Semi Final 2 - Beijing Blitzers vs. Vatican Victors (Home and Away)

[Kshitiz_Indian]

Abby still in the team KI, how much he bribed you :

How many would be the better question. I'm not really supposed to say the number of beautiful women aloud... its against the contract.

 

[gudduthemaster]

Wait a second, i won MOM,

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Time for this to get underway...

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

How many would be the better question. I'm not really supposed to say the number of beautiful women aloud... its against the contract.

Any two of them with S and A

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Beijing Blitzers vs. Vatican Victors

Semi Final Leg 2

@ The Golden Dragon Stadium​

Welcome to TGD Stadium where Vatican and Beijing face off in what is essentially a knock-out match to decide who makes it to the finals! Both teams are seperate by a NRR of just 0.45, and so if Beijing win by 10 runs or chase down a score of 140 in 18.4 overs, they will make it to the finals! Vatican will want to leave nothing to chance and will aim for nothing less than winning this game, while Beijing have opted for their favourite Flat pitch and will hope to storm to the finals in what should be an absolute run-fest! Vatican have won the toss, and quite surprisingly have opted to bowl first here! Beijing won't be complaining. Kalu and Funknath make their way to the middle and we're ready to get underway...

0.1 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
0.2 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
0.3 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
0.4 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
0.5 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
0.6 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)


End of over 1
Beijing Blitzers 6/0 (RR : 6)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 6 (6b)
Funknath 0 (0b)
Kapil Dev 1-0-6-0


1.1 Vince van der Bijl to Funknath, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
1.2 Vince van der Bijl to Funknath, 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)
1.3 Vince van der Bijl to Funknath, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
1.4 Vince van der Bijl to Funknath, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
1.5 Vince van der Bijl to Funknath, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
1.6 Vince van der Bijl to Funknath, 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)


End of over 2
Beijing Blitzers 12/0 (RR : 6)
Funknath 6 (6b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 6 (6b)
Vince van der Bijl 1-0-6-0


2.1 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
2.2 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
2.3 Kapil Dev to Funknath, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
2.4 Kapil Dev to Funknath, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
2.5 Kapil Dev to Funknath, Reverse sweep, and he's missed completely! Boy that's humiliating!

Funknath b Kapil Dev
Runs : 8 Balls : 9 S/R : 88.89

(0)
2.6 Kapil Dev to Shalin Hitter, And it's a DLF Maxix...uhh...six runs! (6)


End of over 3
Beijing Blitzers 25/1 (RR : 8.33)
Shalin Hitter 6 (1b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 11 (8b)
Kapil Dev 2-0-19-1


3.1 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
3.2 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
3.3 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
3.4 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
3.5 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, , Wide, one run (1)
3.5 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
3.6 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)


End of over 4
Beijing Blitzers 43/1 (RR : 10.8)
Shalin Hitter 6 (1b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 28 (14b)
Vince van der Bijl 2-0-24-0


4.1 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, ......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)
4.2 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
4.3 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Very well bowled. (0)
4.4 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Easy single. (1)
4.5 Kapil Dev to Shalin Hitter, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
4.6 Kapil Dev to Shalin Hitter, No shot offered. (0)


End of over 5
Beijing Blitzers 46/1 (RR : 9.2)
Shalin Hitter 6 (3b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 31 (18b)
Kapil Dev 3-0-22-1


5.1 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
5.2 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, I'd like to thank the lady in Seat 27 Row D for the fabulous cake she's sent us! Triple Chocolate Fudge with Mint, my favourite! Oh, and no run. (0)
5.3 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
5.4 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, I'd like to thank the lady in Seat 27 Row D for the fabulous cake she's sent us! Triple Chocolate Fudge with Mint, my favourite! Oh, and no run. (0)
5.5 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
5.6 Vince van der Bijl to Shalin Hitter, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)


End of over 6
Beijing Blitzers 47/1 (RR : 7.83)
Shalin Hitter 6 (4b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 32 (23b)
Vince van der Bijl 3-0-25-0


6.1 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
6.2 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
6.3 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
6.4 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
6.5 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, That's a single. (1)
6.6 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)


End of over 7
Beijing Blitzers 60/1 (RR : 8.57)
Shalin Hitter 10 (5b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 41 (28b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 1-0-13-0


7.1 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
7.2 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
7.3 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
7.4 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
7.5 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
7.6 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)


End of over 8
Beijing Blitzers 64/1 (RR : 8)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 45 (34b)
Shalin Hitter 10 (5b)
treva 1-0-4-0


8.1 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
8.2 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, 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)
8.3 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
8.4 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
8.5 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, 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)
8.6 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)


End of over 9
Beijing Blitzers 71/1 (RR : 7.89)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 45 (34b)
Shalin Hitter 17 (11b)
w3lshrugby 1-0-7-0


9.1 treva to Shalin Hitter, Very well bowled. (0)
9.2 treva 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)
9.3 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
9.4 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, No shot offered. (0)
9.5 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
9.6 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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 10
Beijing Blitzers 72/1 (RR : 7.2)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 45 (38b)
Shalin Hitter 18 (13b)
treva 2-0-5-0


10.1 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
10.2 WORLD CHAMPIONS 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)
10.3 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
10.4 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
10.5 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
10.6 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)


End of over 11
Beijing Blitzers 78/1 (RR : 7.09)
Shalin Hitter 21 (17b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 48 (40b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 2-0-19-0


11.1 Abhas Gupta to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
11.2 Abhas Gupta to Shalin Hitter, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
11.3 Abhas Gupta to Shalin Hitter, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
11.4 Abhas Gupta to Shalin Hitter, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
11.5 Abhas Gupta to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good running, two runs. (2)
11.6 Abhas Gupta to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short and pulled away for a single (1)


End of over 12
Beijing Blitzers 85/1 (RR : 7.08)
Shalin Hitter 24 (20b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 52 (43b)
Abhas Gupta 1-0-7-0


12.1 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
12.2 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
12.3 treva to Shalin Hitter, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
12.4 treva to Shalin Hitter, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
12.5 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
12.6 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)


End of over 13
Beijing Blitzers 93/1 (RR : 7.15)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 57 (47b)
Shalin Hitter 27 (22b)
treva 3-0-13-0


13.1 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
13.2 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, One more to the total. (1)
13.3 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
13.4 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
13.5 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, 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)
13.6 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good running, two runs. (2)


End of over 14
Beijing Blitzers 104/1 (RR : 7.43)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 62 (50b)
Shalin Hitter 33 (25b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 3-0-30-0


14.1 treva to Shalin Hitter, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
14.2 treva to Shalin Hitter, 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)
14.3 treva to Shalin Hitter, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
14.4 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
14.5 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
14.6 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)


End of over 15
Beijing Blitzers 115/1 (RR : 7.67)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 66 (53b)
Shalin Hitter 40 (28b)
treva 4-0-24-0


15.1 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
15.2 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, 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)
15.3 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
15.4 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
15.5 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
15.6 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)


End of over 16
Beijing Blitzers 123/1 (RR : 7.69)
Shalin Hitter 47 (33b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 67 (54b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 4-0-38-0


16.1 Abhas Gupta to Romesh Kaluwithrana, ......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)
16.2 Abhas Gupta to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
16.3 Abhas Gupta to Romesh Kaluwithrana, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
16.4 Abhas Gupta to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
16.5 Abhas Gupta to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
16.6 Abhas Gupta to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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 17
Beijing Blitzers 131/1 (RR : 7.71)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 75 (60b)
Shalin Hitter 47 (33b)
Abhas Gupta 2-0-15-0


17.1 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!

Shalin Hitter c & b w3lshrugby
Runs : 47 Balls : 34 S/R : 138.2

(0)
17.2 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, 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)
17.3 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
17.4 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, 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)
17.5 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, 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)
17.6 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)


End of over 18
Beijing Blitzers 141/2 (RR : 7.83)
Pranav Pathak 10 (5b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 75 (60b)
w3lshrugby 2-0-17-1


18.1 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
18.2 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, ......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)
18.3 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
18.4 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
18.5 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
18.6 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)


End of over 19
Beijing Blitzers 157/2 (RR : 8.26)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 91 (66b)
Pranav Pathak 10 (5b)
Vince van der Bijl 4-0-41-0


19.1 Kapil Dev to Pranav Pathak, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.2 Kapil Dev to Pranav Pathak, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
19.3 Kapil Dev to Pranav Pathak, , Wide, one run (1)
19.3 Kapil Dev to Pranav Pathak, 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)
19.4 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
19.5 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
19.6 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, No shot offered. (0)


End of over 20
Beijing Blitzers 159/2 (RR : 7.95)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 91 (69b)
Pranav Pathak 11 (8b)
Kapil Dev 4-0-24-1



The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 159
Wickets : 2
Overs : 20.0

And so Beijing fight their way to 159/2, but they will not be happy about this! Terrific spells from Dev and Treva made sure that Beijing couldn't run away with a large score, and despite Kalu and Shalin's best efforts, they couldn't score enough. Beijing will be annoyed about throwing away an excellent opportunity to give themselves a shot at making the finals, and now face an difficult ask of restricting VV to 149 in batting friendly conditions. From VV's point of view, the decision to bowl first was a stroke of genius, and for them the target at the moment is a score of 151 in 20 overs to ensure their spot in the finals, a score that even they shouldn't have trouble achieving. The VV side runs off the field energised and pumped up about the brilliant opportunity that has presented itself here, while Beijing will be feeling that they're out of the competition, despite being so close to winning it. Join us after the break to see if Beijing can stun us all and pull out the win from nowhere, or if Vatican will romp into the finals!

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Beijing Blitzers vs. Vatican Victors

Semi Final Leg 2

@ The Golden Dragon Stadium​

Welcome to TGD Stadium where Vatican and Beijing face off in what is essentially a knock-out match to decide who makes it to the finals! Both teams are seperate by a NRR of just 0.45, and so if Beijing win by 10 runs or chase down a score of 140 in 18.4 overs, they will make it to the finals! Vatican will want to leave nothing to chance and will aim for nothing less than winning this game, while Beijing have opted for their favourite Flat pitch and will hope to storm to the finals in what should be an absolute run-fest! Vatican have won the toss, and quite surprisingly have opted to bowl first here! Beijing won't be complaining. Kalu and Funknath make their way to the middle and we're ready to get underway...

0.1 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
0.2 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
0.3 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
0.4 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
0.5 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
0.6 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)


End of over 1
Beijing Blitzers 6/0 (RR : 6)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 6 (6b)
Funknath 0 (0b)
Kapil Dev 1-0-6-0


1.1 Vince van der Bijl to Funknath, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
1.2 Vince van der Bijl to Funknath, 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)
1.3 Vince van der Bijl to Funknath, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
1.4 Vince van der Bijl to Funknath, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
1.5 Vince van der Bijl to Funknath, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
1.6 Vince van der Bijl to Funknath, 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)


End of over 2
Beijing Blitzers 12/0 (RR : 6)
Funknath 6 (6b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 6 (6b)
Vince van der Bijl 1-0-6-0


2.1 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
2.2 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
2.3 Kapil Dev to Funknath, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
2.4 Kapil Dev to Funknath, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
2.5 Kapil Dev to Funknath, Reverse sweep, and he's missed completely! Boy that's humiliating!

Funknath b Kapil Dev
Runs : 8 Balls : 9 S/R : 88.89

(0)
2.6 Kapil Dev to Shalin Hitter, And it's a DLF Maxix...uhh...six runs! (6)


End of over 3
Beijing Blitzers 25/1 (RR : 8.33)
Shalin Hitter 6 (1b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 11 (8b)
Kapil Dev 2-0-19-1


3.1 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
3.2 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
3.3 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
3.4 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
3.5 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, , Wide, one run (1)
3.5 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
3.6 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)


End of over 4
Beijing Blitzers 43/1 (RR : 10.8)
Shalin Hitter 6 (1b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 28 (14b)
Vince van der Bijl 2-0-24-0


4.1 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, ......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)
4.2 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
4.3 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Very well bowled. (0)
4.4 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Easy single. (1)
4.5 Kapil Dev to Shalin Hitter, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
4.6 Kapil Dev to Shalin Hitter, No shot offered. (0)


End of over 5
Beijing Blitzers 46/1 (RR : 9.2)
Shalin Hitter 6 (3b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 31 (18b)
Kapil Dev 3-0-22-1


5.1 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
5.2 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, I'd like to thank the lady in Seat 27 Row D for the fabulous cake she's sent us! Triple Chocolate Fudge with Mint, my favourite! Oh, and no run. (0)
5.3 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
5.4 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, I'd like to thank the lady in Seat 27 Row D for the fabulous cake she's sent us! Triple Chocolate Fudge with Mint, my favourite! Oh, and no run. (0)
5.5 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
5.6 Vince van der Bijl to Shalin Hitter, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)


End of over 6
Beijing Blitzers 47/1 (RR : 7.83)
Shalin Hitter 6 (4b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 32 (23b)
Vince van der Bijl 3-0-25-0


6.1 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
6.2 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
6.3 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
6.4 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
6.5 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, That's a single. (1)
6.6 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)


End of over 7
Beijing Blitzers 60/1 (RR : 8.57)
Shalin Hitter 10 (5b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 41 (28b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 1-0-13-0


7.1 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
7.2 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
7.3 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
7.4 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
7.5 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
7.6 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)


End of over 8
Beijing Blitzers 64/1 (RR : 8)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 45 (34b)
Shalin Hitter 10 (5b)
treva 1-0-4-0


8.1 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
8.2 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, 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)
8.3 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
8.4 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
8.5 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, 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)
8.6 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)


End of over 9
Beijing Blitzers 71/1 (RR : 7.89)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 45 (34b)
Shalin Hitter 17 (11b)
w3lshrugby 1-0-7-0


9.1 treva to Shalin Hitter, Very well bowled. (0)
9.2 treva 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)
9.3 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
9.4 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, No shot offered. (0)
9.5 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
9.6 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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 10
Beijing Blitzers 72/1 (RR : 7.2)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 45 (38b)
Shalin Hitter 18 (13b)
treva 2-0-5-0


10.1 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
10.2 WORLD CHAMPIONS 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)
10.3 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
10.4 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
10.5 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
10.6 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)


End of over 11
Beijing Blitzers 78/1 (RR : 7.09)
Shalin Hitter 21 (17b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 48 (40b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 2-0-19-0


11.1 Abhas Gupta to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
11.2 Abhas Gupta to Shalin Hitter, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
11.3 Abhas Gupta to Shalin Hitter, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
11.4 Abhas Gupta to Shalin Hitter, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
11.5 Abhas Gupta to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good running, two runs. (2)
11.6 Abhas Gupta to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short and pulled away for a single (1)


End of over 12
Beijing Blitzers 85/1 (RR : 7.08)
Shalin Hitter 24 (20b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 52 (43b)
Abhas Gupta 1-0-7-0


12.1 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
12.2 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
12.3 treva to Shalin Hitter, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
12.4 treva to Shalin Hitter, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
12.5 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
12.6 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)


End of over 13
Beijing Blitzers 93/1 (RR : 7.15)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 57 (47b)
Shalin Hitter 27 (22b)
treva 3-0-13-0


13.1 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
13.2 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, One more to the total. (1)
13.3 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
13.4 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
13.5 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, 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)
13.6 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good running, two runs. (2)


End of over 14
Beijing Blitzers 104/1 (RR : 7.43)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 62 (50b)
Shalin Hitter 33 (25b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 3-0-30-0


14.1 treva to Shalin Hitter, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
14.2 treva to Shalin Hitter, 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)
14.3 treva to Shalin Hitter, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
14.4 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
14.5 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)
14.6 treva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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)


End of over 15
Beijing Blitzers 115/1 (RR : 7.67)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 66 (53b)
Shalin Hitter 40 (28b)
treva 4-0-24-0


15.1 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
15.2 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, 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)
15.3 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
15.4 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
15.5 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
15.6 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Shalin Hitter, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)


End of over 16
Beijing Blitzers 123/1 (RR : 7.69)
Shalin Hitter 47 (33b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 67 (54b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 4-0-38-0


16.1 Abhas Gupta to Romesh Kaluwithrana, ......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)
16.2 Abhas Gupta to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
16.3 Abhas Gupta to Romesh Kaluwithrana, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
16.4 Abhas Gupta to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
16.5 Abhas Gupta to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
16.6 Abhas Gupta to Romesh Kaluwithrana, 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 17
Beijing Blitzers 131/1 (RR : 7.71)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 75 (60b)
Shalin Hitter 47 (33b)
Abhas Gupta 2-0-15-0


17.1 w3lshrugby to Shalin Hitter, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!

Shalin Hitter c & b w3lshrugby
Runs : 47 Balls : 34 S/R : 138.2

(0)
17.2 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, 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)
17.3 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
17.4 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, 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)
17.5 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, 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)
17.6 w3lshrugby to Pranav Pathak, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)


End of over 18
Beijing Blitzers 141/2 (RR : 7.83)
Pranav Pathak 10 (5b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 75 (60b)
w3lshrugby 2-0-17-1


18.1 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
18.2 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, ......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)
18.3 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
18.4 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
18.5 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
18.6 Vince van der Bijl to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)


End of over 19
Beijing Blitzers 157/2 (RR : 8.26)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 91 (66b)
Pranav Pathak 10 (5b)
Vince van der Bijl 4-0-41-0


19.1 Kapil Dev to Pranav Pathak, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.2 Kapil Dev to Pranav Pathak, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
19.3 Kapil Dev to Pranav Pathak, , Wide, one run (1)
19.3 Kapil Dev to Pranav Pathak, 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)
19.4 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
19.5 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
19.6 Kapil Dev to Romesh Kaluwithrana, No shot offered. (0)


End of over 20
Beijing Blitzers 159/2 (RR : 7.95)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 91 (69b)
Pranav Pathak 11 (8b)
Kapil Dev 4-0-24-1



The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 159
Wickets : 2
Overs : 20.0

And so Beijing fight their way to 159/2, but they will not be happy about this! Terrific spells from Dev and Treva made sure that Beijing couldn't run away with a large score, and despite Kalu and Shalin's best efforts, they couldn't score enough. Beijing will be annoyed about throwing away an excellent opportunity to give themselves a shot at making the finals, and now face an difficult ask of restricting VV to 149 in batting friendly conditions. From VV's point of view, the decision to bowl first was a stroke of genius, and for them the target at the moment is a score of 151 in 20 overs to ensure their spot in the finals, a score that even they shouldn't have trouble achieving. The VV side runs off the field energised and pumped up about the brilliant opportunity that has presented itself here, while Beijing will be feeling that they're out of the competition, despite being so close to winning it. Join us after the break to see if Beijing can stun us all and pull out the win from nowhere, or if Vatican will romp into the finals!

 

[shalin_hitter]

Hey......
Youve double posted.
I doubt 150 is possible on a FLAT pitch!!

 

[treva]

The usual double post Zorax

That was an excellent bowling performance. Very happy with my first two overs, could've restricted them more with my last two but we'll take this. Now for our batsmen to step up and put us in the final.

 

[Kshitiz_Indian]

Good bowling performance. We should pull this off relatively easily.

 

[gudduthemaster]

good bowling guys :banana2

 

[Kshitiz_Indian]

good bowling guys :banana2

You better bat well, or I'll call her right now and tell her that you can't bat for nothing.

 

[treva]

Good bowling performance. We should pull this off relatively easily.

SHOULD being the crucial word there...

 

[Kshitiz_Indian]

SHOULD being the crucial word there...

I'm an intelligent and experienced owner. I've seen it all happen.

 

[shantanu_rooney]

We have lost it...159 on a flat pitch useless..:doh

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Welcome back as we see second-placed Beijing needing to restrict third-placed Vatican somehow to 149 in order to proceed to the finals! That doesn't look very likely given the brilliant batting conditions, but Vatican have been known to collapse or bat incredibly slowly when not needed too, and Beijing have pulled off several shocking wins before. Their season started so brightly before fading away, and to lose here would be heartbreaking given how hard they've tried to make it to the finals. Both sides here have nothing to lose though, in a manner of speaking, given the amounts they spent before the season and they both will take pride in making it this far. But this will be the end of the road for one of them, let's find out who as the openers mark their guard and Suren takes the new ball...

0.1 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
0.2 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
0.3 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
0.4 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
0.5 Surendar to Kapil Dev, That's a single. (1)
0.6 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)


End of over 1
Vatican Victors 6/0 (RR : 6) Required RR(8.05)
Kshitiz_Indian 5 (5b)
Kapil Dev 1 (1b)
Surendar 1-0-6-0


1.1 Shantanu_Rooney to Kapil Dev, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
1.2 Shantanu_Rooney to Kapil Dev, 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)
1.3 Shantanu_Rooney to Kapil Dev, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
1.4 Shantanu_Rooney to Kapil Dev, Bowled!

Kapil Dev b Shantanu_Rooney
Runs : 7 Balls : 5 S/R : 140

(0)
1.5 Shantanu_Rooney to gudduthemaster, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
1.6 Shantanu_Rooney to Kshitiz_Indian, 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)


End of over 2
Vatican Victors 13/1 (RR : 6.5) Required RR(8.11)
Kshitiz_Indian 5 (6b)
gudduthemaster 1 (1b)
Shantanu_Rooney 1-0-7-1


2.1 Surendar to gudduthemaster, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
2.2 Surendar to gudduthemaster, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
2.3 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, 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)
2.4 Surendar to gudduthemaster, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
2.5 Surendar to gudduthemaster, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
2.6 Surendar to gudduthemaster, No shot offered. (0)


End of over 3
Vatican Victors 29/1 (RR : 9.67) Required RR(7.65)
gudduthemaster 14 (6b)
Kshitiz_Indian 8 (7b)
Surendar 2-0-22-0


3.1 Shantanu_Rooney to Kshitiz_Indian, One more to the total. (1)
3.2 Shantanu_Rooney to gudduthemaster, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
3.3 Shantanu_Rooney to gudduthemaster, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
3.4 Shantanu_Rooney to gudduthemaster, That was a very good delivery. (0)
3.5 Shantanu_Rooney to gudduthemaster, 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)
3.6 Shantanu_Rooney to gudduthemaster, Very well bowled. (0)


End of over 4
Vatican Victors 44/1 (RR : 11) Required RR(7.19)
gudduthemaster 28 (11b)
Kshitiz_Indian 9 (8b)
Shantanu_Rooney 2-0-22-1


4.1 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
4.2 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, , No Ball. Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
4.2 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, 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)
4.3 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
4.4 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
4.5 Surendar to Kshitiz_Indian, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to a single. (1)
4.6 Surendar to gudduthemaster, 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 5
Vatican Victors 56/1 (RR : 11.2) Required RR(6.87)
gudduthemaster 28 (12b)
Kshitiz_Indian 20 (14b)
Surendar 3-0-34-0


5.1 Shantanu_Rooney to Kshitiz_Indian, 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)
5.2 Shantanu_Rooney to gudduthemaster, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
5.3 Shantanu_Rooney to gudduthemaster, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
5.4 Shantanu_Rooney to gudduthemaster, 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)
5.5 Shantanu_Rooney to gudduthemaster, , No Ball. No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
5.5 Shantanu_Rooney to gudduthemaster, Zorax is awesome. Huh, what? Oh yea, six runs. And Zorax = God. (6)
5.6 Shantanu_Rooney to gudduthemaster, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)


End of over 6
Vatican Victors 68/1 (RR : 11.3) Required RR(6.5)
gudduthemaster 38 (18b)
Kshitiz_Indian 21 (15b)
Shantanu_Rooney 3-0-34-1


6.1 John Bracewell to Kshitiz_Indian, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
6.2 John Bracewell to gudduthemaster, That's a single. (1)
6.3 John Bracewell to Kshitiz_Indian, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
6.4 John Bracewell to gudduthemaster, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
6.5 John Bracewell to Kshitiz_Indian, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
6.6 John Bracewell to Kshitiz_Indian, 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)


End of over 7
Vatican Victors 74/1 (RR : 10.6) Required RR(6.54)
Kshitiz_Indian 25 (19b)
gudduthemaster 40 (20b)
John Bracewell 1-0-6-0


7.1 Manee to gudduthemaster, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
7.2 Manee to Kshitiz_Indian, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
7.3 Manee to Kshitiz_Indian, 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)
7.4 Manee to gudduthemaster, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
7.5 Manee to Kshitiz_Indian, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
7.6 Manee to Kshitiz_Indian, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)


End of over 8
Vatican Victors 80/1 (RR : 10) Required RR(6.58)
gudduthemaster 42 (22b)
Kshitiz_Indian 29 (23b)
Manee 1-0-6-0


8.1 John Bracewell to Kshitiz_Indian, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
8.2 John Bracewell to gudduthemaster, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
8.3 John Bracewell to gudduthemaster, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
8.4 John Bracewell to gudduthemaster, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
8.5 John Bracewell to gudduthemaster, 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)
8.6 John Bracewell to gudduthemaster, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)


End of over 9
Vatican Victors 88/1 (RR : 9.78) Required RR(6.45)
Kshitiz_Indian 30 (24b)
gudduthemaster 49 (27b)
John Bracewell 2-0-14-0


9.1 Ravi Shastri to gudduthemaster, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
9.2 Ravi Shastri to Kshitiz_Indian, Easy single. (1)
9.3 Ravi Shastri to gudduthemaster, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
9.4 Ravi Shastri to gudduthemaster, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
9.5 Ravi Shastri to Kshitiz_Indian, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
9.6 Ravi Shastri to gudduthemaster, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)


End of over 10
Vatican Victors 93/1 (RR : 9.3) Required RR(6.6)
Kshitiz_Indian 32 (26b)
gudduthemaster 52 (31b)
Ravi Shastri 1-0-5-0


10.1 Bladescape to gudduthemaster, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
10.2 Bladescape to gudduthemaster, Easy single. (1)
10.3 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
10.4 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
10.5 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, 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 Kshitiz_Indian, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)


End of over 11
Vatican Victors 101/1 (RR : 9.18) Required RR(6.44)
gudduthemaster 53 (33b)
Kshitiz_Indian 39 (30b)
Bladescape 1-0-8-0


11.1 Ravi Shastri to Kshitiz_Indian, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
11.2 Ravi Shastri to gudduthemaster, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
11.3 Ravi Shastri to Kshitiz_Indian, 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)
11.4 Ravi Shastri to gudduthemaster, 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)
11.5 Ravi Shastri to Kshitiz_Indian, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
11.6 Ravi Shastri to Kshitiz_Indian, 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)


End of over 12
Vatican Victors 106/1 (RR : 8.83) Required RR(6.63)
gudduthemaster 55 (35b)
Kshitiz_Indian 42 (34b)
Ravi Shastri 2-0-10-0


12.1 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
12.2 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, 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)
12.3 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, 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)
12.4 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
12.5 Bladescape to gudduthemaster, Easy single. (1)
12.6 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)


End of over 13
Vatican Victors 114/1 (RR : 8.77) Required RR(6.43)
Kshitiz_Indian 49 (39b)
gudduthemaster 56 (36b)
Bladescape 2-0-16-0


13.1 Manee to gudduthemaster, 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)
13.2 Manee to gudduthemaster, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
13.3 Manee to gudduthemaster, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
13.4 Manee to gudduthemaster, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
13.5 Manee to gudduthemaster, 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)
13.6 Manee to Kshitiz_Indian, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)


End of over 14
Vatican Victors 128/1 (RR : 9.14) Required RR(5.17)
gudduthemaster 69 (41b)
Kshitiz_Indian 50 (40b)
Manee 2-0-20-0


14.1 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, 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)
14.2 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
14.3 Bladescape to gudduthemaster, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
14.4 Bladescape to gudduthemaster, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
14.5 Bladescape to gudduthemaster, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
14.6 Bladescape to gudduthemaster, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)


End of over 15
Vatican Victors 137/1 (RR : 9.13) Required RR(4.4)
gudduthemaster 77 (45b)
Kshitiz_Indian 51 (42b)
Bladescape 3-0-25-0


15.1 Manee to Kshitiz_Indian, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
15.2 Manee to Kshitiz_Indian, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
15.3 Manee to Kshitiz_Indian, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
15.4 Manee to Kshitiz_Indian, , No Ball. Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
15.4 Manee to Kshitiz_Indian, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
15.5 Manee to gudduthemaster, 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)
15.6 Manee to gudduthemaster, 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 16
Vatican Victors 152/1 (RR : 9.5) Required RR(1.75)
Kshitiz_Indian 64 (47b)
gudduthemaster 78 (47b)
Manee 3-0-35-0


16.1 John Bracewell to gudduthemaster, That was a very good delivery. (0)
16.2 John Bracewell to gudduthemaster, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
16.3 John Bracewell to gudduthemaster, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
16.4 John Bracewell to gudduthemaster, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
16.5 John Bracewell to gudduthemaster, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
16.6 John Bracewell to gudduthemaster, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)


End of over 17
Vatican Victors 158/1 (RR : 9.29) Required RR(0.333)
gudduthemaster 84 (53b)
Kshitiz_Indian 64 (47b)
John Bracewell 3-0-20-0


17.1 Bladescape to Kshitiz_Indian, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)

The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 160
Wickets : 1
Overs : 17.1

And with that emphatic display, it is official! It shall be Vatican up against Manchester Divided in the Grand Finals of PCPL 3!! Vatican made it clear that failure is not an option here, and while KI batted to ensure there would be no collapse, Guddu had no fear and laid waste to Beijing's bowling and Beijing's dreams in a stellar, match winning, soul crushing innings!
Everything started so well for Chennai when Shantanu struck in the second over to remove Dev, and they were all pumped up. Enter Guddu, who proceeded to take 21 runs off the next two overs and in all 38 runs off his first 18 deliveries, and just like that, took Beijing out of the game. KI took advantage of some loose bowling too and VV had racked up 65 runs within the powerplay and Beijing's momentum was stopped dead. They never recovered from that, as Guddu continued to flay away at the bowling, bringing up his fifty in 28 balls. KI played a more sedate role, bringing up his fifty in 40 balls, as Beijing's intensity kept falling with every shot to the fence. When Manee was cracked for 3 boundaries in an over by Guddu, they had well and truly given up. KI pumped his fist in the air when he completed the 150th run in the 15th over, as he knew that they were through, and 9 balls later, the match was over and Vatican went off to party late into the night. As for Beijing, they'll take consolation in the fact that they reached further than anyone expected them to, and will now focus on beating Chennai in the 3rd/4th place playoff match.

Vatican Victors vs. Beijing Blitzers


Beijing Blitzers Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Romesh Kaluwithrana                           not out   91   69  10   1  131.9
Funknath                                  b Kapil Dev    8    9   0   0  88.89
Shalin Hitter                        c & b w3lshrugby   47   34   5   1  138.2
Pranav Pathak                                 not out   11    8   2   0  137.5
Binnu                                             dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Ravi Shastri                                      dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Bladescape                                        dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Manee                                             dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Surendar                                          dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Shantanu_Rooney                                   dnb    0    0   0   0      0
John Bracewell                                    dnb    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 159                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.95

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

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Vatican Victors Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Kapil Dev                            4.0           0      24           1      6
WORLD CHAMPIONS                      4.0           0      38           0    9.5
treva                                4.0           0      24           0      6
w3lshrugby                           2.0           0      17           1    8.5
Abhas Gupta                          2.0           0      15           0    7.5
Vince van der Bijl                   4.0           0      41           0  10.25

Total: 159                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.95

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



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Vatican Victors Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Kshitiz_Indian                                not out   66   48   4   0  137.5
Kapil Dev                           b Shantanu_Rooney    7    5   1   0    140
gudduthemaster                                not out   84   53   9   3  158.5
Geoffrey Boycott                                  dnb    0    0   0   0      0
blake                                             dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Sohum                                             dnb    0    0   0   0      0
WORLD CHAMPIONS                                   dnb    0    0   0   0      0
treva                                             dnb    0    0   0   0      0
w3lshrugby                                        dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Abhas Gupta                                       dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Vince van der Bijl                                dnb    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 160                       Overs: 17.1                    Run Rate: 9.412

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

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Beijing Blitzers Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Ravi Shastri                         2.0           0      10           0      5
Bladescape                           3.1           0      27           0   8.53
Manee                                3.0           0      35           0  11.67
Surendar                             3.0           0      34           0  11.33
Shantanu_Rooney                      3.0           0      34           1  11.33
John Bracewell                       3.0           0      20           0   6.67

Total: 160                       Overs: 17.1                    Run Rate: 9.412

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



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Man of the Match - Gudduthemaster, without a doubt, for his fantastic innings.


Vatican Victors vs. Beijing Blitzers

Beijing Blitzers - 159/2 in 20.0 overs.
Vatican Victors - 160/1 in 17.1 overs.

Vatican Victors wins the match by 9 wickets

 

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