Welcome back. The dinner formalities are done and dusted, and the Man D openers are walking out there with 140 runs to chase. It's a tricky target, especially given the conditions and the challenge of Botham and Imran Khan with the new ball. Man D have shuffled their batting a bit, and upon hearing of BB's loss, will be breathing a little easier considering that win or lose, they're still on the top of the table. Toronto will be all guns firing, and Imran Khan has the new ball in his hands. Don Tallon is taking strike, and we'll move to the pitch...
0.1 Imran Khan to Don Tallon, Ah that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastest no time in putting the trash away. Six! (6)
0.2 Imran Khan to Don Tallon, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
0.3 Imran Khan to Don Tallon, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
0.4 Imran Khan to Don Tallon, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
0.5 Imran Khan to KBC, 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 Imran Khan to KBC, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 1
Manchester Divided 12/0 (RR : 12) Required RR(6.68)
Don Tallon 11 (4b)
KBC 1 (2b)
Imran Khan 1-0-12-0
1.1 Ian Botham to KBC, 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)
1.2 Ian Botham to KBC, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
1.3 Ian Botham to Don Tallon, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
1.4 Ian Botham to Don Tallon, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
1.5 Ian Botham to Don Tallon, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
1.6 Ian Botham to KBC, 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)
End of over 2
Manchester Divided 24/0 (RR : 12) Required RR(6.39)
KBC 8 (5b)
Don Tallon 16 (7b)
Ian Botham 1-0-12-0
2.1 Imran Khan to Don Tallon, That’s what my mum calls a “proper” wicket!
Don Tallon b Imran Khan
Runs : 16 Balls : 8 S/R : 200
(0)
2.2 Imran Khan to Viv Richards, 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)
2.3 Imran Khan to Viv Richards, No shot offered. (0)
2.4 Imran Khan to Viv Richards, , No Ball. 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)
2.4 Imran Khan to Viv Richards, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
2.5 Imran Khan to Viv Richards, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
2.6 Imran Khan to Viv Richards, 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)
End of over 3
Manchester Divided 32/1 (RR : 10.7) Required RR(6.29)
KBC 8 (5b)
Viv Richards 7 (6b)
Imran Khan 2-0-20-1
3.1 Ian Botham to Viv Richards, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
3.2 Ian Botham to Viv Richards, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
3.3 Ian Botham to KBC, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
3.4 Ian Botham to KBC, 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)
3.5 Ian Botham to KBC, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
3.6 Ian Botham to Viv Richards, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 4
Manchester Divided 37/1 (RR : 9.25) Required RR(6.38)
KBC 9 (8b)
Viv Richards 11 (9b)
Ian Botham 2-0-17-0
4.1 Imran Khan to Viv Richards, Ah that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastest no time in putting the trash away. Six! (6)
4.2 Imran Khan to Viv Richards, It's in the air...the fielder comes under it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! The batsmen come back for a third run laughing while the humiliated fielder tosses the ball back in. (3)
4.3 Imran Khan to KBC, Good running, two runs. (2)
4.4 Imran Khan to KBC, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
4.5 Imran Khan to KBC, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
4.6 Imran Khan to Viv Richards, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
End of over 5
Manchester Divided 50/1 (RR : 10) Required RR(5.93)
KBC 12 (11b)
Viv Richards 21 (12b)
Imran Khan 3-0-33-1
5.1 Ian Botham to Viv Richards, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
5.2 Ian Botham to Viv Richards, 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)
5.3 Ian Botham to Viv Richards, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.4 Ian Botham to Viv Richards, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
5.5 Ian Botham to KBC, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
5.6 Ian Botham to KBC, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 6
Manchester Divided 51/1 (RR : 8.5) Required RR(6.29)
KBC 12 (13b)
Viv Richards 22 (16b)
Ian Botham 3-0-18-0
6.1 Brendon Hedger to Viv Richards, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.2 Brendon Hedger to Viv Richards, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
6.3 Brendon Hedger to Viv Richards, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
6.4 Brendon Hedger to Viv Richards, That was a very good delivery. (0)
6.5 Brendon Hedger to Viv Richards, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
6.6 Brendon Hedger to Viv Richards, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
End of over 7
Manchester Divided 57/1 (RR : 8.14) Required RR(6.31)
Viv Richards 28 (22b)
KBC 12 (13b)
Brendon Hedger 1-0-6-0
7.1 Wolf to KBC, One more to the total. (1)
7.2 Wolf to Viv Richards, 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 Wolf to Viv Richards, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
7.4 Wolf to Viv Richards, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
7.5 Wolf to Viv Richards, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
7.6 Wolf to Viv Richards, 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)
End of over 8
Manchester Divided 64/1 (RR : 8) Required RR(6.25)
Viv Richards 34 (27b)
KBC 13 (14b)
Wolf 1-0-7-0
8.1 Brendon Hedger to KBC, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
8.2 Brendon Hedger to KBC, , No Ball. ......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)
8.2 Brendon Hedger to KBC, One more to the total. (1)
8.3 Brendon Hedger to Viv Richards, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
8.4 Brendon Hedger to KBC, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
8.5 Brendon Hedger to KBC, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
8.6 Brendon Hedger to Viv Richards, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
End of over 9
Manchester Divided 73/1 (RR : 8.11) Required RR(6)
KBC 19 (19b)
Viv Richards 36 (29b)
Brendon Hedger 2-0-15-0
9.1 Wolf to Viv Richards, 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)
9.2 Wolf to Viv Richards, 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)
9.3 Wolf to Viv Richards, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
9.4 Wolf to Viv Richards, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
9.5 Wolf to Viv Richards, No shot offered. (0)
9.6 Wolf to Viv Richards, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 10
Manchester Divided 82/1 (RR : 8.2) Required RR(5.7)
KBC 19 (19b)
Viv Richards 45 (35b)
Wolf 2-0-16-0
10.1 Brendon Hedger to Viv Richards, 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)
10.2 Brendon Hedger to Viv Richards, , No Ball. Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
10.2 Brendon Hedger to Viv Richards, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
10.3 Brendon Hedger to Viv Richards, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
10.4 Brendon Hedger to KBC, I'd like to complement the gentleman in Seat 24 Row A for being so sharply dressed in that Armani Suit. Especially in this heat. Great show...huh? What's that? Oh right, the batsmen took a single, I think. (1)
10.5 Brendon Hedger to Viv Richards, 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)
10.6 Brendon Hedger to Viv Richards, 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 11
Manchester Divided 90/1 (RR : 8.18) Required RR(5.44)
KBC 20 (20b)
Viv Richards 51 (41b)
Brendon Hedger 3-0-23-0
11.1 Wolf to Viv Richards, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
11.2 Wolf to Viv Richards, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
11.3 Wolf to Viv Richards, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
11.4 Wolf to Viv Richards, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
11.5 Wolf to Viv Richards, That was a very good delivery. (0)
11.6 Wolf to Viv Richards, Easy single. (1)
End of over 12
Manchester Divided 95/1 (RR : 7.92) Required RR(5.5)
KBC 20 (20b)
Viv Richards 56 (47b)
Wolf 3-0-21-0
12.1 Brendon Hedger to Viv Richards, No shot offered. (0)
12.2 Brendon Hedger to Viv Richards, Easy single. (1)
12.3 Brendon Hedger to KBC, 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)
12.4 Brendon Hedger to Viv Richards, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
12.5 Brendon Hedger to Viv Richards, 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)
12.6 Brendon Hedger to KBC, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 13
Manchester Divided 98/1 (RR : 7.54) Required RR(5.86)
KBC 21 (22b)
Viv Richards 58 (51b)
Brendon Hedger 4-0-26-0
13.1 WestIndia to Viv Richards, Very well bowled. (0)
13.2 WestIndia to Viv Richards, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.3 WestIndia to Viv Richards, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
13.4 WestIndia to KBC, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
13.5 WestIndia to KBC, No shot offered. (0)
13.6 WestIndia to KBC, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
End of over 14
Manchester Divided 103/1 (RR : 7.36) Required RR(6)
KBC 25 (25b)
Viv Richards 59 (54b)
WestIndia 1-0-5-0
14.1 Wasim Raja to Viv Richards, 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)
14.2 Wasim Raja to KBC, Very well bowled. (0)
14.3 Wasim Raja to KBC, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
14.4 Wasim Raja to KBC, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.5 Wasim Raja to KBC, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
14.6 Wasim Raja to KBC, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 15
Manchester Divided 107/1 (RR : 7.13) Required RR(6.4)
Viv Richards 60 (55b)
KBC 28 (30b)
Wasim Raja 1-0-4-0
15.1 WestIndia to KBC, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
15.2 WestIndia to KBC, No shot offered. (0)
15.3 WestIndia to KBC, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
15.4 WestIndia to KBC, 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)
15.5 WestIndia to KBC, 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)
15.6 WestIndia to KBC, 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 16
Manchester Divided 115/1 (RR : 7.19) Required RR(6)
KBC 36 (36b)
Viv Richards 60 (55b)
WestIndia 2-0-13-0
16.1 Wolf to Viv Richards, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
16.2 Wolf to KBC, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
16.3 Wolf to Viv Richards, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
16.4 Wolf to Viv Richards, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
16.5 Wolf to KBC, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
16.6 Wolf to Viv Richards, 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 17
Manchester Divided 123/1 (RR : 7.24) Required RR(5.33)
Viv Richards 66 (59b)
KBC 38 (38b)
Wolf 4-0-29-0
17.1 Wasim Raja to KBC, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
17.2 Wasim Raja to KBC, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
17.3 Wasim Raja to Viv Richards, 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!
Viv Richards c Wolf b Wasim Raja
Runs : 66 Balls : 60 S/R : 110
(0)
17.4 Wasim Raja to Covvy, That was a very good delivery. (0)
17.5 Wasim Raja to Covvy, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
17.6 Wasim Raja to Covvy, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
End of over 18
Manchester Divided 128/2 (RR : 7.11) Required RR(5.5)
Covvy 4 (3b)
KBC 39 (40b)
Wasim Raja 2-0-9-1
18.1 Imran Khan to KBC, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
18.2 Imran Khan to Covvy, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
18.3 Imran Khan to Covvy, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs! (6)
18.4 Imran Khan to Covvy, I'd like to complement the gentleman in Seat 24 Row A for being so sharply dressed in that Armani Suit. Especially in this heat. Great show...huh? What's that? Oh right, the batsmen took a single, I think. (1)
18.5 Imran Khan to KBC, Thick inside edge there, but the umpire still gives it! Unbelievable! Zorax probably has a bet riding on this game, cause there is no way that was out!
KBC lbw Imran Khan
Runs : 40 Balls : 42 S/R : 95.24
(0)
18.6 Imran Khan to Amiya, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Rapped dead in front, the umpire has no hesistation.
Amiya lbw Imran Khan
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
End of over 19
Manchester Divided 138/4 (RR : 7.26) Required RR(1)
07harrisb 0 (0b)
Covvy 13 (6b)
Imran Khan 4-0-43-3
19.1 Ian Botham to Covvy, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
19.2 Ian Botham to Covvy, 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)
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 140
Wickets : 4
Overs : 19.2
WHOOO...err....um...well played Man D!!! A terrific runchase sees Man D just make it over the line with 4 balls and 6 wickets to spare! Don Tallon dealt with the new ball in his own unique fashion, trying to hit every ball out of the park, and by the time he was dismissed after 2.1 overs, Man D already had 24 runs and the target had suddenly become a lot less intimidating. KBC hung around while Viv Richards picked off runs in a skilled display. The Toronto bowlers did their best to build pressure, but they never had enough runs. Wasim Raja eventually dismissed Viv for a fine 66, with 11 needed in the last 2 overs, and there seemed to be another twist in the tale when Imran Khan picked off KBC and Amiya in consecutive balls, but Covvy was at hand to see his team home! A huge win for Man D, and follow Beijing's loss, it secures their position at the top of the table!
Code:
Manchester Divided vs. Toronto Tanks
Toronto Tanks Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Holdenator c 07harrisb b Zorax Doom 6 4 1 0 150
mattfb lbw Zorax Doom 1 3 0 0 33.33
Imran Khan lbw Zorax Doom 3 6 0 0 50
Insomniac c & b Sydney Barnes 11 5 0 1 220
Ian Botham c The Spin b Sydney Barnes 12 9 1 0 133.3
Bilal91 lbw The Spin 47 42 5 0 111.9
Hitterman not out 36 38 2 1 94.74
Wasim Raja c Don Tallon b Sydney Barnes 15 9 1 1 166.7
Wolf not out 2 2 0 0 100
WestIndia dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Brendon Hedger dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 139 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 6.95
Extras : 6 No Balls : 0 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 5
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Manchester Divided Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
07harrisb 1.0 0 4 0 4
The Spin 3.5 0 33 1 8.61
Zorax Doom 3.5 0 34 3 8.87
Sydney Barnes 4.0 0 25 3 6.25
Whitehornmatt 3.0 0 10 0 3.33
Pak Cricketer 4.0 0 28 0 7
Total: 139 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 6.95
Extras : 6 No Balls : 0 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 5
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Manchester Divided Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Don Tallon b Imran Khan 16 8 2 1 200
KBC lbw Imran Khan 40 42 1 1 95.24
Viv Richards c Wolf b Wasim Raja 66 60 3 1 110
Covvy not out 15 8 1 1 187.5
Amiya lbw Imran Khan 0 1 0 0 0
07harrisb not out 0 0 0 0 0
The Spin dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Zorax Doom dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Sydney Barnes dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Whitehornmatt dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Pak Cricketer dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 140 Overs: 19.2 Run Rate: 7.368
Extras : 3 No Balls : 3 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Toronto Tanks Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Imran Khan 4.0 0 43 3 10.75
Ian Botham 3.2 0 20 0 6
Wasim Raja 2.0 0 9 1 4.5
Wolf 4.0 0 29 0 7.25
WestIndia 2.0 0 13 0 6.5
Brendon Hedger 4.0 0 26 0 6.5
Total: 140 Overs: 19.2 Run Rate: 7.368
Extras : 3 No Balls : 3 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Manchester Divided vs. Toronto Tanks
Toronto Tanks - 139/7 in 20.0 overs.
Manchester Divided - 140/4 in 19.2 overs.
Manchester Divided wins the match by 6 wickets
Man of The Match -
Viv Richards, for his calm and perfectly paced innings under pressure.