park! (6)
19.6 ARK Rafay to Paul Nugent-Hopkins, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
End of over 20
Nine Dragons 203/4 (RR : 10.1)
Paul Nugent-Hopkins 27 (7b)
Varun Rustagi 6 (3b)
ARK Rafay 4-0-40-1
The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 203
Wickets : 4
Overs : 20.0
Paul Nugent-Hopkins played a blinder as he scored 26 runs in the final over of the innings
Code:
Nine Dragons Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Blitzberg Steel b ARK Rafay 20 15 2 0 133.3
Michael Ng c Rudolph b Pravin Tambe 72 48 5 1 150
Misbah-ul-Haq b L vd Broek 69 43 8 1 160.5
Paul Nugent-Hopkins not out 27 7 1 3 385.7
Waqas Latif b Rudolph 8 5 1 0 160
Varun Rustagi+ not out 6 3 1 0 200
Svenke Ulberg* dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Brad Hogg dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Kai Winch dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Alexander McKenzie dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Rick Adams dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 203 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 10.15
Extras : 1 No Balls : 1 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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The Demons Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Rudolph 4.0 0 34 1 8.5
ARK Rafay 4.0 0 40 1 10
L vd Broek 4.0 0 44 1 11
Muller S'stegger 2.0 0 23 0 11.5
Muttiah M'tharan 3.0 0 29 0 9.67
Pravin Tambe 3.0 0 33 1 11
Total: 203 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 10.15
Extras : 1 No Balls : 1 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
The Demons need 204 runs in 20 overs to win