0.1 Surendar to Holdenator, ......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)
0.2 Surendar to Holdenator, Very well bowled. (0)
0.3 Surendar to Holdenator, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
0.4 Surendar 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)
0.5 Surendar to mattfb, Splendid shot for four! (4)
0.6 Surendar to mattfb, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
End of over 1
Toronto Tanks 6/0 (RR : 6) Required RR(10.3)
Holdenator 1 (3b)
mattfb 5 (3b)
Surendar 1-0-6-0
1.1 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, No shot offered. (0)
1.2 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
1.3 Shantanu_Rooney to Holdenator, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
1.4 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, No shot offered. (0)
1.5 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, 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)
1.6 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 2
Toronto Tanks 12/0 (RR : 6) Required RR(10.5)
mattfb 10 (8b)
Holdenator 2 (4b)
Shantanu_Rooney 1-0-6-0
2.1 Surendar to Holdenator, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
2.2 Surendar to Holdenator, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
2.3 Surendar to Holdenator, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
2.4 Surendar to Holdenator, That's gone high...really high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third! (3)
2.5 Surendar to mattfb, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
2.6 Surendar to mattfb, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 3
Toronto Tanks 27/0 (RR : 9) Required RR(10.2)
mattfb 14 (10b)
Holdenator 13 (8b)
Surendar 2-0-21-0
3.1 Shantanu_Rooney to Holdenator, 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)
3.2 Shantanu_Rooney to Holdenator, 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)
3.3 Shantanu_Rooney 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)
3.4 Shantanu_Rooney to Holdenator, 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)
3.5 Shantanu_Rooney 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)
3.6 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, One more to the total. (1)
End of over 4
Toronto Tanks 41/0 (RR : 10.3) Required RR(10)
Holdenator 24 (12b)
mattfb 17 (12b)
Shantanu_Rooney 2-0-20-0
4.1 Surendar to mattfb, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
4.2 Surendar to Holdenator, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
4.3 Surendar to Holdenator, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
4.4 Surendar to mattfb, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
4.5 Surendar to mattfb, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman dives...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding! (3)
4.6 Surendar to Holdenator, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
End of over 5
Toronto Tanks 48/0 (RR : 9.6) Required RR(10.2)
Holdenator 25 (15b)
mattfb 23 (15b)
Surendar 3-0-28-0
5.1 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, That six has cleared the car park! (6)
5.2 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, That six has cleared the car park! (6)
5.3 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, Splendid shot for four! (4)
5.4 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
5.5 Shantanu_Rooney to Holdenator, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
5.6 Shantanu_Rooney to Holdenator, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 6
Toronto Tanks 69/0 (RR : 11.5) Required RR(9.43)
Holdenator 29 (17b)
mattfb 40 (19b)
Shantanu_Rooney 3-0-41-0
6.1 Bladescape to mattfb, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
6.2 Bladescape to mattfb, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
6.3 Bladescape to mattfb, 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)
6.4 Bladescape to mattfb, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
6.5 Bladescape to mattfb, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
6.6 Bladescape to mattfb, , No Ball. Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
6.6 Bladescape to mattfb, One more to the total. (1)
End of over 7
Toronto Tanks 83/0 (RR : 11.9) Required RR(9.08)
Holdenator 29 (17b)
mattfb 53 (26b)
Bladescape 1-0-14-0
7.1 Giggity Giggity 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)
7.2 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
7.3 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
7.4 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
7.5 Giggity Giggity to Holdenator, Very well bowled. (0)
7.6 Giggity Giggity to Holdenator, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
End of over 8
Toronto Tanks 89/0 (RR : 11.1) Required RR(9.33)
mattfb 58 (30b)
Holdenator 30 (19b)
Giggity Giggity 1-0-6-0
8.1 Bladescape to Holdenator, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
8.2 Bladescape to mattfb, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
8.3 Bladescape to mattfb, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
8.4 Bladescape to mattfb, 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)
8.5 Bladescape to mattfb, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
8.6 Bladescape to Holdenator, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 9
Toronto Tanks 98/0 (RR : 10.9) Required RR(9.36)
mattfb 65 (34b)
Holdenator 32 (21b)
Bladescape 2-0-23-0
9.1 NightProwler10 to Holdenator, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
9.2 NightProwler10 to Holdenator, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
9.3 NightProwler10 to mattfb, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
9.4 NightProwler10 to mattfb, 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)
9.5 NightProwler10 to Holdenator, 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)
9.6 NightProwler10 to Holdenator, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 10
Toronto Tanks 107/0 (RR : 10.7) Required RR(9.4)
mattfb 70 (36b)
Holdenator 36 (25b)
NightProwler10 1-0-9-0
10.1 Bladescape to Holdenator, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
10.2 Bladescape to mattfb, , No Ball. Short and pulled away for a single (1)
10.2 Bladescape to Holdenator, 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)
10.3 Bladescape to mattfb, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
10.4 Bladescape to mattfb, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
10.5 Bladescape 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)
10.6 Bladescape to Holdenator, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 11
Toronto Tanks 115/0 (RR : 10.5) Required RR(9.56)
mattfb 72 (39b)
Holdenator 41 (29b)
Bladescape 3-0-31-0
11.1 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, No shot offered. (0)
11.2 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
11.3 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
11.4 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
11.5 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
11.6 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
End of over 12
Toronto Tanks 117/0 (RR : 9.75) Required RR(10.5)
Holdenator 43 (35b)
mattfb 72 (39b)
Ravi Shastri 1-0-2-0
12.1 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, No shot offered. (0)
12.2 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Good running, two runs. (2)
12.3 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, 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)
12.4 Giggity Giggity to Holdenator, 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)
12.5 Giggity Giggity to Holdenator, 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)
12.6 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 13
Toronto Tanks 121/0 (RR : 9.31) Required RR(11.4)
mattfb 75 (43b)
Holdenator 44 (37b)
Giggity Giggity 2-0-10-0
13.1 Bladescape to Holdenator, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
13.2 Bladescape to mattfb, Very well bowled. (0)
13.3 Bladescape to mattfb, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
13.4 Bladescape to mattfb, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
13.5 Bladescape to mattfb, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
13.6 Bladescape to Holdenator, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
End of over 14
Toronto Tanks 129/0 (RR : 9.21) Required RR(12)
Holdenator 47 (39b)
mattfb 80 (47b)
Bladescape 4-0-39-0
14.1 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
14.2 Giggity Giggity to Holdenator, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
14.3 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, , No Ball. 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)
14.3 Giggity Giggity 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)
14.4 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
14.5 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, 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)
14.6 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 15
Toronto Tanks 137/0 (RR : 9.13) Required RR(12.8)
Holdenator 48 (40b)
mattfb 86 (53b)
Giggity Giggity 3-0-18-0
15.1 Ravi Shastri 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)
15.2 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
15.3 Ravi Shastri to mattfb, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
15.4 Ravi Shastri to mattfb, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
15.5 Ravi Shastri to mattfb, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
15.6 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
End of over 16
Toronto Tanks 150/0 (RR : 9.38) Required RR(12.8)
Holdenator 51 (42b)
mattfb 96 (57b)
Ravi Shastri 2-0-15-0
16.1 Giggity Giggity 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)
16.2 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
16.3 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
16.4 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, 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)
16.5 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, 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)
16.6 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 17
Toronto Tanks 160/0 (RR : 9.41) Required RR(13.7)
mattfb 106 (63b)
Holdenator 51 (42b)
Giggity Giggity 4-0-28-0
17.1 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, , No Ball. out a no ball! (2)
17.1 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
17.2 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
17.3 Ravi Shastri to mattfb, Easy single. (1)
17.4 Ravi Shastri 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)
17.5 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
17.6 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
End of over 18
Toronto Tanks 175/0 (RR : 9.72) Required RR(13)
Holdenator 64 (48b)
mattfb 107 (64b)
Ravi Shastri 3-0-30-0
18.1 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, One more to the total. (1)
18.2 Shantanu_Rooney to Holdenator, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!
Holdenator b Shantanu_Rooney
Runs : 64 Balls : 49 S/R : 130.6
(0)
18.3 Shantanu_Rooney to Imran Khan, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
18.4 Shantanu_Rooney to Imran Khan, 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)
18.5 Shantanu_Rooney to Imran Khan, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
18.6 Shantanu_Rooney to Imran Khan, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 19
Toronto Tanks 178/1 (RR : 9.37) Required RR(23)
Imran Khan 2 (4b)
mattfb 108 (65b)
Shantanu_Rooney 4-0-44-1
19.1 Surendar 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)
19.2 Surendar to mattfb, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
19.3 Surendar to mattfb, Top edge...and gone!
mattfb c Bladescape b Surendar
Runs : 114 Balls : 68 S/R : 167.6
(0)
19.4 Surendar to Insomniac, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
19.5 Surendar to Insomniac, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
19.6 Surendar to Insomniac, 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 20
Toronto Tanks 198/2 (RR : 9.9) Required RR(1.#J)
Insomniac 14 (3b)
Imran Khan 2 (4b)
Surendar 4-0-48-1
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 198
Wickets : 2
Overs : 20.0
And Beijing have stolen yet another win out of nowhere! After 10 overs the Tanks were 107/0, but they still had a difficult task ahead of them, and found maintaining that momentum difficult. Giggity Giggity bowled a splendid spell, conceding just 28 runs in his four overs, as the required rate mounted in the latter half of the innings. With 18 runs needed in 3 balls, Insomniac gave it his best shot, but it was never going to be enough and they fell just 4 agonising runs short of what would have been a terrific runchase. A brilliant century from mattfb went in vain, and Beijing are another step closer to the top of the table.
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Toronto Tanks vs. Beijing Blitzers
Beijing Blitzers Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Romesh Kaluwithrana not out 112 62 7 6 180.6
Funknath lbw Imran Khan 1 3 0 0 33.33
Shalin Hitter lbw Imran Khan 20 13 1 2 153.8
Pranav Pathak not out 64 41 5 1 156.1
Giggity Giggity dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Binnu dnb 0 0 0 0 0
NightProwler10 dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Ravi Shastri dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Bladescape dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Shantanu_Rooney dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Surendar dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 201 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 10.05
Extras : 4 No Balls : 1 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 1 Byes : 1
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Toronto Tanks Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Imran Khan 4.0 0 56 2 14
Ian Botham 3.5 0 46 0 12
Wasim Raja 4.0 0 26 0 6.5
Wolf 2.0 0 12 0 6
WestIndia 2.0 0 23 0 11.5
Brendon Hedger 3.5 0 36 0 9.39
Total: 201 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 10.05
Extras : 4 No Balls : 1 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 1 Byes : 1
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Toronto Tanks Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Holdenator b Shantanu_Rooney 64 49 6 0 130.6
mattfb c Bladescape b Surendar 114 68 11 2 167.6
Imran Khan not out 2 4 0 0 50
Insomniac not out 14 3 2 1 466.7
Ian Botham dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Bilal91 dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Hitterman dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Wasim Raja dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Wolf dnb 0 0 0 0 0
WestIndia dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Brendon Hedger dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 198 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.9
Extras : 4 No Balls : 4 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Beijing Blitzers Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Giggity Giggity 4.0 0 28 0 7
NightProwler10 1.0 0 9 0 9
Ravi Shastri 3.0 0 30 0 10
Bladescape 4.0 0 39 0 9.75
Shantanu_Rooney 4.0 0 44 1 11
Surendar 4.0 0 48 1 12
Total: 198 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.9
Extras : 4 No Balls : 4 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Toronto Tanks vs. Beijing Blitzers
Beijing Blitzers - 201/2 in 20.0 overs.
Toronto Tanks - 198/2 in 20.0 overs.
Beijing Blitzers wins the match by 3 runs
Man of The Match - Centuries from mattfb and Kalu, and a brilliant spell from Wasim Raja, but this goes to the bowler who helped his team steal a tight victory -
Giggity Giggity. In a match where 399 runs were scored in 40 overs for just 4 wickets, his 4 overs for 28 runs was an exceptional, and probably match-winning spell.
ZoraxDoom added 0 Minutes and 6 Seconds later...
0.1 Surendar to Holdenator, ......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)
0.2 Surendar to Holdenator, Very well bowled. (0)
0.3 Surendar to Holdenator, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
0.4 Surendar 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)
0.5 Surendar to mattfb, Splendid shot for four! (4)
0.6 Surendar to mattfb, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
End of over 1
Toronto Tanks 6/0 (RR : 6) Required RR(10.3)
Holdenator 1 (3b)
mattfb 5 (3b)
Surendar 1-0-6-0
1.1 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, No shot offered. (0)
1.2 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
1.3 Shantanu_Rooney to Holdenator, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
1.4 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, No shot offered. (0)
1.5 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, 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)
1.6 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 2
Toronto Tanks 12/0 (RR : 6) Required RR(10.5)
mattfb 10 (8b)
Holdenator 2 (4b)
Shantanu_Rooney 1-0-6-0
2.1 Surendar to Holdenator, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
2.2 Surendar to Holdenator, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
2.3 Surendar to Holdenator, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
2.4 Surendar to Holdenator, That's gone high...really high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third! (3)
2.5 Surendar to mattfb, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
2.6 Surendar to mattfb, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 3
Toronto Tanks 27/0 (RR : 9) Required RR(10.2)
mattfb 14 (10b)
Holdenator 13 (8b)
Surendar 2-0-21-0
3.1 Shantanu_Rooney to Holdenator, 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)
3.2 Shantanu_Rooney to Holdenator, 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)
3.3 Shantanu_Rooney 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)
3.4 Shantanu_Rooney to Holdenator, 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)
3.5 Shantanu_Rooney 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)
3.6 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, One more to the total. (1)
End of over 4
Toronto Tanks 41/0 (RR : 10.3) Required RR(10)
Holdenator 24 (12b)
mattfb 17 (12b)
Shantanu_Rooney 2-0-20-0
4.1 Surendar to mattfb, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
4.2 Surendar to Holdenator, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
4.3 Surendar to Holdenator, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
4.4 Surendar to mattfb, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
4.5 Surendar to mattfb, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman dives...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding! (3)
4.6 Surendar to Holdenator, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
End of over 5
Toronto Tanks 48/0 (RR : 9.6) Required RR(10.2)
Holdenator 25 (15b)
mattfb 23 (15b)
Surendar 3-0-28-0
5.1 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, That six has cleared the car park! (6)
5.2 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, That six has cleared the car park! (6)
5.3 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, Splendid shot for four! (4)
5.4 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
5.5 Shantanu_Rooney to Holdenator, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
5.6 Shantanu_Rooney to Holdenator, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 6
Toronto Tanks 69/0 (RR : 11.5) Required RR(9.43)
Holdenator 29 (17b)
mattfb 40 (19b)
Shantanu_Rooney 3-0-41-0
6.1 Bladescape to mattfb, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
6.2 Bladescape to mattfb, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
6.3 Bladescape to mattfb, 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)
6.4 Bladescape to mattfb, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
6.5 Bladescape to mattfb, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
6.6 Bladescape to mattfb, , No Ball. Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
6.6 Bladescape to mattfb, One more to the total. (1)
End of over 7
Toronto Tanks 83/0 (RR : 11.9) Required RR(9.08)
Holdenator 29 (17b)
mattfb 53 (26b)
Bladescape 1-0-14-0
7.1 Giggity Giggity 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)
7.2 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
7.3 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
7.4 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
7.5 Giggity Giggity to Holdenator, Very well bowled. (0)
7.6 Giggity Giggity to Holdenator, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
End of over 8
Toronto Tanks 89/0 (RR : 11.1) Required RR(9.33)
mattfb 58 (30b)
Holdenator 30 (19b)
Giggity Giggity 1-0-6-0
8.1 Bladescape to Holdenator, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
8.2 Bladescape to mattfb, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
8.3 Bladescape to mattfb, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
8.4 Bladescape to mattfb, 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)
8.5 Bladescape to mattfb, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
8.6 Bladescape to Holdenator, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 9
Toronto Tanks 98/0 (RR : 10.9) Required RR(9.36)
mattfb 65 (34b)
Holdenator 32 (21b)
Bladescape 2-0-23-0
9.1 NightProwler10 to Holdenator, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
9.2 NightProwler10 to Holdenator, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
9.3 NightProwler10 to mattfb, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
9.4 NightProwler10 to mattfb, 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)
9.5 NightProwler10 to Holdenator, 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)
9.6 NightProwler10 to Holdenator, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 10
Toronto Tanks 107/0 (RR : 10.7) Required RR(9.4)
mattfb 70 (36b)
Holdenator 36 (25b)
NightProwler10 1-0-9-0
10.1 Bladescape to Holdenator, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
10.2 Bladescape to mattfb, , No Ball. Short and pulled away for a single (1)
10.2 Bladescape to Holdenator, 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)
10.3 Bladescape to mattfb, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
10.4 Bladescape to mattfb, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
10.5 Bladescape 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)
10.6 Bladescape to Holdenator, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 11
Toronto Tanks 115/0 (RR : 10.5) Required RR(9.56)
mattfb 72 (39b)
Holdenator 41 (29b)
Bladescape 3-0-31-0
11.1 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, No shot offered. (0)
11.2 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
11.3 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
11.4 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
11.5 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
11.6 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
End of over 12
Toronto Tanks 117/0 (RR : 9.75) Required RR(10.5)
Holdenator 43 (35b)
mattfb 72 (39b)
Ravi Shastri 1-0-2-0
12.1 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, No shot offered. (0)
12.2 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Good running, two runs. (2)
12.3 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, 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)
12.4 Giggity Giggity to Holdenator, 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)
12.5 Giggity Giggity to Holdenator, 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)
12.6 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 13
Toronto Tanks 121/0 (RR : 9.31) Required RR(11.4)
mattfb 75 (43b)
Holdenator 44 (37b)
Giggity Giggity 2-0-10-0
13.1 Bladescape to Holdenator, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
13.2 Bladescape to mattfb, Very well bowled. (0)
13.3 Bladescape to mattfb, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
13.4 Bladescape to mattfb, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
13.5 Bladescape to mattfb, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
13.6 Bladescape to Holdenator, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
End of over 14
Toronto Tanks 129/0 (RR : 9.21) Required RR(12)
Holdenator 47 (39b)
mattfb 80 (47b)
Bladescape 4-0-39-0
14.1 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
14.2 Giggity Giggity to Holdenator, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
14.3 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, , No Ball. 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)
14.3 Giggity Giggity 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)
14.4 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
14.5 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, 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)
14.6 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 15
Toronto Tanks 137/0 (RR : 9.13) Required RR(12.8)
Holdenator 48 (40b)
mattfb 86 (53b)
Giggity Giggity 3-0-18-0
15.1 Ravi Shastri 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)
15.2 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
15.3 Ravi Shastri to mattfb, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
15.4 Ravi Shastri to mattfb, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
15.5 Ravi Shastri to mattfb, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
15.6 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
End of over 16
Toronto Tanks 150/0 (RR : 9.38) Required RR(12.8)
Holdenator 51 (42b)
mattfb 96 (57b)
Ravi Shastri 2-0-15-0
16.1 Giggity Giggity 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)
16.2 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
16.3 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
16.4 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, 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)
16.5 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, 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)
16.6 Giggity Giggity to mattfb, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 17
Toronto Tanks 160/0 (RR : 9.41) Required RR(13.7)
mattfb 106 (63b)
Holdenator 51 (42b)
Giggity Giggity 4-0-28-0
17.1 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, , No Ball. out a no ball! (2)
17.1 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
17.2 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
17.3 Ravi Shastri to mattfb, Easy single. (1)
17.4 Ravi Shastri 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)
17.5 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
17.6 Ravi Shastri to Holdenator, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
End of over 18
Toronto Tanks 175/0 (RR : 9.72) Required RR(13)
Holdenator 64 (48b)
mattfb 107 (64b)
Ravi Shastri 3-0-30-0
18.1 Shantanu_Rooney to mattfb, One more to the total. (1)
18.2 Shantanu_Rooney to Holdenator, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!
Holdenator b Shantanu_Rooney
Runs : 64 Balls : 49 S/R : 130.6
(0)
18.3 Shantanu_Rooney to Imran Khan, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
18.4 Shantanu_Rooney to Imran Khan, 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)
18.5 Shantanu_Rooney to Imran Khan, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
18.6 Shantanu_Rooney to Imran Khan, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 19
Toronto Tanks 178/1 (RR : 9.37) Required RR(23)
Imran Khan 2 (4b)
mattfb 108 (65b)
Shantanu_Rooney 4-0-44-1
19.1 Surendar 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)
19.2 Surendar to mattfb, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
19.3 Surendar to mattfb, Top edge...and gone!
mattfb c Bladescape b Surendar
Runs : 114 Balls : 68 S/R : 167.6
(0)
19.4 Surendar to Insomniac, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
19.5 Surendar to Insomniac, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
19.6 Surendar to Insomniac, 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 20
Toronto Tanks 198/2 (RR : 9.9) Required RR(1.#J)
Insomniac 14 (3b)
Imran Khan 2 (4b)
Surendar 4-0-48-1
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 198
Wickets : 2
Overs : 20.0
And Beijing have stolen yet another win out of nowhere! After 10 overs the Tanks were 107/0, but they still had a difficult task ahead of them, and found maintaining that momentum difficult. Giggity Giggity bowled a splendid spell, conceding just 28 runs in his four overs, as the required rate mounted in the latter half of the innings. With 18 runs needed in 3 balls, Insomniac gave it his best shot, but it was never going to be enough and they fell just 4 agonising runs short of what would have been a terrific runchase. A brilliant century from mattfb went in vain, and Beijing are another step closer to the top of the table.
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Toronto Tanks vs. Beijing Blitzers
Beijing Blitzers Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Romesh Kaluwithrana not out 112 62 7 6 180.6
Funknath lbw Imran Khan 1 3 0 0 33.33
Shalin Hitter lbw Imran Khan 20 13 1 2 153.8
Pranav Pathak not out 64 41 5 1 156.1
Giggity Giggity dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Binnu dnb 0 0 0 0 0
NightProwler10 dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Ravi Shastri dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Bladescape dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Shantanu_Rooney dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Surendar dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 201 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 10.05
Extras : 4 No Balls : 1 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 1 Byes : 1
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Toronto Tanks Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Imran Khan 4.0 0 56 2 14
Ian Botham 3.5 0 46 0 12
Wasim Raja 4.0 0 26 0 6.5
Wolf 2.0 0 12 0 6
WestIndia 2.0 0 23 0 11.5
Brendon Hedger 3.5 0 36 0 9.39
Total: 201 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 10.05
Extras : 4 No Balls : 1 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 1 Byes : 1
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Toronto Tanks Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Holdenator b Shantanu_Rooney 64 49 6 0 130.6
mattfb c Bladescape b Surendar 114 68 11 2 167.6
Imran Khan not out 2 4 0 0 50
Insomniac not out 14 3 2 1 466.7
Ian Botham dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Bilal91 dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Hitterman dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Wasim Raja dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Wolf dnb 0 0 0 0 0
WestIndia dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Brendon Hedger dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 198 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.9
Extras : 4 No Balls : 4 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Beijing Blitzers Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Giggity Giggity 4.0 0 28 0 7
NightProwler10 1.0 0 9 0 9
Ravi Shastri 3.0 0 30 0 10
Bladescape 4.0 0 39 0 9.75
Shantanu_Rooney 4.0 0 44 1 11
Surendar 4.0 0 48 1 12
Total: 198 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.9
Extras : 4 No Balls : 4 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Toronto Tanks vs. Beijing Blitzers
Beijing Blitzers - 201/2 in 20.0 overs.
Toronto Tanks - 198/2 in 20.0 overs.
Beijing Blitzers wins the match by 3 runs
Man of The Match - Centuries from mattfb and Kalu, and a brilliant spell from Wasim Raja, but this goes to the bowler who helped his team steal a tight victory -
Giggity Giggity. In a match where 399 runs were scored in 40 overs for just 4 wickets, his 4 overs for 28 runs was an exceptional, and probably match-winning spell.
Good luck, lads. 
Good luck, lads. 
