Welcome to the Champions Arena (I dont really think so looking at the table
) for the 10th round of PCPL 3,where hosts Chennai take on Vatican Victors .The pitch is fairly on the slower side and Chennai have won the toss and elected to bowl first.
0.1 Adyhorn to Kshitiz_Indian, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
0.2 Adyhorn to Kshitiz_Indian, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
0.3 Adyhorn to Kshitiz_Indian, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
0.4 Adyhorn to Kshitiz_Indian, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
0.5 Adyhorn to Sohum, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
0.6 Adyhorn to Sohum, 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 1
Vatican Victors 7/0 (RR : 7)
Sohum 0 (2b)
Kshitiz_Indian 7 (4b)
Adyhorn 1-0-7-0
1.1 Pal to Kshitiz_Indian, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
1.2 Pal to Sohum, 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)
1.3 Pal to Sohum, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
1.4 Pal to Sohum, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
1.5 Pal to Sohum, 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)
1.6 Pal to Sohum, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
End of over 2
Vatican Victors 15/0 (RR : 7.5)
Kshitiz_Indian 8 (5b)
Sohum 7 (7b)
Pal 1-0-8-0
2.1 Adyhorn to Sohum, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
2.2 Adyhorn to Kshitiz_Indian, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
2.3 Adyhorn to Kshitiz_Indian, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
2.4 Adyhorn to Kshitiz_Indian, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
2.5 Adyhorn to Kshitiz_Indian, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
2.6 Adyhorn to Sohum, 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 3
Vatican Victors 19/0 (RR : 6.33)
Sohum 8 (9b)
Kshitiz_Indian 11 (9b)
Adyhorn 2-0-11-0
3.1 Pal to Kshitiz_Indian, sings the bat high up in the air the ball nowhere close to the bat and thats a dot ball (0)
3.2 Pal to Kshitiz_Indian, Full delivery outside offstump. The batsman clears his left leg, swings, and top edges it high into the air for an easy catch. Hopefully the batsman has learnt why you shouldn't slog across the line!
Kshitiz_Indian c & b Pal
Runs : 11 Balls : 11 S/R : 100
(0)
3.3 Pal to gudduthemaster, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
3.4 Pal to gudduthemaster, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
3.5 Pal to Sohum, 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)
3.6 Pal to Sohum, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 4
Vatican Victors 29/1 (RR : 7.25)
gudduthemaster 7 (2b)
Sohum 11 (11b)
Pal 2-0-18-1
4.1 Adyhorn to Sohum, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
4.2 Adyhorn to Sohum, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
4.3 Adyhorn to gudduthemaster, 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)
4.4 Adyhorn to gudduthemaster, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
4.5 Adyhorn to gudduthemaster, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Deary me. The batsmen steal a single while laughing, the bowler has his hands on his head... (1)
4.6 Adyhorn to Sohum, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
End of over 5
Vatican Victors 43/1 (RR : 8.6)
Sohum 16 (14b)
gudduthemaster 16 (5b)
Adyhorn 3-0-25-0
5.1 Pal to gudduthemaster, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
5.2 Pal to gudduthemaster, And it's a DLF Maxix...uhh...six runs! (6)
5.3 Pal to gudduthemaster, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
5.4 Pal to gudduthemaster, One more to the total. (1)
5.5 Pal to Sohum, 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)
5.6 Pal to Sohum, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 6
Vatican Victors 54/1 (RR : 9)
Sohum 16 (16b)
gudduthemaster 27 (9b)
Pal 3-0-29-1
6.1 Abdul Qadir to gudduthemaster, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
6.2 Abdul Qadir to Sohum, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
6.3 Abdul Qadir to Sohum, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
6.4 Abdul Qadir to gudduthemaster, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
6.5 Abdul Qadir to Sohum, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
6.6 Abdul Qadir to gudduthemaster, 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
Vatican Victors 58/1 (RR : 8.29)
gudduthemaster 29 (12b)
Sohum 18 (19b)
Abdul Qadir 1-0-4-0
7.1 Gillyfan to Sohum, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
7.2 Gillyfan to Sohum, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
7.3 Gillyfan to Sohum, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
7.4 Gillyfan to Sohum, , No Ball. EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Deary me. The batsmen steal a single while laughing, the bowler has his hands on his head... (1)
7.4 Gillyfan to gudduthemaster, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
7.5 Gillyfan to gudduthemaster, That was a very good delivery. (0)
7.6 Gillyfan to gudduthemaster, 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 8
Vatican Victors 66/1 (RR : 8.25)
gudduthemaster 33 (15b)
Sohum 21 (23b)
Gillyfan 1-0-8-0
8.1 Wilfred Rhodes to Sohum, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry but my eyes have rather become small like Zorax's. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
8.2 Wilfred Rhodes to Sohum, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
8.3 Wilfred Rhodes to Sohum, That was a very good delivery. (0)
8.4 Wilfred Rhodes to Sohum, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
8.5 Wilfred Rhodes to gudduthemaster, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
8.6 Wilfred Rhodes to Sohum, 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 9
Vatican Victors 72/1 (RR : 8)
Sohum 26 (28b)
gudduthemaster 34 (16b)
Wilfred Rhodes 1-0-6-0
9.1 Karachi Xpress to gudduthemaster, I'd like to thank the lady in Seat 27 Row D for the fabulous cake she's sent us! Triple Chocolate Fudge with Mint, my favourite! Oh, and no run. (0)
9.2 Karachi Xpress to gudduthemaster, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
9.3 Karachi Xpress to gudduthemaster, 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)
9.4 Karachi Xpress to gudduthemaster, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
9.5 Karachi Xpress to gudduthemaster, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
9.6 Karachi Xpress to gudduthemaster, 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 10
Vatican Victors 76/1 (RR : 7.6)
gudduthemaster 38 (22b)
Sohum 26 (28b)
Karachi Xpress 1-0-4-0
10.1 Gillyfan to Sohum, 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)
10.2 Gillyfan to Sohum, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
10.3 Gillyfan to Sohum, ......what? Why are you looking at me like that? Oh right! The commentary! Umm...looks like that was a dot ball! No run. Now leave me alone. (0)
10.4 Gillyfan to Sohum, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
10.5 Gillyfan to Sohum, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
10.6 Gillyfan to Sohum, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 11
Vatican Victors 81/1 (RR : 7.36)
gudduthemaster 38 (22b)
Sohum 31 (34b)
Gillyfan 2-0-13-0
11.1 Wilfred Rhodes to Sohum, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
11.2 Wilfred Rhodes to Sohum, 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 hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to a single. (1)
11.3 Wilfred Rhodes to gudduthemaster, No shot offered. (0)
11.4 Wilfred Rhodes to gudduthemaster, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
11.5 Wilfred Rhodes to Sohum, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
11.6 Wilfred Rhodes to gudduthemaster, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
End of over 12
Vatican Victors 86/1 (RR : 7.17)
gudduthemaster 41 (25b)
Sohum 33 (37b)
Wilfred Rhodes 2-0-11-0
12.1 Abdul Qadir to Sohum, We've just recieved a letter here in the commentary box, from an fan who wants us to 'Shut the fuc..' oh dear, um, nevermind. Back to the cricket, and it seems the batsmen ran three! Well done. (3)
12.2 Abdul Qadir to gudduthemaster, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
12.3 Abdul Qadir to gudduthemaster, No shot offered. (0)
12.4 Abdul Qadir to gudduthemaster, 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)
12.5 Abdul Qadir to gudduthemaster, Good running, two runs. (2)
12.6 Abdul Qadir to gudduthemaster, , No Ball. Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
12.6 Abdul Qadir to gudduthemaster, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Deary me. The batsmen steal a single while laughing, the bowler has his hands on his head... (1)
End of over 13
Vatican Victors 97/1 (RR : 7.46)
Sohum 36 (38b)
gudduthemaster 48 (31b)
Abdul Qadir 2-0-15-0
13.1 Karachi Xpress to gudduthemaster, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
13.2 Karachi Xpress to Sohum, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
13.3 Karachi Xpress to gudduthemaster, 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 Karachi Xpress to gudduthemaster, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
13.5 Karachi Xpress to Sohum, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
13.6 Karachi Xpress to Sohum, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 14
Vatican Victors 103/1 (RR : 7.36)
gudduthemaster 50 (34b)
Sohum 40 (41b)
Karachi Xpress 2-0-10-0
14.1 Gillyfan to Sohum, , No Ball. Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
14.1 Gillyfan to Sohum, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
14.2 Gillyfan to gudduthemaster, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
14.3 Gillyfan to gudduthemaster, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
14.4 Gillyfan to gudduthemaster, 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)
14.5 Gillyfan to Sohum, , No Ball. Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
14.5 Gillyfan to Sohum, 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)
14.6 Gillyfan to Sohum, 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 15
Vatican Victors 115/1 (RR : 7.67)
Sohum 47 (46b)
gudduthemaster 53 (37b)
Gillyfan 3-0-25-0
15.1 Abdul Qadir to gudduthemaster, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
15.2 Abdul Qadir to gudduthemaster, And the camera pans to show a hot chick in Row C. Rumours have it that she is either Shalins's date for the night, or an assasin out to kill him. I guess we'll find out one way or another by tommorrow...oh, right. No run. (0)
15.3 Abdul Qadir to gudduthemaster, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
15.4 Abdul Qadir to gudduthemaster, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
15.5 Abdul Qadir to gudduthemaster, That was a very good delivery. (0)
15.6 Abdul Qadir to gudduthemaster, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
End of over 16
Vatican Victors 115/1 (RR : 7.19)
gudduthemaster 53 (43b)
Sohum 47 (46b)
Abdul Qadir 3-1-15-0
16.1 Wilfred Rhodes to Sohum, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Deary me. The batsmen steal a single while laughing, the bowler has his hands on his head... (1)
16.2 Wilfred Rhodes to gudduthemaster, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
16.3 Wilfred Rhodes to Sohum, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
16.4 Wilfred Rhodes to Sohum, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
16.5 Wilfred Rhodes to Sohum, 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 Wilfred Rhodes to Sohum, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
End of over 17
Vatican Victors 121/1 (RR : 7.12)
Sohum 52 (51b)
gudduthemaster 54 (44b)
Wilfred Rhodes 3-0-17-0
17.1 Karachi Xpress to gudduthemaster, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
17.2 Karachi Xpress to gudduthemaster, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
17.3 Karachi Xpress to gudduthemaster, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
17.4 Karachi Xpress to gudduthemaster, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
17.5 Karachi Xpress to Sohum, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
17.6 Karachi Xpress to Sohum, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
End of over 18
Vatican Victors 137/1 (RR : 7.61)
gudduthemaster 63 (48b)
Sohum 59 (53b)
Karachi Xpress 3-0-26-0
18.1 Pal to Sohum, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry but my eyes have rather become small like Zorax's. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
18.2 Pal to Sohum, 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)
18.3 Pal to Sohum, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it straight to second slip! Out!
Sohum c Adyhorn b Pal
Runs : 59 Balls : 56 S/R : 105.4
(0)
18.4 Pal to blake, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
18.5 Pal to blake, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
18.6 Pal to blake, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
End of over 19
Vatican Victors 139/2 (RR : 7.32)
blake 2 (3b)
gudduthemaster 63 (48b)
Pal 4-0-31-2
19.1 Adyhorn to gudduthemaster, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three. (3)
19.2 Adyhorn to blake, And the camera pans to show a hot chick in Row C. Rumours have it that she is either Shalins's date for the night, or an assasin out to kill him. I guess we'll find out one way or another by tommorrow...oh, right. No run. (0)
19.3 Adyhorn to blake, 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)
19.4 Adyhorn to blake, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
19.5 Adyhorn to blake, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
19.6 Adyhorn to blake, No shot offered, and the off-stump is sent tumbling! That's a poor, poor leave...
blake b Adyhorn
Runs : 6 Balls : 8 S/R : 75
(0)
End of over 20
Vatican Victors 146/3 (RR : 7.3)
Kapil Dev 0 (0b)
gudduthemaster 66 (49b)
Adyhorn 4-0-32-1
The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 146
Wickets : 3
Overs : 20.0
Vatican have done fairly well on a very slow pitch.But will this be enough to stop the lately in-form Chennai.Stay tuned to watch this exclusive take on.Right here @ planetcricket.org
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