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Pre-Season Fixture: Bangalore Strikers vs London Knights

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Bangalore Strikers vs London Knights

FORMAT: T20
VENUE: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
UMPIRES: Ian Gould and Aleem Dar

London Knights won the toss and elected to bat first
LONDON KNIGHTS INNING-----------------------------------------------------
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The new batsman is Alastair Cook.
The new batsman is Shahid Afridi.
The new bowler is Kevon Cooper.
0.1 Kevon Cooper to Alastair Cook, 1, 116.35kph, K Cooper is struggling to find much pace off this surface. A Cook puts bat to ball but mistimes it. They take a single
0.2 Kevon Cooper to Shahid Afridi, 1lb, 116.47kph, K Cooper ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. S Afridi is beaten by the movement. One more to the total
0.3 Kevon Cooper to Alastair Cook, dot, 102.99kph, K Cooper cuts his fingers across this one. He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. Hit straight to the fielder at gully. No run
0.4 Kevon Cooper to Alastair Cook, 4, 114.99kph, K Cooper slows this one down. Short length outside off stump. That runs away for four
0.5 Kevon Cooper to Alastair Cook, 4, 118.88kph, No great pace there from K Cooper and he hits a short length outside off. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
0.6 Kevon Cooper to Alastair Cook, dot, 116.91kph, K Cooper pushes this through at no great pace and he hits a short length outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. Not in the gap

[ End of over 1 (10 runs) London Knights 10 / 0 (RR: 10.00) ]

[ Shahid Afridi 0* (1b 0x4 0x6)     Kevon Cooper  1-0-9-0 ]
[ Alastair Cook 9 (5b 2x4 0x6)                            ]

The new bowler is Azhar Mahmood.
1.1 Azhar Mahmood to Shahid Afridi, dot, 125.87kph, good length on middle stump. S Afridi puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No runs taken
1.2 Azhar Mahmood to Shahid Afridi, 1nb, 129.10kph, Aggressive leg glance from S Afridi. That is an excellent call by S Afridi. One run

Free hit coming up...

1.2 Azhar Mahmood to Alastair Cook, 1, 130.00kph, He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. A Cook upper cuts but can't time it properly. That is a comfortable single
1.3 Azhar Mahmood to Shahid Afridi, 1, 127.08kph, Pitches just outside leg and it cuts in. S Afridi plays it gently through the off side. One more to the total
1.4 Azhar Mahmood to Alastair Cook, 1, 124.51kph, A Mahmood is struggling to find much pace off this surface. A hint of swing in. A Cook upper cuts but doesn't time it at all. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
1.5 Azhar Mahmood to Shahid Afridi, dot, 116.40kph, This one is military medium from A Mahmood. Pitches outside leg and it seams in. S Afridi plays a punchy leg glance. Not in the gap
1.6 Azhar Mahmood to Shahid Afridi, 1b, 124.47kph, S Afridi misses it completely. One more

[ End of over 2 (6 runs) London Knights 16 / 0 (RR: 8.00) ]

[ Shahid Afridi 2* (6b 0x4 0x6)     Azhar Mahmood  1-0-5-0 ]
[ Alastair Cook 11 (7b 2x4 0x6)     Kevon Cooper   1-0-9-0 ]

2.1 Kevon Cooper to Shahid Afridi, dot, 114.48kph, A hint of swing away. Point is quick to cut off the single
2.2 Kevon Cooper to Shahid Afridi, 1, 103.29kph, K Cooper runs his fingers across the seam. He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. S Afridi plays it gently through the leg side. Easy single to be had there
2.3 Kevon Cooper to Alastair Cook, dot, 115.60kph, K Cooper ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Pitches outside off and it curves in. Spanked through the leg side. Great pull. A Cook struck that too firmly to take the single
2.4 Kevon Cooper to Alastair Cook, 1, 114.87kph, K Cooper cuts his fingers across this one and he finds a hint of swing from an off stump line. Hit straight to the fielder. Forward square leg misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
2.5 Kevon Cooper to Shahid Afridi, 1, 114.70kph, K Cooper bowls this from the back of his hand. Pitches just outside leg and it swings away. S Afridi puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Short 3rd man misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
2.6 Kevon Cooper to Alastair Cook, 1, 113.28kph, K Cooper slows this one down and he hits a short length outside off. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed pull. Easy single to be had there

[ End of over 3 (4 runs) London Knights 20 / 0 (RR: 6.67) ]

[ Alastair Cook 13* (10b 2x4 0x6)     Kevon Cooper   2-0-13-0 ]
[ Shahid Afridi 4 (9b 0x4 0x6)        Azhar Mahmood  1-0-5-0  ]

3.1 Azhar Mahmood to Alastair Cook, 1, 116.70kph, A Mahmood ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. A hint of movement away. A Cook puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there
3.2 Azhar Mahmood to Shahid Afridi, 4, 125.50kph, No great pace there from A Mahmood. It curls in just off the straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. Excellent timing and placement. Four
3.3 Azhar Mahmood to Shahid Afridi, dot, 125.54kph, He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. No run
3.4 Azhar Mahmood to Shahid Afridi, dot, 108.09kph, A Mahmood runs his fingers across the seam. Not in the gap
3.5 Azhar Mahmood to Shahid Afridi, 4, 107.46kph, A Mahmood slows this one down. A hint of swing in. S Afridi plays an extravagant upper cut. Glorious timing. Very classy from S Afridi - no stopping this one
3.6 Azhar Mahmood to Shahid Afridi, 6, 124.92kph, A Mahmood ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Spanked through the off side. Great cover drive. Shouts of "catch it" but can only look on as the ball clears the ropes

[ End of over 4 (15 runs) London Knights 35 / 0 (RR: 8.75) ]

[ Alastair Cook 14* (11b 2x4 0x6)     Azhar Mahmood  2-0-20-0 ]
[ Shahid Afridi 18 (14b 2x4 1x6)      Kevon Cooper   2-0-13-0 ]

The new bowler is Samuel Badree.
4.1 Samuel Badree to Alastair Cook, 6, 70.00kph, S Badree floats a delivery to A Cook. A big leggie now and it grips and spins into the batsman. A Cook plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX
4.2 Samuel Badree to Alastair Cook, 1, 70.00kph, Hit straight to the fielder. One more to the total
4.3 Samuel Badree to Shahid Afridi, 1, 70.96kph, S Badree tosses this one up to S Afridi and he puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
4.4 Samuel Badree to Alastair Cook, dot, 80.92kph, A little more pace on this one. Gentle leggie turns into the batsman. Forward square leg is quick to cut off the single
4.5 Samuel Badree to Alastair Cook, 1, 76.88kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. Short mid-wicket misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
4.6 Samuel Badree to Shahid Afridi, 2, 73.94kph, S Badree floats a delivery to S Afridi. Good length just outside off stump. S Afridi plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. Two more runs

[ End of over 5 (11 runs) London Knights 46 / 0 (RR: 9.20) ]

[ Alastair Cook 22* (15b 2x4 1x6)     Samuel Badree  1-0-11-0 ]
[ Shahid Afridi 21 (16b 2x4 1x6)      Azhar Mahmood  2-0-20-0 ]

The new bowler is Saeed Ajmal.
5.1 Saeed Ajmal to Alastair Cook, 2, 70.57kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great sweep. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two
5.2 Saeed Ajmal to Alastair Cook, OUT, 70.96kph, The straight one now. Defended off the back foot. BOWLED HIM!

	Alastair Cook  b S Ajmal  24 (24m 17b 2x4 1x6)  SR: 141.18

The new batsman is Rahul Dravid.
5.3 Saeed Ajmal to Rahul Dravid, OUT, 70.00kph, The straight one now. R Dravid was in no position to play that stroke. BOWLED HIM!

	Rahul Dravid  b S Ajmal  0 (0m 1b 0x4 0x6)  SR: 0.00

The new batsman is Faf du Plessis.
5.4 Saeed Ajmal to Faf du Plessis, dot, 70.00kph, Aggressive on-drive from F du Plessis. No runs taken
5.5 Saeed Ajmal to Faf du Plessis, 1, 70.00kph, S Ajmal tosses this one up to F du Plessis and he rips an offie that turns viciously into the batsman. F du Plessis puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
5.6 Saeed Ajmal to Shahid Afridi, 1lb, 72.41kph, S Afridi plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more

[ End of over 6 (4 runs) London Knights 50 / 2 (RR: 8.33) ]

[ Shahid Afridi     21* (17b 2x4 1x6)     Saeed Ajmal   1-0-3-2  ]
[ Faf du Plessis    1 (2b 0x4 0x6)        Samuel Badree 1-0-11-0 ]

6.1 Samuel Badree to Shahid Afridi, 1b, 70.00kph, S Afridi plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more
6.2 Samuel Badree to Faf du Plessis, 1, 70.00kph, S Badree floats a delivery to F du Plessis. That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. F du Plessis plays a punchy late cut. That is an excellent call by F du Plessis. One run
6.3 Samuel Badree to Shahid Afridi, dot, 76.86kph, A little more pace on this one. The leggie now and it turns away from the batsman. No run
6.4 Samuel Badree to Shahid Afridi, dot, 75.74kph, S Afridi struck that too firmly to take the single
6.5 Samuel Badree to Shahid Afridi, 1, 70.00kph, full length just outside off stump. S Afridi puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
6.6 Samuel Badree to Faf du Plessis, OUT, 78.76kph, S Badree pushes this one through slightly quicker. That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. F du Plessis can't get the cut away. Loose stroke from F du Plessis as the ball takes the edge and is caught

	Faf du Plessis  c +A de Villiers b S Badree  2 (4m 4b 0x4 0x6)  SR: 50.00


[ End of over 7 (3 runs) London Knights 53 / 3 (RR: 7.57) ]

[ Shahid Afridi 22* (21b 2x4 1x6)     Samuel Badree 2-0-13-1 ]
[                                     Saeed Ajmal   1-0-3-2  ]

The new batsman is Shoaib Malik.
7.1 Saeed Ajmal to Shahid Afridi, 4, 72.33kph, S Ajmal tosses this one up to S Afridi and he rips an offie that turns viciously into the batsman. S Afridi swats this one. That runs away for four
7.2 Saeed Ajmal to Shahid Afridi, dot, 75.38kph, S Ajmal pushes this one through slightly quicker and he puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. Bouncer! S Afridi sways away and lets it go through
7.3 Saeed Ajmal to Shahid Afridi, 1, 73.77kph, S Ajmal gives this one some air. S Afridi swats this one. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
7.4 Saeed Ajmal to Shoaib Malik, dot, 72.02kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins into the batsman. Short ball! S Malik ducks under it
7.5 Saeed Ajmal to Shoaib Malik, 1, 70.00kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. S Malik plays it gently through the leg side. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
7.6 Saeed Ajmal to Shahid Afridi, dot, 73.61kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. Short ball! S Afridi ducks under it

[ End of over 8 (6 runs) London Knights 59 / 3 (RR: 7.38) ]

[ Shoaib Malik  1* (2b 0x4 0x6)      Saeed Ajmal   2-0-9-2  ]
[ Shahid Afridi 27 (25b 3x4 1x6)     Samuel Badree 2-0-13-1 ]

The new bowler is Amit Mishra.
8.1 Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, 6, 73.23kph, A Mishra gives this one some air. That has been caught in the crowd! Six
8.2 Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, 1b, 71.13kph, Gentle leggie turns away from the batsman. S Malik plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more
8.3 Amit Mishra to Shahid Afridi, 1, 70.00kph, short length on middle stump. S Afridi plays it gently through the leg side. One more to the total
8.4 Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, dot, 74.53kph, The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Malik rightly sends him back
8.5 Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, 4, 72.08kph, good length just outside off stump. Excellent timing from S Malik as he plays a pull. Not quite where S Malik intended it to go
8.6 Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, dot, 73.44kph, A Mishra gives this one some air. Big turn from the spinner. S Malik struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it

[ End of over 9 (12 runs) London Knights 71 / 3 (RR: 7.89) ]

[ Shahid Afridi 28* (26b 3x4 1x6)     Amit Mishra   1-0-11-0 ]
[ Shoaib Malik  11 (7b 1x4 1x6)       Saeed Ajmal   2-0-9-2  ]

9.1 Saeed Ajmal to Shahid Afridi, 1b, 71.12kph, S Ajmal gives this one some air. Full length just outside off stump. That is an ungainly shot - S Afridi is lucky not to have edged that. One more to the total
9.2 Saeed Ajmal to Shoaib Malik, 1, 70.45kph, The straight one now. S Malik plays it gently through the leg side. They take a single
9.3 Saeed Ajmal to Shahid Afridi, 1, 70.80kph, S Ajmal gives this one some air. Full length on middle stump. S Afridi plays a punchy sweep. Easy single to be had there
9.4 Saeed Ajmal to Shoaib Malik, 1, 70.00kph, S Malik puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more to the total
9.5 Saeed Ajmal to Shahid Afridi, 2, 70.00kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. Two runs
9.6 Saeed Ajmal to Shahid Afridi, OUT, 70.00kph, Big turn from the spinner. S Afridi strides forward and blocks. Loose stroke from S Afridi as the ball takes the edge and is caught

	Shahid Afridi  c +A de Villiers b S Ajmal  31 (39m 30b 3x4 1x6)  SR: 103.33


[ End of over 10 (6 runs) London Knights 77 / 4 (RR: 7.70) ]

[ Shoaib Malik 13* (9b 1x4 1x6)     Saeed Ajmal   3-0-14-3 ]
[                                   Amit Mishra   1-0-11-0 ]

The new batsman is Eoin Morgan.
10.1 Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, 1, 70.00kph, A Mishra floats a delivery to S Malik. A hint of turn away from. S Malik plays a punchy late cut. That is an excellent call by S Malik. One run
10.2 Amit Mishra to Eoin Morgan, dot, 75.46kph, A Mishra pushes this one through slightly quicker. Gentle offie turns away from the batsman. E Morgan plays it gently through the leg side. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. E Morgan rightly sends him back
10.3 Amit Mishra to Eoin Morgan, 1, 70.00kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
10.4 Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, 4, 70.00kph, A Mishra gets this one to grip and turn. Can't cut it off. Four
10.5 Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, dot, 70.00kph, That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. Not in the gap
10.6 Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, 4, 73.93kph, That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. No need to run for that. Four runs

[ End of over 11 (10 runs) London Knights 87 / 4 (RR: 7.91) ]

[ Eoin Morgan   1* (2b 0x4 0x6)      Amit Mishra   2-0-21-0 ]
[ Shoaib Malik  22 (13b 3x4 1x6)     Saeed Ajmal   3-0-14-3 ]

Samuel Badree will start a new spell.
11.1 Samuel Badree to Eoin Morgan, 1, 72.66kph, E Morgan swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
11.2 Samuel Badree to Shoaib Malik, 1, 73.15kph, Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. Single taken
11.3 Samuel Badree to Eoin Morgan, 4, 70.00kph, Excellent timing from E Morgan as he plays an on-drive. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four
11.4 Samuel Badree to Eoin Morgan, 1, 74.48kph, Big turn from the spinner. E Morgan late cuts but can't time it properly. Single taken
11.5 Samuel Badree to Shoaib Malik, 1, 79.06kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. S Malik swats this one. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
11.6 Samuel Badree to Eoin Morgan, dot, 71.90kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. Aggressive late cut from E Morgan. No runs taken

[ End of over 12 (8 runs) London Knights 95 / 4 (RR: 7.92) ]

[ Shoaib Malik  24* (15b 3x4 1x6)     Samuel Badree 3-0-21-1 ]
[ Eoin Morgan   7 (6b 1x4 0x6)        Amit Mishra   2-0-21-0 ]

Saeed Ajmal will start a new spell.
12.1 Saeed Ajmal to Shoaib Malik, 2, 70.00kph, S Ajmal tosses this one up to S Malik. Short length wide of off stump. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. Two more runs
12.2 Saeed Ajmal to Shoaib Malik, 4, 70.00kph, S Ajmal tosses this one up to S Malik. A big offie now and it grips and spins into the batsman. S Malik plays a punchy cut. Four more to the total
12.3 Saeed Ajmal to Shoaib Malik, dot, 70.00kph, Bouncer! S Malik sways away and lets it go through
12.4 Saeed Ajmal to Shoaib Malik, 1, 65.70kph, Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. Point misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
12.5 Saeed Ajmal to Eoin Morgan, 1, 70.16kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. E Morgan plays it gently through the leg side. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
12.6 Saeed Ajmal to Shoaib Malik, 1nb, 71.36kph, S Malik plays it gently through the off side. One more to the total

Free hit coming up...

12.6 Saeed Ajmal to Eoin Morgan, dot, 81.41kph, S Ajmal puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. E Morgan struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it

* S Ajmal finishes up with a good, solid spell.
* Saeed Ajmal  3 / 24  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 13 (10 runs) London Knights 105 / 4 (RR: 8.08) ]

[ Shoaib Malik  32* (20b 4x4 1x6)     Saeed Ajmal   4-0-24-3 ]
[ Eoin Morgan   8 (8b 1x4 0x6)        Samuel Badree 3-0-21-1 ]

13.1 Samuel Badree to Shoaib Malik, dot, 70.00kph, S Badree floats a delivery to S Malik. That one goes on straight with the arm. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. No runs taken
13.2 Samuel Badree to Shoaib Malik, 2, 72.03kph, S Badree gives this one some air and he gets this one to grip and turn. Two runs
13.3 Samuel Badree to Shoaib Malik, 6, 71.50kph, Well-timed leg glance there. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX
13.4 Samuel Badree to Shoaib Malik, 1lb, 70.00kph, S Badree gets this one to grip and turn. S Malik swishes at this one and misses. One more to the total
13.5 Samuel Badree to Eoin Morgan, 6, 75.43kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. Good length outside off stump. Six runs! Fantastic batting
13.6 Samuel Badree to Eoin Morgan, 2, 77.54kph, That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. E Morgan plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. E Morgan collects two

* Not the best of outings from S Badree. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Samuel Badree  1 / 37  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 14 (17 runs) London Knights 122 / 4 (RR: 8.71) ]

[ Shoaib Malik  40* (24b 4x4 2x6)     Samuel Badree 4-0-37-1 ]
[ Eoin Morgan   16 (10b 1x4 1x6)      Saeed Ajmal   4-0-24-3 ]

The new bowler is Suresh Raina.
14.1 Suresh Raina to Shoaib Malik, dot, 79.78kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. S Malik struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
14.2 Suresh Raina to Shoaib Malik, 1, 70.00kph, A hint of turn into. S Malik leg glances but can't time it properly. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
14.3 Suresh Raina to Eoin Morgan, 1, 70.53kph, S Raina tosses this one up to E Morgan. Not finding much turn off this surface. Well-timed leg glance there. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
14.4 Suresh Raina to Shoaib Malik, 1, 75.73kph, S Raina pushes this one through slightly quicker. Well-timed leg glance there. S Malik trots through for the single
14.5 Suresh Raina to Eoin Morgan, OUT, 70.00kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. E Morgan defends with a straight bat. M Hussey is after it and takes a spectacular catch!

	Eoin Morgan  c M Hussey b S Raina  17 (18m 12b 1x4 1x6)  SR: 141.67

The new batsman is Angelo Mathews.
14.6 Suresh Raina to Angelo Mathews, dot, 80.48kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. No run

[ End of over 15 (3 runs) London Knights 125 / 5 (RR: 8.33) ]

[ Shoaib Malik   42* (27b 4x4 2x6)     Suresh Raina  1-0-3-1  ]
[ Angelo Mathews 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)        Samuel Badree 4-0-37-1 ]

Amit Mishra will start a new spell.
15.1 Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, 1, 78.43kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. S Malik puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one
15.2 Amit Mishra to Angelo Mathews, 1lb, 70.00kph, That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. A Mathews swishes at this one and misses. One more
15.3 Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, 1, 70.00kph, A Mishra gets this one to grip and turn. Aggressive leg glance from S Malik. One more
15.4 Amit Mishra to Angelo Mathews, OUT, 72.38kph, short length just outside leg stump. A Mathews played that with soft hands. The ball is airborne and taken by M Hussey

	Angelo Mathews  c M Hussey b A Mishra  0 (2m 3b 0x4 0x6)  SR: 0.00

The new batsman is Jos Buttler.
15.5 Amit Mishra to Jos Buttler, dot, 70.00kph, A Mishra floats a delivery to J Buttler and he on-drives but can't time it properly
15.6 Amit Mishra to Jos Buttler, 1, 70.00kph, A big leggie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. J Buttler on-drives but can't time it properly. One more to the total

[ End of over 16 (4 runs) London Knights 129 / 6 (RR: 8.06) ]

[ Jos Buttler    1* (2b 0x4 0x6)      Amit Mishra   3-0-24-1 ]
[ Shoaib Malik   44 (29b 4x4 2x6)     Suresh Raina  1-0-3-1  ]

16.1 Suresh Raina to Jos Buttler, 1, 72.34kph, S Raina tosses this one up to J Buttler. Full length wide of off stump. J Buttler plays it gently through the off side. They take a single
16.2 Suresh Raina to Shoaib Malik, dot, 73.05kph, Bouncer! S Malik sways away and lets it go through
16.3 Suresh Raina to Shoaib Malik, 4, 75.81kph, That's a boundary
16.4 Suresh Raina to Shoaib Malik, dot, 82.10kph, The straight one now. Not in the gap
16.5 Suresh Raina to Shoaib Malik, 4, 70.00kph, The offie now and it turns into the batsman. Excellent timing from S Malik as he plays a cut. Excellent timing and placement. Four

* That's S Malik's 50! Well played.

16.6 Suresh Raina to Shoaib Malik, dot, 70.00kph, full length outside off stump. No runs taken

[ End of over 17 (9 runs) London Knights 138 / 6 (RR: 8.12) ]

[ Jos Buttler    2* (3b 0x4 0x6)      Suresh Raina  2-0-12-1 ]
[ Shoaib Malik   52 (34b 6x4 2x6)     Amit Mishra   3-0-24-1 ]

17.1 Amit Mishra to Jos Buttler, 1, 72.87kph, A hint of turn away from. J Buttler puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Backward square leg misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
17.2 Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, 4, 72.84kph, A Mishra floats a delivery to S Malik. This one bites viciously and spins a long way. That's a boundary
17.3 Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, 4, 70.00kph, A Mishra floats a delivery to S Malik. That one goes on straight with the arm. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. Overthrows! Poor poor fielding there. Boundary!
17.4 Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, dot, 71.81kph, A Mishra rips a leggie that turns viciously away from the batsman. S Malik swats this one. Short 3rd man is quick to cut off the single
17.5 Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, OUT, 70.00kph, Defensively played. The ball is airborne and taken by M Hussey

	Shoaib Malik  c M Hussey b A Mishra  60 (39m 38b 8x4 2x6)  SR: 157.89

The new batsman is Lasith Malinga.
17.6 Amit Mishra to Lasith Malinga, 1nb, 72.81kph, He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. Short fine leg misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single

Free hit coming up...

17.6 Amit Mishra to Jos Buttler, dot, 70.00kph, full length on middle stump. Bouncer! J Buttler sways away

* Not the best of outings from A Mishra. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Amit Mishra  2 / 35  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 18 (11 runs) London Knights 149 / 7 (RR: 8.28) ]

[ Lasith Malinga 1* (1b 0x4 0x6)     Amit Mishra   4-0-35-2 ]
[ Jos Buttler    3 (5b 0x4 0x6)      Suresh Raina  2-0-12-1 ]

18.1 Suresh Raina to Lasith Malinga, OUT, 70.00kph, L Malinga was in no position to play that stroke. Loose stroke from L Malinga as the ball takes the edge and is caught

	Lasith Malinga  c +A de Villiers b S Raina  1 (1m 2b 0x4 0x6)  SR: 50.00

The new batsman is Morne Morkel.
18.2 Suresh Raina to Morne Morkel, dot, 70.00kph, Hit straight to the fielder at 3rd man. No run
18.3 Suresh Raina to Morne Morkel, 1, 79.14kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. M Morkel puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there
18.4 Suresh Raina to Jos Buttler, dot, 73.59kph, S Raina gives this one some air. J Buttler puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No run
18.5 Suresh Raina to Jos Buttler, 1, 73.90kph, Excellent timing from J Buttler as he plays a late cut. That is a comfortable single
18.6 Suresh Raina to Morne Morkel, dot, 75.60kph,

[ End of over 19 (2 runs) London Knights 151 / 8 (RR: 7.95) ]

[ Jos Buttler    4* (7b 0x4 0x6)     Suresh Raina  3-0-14-2 ]
[ Morne Morkel   1 (3b 0x4 0x6)      Amit Mishra   4-0-35-2 ]

Kevon Cooper will start a new spell.
19.1 Kevon Cooper to Jos Buttler, 4, 104.98kph, K Cooper slows this one down. A hint of swing in. J Buttler plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. Not quite where J Buttler intended it to go
19.2 Kevon Cooper to Jos Buttler, 1, 120.00kph, No great pace there from K Cooper and he finds a hint of swing from a leg stump line. Excellent timing from J Buttler as he plays an upper cut. One more to the total
19.3 Kevon Cooper to Morne Morkel, dot, 104.90kph, K Cooper slows this one down. Point is quick to cut off the single
19.4 Kevon Cooper to Morne Morkel, 6, 119.25kph, No great pace there from K Cooper and he hits a good length outside off. M Morkel swats this one. That has been caught in the crowd! Six
19.5 Kevon Cooper to Morne Morkel, 1, 114.47kph, M Morkel plays it gently through the leg side. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
19.6 Kevon Cooper to Jos Buttler, 4, 117.83kph, Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. Four runs

[ End of over 20 (16 runs) London Knights 167 / 8 (RR: 8.35) ]

[ Morne Morkel   8* (6b 0x4 1x6)      Kevon Cooper  3-0-29-0 ]
[ Jos Buttler    13 (10b 2x4 0x6)     Suresh Raina  3-0-14-2 ]
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LONDON KNIGHTS INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player           Status                              Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R   

Alastair Cook                         b   S Ajmal    24   17    2  1  141.18
Shahid Afridi    c   +A de Villiers   b   S Ajmal    31   30    3  1  103.33
Rahul Dravid                          b   S Ajmal    0    1     0  0  0.00  
Faf du Plessis   c   +A de Villiers   b   S Badree   2    4     0  0  50.00 
Shoaib Malik     c   M Hussey         b   A Mishra   60   38    8  2  157.89
Eoin Morgan      c   M Hussey         b   S Raina    17   12    1  1  141.67
Angelo Mathews   c   M Hussey         b   A Mishra   0    3     0  0  0.00  
Jos Buttler      not out                             13   10    2  0  130.00
Lasith Malinga   c   +A de Villiers   b   S Raina    1    2     0  0  50.00 
Morne Morkel     not out                             8    6     0  1  133.33

DNB: Sunil Narine

FOW:   1/48       2/48       3/53       4/77      5/125      6/128     
      7/147      8/149     

London Knights - 167 / 8     Overs 20     RPO: 8.35

EXTRAS: 11     WD: 0     NB: 3     B: 4     LB: 4

PARTNERSHIPS:

Alastair Cook  / Shahid Afridi           ooooo****.          48 (33)
Rahul Dravid   / Shahid Afridi           ..........          0 (1)
Faf du Plessis / Shahid Afridi           oooo**....          5 (9)
Shoaib Malik   / Shahid Afridi           ooooo***..          24 (18)
Shoaib Malik   / Eoin Morgan             oooooo***.          48 (30)
Shoaib Malik   / Angelo Mathews          oooooo....          3 (5)
Shoaib Malik   / Jos Buttler             oooooooo*.          19 (13)
Lasith Malinga / Jos Buttler             ooooo.....          2 (3)
Morne Morkel   / Jos Buttler             oooo*****.          18 (11)


BOWLING SCORECARD

Player          Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R    Wd NB 

Kevon Cooper    3.0   0    29   0    9.67   0  0  
Azhar Mahmood   2.0   0    20   0    10.00  0  1  
Samuel Badree   4.0   0    37   1    9.25   0  0  
Saeed Ajmal     4.0   0    24   3    6.00   0  1  
Amit Mishra     4.0   0    35   2    8.75   0  1  
Suresh Raina    3.0   0    14   2    4.67   0  0
BANGALORE STRIKERS INNING-----------------------------------------
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The new batsman is Michael Hussey.
The new batsman is Ambati Rayudu.
The new bowler is Lasith Malinga.
0.1 Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, 1, 147.80kph, L Malinga is working up a good head of steam here and he hits a short length outside off. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. One more to the total
0.2 Lasith Malinga to Ambati Rayudu, dot, 145.88kph, L Malinga hurls this through. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. No runs taken
0.3 Lasith Malinga to Ambati Rayudu, 1, 147.69kph, A Rayudu on-drives but can't time it properly. They take a single
0.4 Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, dot, 126.48kph, M Hussey struck that too firmly to take the single
0.5 Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, 1b, 149.24kph, Big movement through the air. M Hussey is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more to the total
0.6 Lasith Malinga to Ambati Rayudu, 4, 148.14kph, Big movement through the air. Excellent timing from A Rayudu as he plays an on-drive. Can't cut it off. Four

[ End of over 1 (7 runs) Bangalore Strikers 7 / 0 (RR: 7.00, RRR: 8.42) ]
Bangalore Strikers requires 161 runs to win at 8.47 runs per over

[ Michael Hussey 1* (3b 0x4 0x6)     Lasith Malinga 1-0-6-0 ]
[ Ambati Rayudu 5 (3b 1x4 0x6)                              ]

The new bowler is Morne Morkel.
1.1 Morne Morkel to Michael Hussey, 1, 147.11kph, short length outside off stump. Aggressive late cut from M Hussey. That is an excellent call by M Hussey. One run
1.2 Morne Morkel to Ambati Rayudu, 6, 140.95kph, A Rayudu swats this one. Going going gone! Six
1.3 Morne Morkel to Ambati Rayudu, dot, 143.91kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. A Rayudu struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
1.4 Morne Morkel to Ambati Rayudu, 4, 139.52kph, M Morkel flings this through at decent pace. Good length just outside leg stump. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. No need to run for that. Four runs
1.5 Morne Morkel to Ambati Rayudu, OUT, 130.07kph, M Morkel flings this through at decent pace. Pitches just outside leg and it cuts in. A Rayudu strides forward and blocks. Edged and taken!

	Ambati Rayudu  c +J Buttler b M Morkel  15 (9m 7b 2x4 1x6)  SR: 214.29

The new batsman is Suresh Raina.
1.6 Morne Morkel to Suresh Raina, dot, 144.99kph, A hint of movement away. Hit straight to the fielder at cover. No run

[ End of over 2 (11 runs) Bangalore Strikers 18 / 1 (RR: 9.00, RRR: 8.28) ]
Bangalore Strikers requires 150 runs to win at 8.33 runs per over

[ Michael Hussey 2* (4b 0x4 0x6)     Morne Morkel   1-0-11-1 ]
[ Suresh Raina  0 (1b 0x4 0x6)       Lasith Malinga 1-0-6-0  ]

2.1 Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, 1, 149.97kph, short length just outside leg stump. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
2.2 Lasith Malinga to Suresh Raina, 4, 138.34kph, L Malinga flings this through at decent pace. Excellent timing from S Raina as he plays an on-drive. Four more to the total
2.3 Lasith Malinga to Suresh Raina, 1, 146.97kph, L Malinga is working up a good head of steam here. S Raina drives but can't time it properly. Short fine leg misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
2.4 Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, dot, 147.82kph, L Malinga hurls this through. Not in the gap
2.5 Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, 1, 125.25kph, L Malinga finds a hint of movement from an off stump line. M Hussey trots through for the single
2.6 Lasith Malinga to Suresh Raina, dot, 125.07kph, No great pace there from L Malinga. Short length just outside leg stump. Well-timed drive there. No run

[ End of over 3 (7 runs) Bangalore Strikers 25 / 1 (RR: 8.33, RRR: 8.35) ]
Bangalore Strikers requires 143 runs to win at 8.41 runs per over

[ Michael Hussey 4* (7b 0x4 0x6)     Lasith Malinga 2-0-13-0 ]
[ Suresh Raina  5 (4b 1x4 0x6)       Morne Morkel   1-0-11-1 ]

3.1 Morne Morkel to Michael Hussey, 1, 139.52kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. One more
3.2 Morne Morkel to Suresh Raina, 1b, 145.32kph, M Morkel finds a hint of movement from an off stump line. S Raina swishes at this one and misses. One more to the total
3.3 Morne Morkel to Michael Hussey, 6, 142.98kph, That continues on straight. M Hussey plays a punchy late cut and he has absolutely smashed that! Six runs
3.4 Morne Morkel to Michael Hussey, 2, 141.91kph, He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. Two runs
3.5 Morne Morkel to Michael Hussey, 4, 135.43kph, good length outside off stump. M Hussey plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. The ball beats the fielder and the outfield does the rest. Four more
3.6 Morne Morkel to Michael Hussey, 1, 142.85kph, M Morkel hurls this through and he maintains an off stump line. M Hussey puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more

[ End of over 4 (15 runs) Bangalore Strikers 40 / 1 (RR: 10.00, RRR: 7.94) ]
Bangalore Strikers requires 128 runs to win at 8.00 runs per over

[ Michael Hussey 18* (12b 1x4 1x6)     Morne Morkel   2-0-25-1 ]
[ Suresh Raina  5 (5b 1x4 0x6)         Lasith Malinga 2-0-13-0 ]

The new bowler is Sunil Narine.
4.1 Sunil Narine to Michael Hussey, dot, 75.77kph, A little more pace on this one. S Narine puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. M Hussey rightly sends him back
4.2 Sunil Narine to Michael Hussey, 4, 70.00kph, S Narine floats a delivery to M Hussey. Big turn from the spinner. Excellent timing from M Hussey as he plays a leg glance. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
4.3 Sunil Narine to Michael Hussey, dot, 77.73kph, S Narine puts lots of revolutions on this delivery
4.4 Sunil Narine to Michael Hussey, dot, 75.01kph, S Narine rips an offie that turns viciously away from the batsman. M Hussey struck that too firmly to take the single
4.5 Sunil Narine to Michael Hussey, 4, 73.34kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. M Hussey swats this one. No need to run for that. Four runs
4.6 Sunil Narine to Michael Hussey, 4, 70.00kph, S Narine tosses this one up to M Hussey. Short length outside off stump. Four more to the total

[ End of over 5 (12 runs) Bangalore Strikers 52 / 1 (RR: 10.40, RRR: 7.67) ]
Bangalore Strikers requires 116 runs to win at 7.73 runs per over

[ Suresh Raina  5* (5b 1x4 0x6)       Sunil Narine  1-0-12-0 ]
[ Michael Hussey 30 (18b 4x4 1x6)     Morne Morkel  2-0-25-1 ]

The new bowler is Angelo Mathews.
5.1 Angelo Mathews to Suresh Raina, 6, 129.19kph, A Mathews finds a hint of swing from an off stump line. S Raina hammers this for six
5.2 Angelo Mathews to Suresh Raina, 1, 124.96kph, S Raina trots through for the single
5.3 Angelo Mathews to Michael Hussey, OUT, 115.06kph, A Mathews finds a hint of movement from an off stump line. M Hussey defends with a straight bat and he has not quite got a hold of this one and it is taken by L Malinga cover

	Michael Hussey  c L Malinga b A Mathews  30 (27m 19b 4x4 1x6)  SR: 157.89

The new batsman is Virat Kohli.
5.4 Angelo Mathews to Virat Kohli, 1lb, 126.29kph, A Mathews pushes this through at no great pace. That is an ungainly shot - V Kohli is lucky not to have edged that. One more to the total
5.5 Angelo Mathews to Suresh Raina, 1, 115.51kph, A hint of swing away. S Raina puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more
5.6 Angelo Mathews to Virat Kohli, dot, 109.51kph, A Mathews cuts his fingers across this one. Bouncer! V Kohli sways away

[ End of over 6 (9 runs) Bangalore Strikers 61 / 2 (RR: 10.17, RRR: 7.57) ]
Bangalore Strikers requires 107 runs to win at 7.64 runs per over

[ Suresh Raina 13* (8b 1x4 1x6)     Angelo Mathews 1-0-8-1  ]
[ Virat Kohli  0 (2b 0x4 0x6)       Sunil Narine   1-0-12-0 ]

6.1 Sunil Narine to Suresh Raina, dot, 78.00kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. No run
6.2 Sunil Narine to Suresh Raina, 1, 70.97kph, That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
6.3 Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli, 4, 70.00kph, S Narine floats a delivery to V Kohli. The straight one now. Spanked through the leg side. Great hook. Excellent timing and placement. Four
6.4 Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli, 1, 70.00kph, S Narine gives this one some air and he puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. V Kohli square drives but can't time it properly. Easy single to be had there
6.5 Sunil Narine to Suresh Raina, dot, 70.00kph, Big turn from the spinner. S Raina leg glances but can't time it properly. No runs taken
6.6 Sunil Narine to Suresh Raina, 1, 70.00kph, S Narine gives this one some air. That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. Easy single to be had there

[ End of over 7 (7 runs) Bangalore Strikers 68 / 2 (RR: 9.71, RRR: 7.62) ]
Bangalore Strikers requires 100 runs to win at 7.69 runs per over

[ Suresh Raina 15* (12b 1x4 1x6)     Sunil Narine   2-0-19-0 ]
[ Virat Kohli  5 (4b 1x4 0x6)        Angelo Mathews 1-0-8-1  ]

7.1 Angelo Mathews to Suresh Raina, 2, 126.34kph, A Mathews finds a hint of movement from an off stump line. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. Two more added to the total
7.2 Angelo Mathews to Suresh Raina, 1, 125.14kph, Aggressive late cut from S Raina. The batsmen only take one
7.3 Angelo Mathews to Virat Kohli, dot, 110.96kph, Bouncer! V Kohli sways away and lets it go through
7.4 Angelo Mathews to Virat Kohli, dot, 117.43kph, Bouncer! V Kohli sways away
7.5 Angelo Mathews to Virat Kohli, 1, 123.07kph, A Mathews ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Not much movement from this surface. V Kohli plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. One more
7.6 Angelo Mathews to Suresh Raina, dot, 116.30kph, S Raina puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No runs taken

[ End of over 8 (4 runs) Bangalore Strikers 72 / 2 (RR: 9.00, RRR: 7.92) ]
Bangalore Strikers requires 96 runs to win at 8.00 runs per over

[ Virat Kohli  6* (7b 1x4 0x6)      Angelo Mathews 2-0-12-1 ]
[ Suresh Raina 18 (15b 1x4 1x6)     Sunil Narine   2-0-19-0 ]

The new bowler is Shahid Afridi.
8.1 Shahid Afridi to Virat Kohli, dot, 70.70kph, No runs taken
8.2 Shahid Afridi to Virat Kohli, 1, 70.00kph, S Afridi gives this one some air and he gets this one to grip and turn. V Kohli pushes this ball through the off side. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
8.3 Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, 4, 80.55kph, Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
8.4 Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, dot, 72.09kph, He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. S Raina struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
8.5 Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, 1, 77.47kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. S Raina plays it gently through the off side. Single taken
8.6 Shahid Afridi to Virat Kohli, 1, 70.00kph, S Afridi gives this one some air. V Kohli swats this one. Can't get this past the fielder. One more

[ End of over 9 (7 runs) Bangalore Strikers 79 / 2 (RR: 8.78, RRR: 8.00) ]
Bangalore Strikers requires 89 runs to win at 8.09 runs per over

[ Virat Kohli  8* (10b 1x4 0x6)     Shahid Afridi  1-0-7-0  ]
[ Suresh Raina 23 (18b 2x4 1x6)     Angelo Mathews 2-0-12-1 ]

Lasith Malinga will start a new spell.
9.1 Lasith Malinga to Virat Kohli, dot, 138.51kph, Big movement through the air. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. V Kohli rightly sends him back
9.2 Lasith Malinga to Virat Kohli, 6, 131.99kph, This one starts outside off and ends up on off. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more
9.3 Lasith Malinga to Virat Kohli, 1, 141.59kph, V Kohli plays it gently through the off side. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
9.4 Lasith Malinga to Suresh Raina, 1, 132.28kph, A hint of movement away. S Raina plays it gently through the leg side. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
9.5 Lasith Malinga to Virat Kohli, dot, 137.89kph, L Malinga flings this through at decent pace. This one starts on middle and ends up on middle. Aggressive leg glance from V Kohli and he struck that too firmly to take the single
9.6 Lasith Malinga to Virat Kohli, 2, 144.17kph, L Malinga is working up a good head of steam here and he finds a hint of movement from an off stump line. Two more added to the total

[ End of over 10 (10 runs) Bangalore Strikers 89 / 2 (RR: 8.90, RRR: 7.80) ]
Bangalore Strikers requires 79 runs to win at 7.90 runs per over

[ Suresh Raina 24* (19b 2x4 1x6)     Lasith Malinga 3-0-23-0 ]
[ Virat Kohli  17 (15b 1x4 1x6)      Shahid Afridi  1-0-7-0  ]

10.1 Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, 1, 79.48kph, A little more pace on this one. Full length just outside leg stump. S Raina plays it gently through the leg side. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
10.2 Shahid Afridi to Virat Kohli, dot, 72.51kph, Bouncer! V Kohli sways away
10.3 Shahid Afridi to Virat Kohli, 4, 82.72kph, A big leggie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. V Kohli plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. That went to the boundary in a flash
10.4 Shahid Afridi to Virat Kohli, 1, 70.00kph, V Kohli plays it gently through the off side. One more
10.5 Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, OUT, 70.00kph, S Raina was in no position to play that stroke. The ball is sent into orbit! R Dravid settles under it and takes a fine catch

	Suresh Raina  c R Dravid b S Afridi  25 (39m 21b 2x4 1x6)  SR: 119.05

The new batsman is AB de Villiers.
10.6 Shahid Afridi to AB de Villiers, dot, 74.35kph, S Afridi puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. No run

[ End of over 11 (6 runs) Bangalore Strikers 95 / 3 (RR: 8.64, RRR: 8.00) ]
Bangalore Strikers requires 73 runs to win at 8.11 runs per over

[ Virat Kohli        22* (18b 2x4 1x6)     Shahid Afridi  2-0-13-1 ]
[ AB de Villiers     0 (1b 0x4 0x6)        Lasith Malinga 3-0-23-0 ]

11.1 Lasith Malinga to Virat Kohli, 1, 148.87kph, short length just outside off stump. V Kohli plays it gently through the leg side. Single taken
11.2 Lasith Malinga to AB de Villiers, 1lb, 145.52kph, L Malinga hurls this through. A de Villiers is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more
11.3 Lasith Malinga to Virat Kohli, 1lb, 133.71kph, That one goes on straight. V Kohli is beaten by the movement. One more
11.4 Lasith Malinga to AB de Villiers, 1lb, 142.02kph, A de Villiers swishes at this one and misses. One more to the total
11.5 Lasith Malinga to Virat Kohli, 1, 140.93kph, short length just outside leg stump. V Kohli plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
11.6 Lasith Malinga to AB de Villiers, 1, 146.50kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic pull. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end

* A tad expensive from L Malinga, but a decent outing for him today.
* Lasith Malinga  0 / 26  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 12 (6 runs) Bangalore Strikers 101 / 3 (RR: 8.42, RRR: 8.25) ]
Bangalore Strikers requires 67 runs to win at 8.38 runs per over

[ AB de Villiers     1* (4b 0x4 0x6)      Lasith Malinga 4-0-26-0 ]
[ Virat Kohli        24 (21b 2x4 1x6)     Shahid Afridi  2-0-13-1 ]

12.1 Shahid Afridi to AB de Villiers, OUT, 70.00kph, S Afridi floats a delivery to A de Villiers. Big turn from the spinner. A de Villiers can't get the square drive away. Buttler juggles the edge and takes it at the second attempt!

	AB de Villiers  c +J Buttler b S Afridi  1 (5m 5b 0x4 0x6)  SR: 20.00

The new batsman is David Miller.
12.2 Shahid Afridi to David Miller, 1, 80.33kph, S Afridi pushes this one through slightly quicker. Full length outside off stump. D Miller swats this one and he trots through for the single
12.3 Shahid Afridi to Virat Kohli, 4, 78.12kph, A little more pace on this one. S Afridi rips a leggie that turns viciously away from the batsman. Can't cut it off. Four
12.4 Shahid Afridi to Virat Kohli, OUT, 70.00kph, S Afridi tosses this one up to V Kohli and he strides forward and blocks. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for S Malik

	Virat Kohli  c S Malik b S Afridi  28 (28m 23b 3x4 1x6)  SR: 121.74

The new batsman is Azhar Mahmood.
12.5 Shahid Afridi to Azhar Mahmood, dot, 70.00kph, S Afridi tosses this one up to A Mahmood and he struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
12.6 Shahid Afridi to Azhar Mahmood, 1, 72.75kph, A Mahmood swats this one. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run

[ End of over 13 (6 runs) Bangalore Strikers 107 / 5 (RR: 8.23, RRR: 8.57) ]
Bangalore Strikers requires 61 runs to win at 8.71 runs per over

[ Azhar Mahmood  1* (2b 0x4 0x6)     Shahid Afridi  3-0-19-3 ]
[ David Miller   1 (1b 0x4 0x6)      Lasith Malinga 4-0-26-0 ]

Sunil Narine will start a new spell.
13.1 Sunil Narine to Azhar Mahmood, 4, 75.79kph, A little more pace on this one. Excellent timing from A Mahmood as he plays an on-drive. That runs towards the boundary. Four runs
13.2 Sunil Narine to Azhar Mahmood, dot, 72.77kph, S Narine gives this one some air. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut
13.3 Sunil Narine to Azhar Mahmood, 1lb, 70.00kph, A Mahmood is beaten by the movement. One more to the total
13.4 Sunil Narine to David Miller, 4, 73.89kph, Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. No need to run for that. Four runs
13.5 Sunil Narine to David Miller, OUT, 70.04kph, Big turn from the spinner. D Miller defends with a straight bat. This ball is lofted straight down the throat of the fielder at deep cover point

	David Miller  c A Cook b S Narine  5 (6m 3b 1x4 0x6)  SR: 166.67

The new batsman is Kevon Cooper.
13.6 Sunil Narine to Kevon Cooper, dot, 90.00kph,

[ End of over 14 (9 runs) Bangalore Strikers 116 / 6 (RR: 8.29, RRR: 8.50) ]
Bangalore Strikers requires 52 runs to win at 8.67 runs per over

[ Azhar Mahmood  5* (5b 1x4 0x6)     Sunil Narine  3-0-27-1 ]
[ Kevon Cooper   0 (1b 0x4 0x6)      Shahid Afridi 3-0-19-3 ]

The new bowler is Faf du Plessis.
14.1 Faf du Plessis to Azhar Mahmood, OUT, 71.15kph, F du Plessis gives this one some air. A Mahmood strides forward and blocks. BOWLED HIM!

	Azhar Mahmood  b F du Plessis  5 (5m 6b 1x4 0x6)  SR: 83.33

The new batsman is Amit Mishra.
14.2 Faf du Plessis to Amit Mishra, dot, 76.79kph, Gentle leggie turns away from the batsman. Bouncer! A Mishra sways away and lets it go through
14.3 Faf du Plessis to Amit Mishra, 1, 73.09kph, Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. The batsmen only take one
14.4 Faf du Plessis to Kevon Cooper, 1b, 71.65kph, Breaks away from just off the straight. K Cooper plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more
14.5 Faf du Plessis to Amit Mishra, 6, 74.24kph, F du Plessis floats a delivery to A Mishra. Full length just outside leg stump. A Mishra hammers this for six
14.6 Faf du Plessis to Amit Mishra, OUT, 74.83kph, F du Plessis gets this one to grip and turn. A Mishra defends off the front foot. Buttler snaffles that edge comfortably

	Amit Mishra  c +J Buttler b F du Plessis  7 (3m 4b 0x4 1x6)  SR: 175.00


[ End of over 15 (8 runs) Bangalore Strikers 124 / 8 (RR: 8.27, RRR: 8.60) ]
Bangalore Strikers requires 44 runs to win at 8.80 runs per over

[ Kevon Cooper  0* (2b 0x4 0x6)     Faf du Plessis    1-0-7-2  ]
[                                   Sunil Narine      3-0-27-1 ]

The new batsman is Samuel Badree.
15.1 Sunil Narine to Kevon Cooper, 1, 70.00kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cover drive. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
15.2 Sunil Narine to Samuel Badree, dot, 80.91kph,
15.3 Sunil Narine to Samuel Badree, 1, 70.00kph, S Narine gives this one some air. This one bites viciously and spins a long way. Excellent timing from S Badree as he plays an on-drive. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
15.4 Sunil Narine to Kevon Cooper, dot, 75.03kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins into the batsman. Bouncer! K Cooper sways away
15.5 Sunil Narine to Kevon Cooper, dot, 76.11kph, K Cooper struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
15.6 Sunil Narine to Kevon Cooper, 1, 70.00kph, S Narine gives this one some air and he rips an offie that turns viciously into the batsman. K Cooper puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there

* A tad expensive from S Narine, but a decent outing for him today.
* Sunil Narine  1 / 30  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 16 (3 runs) Bangalore Strikers 127 / 8 (RR: 7.94, RRR: 10.00) ]
Bangalore Strikers requires 41 runs to win at 10.25 runs per over

[ Kevon Cooper  2* (6b 0x4 0x6)     Sunil Narine      4-0-30-1 ]
[ Samuel Badree 1 (2b 0x4 0x6)      Faf du Plessis    1-0-7-2  ]

16.1 Faf du Plessis to Kevon Cooper, dot, 73.33kph, F du Plessis gets this one to grip and turn. Bouncer! K Cooper sways away and lets it go through
16.2 Faf du Plessis to Kevon Cooper, 1, 70.00kph, F du Plessis floats a delivery to K Cooper. Breaks away from just off the straight. K Cooper plays it gently through the off side and he trots through for the single
16.3 Faf du Plessis to Samuel Badree, dot, 70.00kph, full length just outside off stump
16.4 Faf du Plessis to Samuel Badree, dot, 70.70kph, F du Plessis tosses this one up to S Badree. F du Plessis gets this one to grip and turn. No runs taken
16.5 Faf du Plessis to Samuel Badree, 6, 70.00kph, F du Plessis floats a delivery to S Badree. Gentle leggie turns away from the batsman. S Badree hammers this for six
16.6 Faf du Plessis to Samuel Badree, 1, 75.31kph, S Badree puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run

[ End of over 17 (8 runs) Bangalore Strikers 135 / 8 (RR: 7.94, RRR: 10.67) ]
Bangalore Strikers requires 33 runs to win at 11.00 runs per over

[ Samuel Badree 8* (6b 0x4 1x6)     Faf du Plessis    2-0-15-2 ]
[ Kevon Cooper  3 (8b 0x4 0x6)      Sunil Narine      4-0-30-1 ]

Shahid Afridi will start a new spell.
17.1 Shahid Afridi to Samuel Badree, dot, 75.32kph, That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. No run
17.2 Shahid Afridi to Samuel Badree, dot, 70.00kph, S Afridi floats a delivery to S Badree. A big leggie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. Deep mid-off is quick to cut off the single
17.3 Shahid Afridi to Samuel Badree, dot, 72.87kph, deep mid-off is quick to cut off the single
17.4 Shahid Afridi to Samuel Badree, 1, 70.00kph, S Afridi gets this one to grip and turn. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Deep mid-on misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
17.5 Shahid Afridi to Kevon Cooper, dot, 80.95kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. Full length on middle stump. Bouncer! K Cooper sways away and lets it go through
17.6 Shahid Afridi to Kevon Cooper, 6, 70.00kph, Breaks away from just off the straight. K Cooper plays a punchy pull. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more

* A tad expensive from S Afridi, but a decent outing for him today.
* Shahid Afridi  3 / 26  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 18 (7 runs) Bangalore Strikers 142 / 8 (RR: 7.89, RRR: 12.50) ]
Bangalore Strikers requires 26 runs to win at 13.00 runs per over

[ Samuel Badree 9* (10b 0x4 1x6)     Shahid Afridi     4-0-26-3 ]
[ Kevon Cooper  9 (10b 0x4 1x6)      Faf du Plessis    2-0-15-2 ]

18.1 Faf du Plessis to Samuel Badree, dot, 70.00kph, Gentle leggie turns away from the batsman. Gully is quick to cut off the single
18.2 Faf du Plessis to Samuel Badree, 1, 70.00kph, F du Plessis tosses this one up to S Badree. That one goes on straight with the arm. S Badree sweeps but can't time it properly. They take a single
18.3 Faf du Plessis to Kevon Cooper, 1lb, 70.00kph, full length on middle stump. K Cooper is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more
18.4 Faf du Plessis to Samuel Badree, 1, 70.87kph, F du Plessis floats a delivery to S Badree. F du Plessis gets this one to grip and turn. S Badree plays an extravagant sweep. Glorious timing. S Badree trots through for the single
18.5 Faf du Plessis to Kevon Cooper, dot, 70.00kph, F du Plessis gives this one some air. Full length on middle stump. Hit straight to the fielder at 2nd slip. No run
18.6 Faf du Plessis to Kevon Cooper, 1, 75.08kph, F du Plessis pushes this one through slightly quicker. Spanked through the off side. Great cut. That is an excellent call by K Cooper. One run

[ End of over 19 (4 runs) Bangalore Strikers 146 / 8 (RR: 7.68, RRR: 21.00) ]
Bangalore Strikers requires 22 runs to win at 22.00 runs per over

[ Kevon Cooper  10* (13b 0x4 1x6)     Faf du Plessis    3-0-18-2 ]
[ Samuel Badree 11 (13b 0x4 1x6)      Shahid Afridi     4-0-26-3 ]

Angelo Mathews will start a new spell.
19.1 Angelo Mathews to Kevon Cooper, 1, 117.74kph, Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. K Cooper trots through for the single
19.2 Angelo Mathews to Samuel Badree, 1, 129.17kph, A Mathews ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he finds a hint of movement from an off stump line. Excellent timing from S Badree as he plays a leg glance. That is an excellent call by S Badree. One run
19.3 Angelo Mathews to Kevon Cooper, 2, 126.03kph, A Mathews ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. Two runs
19.4 Angelo Mathews to Kevon Cooper, 1, 113.28kph, A Mathews bowls this gun-barrel straight. Well-timed leg glance there. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
19.5 Angelo Mathews to Samuel Badree, 2, 126.85kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two
19.6 Angelo Mathews to Samuel Badree, dot, 124.62kph, A Mathews finds a hint of swing from a middle stump line. S Badree plays it gently through the leg side. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Badree rightly sends him back

[ End of over 20 (7 runs) Bangalore Strikers 153 / 8 (RR: 7.65, RRR: 14.00) ]

[ Kevon Cooper  14* (16b 0x4 1x6)     Angelo Mathews    3-0-19-1 ]
[ Samuel Badree 14 (16b 0x4 1x6)      Faf du Plessis    3-0-18-2 ]
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BANGALORE STRIKERS INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player           Status                              Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R   

Michael Hussey   c   L Malinga    b   A Mathews      30   19    4  1  157.89
Ambati Rayudu    c   +J Buttler   b   M Morkel       15   7     2  1  214.29
Suresh Raina     c   R Dravid     b   S Afridi       25   21    2  1  119.05
Virat Kohli      c   S Malik      b   S Afridi       28   23    3  1  121.74
AB de Villiers   c   +J Buttler   b   S Afridi       1    5     0  0  20.00 
David Miller     c   A Cook       b   S Narine       5    3     1  0  166.67
Azhar Mahmood                     b   F du Plessis   5    6     1  0  83.33 
Kevon Cooper     not out                             14   16    0  1  87.50 
Amit Mishra      c   +J Buttler   b   F du Plessis   7    4     0  1  175.00
Samuel Badree    not out                             14   16    0  1  87.50 

DNB: Saeed Ajmal

FOW:   1/18       2/59       3/95      4/101      5/106      6/116     
      7/116      8/124     

Bangalore Strikers - 153 / 8     Overs 20     RPO: 7.65

EXTRAS: 9     WD: 0     NB: 0     B: 3     LB: 6

PARTNERSHIPS:

Michael Hussey / Ambati Rayudu           o********.          18 (11)
Michael Hussey / Suresh Raina            oooooo**..          41 (22)
Virat Kohli    / Suresh Raina            oooooo***.          36 (32)
Virat Kohli    / AB de Villiers          ooo*......          6 (8)
Virat Kohli    / David Miller            oooooooo**          5 (3)
Azhar Mahmood  / David Miller            ooooo****.          10 (7)
Azhar Mahmood  / Kevon Cooper            ..........          0 (2)
Amit Mishra    / Kevon Cooper            oooooooo..          8 (5)
Samuel Badree  / Kevon Cooper            oooo****..          29 (30)


BOWLING SCORECARD

Player           Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R    Wd NB 

Lasith Malinga   4.0   0    26   0    6.50   0  0  
Morne Morkel     2.0   0    25   1    12.50  0  0  
Sunil Narine     4.0   0    30   1    7.50   0  0  
Angelo Mathews   3.0   0    19   1    6.33   0  0  
Shahid Afridi    4.0   0    26   3    6.50   0  0  
Faf du Plessis   3.0   0    18   2    6.00   0  0
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London Knights        167/8 20 overs
Bangalore Strikers    153/8 20 overs

London Knights wins by 14 runs

MoM: S Afridi
 
Disappointing loss our team have not played according to their potentials :( raina with economy of 4.67,Faf du Plessis with economy of 6.00 and badree with economy of 9.25 :eek:
 
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:bwl: Harbhajan Singh (sc2/$1,000,000)


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:bat: David Miller (sc3/$1,000,000) T20i
:bat: Michael Hussey (sc2/$1,800,000)
:bat: Virat Kohli (sc3/$2,400,000) T20i
:ar: Azhar Mahmood (sc4/$900,000)
:bwl: Iqbal Abdulla (sc4/$200,000)
:bwl: Kevon Cooper (sc4/$800,000) T20i
:bwl: Raza Hasan (sc4/$200,000) T20i
:bwl: Saeed Ajmal (sc3/$2,000,000) T20i
:bwl: Samuel Badree (sc3/$700,000) T20i


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Chennai Kings(santhoshSKR) [Team Budget:$500,000]
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:bat: Colin Ingram (sc2/$600,000)
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:bat: Ross Taylor (sc3/$1,000,000) T20i
:bat: Sachin Tendulkar (sc2/$1,800,000)
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:bat: Eoin Morgan (sc2/$1,400,000) T20i
:bat: Rahul Dravid (sc2/$1,000,000)
:wk: Kamran Akmal (sc2/$700,000) T20i
:ar: Angelo Mathews (sc4/$1,400,000) T20i
:ar: Faf du Plessis (sc2/$1,200,000) T20i
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:bwl: Brad Hogg (sc1/$300,000)
:bwl: Morne Morkel (sc3/$1,000,000) T20i
:bwl: Sunil Narine (sc3/$2,000,000) T20i


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:bat: Callum Ferguson (sc3/$900,000)
:bat: Graeme Smith (sc2/$900,000)
:bat: Henry Davids (sc3/$600,000)
:bat: Michael Lumb (sc3/$800,000) T20i
:bat: Rob Nicol (sc3/$700,000) T20i
:wk: Denesh Ramdin (sc3/$500,000) T20i
:wk: Robin Uthappa (sc4/$700,000)
:ar: Shakib Al Hasan (sc4/$1,200,000)
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:bwl: Kane Richardson (sc3/$600,000)
:bwl: Wahab Riaz (sc4/$600,000) T20i


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Pre-Season Fixture: Chennai Kings vs Wonder Stars

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Chennai Kings vs Wonder Stars

FORMAT: T20
VENUE: M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
UMPIRES: Ravi Sundaram  and Nigel Llong

Wonder Stars won the toss and elected to bat first
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The new batsman is Shakib Al Hasan.
The new batsman is Umar Akmal.
The new bowler is Dale Steyn.
0.1 Dale Steyn to Shakib Al Hasan, dot, 147.93kph, D Steyn hurls this through. It cuts in just off the straight. S Al Hasan puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he struck that too firmly to take the single
0.2 Dale Steyn to Shakib Al Hasan, 1, 131.76kph, D Steyn is working up a decent pace here. This one starts outside off and ends up on off. S Al Hasan plays a punchy on-drive. Easy single to be had there
0.3 Dale Steyn to Umar Akmal, dot, 144.81kph, D Steyn is working up a good head of steam here. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Hit straight to the fielder at cover. No run
0.4 Dale Steyn to Umar Akmal, 1lb, 146.37kph, D Steyn hurls this through. It seams in just off the straight. U Akmal is beaten by the movement. One more to the total
0.5 Dale Steyn to Shakib Al Hasan, 4, 139.82kph, D Steyn hits a short length outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Four runs
0.6 Dale Steyn to Shakib Al Hasan, 1, 140.55kph, short length outside off stump. S Al Hasan cuts but can't time it properly. They take a single

[ End of over 1 (7 runs) Wonder Stars 7 / 0 (RR: 7.00) ]

[ Shakib Al Hasan 6* (4b 1x4 0x6)     Dale Steyn   1-0-6-0 ]
[ Umar Akmal      0 (2b 0x4 0x6)                           ]

The new bowler is Lakshmipathy Balaji.
1.1 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Shakib Al Hasan, dot, 137.52kph, It curls away just off the straight. S Al Hasan struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
1.2 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Shakib Al Hasan, 1, 134.52kph, L Balaji is working up a decent pace here. Hit straight to the fielder. Easy single to be had there
1.3 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Umar Akmal, 4, 137.60kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. The ball beats the fielder and the outfield does the rest. Four more
1.4 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Umar Akmal, 1, 125.57kph, L Balaji ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. It swings away just off the straight. U Akmal puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
1.5 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Shakib Al Hasan, 1, 135.54kph, That one goes on straight. S Al Hasan plays it gently through the off side. Single taken
1.6 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Umar Akmal, dot, 134.84kph, L Balaji is working up a decent pace here and he maintains a tight line just outside leg. U Akmal plays a punchy late cut

[ End of over 2 (7 runs) Wonder Stars 14 / 0 (RR: 7.00) ]

[ Shakib Al Hasan 8* (7b 1x4 0x6)     Lakshmipathy Balaji 1-0-7-0 ]
[ Umar Akmal      5 (5b 1x4 0x6)      Dale Steyn    1-0-6-0       ]

2.1 Dale Steyn to Shakib Al Hasan, 1nb, 132.45kph, D Steyn puts his back into this delivery. That moved miles. S Al Hasan plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. That is an excellent call by S Al Hasan. One run

Free hit coming up...

2.1 Dale Steyn to Umar Akmal, 1, 148.69kph, D Steyn hurls this through. It swings away just off the straight. U Akmal puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one
2.2 Dale Steyn to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT, 140.99kph, S Al Hasan completely mishits a cut. Huge appeal by D Steyn. And the finger goes up. S Al Hasan seems very unhappy about something

	Shakib Al Hasan  lbw D Steyn  9 (11m 9b 1x4 0x6)  SR: 100.00

The new batsman is Michael Lumb.
2.3 Dale Steyn to Michael Lumb, dot, 138.24kph, D Steyn puts his back into this delivery. Short length outside off stump. No run
2.4 Dale Steyn to Michael Lumb, 1, 133.58kph, He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. M Lumb plays a punchy pull. Single taken
2.5 Dale Steyn to Umar Akmal, 1, 133.94kph, That moved miles. Aggressive late cut from U Akmal. Single taken
2.6 Dale Steyn to Michael Lumb, 1, 137.18kph, D Steyn puts his back into this delivery. That moved miles. Aggressive cut from M Lumb. That is an excellent call by M Lumb. One run

[ End of over 3 (6 runs) Wonder Stars 20 / 1 (RR: 6.67) ]

[ Michael Lumb 2* (3b 0x4 0x6)     Dale Steyn    2-0-12-1      ]
[ Umar Akmal   7 (7b 1x4 0x6)      Lakshmipathy Balaji 1-0-7-0 ]

3.1 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Michael Lumb, 1, 138.00kph, M Lumb swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
3.2 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Umar Akmal, 1, 134.55kph, short length just outside off stump. U Akmal pushes this ball through the off side. That is a comfortable single
3.3 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Michael Lumb, dot, 127.30kph, L Balaji pushes this through at no great pace. Backward square leg is quick to cut off the single
3.4 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Michael Lumb, 1, 134.63kph, L Balaji is working up a decent pace here. M Lumb upper cuts but can't time it properly. Easy single to be had there
3.5 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Umar Akmal, 6, 136.39kph, Well-timed cut there. Shouts of "catch it" but can only look on as the ball clears the ropes
3.6 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Umar Akmal, 1, 136.47kph, U Akmal puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one

[ End of over 4 (10 runs) Wonder Stars 30 / 1 (RR: 7.50) ]

[ Umar Akmal   15* (10b 1x4 1x6)     Lakshmipathy Balaji 2-0-17-0 ]
[ Michael Lumb 4 (6b 0x4 0x6)        Dale Steyn    2-0-12-1       ]

The new bowler is Mitchell Marsh.
4.1 Mitchell Marsh to Umar Akmal, dot, 120.00kph, M Marsh ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Hit straight to the fielder at gully. No run
4.2 Mitchell Marsh to Umar Akmal, 2, 118.71kph, M Marsh pushes this through at no great pace. Excellent timing from U Akmal as he plays a cover drive. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two
4.3 Mitchell Marsh to Umar Akmal, 1nb, 116.03kph, M Marsh ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Pitches just outside leg and it curls away. The batsmen only take one

Free hit coming up...

4.3 Mitchell Marsh to Michael Lumb, dot, 116.46kph, This one is military medium from M Marsh. M Lumb plays it gently through the leg side. No run
4.4 Mitchell Marsh to Michael Lumb, 4, 114.72kph, M Marsh runs his fingers across the seam. A hint of swing in. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Through gully for four. Imperious
4.5 Mitchell Marsh to Michael Lumb, 1, 114.86kph, M Marsh cuts his fingers across this one and he pitches that one outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive. M Lumb trots through for the single
4.6 Mitchell Marsh to Umar Akmal, 4, 103.92kph, M Marsh runs his fingers across the seam and he finds a hint of movement from a leg stump line. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. Very classy from U Akmal - no stopping this one

[ End of over 5 (13 runs) Wonder Stars 43 / 1 (RR: 8.60) ]

[ Michael Lumb 9* (9b 1x4 0x6)      Mitchell Marsh 1-0-13-0      ]
[ Umar Akmal   22 (14b 2x4 1x6)     Lakshmipathy Balaji 2-0-17-0 ]

The new bowler is Johan Botha.
5.1 Johan Botha to Michael Lumb, 2, 84.68kph, Aggressive late cut from M Lumb and he takes a couple of runs
5.2 Johan Botha to Michael Lumb, dot, 72.16kph, J Botha gives this one some air. M Lumb struck that too firmly to take the single
5.3 Johan Botha to Michael Lumb, 1, 70.00kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. The batsmen only take one
5.4 Johan Botha to Umar Akmal, OUT, 76.07kph, J Botha pushes this one through slightly quicker. A hint of turn into. U Akmal strides forward and blocks. G Gambhir is after it and takes a spectacular catch!

	Umar Akmal  c G Gambhir b J Botha  22 (27m 15b 2x4 1x6)  SR: 146.67

The new batsman is Graeme Smith.
5.5 Johan Botha to Graeme Smith, 1, 72.03kph, The offie now and it turns away from the batsman. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed pull. The batsmen only take one
5.6 Johan Botha to Michael Lumb, 4, 70.00kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic sweep. The ball races away for a boundary

[ End of over 6 (8 runs) Wonder Stars 51 / 2 (RR: 8.50) ]

[ Graeme Smith 1* (1b 0x4 0x6)      Johan Botha  1-0-8-1    ]
[ Michael Lumb 16 (13b 2x4 0x6)     Mitchell Marsh 1-0-13-0 ]

6.1 Mitchell Marsh to Graeme Smith, dot, 103.44kph, M Marsh maintains a tight line outside off. Bouncer! G Smith sways away
6.2 Mitchell Marsh to Graeme Smith, 1, 118.88kph, M Marsh pitches that one outside off. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed pull. Single taken
6.3 Mitchell Marsh to Michael Lumb, 1, 115.45kph, M Marsh is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he finds a hint of swing from an off stump line. M Lumb played that with soft hands. Short 3rd man misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
6.4 Mitchell Marsh to Graeme Smith, 1, 101.47kph, M Marsh cuts his fingers across this one. He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. G Smith late cuts but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
6.5 Mitchell Marsh to Michael Lumb, 6, 104.31kph, M Marsh cuts his fingers across this one. M Lumb swats this one. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more
6.6 Mitchell Marsh to Michael Lumb, dot, 120.00kph, Pitches on middle and it curls in

[ End of over 7 (9 runs) Wonder Stars 60 / 2 (RR: 8.57) ]

[ Graeme Smith 3* (4b 0x4 0x6)      Mitchell Marsh 2-0-22-0 ]
[ Michael Lumb 23 (16b 2x4 1x6)     Johan Botha  1-0-8-1    ]

7.1 Johan Botha to Graeme Smith, 4, 74.19kph, Big turn from the spinner. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. That went to the boundary in a flash
7.2 Johan Botha to Graeme Smith, dot, 76.42kph, gully is quick to cut off the single
7.3 Johan Botha to Graeme Smith, 1, 71.75kph, J Botha tosses this one up to G Smith. Not finding much turn off this surface. G Smith plays it gently through the leg side. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
7.4 Johan Botha to Michael Lumb, 1, 73.47kph, full length outside off stump. M Lumb plays it gently through the off side. The batsmen only take one
7.5 Johan Botha to Graeme Smith, dot, 73.73kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. Hit straight to the fielder at cover point. No run
7.6 Johan Botha to Graeme Smith, 2, 70.00kph, J Botha rips an offie that turns viciously away from the batsman. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed sweep. Two more added to the total

[ End of over 8 (8 runs) Wonder Stars 68 / 2 (RR: 8.50) ]

[ Michael Lumb 24* (17b 2x4 1x6)     Johan Botha  2-0-16-1   ]
[ Graeme Smith 10 (9b 1x4 0x6)       Mitchell Marsh 2-0-22-0 ]

The new bowler is Ravindra Jadeja.
8.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Michael Lumb, 4, 70.00kph, The offie now and it turns into the batsman. That runs away for four
8.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Michael Lumb, 6, 74.21kph, R Jadeja floats a delivery to M Lumb. Full length outside off stump. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX
8.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Michael Lumb, dot, 73.16kph, R Jadeja tosses this one up to M Lumb. Good length outside off stump. Deep mid-off is quick to cut off the single
8.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Michael Lumb, 2, 73.52kph, R Jadeja gives this one some air and he gets this one to grip and turn. Aggressive leg glance from M Lumb. Two runs
8.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Michael Lumb, 1, 87.38kph, Breaks into just off the straight. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. That is an excellent call by M Lumb. One run
8.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Graeme Smith, 6, 70.00kph, The offie now and it turns into the batsman. Excellent timing from G Smith as he plays an on-drive. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX

[ End of over 9 (19 runs) Wonder Stars 87 / 2 (RR: 9.67) ]

[ Michael Lumb 37* (22b 3x4 2x6)     Ravindra Jadeja 1-0-19-0 ]
[ Graeme Smith 16 (10b 1x4 1x6)      Johan Botha   2-0-16-1   ]

Dale Steyn will start a new spell.
9.1 Dale Steyn to Michael Lumb, 1, 146.29kph, A hint of swing in. M Lumb plays it gently through the off side. Single taken
9.2 Dale Steyn to Graeme Smith, 1, 140.72kph, G Smith pushes this ball through the off side. 3rd man misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
9.3 Dale Steyn to Michael Lumb, 1nb, 134.54kph, D Steyn puts his back into this delivery. A hint of movement in. M Lumb plays a punchy upper cut. That is an excellent call by M Lumb. One run

Free hit coming up...

9.3 Dale Steyn to Graeme Smith, 1, 150.00kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
9.4 Dale Steyn to Michael Lumb, 1, 139.92kph, D Steyn hits a good length outside off. M Lumb on-drives but can't time it properly. One more to the total
9.5 Dale Steyn to Graeme Smith, dot, 135.53kph, D Steyn is working up a decent pace here. Short length outside off stump. G Smith puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Not in the gap
9.6 Dale Steyn to Graeme Smith, 4, 136.73kph, D Steyn puts his back into this delivery. G Smith plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. Four more to the total

* And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair.

[ End of over 10 (10 runs) Wonder Stars 97 / 2 (RR: 9.70) ]

[ Michael Lumb 40* (25b 3x4 2x6)     Dale Steyn    3-0-22-1   ]
[ Graeme Smith 22 (14b 2x4 1x6)      Ravindra Jadeja 1-0-19-0 ]

10.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Michael Lumb, dot, 72.98kph, R Jadeja tosses this one up to M Lumb and he gets this one to grip and turn. Short ball! M Lumb ducks under it
10.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Michael Lumb, 2, 74.51kph, R Jadeja gets this one to grip and turn. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. Two runs
10.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Michael Lumb, 3, 73.26kph, full length outside off stump. Good effort in the deep keeps it down to three
10.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Graeme Smith, 1, 81.03kph, G Smith on-drives but can't time it properly. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
10.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Michael Lumb, 4, 70.00kph, Breaks into just off the straight. M Lumb plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
10.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Michael Lumb, OUT, 70.00kph, M Lumb defends off the front foot. M Jayawardene is after it and takes a spectacular catch!

	Michael Lumb  c M Jayawardene b R Jadeja  49 (40m 30b 4x4 2x6)  SR: 163.33


[ End of over 11 (10 runs) Wonder Stars 107 / 3 (RR: 9.73) ]

[ Graeme Smith 23* (15b 2x4 1x6)     Ravindra Jadeja 2-0-29-1 ]
[                                    Dale Steyn    3-0-22-1   ]

The new batsman is Owais Shah.
11.1 Dale Steyn to Graeme Smith, 1, 149.94kph, D Steyn is working up a good head of steam here. Short length outside off stump. G Smith late cuts but can't time it properly. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
11.2 Dale Steyn to Owais Shah, dot, 126.29kph, Big swing from the seamer. O Shah struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
11.3 Dale Steyn to Owais Shah, 1lb, 144.92kph, D Steyn is working up a good head of steam here and he finds a hint of movement from a leg stump line. O Shah swishes at this one and misses. One more to the total
11.4 Dale Steyn to Graeme Smith, 1lb, 142.85kph, D Steyn pitches that one outside off. G Smith is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more to the total
11.5 Dale Steyn to Owais Shah, 4, 139.69kph, D Steyn flings this through at decent pace. Four all the way
11.6 Dale Steyn to Owais Shah, 1b, 137.90kph, D Steyn flings this through at decent pace. Big movement through the air. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more

* A tad expensive from D Steyn, but a decent outing for him today.
* Dale Steyn  1 / 27  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 12 (8 runs) Wonder Stars 115 / 3 (RR: 9.58) ]

[ Owais Shah   4* (4b 1x4 0x6)      Dale Steyn    4-0-27-1   ]
[ Graeme Smith 24 (17b 2x4 1x6)     Ravindra Jadeja 2-0-29-1 ]

Johan Botha will start a new spell.
12.1 Johan Botha to Owais Shah, 1lb, 70.38kph, A hint of turn away from. O Shah swishes at this one and misses. One more
12.2 Johan Botha to Graeme Smith, 4, 70.00kph, J Botha tosses this one up to G Smith. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. No need to run for that. Four runs
12.3 Johan Botha to Graeme Smith, dot, 78.09kph, The offie now and it turns away from the batsman. No runs taken
12.4 Johan Botha to Graeme Smith, 4, 74.65kph, J Botha tosses this one up to G Smith. Gentle leggie turns into the batsman. Four runs
12.5 Johan Botha to Graeme Smith, dot, 73.49kph, good length outside off stump. G Smith struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
12.6 Johan Botha to Graeme Smith, 1, 74.54kph, J Botha floats a delivery to G Smith and he puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. G Smith plays it gently through the leg side. That is an excellent call by G Smith. One run

[ End of over 13 (10 runs) Wonder Stars 125 / 3 (RR: 9.62) ]

[ Graeme Smith 33* (22b 4x4 1x6)     Johan Botha  3-0-25-1 ]
[ Owais Shah   4 (5b 1x4 0x6)        Dale Steyn   4-0-27-1 ]

Lakshmipathy Balaji will start a new spell.
13.1 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Graeme Smith, 4, 140.00kph, L Balaji puts his back into this delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. That's a boundary
13.2 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Graeme Smith, 6, 135.95kph, Big movement through the air. Excellent timing from G Smith as he plays an on-drive. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more
13.3 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Graeme Smith, dot, 125.94kph, G Smith plays a punchy late cut
13.4 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Graeme Smith, 2, 130.01kph, He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. Two runs
13.5 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Graeme Smith, 1, 140.00kph, L Balaji puts his back into this delivery. G Smith late cuts but can't time it properly. That is an excellent call by G Smith. One run
13.6 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Owais Shah, dot, 121.85kph, L Balaji ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic upper cut. Hit straight to the fielder at leg gully. No run

[ End of over 14 (13 runs) Wonder Stars 138 / 3 (RR: 9.86) ]

[ Graeme Smith 46* (27b 5x4 2x6)     Lakshmipathy Balaji 3-0-30-0 ]
[ Owais Shah   4 (6b 1x4 0x6)        Johan Botha   3-0-25-1       ]

14.1 Johan Botha to Graeme Smith, 1, 70.73kph, Well-timed cut there. One more to the total
14.2 Johan Botha to Owais Shah, 1, 74.08kph, J Botha puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. O Shah puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Single taken
14.3 Johan Botha to Graeme Smith, 3, 73.44kph, J Botha tosses this one up to G Smith and he rips an offie that turns viciously away from the batsman. That's an exceptional effort by deep backward square leg in the deep. Saved a sure single there

* That's G Smith's 50! Well played.

14.4 Johan Botha to Owais Shah, 2, 70.00kph, Excellent timing from O Shah as he plays a cut. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple
14.5 Johan Botha to Owais Shah, 1nb, 75.28kph, A little more pace on this one. O Shah cuts but can't time it properly. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end

Free hit coming up...

14.5 Johan Botha to Graeme Smith, 4, 71.04kph, Big turn from the spinner. The ball races away for a boundary
14.6 Johan Botha to Graeme Smith, 1, 70.00kph, J Botha tosses this one up to G Smith and he plays it gently through the leg side. They take a single

* Not the best of outings from J Botha. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Johan Botha  1 / 39  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 15 (14 runs) Wonder Stars 152 / 3 (RR: 10.13) ]

[ Graeme Smith 55* (31b 6x4 2x6)     Johan Botha   4-0-39-1       ]
[ Owais Shah   8 (9b 1x4 0x6)        Lakshmipathy Balaji 3-0-30-0 ]

15.1 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Graeme Smith, dot, 135.58kph, short length on middle stump. Hit straight to the fielder. No run
15.2 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Graeme Smith, dot, 125.40kph, Excellent timing from G Smith as he plays an on-drive. No runs taken
15.3 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Graeme Smith, 1, 132.08kph, L Balaji bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from G Smith as he plays an on-drive. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
15.4 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Owais Shah, OUT, 132.32kph, L Balaji bowls this gun-barrel straight. O Shah was in no position to play that stroke. Edged and taken!

	Owais Shah  c +M Dhoni b L Balaji  8 (21m 10b 1x4 0x6)  SR: 80.00

The new batsman is Jonathan Trott.
15.5 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Jonathan Trott, dot, 119.50kph, No great pace there from L Balaji and he maintains a tight line on middle. Point is quick to cut off the single
15.6 Lakshmipathy Balaji to Jonathan Trott, 1, 138.74kph, J Trott plays it gently through the off side. Deep mid-off misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single

* Not the best of outings from L Balaji. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Lakshmipathy Balaji  1 / 32  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 16 (2 runs) Wonder Stars 154 / 4 (RR: 9.63) ]

[ Jonathan Trott 1* (2b 0x4 0x6)     Lakshmipathy Balaji 4-0-32-1 ]
[ Graeme Smith 56 (34b 6x4 2x6)      Johan Botha   4-0-39-1       ]

Mitchell Marsh will start a new spell.
16.1 Mitchell Marsh to Jonathan Trott, 1, 120.00kph, No great pace there from M Marsh. Good length just outside off stump. Well-timed cover drive there. Point misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
16.2 Mitchell Marsh to Graeme Smith, 6, 120.00kph, M Marsh is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains a middle stump line. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX
16.3 Mitchell Marsh to Graeme Smith, 4, 107.44kph, It bends in just off the straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. Four all the way
16.4 Mitchell Marsh to Graeme Smith, 2, 114.50kph, M Marsh slows this one down. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. G Smith takes a couple of runs
16.5 Mitchell Marsh to Graeme Smith, 1, 113.10kph, G Smith late cuts but can't time it properly. Mid-wicket misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
16.6 Mitchell Marsh to Jonathan Trott, dot, 120.00kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Short ball! J Trott ducks under it

[ End of over 17 (14 runs) Wonder Stars 168 / 4 (RR: 9.88) ]

[ Graeme Smith 69* (38b 7x4 3x6)     Mitchell Marsh 3-0-36-0      ]
[ Jonathan Trott 2 (4b 0x4 0x6)      Lakshmipathy Balaji 4-0-32-1 ]

Ravindra Jadeja will start a new spell.
17.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Graeme Smith, 4, 84.56kph, R Jadeja gets this one to grip and turn. Excellent timing from G Smith as he plays a late cut. The ball races away for a boundary
17.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Graeme Smith, 1, 75.66kph, The offie now and it turns into the batsman. Aggressive late cut from G Smith. One more
17.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Jonathan Trott, 6, 70.45kph, R Jadeja gives this one some air. That one goes on straight with the arm. Going going gone! Six
17.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Jonathan Trott, 1, 87.23kph, One more to the total
17.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Graeme Smith, dot, 70.00kph, R Jadeja gives this one some air. Bouncer! G Smith sways away
17.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Graeme Smith, 4, 70.58kph, R Jadeja tosses this one up to G Smith. A hint of turn into. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more

[ End of over 18 (16 runs) Wonder Stars 184 / 4 (RR: 10.22) ]

[ Jonathan Trott 9* (6b 0x4 1x6)     Ravindra Jadeja 3-0-45-1 ]
[ Graeme Smith 78 (42b 9x4 3x6)      Mitchell Marsh 3-0-36-0  ]

18.1 Mitchell Marsh to Jonathan Trott, dot, 115.23kph, J Trott pushes this ball through the off side. No runs taken
18.2 Mitchell Marsh to Jonathan Trott, 1, 108.19kph, M Marsh bowls this from the back of his hand. J Trott plays it gently through the off side. Gully misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
18.3 Mitchell Marsh to Graeme Smith, OUT, 104.91kph, A hint of swing away. G Smith strides forward and blocks. Dhoni snaffles that edge comfortably

	Graeme Smith  c +M Dhoni b M Marsh  78 (58m 43b 9x4 3x6)  SR: 181.40

The new batsman is Jacques Kallis.
18.4 Mitchell Marsh to Jacques Kallis, dot, 120.00kph, M Marsh is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Short length just outside leg stump. Bouncer! J Kallis sways away
18.5 Mitchell Marsh to Jacques Kallis, 4, 100.88kph, M Marsh bowls this from the back of his hand. A hint of swing away. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Excellent timing and placement. Four
18.6 Mitchell Marsh to Jacques Kallis, 1lb, 104.29kph, M Marsh runs his fingers across the seam. Pitches outside leg and it swings in. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more

* Not the best of outings from M Marsh. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Mitchell Marsh  1 / 41  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 19 (6 runs) Wonder Stars 190 / 5 (RR: 10.00) ]

[ Jacques Kallis 4* (3b 1x4 0x6)     Mitchell Marsh 4-0-41-1  ]
[ Jonathan Trott 10 (8b 0x4 1x6)     Ravindra Jadeja 3-0-45-1 ]

19.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Jacques Kallis, 1, 70.00kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. One more to the total
19.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Jonathan Trott, 1lb, 71.84kph, R Jadeja tosses this one up to J Trott. A hint of turn away from. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more to the total
19.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Jacques Kallis, dot, 79.73kph, A little more pace on this one. Breaks away from just off the straight. J Kallis cuts but can't time it properly. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. J Kallis rightly sends him back
19.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Jacques Kallis, 4, 70.00kph, R Jadeja floats a delivery to J Kallis. Full length just outside leg stump. Spanked through the off side. Great cut. That's a boundary
19.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Jacques Kallis, 1, 70.00kph, R Jadeja tosses this one up to J Kallis and he hooks but can't time it properly. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
19.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Jonathan Trott, 2, 71.11kph, He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps

* Not the best of outings from R Jadeja. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Ravindra Jadeja  1 / 53  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 20 (9 runs) Wonder Stars 199 / 5 (RR: 9.95) ]

[ Jacques Kallis 10* (7b 2x4 0x6)     Ravindra Jadeja 4-0-53-1 ]
[ Jonathan Trott 12 (10b 0x4 1x6)     Mitchell Marsh 4-0-41-1  ]
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WONDER STARS INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player            Status                               Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R   

Shakib Al Hasan                       lbw   D Steyn    9    9     1  0  100.00
Umar Akmal        c   G Gambhir       b     J Botha    22   15    2  1  146.67
Michael Lumb      c   M Jayawardene   b     R Jadeja   49   30    4  2  163.33
Graeme Smith      c   +M Dhoni        b     M Marsh    78   43    9  3  181.40
Owais Shah        c   +M Dhoni        b     L Balaji   8    10    1  0  80.00 
Jonathan Trott    not out                              12   10    0  1  120.00
Jacques Kallis    not out                              10   7     2  0  142.86

DNB: Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Daniel Vettori, Steven Finn

FOW:   1/17       2/46      3/107      4/153      5/185     

Wonder Stars - 199 / 5     Overs 20     RPO: 9.95

EXTRAS: 11     WD: 0     NB: 4     B: 1     LB: 6

PARTNERSHIPS:

Shakib Al Hasan / Umar Akmal              ooooo***..          17 (15)
Michael Lumb    / Umar Akmal              oooo*****.          29 (21)
Michael Lumb    / Graeme Smith            oooooo***.          61 (33)
Owais Shah      / Graeme Smith            o*******..          46 (29)
Jonathan Trott  / Graeme Smith            ooo******.          32 (17)
Jonathan Trott  / Jacques Kallis          o*******..          14 (9)


BOWLING SCORECARD

Player                Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R    Wd NB 

Dale Steyn            4.0   0    27   1    6.75   0  2  
Lakshmipathy Balaji   4.0   0    32   1    8.00   0  0  
Mitchell Marsh        4.0   0    41   1    10.25  0  1  
Johan Botha           4.0   0    39   1    9.75   0  1  
Ravindra Jadeja       4.0   0    53   1    13.25  0  0
CHENNAI KINGS INNING-------------------------------------------------
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The new batsman is Gautam Gambhir.
The new batsman is Sachin Tendulkar.
The new bowler is James Anderson.
0.1 James Anderson to Gautam Gambhir, dot, 137.58kph, short length on middle stump. Not in the gap
0.2 James Anderson to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 140.00kph, That moved miles. Aggressive on-drive from G Gambhir. The batsmen only take one
0.3 James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, dot, 134.77kph, J Anderson puts his back into this delivery and he hits a good length just outside off. No run
0.4 James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, 4, 140.00kph, J Anderson is working up a decent pace here. This one starts on middle and ends up on middle. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Can't cut it off. Four
0.5 James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 139.40kph, He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. S Tendulkar square drives but can't time it properly. The batsmen only take one
0.6 James Anderson to Gautam Gambhir, 4, 140.00kph, J Anderson is working up a decent pace here and he hits a short length outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. That runs towards the boundary. Four runs

[ End of over 1 (10 runs) Chennai Kings 10 / 0 (RR: 10.00, RRR: 9.95) ]
Chennai Kings requires 190 runs to win at 10.00 runs per over

[ Sachin Tendulkar 5* (3b 1x4 0x6)     James Anderson  1-0-10-0 ]
[ Gautam Gambhir   5 (3b 1x4 0x6)                               ]

The new bowler is Steven Finn.
1.1 Steven Finn to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 136.60kph, S Finn is working up a decent pace here. Short length just outside leg stump. Aggressive cover drive from S Tendulkar. Easy single to be had there
1.2 Steven Finn to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 122.97kph, S Finn is struggling to find much pace off this surface. G Gambhir swats this one. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
1.3 Steven Finn to Sachin Tendulkar, dot, 122.65kph, S Finn is struggling to find much pace off this surface. S Tendulkar plays it gently through the off side. No run
1.4 Steven Finn to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 126.79kph, good length just outside leg stump. Excellent timing from S Tendulkar as he plays a cover drive. Easy single to be had there
1.5 Steven Finn to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 117.07kph, This one is military medium from S Finn. Good length outside off stump. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Easy single to be had there
1.6 Steven Finn to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 137.01kph, S Finn puts his back into this delivery. Good length on middle stump. S Tendulkar plays it gently through the off side. That is an excellent call by S Tendulkar. One run

[ End of over 2 (5 runs) Chennai Kings 15 / 0 (RR: 7.50, RRR: 10.22) ]
Chennai Kings requires 185 runs to win at 10.28 runs per over

[ Sachin Tendulkar 8* (7b 1x4 0x6)     Steven Finn     1-0-5-0  ]
[ Gautam Gambhir   7 (5b 1x4 0x6)      James Anderson  1-0-10-0 ]

2.1 James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar, OUT, 136.21kph, good length on middle stump. S Tendulkar defends with a straight bat. Edged and taken!

	Sachin Tendulkar  c +U Akmal b J Anderson  8 (10m 8b 1x4 0x6)  SR: 100.00

The new batsman is Mahela Jayawardene.
2.2 James Anderson to Mahela Jayawardene, 1, 121.19kph, J Anderson pushes this through at no great pace. That is an excellent call by M Jayawardene. One run
2.3 James Anderson to Gautam Gambhir, dot, 136.00kph, This one starts outside off and ends up on off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. No runs taken
2.4 James Anderson to Gautam Gambhir, 4, 136.04kph, J Anderson puts his back into this delivery. Short length outside off stump. Excellent timing from G Gambhir as he plays a leg glance. That runs away for four
2.5 James Anderson to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 135.03kph, J Anderson puts his back into this delivery. Short length outside off stump. That is an excellent call by G Gambhir. One run
2.6 James Anderson to Mahela Jayawardene, dot, 139.92kph, J Anderson flings this through at decent pace. Short length just outside leg stump. Hit straight to the fielder. Not in the gap

[ End of over 3 (6 runs) Chennai Kings 21 / 1 (RR: 7.00, RRR: 10.47) ]
Chennai Kings requires 179 runs to win at 10.53 runs per over

[ Gautam Gambhir     12* (8b 2x4 0x6)     James Anderson  2-0-16-1 ]
[ Mahela Jayawardene 1 (2b 0x4 0x6)       Steven Finn     1-0-5-0  ]

3.1 Steven Finn to Gautam Gambhir, OUT, 124.07kph, S Finn is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Pitches outside off and it swings away. G Gambhir defends with a straight bat. This ball is lofted straight down the throat of the fielder at 3rd slip

	Gautam Gambhir  c J Anderson b S Finn  12 (14m 9b 2x4 0x6)  SR: 133.33

The new batsman is Dinesh Karthik.
3.2 Steven Finn to Dinesh Karthik, dot, 137.64kph, S Finn flings this through at decent pace
3.3 Steven Finn to Dinesh Karthik, 1, 138.28kph, S Finn is working up a decent pace here. Big movement from the seamer. D Karthik swats this one. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
3.4 Steven Finn to Mahela Jayawardene, 4, 134.31kph, S Finn puts his back into this delivery and he hits a good length on middle. Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. Very classy from M Jayawardene - no stopping this one
3.5 Steven Finn to Mahela Jayawardene, 1, 121.84kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. Easy single to be had there
3.6 Steven Finn to Dinesh Karthik, 1, 140.00kph, S Finn flings this through at decent pace. A hint of swing in. D Karthik late cuts but can't time it properly. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end

[ End of over 4 (7 runs) Chennai Kings 28 / 2 (RR: 7.00, RRR: 10.69) ]
Chennai Kings requires 172 runs to win at 10.75 runs per over

[ Dinesh Karthik     2* (3b 0x4 0x6)     Steven Finn     2-0-12-1 ]
[ Mahela Jayawardene 6 (4b 1x4 0x6)      James Anderson  2-0-16-1 ]

The new bowler is Jacques Kallis.
4.1 Jacques Kallis to Dinesh Karthik, 6, 118.63kph, J Kallis ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX
4.2 Jacques Kallis to Dinesh Karthik, dot, 130.00kph, Not in the gap
4.3 Jacques Kallis to Dinesh Karthik, 1, 117.19kph, A hint of movement away. Excellent timing from D Karthik as he plays a late cut. 3rd slip misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
4.4 Jacques Kallis to Mahela Jayawardene, dot, 126.90kph, J Kallis ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he hits a short length just outside leg. Crunched through the off side. Well executed on-drive. M Jayawardene struck that too firmly to take the single
4.5 Jacques Kallis to Mahela Jayawardene, 1, 127.31kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
4.6 Jacques Kallis to Dinesh Karthik, 1, 117.47kph, No great pace there from J Kallis. A hint of swing in. D Karthik late cuts but doesn't time it at all. The batsmen only take one

[ End of over 5 (9 runs) Chennai Kings 37 / 2 (RR: 7.40, RRR: 10.80) ]
Chennai Kings requires 163 runs to win at 10.87 runs per over

[ Dinesh Karthik     10* (7b 0x4 1x6)     Jacques Kallis 1-0-9-0 ]
[ Mahela Jayawardene 7 (6b 1x4 0x6)       Steven Finn   2-0-12-1 ]

5.1 Steven Finn to Dinesh Karthik, 2, 126.03kph, It swings in just off the straight. D Karthik collects two
5.2 Steven Finn to Dinesh Karthik, dot, 140.00kph, short length just outside leg stump. D Karthik puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Not in the gap
5.3 Steven Finn to Dinesh Karthik, 1, 116.61kph, That moved miles. One more
5.4 Steven Finn to Mahela Jayawardene, OUT, 128.15kph, S Finn finds a hint of swing from a leg stump line. M Jayawardene defends with a straight bat. The ball is sent into orbit! J Anderson settles under it and takes a fine catch

	Mahela Jayawardene  c J Anderson b S Finn  7 (16m 7b 1x4 0x6)  SR: 100.00

The new batsman is Ross Taylor.
5.5 Steven Finn to Ross Taylor, dot, 124.96kph, This one is military medium from S Finn. Hit straight to the fielder at cover point. No run
5.6 Steven Finn to Ross Taylor, 1lb, 135.95kph, That continues on straight. R Taylor plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more

[ End of over 6 (4 runs) Chennai Kings 41 / 3 (RR: 6.83, RRR: 11.29) ]
Chennai Kings requires 159 runs to win at 11.36 runs per over

[ Ross Taylor    0* (2b 0x4 0x6)      Steven Finn   3-0-15-2 ]
[ Dinesh Karthik 13 (10b 0x4 1x6)     Jacques Kallis 1-0-9-0 ]

6.1 Jacques Kallis to Ross Taylor, 1, 113.95kph, J Kallis bowls this from the back of his hand. Pitches on middle and it curves in. Well-timed on-drive there. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
6.2 Jacques Kallis to Dinesh Karthik, 4, 119.86kph, J Kallis is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Excellent timing from D Karthik as he plays a late cut. Can't cut it off. Four
6.3 Jacques Kallis to Dinesh Karthik, 1, 113.82kph, J Kallis slows this one down. D Karthik puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one
6.4 Jacques Kallis to Ross Taylor, 6, 125.76kph, No great pace there from J Kallis. Excellent timing from R Taylor as he plays a late cut. R Taylor has absolutely smashed that! Six runs
6.5 Jacques Kallis to Ross Taylor, dot, 125.14kph, J Kallis pushes this through at no great pace. Big movement through the air. Excellent timing from R Taylor as he plays an on-drive. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. R Taylor rightly sends him back
6.6 Jacques Kallis to Ross Taylor, 4, 112.36kph, Spanked through the off side. Great cut. That went to the boundary in a flash

[ End of over 7 (16 runs) Chennai Kings 57 / 3 (RR: 8.14, RRR: 10.92) ]
Chennai Kings requires 143 runs to win at 11.00 runs per over

[ Dinesh Karthik 18* (12b 1x4 1x6)     Jacques Kallis 2-0-25-0 ]
[ Ross Taylor    11 (6b 1x4 1x6)       Steven Finn   3-0-15-2  ]

The new bowler is Daniel Vettori.
7.1 Daniel Vettori to Dinesh Karthik, dot, 72.05kph, Gentle offie turns away from the batsman. Excellent timing from D Karthik as he plays a leg glance. D Karthik struck that too firmly to take the single
7.2 Daniel Vettori to Dinesh Karthik, dot, 70.00kph, Breaks away from just off the straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. No run
7.3 Daniel Vettori to Dinesh Karthik, 4, 72.84kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. Not quite where D Karthik intended it to go
7.4 Daniel Vettori to Dinesh Karthik, 4, 79.32kph, No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
7.5 Daniel Vettori to Dinesh Karthik, dot, 70.00kph, short length just outside leg stump. No runs taken
7.6 Daniel Vettori to Dinesh Karthik, 1, 73.03kph, Gentle offie turns away from the batsman. D Karthik pushes this ball through the off side. One more to the total

[ End of over 8 (9 runs) Chennai Kings 66 / 3 (RR: 8.25, RRR: 11.08) ]
Chennai Kings requires 134 runs to win at 11.17 runs per over

[ Dinesh Karthik 27* (18b 3x4 1x6)     Daniel Vettori 1-0-9-0  ]
[ Ross Taylor    11 (6b 1x4 1x6)       Jacques Kallis 2-0-25-0 ]

The new bowler is Graeme Swann.
8.1 Graeme Swann to Dinesh Karthik, 1, 70.00kph, G Swann floats a delivery to D Karthik and he pushes this ball through the off side. D Karthik trots through for the single
8.2 Graeme Swann to Ross Taylor, dot, 75.02kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. That one goes on straight with the arm. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Hit straight to the fielder at square leg. No run
8.3 Graeme Swann to Ross Taylor, 1, 72.12kph, That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. R Taylor on-drives but can't time it properly. Deep mid-on misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
8.4 Graeme Swann to Dinesh Karthik, 1b, 73.30kph, G Swann gives this one some air. That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. That is an ungainly shot - D Karthik is lucky not to have edged that. One more to the total
8.5 Graeme Swann to Ross Taylor, 4, 78.55kph, G Swann pushes this one through slightly quicker. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. Four all the way
8.6 Graeme Swann to Ross Taylor, 1, 73.20kph, That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single

[ End of over 9 (8 runs) Chennai Kings 74 / 3 (RR: 8.22, RRR: 11.36) ]
Chennai Kings requires 126 runs to win at 11.45 runs per over

[ Ross Taylor    17* (10b 2x4 1x6)     Graeme Swann   1-0-7-0 ]
[ Dinesh Karthik 28 (20b 3x4 1x6)      Daniel Vettori 1-0-9-0 ]

9.1 Daniel Vettori to Ross Taylor, 4, 70.00kph, D Vettori gives this one some air. That one goes on straight with the arm. That runs towards the boundary. Four runs
9.2 Daniel Vettori to Ross Taylor, 1, 70.00kph, full length outside off stump. Hit straight to the fielder. That is a comfortable single
9.3 Daniel Vettori to Dinesh Karthik, dot, 79.06kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. That one goes on straight with the arm. Hit straight to the fielder at gully. No run
9.4 Daniel Vettori to Dinesh Karthik, 2, 75.26kph, Big turn from the spinner. D Karthik plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple
9.5 Daniel Vettori to Dinesh Karthik, 6, 73.17kph, That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more
9.6 Daniel Vettori to Dinesh Karthik, 1, 70.00kph, D Vettori floats a delivery to D Karthik. Gentle offie turns away from the batsman. D Karthik plays it gently through the off side. That is an excellent call by D Karthik. One run

[ End of over 10 (14 runs) Chennai Kings 88 / 3 (RR: 8.80, RRR: 11.10) ]
Chennai Kings requires 112 runs to win at 11.20 runs per over

[ Dinesh Karthik 37* (24b 3x4 2x6)     Daniel Vettori 2-0-23-0 ]
[ Ross Taylor    22 (12b 3x4 1x6)      Graeme Swann   1-0-7-0  ]

10.1 Graeme Swann to Dinesh Karthik, 1, 70.00kph, G Swann gives this one some air and he rips an offie that turns viciously into the batsman. Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
10.2 Graeme Swann to Ross Taylor, dot, 70.00kph, full length just outside off stump. No runs taken
10.3 Graeme Swann to Ross Taylor, 1, 75.23kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. R Taylor plays it gently through the leg side. One more to the total

* And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair.

10.4 Graeme Swann to Dinesh Karthik, OUT, 70.00kph, G Swann gives this one some air. Full length just outside off stump. D Karthik defends off the front foot. The bails are off in a flash! R Sundaram goes upstairs for the review. D Karthik could not get his foot back in time. Gone!

	Dinesh Karthik  st U Akmal b G Swann  38 (32m 26b 3x4 2x6)  SR: 146.15

The new batsman is MS Dhoni.
10.5 Graeme Swann to MS Dhoni, 1nb, 73.41kph, G Swann rips an offie that turns viciously into the batsman. Single taken

Free hit coming up...

10.5 Graeme Swann to Ross Taylor, 2, 75.64kph, Big turn from the spinner. Excellent timing from R Taylor as he plays a late cut. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple
10.6 Graeme Swann to Ross Taylor, 4, 78.46kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. Four runs

[ End of over 11 (10 runs) Chennai Kings 98 / 4 (RR: 8.91, RRR: 11.22) ]
Chennai Kings requires 102 runs to win at 11.33 runs per over

[ MS Dhoni      1* (1b 0x4 0x6)      Graeme Swann   2-0-17-1 ]
[ Ross Taylor   29 (16b 4x4 1x6)     Daniel Vettori 2-0-23-0 ]

The new bowler is Shakib Al Hasan.
11.1 Shakib Al Hasan to MS Dhoni, dot, 80.85kph, Bouncer! M Dhoni sways away
11.2 Shakib Al Hasan to MS Dhoni, 1, 70.00kph, S Al Hasan tosses this one up to M Dhoni and he plays a punchy late cut. They take a single
11.3 Shakib Al Hasan to Ross Taylor, 1, 70.87kph, Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
11.4 Shakib Al Hasan to MS Dhoni, 1lb, 70.00kph, M Dhoni plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more to the total
11.5 Shakib Al Hasan to Ross Taylor, 1, 70.00kph, The offie now and it turns away from the batsman. R Taylor swats this one. Mid-wicket misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
11.6 Shakib Al Hasan to MS Dhoni, 1, 70.00kph, The offie now and it turns away from the batsman. M Dhoni plays it gently through the leg side. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run

[ End of over 12 (5 runs) Chennai Kings 103 / 4 (RR: 8.58, RRR: 12.00) ]
Chennai Kings requires 97 runs to win at 12.13 runs per over

[ MS Dhoni      3* (5b 0x4 0x6)      Shakib Al Hasan 1-0-4-0  ]
[ Ross Taylor   31 (18b 4x4 1x6)     Graeme Swann    2-0-17-1 ]

Steven Finn will start a new spell.
12.1 Steven Finn to MS Dhoni, dot, 130.80kph, S Finn puts his back into this delivery. That moved miles. M Dhoni struck that too firmly to take the single
12.2 Steven Finn to MS Dhoni, 1b, 124.59kph, Big movement from the seamer. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more
12.3 Steven Finn to Ross Taylor, dot, 128.69kph, S Finn hits a short length just outside off. Bouncer! R Taylor sways away
12.4 Steven Finn to Ross Taylor, 4, 120.05kph, S Finn ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. It swings in just off the straight. Spanked through the off side. Great cut. That went to the boundary in a flash
12.5 Steven Finn to Ross Taylor, 6, 136.54kph, S Finn is working up a decent pace here. Short and straight. R Taylor swats this one. Six runs! Fantastic batting
12.6 Steven Finn to Ross Taylor, 4, 115.66kph, This one is military medium from S Finn. It moves in just off the straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four

* A tad expensive from S Finn, but a decent outing for him today.
* Steven Finn  2 / 29  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 13 (15 runs) Chennai Kings 118 / 4 (RR: 9.08, RRR: 11.57) ]
Chennai Kings requires 82 runs to win at 11.71 runs per over

[ MS Dhoni      3* (7b 0x4 0x6)      Steven Finn     4-0-29-2 ]
[ Ross Taylor   45 (22b 6x4 2x6)     Shakib Al Hasan 1-0-4-0  ]

13.1 Shakib Al Hasan to MS Dhoni, 4, 70.91kph, S Al Hasan gives this one some air. Excellent timing from M Dhoni as he plays a late cut. Four all the way
13.2 Shakib Al Hasan to MS Dhoni, 6, 70.00kph, M Dhoni has absolutely smashed that! Six runs
13.3 Shakib Al Hasan to MS Dhoni, 1, 70.00kph, full length outside off stump. M Dhoni puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more to the total
13.4 Shakib Al Hasan to Ross Taylor, 1b, 81.13kph, S Al Hasan pushes this one through slightly quicker. Gentle offie turns away from the batsman. R Taylor plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more to the total
13.5 Shakib Al Hasan to MS Dhoni, 1, 70.00kph, Breaks away from just off the straight. M Dhoni puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one
13.6 Shakib Al Hasan to Ross Taylor, dot, 76.16kph, A little more pace on this one. R Taylor plays it gently through the off side and he struck that too firmly to take the single

[ End of over 14 (13 runs) Chennai Kings 131 / 4 (RR: 9.36, RRR: 11.33) ]
Chennai Kings requires 69 runs to win at 11.50 runs per over

[ MS Dhoni      15* (11b 1x4 1x6)     Shakib Al Hasan 2-0-16-0 ]
[ Ross Taylor   45 (24b 6x4 2x6)      Steven Finn     4-0-29-2 ]

Graeme Swann will start a new spell.
14.1 Graeme Swann to MS Dhoni, dot, 73.46kph, G Swann tosses this one up to M Dhoni and he plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. M Dhoni struck that too firmly to take the single
14.2 Graeme Swann to MS Dhoni, 2, 70.00kph, G Swann gives this one some air. The straight one now. Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. Two more runs
14.3 Graeme Swann to MS Dhoni, dot, 70.00kph, That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. M Dhoni struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
14.4 Graeme Swann to MS Dhoni, 1, 73.54kph, M Dhoni plays it gently through the leg side. Single taken
14.5 Graeme Swann to Ross Taylor, 1, 70.00kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. R Taylor pushes this ball through the off side. One more to the total
14.6 Graeme Swann to MS Dhoni, 4, 70.00kph, G Swann rips an offie that turns viciously into the batsman. Can't cut it off. Four

[ End of over 15 (8 runs) Chennai Kings 139 / 4 (RR: 9.27, RRR: 12.00) ]
Chennai Kings requires 61 runs to win at 12.20 runs per over

[ Ross Taylor   46* (25b 6x4 2x6)     Graeme Swann    3-0-25-1 ]
[ MS Dhoni      22 (16b 2x4 1x6)      Shakib Al Hasan 2-0-16-0 ]

15.1 Shakib Al Hasan to Ross Taylor, 2, 77.37kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. A hint of turn away from. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple

* And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair.

15.2 Shakib Al Hasan to Ross Taylor, dot, 70.00kph, A hint of turn away from. R Taylor played that with soft hands
15.3 Shakib Al Hasan to Ross Taylor, 1, 72.04kph, S Al Hasan gives this one some air. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
15.4 Shakib Al Hasan to MS Dhoni, 1, 70.00kph, M Dhoni on-drives but can't time it properly. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
15.5 Shakib Al Hasan to Ross Taylor, 1, 70.00kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. One more

* That's R Taylor's 50! Well played.

15.6 Shakib Al Hasan to MS Dhoni, 1, 73.26kph, S Al Hasan tosses this one up to M Dhoni. Aggressive on-drive from M Dhoni. They take a single

[ End of over 16 (6 runs) Chennai Kings 145 / 4 (RR: 9.06, RRR: 13.50) ]
Chennai Kings requires 55 runs to win at 13.75 runs per over

[ MS Dhoni      24* (18b 2x4 1x6)     Shakib Al Hasan 3-0-22-0 ]
[ Ross Taylor   50 (29b 6x4 2x6)      Graeme Swann    3-0-25-1 ]

16.1 Graeme Swann to MS Dhoni, OUT, 70.00kph, That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. M Dhoni strides forward and blocks. The batsman dragged his foot out the crease for what seemed like a split second. That was all U Akmal needed and M Dhoni will have to head back to the pavilion

	MS Dhoni  st U Akmal b G Swann  24 (22m 19b 2x4 1x6)  SR: 126.32

The new batsman is Mitchell Marsh.
16.2 Graeme Swann to Mitchell Marsh, dot, 72.78kph, G Swann tosses this one up to M Marsh. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. M Marsh rightly sends him back
16.3 Graeme Swann to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 74.60kph, Big turn from the spinner. M Marsh puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is a comfortable single
16.4 Graeme Swann to Ross Taylor, 1, 72.28kph, G Swann tosses this one up to R Taylor. That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. They take a single
16.5 Graeme Swann to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 75.18kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins into the batsman. M Marsh plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. Single taken
16.6 Graeme Swann to Ross Taylor, 3, 81.65kph, G Swann puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. R Taylor plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. They run the first two hard

* Not the best of outings from G Swann. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Graeme Swann  2 / 31  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 17 (6 runs) Chennai Kings 151 / 5 (RR: 8.88, RRR: 16.00) ]
Chennai Kings requires 49 runs to win at 16.33 runs per over

[ Ross Taylor   54* (31b 6x4 2x6)     Graeme Swann    4-0-31-2 ]
[ Mitchell Marsh 2 (3b 0x4 0x6)       Shakib Al Hasan 3-0-22-0 ]

17.1 Shakib Al Hasan to Ross Taylor, 1, 70.00kph, S Al Hasan gives this one some air. Short length outside off stump. R Taylor leg glances but can't time it properly. Easy single to be had there
17.2 Shakib Al Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, 4, 72.83kph, S Al Hasan tosses this one up to M Marsh. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. No need to run for that. Four runs
17.3 Shakib Al Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 70.00kph, S Al Hasan tosses this one up to M Marsh and he pushes this ball through the off side. They take a single
17.4 Shakib Al Hasan to Ross Taylor, dot, 81.16kph, The straight one now. Not in the gap
17.5 Shakib Al Hasan to Ross Taylor, 4, 71.85kph, He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. R Taylor plays a punchy leg glance. The ball beats the fielder and the outfield does the rest. Four more
17.6 Shakib Al Hasan to Ross Taylor, 1, 70.25kph, S Al Hasan floats a delivery to R Taylor. Short length outside off stump. Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. R Taylor trots through for the single

* Not the best of outings from S Al Hasan. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Shakib Al Hasan  0 / 33  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 18 (11 runs) Chennai Kings 162 / 5 (RR: 9.00, RRR: 18.50) ]
Chennai Kings requires 38 runs to win at 19.00 runs per over

[ Ross Taylor   60* (35b 7x4 2x6)     Shakib Al Hasan 4-0-33-0 ]
[ Mitchell Marsh 7 (5b 1x4 0x6)       Graeme Swann    4-0-31-2 ]

James Anderson will start a new spell.
18.1 James Anderson to Ross Taylor, 2, 138.99kph, short length just outside off stump. Spanked through the off side. Great cut. Two more runs
18.2 James Anderson to Ross Taylor, 1b, 137.00kph, Big movement through the air. R Taylor swishes at this one and misses. One more to the total
18.3 James Anderson to Mitchell Marsh, dot, 135.93kph, J Anderson is working up a decent pace here. Good length just outside off stump. M Marsh plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. Hit straight to the fielder at deep mid-off. No run
18.4 James Anderson to Mitchell Marsh, dot, 131.23kph, M Marsh played that with soft hands. No run
18.5 James Anderson to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 134.59kph, J Anderson hits a short length outside off. M Marsh swats this one. One more to the total
18.6 James Anderson to Ross Taylor, 6, 140.00kph, It jags away just off the straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more

[ End of over 19 (10 runs) Chennai Kings 172 / 5 (RR: 9.05, RRR: 27.00) ]
Chennai Kings requires 28 runs to win at 28.00 runs per over

[ Mitchell Marsh 8* (8b 1x4 0x6)     James Anderson  3-0-25-1 ]
[ Ross Taylor   68 (38b 7x4 3x6)     Shakib Al Hasan 4-0-33-0 ]

Daniel Vettori will start a new spell.
19.1 Daniel Vettori to Mitchell Marsh, dot, 70.00kph, Breaks away from just off the straight. M Marsh hooks but can't time it properly. No runs taken
19.2 Daniel Vettori to Mitchell Marsh, 4, 70.00kph, D Vettori gives this one some air. Not finding much turn off this surface. Excellent timing from M Marsh as he plays a leg glance. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
19.3 Daniel Vettori to Mitchell Marsh, 2, 75.63kph, A little more pace on this one. A hint of turn away from. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple
19.4 Daniel Vettori to Mitchell Marsh, 1lb, 75.34kph, A little more pace on this one. Gentle offie turns away from the batsman. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more to the total
19.5 Daniel Vettori to Ross Taylor, 1, 70.10kph, A hint of turn away from. R Taylor plays an extravagant pull. Glorious timing. One more to the total
19.6 Daniel Vettori to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 70.00kph, M Marsh late cuts but can't time it properly. 3rd slip misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single

[ End of over 20 (9 runs) Chennai Kings 181 / 5 (RR: 9.05, RRR: 18.00) ]

[ Mitchell Marsh 15* (13b 2x4 0x6)     Daniel Vettori  3-0-31-0 ]
[ Ross Taylor   69 (39b 7x4 3x6)       James Anderson  3-0-25-1 ]
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BATTING SCORECARD

Player               Status                             Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R   

Gautam Gambhir       c    J Anderson   b   S Finn       12   9     2  0  133.33
Sachin Tendulkar     c    +U Akmal     b   J Anderson   8    8     1  0  100.00
Mahela Jayawardene   c    J Anderson   b   S Finn       7    7     1  0  100.00
Dinesh Karthik       st   U Akmal      b   G Swann      38   26    3  2  146.15
Ross Taylor          not out                            69   39    7  3  176.92
MS Dhoni             st   U Akmal      b   G Swann      24   19    2  1  126.32
Mitchell Marsh       not out                            15   13    2  0  115.38

DNB: Ravindra Jadeja, Johan Botha, Dale Steyn, Lakshmipathy Balaji

FOW:   1/15       2/21       3/40       4/90      5/145     

Chennai Kings - 181 / 5     Overs 20     RPO: 9.05

EXTRAS: 8     WD: 0     NB: 1     B: 4     LB: 3

PARTNERSHIPS:

Gautam Gambhir / Sachin Tendulkar            oooo*****.          15 (13)
Gautam Gambhir / Mahela Jayawardene          oooooooo*.          6 (6)
Dinesh Karthik / Mahela Jayawardene          oooooo***.          19 (15)
Dinesh Karthik / Ross Taylor                 ooooo****.          50 (30)
MS Dhoni       / Ross Taylor                 oooo****..          55 (34)
Mitchell Marsh / Ross Taylor                 oooo*****.          36 (23)


BOWLING SCORECARD

Player            Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R    Wd NB 

James Anderson    3.0   0    25   1    8.33   0  0  
Steven Finn       4.0   0    29   2    7.25   0  0  
Jacques Kallis    2.0   0    25   0    12.50  0  0  
Daniel Vettori    3.0   0    31   0    10.33  0  0  
Graeme Swann      4.0   0    31   2    7.75   0  1  
Shakib Al Hasan   4.0   0    33   0    8.25   0  0
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MATCH NOTES
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Wonder Stars     199/5 20 overs
Chennai Kings    181/5 20 overs

Wonder Stars wins by 18 runs

MoM: G Smith
 
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Code:
Manchester Lions vs Sydney Soldiers

FORMAT: T20
VENUE: Sydney Cricket Ground
UMPIRES: Steve Davis and Kumar Dharmasena

Manchester Lions won the toss and elected to field first
SYDNEY SOLDIERS INNING-------------------------------------------------
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The new batsman is Alex Hales.
The new batsman is Dwayne Smith.
The new bowler is Dirk Nannes.
0.1 Dirk Nannes to Alex Hales, dot, 140.94kph, A Hales swats this one. No run
0.2 Dirk Nannes to Alex Hales, 1, 128.67kph, No great pace there from D Nannes and he hits a short length on middle. Well-timed leg glance there. One more to the total
0.3 Dirk Nannes to Dwayne Smith, dot, 150.00kph, D Smith puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. D Smith rightly sends him back
0.4 Dirk Nannes to Dwayne Smith, 4, 150.00kph, D Nannes is working up a good head of steam here. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Very classy from D Smith - no stopping this one
0.5 Dirk Nannes to Dwayne Smith, 1, 140.55kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic pull. That is an excellent call by D Smith. One run
0.6 Dirk Nannes to Alex Hales, 1, 147.82kph, D Nannes is working up a good head of steam here. It seams away just off the straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed upper cut. Can't get this past the fielder. One more

[ End of over 1 (7 runs) Sydney Soldiers 7 / 0 (RR: 7.00) ]

[ Alex Hales   2* (3b 0x4 0x6)     Dirk Nannes   1-0-7-0 ]
[ Dwayne Smith 5 (3b 1x4 0x6)                            ]

The new bowler is Lonwabo Tsotsobe.
1.1 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Alex Hales, 4, 130.00kph, L Tsotsobe pushes this through at no great pace. That moved miles. A Hales plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. Can't cut it off. Four
1.2 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Alex Hales, dot, 111.89kph, L Tsotsobe runs his fingers across the seam. Short length just outside off stump. A Hales struck that too firmly to take the single
1.3 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Alex Hales, 1, 125.84kph, L Tsotsobe ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. A Hales trots through for the single
1.4 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Dwayne Smith, 6, 120.07kph, Big swing from the seamer. Well-timed drive there. D Smith has absolutely smashed that! Six runs
1.5 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Dwayne Smith, 1lb, 119.70kph, This one is military medium from L Tsotsobe. D Smith misses it completely. One more
1.6 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Alex Hales, 1, 126.12kph, Big movement. Well-timed late cut there. A Hales trots through for the single

[ End of over 2 (13 runs) Sydney Soldiers 20 / 0 (RR: 10.00) ]

[ Alex Hales   8* (7b 1x4 0x6)     Lonwabo Tsotsobe 1-0-12-0 ]
[ Dwayne Smith 11 (5b 1x4 1x6)     Dirk Nannes     1-0-7-0   ]

2.1 Dirk Nannes to Alex Hales, 1, 150.00kph, A Hales swats this one. Point misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
2.2 Dirk Nannes to Dwayne Smith, dot, 145.36kph, D Nannes hits a good length well wide of off. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. D Smith rightly sends him back
2.3 Dirk Nannes to Dwayne Smith, 1, 148.75kph, short length just outside off stump. Excellent timing from D Smith as he plays a pull. Easy single to be had there
2.4 Dirk Nannes to Alex Hales, 4, 150.00kph, That moved miles. That went to the boundary in a flash
2.5 Dirk Nannes to Alex Hales, dot, 145.95kph, D Nannes is working up a good head of steam here. A Hales struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
2.6 Dirk Nannes to Alex Hales, 6, 146.00kph, Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. A Hales has absolutely smashed that! Six runs

[ End of over 3 (12 runs) Sydney Soldiers 32 / 0 (RR: 10.67) ]

[ Dwayne Smith 12* (7b 1x4 1x6)     Dirk Nannes     2-0-19-0  ]
[ Alex Hales   19 (11b 2x4 1x6)     Lonwabo Tsotsobe 1-0-12-0 ]

3.1 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Dwayne Smith, OUT, 130.00kph, D Smith defends with a straight bat. BOWLED HIM!

	Dwayne Smith  b L Tsotsobe  12 (16m 8b 1x4 1x6)  SR: 150.00

The new batsman is JP Duminy.
3.2 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to JP Duminy, dot, 113.57kph, That moved miles. J Duminy plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing
3.3 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to JP Duminy, 4, 128.92kph, This one starts outside off and ends up on off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Excellent timing and placement. Four
3.4 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to JP Duminy, 1, 119.70kph, That moved miles. J Duminy puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one
3.5 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Alex Hales, dot, 128.57kph, L Tsotsobe ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Short length wide of off stump
3.6 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Alex Hales, 2, 129.93kph, L Tsotsobe finds a hint of movement from an off stump line. Two more added to the total

[ End of over 4 (7 runs) Sydney Soldiers 39 / 1 (RR: 9.75) ]

[ JP Duminy     5* (3b 1x4 0x6)      Lonwabo Tsotsobe 2-0-19-1 ]
[ Alex Hales    21 (13b 2x4 1x6)     Dirk Nannes     2-0-19-0  ]

The new bowler is Stuart Broad.
4.1 Stuart Broad to JP Duminy, 1, 140.00kph, J Duminy plays an extravagant cover drive. Glorious timing. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
4.2 Stuart Broad to Alex Hales, dot, 120.33kph, This one is military medium from S Broad. A hint of swing in. A Hales plays an extravagant pull. Glorious timing. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. A Hales rightly sends him back
4.3 Stuart Broad to Alex Hales, 1, 123.75kph, A Hales plays it gently through the leg side. Backward square leg misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
4.4 Stuart Broad to JP Duminy, dot, 134.53kph, It seams away just off the straight. J Duminy plays it gently through the off side and he struck that too firmly to take the single
4.5 Stuart Broad to JP Duminy, 1, 140.00kph, S Broad is working up a decent pace here. Pitches outside off and it cuts away. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cover drive. Easy single to be had there
4.6 Stuart Broad to Alex Hales, 4, 140.00kph, short length just outside leg stump. Excellent timing from A Hales as he plays a pull. The ball beats the fielder and the outfield does the rest. Four more

[ End of over 5 (7 runs) Sydney Soldiers 46 / 1 (RR: 9.20) ]

[ JP Duminy     7* (6b 1x4 0x6)      Stuart Broad    1-0-7-0   ]
[ Alex Hales    26 (16b 3x4 1x6)     Lonwabo Tsotsobe 2-0-19-1 ]

The new bowler is Boyd Rankin.
5.1 Boyd Rankin to JP Duminy, dot, 123.80kph, J Duminy struck that too firmly to take the single
5.2 Boyd Rankin to JP Duminy, 1, 123.74kph, This one is military medium from B Rankin. A hint of swing in. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. Single taken
5.3 Boyd Rankin to Alex Hales, 1, 128.08kph, Well-timed leg glance there. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
5.4 Boyd Rankin to JP Duminy, 4, 134.49kph, B Rankin puts his back into this delivery. It seams away just off the straight. J Duminy plays an extravagant pull. Glorious timing. Through gully for four. Imperious
5.5 Boyd Rankin to JP Duminy, dot, 133.38kph, B Rankin is working up a decent pace here. A hint of swing in. J Duminy puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Short 3rd man is quick to cut off the single
5.6 Boyd Rankin to JP Duminy, dot, 125.00kph, B Rankin ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he pitches that one outside off. Deep mid-off is quick to cut off the single

[ End of over 6 (6 runs) Sydney Soldiers 52 / 1 (RR: 8.67) ]

[ Alex Hales    27* (17b 3x4 1x6)     Boyd Rankin   1-0-6-0 ]
[ JP Duminy     12 (11b 2x4 0x6)      Stuart Broad  1-0-7-0 ]

6.1 Stuart Broad to Alex Hales, 1, 140.00kph, short length just outside off stump. A Hales plays an upper cut, but can't time it properly. One more
6.2 Stuart Broad to JP Duminy, dot, 125.42kph, S Broad pushes this through at no great pace and he finds a hint of swing from a middle stump line. J Duminy swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder at short cover. No run
6.3 Stuart Broad to JP Duminy, 2, 124.80kph, No great pace there from S Broad. J Duminy pushes hard for two. Excellent running
6.4 Stuart Broad to JP Duminy, 1, 122.27kph, S Broad hits a good length outside off. Aggressive late cut from J Duminy. Easy single to be had there
6.5 Stuart Broad to Alex Hales, 4, 126.37kph, S Broad is struggling to find much pace off this surface. A Hales plays a punchy on-drive. That runs towards the boundary. Four runs
6.6 Stuart Broad to Alex Hales, dot, 116.52kph, S Broad bowls this gun-barrel straight. No run

[ End of over 7 (8 runs) Sydney Soldiers 60 / 1 (RR: 8.57) ]

[ JP Duminy     15* (14b 2x4 0x6)     Stuart Broad  2-0-15-0 ]
[ Alex Hales    32 (20b 4x4 1x6)      Boyd Rankin   1-0-6-0  ]

7.1 Boyd Rankin to JP Duminy, 1, 123.93kph, B Rankin ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Pitches outside off and it curls in. J Duminy plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. That is an excellent call by J Duminy. One run
7.2 Boyd Rankin to Alex Hales, 2, 132.78kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. A Hales takes a couple of runs
7.3 Boyd Rankin to Alex Hales, 6, 125.86kph, B Rankin maintains a leg stump line. Excellent timing from A Hales as he plays a leg glance. A Hales hammers this for six
7.4 Boyd Rankin to Alex Hales, 1, 138.02kph, A Hales late cuts but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
7.5 Boyd Rankin to JP Duminy, 1, 134.92kph, B Rankin flings this through at decent pace. A hint of swing away. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
7.6 Boyd Rankin to Alex Hales, 1, 135.62kph, A hint of movement in. Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run

[ End of over 8 (12 runs) Sydney Soldiers 72 / 1 (RR: 9.00) ]

[ Alex Hales    42* (24b 4x4 2x6)     Boyd Rankin   2-0-18-0 ]
[ JP Duminy     17 (16b 2x4 0x6)      Stuart Broad  2-0-15-0 ]

8.1 Stuart Broad to Alex Hales, 1, 135.72kph, S Broad flings this through at decent pace. A hint of movement away. A Hales plays a punchy leg glance. They take a single
8.2 Stuart Broad to JP Duminy, 1, 123.55kph, No great pace there from S Broad and he hits a short length outside off. Well-timed late cut there. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
8.3 Stuart Broad to Alex Hales, 4, 137.42kph, S Broad flings this through at decent pace and he hits a short length on middle. Can't cut it off. Four
8.4 Stuart Broad to Alex Hales, 3, 127.45kph, This one is military medium from S Broad. A Hales did not quite get hold of this. They do well to run three

* That's A Hales's 50! Well played.

8.5 Stuart Broad to JP Duminy, 1b, 136.25kph, J Duminy is beaten by the movement. One more to the total

* And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair.

8.6 Stuart Broad to Alex Hales, dot, 120.32kph, The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. A Hales rightly sends him back

[ End of over 9 (10 runs) Sydney Soldiers 82 / 1 (RR: 9.11) ]

[ JP Duminy     18* (18b 2x4 0x6)     Stuart Broad  3-0-24-0 ]
[ Alex Hales    50 (28b 5x4 2x6)      Boyd Rankin   2-0-18-0 ]

Dirk Nannes will start a new spell.
9.1 Dirk Nannes to JP Duminy, 2, 138.27kph, Excellent timing from J Duminy as he plays a square drive. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps
9.2 Dirk Nannes to JP Duminy, 4, 138.51kph, Big movement. Excellent timing from J Duminy as he plays a leg glance. Four more to the total
9.3 Dirk Nannes to JP Duminy, 1b, 144.66kph, That is an ungainly shot - J Duminy is lucky not to have edged that. One more
9.4 Dirk Nannes to Alex Hales, dot, 148.96kph, D Nannes hurls this through. Wicket to wicket delivery. A Hales puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he struck that too firmly to take the single
9.5 Dirk Nannes to Alex Hales, 1, 150.00kph, A Hales played that with soft hands. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
9.6 Dirk Nannes to JP Duminy, 1, 148.63kph, short length outside off stump. J Duminy plays it gently through the off side. That is an excellent call by J Duminy. One run

[ End of over 10 (9 runs) Sydney Soldiers 91 / 1 (RR: 9.10) ]

[ JP Duminy     25* (22b 3x4 0x6)     Dirk Nannes   3-0-27-0 ]
[ Alex Hales    51 (30b 5x4 2x6)      Stuart Broad  3-0-24-0 ]

The new bowler is James Franklin.
10.1 James Franklin to JP Duminy, 1nb, 130.00kph, J Duminy plays it gently through the off side. That is an excellent call by J Duminy. One run

Free hit coming up...

10.1 James Franklin to Alex Hales, 1, 117.00kph, A Hales plays it gently through the leg side. Square leg misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
10.2 James Franklin to JP Duminy, 1, 125.56kph, J Franklin is struggling to find much pace off this surface. J Duminy puts bat to ball but mistimes it. They take a single
10.3 James Franklin to Alex Hales, OUT, 125.89kph, short length on middle stump. A Hales was in no position to play that stroke. Edged and taken!

	Alex Hales  c +B McCullum b J Franklin  52 (53m 32b 5x4 2x6)  SR: 162.50

The new batsman is Phillip Hughes.
10.4 James Franklin to Phillip Hughes, dot, 121.23kph, That moved miles. Short ball! P Hughes ducks under it
10.5 James Franklin to Phillip Hughes, 4, 113.94kph, J Franklin slows this one down. Aggressive leg glance from P Hughes. The ball races away for a boundary
10.6 James Franklin to Phillip Hughes, 1, 124.52kph, J Franklin is struggling to find much pace off this surface. He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. P Hughes puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end

[ End of over 11 (9 runs) Sydney Soldiers 100 / 2 (RR: 9.09) ]

[ Phillip Hughes 5* (3b 1x4 0x6)     James Franklin  1-0-9-1  ]
[ JP Duminy     27 (24b 3x4 0x6)     Dirk Nannes     3-0-27-0 ]

11.1 Dirk Nannes to Phillip Hughes, 1, 138.33kph, Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. One more to the total
11.2 Dirk Nannes to JP Duminy, 1, 138.08kph, D Nannes flings this through at decent pace. Big movement. Excellent timing from J Duminy as he plays a late cut. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
11.3 Dirk Nannes to Phillip Hughes, 1, 144.73kph, Big movement. Excellent timing from P Hughes as he plays a late cut. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
11.4 Dirk Nannes to JP Duminy, 1, 150.00kph, D Nannes is working up a good head of steam here. J Duminy on-drives but can't time it properly. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
11.5 Dirk Nannes to Phillip Hughes, dot, 138.20kph, D Nannes is working up a decent pace here. P Hughes plays it gently through the off side. No run
11.6 Dirk Nannes to Phillip Hughes, 1, 138.76kph, D Nannes is working up a decent pace here. P Hughes plays a late cut, but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more

* Not the best of outings from D Nannes. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Dirk Nannes  0 / 32  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 12 (5 runs) Sydney Soldiers 105 / 2 (RR: 8.75) ]

[ Phillip Hughes 8* (7b 1x4 0x6)     Dirk Nannes     4-0-32-0 ]
[ JP Duminy     29 (26b 3x4 0x6)     James Franklin  1-0-9-1  ]

12.1 James Franklin to Phillip Hughes, 6, 109.91kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. Six runs! Fantastic batting
12.2 James Franklin to Phillip Hughes, 4, 129.35kph, Spanked through the off side. Great square drive. That went to the boundary in a flash
12.3 James Franklin to Phillip Hughes, dot, 130.00kph, Big movement. Excellent timing from P Hughes as he plays a square drive. Not in the gap
12.4 James Franklin to Phillip Hughes, 4, 122.03kph, That's a boundary
12.5 James Franklin to Phillip Hughes, 1, 124.69kph, J Franklin ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Short length outside off stump. Well-timed cut there. Point misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
12.6 James Franklin to JP Duminy, 6, 124.52kph, J Franklin pushes this through at no great pace and he hits a short length outside off. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX

[ End of over 13 (21 runs) Sydney Soldiers 126 / 2 (RR: 9.69) ]

[ Phillip Hughes 23* (12b 3x4 1x6)     James Franklin  2-0-30-1 ]
[ JP Duminy     35 (27b 3x4 1x6)       Dirk Nannes     4-0-32-0 ]

The new bowler is Kevin O'Brien.
13.1 Kevin O'Brien to Phillip Hughes, OUT, 140.00kph, K O'Brien finds a hint of swing from an off stump line. P Hughes miscues a late cut. Edged and taken!

	Phillip Hughes  c +B McCullum b K O'Brien  23 (14m 13b 3x4 1x6)  SR: 176.92

The new batsman is George Bailey.
13.2 Kevin O'Brien to George Bailey, dot, 136.13kph, K O'Brien hits a short length just outside leg. Point is quick to cut off the single
13.3 Kevin O'Brien to George Bailey, 1, 140.00kph, K O'Brien hits a short length on middle. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. One more to the total
13.4 Kevin O'Brien to JP Duminy, 2, 127.14kph, This one is military medium from K O'Brien. A hint of swing in. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple
13.5 Kevin O'Brien to JP Duminy, dot, 140.00kph, K O'Brien puts his back into this delivery. J Duminy puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. J Duminy rightly sends him back
13.6 Kevin O'Brien to JP Duminy, 6, 126.68kph, This one is military medium from K O'Brien and he finds a hint of movement from an off stump line. J Duminy swats this one and he hammers this for six

[ End of over 14 (9 runs) Sydney Soldiers 135 / 3 (RR: 9.64) ]

[ George Bailey 1* (2b 0x4 0x6)      Kevin O'Brien   1-0-9-1  ]
[ JP Duminy     43 (30b 3x4 2x6)     James Franklin  2-0-30-1 ]

Lonwabo Tsotsobe will start a new spell.
14.1 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to George Bailey, 1, 116.98kph, short length on middle stump. G Bailey plays an extravagant pull. Glorious timing. Backward square leg misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
14.2 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to JP Duminy, 1, 128.53kph, L Tsotsobe ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Excellent timing from J Duminy as he plays a late cut. One more
14.3 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to George Bailey, 6, 115.50kph, L Tsotsobe ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Going going gone! Six
14.4 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to George Bailey, dot, 126.52kph, Big swing from the seamer. G Bailey plays it gently through the off side. Hit straight to the fielder at point. No run
14.5 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to George Bailey, 1, 124.48kph, Aggressive pull from G Bailey. They take a single
14.6 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to JP Duminy, dot, 130.00kph, L Tsotsobe pushes this through at no great pace. Big movement. J Duminy late cuts but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder at cover. No run

[ End of over 15 (9 runs) Sydney Soldiers 144 / 3 (RR: 9.60) ]

[ George Bailey 9* (6b 0x4 1x6)      Lonwabo Tsotsobe 3-0-28-1 ]
[ JP Duminy     44 (32b 3x4 2x6)     Kevin O'Brien   1-0-9-1   ]

15.1 Kevin O'Brien to George Bailey, 1, 130.88kph, K O'Brien hits a short length just outside leg. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. One more to the total
15.2 Kevin O'Brien to JP Duminy, 1, 127.15kph, J Duminy plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. The batsmen only take one
15.3 Kevin O'Brien to George Bailey, 4, 132.20kph, K O'Brien maintains a leg stump line. Excellent timing from G Bailey as he plays a late cut. No need to run for that. Four runs
15.4 Kevin O'Brien to George Bailey, dot, 121.03kph, K O'Brien pushes this through at no great pace and he maintains a tight line outside leg. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. Hit straight to the fielder at short mid-wicket. No run
15.5 Kevin O'Brien to George Bailey, dot, 122.74kph, K O'Brien ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. It swings away just off the straight. G Bailey puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. G Bailey rightly sends him back
15.6 Kevin O'Brien to George Bailey, 1b, 139.82kph, K O'Brien bowls this gun-barrel straight. G Bailey is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more

[ End of over 16 (7 runs) Sydney Soldiers 151 / 3 (RR: 9.44) ]

[ George Bailey 14* (11b 1x4 1x6)     Kevin O'Brien   2-0-15-1  ]
[ JP Duminy     45 (33b 3x4 2x6)      Lonwabo Tsotsobe 3-0-28-1 ]

16.1 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to George Bailey, 1lb, 125.93kph, No great pace there from L Tsotsobe. G Bailey is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more
16.2 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to JP Duminy, 3, 127.74kph, good length outside off stump. Excellent timing from J Duminy as he plays a late cut. They scramble three. Excellent communication between these two
16.3 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to George Bailey, 4, 118.02kph, L Tsotsobe ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he finds a hint of movement from a middle stump line. G Bailey plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. Four runs
16.4 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to George Bailey, 2, 118.76kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic pull. Two more runs
16.5 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to George Bailey, dot, 118.65kph, It swings away just off the straight. No runs taken
16.6 Lonwabo Tsotsobe to George Bailey, 1, 122.74kph, G Bailey puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single

* Not the best of outings from L Tsotsobe. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Lonwabo Tsotsobe  1 / 38  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 17 (11 runs) Sydney Soldiers 162 / 3 (RR: 9.53) ]

[ George Bailey 21* (16b 2x4 1x6)     Lonwabo Tsotsobe 4-0-38-1 ]
[ JP Duminy     48 (34b 3x4 2x6)      Kevin O'Brien   2-0-15-1  ]

Boyd Rankin will start a new spell.
17.1 Boyd Rankin to George Bailey, 1, 132.85kph, B Rankin is working up a decent pace here and he finds a hint of swing from a middle stump line. Excellent timing from G Bailey as he plays a late cut. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
17.2 Boyd Rankin to JP Duminy, 4, 138.07kph, It swings in just off the straight. J Duminy plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. Four all the way

* That's J Duminy's 50! Well played.

17.3 Boyd Rankin to JP Duminy, 6, 135.05kph, B Rankin puts his back into this delivery. Pitches on middle and it swings away. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed late cut. That is a monstrous hit! SIX
17.4 Boyd Rankin to JP Duminy, 1, 116.58kph, No great pace there from B Rankin. J Duminy late cuts but can't time it properly. One more to the total
17.5 Boyd Rankin to George Bailey, OUT, 135.44kph, G Bailey defends with a straight bat. Edged and taken!

	George Bailey  c +B McCullum b B Rankin  22 (23m 18b 2x4 1x6)  SR: 122.22

The new batsman is Cameron White.
17.6 Boyd Rankin to Cameron White, 1, 135.23kph, short length just outside off stump. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. That is a comfortable single

[ End of over 18 (13 runs) Sydney Soldiers 175 / 4 (RR: 9.72) ]

[ Cameron White 1* (1b 0x4 0x6)      Boyd Rankin     3-0-31-1  ]
[ JP Duminy     59 (37b 4x4 3x6)     Lonwabo Tsotsobe 4-0-38-1 ]

Stuart Broad will start a new spell.
18.1 Stuart Broad to Cameron White, dot, 127.74kph, The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. C White rightly sends him back
18.2 Stuart Broad to Cameron White, 1, 130.87kph, S Broad hits a short length on middle. C White swats this one. One more to the total
18.3 Stuart Broad to JP Duminy, dot, 140.00kph, S Broad puts his back into this delivery. Not much movement from this surface
18.4 Stuart Broad to JP Duminy, dot, 130.72kph, S Broad bowls this gun-barrel straight. J Duminy struck that too firmly to take the single
18.5 Stuart Broad to JP Duminy, 2, 138.70kph, Crunched through the leg side. Well executed late cut. J Duminy pushes hard for two. Excellent running
18.6 Stuart Broad to JP Duminy, dot, 129.39kph, good and straight

* A tad expensive from S Broad, but a decent outing for him today.
* Stuart Broad  0 / 27  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 19 (3 runs) Sydney Soldiers 178 / 4 (RR: 9.37) ]

[ Cameron White 2* (3b 0x4 0x6)      Stuart Broad  4-0-27-0 ]
[ JP Duminy     61 (41b 4x4 3x6)     Boyd Rankin   3-0-31-1 ]

19.1 Boyd Rankin to Cameron White, 6, 130.45kph, B Rankin flings this through at decent pace. Excellent timing from C White as he plays a leg glance. C White has absolutely smashed that! Six runs
19.2 Boyd Rankin to Cameron White, dot, 122.90kph, He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. Bouncer! C White sways away and lets it go through
19.3 Boyd Rankin to Cameron White, 4, 124.51kph, This one is military medium from B Rankin. C White plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. Can't cut it off. Four
19.4 Boyd Rankin to Cameron White, 1lb, 130.85kph, B Rankin puts his back into this delivery. C White misses it completely. One more to the total
19.5 Boyd Rankin to JP Duminy, 1, 131.01kph, B Rankin maintains an off stump line. J Duminy puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
19.6 Boyd Rankin to Cameron White, 1, 130.84kph, B Rankin maintains a leg stump line. Well-timed late cut there. One more to the total

* Not the best of outings from B Rankin. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Boyd Rankin  1 / 43  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 20 (13 runs) Sydney Soldiers 191 / 4 (RR: 9.55) ]

[ Cameron White 13* (8b 1x4 1x6)     Boyd Rankin   4-0-43-1 ]
[ JP Duminy     62 (42b 4x4 3x6)     Stuart Broad  4-0-27-0 ]
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SYDNEY SOLDIERS INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player           Status                             Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R   

Alex Hales       c   +B McCullum   b   J Franklin   52   32    5  2  162.50
Dwayne Smith                       b   L Tsotsobe   12   8     1  1  150.00
JP Duminy        not out                            62   42    4  3  147.62
Phillip Hughes   c   +B McCullum   b   K O'Brien    23   13    3  1  176.92
George Bailey    c   +B McCullum   b   B Rankin     22   18    2  1  122.22
Cameron White    not out                            13   8     1  1  162.50

DNB: Brad Haddin, Mitchell Starc, Shaun Tait, Josh Hazlewood, Sachithra Senanayake

FOW:   1/32       2/95      3/126      4/174     

Sydney Soldiers - 191 / 4     Overs 20     RPO: 9.55

EXTRAS: 7     WD: 0     NB: 1     B: 3     LB: 3

PARTNERSHIPS:

Alex Hales     / Dwayne Smith          ooooo***..          32 (19)
Alex Hales     / JP Duminy             ooooo****.          63 (45)
Phillip Hughes / JP Duminy             ooooooo**.          31 (16)
George Bailey  / JP Duminy             oooo*****.          48 (28)
Cameron White  / JP Duminy             ooooooo*..          17 (13)


BOWLING SCORECARD

Player             Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R    Wd NB 

Dirk Nannes        4.0   0    32   0    8.00   0  0  
Lonwabo Tsotsobe   4.0   0    38   1    9.50   0  0  
Stuart Broad       4.0   0    27   0    6.75   0  0  
Boyd Rankin        4.0   0    43   1    10.75  0  0  
James Franklin     2.0   0    30   1    15.00  0  1  
Kevin O'Brien      2.0   0    15   1    7.50   0  0
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The new batsman is Brendon McCullum.
The new batsman is Ian Bell.
The new bowler is Shaun Tait.
0.1 Shaun Tait to Brendon McCullum, 1, 149.90kph, S Tait hurls this through. They take a single
0.2 Shaun Tait to Ian Bell, dot, 146.75kph, S Tait pitches that one just outside leg. I Bell on-drives but doesn't time it at all. Hit straight to the fielder at cover. No run
0.3 Shaun Tait to Ian Bell, 1, 150.00kph, S Tait finds a hint of swing from a middle stump line. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
0.4 Shaun Tait to Brendon McCullum, dot, 135.01kph, short length just outside leg stump. B McCullum struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
0.5 Shaun Tait to Brendon McCullum, 4, 133.60kph, S Tait puts his back into this delivery. Pitches just outside leg and it seams away. Well-timed upper cut there. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
0.6 Shaun Tait to Brendon McCullum, 1, 145.09kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single

[ End of over 1 (7 runs) Manchester Lions 7 / 0 (RR: 7.00, RRR: 9.68) ]
Manchester Lions requires 185 runs to win at 9.74 runs per over

[ Brendon McCullum 6* (4b 1x4 0x6)     Shaun Tait  1-0-7-0 ]
[ Ian Bell        1 (2b 0x4 0x6)                           ]

The new bowler is Mitchell Starc.
1.1 Mitchell Starc to Brendon McCullum, dot, 123.50kph, This one starts on middle and ends up on middle. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. No runs taken
1.2 Mitchell Starc to Brendon McCullum, 1lb, 136.59kph, It seams away just off the straight. B McCullum plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more to the total
1.3 Mitchell Starc to Ian Bell, 4, 140.00kph, M Starc puts his back into this delivery. That moved miles. Can't cut it off. Four
1.4 Mitchell Starc to Ian Bell, 1lb, 140.00kph, That moved miles. I Bell plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more
1.5 Mitchell Starc to Brendon McCullum, 1, 140.00kph, M Starc hits a short length just outside off. B McCullum puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
1.6 Mitchell Starc to Ian Bell, 1lb, 123.25kph, M Starc ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Short length just outside off stump. I Bell is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more to the total

[ End of over 2 (8 runs) Manchester Lions 15 / 0 (RR: 7.50, RRR: 9.78) ]
Manchester Lions requires 177 runs to win at 9.83 runs per over

[ Ian Bell        5* (5b 1x4 0x6)     Mitchell Starc 1-0-5-0 ]
[ Brendon McCullum 7 (7b 1x4 0x6)     Shaun Tait   1-0-7-0   ]

2.1 Shaun Tait to Ian Bell, dot, 144.53kph, S Tait hurls this through. Wicket to wicket delivery. Short ball! I Bell ducks under it
2.2 Shaun Tait to Ian Bell, 1b, 135.31kph, I Bell is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more to the total
2.3 Shaun Tait to Brendon McCullum, dot, 134.52kph, S Tait is working up a decent pace here. Big movement through the air. Bouncer! B McCullum sways away
2.4 Shaun Tait to Brendon McCullum, 6, 143.44kph, B McCullum hammers this for six
2.5 Shaun Tait to Brendon McCullum, 4, 136.71kph, S Tait hits a short length outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed square drive. Four runs
2.6 Shaun Tait to Brendon McCullum, 4, 139.74kph, S Tait flings this through at decent pace. Pitches just outside off and it curls away. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic square drive. Can't cut it off. Four

[ End of over 3 (15 runs) Manchester Lions 30 / 0 (RR: 10.00, RRR: 9.47) ]
Manchester Lions requires 162 runs to win at 9.53 runs per over

[ Ian Bell        5* (7b 1x4 0x6)       Shaun Tait   2-0-21-0  ]
[ Brendon McCullum 21 (11b 3x4 1x6)     Mitchell Starc 1-0-5-0 ]

3.1 Mitchell Starc to Ian Bell, 1, 135.30kph, short length wide of off stump. I Bell plays it gently through the off side. One more
3.2 Mitchell Starc to Brendon McCullum, 4, 127.54kph, M Starc is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Short length wide of off stump. Excellent timing from B McCullum as he plays a leg glance. Can't cut it off. Four
3.3 Mitchell Starc to Brendon McCullum, OUT, 123.97kph, short length just outside off stump. B McCullum gets behind the ball and blocks it. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for G Bailey

	Brendon McCullum  c G Bailey b M Starc  25 (18m 13b 4x4 1x6)  SR: 192.31

The new batsman is Joe Root.
3.4 Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, dot, 140.00kph, M Starc is working up a decent pace here. Big swing from the seamer. Bouncer! J Root sways away
3.5 Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, 4, 138.66kph, M Starc flings this through at decent pace. That moved miles. J Root plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. Excellent timing and placement. Four
3.6 Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, 1, 140.00kph, M Starc flings this through at decent pace. Short length just outside off stump. Aggressive on-drive from J Root. They take a single

[ End of over 4 (10 runs) Manchester Lions 40 / 1 (RR: 10.00, RRR: 9.44) ]
Manchester Lions requires 152 runs to win at 9.50 runs per over

[ Joe Root    5* (3b 1x4 0x6)     Mitchell Starc 2-0-15-1 ]
[ Ian Bell    6 (8b 1x4 0x6)      Shaun Tait   2-0-21-0   ]

The new bowler is Josh Hazlewood.
4.1 Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, 1, 128.45kph, No great pace there from J Hazlewood. Pitches just outside off and it curls away. J Root played that with soft hands. One more
4.2 Josh Hazlewood to Ian Bell, 1, 130.00kph, J Hazlewood ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Short length just outside leg stump. I Bell puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
4.3 Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, dot, 124.06kph, Hit straight to the fielder at deep mid-off. No run
4.4 Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, 6, 125.05kph, J Hazlewood ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. A hint of swing in. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. That has been caught in the crowd! Six
4.5 Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, 1, 114.14kph, J Hazlewood finds a hint of movement from a leg stump line. J Root cover drives but can't time it properly. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
4.6 Josh Hazlewood to Ian Bell, 1lb, 113.80kph, It seams in just off the straight. I Bell plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more

[ End of over 5 (10 runs) Manchester Lions 50 / 1 (RR: 10.00, RRR: 9.40) ]
Manchester Lions requires 142 runs to win at 9.47 runs per over

[ Ian Bell    7* (10b 1x4 0x6)     Josh Hazlewood   1-0-9-0  ]
[ Joe Root    13 (7b 1x4 1x6)      Mitchell Starc   2-0-15-1 ]

5.1 Mitchell Starc to Ian Bell, 6, 126.96kph, That moved miles. I Bell plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. That has been caught in the crowd! Six
5.2 Mitchell Starc to Ian Bell, 1, 131.65kph, good length just outside leg stump. I Bell late cuts but can't time it properly. One more
5.3 Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, 1lb, 128.35kph, That is an ungainly shot - J Root is lucky not to have edged that. One more
5.4 Mitchell Starc to Ian Bell, dot, 126.85kph, M Starc ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Short length just outside leg stump. I Bell swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder at leg gully. No run
5.5 Mitchell Starc to Ian Bell, 4, 119.79kph, No great pace there from M Starc. Short length on middle stump. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. Not quite where I Bell intended it to go
5.6 Mitchell Starc to Ian Bell, 1, 130.33kph, short length just outside leg stump. Aggressive late cut from I Bell. One more

[ End of over 6 (13 runs) Manchester Lions 63 / 1 (RR: 10.50, RRR: 9.14) ]
Manchester Lions requires 129 runs to win at 9.21 runs per over

[ Ian Bell    19* (15b 2x4 1x6)     Mitchell Starc   3-0-27-1 ]
[ Joe Root    13 (8b 1x4 1x6)       Josh Hazlewood   1-0-9-0  ]

6.1 Josh Hazlewood to Ian Bell, 1, 130.00kph, No great pace there from J Hazlewood and he finds a hint of swing from an off stump line. Well-timed late cut there. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
6.2 Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, dot, 116.58kph, J Hazlewood is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Short length on middle stump. Aggressive late cut from J Root and he struck that too firmly to take the single
6.3 Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, 1, 117.77kph, Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. Single taken
6.4 Josh Hazlewood to Ian Bell, dot, 128.71kph, J Hazlewood ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. I Bell puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. I Bell rightly sends him back
6.5 Josh Hazlewood to Ian Bell, dot, 124.54kph, short length outside off stump. I Bell puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he struck that too firmly to take the single
6.6 Josh Hazlewood to Ian Bell, 2, 128.64kph, J Hazlewood ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. It swings away just off the straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. I Bell collects two

[ End of over 7 (4 runs) Manchester Lions 67 / 1 (RR: 9.57, RRR: 9.54) ]
Manchester Lions requires 125 runs to win at 9.62 runs per over

[ Joe Root    14* (10b 1x4 1x6)     Josh Hazlewood   2-0-13-0 ]
[ Ian Bell    22 (19b 2x4 1x6)      Mitchell Starc   3-0-27-1 ]

The new bowler is Dwayne Smith.
7.1 Dwayne Smith to Joe Root, 4, 114.97kph, J Root swats this one. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four
7.2 Dwayne Smith to Joe Root, 4, 118.95kph, Excellent timing from J Root as he plays a square drive. Four runs
7.3 Dwayne Smith to Joe Root, OUT, 115.47kph, J Root can't get the cover drive away. Haddin snaffles that edge comfortably

	Joe Root  c +B Haddin b D Smith  22 (20m 13b 3x4 1x6)  SR: 169.23

The new batsman is Alex Wakely.
7.4 Dwayne Smith to Alex Wakely, dot, 107.77kph, D Smith bowls this from the back of his hand. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. A Wakely rightly sends him back
7.5 Dwayne Smith to Alex Wakely, 1, 108.79kph, D Smith cuts his fingers across this one. Short and straight. A Wakely plays it gently through the off side. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
7.6 Dwayne Smith to Ian Bell, 1, 120.00kph, I Bell plays it gently through the off side. That is an excellent call by I Bell. One run

[ End of over 8 (10 runs) Manchester Lions 77 / 2 (RR: 9.63, RRR: 9.50) ]
Manchester Lions requires 115 runs to win at 9.58 runs per over

[ Ian Bell      23* (20b 2x4 1x6)     Dwayne Smith     1-0-10-1 ]
[ Alex Wakely   1 (2b 0x4 0x6)        Josh Hazlewood   2-0-13-0 ]

The new bowler is Sachithra Senanayake.
8.1 Sachithra Senanayake to Ian Bell, 1nb, 71.76kph, I Bell cuts but can't time it properly. Deep point misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single

Free hit coming up...

8.1 Sachithra Senanayake to Alex Wakely, 1, 74.96kph, A Wakely plays it gently through the leg side. The batsmen only take one
8.2 Sachithra Senanayake to Ian Bell, dot, 71.74kph,
8.3 Sachithra Senanayake to Ian Bell, 4, 72.22kph, S Senanayake gives this one some air. That one goes on straight with the arm. Spanked through the off side. Great cut. Not quite where I Bell intended it to go
8.4 Sachithra Senanayake to Ian Bell, 6, 75.22kph, Spanked through the off side. Great cut. Going going gone! Six
8.5 Sachithra Senanayake to Ian Bell, 4, 70.00kph, S Senanayake tosses this one up to I Bell. Excellent timing from I Bell as he plays a leg glance. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four
8.6 Sachithra Senanayake to Ian Bell, 1, 72.97kph, I Bell leg glances but doesn't time it at all. One more to the total

[ End of over 9 (18 runs) Manchester Lions 95 / 2 (RR: 10.56, RRR: 8.73) ]
Manchester Lions requires 97 runs to win at 8.82 runs per over

[ Ian Bell      39* (26b 4x4 2x6)     Sachithra Senanayake 1-0-18-0 ]
[ Alex Wakely   2 (3b 0x4 0x6)        Dwayne Smith      1-0-10-1    ]

9.1 Dwayne Smith to Ian Bell, 1nb, 114.56kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic upper cut. Easy single to be had there

Free hit coming up...

9.1 Dwayne Smith to Alex Wakely, 2, 110.66kph, D Smith bowls this from the back of his hand. Not much movement from this surface. Two more added to the total
9.2 Dwayne Smith to Alex Wakely, 6, 115.13kph, Pitches on middle and it seams away. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cover drive. That is a monstrous hit! SIX
9.3 Dwayne Smith to Alex Wakely, OUT, 109.51kph, D Smith hits a short length outside off. A Wakely defends with a straight bat. There is an appeal - and he's out! Leg before

	Alex Wakely  lbw D Smith  10 (10m 6b 0x4 1x6)  SR: 166.67

The new batsman is Imran Nazir.
9.4 Dwayne Smith to Imran Nazir, dot, 120.00kph, D Smith is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Wicket to wicket delivery. Short ball! I Nazir ducks under it
9.5 Dwayne Smith to Imran Nazir, 1, 109.45kph, D Smith pitches that one just outside off. Aggressive on-drive from I Nazir. They take a single
9.6 Dwayne Smith to Ian Bell, 2, 115.09kph, D Smith pushes this through at no great pace. Excellent timing from I Bell as he plays a leg glance. I Bell pushes hard for two. Excellent running

[ End of over 10 (13 runs) Manchester Lions 108 / 3 (RR: 10.80, RRR: 8.30) ]
Manchester Lions requires 84 runs to win at 8.40 runs per over

[ Imran Nazir  1* (2b 0x4 0x6)      Dwayne Smith      2-0-23-2    ]
[ Ian Bell     42 (28b 4x4 2x6)     Sachithra Senanayake 1-0-18-0 ]

10.1 Sachithra Senanayake to Imran Nazir, 1nb, 71.50kph, I Nazir plays a punchy cut. That is a comfortable single

Free hit coming up...

10.1 Sachithra Senanayake to Ian Bell, 4, 72.45kph, Excellent timing and placement. Four
10.2 Sachithra Senanayake to Ian Bell, dot, 76.50kph, S Senanayake pushes this one through slightly quicker. I Bell leg glances but can't time it properly. No runs taken
10.3 Sachithra Senanayake to Ian Bell, 1b, 75.65kph, I Bell plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more to the total
10.4 Sachithra Senanayake to Imran Nazir, 6, 70.00kph, I Nazir has absolutely smashed that! Six runs
10.5 Sachithra Senanayake to Imran Nazir, OUT, 70.00kph, S Senanayake puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. I Nazir was in no position to play that stroke. The ball is sent into orbit! J Duminy settles under it and takes a fine catch

	Imran Nazir  c J Duminy b S Senanayake  8 (6m 5b 0x4 1x6)  SR: 160.00

The new batsman is James Franklin.
10.6 Sachithra Senanayake to James Franklin, dot, 71.16kph, full length outside off stump. J Franklin leg glances but can't time it properly. No run

[ End of over 11 (13 runs) Manchester Lions 121 / 4 (RR: 11.00, RRR: 7.78) ]
Manchester Lions requires 71 runs to win at 7.89 runs per over

[ Ian Bell        46* (31b 5x4 2x6)     Sachithra Senanayake 2-0-30-1 ]
[ James Franklin  0 (1b 0x4 0x6)        Dwayne Smith      2-0-23-2    ]

Josh Hazlewood will start a new spell.
11.1 Josh Hazlewood to Ian Bell, 1, 130.00kph, No great pace there from J Hazlewood. Good length just outside leg stump. I Bell swats this one. Square leg misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
11.2 Josh Hazlewood to James Franklin, 1, 127.82kph, This one is military medium from J Hazlewood. J Franklin plays it gently through the off side. One more
11.3 Josh Hazlewood to Ian Bell, 3, 130.00kph, He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. Excellent timing from I Bell as he plays a leg glance. They run the first two hard

* That's I Bell's 50! Well played.

11.4 Josh Hazlewood to James Franklin, 1, 125.13kph, This one is military medium from J Hazlewood. Big movement off the pitch. Hit straight to the fielder. Long-off misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
11.5 Josh Hazlewood to Ian Bell, dot, 125.18kph, It seams in just off the straight. Short fine leg is quick to cut off the single
11.6 Josh Hazlewood to Ian Bell, dot, 124.47kph, This one is military medium from J Hazlewood. Pitches outside leg and it jags in. Hit straight to the fielder at cover. No run

[ End of over 12 (6 runs) Manchester Lions 127 / 4 (RR: 10.58, RRR: 8.00) ]
Manchester Lions requires 65 runs to win at 8.13 runs per over

[ James Franklin  2* (3b 0x4 0x6)      Josh Hazlewood    3-0-19-0    ]
[ Ian Bell        50 (35b 5x4 2x6)     Sachithra Senanayake 2-0-30-1 ]

Shaun Tait will start a new spell.
12.1 Shaun Tait to James Franklin, 1, 150.00kph, S Tait hurls this through. That moved miles. J Franklin plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. Easy single to be had there
12.2 Shaun Tait to Ian Bell, dot, 139.82kph, This one starts just outside leg and ends up on leg. Short ball! I Bell ducks under it
12.3 Shaun Tait to Ian Bell, 4, 150.00kph, S Tait is working up a good head of steam here. That continues on straight. That runs towards the boundary. Four runs
12.4 Shaun Tait to Ian Bell, 1, 147.38kph, S Tait hurls this through. I Bell played that with soft hands. They take a single
12.5 Shaun Tait to James Franklin, 4, 138.56kph, Pitches outside off and it curls away. Spanked through the off side. Great on-drive. Through cover point for four. Imperious
12.6 Shaun Tait to James Franklin, OUT, 149.64kph, good length outside off stump. J Franklin miscues a late cut. Haddin snaffles that edge comfortably

	James Franklin  c +B Haddin b S Tait  7 (10m 6b 1x4 0x6)  SR: 116.67


[ End of over 13 (10 runs) Manchester Lions 137 / 5 (RR: 10.54, RRR: 7.71) ]
Manchester Lions requires 55 runs to win at 7.86 runs per over

[ Ian Bell    55* (38b 6x4 2x6)     Shaun Tait       3-0-31-1 ]
[                                   Josh Hazlewood   3-0-19-0 ]

The new batsman is Kevin O'Brien.
13.1 Josh Hazlewood to Ian Bell, 1, 113.72kph, J Hazlewood hits a short length just outside off. Single taken
13.2 Josh Hazlewood to Kevin O'Brien, dot, 127.77kph, It curls in just off the straight. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. K O'Brien rightly sends him back
13.3 Josh Hazlewood to Kevin O'Brien, 1, 126.50kph, He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. K O'Brien leg glances but can't time it properly. Short fine leg misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
13.4 Josh Hazlewood to Ian Bell, 4, 126.83kph, J Hazlewood is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Short length just outside off stump. Excellent timing from I Bell as he plays a cut. Four runs
13.5 Josh Hazlewood to Ian Bell, 2, 130.00kph, This one is military medium from J Hazlewood. I Bell takes a couple of runs
13.6 Josh Hazlewood to Ian Bell, 6, 115.47kph, J Hazlewood is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he finds a hint of movement from a middle stump line. I Bell hammers this for six

* Not the best of outings from J Hazlewood. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Josh Hazlewood  0 / 33  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 14 (14 runs) Manchester Lions 151 / 5 (RR: 10.79, RRR: 6.67) ]
Manchester Lions requires 41 runs to win at 6.83 runs per over

[ Kevin O'Brien  1* (2b 0x4 0x6)      Josh Hazlewood   4-0-33-0 ]
[ Ian Bell       68 (42b 7x4 3x6)     Shaun Tait       3-0-31-1 ]

14.1 Shaun Tait to Kevin O'Brien, 1, 148.36kph, S Tait hurls this through. He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. K O'Brien puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Single taken
14.2 Shaun Tait to Ian Bell, dot, 146.73kph, It jags away just off the straight. Short ball! I Bell ducks under it
14.3 Shaun Tait to Ian Bell, 1, 147.32kph, That one goes on straight. I Bell on-drives but doesn't time it at all. Short mid-wicket misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
14.4 Shaun Tait to Kevin O'Brien, 1, 140.44kph, S Tait is working up a good head of steam here and he hits a short length just outside leg. K O'Brien leg glances but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
14.5 Shaun Tait to Ian Bell, 4, 129.42kph, short length just outside leg stump. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
14.6 Shaun Tait to Ian Bell, 1, 144.82kph, It swings away just off the straight. I Bell plays a punchy hook. The batsmen only take one

* Not the best of outings from S Tait. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Shaun Tait  1 / 39  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 15 (8 runs) Manchester Lions 159 / 5 (RR: 10.60, RRR: 6.40) ]
Manchester Lions requires 33 runs to win at 6.60 runs per over

[ Ian Bell       74* (46b 8x4 3x6)     Shaun Tait       4-0-39-1 ]
[ Kevin O'Brien  3 (4b 0x4 0x6)        Josh Hazlewood   4-0-33-0 ]

The new bowler is JP Duminy.
15.1 JP Duminy to Ian Bell, OUT, 76.45kph, I Bell strides forward and blocks. Haddin snaffles that edge comfortably

	Ian Bell  c +B Haddin b J Duminy  74 (76m 47b 8x4 3x6)  SR: 157.45

The new batsman is Boyd Rankin.
15.2 JP Duminy to Boyd Rankin, dot, 73.50kph, J Duminy tosses this one up to B Rankin. Not finding much turn off this surface. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. B Rankin rightly sends him back
15.3 JP Duminy to Boyd Rankin, 1, 75.94kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. B Rankin played that with soft hands. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
15.4 JP Duminy to Kevin O'Brien, 6, 74.06kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. K O'Brien hammers this for six
15.5 JP Duminy to Kevin O'Brien, dot, 72.55kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. K O'Brien struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
15.6 JP Duminy to Kevin O'Brien, 4, 74.72kph, Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. Through 3rd man for four. Imperious

[ End of over 16 (11 runs) Manchester Lions 170 / 6 (RR: 10.63, RRR: 5.25) ]
Manchester Lions requires 22 runs to win at 5.50 runs per over

[ Boyd Rankin    1* (2b 0x4 0x6)     JP Duminy     1-0-11-1 ]
[ Kevin O'Brien  13 (7b 1x4 1x6)     Shaun Tait    4-0-39-1 ]

Mitchell Starc will start a new spell.
16.1 Mitchell Starc to Boyd Rankin, 1lb, 139.94kph, M Starc puts his back into this delivery. A hint of movement in. B Rankin misses it completely. One more
16.2 Mitchell Starc to Kevin O'Brien, 1, 135.51kph, M Starc is working up a decent pace here. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
16.3 Mitchell Starc to Boyd Rankin, 1b, 134.72kph, Big movement. B Rankin is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more to the total
16.4 Mitchell Starc to Kevin O'Brien, dot, 134.47kph, M Starc puts his back into this delivery. Short length outside off stump. Bouncer! K O'Brien sways away
16.5 Mitchell Starc to Kevin O'Brien, 1, 130.69kph, M Starc flings this through at decent pace. This one starts just outside off and ends up on off. Aggressive hook from K O'Brien. They take a single
16.6 Mitchell Starc to Boyd Rankin, dot, 140.00kph, B Rankin struck that too firmly to take the single

* A tad expensive from M Starc, but a decent outing for him today.
* Mitchell Starc  1 / 29  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 17 (4 runs) Manchester Lions 174 / 6 (RR: 10.24, RRR: 5.67) ]
Manchester Lions requires 18 runs to win at 6.00 runs per over

[ Kevin O'Brien  15* (10b 1x4 1x6)     Mitchell Starc 4-0-29-1 ]
[ Boyd Rankin    1 (5b 0x4 0x6)        JP Duminy     1-0-11-1  ]

17.1 JP Duminy to Kevin O'Brien, 4, 70.00kph, J Duminy gives this one some air. Through wide extra-cover for four. Imperious
17.2 JP Duminy to Kevin O'Brien, 2, 77.58kph, K O'Brien plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple
17.3 JP Duminy to Kevin O'Brien, dot, 70.00kph, J Duminy floats a delivery to K O'Brien. That one goes on straight with the arm. Hit straight to the fielder at wide extra-cover. No run
17.4 JP Duminy to Kevin O'Brien, 1b, 74.63kph, J Duminy floats a delivery to K O'Brien. That one goes on straight with the arm. K O'Brien misses it completely. One more
17.5 JP Duminy to Boyd Rankin, dot, 70.00kph, J Duminy floats a delivery to B Rankin. Bouncer! B Rankin sways away
17.6 JP Duminy to Boyd Rankin, 1, 70.00kph, J Duminy gives this one some air. Full length on middle stump. B Rankin pulls but can't time it properly. Easy single to be had there

[ End of over 18 (8 runs) Manchester Lions 182 / 6 (RR: 10.11, RRR: 4.50) ]
Manchester Lions requires 10 runs to win at 5.00 runs per over

[ Boyd Rankin    2* (7b 0x4 0x6)      JP Duminy     2-0-18-1  ]
[ Kevin O'Brien  21 (14b 2x4 1x6)     Mitchell Starc 4-0-29-1 ]

Dwayne Smith will start a new spell.
18.1 Dwayne Smith to Boyd Rankin, dot, 114.73kph, He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. No run
18.2 Dwayne Smith to Boyd Rankin, dot, 116.11kph, This one is military medium from D Smith. Pitches outside off and it jags away. Not in the gap
18.3 Dwayne Smith to Boyd Rankin, 1nb, 115.80kph, B Rankin cuts but can't time it properly. That is a comfortable single

Free hit coming up...

18.3 Dwayne Smith to Kevin O'Brien, dot, 120.00kph, D Smith ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. K O'Brien rightly sends him back
18.4 Dwayne Smith to Kevin O'Brien, 1lb, 107.44kph, D Smith maintains a tight line outside leg. K O'Brien is beaten by the movement. One more to the total
18.5 Dwayne Smith to Boyd Rankin, 6, 116.27kph, This one is military medium from D Smith. That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. That is a monstrous hit! SIX
18.6 Dwayne Smith to Boyd Rankin, 1, 120.00kph, D Smith ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. Well-timed leg glance there. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end

[ End of over 19 (10 runs) Manchester Lions 192 / 6 (RR: 10.11, RRR: -1.00) ]

[ Boyd Rankin    10* (12b 0x4 1x6)     Dwayne Smith  3-0-32-2 ]
[ Kevin O'Brien  21 (16b 2x4 1x6)      JP Duminy     2-0-18-1 ]
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MANCHESTER LIONS INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player             Status                               Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R   

Brendon McCullum   c   G Bailey    b     M Starc        25   13    4  1  192.31
Ian Bell           c   +B Haddin   b     J Duminy       74   47    8  3  157.45
Joe Root           c   +B Haddin   b     D Smith        22   13    3  1  169.23
Alex Wakely                        lbw   D Smith        10   6     0  1  166.67
Imran Nazir        c   J Duminy    b     S Senanayake   8    5     0  1  160.00
James Franklin     c   +B Haddin   b     S Tait         7    6     1  0  116.67
Kevin O'Brien      not out                              21   16    2  1  131.25
Boyd Rankin        not out                              10   12    0  1  83.33 

DNB: Dirk Nannes, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Stuart Broad

FOW:   1/35       2/75      3/105      4/121      5/137      6/159     
     

Manchester Lions - 192 / 6     Overs 19     RPO: 10.11

EXTRAS: 15     WD: 0     NB: 4     B: 4     LB: 7

PARTNERSHIPS:

Brendon McCullum / Ian Bell             ooooooo*..          35 (21)
Joe Root         / Ian Bell             ooooo****.          40 (24)
Alex Wakely      / Ian Bell             ooo******.          30 (14)
Imran Nazir      / Ian Bell             ooooo***..          16 (9)
James Franklin   / Ian Bell             oooo*****.          16 (13)
Kevin O'Brien    / Ian Bell             o********.          22 (13)
Kevin O'Brien    / Boyd Rankin          ooooo***..          33 (24)


BOWLING SCORECARD

Player                 Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R    Wd NB 

Shaun Tait             4.0   0    39   1    9.75   0  0  
Mitchell Starc         4.0   0    29   1    7.25   0  0  
Josh Hazlewood         4.0   0    33   0    8.25   0  0  
Dwayne Smith           3.0   0    32   2    10.67  0  2  
Sachithra Senanayake   2.0   0    30   1    15.00  0  2  
JP Duminy              2.0   0    18   1    9.00   0  0
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Sydney Soldiers     191/4 20 overs
Manchester Lions    192/6 19 overs

Manchester Lions wins by 4 wickets

MoM: I Bell
 
Pre-Season Fixture: Perth Panthers vs Mumbai Army

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Mumbai Army vs Perth Panthers

FORMAT: T20
VENUE: WACA
UMPIRES: Paul Reiffel  and Billy Bowden

Mumbai Army won the toss and elected to field first
PERTH PANTHERS INNING-------------------------------------------------
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The new batsman is Tillakaratne Dilshan.
The new batsman is Adam Gilchrist.
The new bowler is Junaid Khan.
0.1 Junaid Khan to Tillakaratne Dilshan, dot, 135.30kph, No run
0.2 Junaid Khan to Tillakaratne Dilshan, 1lb, 134.44kph, short length just outside leg stump. T Dilshan plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more
0.3 Junaid Khan to Adam Gilchrist, 1, 131.97kph, Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
0.4 Junaid Khan to Tillakaratne Dilshan, 4, 124.47kph, short length just outside off stump. Through 3rd man for four. Imperious
0.5 Junaid Khan to Tillakaratne Dilshan, dot, 128.51kph, This one is military medium from J Khan. Short length just outside leg stump
0.6 Junaid Khan to Tillakaratne Dilshan, 1lb, 126.78kph, good length on middle stump. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more

[ End of over 1 (7 runs) Perth Panthers 7 / 0 (RR: 7.00) ]

[ Tillakaratne Dilshan 4* (5b 1x4 0x6)     Junaid Khan 1-0-5-0 ]
[ Adam Gilchrist   1 (1b 0x4 0x6)                              ]

The new bowler is Zaheer Khan.
1.1 Zaheer Khan to Tillakaratne Dilshan, dot, 113.76kph, That moved miles. Short ball! T Dilshan ducks under it
1.2 Zaheer Khan to Tillakaratne Dilshan, 1, 113.70kph, Z Khan cuts his fingers across this one. T Dilshan swats this one. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
1.3 Zaheer Khan to Adam Gilchrist, dot, 125.92kph, That moved miles. Short ball! A Gilchrist ducks under it
1.4 Zaheer Khan to Adam Gilchrist, 1, 124.58kph, No great pace there from Z Khan. Big movement. A Gilchrist drives but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
1.5 Zaheer Khan to Tillakaratne Dilshan, 1, 117.57kph, Z Khan is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he hits a short length on middle. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cover drive. T Dilshan trots through for the single
1.6 Zaheer Khan to Adam Gilchrist, dot, 130.00kph, Z Khan ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Short length outside off stump. Bouncer! A Gilchrist sways away

[ End of over 2 (3 runs) Perth Panthers 10 / 0 (RR: 5.00) ]

[ Tillakaratne Dilshan 6* (8b 1x4 0x6)     Zaheer Khan 1-0-3-0 ]
[ Adam Gilchrist   2 (4b 0x4 0x6)          Junaid Khan 1-0-5-0 ]

2.1 Junaid Khan to Tillakaratne Dilshan, dot, 139.81kph, J Khan is working up a decent pace here and he finds a hint of swing from an off stump line. Not in the gap
2.2 Junaid Khan to Tillakaratne Dilshan, 1, 139.71kph, J Khan flings this through at decent pace and he hits a short length just outside off. T Dilshan swats this one. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
2.3 Junaid Khan to Adam Gilchrist, dot, 124.41kph, The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. A Gilchrist rightly sends him back
2.4 Junaid Khan to Adam Gilchrist, OUT, 140.00kph, This one starts outside off and ends up on off. A Gilchrist was in no position to play that stroke and he has not quite got a hold of this one and it is taken by Z Khan mid-on

	Adam Gilchrist  c Z Khan b J Khan  2 (11m 6b 0x4 0x6)  SR: 33.33

The new batsman is Virender Sehwag.
2.5 Junaid Khan to Virender Sehwag, dot, 136.32kph, J Khan is working up a decent pace here. Short length outside off stump. Bouncer! V Sehwag sways away
2.6 Junaid Khan to Virender Sehwag, 1nb, 133.99kph, A hint of swing in. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cover drive. Point misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single

Free hit coming up...

2.6 Junaid Khan to Tillakaratne Dilshan, 1, 140.00kph, J Khan is working up a decent pace here. Short length wide of off stump. T Dilshan plays a punchy late cut. Easy single to be had there

[ End of over 3 (4 runs) Perth Panthers 14 / 1 (RR: 4.67) ]

[ Tillakaratne Dilshan 8* (11b 1x4 0x6)     Junaid Khan 2-0-9-1 ]
[ Virender Sehwag 1 (2b 0x4 0x6)            Zaheer Khan 1-0-3-0 ]

3.1 Zaheer Khan to Tillakaratne Dilshan, dot, 120.80kph, Short ball! T Dilshan ducks under it
3.2 Zaheer Khan to Tillakaratne Dilshan, OUT, 128.49kph, Z Khan ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. T Dilshan defends off the front foot. Loose stroke from T Dilshan as the ball takes the edge and is caught

	Tillakaratne Dilshan  c +D Chandimal b Z Khan  8 (14m 13b 1x4 0x6)  SR: 61.54

The new batsman is Kieron Pollard.
3.3 Zaheer Khan to Kieron Pollard, dot, 124.66kph, That moved miles. K Pollard plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. No runs taken
3.4 Zaheer Khan to Kieron Pollard, 1, 119.99kph, No great pace there from Z Khan. Good length on middle stump. K Pollard on-drives but can't time it properly. That is a comfortable single
3.5 Zaheer Khan to Virender Sehwag, 4, 119.85kph, This one is military medium from Z Khan. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. The ball races away for a boundary
3.6 Zaheer Khan to Virender Sehwag, dot, 118.33kph, Z Khan is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Short length on middle stump. V Sehwag swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder at 2nd slip. No run

[ End of over 4 (5 runs) Perth Panthers 19 / 2 (RR: 4.75) ]

[ Kieron Pollard 1* (2b 0x4 0x6)     Zaheer Khan 2-0-8-1 ]
[ Virender Sehwag 5 (4b 1x4 0x6)     Junaid Khan 2-0-9-1 ]

The new bowler is James Faulkner.
4.1 James Faulkner to Kieron Pollard, 4, 115.60kph, No great pace there from J Faulkner. Spanked through the off side. Great square drive. That's a boundary
4.2 James Faulkner to Kieron Pollard, dot, 110.28kph, Pitches on middle and it seams away. K Pollard struck that too firmly to take the single
4.3 James Faulkner to Kieron Pollard, 1, 115.48kph, No great pace there from J Faulkner. This one starts on middle and ends up on middle. K Pollard square drives but can't time it properly. One more
4.4 James Faulkner to Virender Sehwag, 1, 129.51kph, This one is military medium from J Faulkner. V Sehwag plays it gently through the off side. The batsmen only take one
4.5 James Faulkner to Kieron Pollard, 1lb, 124.87kph, J Faulkner is struggling to find much pace off this surface. That is an ungainly shot - K Pollard is lucky not to have edged that. One more to the total
4.6 James Faulkner to Virender Sehwag, dot, 129.39kph, J Faulkner maintains a tight line just outside off. V Sehwag late cuts but can't time it properly. No run

[ End of over 5 (7 runs) Perth Panthers 26 / 2 (RR: 5.20) ]

[ Kieron Pollard 6* (6b 1x4 0x6)     James Faulkner  1-0-6-0 ]
[ Virender Sehwag 6 (6b 1x4 0x6)     Zaheer Khan     2-0-8-1 ]

The new bowler is Ashok Dinda.
5.1 Ashok Dinda to Kieron Pollard, OUT, 129.73kph, Pitches just outside leg and it seams in. Defensively played. That is out by miles! K Pollard was not even in the frame. Run out

	Kieron Pollard  run out (S Dhawan)  6 (8m 7b 1x4 0x6)  SR: 85.71

The new batsman is Yuvraj Singh.
5.2 Ashok Dinda to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 125.74kph, No great pace there from A Dinda. That continues on straight. Y Singh on-drives but can't time it properly. Single taken
5.3 Ashok Dinda to Virender Sehwag, 1, 122.32kph, A Dinda bowls this gun-barrel straight. Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
5.4 Ashok Dinda to Yuvraj Singh, dot, 126.89kph, No great pace there from A Dinda and he hits a short length outside off. Short ball! Y Singh ducks under it
5.5 Ashok Dinda to Yuvraj Singh, 6, 124.59kph, Pitches outside off and it seams away. Y Singh plays an extravagant drive. Glorious timing. That is a monstrous hit! SIX
5.6 Ashok Dinda to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 125.41kph, A Dinda is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Not much movement from this surface. Y Singh puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he trots through for the single

[ End of over 6 (9 runs) Perth Panthers 35 / 3 (RR: 5.83) ]

[ Yuvraj Singh  8* (4b 0x4 1x6)      Ashok Dinda     1-0-9-0 ]
[ Virender Sehwag 7 (7b 1x4 0x6)     James Faulkner  1-0-6-0 ]

6.1 James Faulkner to Yuvraj Singh, dot, 109.39kph, J Faulkner slows this one down. Short length outside off stump. Y Singh puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No runs taken
6.2 James Faulkner to Yuvraj Singh, dot, 125.55kph, J Faulkner ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he finds a hint of movement from an off stump line. Y Singh plays an on-drive, but can't time it properly. Not in the gap
6.3 James Faulkner to Yuvraj Singh, 4, 107.92kph, Big swing from the seamer. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. That runs away for four
6.4 James Faulkner to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 130.00kph, J Faulkner is struggling to find much pace off this surface. This one starts outside off and ends up on off. Y Singh puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is an excellent call by Y Singh. One run
6.5 James Faulkner to Virender Sehwag, dot, 120.74kph, J Faulkner hits a short length wide of off. Well-timed late cut there. No run
6.6 James Faulkner to Virender Sehwag, 1, 123.13kph, A hint of movement away. V Sehwag late cuts but can't time it properly. They take a single

[ End of over 7 (6 runs) Perth Panthers 41 / 3 (RR: 5.86) ]

[ Virender Sehwag 8* (9b 1x4 0x6)     James Faulkner  2-0-12-0 ]
[ Yuvraj Singh  13 (8b 1x4 1x6)       Ashok Dinda     1-0-9-0  ]

7.1 Ashok Dinda to Virender Sehwag, dot, 113.50kph, A Dinda runs his fingers across the seam. Not in the gap
7.2 Ashok Dinda to Virender Sehwag, dot, 130.00kph, This one is military medium from A Dinda. Not in the gap
7.3 Ashok Dinda to Virender Sehwag, 1lb, 127.13kph, V Sehwag is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more
7.4 Ashok Dinda to Yuvraj Singh, dot, 106.68kph, Y Singh played that with soft hands. No run
7.5 Ashok Dinda to Yuvraj Singh, 1lb, 126.61kph, Y Singh plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more to the total
7.6 Ashok Dinda to Virender Sehwag, 1lb, 124.38kph, A Dinda pushes this through at no great pace. That continues on straight. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more to the total

[ End of over 8 (3 runs) Perth Panthers 44 / 3 (RR: 5.50) ]

[ Virender Sehwag 8* (13b 1x4 0x6)     Ashok Dinda     2-0-9-0  ]
[ Yuvraj Singh  13 (10b 1x4 1x6)       James Faulkner  2-0-12-0 ]

Zaheer Khan will start a new spell.
8.1 Zaheer Khan to Virender Sehwag, 1, 125.17kph, good length well wide of off stump. V Sehwag plays a punchy cut. That is an excellent call by V Sehwag. One run
8.2 Zaheer Khan to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 128.87kph, Y Singh puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
8.3 Zaheer Khan to Virender Sehwag, dot, 118.02kph, This one starts outside off and ends up on off. Short ball! V Sehwag ducks under it
8.4 Zaheer Khan to Virender Sehwag, 2, 120.60kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic upper cut. Two more added to the total
8.5 Zaheer Khan to Virender Sehwag, 6, 128.04kph, No great pace there from Z Khan. Good length wide of off stump. V Sehwag plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. V Sehwag lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes
8.6 Zaheer Khan to Virender Sehwag, 4, 130.00kph, This one is military medium from Z Khan. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. Can't cut it off. Four

[ End of over 9 (14 runs) Perth Panthers 58 / 3 (RR: 6.44) ]

[ Yuvraj Singh  14* (11b 1x4 1x6)      Zaheer Khan  3-0-22-1 ]
[ Virender Sehwag 21 (18b 2x4 1x6)     Ashok Dinda  2-0-9-0  ]

James Faulkner will start a new spell.
9.1 James Faulkner to Yuvraj Singh, OUT, 107.14kph, Defensively played. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for R Sharma

	Yuvraj Singh  c R Sharma b J Faulkner  14 (18m 12b 1x4 1x6)  SR: 116.67

The new batsman is Steven Smith.
9.2 James Faulkner to Steven Smith, dot, 125.72kph, J Faulkner pushes this through at no great pace. Pitches just outside off and it seams away. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Smith rightly sends him back
9.3 James Faulkner to Steven Smith, 1, 111.65kph, J Faulkner runs his fingers across the seam. Pitches just outside off and it curls away. Hit straight to the fielder. One more
9.4 James Faulkner to Virender Sehwag, dot, 117.75kph, Big movement through the air. Bouncer! V Sehwag sways away
9.5 James Faulkner to Virender Sehwag, 2, 124.74kph, He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. Two runs
9.6 James Faulkner to Virender Sehwag, 4, 123.37kph, This one is military medium from J Faulkner. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. Through square leg for four. Imperious

[ End of over 10 (7 runs) Perth Panthers 65 / 4 (RR: 6.50) ]

[ Steven Smith  1* (2b 0x4 0x6)        James Faulkner  3-0-19-1 ]
[ Virender Sehwag 27 (21b 3x4 1x6)     Zaheer Khan     3-0-22-1 ]

10.1 Zaheer Khan to Steven Smith, dot, 113.47kph, Z Khan slows this one down. This one starts just outside leg and ends up on leg. Bouncer! S Smith sways away and lets it go through
10.2 Zaheer Khan to Steven Smith, 1, 123.71kph, Z Khan hits a short length on middle. S Smith swats this one and he trots through for the single
10.3 Zaheer Khan to Virender Sehwag, dot, 113.20kph, Big swing from the seamer. Deep mid-off is quick to cut off the single
10.4 Zaheer Khan to Virender Sehwag, 1, 123.57kph, Z Khan is struggling to find much pace off this surface. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. The batsmen only take one
10.5 Zaheer Khan to Steven Smith, 1, 126.65kph, Z Khan is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Short length just outside leg stump. Aggressive on-drive from S Smith. The batsmen only take one
10.6 Zaheer Khan to Virender Sehwag, 1, 125.36kph, Z Khan is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Big swing from the seamer. V Sehwag plays a late cut, but can't time it properly. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end

* A tad expensive from Z Khan, but a decent outing for him today.
* Zaheer Khan  1 / 26  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 11 (4 runs) Perth Panthers 69 / 4 (RR: 6.27) ]

[ Virender Sehwag 29* (24b 3x4 1x6)     Zaheer Khan     4-0-26-1 ]
[ Steven Smith  3 (5b 0x4 0x6)          James Faulkner  3-0-19-1 ]

11.1 James Faulkner to Virender Sehwag, 6, 129.54kph, This one is military medium from J Faulkner. Big swing from the seamer. Six runs! Fantastic batting
11.2 James Faulkner to Virender Sehwag, dot, 130.00kph, good length stump. V Sehwag struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
11.3 James Faulkner to Virender Sehwag, 1, 110.10kph, J Faulkner runs his fingers across the seam and he maintains a tight line well wide of off. V Sehwag cuts but can't time it properly. One more
11.4 James Faulkner to Steven Smith, dot, 123.10kph, The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Smith rightly sends him back
11.5 James Faulkner to Steven Smith, 4, 124.42kph, J Faulkner ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from S Smith as he plays a late cut. That runs away for four
11.6 James Faulkner to Steven Smith, 1, 125.57kph, Big swing from the seamer. S Smith swats this one and he trots through for the single

* Not the best of outings from J Faulkner. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* James Faulkner  1 / 31  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 12 (12 runs) Perth Panthers 81 / 4 (RR: 6.75) ]

[ Steven Smith  8* (8b 1x4 0x6)        James Faulkner  4-0-31-1 ]
[ Virender Sehwag 36 (27b 3x4 2x6)     Zaheer Khan     4-0-26-1 ]

Ashok Dinda will start a new spell.
12.1 Ashok Dinda to Steven Smith, dot, 130.00kph, This one is military medium from A Dinda. Short and straight. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Smith rightly sends him back
12.2 Ashok Dinda to Steven Smith, dot, 130.00kph, No great pace there from A Dinda. Hit straight to the fielder at gully. No run
12.3 Ashok Dinda to Steven Smith, 1, 129.44kph, A Dinda pushes this through at no great pace. That continues on straight. S Smith pushes this ball through the leg side. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
12.4 Ashok Dinda to Virender Sehwag, 1nb, 123.59kph, He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. V Sehwag puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one

Free hit coming up...

12.4 Ashok Dinda to Steven Smith, dot, 114.67kph, It seams away just off the straight. Bouncer! S Smith sways away
12.5 Ashok Dinda to Steven Smith, 2, 127.11kph, A Dinda finds a hint of movement from an off stump line. S Smith plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. Two more added to the total
12.6 Ashok Dinda to Steven Smith, 4, 116.68kph, A Dinda maintains a tight line on middle. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic hook. Not quite where S Smith intended it to go

[ End of over 13 (9 runs) Perth Panthers 90 / 4 (RR: 6.92) ]

[ Virender Sehwag 37* (28b 3x4 2x6)     Ashok Dinda     3-0-18-0 ]
[ Steven Smith  15 (14b 2x4 0x6)        James Faulkner  4-0-31-1 ]

Junaid Khan will start a new spell.
13.1 Junaid Khan to Virender Sehwag, 1, 135.68kph, J Khan flings this through at decent pace. V Sehwag swats this one. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
13.2 Junaid Khan to Steven Smith, 1lb, 135.71kph, S Smith is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more
13.3 Junaid Khan to Virender Sehwag, 1lb, 135.02kph, It curves away just off the straight. V Sehwag is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more
13.4 Junaid Khan to Steven Smith, dot, 127.68kph, J Khan pushes this through at no great pace. S Smith on-drives but can't time it properly
13.5 Junaid Khan to Steven Smith, 1lb, 138.26kph, J Khan is working up a decent pace here and he finds a hint of swing from a leg stump line. That is an ungainly shot - S Smith is lucky not to have edged that. One more
13.6 Junaid Khan to Virender Sehwag, 1, 138.39kph, V Sehwag on-drives but can't time it properly. One more to the total

[ End of over 14 (5 runs) Perth Panthers 95 / 4 (RR: 6.79) ]

[ Virender Sehwag 39* (31b 3x4 2x6)     Junaid Khan  3-0-11-1 ]
[ Steven Smith  15 (17b 2x4 0x6)        Ashok Dinda  3-0-18-0 ]

14.1 Ashok Dinda to Virender Sehwag, 1, 125.02kph, This one is military medium from A Dinda. V Sehwag plays it gently through the off side. Single taken
14.2 Ashok Dinda to Steven Smith, 6, 126.57kph, A Dinda finds a hint of movement from a leg stump line. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed hook. S Smith hammers this for six
14.3 Ashok Dinda to Steven Smith, 1, 127.71kph, good and straight. S Smith plays it gently through the off side. Short 3rd man misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
14.4 Ashok Dinda to Virender Sehwag, 4, 126.04kph, This one is military medium from A Dinda. V Sehwag swats this one. That runs towards the boundary. Four runs
14.5 Ashok Dinda to Virender Sehwag, 3, 123.69kph, short and straight. V Sehwag swats this one. That's an exceptional effort by long-off in the deep. Saved a sure single there

* And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair.

14.6 Ashok Dinda to Steven Smith, 1, 126.76kph, S Smith plays it gently through the off side. That is a comfortable single

* Not the best of outings from A Dinda. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Ashok Dinda  0 / 34  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 15 (16 runs) Perth Panthers 111 / 4 (RR: 7.40) ]

[ Steven Smith  23* (20b 2x4 1x6)      Ashok Dinda  4-0-34-0 ]
[ Virender Sehwag 47 (34b 4x4 2x6)     Junaid Khan  3-0-11-1 ]

15.1 Junaid Khan to Steven Smith, 1b, 140.00kph, J Khan flings this through at decent pace. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more to the total
15.2 Junaid Khan to Virender Sehwag, 4, 140.00kph, Pitches well wide of off and it seams away. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Not quite where V Sehwag intended it to go

* That's V Sehwag's 50! Well played.

15.3 Junaid Khan to Virender Sehwag, 2, 132.96kph, J Khan puts his back into this delivery. Short length wide of off stump. Excellent timing from V Sehwag as he plays an on-drive. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple
15.4 Junaid Khan to Virender Sehwag, 1, 119.81kph, J Khan bowls this gun-barrel straight. V Sehwag plays it gently through the leg side. That is an excellent call by V Sehwag. One run
15.5 Junaid Khan to Steven Smith, 1, 135.63kph, J Khan hits a good length wide of off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
15.6 Junaid Khan to Virender Sehwag, 1, 134.92kph, Not much movement from this surface. V Sehwag pushes this ball through the leg side. Mid-on misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single

* J Khan finishes up with a good, solid spell.
* Junaid Khan  1 / 20  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 16 (10 runs) Perth Panthers 121 / 4 (RR: 7.56) ]

[ Virender Sehwag 55* (38b 5x4 2x6)     Junaid Khan  4-0-20-1 ]
[ Steven Smith  24 (22b 2x4 1x6)        Ashok Dinda  4-0-34-0 ]

The new bowler is Ravichandran Ashwin.
16.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Virender Sehwag, OUT, 86.33kph, He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. V Sehwag played that with soft hands. The ball is sent into orbit! U Tharanga settles under it and takes a fine catch

	Virender Sehwag  c U Tharanga b R Ashwin  55 (65m 39b 5x4 2x6)  SR: 141.03

The new batsman is James Hopes.
16.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to James Hopes, dot, 71.79kph, R Ashwin gives this one some air. He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. Bouncer! J Hopes sways away
16.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to James Hopes, 1, 73.36kph, A hint of turn into. Well-timed leg glance there. One more to the total
16.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, dot, 76.53kph, Crunched through the off side. Well executed cover drive. Cover is quick to cut off the single
16.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, 1, 79.00kph, A little more pace on this one. This one bites viciously and spins a long way. Hit straight to the fielder. They take a single
16.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to James Hopes, dot, 70.00kph, R Ashwin tosses this one up to J Hopes. Short ball! J Hopes ducks under it

[ End of over 17 (2 runs) Perth Panthers 123 / 5 (RR: 7.24) ]

[ Steven Smith 25* (24b 2x4 1x6)     Ravichandran Ashwin 1-0-2-1 ]
[ James Hopes  1 (3b 0x4 0x6)        Junaid Khan   4-0-20-1      ]

The new bowler is Rohit Sharma.
17.1 Rohit Sharma to Steven Smith, 4, 70.00kph, full length just outside leg stump. Excellent timing from S Smith as he plays a drive. No need to run for that. Four runs
17.2 Rohit Sharma to Steven Smith, 2, 70.00kph, R Sharma tosses this one up to S Smith. Not finding much turn off this surface. Excellent timing from S Smith as he plays a leg glance. Two more added to the total
17.3 Rohit Sharma to Steven Smith, 1, 70.33kph, R Sharma tosses this one up to S Smith. Full length just outside off stump. S Smith puts bat to ball but mistimes it. They take a single
17.4 Rohit Sharma to James Hopes, 6, 70.00kph, The straight one now. J Hopes has absolutely smashed that! Six runs
17.5 Rohit Sharma to James Hopes, 2, 73.38kph, R Sharma tosses this one up to J Hopes. Not finding much turn off this surface. Well-timed cover drive there. J Hopes takes a couple of runs
17.6 Rohit Sharma to James Hopes, 1, 70.00kph, Hit straight to the fielder. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run

[ End of over 18 (16 runs) Perth Panthers 139 / 5 (RR: 7.72) ]

[ James Hopes  10* (6b 0x4 1x6)     Rohit Sharma  1-0-16-0      ]
[ Steven Smith 32 (27b 3x4 1x6)     Ravichandran Ashwin 1-0-2-1 ]

18.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to James Hopes, 1nb, 71.70kph, R Ashwin floats a delivery to J Hopes. Full length just outside off stump. J Hopes plays an extravagant cover drive. Glorious timing. That is an excellent call by J Hopes. One run

Free hit coming up...

18.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, 1, 70.00kph, R Ashwin gets this one to grip and turn. S Smith cover drives but can't time it properly. One more
18.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to James Hopes, 1, 70.00kph, R Ashwin floats a delivery to J Hopes. He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. J Hopes plays it gently through the off side. That is an excellent call by J Hopes. One run
18.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, 4, 73.72kph, A hint of turn into. Excellent timing from S Smith as he plays a leg glance. Can't cut it off. Four
18.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, 1, 79.83kph, R Ashwin pushes this one through slightly quicker. Breaks away from just off the straight. S Smith plays it gently through the off side. That is an excellent call by S Smith. One run
18.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to James Hopes, dot, 75.19kph, A little more pace on this one. He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. J Hopes cover drives but can't time it properly. No run
18.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to James Hopes, 2, 75.25kph, Aggressive cover drive from J Hopes and he pushes hard for two. Excellent running

[ End of over 19 (11 runs) Perth Panthers 150 / 5 (RR: 7.89) ]

[ Steven Smith 38* (30b 4x4 1x6)     Ravichandran Ashwin 2-0-13-1 ]
[ James Hopes  14 (10b 0x4 1x6)      Rohit Sharma  1-0-16-0       ]

19.1 Rohit Sharma to Steven Smith, 1, 70.95kph, R Sharma gives this one some air. He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. S Smith late cuts but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
19.2 Rohit Sharma to James Hopes, dot, 80.34kph, R Sharma pushes this one through slightly quicker. Full length just outside off stump. Bouncer! J Hopes sways away
19.3 Rohit Sharma to James Hopes, 1, 75.58kph, R Sharma pushes this one through slightly quicker. J Hopes plays it gently through the leg side and he trots through for the single
19.4 Rohit Sharma to Steven Smith, 4, 70.00kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. That went to the boundary in a flash
19.5 Rohit Sharma to Steven Smith, dot, 70.00kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. Hit straight to the fielder at point. No run
19.6 Rohit Sharma to Steven Smith, 2, 81.71kph, Well-timed cover drive there. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two

[ End of over 20 (8 runs) Perth Panthers 158 / 5 (RR: 7.90) ]

[ James Hopes  15* (12b 0x4 1x6)     Rohit Sharma  2-0-24-0       ]
[ Steven Smith 45 (34b 5x4 1x6)      Ravichandran Ashwin 2-0-13-1 ]
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PERTH PANTHERS INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player                 Status                                    Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R   

Tillakaratne Dilshan   c   +D Chandimal   b         Z Khan       8    13    1  0  61.54 
Adam Gilchrist         c   Z Khan         b         J Khan       2    6     0  0  33.33 
Virender Sehwag        c   U Tharanga     b         R Ashwin     55   39    5  2  141.03
Kieron Pollard                            run out   (S Dhawan)   6    7     1  0  85.71 
Yuvraj Singh           c   R Sharma       b         J Faulkner   14   12    1  1  116.67
Steven Smith           not out                                   45   34    5  1  132.35
James Hopes            not out                                   15   12    0  1  125.00

DNB: Vernon Philander, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Pattinson

FOW:   1/11       2/14       3/26       4/58      5/121     

Perth Panthers - 158 / 5     Overs 20     RPO: 7.90

EXTRAS: 13     WD: 0     NB: 3     B: 1     LB: 9

PARTNERSHIPS:

Tillakaratne Dilshan / Adam Gilchrist           oooooo*...          11 (16)
Tillakaratne Dilshan / Virender Sehwag          ooo***....          3 (5)
Kieron Pollard       / Virender Sehwag          ooooo****.          12 (11)
Yuvraj Singh         / Virender Sehwag          oooo****..          32 (24)
Steven Smith         / Virender Sehwag          ooo*****..          63 (43)
Steven Smith         / James Hopes              ooooo****.          37 (24)


BOWLING SCORECARD

Player                Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R    Wd NB 

Junaid Khan           4.0   0    20   1    5.00   0  1  
Zaheer Khan           4.0   0    26   1    6.50   0  0  
James Faulkner        4.0   0    31   1    7.75   0  0  
Ashok Dinda           4.0   0    34   0    8.50   0  1  
Ravichandran Ashwin   2.0   0    13   1    6.50   0  1  
Rohit Sharma          2.0   0    24   0    12.00  0  0
MUMBAI ARMY INNING-------------------------------------------------
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The new batsman is Upul Tharanga.
The new batsman is Shikhar Dhawan.
The new bowler is Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
0.1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Upul Tharanga, dot, 108.34kph, B Kumar cuts his fingers across this one. Short length outside off stump. U Tharanga plays it gently through the leg side. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-off. No run
0.2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Upul Tharanga, 1, 114.48kph, This one starts outside off and ends up on off. U Tharanga puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one
0.3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shikhar Dhawan, 1b, 103.03kph, B Kumar bowls this from the back of his hand. Big swing from the seamer. S Dhawan swishes at this one and misses. One more
0.4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Upul Tharanga, dot, 107.22kph, B Kumar slows this one down. Short length outside off stump. No runs taken
0.5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Upul Tharanga, 4, 119.12kph, B Kumar pushes this through at no great pace and he finds a hint of movement from an off stump line. The ball races away for a boundary
0.6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Upul Tharanga, 1, 118.52kph, B Kumar ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Big swing from the seamer. U Tharanga puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more

[ End of over 1 (7 runs) Mumbai Army 7 / 0 (RR: 7.00, RRR: 7.95) ]
Mumbai Army requires 152 runs to win at 8.00 runs per over

[ Upul Tharanga   6* (5b 1x4 0x6)     Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1-0-6-0 ]
[ Shikhar Dhawan  0 (1b 0x4 0x6)                                ]

The new bowler is Nathan Coulter-Nile.
1.1 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Upul Tharanga, dot, 149.99kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. U Tharanga puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Backward square leg is quick to cut off the single
1.2 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Upul Tharanga, 6, 145.09kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. That has been caught in the crowd! Six
1.3 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Upul Tharanga, OUT, 146.10kph, N Coulter-Nile hits a good length outside off. Defended off the back foot. K Pollard is after it and takes a spectacular catch!

	Upul Tharanga  c K Pollard b N Coulter-Nile  12 (7m 8b 1x4 1x6)  SR: 150.00

The new batsman is Shaun Marsh.
1.4 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shaun Marsh, 1lb, 145.06kph, N Coulter-Nile is working up a good head of steam here. He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. That is an ungainly shot - S Marsh is lucky not to have edged that. One more to the total
1.5 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shikhar Dhawan, 1, 142.55kph, N Coulter-Nile is working up a good head of steam here. S Dhawan trots through for the single
1.6 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shaun Marsh, OUT, 150.00kph, N Coulter-Nile finds a hint of swing from an off stump line. S Marsh strides forward and blocks. The ball is sent into orbit! S Smith settles under it and takes a fine catch

	Shaun Marsh  c S Smith b N Coulter-Nile  0 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6)  SR: 0.00


[ End of over 2 (8 runs) Mumbai Army 15 / 2 (RR: 7.50, RRR: 7.94) ]
Mumbai Army requires 144 runs to win at 8.00 runs per over

[ Shikhar Dhawan 1* (2b 0x4 0x6)     Nathan Coulter-Nile 1-0-7-2 ]
[                                    Bhuvneshwar Kumar   1-0-6-0 ]

The new batsman is Rohit Sharma.
2.1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shikhar Dhawan, dot, 117.12kph, Big swing from the seamer. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. Backward square leg is quick to cut off the single
2.2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shikhar Dhawan, 1lb, 116.44kph, B Kumar is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Short length outside off stump. That is an ungainly shot - S Dhawan is lucky not to have edged that. One more
2.3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rohit Sharma, dot, 115.42kph, B Kumar ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. No run
2.4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rohit Sharma, 1, 117.84kph, B Kumar ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. Easy single to be had there
2.5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shikhar Dhawan, dot, 116.22kph, No great pace there from B Kumar. Short length outside off stump. S Dhawan on-drives but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder at leg gully. No run
2.6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shikhar Dhawan, 1, 120.00kph, Well-timed on-drive there. Deep mid-on misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single

[ End of over 3 (3 runs) Mumbai Army 18 / 2 (RR: 6.00, RRR: 8.24) ]
Mumbai Army requires 141 runs to win at 8.29 runs per over

[ Shikhar Dhawan 2* (6b 0x4 0x6)     Bhuvneshwar Kumar   2-0-8-0 ]
[ Rohit Sharma  1 (2b 0x4 0x6)       Nathan Coulter-Nile 1-0-7-2 ]

3.1 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shikhar Dhawan, 4, 139.40kph, S Dhawan swats this one. Not quite where S Dhawan intended it to go
3.2 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shikhar Dhawan, 1, 145.28kph, S Dhawan plays it gently through the off side. One more to the total
3.3 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Rohit Sharma, 4, 142.79kph, N Coulter-Nile hurls this through. A hint of movement away. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. That's a boundary
3.4 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Rohit Sharma, 1, 143.73kph, N Coulter-Nile hurls this through. Spanked through the leg side. Great hook. One more
3.5 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shikhar Dhawan, 6, 141.50kph, N Coulter-Nile is working up a good head of steam here and he hits a short length outside off. Excellent timing from S Dhawan as he plays a late cut. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX
3.6 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shikhar Dhawan, dot, 149.82kph, N Coulter-Nile is working up a good head of steam here. Excellent timing from S Dhawan as he plays an on-drive. Backward square leg is quick to cut off the single

[ End of over 4 (16 runs) Mumbai Army 34 / 2 (RR: 8.50, RRR: 7.75) ]
Mumbai Army requires 125 runs to win at 7.81 runs per over

[ Rohit Sharma  6* (4b 1x4 0x6)       Nathan Coulter-Nile 2-0-23-2 ]
[ Shikhar Dhawan 13 (10b 1x4 1x6)     Bhuvneshwar Kumar   2-0-8-0  ]

The new bowler is James Pattinson.
4.1 James Pattinson to Rohit Sharma, 6, 134.60kph, J Pattinson flings this through at decent pace. R Sharma lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes
4.2 James Pattinson to Rohit Sharma, dot, 139.30kph, short length just outside leg stump. Short ball! R Sharma ducks under it
4.3 James Pattinson to Rohit Sharma, dot, 140.00kph, Short ball! R Sharma ducks under it
4.4 James Pattinson to Rohit Sharma, 4, 134.48kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
4.5 James Pattinson to Rohit Sharma, OUT, 135.56kph, This one starts wide of leg and ends up on leg. R Sharma played that with soft hands. Gilchrist juggles the edge and takes it at the second attempt!

	Rohit Sharma  c +A Gilchrist b J Pattinson  16 (14m 9b 2x4 1x6)  SR: 177.78

The new batsman is Kevin Pietersen.
4.6 James Pattinson to Kevin Pietersen, dot, 116.92kph, Big movement through the air. No run

[ End of over 5 (10 runs) Mumbai Army 44 / 3 (RR: 8.80, RRR: 7.60) ]
Mumbai Army requires 115 runs to win at 7.67 runs per over

[ Shikhar Dhawan   13* (10b 1x4 1x6)     James Pattinson     1-0-10-1 ]
[ Kevin Pietersen  0 (1b 0x4 0x6)        Nathan Coulter-Nile 2-0-23-2 ]

The new bowler is Vernon Philander.
5.1 Vernon Philander to Shikhar Dhawan, dot, 115.95kph, No great pace there from V Philander
5.2 Vernon Philander to Shikhar Dhawan, 1nb, 124.47kph, Spanked through the off side. Great cut. One more to the total

Free hit coming up...

5.2 Vernon Philander to Kevin Pietersen, 1lb, 122.23kph, This one is military medium from V Philander. K Pietersen misses it completely. One more
5.3 Vernon Philander to Shikhar Dhawan, 2, 112.67kph, V Philander bowls this from the back of his hand. A hint of swing away. Spanked through the leg side. Great hook. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple
5.4 Vernon Philander to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT, 116.32kph, short length outside off stump. S Dhawan completely mishits a cover drive. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for K Pollard

	Shikhar Dhawan  c K Pollard b V Philander  16 (28m 14b 1x4 1x6)  SR: 114.29

The new batsman is Dinesh Chandimal.
5.5 Vernon Philander to Dinesh Chandimal, 1, 126.64kph, V Philander pushes this through at no great pace and he hits a short length just outside leg. One more to the total
5.6 Vernon Philander to Kevin Pietersen, 1lb, 121.28kph, V Philander finds a hint of swing from a leg stump line. That is an ungainly shot - K Pietersen is lucky not to have edged that. One more to the total

[ End of over 6 (7 runs) Mumbai Army 51 / 4 (RR: 8.50, RRR: 7.64) ]
Mumbai Army requires 108 runs to win at 7.71 runs per over

[ Kevin Pietersen  0* (3b 0x4 0x6)     Vernon Philander 1-0-5-1  ]
[ Dinesh Chandimal 1 (1b 0x4 0x6)      James Pattinson  1-0-10-1 ]

6.1 James Pattinson to Kevin Pietersen, dot, 122.09kph, J Pattinson finds a hint of swing from a middle stump line. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. K Pietersen rightly sends him back
6.2 James Pattinson to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 122.45kph, That moved miles. K Pietersen plays it gently through the off side. That is a comfortable single
6.3 James Pattinson to Dinesh Chandimal, dot, 135.47kph, Big swing from the seamer. D Chandimal swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder at wide extra-cover. No run
6.4 James Pattinson to Dinesh Chandimal, 1, 140.00kph, short length on middle stump. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. That is a comfortable single
6.5 James Pattinson to Kevin Pietersen, dot, 135.23kph, J Pattinson is working up a decent pace here. It curls in just off the straight. Bouncer! K Pietersen sways away
6.6 James Pattinson to Kevin Pietersen, OUT, 134.85kph, J Pattinson puts his back into this delivery. Good length outside off stump. K Pietersen was in no position to play that stroke. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for B Kumar

	Kevin Pietersen  c B Kumar b J Pattinson  1 (9m 7b 0x4 0x6)  SR: 14.29


[ End of over 7 (2 runs) Mumbai Army 53 / 5 (RR: 7.57, RRR: 8.08) ]
Mumbai Army requires 106 runs to win at 8.15 runs per over

[ Dinesh Chandimal 2* (3b 0x4 0x6)     James Pattinson  2-0-12-2 ]
[                                      Vernon Philander 1-0-5-1  ]

The new batsman is James Faulkner.
7.1 Vernon Philander to Dinesh Chandimal, dot, 125.74kph, V Philander finds a hint of movement from a middle stump line. Bouncer! D Chandimal sways away and lets it go through
7.2 Vernon Philander to Dinesh Chandimal, 4, 118.51kph, No great pace there from V Philander. Short length just outside leg stump. Excellent timing from D Chandimal as he plays an on-drive. The ball races away for a boundary
7.3 Vernon Philander to Dinesh Chandimal, dot, 116.61kph, That moved miles. Bouncer! D Chandimal sways away and lets it go through
7.4 Vernon Philander to Dinesh Chandimal, dot, 125.61kph, This one is military medium from V Philander and he hits a short length on middle. D Chandimal struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
7.5 Vernon Philander to Dinesh Chandimal, 1, 106.69kph, It seams away just off the straight. D Chandimal leg glances but can't time it properly. They take a single
7.6 Vernon Philander to James Faulkner, 1, 123.12kph, V Philander hits a short length on middle. Crunched through the off side. Well executed on-drive. J Faulkner trots through for the single

[ End of over 8 (6 runs) Mumbai Army 59 / 5 (RR: 7.38, RRR: 8.25) ]
Mumbai Army requires 100 runs to win at 8.33 runs per over

[ James Faulkner   1* (1b 0x4 0x6)     Vernon Philander 2-0-11-1 ]
[ Dinesh Chandimal 7 (8b 1x4 0x6)      James Pattinson  2-0-12-2 ]

The new bowler is James Hopes.
8.1 James Hopes to James Faulkner, dot, 103.83kph, short length wide of leg stump
8.2 James Hopes to James Faulkner, 1, 109.10kph, J Hopes runs his fingers across the seam. Short length just outside leg stump. J Faulkner on-drives but can't time it properly. Easy single to be had there
8.3 James Hopes to Dinesh Chandimal, 1, 115.97kph, J Hopes finds a hint of swing from a middle stump line. D Chandimal plays it gently through the leg side. Backward square leg misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
8.4 James Hopes to James Faulkner, 1, 116.09kph, Pitches just outside leg and it curves in. J Faulkner plays it gently through the leg side. That is an excellent call by J Faulkner. One run
8.5 James Hopes to Dinesh Chandimal, OUT, 113.06kph, J Hopes slows this one down. Pitches outside leg and it curves in. D Chandimal defends off the front foot. The ball is airborne and taken by Y Singh

	Dinesh Chandimal  c Y Singh b J Hopes  8 (13m 10b 1x4 0x6)  SR: 80.00

The new batsman is Ravichandran Ashwin.
8.6 James Hopes to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT, 107.79kph, J Hopes slows this one down. R Ashwin defends off the front foot. Gilchrist juggles the edge and takes it at the second attempt!

	Ravichandran Ashwin  c +A Gilchrist b J Hopes  0 (0m 1b 0x4 0x6)  SR: 0.00


[ End of over 9 (3 runs) Mumbai Army 62 / 7 (RR: 6.89, RRR: 8.73) ]
Mumbai Army requires 97 runs to win at 8.82 runs per over

[ James Faulkner  3* (4b 0x4 0x6)     James Hopes      1-0-3-2  ]
[                                     Vernon Philander 2-0-11-1 ]

The new batsman is Junaid Khan.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar will start a new spell.
9.1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to James Faulkner, dot, 120.00kph, B Kumar ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Big swing from the seamer. Bouncer! J Faulkner sways away
9.2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to James Faulkner, dot, 113.45kph, B Kumar hits a short length on middle. J Faulkner struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
9.3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to James Faulkner, dot, 116.59kph, A hint of movement away. Bouncer! J Faulkner sways away and lets it go through
9.4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to James Faulkner, 1, 115.55kph, This one starts just outside leg and ends up on leg. J Faulkner plays a punchy leg glance. Easy single to be had there
9.5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Junaid Khan, dot, 120.00kph, B Kumar ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Big movement through the air. Hit straight to the fielder. Mid-wicket is quick to cut off the single
9.6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Junaid Khan, 1b, 118.06kph, This one is military medium from B Kumar. J Khan is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more

[ End of over 10 (2 runs) Mumbai Army 64 / 7 (RR: 6.40, RRR: 9.40) ]
Mumbai Army requires 95 runs to win at 9.50 runs per over

[ Junaid Khan     0* (2b 0x4 0x6)     Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3-0-9-0 ]
[ James Faulkner  4 (8b 0x4 0x6)      James Hopes  1-0-3-2      ]

10.1 James Hopes to Junaid Khan, dot, 103.48kph, That moved miles. Aggressive on-drive from J Khan and he struck that too firmly to take the single
10.2 James Hopes to Junaid Khan, 1, 103.47kph, J Hopes hits a short length on middle. J Khan puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
10.3 James Hopes to James Faulkner, dot, 115.55kph, A hint of swing in. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. J Faulkner rightly sends him back
10.4 James Hopes to James Faulkner, 2, 115.85kph, J Hopes ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Big movement through the air. Excellent timing from J Faulkner as he plays a cover drive. J Faulkner collects two
10.5 James Hopes to James Faulkner, OUT, 109.57kph, short length on middle stump. J Faulkner completely mishits a cut. This ball is lofted straight down the throat of the fielder at fine leg

	James Faulkner  c B Kumar b J Hopes  6 (15m 11b 0x4 0x6)  SR: 54.55

The new batsman is Zaheer Khan.
10.6 James Hopes to Zaheer Khan, dot, 101.55kph, J Hopes cuts his fingers across this one. It swings in just off the straight. Bouncer! Z Khan sways away

[ End of over 11 (3 runs) Mumbai Army 67 / 8 (RR: 6.09, RRR: 10.11) ]
Mumbai Army requires 92 runs to win at 10.22 runs per over

[ Junaid Khan 1* (4b 0x4 0x6)     James Hopes  2-0-6-3      ]
[ Zaheer Khan 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)      Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3-0-9-0 ]

11.1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Junaid Khan, dot, 114.47kph, B Kumar runs his fingers across the seam. That one goes on straight. J Khan plays it gently through the off side. Not in the gap
11.2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Junaid Khan, dot, 110.47kph, B Kumar cuts his fingers across this one. Spanked through the off side. Great square drive. Hit straight to the fielder at leg gully. No run
11.3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Junaid Khan, dot, 102.39kph, That one goes on straight. J Khan plays it gently through the off side
11.4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Junaid Khan, 1b, 115.38kph, That continues on straight. J Khan plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more
11.5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Zaheer Khan, 1, 105.45kph, B Kumar cuts his fingers across this one. Pitches on middle and it swings in. Z Khan plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. Wide long-on misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
11.6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Junaid Khan, 1, 111.46kph, B Kumar slows this one down. Short length outside off stump. Crunched through the off side. Well executed square drive. Single taken

* That's the end of a miserly spell from B Kumar.
* Bhuvneshwar Kumar  0 / 11  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 12 (3 runs) Mumbai Army 70 / 8 (RR: 5.83, RRR: 11.00) ]
Mumbai Army requires 89 runs to win at 11.13 runs per over

[ Junaid Khan 2* (9b 0x4 0x6)     Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-11-0 ]
[ Zaheer Khan 1 (2b 0x4 0x6)      James Hopes  2-0-6-3       ]

12.1 James Hopes to Junaid Khan, 6, 109.57kph, J Hopes runs his fingers across the seam. This one starts outside leg and ends up on leg. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. That has been caught in the crowd! Six
12.2 James Hopes to Junaid Khan, 1, 113.18kph, J Khan plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
12.3 James Hopes to Zaheer Khan, dot, 102.12kph, That moved miles. Bouncer! Z Khan sways away and lets it go through
12.4 James Hopes to Zaheer Khan, 1, 102.91kph, J Hopes bowls this from the back of his hand. Z Khan plays a cover drive, but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
12.5 James Hopes to Junaid Khan, 4, 102.30kph, He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. J Khan plays an extravagant square drive. Glorious timing. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
12.6 James Hopes to Junaid Khan, 1, 106.35kph, J Khan plays an extravagant square drive. Glorious timing. That is a comfortable single

[ End of over 13 (13 runs) Mumbai Army 83 / 8 (RR: 6.38, RRR: 10.71) ]
Mumbai Army requires 76 runs to win at 10.86 runs per over

[ Junaid Khan 14* (13b 1x4 1x6)     James Hopes  3-0-19-3      ]
[ Zaheer Khan 2 (4b 0x4 0x6)        Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-11-0 ]

The new bowler is Tillakaratne Dilshan.
13.1 Tillakaratne Dilshan to Junaid Khan, dot, 75.38kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. J Khan rightly sends him back
13.2 Tillakaratne Dilshan to Junaid Khan, 1, 70.00kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. J Khan cover drives but can't time it properly. One more to the total
13.3 Tillakaratne Dilshan to Zaheer Khan, 1lb, 70.00kph, T Dilshan floats a delivery to Z Khan and he misses it completely. One more to the total
13.4 Tillakaratne Dilshan to Junaid Khan, 2, 71.07kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. J Khan swats this one. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two
13.5 Tillakaratne Dilshan to Junaid Khan, dot, 70.00kph, T Dilshan gives this one some air. Full length on middle stump. No runs taken
13.6 Tillakaratne Dilshan to Junaid Khan, 1lb, 70.00kph, full length just outside leg stump. J Khan swishes at this one and misses. One more to the total

[ End of over 14 (5 runs) Mumbai Army 88 / 8 (RR: 6.29, RRR: 11.67) ]
Mumbai Army requires 71 runs to win at 11.83 runs per over

[ Junaid Khan 17* (18b 1x4 1x6)     Tillakaratne Dilshan 1-0-3-0 ]
[ Zaheer Khan 2 (5b 0x4 0x6)        James Hopes    3-0-19-3      ]

Vernon Philander will start a new spell.
14.1 Vernon Philander to Junaid Khan, dot, 125.27kph, Aggressive hook from J Khan. No runs taken
14.2 Vernon Philander to Junaid Khan, dot, 126.04kph, short length outside leg stump. Aggressive hook from J Khan. No runs taken
14.3 Vernon Philander to Junaid Khan, dot, 124.49kph, short length just outside leg stump. Not in the gap
14.4 Vernon Philander to Junaid Khan, 1, 126.95kph, Big movement off the pitch. Excellent timing from J Khan as he plays an on-drive. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
14.5 Vernon Philander to Zaheer Khan, 6, 111.26kph, V Philander runs his fingers across the seam. Short length outside leg stump. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. Six runs! Fantastic batting
14.6 Vernon Philander to Zaheer Khan, dot, 125.29kph, A hint of swing in. Not in the gap

[ End of over 15 (7 runs) Mumbai Army 95 / 8 (RR: 6.33, RRR: 12.60) ]
Mumbai Army requires 64 runs to win at 12.80 runs per over

[ Junaid Khan 18* (22b 1x4 1x6)     Vernon Philander 3-0-18-1    ]
[ Zaheer Khan 8 (7b 0x4 1x6)        Tillakaratne Dilshan 1-0-3-0 ]

15.1 Tillakaratne Dilshan to Junaid Khan, 1b, 70.00kph, T Dilshan floats a delivery to J Khan and he misses it completely. One more
15.2 Tillakaratne Dilshan to Zaheer Khan, 1, 70.00kph, square 3rd man misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
15.3 Tillakaratne Dilshan to Junaid Khan, 1, 75.09kph, A little more pace on this one. Excellent timing from J Khan as he plays a cut. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
15.4 Tillakaratne Dilshan to Zaheer Khan, 4, 70.82kph, The straight one now. Spanked through the off side. Great cut. No need to run for that. Four runs
15.5 Tillakaratne Dilshan to Zaheer Khan, dot, 70.00kph, T Dilshan gives this one some air. Z Khan puts bat to ball but mistimes it
15.6 Tillakaratne Dilshan to Zaheer Khan, 1, 70.00kph, full length just outside off stump. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. That is a comfortable single

[ End of over 16 (8 runs) Mumbai Army 103 / 8 (RR: 6.44, RRR: 13.75) ]
Mumbai Army requires 56 runs to win at 14.00 runs per over

[ Zaheer Khan 14* (11b 1x4 1x6)     Tillakaratne Dilshan 2-0-10-0 ]
[ Junaid Khan 19 (24b 1x4 1x6)      Vernon Philander 3-0-18-1     ]

16.1 Vernon Philander to Zaheer Khan, 1nb, 111.20kph, V Philander maintains a tight line on middle. Z Khan plays a punchy leg glance. The batsmen only take one

Free hit coming up...

16.1 Vernon Philander to Junaid Khan, 1, 127.51kph, This one starts outside off and ends up on off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. They take a single
16.2 Vernon Philander to Zaheer Khan, 1, 123.83kph, V Philander ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he hits a short length on middle. Well-timed drive there. One more to the total
16.3 Vernon Philander to Junaid Khan, dot, 124.56kph, V Philander ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Big movement from the seamer. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. No run
16.4 Vernon Philander to Junaid Khan, dot, 111.23kph, No run
16.5 Vernon Philander to Junaid Khan, 1, 123.07kph, short length just outside off stump. J Khan leg glances but can't time it properly. One more
16.6 Vernon Philander to Zaheer Khan, dot, 112.19kph, short length outside off stump. No run

* V Philander finishes up with a good, solid spell.
* Vernon Philander  1 / 23  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 17 (5 runs) Mumbai Army 108 / 8 (RR: 6.35, RRR: 16.67) ]
Mumbai Army requires 51 runs to win at 17.00 runs per over

[ Junaid Khan 21* (28b 1x4 1x6)     Vernon Philander 4-0-23-1     ]
[ Zaheer Khan 16 (14b 1x4 1x6)      Tillakaratne Dilshan 2-0-10-0 ]

James Pattinson will start a new spell.
17.1 James Pattinson to Junaid Khan, OUT, 131.95kph, good length outside leg stump. J Khan was in no position to play that stroke. Gilchrist juggles the edge and takes it at the second attempt!

	Junaid Khan  c +A Gilchrist b J Pattinson  21 (33m 29b 1x4 1x6)  SR: 72.41

The new batsman is Ashok Dinda.
17.2 James Pattinson to Ashok Dinda, dot, 135.68kph, Big movement through the air. Hit straight to the fielder at gully. No run
17.3 James Pattinson to Ashok Dinda, 1, 140.00kph, J Pattinson is working up a decent pace here. Big movement through the air. A Dinda leg glances but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
17.4 James Pattinson to Zaheer Khan, 2, 135.48kph, J Pattinson hits a good length outside leg. Z Khan plays a punchy on-drive. The initial call is two - the batsmen make it quite easily in the end
17.5 James Pattinson to Zaheer Khan, dot, 140.00kph, J Pattinson is working up a decent pace here. Big movement through the air. Hit straight to the fielder at cover. No run
17.6 James Pattinson to Zaheer Khan, dot, 118.99kph, J Pattinson pushes this through at no great pace. Pitches outside leg and it swings in. Hit straight to the fielder at cover. No run

[ End of over 18 (3 runs) Mumbai Army 111 / 9 (RR: 6.17, RRR: 23.50) ]
Mumbai Army requires 48 runs to win at 24.00 runs per over

[ Ashok Dinda  1* (2b 0x4 0x6)      James Pattinson  3-0-15-3 ]
[ Zaheer Khan  18 (17b 1x4 1x6)     Vernon Philander 4-0-23-1 ]

James Hopes will start a new spell.
18.1 James Hopes to Ashok Dinda, dot, 112.76kph, J Hopes slows this one down. Pitches outside off and it swings away. No runs taken
18.2 James Hopes to Ashok Dinda, 4, 117.11kph, short length on middle stump. That runs away for four
18.3 James Hopes to Ashok Dinda, dot, 104.89kph, J Hopes cuts his fingers across this one. Big swing from the seamer. Hit straight to the fielder at point. No run
18.4 James Hopes to Ashok Dinda, 1, 114.40kph, J Hopes slows this one down. That moved miles. The batsmen only take one
18.5 James Hopes to Zaheer Khan, 1, 120.00kph, J Hopes pushes this through at no great pace. Big movement through the air. Z Khan square drives but can't time it properly. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
18.6 James Hopes to Ashok Dinda, dot, 108.80kph, J Hopes hits a short length just outside off. No run

* A tad expensive from J Hopes, but a decent outing for him today.
* James Hopes  3 / 25  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 19 (6 runs) Mumbai Army 117 / 9 (RR: 6.16, RRR: 41.00) ]
Mumbai Army requires 42 runs to win at 42.00 runs per over

[ Zaheer Khan  19* (18b 1x4 1x6)     James Hopes      4-0-25-3 ]
[ Ashok Dinda  6 (7b 1x4 0x6)        James Pattinson  3-0-15-3 ]

19.1 James Pattinson to Zaheer Khan, 1, 119.92kph, J Pattinson ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Spanked through the off side. Great square drive. Z Khan trots through for the single
19.2 James Pattinson to Ashok Dinda, dot, 140.00kph, Not in the gap
19.3 James Pattinson to Ashok Dinda, 1, 136.62kph, J Pattinson finds a hint of swing from a middle stump line. A Dinda swats this one. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
19.4 James Pattinson to Zaheer Khan, dot, 125.71kph, This one is military medium from J Pattinson. Bouncer! Z Khan sways away
19.5 James Pattinson to Zaheer Khan, 1, 135.56kph, That moved miles. Aggressive leg glance from Z Khan. That is a comfortable single
19.6 James Pattinson to Ashok Dinda, dot, 133.75kph, J Pattinson hits a short length just outside off. Point is quick to cut off the single

* J Pattinson has finished his allocation and ends with very economical figures.
* James Pattinson  3 / 18  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 20 (3 runs) Mumbai Army 120 / 9 (RR: 6.00, RRR: 38.00) ]

[ Zaheer Khan  21* (21b 1x4 1x6)     James Pattinson  4-0-18-3 ]
[ Ashok Dinda  7 (10b 1x4 0x6)       James Hopes      4-0-25-3 ]
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MUMBAI ARMY INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player                Status                                  Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R   

Upul Tharanga         c   K Pollard      b   N Coulter-Nile   12   8     1  1  150.00
Shikhar Dhawan        c   K Pollard      b   V Philander      16   14    1  1  114.29
Shaun Marsh           c   S Smith        b   N Coulter-Nile   0    2     0  0  0.00  
Rohit Sharma          c   +A Gilchrist   b   J Pattinson      16   9     2  1  177.78
Kevin Pietersen       c   B Kumar        b   J Pattinson      1    7     0  0  14.29 
Dinesh Chandimal      c   Y Singh        b   J Hopes          8    10    1  0  80.00 
James Faulkner        c   B Kumar        b   J Hopes          6    11    0  0  54.55 
Ravichandran Ashwin   c   +A Gilchrist   b   J Hopes          0    1     0  0  0.00  
Junaid Khan           c   +A Gilchrist   b   J Pattinson      21   29    1  1  72.41 
Zaheer Khan           not out                                 21   21    1  1  100.00
Ashok Dinda           not out                                 7    10    1  0  70.00 

DNB: 

FOW:   1/13       2/15       3/44       4/49       5/53       6/62     
       7/62       8/67      9/108     

Mumbai Army - 120 / 9     Overs 20     RPO: 6.00

EXTRAS: 12     WD: 0     NB: 2     B: 4     LB: 6

PARTNERSHIPS:

Upul Tharanga   / Shikhar Dhawan               ooooooooo.          13 (9)
Shaun Marsh     / Shikhar Dhawan               *****.....          2 (3)
Rohit Sharma    / Shikhar Dhawan               ooooo****.          29 (17)
Kevin Pietersen / Shikhar Dhawan               ******....          5 (6)
Kevin Pietersen / Dinesh Chandimal             oo*****...          4 (8)
James Faulkner  / Dinesh Chandimal             ooo******.          9 (11)
James Faulkner  / Ravichandran Ashwin          ..........          0 (1)
James Faulkner  / Junaid Khan                  oooooo**..          5 (11)
Zaheer Khan     / Junaid Khan                  ooo****...          41 (39)
Zaheer Khan     / Ashok Dinda                  oooo*****.          12 (17)


BOWLING SCORECARD

Player                 Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R    Wd NB 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar      4.0   0    11   0    2.75   0  0  
Nathan Coulter-Nile    2.0   0    23   2    11.50  0  0  
James Pattinson        4.0   0    18   3    4.50   0  0  
Vernon Philander       4.0   0    23   1    5.75   0  2  
James Hopes            4.0   0    25   3    6.25   0  0  
Tillakaratne Dilshan   2.0   0    10   0    5.00   0  0
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Perth Panthers    158/5 20 overs
Mumbai Army       120/9 20 overs

Perth Panthers wins by 38 runs

MoM: V Sehwag
 
T20 Season One: ROUND 1


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Bangalore Strikers

1.Michael Hussey
2.Ambati Rayudu
3.AB de Villiers :wk:
4.Virat Kohli :c:
5.Suresh Raina
6.David Miller
7.Azhar Mahmood :bwl:
8.Kevon Cooper :bwl:
9.Amit Mishra :bwl:
10.Ravi Rampaul :bwl:
11.Saeed Ajmal :bwl:
 
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London Knights

1. Jos Buttler
2. Shahid Afridi:bwl::c:
3. Faf du Plessis
4. Shoaib Malik
5. Eoin Morgan
6. Angelo Mathews
7. Kamran Akmal:wk:
8. Brad Hogg:bwl:
9. Lasith Malinga:bwl:
10. Morne Morkel:bwl:
11. Sunil Narine:bwl:
 
When the round 1 will post I am really excited for this league
 

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