Round 10: Toronto Tanks v Manchester Divided @ The Shalin Toronto Tanks Stadium (30.11.09)

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Toronto Tanks vs. Manchester Divided

@ The Shalin Toronto Tanks Stadium


Welcome to the TSTTS where Toronto Tanks are facing off against top-of-the-table Man D. Toronto are a team in form, as Botham and Imran Khan are starting to find their feet in the PCPL. They'll be aiming to prove to everyone that the loss against BB was just a blip, and with an incredibly strong side on paper, they'll be aiming to join Chennai and Vatican as the only teams to beat Man D so far. Man D, on the other hand, have started a brand new streak, a losing one, with 2 losses in a row so far. They'll be hoping BB don't pull off the massive runchase required off them, so that win or lose, they can hang on to their number one spot for a little longer. But they will desperately want to turn their form around, especially heading towards the business end of the season, and a win here will certainly help. Toronto have opted to bat first, let's head to the pitch...


0.1 Zorax Doom to Holdenator, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
0.2 Zorax Doom to Holdenator, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
0.3 Zorax Doom to Holdenator, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
0.4 Zorax Doom to Holdenator, , Byes, another 3 run(s) (3)
0.5 Zorax Doom to Holdenator, The crowd roar in delight at that dismissal, it's clear to see that the fielder is a fan favourite!

Holdenator c 07harrisb b Zorax Doom
Runs : 6 Balls : 4 S/R : 150


(0)
0.6 Zorax Doom to Imran Khan, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)


End of over 1
Toronto Tanks 10/1 (RR : 10)
mattfb 0 (0b)
Imran Khan 1 (1b)
Zorax Doom 1-0-7-1


1.1 Sydney Barnes to Imran Khan, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
1.2 Sydney Barnes to Imran Khan, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
1.3 Sydney Barnes to Imran Khan, 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)
1.4 Sydney Barnes to mattfb, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
1.5 Sydney Barnes to Imran Khan, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
1.6 Sydney Barnes to mattfb, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)


End of over 2
Toronto Tanks 13/1 (RR : 6.5)
mattfb 1 (2b)
Imran Khan 3 (5b)
Sydney Barnes 1-0-3-0


2.1 Zorax Doom to Imran Khan, Plumb!

Imran Khan lbw Zorax Doom
Runs : 3 Balls : 6 S/R : 50


(0)
2.2 Zorax Doom to Insomniac, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
2.3 Zorax Doom to Insomniac, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
2.4 Zorax Doom to Insomniac, Easy single. (1)
2.5 Zorax Doom to mattfb, He defends with the bat and pad tucked together, and the bowler goes up in appeal. Hard to tell if it was bat first or pad first, but the umpire thinks it was off the bat and he's got to go!

mattfb lbw Zorax Doom
Runs : 1 Balls : 3 S/R : 33.33


(0)
2.6 Zorax Doom to Ian Botham, One more to the total. (1)


End of over 3
Toronto Tanks 23/3 (RR : 7.67)
Insomniac 9 (3b)
Ian Botham 1 (1b)
Zorax Doom 2-0-17-3


3.1 Sydney Barnes to Ian Botham, 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)
3.2 Sydney Barnes to Ian Botham, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
3.3 Sydney Barnes to Insomniac, 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)
3.4 Sydney Barnes to Insomniac, Brilliant ball, and a sharp catch. Nothing the batsman could do there!

Insomniac c & b Sydney Barnes
Runs : 11 Balls : 5 S/R : 220


(0)
3.5 Sydney Barnes to Bilal91, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
3.6 Sydney Barnes to Bilal91, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)


End of over 4
Toronto Tanks 31/4 (RR : 7.75)
Ian Botham 2 (3b)
Bilal91 5 (2b)
Sydney Barnes 2-0-11-1


4.1 Zorax Doom to Bilal91, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
4.2 Zorax Doom to Ian Botham, 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)
4.3 Zorax Doom to Ian Botham, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
4.4 Zorax Doom to Ian Botham, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
4.5 Zorax Doom to Bilal91, 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)
4.6 Zorax Doom to Ian Botham, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)



End of over 5
Toronto Tanks 41/4 (RR : 8.2)
Bilal91 7 (4b)
Ian Botham 10 (7b)
Zorax Doom 3-0-27-3


5.1 Sydney Barnes to Ian Botham, 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)
5.2 Sydney Barnes to Ian Botham, Sharp reflexes, excellent catch! That's certainly going to be on the highlight reel.

Ian Botham c The Spin b Sydney Barnes
Runs : 12 Balls : 9 S/R : 133.3


(0)
5.3 Sydney Barnes to Hitterman, , Wide, one run (1)
5.3 Sydney Barnes to Hitterman, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
5.4 Sydney Barnes to Hitterman, ......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)
5.5 Sydney Barnes to Hitterman, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
5.6 Sydney Barnes to Hitterman, 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 6
Toronto Tanks 48/5 (RR : 8)
Hitterman 4 (4b)
Bilal91 7 (4b)
Sydney Barnes 3-0-18-2


6.1 Pak Cricketer to Bilal91, 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)
6.2 Pak Cricketer to Bilal91, That's a single. (1)
6.3 Pak Cricketer to Hitterman, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
6.4 Pak Cricketer to Bilal91, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
6.5 Pak Cricketer to Bilal91, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
6.6 Pak Cricketer to Bilal91, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)


End of over 7
Toronto Tanks 56/5 (RR : 8)
Bilal91 14 (9b)
Hitterman 5 (5b)
Pak Cricketer 1-0-8-0


7.1 The Spin to Hitterman, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
7.2 The Spin to Bilal91, 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)
7.3 The Spin to Bilal91, Very well bowled. (0)
7.4 The Spin to Bilal91, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
7.5 The Spin to Bilal91, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
7.6 The Spin to Bilal91, No shot offered. (0)


End of over 8
Toronto Tanks 65/5 (RR : 8.13)
Bilal91 22 (14b)
Hitterman 6 (6b)
The Spin 1-0-9-0


8.1 Pak Cricketer to Hitterman, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
8.2 Pak Cricketer to Bilal91, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
8.3 Pak Cricketer to Bilal91, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
8.4 Pak Cricketer to Bilal91, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
8.5 Pak Cricketer to Hitterman, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
8.6 Pak Cricketer to Hitterman, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)


End of over 9
Toronto Tanks 71/5 (RR : 7.89)
Hitterman 7 (9b)
Bilal91 27 (17b)
Pak Cricketer 2-0-14-0


9.1 07harrisb to Bilal91, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
9.2 07harrisb to Bilal91, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
9.3 07harrisb to Bilal91, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
9.4 07harrisb to Bilal91, 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)
9.5 07harrisb to Hitterman, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
9.6 07harrisb to Bilal91, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)


End of over 10
Toronto Tanks 75/5 (RR : 7.5)
Bilal91 30 (22b)
Hitterman 8 (10b)
07harrisb 1-0-4-0


10.1 Whitehornmatt to Hitterman, 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)
10.2 Whitehornmatt to Hitterman, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
10.3 Whitehornmatt to Hitterman, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
10.4 Whitehornmatt to Bilal91, ......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)
10.5 Whitehornmatt to Bilal91, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
10.6 Whitehornmatt to Bilal91, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)


End of over 11
Toronto Tanks 76/5 (RR : 6.91)
Bilal91 30 (25b)
Hitterman 9 (13b)
Whitehornmatt 1-0-1-0


11.1 The Spin to Hitterman, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
11.2 The Spin to Hitterman, Easy single. (1)
11.3 The Spin to Bilal91, 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)
11.4 The Spin to Hitterman, No shot offered. (0)
11.5 The Spin to Hitterman, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
11.6 The Spin to Hitterman, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)


End of over 12
Toronto Tanks 82/5 (RR : 6.83)
Hitterman 14 (18b)
Bilal91 31 (26b)
The Spin 2-0-15-0


12.1 Whitehornmatt to Bilal91, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
12.2 Whitehornmatt to Hitterman, ......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)
12.3 Whitehornmatt to Hitterman, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
12.4 Whitehornmatt to Bilal91, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
12.5 Whitehornmatt to Bilal91, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
12.6 Whitehornmatt to Bilal91, 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 13
Toronto Tanks 86/5 (RR : 6.62)
Bilal91 34 (30b)
Hitterman 15 (20b)
Whitehornmatt 2-0-5-0


13.1 Pak Cricketer to Hitterman, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
13.2 Pak Cricketer to Hitterman, 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)
13.3 Pak Cricketer to Hitterman, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
13.4 Pak Cricketer to Hitterman, Easy single. (1)
13.5 Pak Cricketer to Bilal91, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
13.6 Pak Cricketer to Bilal91, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)


End of over 14
Toronto Tanks 93/5 (RR : 6.64)
Bilal91 36 (32b)
Hitterman 20 (24b)
Pak Cricketer 3-0-21-0


14.1 The Spin to Hitterman, No shot offered. (0)
14.2 The Spin to Hitterman, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
14.3 The Spin to Bilal91, No shot offered. (0)
14.4 The Spin to Bilal91, 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)
14.5 The Spin to Bilal91, 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)
14.6 The Spin to Hitterman, 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 15
Toronto Tanks 99/5 (RR : 6.6)
Hitterman 23 (27b)
Bilal91 39 (35b)
The Spin 3-0-21-0


15.1 Whitehornmatt to Bilal91, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
15.2 Whitehornmatt to Hitterman, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
15.3 Whitehornmatt to Hitterman, 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)
15.4 Whitehornmatt to Hitterman, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
15.5 Whitehornmatt to Hitterman, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
15.6 Whitehornmatt to Bilal91, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)


End of over 16
Toronto Tanks 104/5 (RR : 6.5)
Hitterman 26 (31b)
Bilal91 41 (37b)
Whitehornmatt 3-0-10-0


16.1 Pak Cricketer to Bilal91, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
16.2 Pak Cricketer to Hitterman, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
16.3 Pak Cricketer to Bilal91, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.4 Pak Cricketer to Bilal91, 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)
16.5 Pak Cricketer to Bilal91, 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)
16.6 Pak Cricketer to Hitterman, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)


End of over 17
Toronto Tanks 111/5 (RR : 6.53)
Hitterman 27 (33b)
Bilal91 47 (41b)
Pak Cricketer 4-0-28-0


17.1 The Spin to Bilal91, 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.

Bilal91 lbw The Spin
Runs : 47 Balls : 42 S/R : 111.9


(0)
17.2 The Spin to Wasim Raja, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see! (6)
17.3 The Spin to Wasim Raja, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
17.4 The Spin to Wasim Raja, , Byes, another 2 run(s) (2)
17.5 The Spin to Hitterman, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
17.6 The Spin to Hitterman, 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 18
Toronto Tanks 125/6 (RR : 6.94)
Hitterman 33 (35b)
Wasim Raja 6 (2b)
The Spin 4-0-33-1


18.1 Zorax Doom to Wasim Raja, 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)
18.2 Zorax Doom to Wasim Raja, Very well bowled. (0)
18.3 Zorax Doom to Wasim Raja, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
18.4 Zorax Doom to Wasim Raja, And the camera pans to show a hot chick in Row C. Rumours have it that she is either Zorax'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)
18.5 Zorax Doom to Wasim Raja, 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)
18.6 Zorax Doom to Hitterman, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)


End of over 19
Toronto Tanks 132/6 (RR : 6.95)
Hitterman 33 (36b)
Wasim Raja 13 (7b)
Zorax Doom 4-0-34-3


19.1 Sydney Barnes to Wasim Raja, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
19.2 Sydney Barnes to Wasim Raja, Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!

Wasim Raja c Don Tallon b Sydney Barnes
Runs : 15 Balls : 9 S/R : 166.7


(0)
19.3 Sydney Barnes to Wolf, Easy single. (1)
19.4 Sydney Barnes to Hitterman, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
19.5 Sydney Barnes to Hitterman, 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)
19.6 Sydney Barnes to Wolf, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)


End of over 20
Toronto Tanks 139/7 (RR : 6.95)
Hitterman 36 (38b)
Wolf 2 (2b)
Sydney Barnes 4-0-25-3



The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 139
Wickets : 7
Overs : 20.0


A terrific bowling and fielding display from Man D sees them restrict a powerful Toronto batting lineup to just 139. Zorax lead from the front with a fantastic new-ball burst, taking 3 wickets in his first two overs, and Barnes followed that up with two wickets of his own to reduce TT to 48/5 within the powerplay, and showing their decision to bat first, unlike Dublin's, to not be a wise one. With both Botham and Imran Khan back in the hut as well, it was up to Hitterman and Bilal to rebuild the innings, and they did their best. WHM was spectacular, giving just 10 runs in his 3 overs spell as Man D applied the brakes. Wasim Raja and Hitterman had a little blaze towards the end of the innings, taking 28 runs off the last 3 overs, but will it be too little too late? 139 is a very defendable score, and with Imran Khan and Botham in form on a seamer friendly wicket, TT would fancy their chances. The job is half done for Man D, but can the complete it, or will TT's seam attack be too much to handle in such fantastic conditions? Stay tuned to find out.
 
urghhh..can we play the rest of the season with cricsim? :doh
 
hmmm, the bowling strategy in this is a bit weird, i bowled one over for 4 runs, and got taken off
 
Chez wanted to complete his quota, the selfish ****** :p

Second innings coming up...
 
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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.
 
If we win the toss and bat first on an uneven pitch again could you chuck the sim out of the window for us?

Thanks.
 
I'd just like to add -


WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

:banana2:happy


Well bowled me :cool: I should take the new ball more often. Dr. Pepper Who?

And Covvy finally did something with the bat :p Nice innings from KBC too, and Viv, ofcourse.

Excellent win. In my practice simming we had like a 55% chance of winning this game, and once I saw the first innings score, I wasn't relieved. We had lost in the practice games chasing smaller scores. But we pulled it off here and it was excellent!

C'MON MAN D!!!
 
yes, finally another win.

my batting average is getting better, 2 not outs now, and i got a 50 n.o in the last match.

i don't mean to sound biased to self congratulation, but i'd love it if i got an award at the end of the season.
 
Yay, finally did a litle bit. That line-up worked well. But I hit the winning runs so therefore I won us the match.
 
Back to winning ways. :cool:

WHM was awesome with the ball, well everyone was. Solid batting by KBC and Viv, kept the scoreboard ticking and guided us to victory.
 
I'd just like to add -


WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

:banana2:happy


Well bowled me :cool: I should take the new ball more often. Dr. Pepper Who?

And Covvy finally did something with the bat :p Nice innings from KBC too, and Viv, ofcourse.

Excellent win. In my practice simming we had like a 55% chance of winning this game, and once I saw the first innings score, I wasn't relieved. We had lost in the practice games chasing smaller scores. But we pulled it off here and it was excellent!

C'MON MAN D!!!

I told you, It'S all the game on the day that matters. :p

MAN D FTW!!!! :D
 
Hopefully you'll get there.

We're playing at home next game, so I'm thinking Dusty again, with Arslaan and Dr. P back in, WHM and Pak dropped, and probably the same batting order retained...
 
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