Round 4: Dublin Destroyers vs. Toronto Tanks @ Neutral (15/11/2009)

[ZoraxDoom]

A bottom of the table clash here. The Tanks have been misfiring whereas the Irish have been desperately short of luck. With both sides looking for a win, will the Tanks finally be on target, or will Dublin finally luck out? This should be one to watch.

PITCH TO BE RANDOMLY CHOSEN
LINEUPS TO BE IN BY 3 PM GMT​

 

[Insomniac]

1. Holdenator
2. Bilal91
3. Insomniac
4. mattfb (C)
5. Ian Botham
6. Imran Khan
7. Hitterman (WK)
8. Wolf
9. WestIndian
10. Brendon Hedger
11. Ayub 95

Grimmet is dropped, crappy internationals are moved down the order.

 

[Ollie_H]

Grimmet was like the only international doing good, no? and can we make sure 20/20Pro isn't playing this time please?

 

[barmyarmy]

Time to step up. Our Russian backers are getting angry...

 

[WestIndian]

Ok so we have lost 3 out of 3, our internationals have done very little and truth be told, I have my views on these Sim and Simmers!!!

 

[Biggy]

Dooblin Destroyers:


Gary123
Highlander999 +
OffCutters
Sir Jack Hobbs
Andy Flower
Hooper (b)
Bart King (b)
Biggy * (b)
barmyarmy (b)
aus5892 (b)
hmarka (b)

 

[shalin_hitter]

When did you all change your teams' name to Dooblin ??

 

[Ollie_H]

Oh, the people that can't take a joke... it's Dublin said with an irish accent.

 

[Hitterman]

Irish people, you'll see us winning this game. .

Good luck team!:banana2

 

[barmyarmy]

Slight change to the Dublin lineup. Sorry biggy...

 

[Biggy]

Slight change to the Dublin lineup. Sorry biggy...

All good.

 

[shantanu_rooney]

Dublin Destroyers v Toronto Tanks
Round Four @ Neutral

Pitch: Dusty
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DUBLIN DESTROYERS WON THE TOSS AND DECIDED TO BAT FIRST
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0.1 Imran Khan to Gary123, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
0.2 Imran Khan to Gary123, 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)
0.3 Imran Khan to Gary123, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
0.4 Imran Khan to Gary123, Brilliant slower ball, the batsman swung at it twice and still missed! Clean bowled!

Gary123 b Imran Khan
Runs : 0 Balls : 4 S/R : 0 (0)


0.5 Imran Khan to OffCutters, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
0.6 Imran Khan to Highlander999, Zorax is awesome. Huh, what? Oh yea, six runs. (6)


End of over 1
Dublin Destroyers 7/1 (RR : 7)
Highlander999 6 (1b)
OffCutters 1 (1b)
Imran Khan 1-0-7-1


1.1 Ian Botham to OffCutters, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
1.2 Ian Botham to Highlander999, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
1.3 Ian Botham to Highlander999, 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)
1.4 Ian Botham to Highlander999, Bah, I've seen better fielding by armless seniors in wheelchairs while blindfolded! Terrible effort, the batsmen laugh as they make the third run. (3)
1.5 Ian Botham to OffCutters, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
1.6 Ian Botham to OffCutters, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)


End of over 2
Dublin Destroyers 21/1 (RR : 10.5)
OffCutters 10 (4b)
Highlander999 11 (4b)
Ian Botham 1-0-14-0


2.1 Imran Khan to Highlander999, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
2.2 Imran Khan to Highlander999, 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)
2.3 Imran Khan to OffCutters, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
2.4 Imran Khan to OffCutters, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
2.5 Imran Khan to OffCutters, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
2.6 Imran Khan to OffCutters, 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 3
Dublin Destroyers 24/1 (RR : 8)
OffCutters 12 (8b)
Highlander999 12 (6b)
Imran Khan 2-0-10-1


3.1 Ian Botham to Highlander999, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
3.2 Ian Botham to Highlander999, 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)
3.3 Ian Botham to OffCutters, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
3.4 Ian Botham to OffCutters, , Wide, one run (1)
3.4 Ian Botham to OffCutters, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
3.5 Ian Botham to Highlander999, 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)
3.6 Ian Botham to OffCutters, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)


End of over 4
Dublin Destroyers 38/1 (RR : 9.5)
OffCutters 19 (11b)
Highlander999 18 (9b)
Ian Botham 2-0-28-0


4.1 Imran Khan to Highlander999, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
4.2 Imran Khan to OffCutters, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
4.3 Imran Khan to Highlander999, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
4.4 Imran Khan to Highlander999, , Wide, one run (1)
4.4 Imran Khan to Highlander999, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
4.5 Imran Khan to OffCutters, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
4.6 Imran Khan to Highlander999, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)


End of over 5
Dublin Destroyers 43/1 (RR : 8.6)
Highlander999 20 (13b)
OffCutters 21 (13b)
Imran Khan 3-0-15-1


5.1 Ian Botham to OffCutters, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
5.2 Ian Botham to OffCutters, 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)
5.3 Ian Botham to Highlander999, 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)
5.4 Ian Botham to Highlander999, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
5.5 Ian Botham to Highlander999, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
5.6 Ian Botham to Highlander999, 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 6
Dublin Destroyers 50/1 (RR : 8.33)
Highlander999 26 (17b)
OffCutters 22 (15b)
Ian Botham 3-0-35-0


6.1 Wolf to OffCutters, No shot offered. (0)
6.2 Wolf to OffCutters, That was a very good delivery. (0)
6.3 Wolf to OffCutters, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
6.4 Wolf to OffCutters, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
6.5 Wolf to OffCutters, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
6.6 Wolf to OffCutters, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)


End of over 7
Dublin Destroyers 62/1 (RR : 8.86)
OffCutters 34 (21b)
Highlander999 26 (17b)
Wolf 1-0-12-0


7.1 Ayub 95 to Highlander999, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
7.2 Ayub 95 to Highlander999, 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)
7.3 Ayub 95 to Highlander999, 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)
7.4 Ayub 95 to Highlander999, 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)
7.5 Ayub 95 to Highlander999, ......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)
7.6 Ayub 95 to Highlander999, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)


End of over 8
Dublin Destroyers 72/1 (RR : 9)
Highlander999 36 (23b)
OffCutters 34 (21b)
Ayub 95 1-0-10-0


8.1 Wolf to OffCutters, 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)
8.2 Wolf to OffCutters, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.3 Wolf to OffCutters, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
8.4 Wolf to Highlander999, 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)
8.5 Wolf to Highlander999, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
8.6 Wolf to OffCutters, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)


End of over 9
Dublin Destroyers 82/1 (RR : 9.11)
OffCutters 39 (25b)
Highlander999 41 (25b)
Wolf 2-0-22-0


9.1 WestIndian to Highlander999, , No Ball. Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
9.1 WestIndian to Highlander999, 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)
9.2 WestIndian to Highlander999, , No Ball. That was a very good delivery. (0)
9.2 WestIndian to Highlander999, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
9.3 WestIndian to Highlander999, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
9.4 WestIndian to Highlander999, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
9.5 WestIndian to Highlander999, 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)
9.6 WestIndian to Highlander999, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)


End of over 10
Dublin Destroyers 92/1 (RR : 9.2)
Highlander999 49 (33b)
OffCutters 39 (25b)
WestIndian 1-0-10-0


10.1 Brendon Hedger to OffCutters, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
10.2 Brendon Hedger to Highlander999, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
10.3 Brendon Hedger to OffCutters, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
10.4 Brendon Hedger to OffCutters, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
10.5 Brendon Hedger to OffCutters, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
10.6 Brendon Hedger to OffCutters, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)


End of over 11
Dublin Destroyers 97/1 (RR : 8.82)
Highlander999 50 (34b)
OffCutters 43 (30b)
Brendon Hedger 1-0-5-0


11.1 Wolf to OffCutters, 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)
11.2 Wolf to OffCutters, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
11.3 Wolf to Highlander999, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
11.4 Wolf to Highlander999, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
11.5 Wolf to Highlander999, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
11.6 Wolf to Highlander999, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)


End of over 12
Dublin Destroyers 105/1 (RR : 8.75)
OffCutters 44 (32b)
Highlander999 57 (38b)
Wolf 3-0-30-0


12.1 Brendon Hedger to Highlander999, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
12.2 Brendon Hedger to OffCutters, 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)
12.3 Brendon Hedger to OffCutters, 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)
12.4 Brendon Hedger to OffCutters, , No Ball. Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
12.4 Brendon Hedger to Highlander999, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
12.5 Brendon Hedger to OffCutters, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
12.6 Brendon Hedger to OffCutters, 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)


End of over 13
Dublin Destroyers 120/1 (RR : 9.23)
Highlander999 59 (40b)
OffCutters 56 (37b)
Brendon Hedger 2-0-20-0


13.1 WestIndian to OffCutters, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
13.2 WestIndian to OffCutters, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
13.3 WestIndian to OffCutters, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
13.4 WestIndian to OffCutters, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
13.5 WestIndian to OffCutters, 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)
13.6 WestIndian to OffCutters, No shot offered. (0)


End of over 14
Dublin Destroyers 134/1 (RR : 9.57)
OffCutters 70 (43b)
Highlander999 59 (40b)
WestIndian 2-0-24-0


14.1 Brendon Hedger to Highlander999, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
14.2 Brendon Hedger to Highlander999, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
14.3 Brendon Hedger to Highlander999, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
14.4 Brendon Hedger to OffCutters, The batsman lines up a big slog over cow corner, but inside edges it past the stumps and keeper for four! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion. (4)
14.5 Brendon Hedger to OffCutters, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
14.6 Brendon Hedger to OffCutters, 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 15
Dublin Destroyers 145/1 (RR : 9.67)
OffCutters 78 (46b)
Highlander999 62 (43b)
Brendon Hedger 3-0-31-0


15.1 Wolf to Highlander999, 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)
15.2 Wolf to OffCutters, ......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)
15.3 Wolf to OffCutters, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
15.4 Wolf to OffCutters, 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)
15.5 Wolf to OffCutters, In the air, and gone!

OffCutters c Hitterman b Wolf
Runs : 78 Balls : 50 S/R : 156 (0)


15.6 Wolf to Jack Hobbs, Easy single. (1)


End of over 16
Dublin Destroyers 147/2 (RR : 9.19)
Highlander999 63 (44b)
Jack Hobbs 1 (1b)
Wolf 4-0-32-1


16.1 WestIndian to Jack Hobbs, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
16.2 WestIndian to Jack Hobbs, One more to the total. (1)
16.3 WestIndian to Highlander999, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
16.4 WestIndian to Jack Hobbs, Low fulltoss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught! (6)
16.5 WestIndian to Jack Hobbs, That's out, no question about it. Excellent bowling.

Jack Hobbs lbw WestIndian
Runs : 8 Balls : 5 S/R : 160 (0)


16.6 WestIndian to Andy Flower, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)


End of over 17
Dublin Destroyers 155/3 (RR : 9.12)
Andy Flower 0 (1b)
Highlander999 64 (45b)
WestIndian 3-0-32-1


17.1 Ayub 95 to Highlander999, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six! (6)
17.2 Ayub 95 to Highlander999, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
17.3 Ayub 95 to Highlander999, 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)
17.4 Ayub 95 to Highlander999, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
17.5 Ayub 95 to Highlander999, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six! (6)
17.6 Ayub 95 to Highlander999, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)


End of over 18
Dublin Destroyers 173/3 (RR : 9.61)
Highlander999 82 (51b)
Andy Flower 0 (1b)
Ayub 95 2-0-28-0


18.1 Ian Botham to Andy Flower, He's hit on the pads, the fielders let out a shout. The umpire has no qualms, and gives him out!

Andy Flower lbw Ian Botham
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0 (0)


18.2 Ian Botham to Hooper, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
18.3 Ian Botham to Hooper, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
18.4 Ian Botham to Hooper, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
18.5 Ian Botham to Hooper, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
18.6 Ian Botham to Hooper, EDGED AND TAKEN! Safe pair of hands there behind the stumps, he doesn't drop many of those!

Hooper c Bilal91 b Ian Botham
Runs : 4 Balls : 5 S/R : 80 (0)




End of over 19
Dublin Destroyers 177/5 (RR : 9.32)
Bart King 0 (0b)
Highlander999 82 (51b)
Ian Botham 4-0-39-2


19.1 Imran Khan to Highlander999, The bowler appeals, and the finger of death has lifted.

Highlander999 lbw Imran Khan
Runs : 82 Balls : 52 S/R : 157.7 (0)


19.2 Imran Khan to Biggy, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
19.3 Imran Khan to Biggy, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, who fires a throw back in immediately. The batsmen try to scrable through for a single, but they're caught short! Brilliant fielding, and a wicket for the fielding side!

Biggy run out Insomniac
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0 (0)


19.4 Imran Khan to barmyarmy, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
19.5 Imran Khan to barmyarmy, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away for a single, and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw well wide of the stumps. No one is backing up and some the batsmen run two more! The captain isn't happy! (3)
19.6 Imran Khan to Bart King, 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)


End of over 20
Dublin Destroyers 183/7 (RR : 9.15)
barmyarmy 3 (2b)
Bart King 3 (1b)
Imran Khan 4-0-21-2



The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 183
Wickets : 7
Overs : 20.0

A brilliant partnership between OffCutters and Highlander999 as help Dublin Destroyers reach a total of 183 in their allotted 20 overs. Will 183 be enough on a pitch which looking really good for batting or will the Toronto Tank batsmen run away with the game and register their first win of tournament? This question will be surely be answer in the second innings.

 

[shantanu_rooney]

The second innings begins now


0.1 aus5892 to Holdenator, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
0.2 aus5892 to Bilal91, 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)
0.3 aus5892 to Bilal91, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
0.4 aus5892 to Bilal91, , No Ball. Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
0.4 aus5892 to Holdenator, Easy single. (1)
0.5 aus5892 to Bilal91, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
0.6 aus5892 to Holdenator, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)


End of over 1
Toronto Tanks 13/0 (RR : 13) Required RR(8.95)
Holdenator 6 (3b)
Bilal91 6 (4b)
aus5892 1-0-13-0


1.1 Bart King to Bilal91, 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)
1.2 Bart King to Bilal91, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
1.3 Bart King to Bilal91, The batsman sees the juicy half-volley outside off-stump, and decided that it deserved more than a spanking through the covers, and so thrashes it into the stands instead! 6 runs. (6)
1.4 Bart King to Bilal91, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
1.5 Bart King to Holdenator, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
1.6 Bart King to Holdenator, 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)


End of over 2
Toronto Tanks 28/0 (RR : 14) Required RR(8.61)
Holdenator 14 (5b)
Bilal91 13 (8b)
Bart King 1-0-15-0


2.1 aus5892 to Bilal91, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
2.2 aus5892 to Bilal91, 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)
2.3 aus5892 to Bilal91, 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)
2.4 aus5892 to Bilal91, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
2.5 aus5892 to Bilal91, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
2.6 aus5892 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)


End of over 3
Toronto Tanks 39/0 (RR : 13) Required RR(8.47)
Holdenator 14 (5b)
Bilal91 24 (14b)
aus5892 2-0-24-0


3.1 Bart King to Bilal91, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away for a single, and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw well wide of the stumps. No one is backing up and some the batsmen run two more! The captain isn't happy! (3)
3.2 Bart King to Holdenator, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three. (3)
3.3 Bart King to Bilal91, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
3.4 Bart King to Holdenator, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
3.5 Bart King to Bilal91, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three. (3)
3.6 Bart King to Holdenator, 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 4
Toronto Tanks 54/0 (RR : 13.5) Required RR(8.06)
Holdenator 22 (8b)
Bilal91 31 (17b)
Bart King 2-0-30-0


4.1 aus5892 to Bilal91, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
4.2 aus5892 to Bilal91, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
4.3 aus5892 to Bilal91, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
4.4 aus5892 to Bilal91, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
4.5 aus5892 to Bilal91, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three. (3)
4.6 aus5892 to Holdenator, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)


End of over 5
Toronto Tanks 65/0 (RR : 13) Required RR(7.87)
Holdenator 22 (9b)
Bilal91 42 (22b)
aus5892 3-0-35-0


5.1 Bart King to Bilal91, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
5.2 Bart King to Bilal91, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
5.3 Bart King to Bilal91, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
5.4 Bart King to Holdenator, The batsman drops the ball at his feet and sets off for a quick single, but the bowler pounces on it, turns around, and knocks the stumps down in one quick effort to send him packing! Brilliant effort.

Holdenator run out Highlander999
Runs : 22 Balls : 10 S/R : 220 (0)


5.5 Bart King to Insomniac, 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!

Insomniac c barmyarmy b Bart King
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0 (0)


5.6 Bart King to mattfb, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)


End of over 6
Toronto Tanks 75/2 (RR : 12.5) Required RR(7.71)
Bilal91 51 (25b)
mattfb 1 (1b)
Bart King 3-0-40-1


6.1 barmyarmy to mattfb, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
6.2 barmyarmy to mattfb, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
6.3 barmyarmy to mattfb, 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)
6.4 barmyarmy to mattfb, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
6.5 barmyarmy to mattfb, 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)
6.6 barmyarmy 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)


End of over 7
Toronto Tanks 82/2 (RR : 11.7) Required RR(7.77)
Bilal91 55 (26b)
mattfb 4 (6b)
barmyarmy 1-0-7-0


7.1 Biggy to mattfb, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
7.2 Biggy to mattfb, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
7.3 Biggy to Bilal91, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
7.4 Biggy to Bilal91, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
7.5 Biggy to Bilal91, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
7.6 Biggy to mattfb, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)


End of over 8
Toronto Tanks 90/2 (RR : 11.3) Required RR(7.75)
mattfb 7 (9b)
Bilal91 60 (29b)
Biggy 1-0-8-0


8.1 barmyarmy 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)
8.2 barmyarmy to mattfb, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
8.3 barmyarmy to Bilal91, 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)
8.4 barmyarmy to Bilal91, 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)
8.5 barmyarmy to Bilal91, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
8.6 barmyarmy to Bilal91, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)


End of over 9
Toronto Tanks 98/2 (RR : 10.9) Required RR(7.73)
Bilal91 67 (34b)
mattfb 8 (10b)
barmyarmy 2-0-15-0


9.1 Biggy to mattfb, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
9.2 Biggy to mattfb, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
9.3 Biggy to mattfb, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
9.4 Biggy to mattfb, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
9.5 Biggy to mattfb, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
9.6 Biggy to mattfb, 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)


End of over 10
Toronto Tanks 111/2 (RR : 11.1) Required RR(7.2)
Bilal91 67 (34b)
mattfb 21 (16b)
Biggy 2-0-21-0


10.1 Hmarka to mattfb, 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)
10.2 Hmarka to Bilal91, 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)
10.3 Hmarka to mattfb, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
10.4 Hmarka to mattfb, 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)
10.5 Hmarka to mattfb, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.6 Hmarka to mattfb, 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 11
Toronto Tanks 119/2 (RR : 10.8) Required RR(7.11)
mattfb 26 (21b)
Bilal91 70 (35b)
Hmarka 1-0-8-0


11.1 Hooper to Bilal91, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
11.2 Hooper to Bilal91, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
11.3 Hooper to Bilal91, 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)
11.4 Hooper to Bilal91, 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)
11.5 Hooper to Bilal91, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
11.6 Hooper to Bilal91, No shot offered. (0)


End of over 12
Toronto Tanks 123/2 (RR : 10.3) Required RR(7.5)
Bilal91 74 (41b)
mattfb 26 (21b)
Hooper 1-0-4-0


12.1 Hmarka to mattfb, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
12.2 Hmarka to mattfb, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
12.3 Hmarka to mattfb, 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)
12.4 Hmarka to mattfb, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
12.5 Hmarka to mattfb, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
12.6 Hmarka to mattfb, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)


End of over 13
Toronto Tanks 132/2 (RR : 10.2) Required RR(7.29)
Bilal91 74 (41b)
mattfb 35 (27b)
Hmarka 2-0-17-0


13.1 Biggy to mattfb, He's absolutely NAILED that one, but the man in the deep makes a fantastic save, pushing the ball back in just in time! His teammate picks up the ball and hurls it in and they save a run, good teamwork. (3)
13.2 Biggy to Bilal91, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
13.3 Biggy to mattfb, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
13.4 Biggy to mattfb, He's absolutely NAILED that one, but the man in the deep makes a fantastic save, pushing the ball back in just in time! His teammate picks up the ball and hurls it in and they save a run, good teamwork. (3)
13.5 Biggy to Bilal91, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
13.6 Biggy to Bilal91, 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)


End of over 14
Toronto Tanks 148/2 (RR : 10.6) Required RR(5.83)
mattfb 45 (30b)
Bilal91 80 (44b)
Biggy 3-0-37-0


14.1 Hooper to Bilal91, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
14.2 Hooper to mattfb, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
14.3 Hooper to Bilal91, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
14.4 Hooper to mattfb, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
14.5 Hooper to mattfb, 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)
14.6 Hooper to mattfb, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)


End of over 15
Toronto Tanks 157/2 (RR : 10.5) Required RR(5.2)
mattfb 52 (34b)
Bilal91 82 (46b)
Hooper 2-0-13-0


15.1 barmyarmy to Bilal91, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
15.2 barmyarmy to mattfb, , No Ball. Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
15.2 barmyarmy to Bilal91, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
15.3 barmyarmy to Bilal91, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
15.4 barmyarmy to Bilal91, 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)
15.5 barmyarmy to Bilal91, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
15.6 barmyarmy to Bilal91, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)


End of over 16
Toronto Tanks 170/2 (RR : 10.6) Required RR(3.25)
Bilal91 93 (52b)
mattfb 53 (35b)
barmyarmy 3-0-28-0


16.1 Hooper to mattfb, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. (6)
16.2 Hooper to mattfb, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
16.3 Hooper to mattfb, No shot offered, and the off-stump is sent tumbling! That's a poor, poor leave...

mattfb b Hooper
Runs : 63 Balls : 38 S/R : 165.8 (0)


16.4 Hooper to Ian Botham, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
16.5 Hooper to Ian Botham, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
16.6 Hooper to Ian Botham, Short and pulled away for a single (1)


End of over 17
Toronto Tanks 183/3 (RR : 10.8) Required RR(0)
Bilal91 93 (52b)
Ian Botham 3 (3b)
Hooper 3-0-26-1


17.1 barmyarmy to Ian Botham, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
17.2 barmyarmy to Ian Botham, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
17.3 barmyarmy to Ian Botham, 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.

Ian Botham st Bart King b barmyarmy
Runs : 3 Balls : 6 S/R : 50 (0)


17.4 barmyarmy to Imran Khan, 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)
17.5 barmyarmy to Imran Khan, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
17.6 barmyarmy to Imran Khan, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)

The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 187
Wickets : 4
Overs : 17.6

Toronto Tanks vs. Dublin Destroyers


Dublin Destroyers Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Gary123                                  b Imran Khan    0    4   0   0      0
Highlander999                          lbw Imran Khan   82   52   6   3  157.7
OffCutters                         c Hitterman b Wolf   78   50  11   0    156
Jack Hobbs                             lbw WestIndian    8    5   0   1    160
Andy Flower                            lbw Ian Botham    0    2   0   0      0
Hooper                         c Bilal91 b Ian Botham    4    5   1   0     80
Bart King                                     not out    3    1   0   0    300
Biggy                               run out Insomniac    0    2   0   0      0
barmyarmy                                     not out    3    2   0   0    150
aus5892                                           dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Hmarka                                            dnb    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 183                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 9.15

Extras : 5    No Balls : 3       Wides : 2    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

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Toronto Tanks Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Ian Botham                           4.0           0      39           2   9.75
Imran Khan                           4.0           0      21           2   5.25
Wolf                                 4.0           0      32           1      8
WestIndian                           3.0           0      32           1  10.67
Brendon Hedger                       3.0           0      31           0  10.33
Ayub 95                              2.0           0      28           0     14

Total: 183                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 9.15

Extras : 5    No Balls : 3       Wides : 2    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0



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Toronto Tanks Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Holdenator                      run out Highlander999   22   10   3   0    220
Bilal91                                       not out   93   52   8   2  178.8
Insomniac                     c barmyarmy b Bart King    0    1   0   0      0
mattfb                                       b Hooper   63   38   7   1  165.8
Ian Botham                   st Bart King b barmyarmy    3    6   0   0     50
Imran Khan                                    not out    4    3   1   0  133.3
Hitterman                                         dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Wolf                                              dnb    0    0   0   0      0
WestIndian                                        dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Brendon Hedger                                    dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Ayub 95                                           dnb    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 187                       Overs: 17.6                    Run Rate: 11

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

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Dublin Destroyers Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Hooper                               3.0           0      26           1   8.67
Bart King                            3.0           0      40           1  13.33
Biggy                                3.0           0      37           0  12.33
barmyarmy                            4.0           0      32           1      8
aus5892                              3.0           0      35           0  11.67
Hmarka                               2.0           0      17           0    8.5

Total: 187                       Overs: 17.6                    Run Rate: 11

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



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Toronto Tanks vs. Dublin Destroyers


Dublin Destroyers - 183/7 in 20.0 overs.
Toronto Tanks - 187/4 in 17.6 overs.



Toronto Tanks wins the match by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Bilal91

What an exciting game of cricket for all the cricket lovers. Finally Toronto Tanks have registered their first victory of this season thanks to some outstanding batting by their opener Bilal91 who stayed till the end scoring 93 runs and ensured that his team won the game. But he was also well supported in the middle by Tanks skipper mattfb. After losing 3 games in a row Tanks win for the first time and emphatically with 12 balls to spare and 6 wickets remaining.

 

[Ollie_H]

What a knock by Bilal! and of course the skipper Matt. Insomniac is in line for being dropped!

 

[Highlander999]

Apart from me and Troy, everyone else sucks with the bat. Seriously, that batting scorecard couldn't have been much worse!!! Good enough bowling by Colin, but jeez guys, step up and all that, this is shocking stuff