Round 11: Manchester Divided v Beijing Blitzers @ Monkey Park(4.12.09)

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Manchester Divided vs. Beijing Blitzers

@ Monkey Park

Welcome to this Top-of-the-table clash between Man D and Beijing. Both sides are more or less guaranteed a spot in the Semis, so the result here doesn't matter for much apart from pride. Man D are the one side giant-killers Beijing have yet to beat, and coming off a comprehensive loss to Dublin, they'll want to win this one. Man D, on the other hand, have made it clear they feel Beijing have reached where they are through sheer dumb luck, and will want to win this to emphasize their point. Beijing have opted to bowl first on this Dusty looking pitch, and KBC and Don Tallon walk out to rousing cheers. Suren have the new ball, and we are underway...

0.1 Surendar to Don Tallon, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
0.2 Surendar to Don Tallon, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
0.3 Surendar to KBC, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
0.4 Surendar to Don Tallon, 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)
0.5 Surendar to Don Tallon, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)

0.6 Surendar to Don Tallon, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)


End of over 1
Manchester Divided 12/0 (RR : 12)
Don Tallon 11 (5b)
KBC 1 (1b)
Surendar 1-0-12-0


1.1 Shantanu_Rooney to KBC, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
1.2 Shantanu_Rooney to KBC, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
1.3 Shantanu_Rooney to KBC, 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)
1.4 Shantanu_Rooney to Don Tallon, 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)
1.5 Shantanu_Rooney to Don Tallon, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
1.6 Shantanu_Rooney to KBC, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)


End of over 2
Manchester Divided 22/0 (RR : 11)
KBC 8 (5b)
Don Tallon 14 (7b)
Shantanu_Rooney 1-0-10-0


2.1 Surendar to Don Tallon, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
2.2 Surendar to KBC, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
2.3 Surendar to KBC, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
2.4 Surendar to KBC, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!

KBC c Romesh Kaluwithrana b Surendar
Runs : 8 Balls : 8 S/R : 100

(0)

2.5 Surendar to Viv Richards, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
2.6 Surendar to Viv Richards, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)


End of over 3
Manchester Divided 27/1 (RR : 9)
Viv Richards 4 (2b)
Don Tallon 15 (8b)
Surendar 2-0-17-1


3.1 Shantanu_Rooney to Don Tallon, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
3.2 Shantanu_Rooney to Don Tallon, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
3.3 Shantanu_Rooney to Viv Richards, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
3.4 Shantanu_Rooney to Viv Richards, Very well bowled. (0)
3.5 Shantanu_Rooney to Viv Richards, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
3.6 Shantanu_Rooney to Viv Richards, 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 4
Manchester Divided 30/1 (RR : 7.5)
Viv Richards 6 (6b)
Don Tallon 16 (10b)
Shantanu_Rooney 2-0-13-0


4.1 Surendar to Don Tallon, 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)
4.2 Surendar to Don Tallon, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement. (3)
4.3 Surendar 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)
4.4 Surendar to Viv Richards, Splendid shot for four! (4)
4.5 Surendar to Viv Richards, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
4.6 Surendar to Viv Richards, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)


End of over 5
Manchester Divided 42/1 (RR : 8.4)
Don Tallon 21 (12b)
Viv Richards 13 (10b)
Surendar 3-0-29-1


5.1 Shantanu_Rooney to Viv Richards, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
5.2 Shantanu_Rooney to Viv Richards, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
5.3 Shantanu_Rooney to Viv Richards, 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)
5.4 Shantanu_Rooney to Viv Richards, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
5.5 Shantanu_Rooney to Don Tallon, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
5.6 Shantanu_Rooney to Don Tallon, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)


End of over 6
Manchester Divided 50/1 (RR : 8.33)
Viv Richards 20 (14b)
Don Tallon 22 (14b)
Shantanu_Rooney 3-0-21-0


6.1 Bladescape to Don Tallon, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
6.2 Bladescape to Don Tallon, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
6.3 Bladescape to Viv Richards, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
6.4 Bladescape to Don Tallon, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
6.5 Bladescape to Don Tallon, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
6.6 Bladescape to Don Tallon, , No Ball. Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
6.6 Bladescape to Don Tallon, ......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)


End of over 7
Manchester Divided 63/1 (RR : 9)
Don Tallon 33 (20b)
Viv Richards 21 (15b)
Bladescape 1-0-13-0


7.1 NightProwler10 to Viv Richards, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
7.2 NightProwler10 to Don Tallon, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.3 NightProwler10 to Don Tallon, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
7.4 NightProwler10 to Don Tallon, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
7.5 NightProwler10 to Viv Richards, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
7.6 NightProwler10 to Don Tallon, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)


End of over 8
Manchester Divided 66/1 (RR : 8.25)
Don Tallon 34 (24b)
Viv Richards 23 (17b)
NightProwler10 1-0-3-0


8.1 Bladescape to Viv Richards, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
8.2 Bladescape to Viv Richards, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
8.3 Bladescape 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)
8.4 Bladescape to Don Tallon, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
8.5 Bladescape to Don Tallon, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
8.6 Bladescape to Don Tallon, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)


End of over 9
Manchester Divided 73/1 (RR : 8.11)
Don Tallon 38 (27b)
Viv Richards 26 (20b)
Bladescape 2-0-20-0


9.1 NightProwler10 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)
9.2 NightProwler10 to Viv Richards, Gorgeous square drive, placed perfectly past point. There isn't a lot of power in the shot though, and third man cuts it off while the batsmen run hard for three. (3)
9.3 NightProwler10 to Don Tallon, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
9.4 NightProwler10 to Don Tallon, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
9.5 NightProwler10 to Viv Richards, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
9.6 NightProwler10 to Viv Richards, 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)


End of over 10
Manchester Divided 85/1 (RR : 8.5)
Viv Richards 35 (24b)
Don Tallon 41 (29b)
NightProwler10 2-0-15-0


10.1 Ravi Shastri to Don Tallon, That was a very good delivery. (0)
10.2 Ravi Shastri to Don Tallon, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
10.3 Ravi Shastri to Don Tallon, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
10.4 Ravi Shastri to Don Tallon, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
10.5 Ravi Shastri to Viv Richards, Very well bowled. (0)
10.6 Ravi Shastri to Viv Richards, One more to the total. (1)


End of over 11
Manchester Divided 89/1 (RR : 8.09)
Don Tallon 44 (33b)
Viv Richards 36 (26b)
Ravi Shastri 1-0-4-0


11.1 Giggity Giggity to Viv Richards, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
11.2 Giggity Giggity to Don Tallon, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
11.3 Giggity Giggity to Don Tallon, One more to the total. (1)
11.4 Giggity Giggity to Viv Richards, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
11.5 Giggity Giggity to Viv Richards, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
11.6 Giggity Giggity to Viv Richards, Short and pulled away for a single (1)


End of over 12
Manchester Divided 96/1 (RR : 8)
Don Tallon 47 (35b)
Viv Richards 40 (30b)
Giggity Giggity 1-0-7-0


12.1 Ravi Shastri 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)
12.2 Ravi Shastri to Viv Richards, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
12.3 Ravi Shastri to Viv Richards, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
12.4 Ravi Shastri to Viv Richards, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
12.5 Ravi Shastri to Viv Richards, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
12.6 Ravi Shastri to Viv Richards, Good running, two runs. (2)


End of over 13
Manchester Divided 100/1 (RR : 7.69)
Viv Richards 44 (36b)
Don Tallon 47 (35b)
Ravi Shastri 2-0-8-0


13.1 Giggity Giggity to Don Tallon, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
13.2 Giggity Giggity to Viv Richards, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
13.3 Giggity Giggity to Don Tallon, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
13.4 Giggity Giggity to Don Tallon, 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)
13.5 Giggity Giggity to Don Tallon, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
13.6 Giggity Giggity to Viv Richards, Very well bowled. (0)


End of over 14
Manchester Divided 105/1 (RR : 7.5)
Viv Richards 47 (38b)
Don Tallon 49 (39b)
Giggity Giggity 2-0-12-0


14.1 Ravi Shastri to Don Tallon, That's a single. (1)
Fifty for Don Tallon! Good stuff!

14.2 Ravi Shastri to Viv Richards, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
14.3 Ravi Shastri to Don Tallon, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
14.4 Ravi Shastri to Don Tallon, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.5 Ravi Shastri to Don Tallon, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
14.6 Ravi Shastri to Viv Richards, Short and pulled away for a single (1)


End of over 15
Manchester Divided 113/1 (RR : 7.53)
Don Tallon 55 (43b)
Viv Richards 49 (40b)
Ravi Shastri 3-0-16-0


15.1 Giggity Giggity to Viv Richards, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
15.2 Giggity Giggity 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)
15.3 Giggity Giggity to Viv Richards, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
And that's a fifty for Viv! Well played sir!

15.4 Giggity Giggity to Don Tallon, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
15.5 Giggity Giggity to Viv Richards, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
15.6 Giggity Giggity to Viv Richards, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)


End of over 16
Manchester Divided 117/1 (RR : 7.31)
Viv Richards 52 (45b)
Don Tallon 56 (44b)
Giggity Giggity 3-0-16-0


16.1 NightProwler10 to Don Tallon, 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)
16.2 NightProwler10 to Viv Richards, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
16.3 NightProwler10 to Viv Richards, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement. (3)
16.4 NightProwler10 to Don Tallon, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
16.5 NightProwler10 to Viv Richards, 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)
16.6 NightProwler10 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)


End of over 17
Manchester Divided 126/1 (RR : 7.41)
Viv Richards 59 (49b)
Don Tallon 58 (46b)
NightProwler10 3-0-24-0


17.1 Ravi Shastri to Don Tallon, 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! YESSS! The umpire gives it, and he's got to go!

Don Tallon lbw Ravi Shastri
Runs : 58 Balls : 47 S/R : 123.4

(0)

17.2 Ravi Shastri to Covvy, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
17.3 Ravi Shastri to Covvy, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. (6)
17.4 Ravi Shastri to Covvy, That was a very good delivery. (0)
17.5 Ravi Shastri to Covvy, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
17.6 Ravi Shastri to Covvy, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)


End of over 18
Manchester Divided 134/2 (RR : 7.44)
Covvy 8 (5b)
Viv Richards 59 (49b)
Ravi Shastri 4-0-24-1


18.1 Surendar to Viv Richards, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it straight to second slip! Out!

Viv Richards c Ravi Shastri b Surendar
Runs : 59 Balls : 50 S/R : 118


(0)
18.2 Surendar to Amiya, 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! YESSS! The umpire gives it, and he's got to go!

Amiya lbw Surendar
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0


(0)
18.3 Surendar to 07harrisb, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
18.4 Surendar to 07harrisb, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
18.5 Surendar to 07harrisb, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
18.6 Surendar to 07harrisb, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)


End of over 19
Manchester Divided 141/4 (RR : 7.42)
Covvy 8 (5b)
07harrisb 7 (4b)
Surendar 4-0-36-2


19.1 Shantanu_Rooney to 07harrisb, Ah, he's beaten by the movement! It moved in the air, and deviated away off the pitch, taking the offstump with it! No chance for the batsman there, he just walks away bemused.

07harrisb b Shantanu_Rooney
Runs : 7 Balls : 5 S/R : 140


(0)
19.2 Shantanu_Rooney to The Spin, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
19.3 Shantanu_Rooney to The Spin, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
19.4 Shantanu_Rooney to Covvy, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
19.5 Shantanu_Rooney to The Spin, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
19.6 Shantanu_Rooney to The Spin, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)


End of over 20
Manchester Divided 153/5 (RR : 7.65)
The Spin 11 (4b)
Covvy 9 (6b)
Shantanu_Rooney 4-0-33-1


And a decent score put up by Man D here, courtesy of fifties from Viv Richards and Don Tallon. The Don got them off to a flying start, and together with Viv they scored runs at a decent pace, and targeted the one spinner in BB's attack, taking Bladescape for 20 runs in two over. They lost a flurry of quick wickets -Harris got his eye in a failed to convert, while Amiya picked up his second consecutive golden duck- and it took a little cameo for owner The Spin to see them past 150. They might feel about 10-20 runs short given the all-seam attack they were facing, but Man D's strength lies in their bowling, and they'll feel confident about defending this. Having said that, Beijing have fared extremely well with the bat and have chased bigger targets. They'll treat this no differently. Join us shortly as we catch the Beijing runchase!​


The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 153
Wickets : 5
Overs : 20.0
 
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Right, and we're back! Stupid servers. Ahem, anyways, Beijing have been a set a tricky target of 154 to win. Ravi Shastri bowled quite well for them, showing this pitch is taking turn. But bad news for BB is that Man D are fielding three spinners. Man D have been exceptional on Dusty pitches this season, but Beijing are determined to get this win and will be going all guns blazing. Man D don't exactly have a lot of runs this time either. Will Beijing pull off an upset, or will Man D romp home yet again? Syd Barnes has the ball and we're ready to get underway...

0.1 Sydney Barnes to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
0.2 Sydney Barnes to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Low fulltoss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught! (6)
0.3 Sydney Barnes to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
0.4 Sydney Barnes to Funknath, ......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)
0.5 Sydney Barnes to Funknath, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
0.6 Sydney Barnes to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Splendid shot for four! (4)


End of over 1
Beijing Blitzers 14/0 (RR : 14) Required RR(7.32)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 13 (4b)
Funknath 1 (2b)
Sydney Barnes 1-0-14-0


1.1 Zorax Doom to Funknath, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
1.2 Zorax Doom to Funknath, 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)
1.3 Zorax Doom to Funknath, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.4 Zorax Doom to Funknath, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
1.5 Zorax Doom to Funknath, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
1.6 Zorax Doom to Funknath, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)


End of over 2
Beijing Blitzers 23/0 (RR : 11.5) Required RR(7.22)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 13 (4b)
Funknath 10 (8b)
Zorax Doom 1-0-9-0


2.1 Sydney Barnes to Funknath, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
2.2 Sydney Barnes to Funknath, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
2.3 Sydney Barnes to Funknath, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
2.4 Sydney Barnes to Funknath, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
2.5 Sydney Barnes to Funknath, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
2.6 Sydney Barnes to Funknath, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)



End of over 3
Beijing Blitzers 35/0 (RR : 11.7) Required RR(6.94)
Funknath 22 (14b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 13 (4b)
Sydney Barnes 2-0-26-0


3.1 Zorax Doom to Romesh Kaluwithrana, In the air, and gone!

Romesh Kaluwithrana c Amiya b Zorax Doom
Runs : 13 Balls : 5 S/R : 260


(0)
3.2 Zorax Doom to Shalin Hitter, 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)
3.3 Zorax Doom to Shalin Hitter, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
3.4 Zorax Doom to Shalin Hitter, 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)
3.5 Zorax Doom to Funknath, Slog-sweep time! He completely misses it though, and is rapped on the pads. The bowler is appealing...and yup, he's got to go! Tough luck kid, maybe you'll get it next time!

Funknath lbw Zorax Doom
Runs : 22 Balls : 15 S/R : 146.7


(0)
3.6 Zorax Doom to Pranav Pathak, 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 4
Beijing Blitzers 38/2 (RR : 9.5) Required RR(7.19)
Pranav Pathak 2 (1b)
Shalin Hitter 1 (3b)
Zorax Doom 2-0-12-2


4.1 Sydney Barnes to Shalin Hitter, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
4.2 Sydney Barnes to Shalin Hitter, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
4.3 Sydney Barnes to Pranav Pathak, He walks down the track, but does it too early, and the bowler fires the ball wide. The batsman tries to reach it but fails, and the keeper does the rest. Clever bowling.

Pranav Pathak st Don Tallon b Sydney Barnes
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100


(0)
4.4 Sydney Barnes to Giggity Giggity, One more to the total. (1)
4.5 Sydney Barnes to Shalin Hitter, 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)
4.6 Sydney Barnes to Shalin Hitter, 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 5
Beijing Blitzers 43/3 (RR : 8.6) Required RR(7.33)
Giggity Giggity 1 (1b)
Shalin Hitter 5 (7b)
Sydney Barnes 3-0-31-1


5.1 Zorax Doom to Shalin Hitter, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
5.2 Zorax Doom to Shalin Hitter, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
5.3 Zorax Doom to Shalin Hitter, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
5.4 Zorax Doom to Shalin Hitter, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! The batsman top edges it high in the air, and the catch is taken!

Shalin Hitter c & b Zorax Doom
Runs : 9 Balls : 11 S/R : 81.82


(0)
5.5 Zorax Doom to Binnu, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
5.6 Zorax Doom to Binnu, Splendid shot for four! (4)


End of over 6
Beijing Blitzers 53/4 (RR : 8.83) Required RR(7.14)
Binnu 6 (2b)
Giggity Giggity 1 (1b)
Zorax Doom 3-0-22-3


6.1 Dr. Pepper to Giggity Giggity, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.2 Dr. Pepper to Giggity Giggity, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
6.3 Dr. Pepper to Binnu, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
6.4 Dr. Pepper to Binnu, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
6.5 Dr. Pepper to Giggity Giggity, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
6.6 Dr. Pepper to Giggity Giggity, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)


End of over 7
Beijing Blitzers 57/4 (RR : 8.14) Required RR(7.38)
Giggity Giggity 2 (5b)
Binnu 9 (4b)
Dr. Pepper 1-0-4-0


7.1 07harrisb to Binnu, Very well bowled. (0)
7.2 07harrisb to Binnu, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
7.3 07harrisb to Binnu, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
7.4 07harrisb to Giggity Giggity, One more to the total. (1)
7.5 07harrisb to Binnu, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
7.6 07harrisb to Binnu, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)


End of over 8
Beijing Blitzers 61/4 (RR : 7.63) Required RR(7.67)
Binnu 12 (9b)
Giggity Giggity 3 (6b)
07harrisb 1-0-4-0


8.1 Dr. Pepper to Giggity Giggity, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
8.2 Dr. Pepper to Giggity Giggity, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.3 Dr. Pepper to Giggity Giggity, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
8.4 Dr. Pepper to Binnu, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
8.5 Dr. Pepper to Giggity Giggity, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
8.6 Dr. Pepper to Giggity Giggity, One more to the total. (1)


End of over 9
Beijing Blitzers 66/4 (RR : 7.33) Required RR(7.91)
Binnu 13 (10b)
Giggity Giggity 7 (11b)
Dr. Pepper 2-0-9-0


9.1 The Spin to Giggity Giggity, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
9.2 The Spin to Giggity Giggity, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
9.3 The Spin to Giggity Giggity, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
9.4 The Spin to Giggity Giggity, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
9.5 The Spin to Binnu, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement. (3)
9.6 The Spin to Giggity Giggity, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)


End of over 10
Beijing Blitzers 75/4 (RR : 7.5) Required RR(7.8)
Binnu 16 (11b)
Giggity Giggity 13 (16b)
The Spin 1-0-9-0


10.1 Dr. Pepper to Giggity Giggity, 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)
10.2 Dr. Pepper to Binnu, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
10.3 Dr. Pepper to Binnu, 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)
10.4 Dr. Pepper to Binnu, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
10.5 Dr. Pepper to Binnu, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
10.6 Dr. Pepper to Giggity Giggity, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)


End of over 11
Beijing Blitzers 83/4 (RR : 7.55) Required RR(7.78)
Giggity Giggity 18 (18b)
Binnu 19 (15b)
Dr. Pepper 3-0-17-0


11.1 Arslaan Khalid to Binnu, , No Ball. The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
11.1 Arslaan Khalid to Binnu, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
11.2 Arslaan Khalid to Binnu, 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 Arslaan Khalid to Giggity Giggity, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
11.4 Arslaan Khalid to Binnu, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
11.5 Arslaan Khalid to Binnu, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
11.6 Arslaan Khalid to Binnu, ......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)


End of over 12
Beijing Blitzers 88/4 (RR : 7.33) Required RR(8.13)
Binnu 22 (21b)
Giggity Giggity 19 (19b)
Arslaan Khalid 1-0-5-0


12.1 The Spin to Giggity Giggity, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
12.2 The Spin to Giggity Giggity, One more to the total. (1)
12.3 The Spin to Binnu, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
12.4 The Spin to Giggity Giggity, That was a very good delivery. (0)
12.5 The Spin to Giggity Giggity, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
12.6 The Spin to Giggity Giggity, 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 13
Beijing Blitzers 93/4 (RR : 7.15) Required RR(8.57)
Binnu 23 (22b)
Giggity Giggity 23 (24b)
The Spin 2-0-14-0


13.1 07harrisb to Giggity Giggity, ......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)
13.2 07harrisb to Giggity Giggity, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
13.3 07harrisb to Binnu, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
13.4 07harrisb to Binnu, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
13.5 07harrisb to Giggity Giggity, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
13.6 07harrisb to Binnu, 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)


End of over 14
Beijing Blitzers 98/4 (RR : 7) Required RR(9.17)
Binnu 26 (25b)
Giggity Giggity 25 (27b)
07harrisb 2-0-9-0


14.1 Dr. Pepper to Giggity Giggity, That was a very good delivery. (0)
14.2 Dr. Pepper to Giggity Giggity, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
14.3 Dr. Pepper to Giggity Giggity, , No Ball. Short and pulled away for a single (1)
14.3 Dr. Pepper to Binnu, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
14.4 Dr. Pepper to Binnu, 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)
14.5 Dr. Pepper to Binnu, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
14.6 Dr. Pepper to Binnu, That's a single. (1)


End of over 15
Beijing Blitzers 111/4 (RR : 7.4) Required RR(8.4)
Giggity Giggity 26 (30b)
Binnu 37 (29b)
Dr. Pepper 4-0-30-0


15.1 Arslaan Khalid to Binnu, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
15.2 Arslaan Khalid to Binnu, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
15.3 Arslaan Khalid to Binnu, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
15.4 Arslaan Khalid to Giggity Giggity, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
15.5 Arslaan Khalid to Giggity Giggity, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
15.6 Arslaan Khalid to Binnu, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)


End of over 16
Beijing Blitzers 118/4 (RR : 7.38) Required RR(8.75)
Giggity Giggity 29 (32b)
Binnu 41 (33b)
Arslaan Khalid 2-0-12-0


16.1 07harrisb to Binnu, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.2 07harrisb to Binnu, 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)
16.3 07harrisb to Binnu, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
16.4 07harrisb to Binnu, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
16.5 07harrisb to Binnu, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
16.6 07harrisb to Binnu, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)


End of over 17
Beijing Blitzers 123/4 (RR : 7.24) Required RR(10)
Giggity Giggity 29 (32b)
Binnu 46 (39b)
07harrisb 3-0-14-0


17.1 Arslaan Khalid to Binnu, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
17.2 Arslaan Khalid to Binnu, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
17.3 Arslaan Khalid to Binnu, That's a single. (1)
17.4 Arslaan Khalid to Giggity Giggity, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
17.5 Arslaan Khalid to Giggity Giggity, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
17.6 Arslaan Khalid to Giggity Giggity, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)


End of over 18
Beijing Blitzers 129/4 (RR : 7.17) Required RR(12)
Binnu 49 (42b)
Giggity Giggity 32 (35b)
Arslaan Khalid 3-0-18-0


18.1 Sydney Barnes to Giggity Giggity, He's caught it, no he's dropped it, he's caught it, he's juggling it, and he's taken it! Finally, bet he had his heart in his mouth for a moment there!

Giggity Giggity c Viv Richards b Sydney Barnes
Runs : 32 Balls : 36 S/R : 88.89


(0)
18.2 Sydney Barnes to NightProwler10, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
18.3 Sydney Barnes to NightProwler10, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
18.4 Sydney Barnes to NightProwler10, 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)
18.5 Sydney Barnes to NightProwler10, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
18.6 Sydney Barnes to Binnu, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)


End of over 19
Beijing Blitzers 138/5 (RR : 7.26) Required RR(15)
Binnu 51 (43b)
NightProwler10 7 (4b)
Sydney Barnes 4-0-40-2


19.1 Zorax Doom to NightProwler10, Very well bowled. (0)
19.2 Zorax Doom to NightProwler10, 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)
19.3 Zorax Doom to Binnu, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!

Binnu c Covvy b Zorax Doom
Runs : 51 Balls : 44 S/R : 115.9


(0)
19.4 Zorax Doom to Ravi Shastri, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
19.5 Zorax Doom to Ravi Shastri, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and cracks it up and over midwicket for six! Great shot, tremendous power! (6)
19.6 Zorax Doom to Ravi Shastri, 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 20
Beijing Blitzers 147/6 (RR : 7.35) Required RR(1.#J)
Ravi Shastri 8 (3b)
NightProwler10 8 (6b)
Zorax Doom 4-0-31-4



The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 147
Wickets : 6
Overs : 20.0


And the win continues to elude Beijing as Man D sneak home by 6 runs! Kalu and Funknath gave the home side the start they needed with 35 runs in the first 3 overs, blazing away, but Zorax struck with the first ball of his first over and once again 4 balls later, and the floodgates were opened. Syd Barnes chipped in with a wicket and Zorax picked up another to reduce Beijing to four down after the powerplay with 53 runs on the board. Binnu and Giggity had the task of re-building, but that's when the support bowlers, especially Harris and Arslaan, applied the squeeze. Run scoring was difficult and the required rate mounted, and they went into the final two overs needing 24 runs to win. But Syd Barnes conceded just 9 from his overs, and although 15 runs off the final over was quite possible, Zorax ensured it wouldn't happen, grabbing a wicket and giving just 8 runs away to seal another Man D victory.

Code:
Beijing Blitzers vs. Manchester Divided


Manchester Divided Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Don Tallon                           lbw Ravi Shastri   58   47   6   0  123.4
KBC                  c Romesh Kaluwithrana b Surendar    8    8   1   0    100
Viv Richards                c Ravi Shastri b Surendar   59   50   3   0    118
Covvy                                         not out    9    6   0   1    150
Amiya                                    lbw Surendar    0    1   0   0      0
07harrisb                           b Shantanu_Rooney    7    5   0   0    140
The Spin                                      not out   11    4   2   0    275
Zorax Doom                                        dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Sydney Barnes                                     dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Dr. Pepper                                        dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Arslaan Khalid                                    dnb    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 153                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.65

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

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Beijing Blitzers Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Giggity Giggity                      3.0           0      16           0   5.33
NightProwler10                       3.0           0      24           0      8
Ravi Shastri                         4.0           0      24           1      6
Bladescape                           2.0           0      20           0     10
Shantanu_Rooney                      4.0           0      33           1   8.25
Surendar                             4.0           0      36           2      9

Total: 153                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.65

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



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Beijing Blitzers Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Romesh Kaluwithrana              c Amiya b Zorax Doom   13    5   1   1    260
Funknath                               lbw Zorax Doom   22   15   5   0  146.7
Shalin Hitter                        c & b Zorax Doom    9   11   0   0  81.82
Pranav Pathak           st Don Tallon b Sydney Barnes    2    2   0   0    100
Giggity Giggity        c Viv Richards b Sydney Barnes   32   36   1   0  88.89
Binnu                            c Covvy b Zorax Doom   51   44   3   0  115.9
NightProwler10                                not out    8    6   1   0  133.3
Ravi Shastri                                  not out    8    3   0   1  266.7
Bladescape                                        dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Shantanu_Rooney                                   dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Surendar                                          dnb    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 147                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.35

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

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Manchester Divided Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
07harrisb                            3.0           0      14           0   4.67
The Spin                             2.0           0      14           0      7
Zorax Doom                           4.0           0      31           4   7.75
Sydney Barnes                        4.0           0      40           2     10
Dr. Pepper                           4.0           0      30           0    7.5
Arslaan Khalid                       3.0           0      18           0      6

Total: 147                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.35

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



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Beijing Blitzers vs. Manchester Divided


Manchester Divided - 153/5 in 20.0 overs. 
Beijing Blitzers - 147/6 in 20.0 overs. 



Manchester Divided wins the match by 6 runs

Man of The Match - Zorax, for his awesomeness and four wickets.
 
Zorax, why the double post, delete the other one,

actually, on second thoughts, leave them both there, that way BB can read it and weep twice
 
Deleted the second post for now. Stupid Servers.


Tough luck Beijing, got beaten by the better team. Again.
 
You might want to delete a couple more of the multi-posts!

I think I deserved more than 2 overs, especially on a dusty, but oh well we got the win!
 
Bah, slow servers.

You were bowling rubbish Chez, be happy you got 2 overs after all! :p
 
2 overs for 14 runs - not that bad really!

Your economy was worse and you won man of the match!
 
Oh god, we are not able to win games against MD, we have to that soon. I cant believe we lost by seven runs only. Anyways lets win the remaining 4 matches.
 
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