Matches Posted WML - UE | Match Set 5 | 3rd T20i - AUS v IND - LIVE | India won the Series*

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ROUND 2: Melbourne Dolphins vs Chennai Kings

Melbourne Dolphins vs Chennai Kings FORMAT: T20 VENUE: Melbourne Cricket Ground UMPIRES: Tony Hill and Rod Tucker Melbourne Dolphins won the toss and elected to field first

CHENNAI KINGS INNING-------------------------------------------------

	The new batsman is Alastair Cook.
	The new batsman is Gautam Gambhir.
	The new bowler is Mitchell Johnson.
0.1	Mitchell Johnson to Alastair Cook, dot, 150.00kph, M Johnson hurls this through. Short length outside off stump. A Cook plays it gently through the leg side. Not in the gap
0.2	Mitchell Johnson to Alastair Cook, 1, 135.37kph, A Cook plays it gently through the leg side. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
0.3	Mitchell Johnson to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 150.00kph, G Gambhir puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he trots through for the single
0.4	Mitchell Johnson to Alastair Cook, dot, 134.15kph, M Johnson puts his back into this delivery. Short length outside off stump. A Cook pushes this ball through the off side. No run
0.5	Mitchell Johnson to Alastair Cook, 1lb, 131.88kph, M Johnson flings this through at decent pace. Pitches outside off and it jags in. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more
0.6	Mitchell Johnson to Gautam Gambhir, dot, 150.00kph, That moved miles. Short ball! G Gambhir ducks under it
End of over 1 (3 runs) Chennai Kings 3 / 0 (RR: 3.00)
Alastair Cook 1* (4b 0x4 0x6) Mitchell Johnson 1-0-2-0 Gautam Gambhir 1 (2b 0x4 0x6)
	The new bowler is Brett Lee.
1.1	Brett Lee to Alastair Cook, 1, 150.00kph, B Lee is working up a good head of steam here and he finds a hint of movement from an off stump line. A Cook upper cuts but can't time it properly. Square leg misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
1.2	Brett Lee to Gautam Gambhir, SIX, 133.47kph, Big movement through the air. Excellent timing from G Gambhir as he plays a hook. G Gambhir lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes
1.3	Brett Lee to Gautam Gambhir, FOUR, 146.59kph, Big swing from the seamer. Four runs
1.4	Brett Lee to Gautam Gambhir, FOUR, 133.90kph, A hint of movement away. G Gambhir plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. Four more to the total
1.5	Brett Lee to Gautam Gambhir, dot, 143.23kph, This one starts outside off and ends up on off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. No runs taken
1.6	Brett Lee to Gautam Gambhir, dot, 129.31kph, Big swing from the seamer. G Gambhir plays it gently through the leg side. Hit straight to the fielder at leg gully. No run
End of over 2 (15 runs) Chennai Kings 18 / 0 (RR: 9.00)
Alastair Cook 2* (5b 0x4 0x6) Brett Lee 1-0-15-0 Gautam Gambhir 15 (7b 2x4 1x6) Mitchell Johnson 1-0-2-0
2.1	Mitchell Johnson to Alastair Cook, dot, 146.29kph, short length outside off stump. Crunched through the off side. Well executed square drive. No runs taken
2.2	Mitchell Johnson to Alastair Cook, FOUR, 150.00kph, This one starts outside off and ends up on off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic square drive. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four
2.3	Mitchell Johnson to Alastair Cook, 1b, 136.00kph, A Cook is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more
2.4	Mitchell Johnson to Gautam Gambhir, OUT, 136.33kph, G Gambhir strides forward and blocks and he has not quite got a hold of this one and it is taken by A Finch extra-cover
Gautam Gambhir c A Finch b M Johnson 15 (13m 8b 2x4 1x6) SR: 187.50
	The new batsman is Sachin Tendulkar.
2.5	Mitchell Johnson to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 149.90kph, Crunched through the leg side. Well executed hook. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
2.6	Mitchell Johnson to Alastair Cook, dot, 142.85kph, M Johnson hurls this through. Good length on middle stump. A Cook puts bat to ball but mistimes it
End of over 3 (6 runs) Chennai Kings 24 / 1 (RR: 8.00)
Sachin Tendulkar 1* (1b 0x4 0x6) Mitchell Johnson 2-0-7-1 Alastair Cook 6 (9b 1x4 0x6) Brett Lee 1-0-15-0
	The new bowler is Ryan Harris.
3.1	Ryan Harris to Sachin Tendulkar, dot, 137.98kph, R Harris is working up a decent pace here. Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. Not in the gap
3.2	Ryan Harris to Sachin Tendulkar, dot, 137.90kph, R Harris is working up a decent pace here. Good length just outside leg stump. S Tendulkar puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No runs taken
3.3	Ryan Harris to Sachin Tendulkar, 1b, 141.21kph, short length just outside leg stump. S Tendulkar is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more
3.4	Ryan Harris to Alastair Cook, dot, 137.64kph, R Harris flings this through at decent pace. That continues on straight. A Cook on-drives but can't time it properly. No run
3.5	Ryan Harris to Alastair Cook, 1b, 146.50kph, R Harris is working up a good head of steam here. Big swing from the seamer. A Cook is beaten by the movement. One more
3.6	Ryan Harris to Sachin Tendulkar, dot, 131.40kph, R Harris flings this through at decent pace. This one starts on middle and ends up on middle. S Tendulkar struck that too firmly to take the single
End of over 4 (2 runs) Chennai Kings 26 / 1 (RR: 6.50)
Alastair Cook 6* (11b 1x4 0x6) Ryan Harris 1-0-0-0 Sachin Tendulkar 1 (5b 0x4 0x6) Mitchell Johnson 2-0-7-1
4.1	Mitchell Johnson to Alastair Cook, 1, 139.20kph, That moved miles. Aggressive leg glance from A Cook. The batsmen only take one
4.2	Mitchell Johnson to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 138.69kph, short length just outside leg stump. S Tendulkar plays it gently through the leg side. The batsmen only take one
4.3	Mitchell Johnson to Alastair Cook, dot, 134.30kph, good length outside off stump. A Cook struck that too firmly to take the single
4.4	Mitchell Johnson to Alastair Cook, OUT, 131.97kph, That moved miles. A Cook miscues a late cut. Edged and taken!
Alastair Cook c +K Sangakkara b M Johnson 7 (22m 14b 1x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
	The new batsman is Mahela Jayawardene.
4.5	Mitchell Johnson to Mahela Jayawardene, 1, 145.27kph, M Johnson hurls this through. Short length on middle stump. Aggressive on-drive from M Jayawardene. Single taken
4.6	Mitchell Johnson to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 146.84kph, M Johnson hits a good length just outside off. S Tendulkar plays it gently through the off side. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
End of over 5 (4 runs) Chennai Kings 30 / 2 (RR: 6.00)
Sachin Tendulkar 3* (7b 0x4 0x6) Mitchell Johnson 3-0-11-2 Mahela Jayawardene 1 (1b 0x4 0x6) Ryan Harris 1-0-0-0
5.1	Ryan Harris to Sachin Tendulkar, FOUR, 145.98kph, R Harris is working up a good head of steam here. Short length wide of off stump. S Tendulkar swats this one. The ball races away for a boundary
5.2	Ryan Harris to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 144.80kph, R Harris is working up a good head of steam here. One more to the total
5.3	Ryan Harris to Mahela Jayawardene, dot, 135.30kph, R Harris is working up a decent pace here. Gully is quick to cut off the single
5.4	Ryan Harris to Mahela Jayawardene, dot, 133.94kph,
5.5	Ryan Harris to Mahela Jayawardene, 1, 132.02kph, R Harris flings this through at decent pace. M Jayawardene plays a late cut, but can't time it properly. That is a comfortable single
5.6	Ryan Harris to Sachin Tendulkar, dot, 146.13kph,
End of over 6 (6 runs) Chennai Kings 36 / 2 (RR: 6.00)
Mahela Jayawardene 2* (4b 0x4 0x6) Ryan Harris 2-0-6-0 Sachin Tendulkar 8 (10b 1x4 0x6) Mitchell Johnson 3-0-11-2
	The new bowler is Dwayne Bravo.
6.1	Dwayne Bravo to Mahela Jayawardene, 1, 127.24kph, A hint of swing in. Well-timed pull there. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
6.2	Dwayne Bravo to Sachin Tendulkar, SIX, 114.37kph, short length just outside leg stump. Excellent timing from S Tendulkar as he plays a leg glance. Going going gone! Six
6.3	Dwayne Bravo to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 106.59kph, D Bravo cuts his fingers across this one. Short length just outside off stump. S Tendulkar pushes this ball through the off side. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
6.4	Dwayne Bravo to Mahela Jayawardene, 1b, 119.72kph, Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more to the total
6.5	Dwayne Bravo to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 118.98kph, D Bravo pushes this through at no great pace. This one starts on middle and ends up on middle. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cover drive. One more
6.6	Dwayne Bravo to Mahela Jayawardene, dot, 114.86kph, D Bravo cuts his fingers across this one. A hint of swing in. Hit straight to the fielder at short cover. No run
End of over 7 (10 runs) Chennai Kings 46 / 2 (RR: 6.57)
Sachin Tendulkar 16* (13b 1x4 1x6) Dwayne Bravo 1-0-9-0 Mahela Jayawardene 3 (7b 0x4 0x6) Ryan Harris 2-0-6-0
7.1	Ryan Harris to Sachin Tendulkar, 2, 143.69kph, This one starts outside leg and ends up on leg. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple
7.2	Ryan Harris to Sachin Tendulkar, FOUR, 143.67kph, R Harris hits a short length on middle. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. That runs towards the boundary. Four runs
7.3	Ryan Harris to Sachin Tendulkar, FOUR, 144.70kph, short length just outside leg stump. Excellent timing and placement. Four
7.4	Ryan Harris to Sachin Tendulkar, dot, 149.12kph, R Harris hurls this through. This one starts just outside leg and ends up on leg. S Tendulkar puts bat to ball but mistimes it
7.5	Ryan Harris to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 144.24kph, short length on middle stump. S Tendulkar late cuts but can't time it properly. Easy single to be had there
7.6	Ryan Harris to Mahela Jayawardene, dot, 142.23kph, short length on middle stump. Bouncer! M Jayawardene sways away
End of over 8 (11 runs) Chennai Kings 57 / 2 (RR: 7.13)
Sachin Tendulkar 27* (18b 3x4 1x6) Ryan Harris 3-0-17-0 Mahela Jayawardene 3 (8b 0x4 0x6) Dwayne Bravo 1-0-9-0
8.1	Dwayne Bravo to Sachin Tendulkar, 1b, 124.42kph, D Bravo is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he hits a short length on middle. S Tendulkar is beaten by the movement. One more
8.2	Dwayne Bravo to Mahela Jayawardene, SIX, 124.63kph, D Bravo is struggling to find much pace off this surface. That moved miles. M Jayawardene plays an extravagant drive. Glorious timing. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more
8.3	Dwayne Bravo to Mahela Jayawardene, 1, 130.00kph, D Bravo ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. M Jayawardene puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Single taken
8.4	Dwayne Bravo to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 114.82kph, D Bravo runs his fingers across the seam. S Tendulkar plays it gently through the off side. The batsmen only take one
8.5	Dwayne Bravo to Mahela Jayawardene, 2, 130.00kph, A hint of swing in. Crunched through the off side. Well executed upper cut. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple
8.6	Dwayne Bravo to Mahela Jayawardene, OUT, 125.95kph, D Bravo pushes this through at no great pace. Defensively played. The ball is airborne and taken by M Johnson
Mahela Jayawardene c M Johnson b D Bravo 12 (21m 12b 0x4 1x6) SR: 100.00
End of over 9 (11 runs) Chennai Kings 68 / 3 (RR: 7.56)
Sachin Tendulkar 28* (20b 3x4 1x6) Dwayne Bravo 2-0-19-1 Ryan Harris 3-0-17-0
	The new batsman is Ross Taylor.
	The new bowler is Shane Watson.
9.1	Shane Watson to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 130.85kph, Pitches just outside leg and it seams away. S Tendulkar puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Single taken
9.2	Shane Watson to Ross Taylor, dot, 134.51kph, S Watson puts his back into this delivery. Good length just outside leg stump. Bouncer! R Taylor sways away and lets it go through
9.3	Shane Watson to Ross Taylor, 1, 123.64kph, S Watson finds a hint of movement from a leg stump line. Excellent timing from R Taylor as he plays an on-drive. R Taylor trots through for the single
9.4	Shane Watson to Sachin Tendulkar, dot, 139.82kph, S Watson puts his back into this delivery. That continues on straight. Bouncer! S Tendulkar sways away
9.5	Shane Watson to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 121.52kph, S Watson ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. That moved miles. S Tendulkar pushes this ball through the leg side. Easy single to be had there
9.6	Shane Watson to Ross Taylor, dot, 131.97kph, short length on middle stump. Bouncer! R Taylor sways away
End of over 10 (3 runs) Chennai Kings 71 / 3 (RR: 7.10)
Sachin Tendulkar 30* (23b 3x4 1x6) Shane Watson 1-0-3-0 Ross Taylor 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) Dwayne Bravo 2-0-19-1
	The new bowler is Roelof van der Merwe.
10.1	Roelof van der Merwe to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 70.52kph, R van der Merwe gives this one some air. Hit straight to the fielder. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
10.2	Roelof van der Merwe to Ross Taylor, 1lb, 73.19kph, R van der Merwe puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. R Taylor swishes at this one and misses. One more to the total
10.3	Roelof van der Merwe to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 70.00kph, Crunched through the leg side. Well executed pull. That is a comfortable single
10.4	Roelof van der Merwe to Ross Taylor, 1, 82.06kph, Big turn from the spinner. R Taylor late cuts but can't time it properly. Single taken
10.5	Roelof van der Merwe to Sachin Tendulkar, dot, 70.00kph, R van der Merwe floats a delivery to S Tendulkar. That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut
10.6	Roelof van der Merwe to Sachin Tendulkar, FOUR, 70.00kph, R van der Merwe gives this one some air. Very classy from S Tendulkar - no stopping this one
End of over 11 (8 runs) Chennai Kings 79 / 3 (RR: 7.18)
Ross Taylor 2* (5b 0x4 0x6) Roelof van der Merwe 1-0-7-0 Sachin Tendulkar 36 (27b 4x4 1x6) Shane Watson 1-0-3-0
11.1	Shane Watson to Ross Taylor, 1, 137.08kph, S Watson puts his back into this delivery. Pitches outside off and it swings away. R Taylor on-drives but can't time it properly and he trots through for the single
11.2	Shane Watson to Sachin Tendulkar, dot, 136.55kph, S Tendulkar struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
11.3	Shane Watson to Sachin Tendulkar, dot, 125.44kph, S Watson ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Big swing from the seamer. Bouncer! S Tendulkar sways away
11.4	Shane Watson to Sachin Tendulkar, 2, 134.52kph, Big movement off the pitch. Two runs
11.5	Shane Watson to Sachin Tendulkar, 3, 133.30kph, S Watson finds a hint of movement from an off stump line. That's an exceptional effort by deep extra-cover in the deep. Saved a sure single there
11.6	Shane Watson to Ross Taylor, 1, 123.72kph, That one goes on straight. R Taylor plays it gently through the off side. That is a comfortable single
End of over 12 (7 runs) Chennai Kings 86 / 3 (RR: 7.17)
Ross Taylor 4* (7b 0x4 0x6) Shane Watson 2-0-10-0 Sachin Tendulkar 41 (31b 4x4 1x6) Roelof van der Merwe 1-0-7-0
12.1	Roelof van der Merwe to Ross Taylor, dot, 73.32kph, R van der Merwe floats a delivery to R Taylor. Full length wide of off stump. Bouncer! R Taylor sways away and lets it go through
12.2	Roelof van der Merwe to Ross Taylor, 2, 70.00kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. Excellent timing from R Taylor as he plays a sweep. Two more added to the total
12.3	Roelof van der Merwe to Ross Taylor, 1, 70.00kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. Aggressive late cut from R Taylor. One more
12.4	Roelof van der Merwe to Sachin Tendulkar, dot, 73.22kph, R van der Merwe tosses this one up to S Tendulkar. Full length outside off stump. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. No runs taken
12.5	Roelof van der Merwe to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 70.00kph, R van der Merwe floats a delivery to S Tendulkar. Full length just outside off stump. S Tendulkar trots through for the single
12.6	Roelof van der Merwe to Ross Taylor, 1, 70.00kph, R van der Merwe gives this one some air. That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. R Taylor plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. Easy single to be had there
End of over 13 (5 runs) Chennai Kings 91 / 3 (RR: 7.00)
Ross Taylor 8* (11b 0x4 0x6) Roelof van der Merwe 2-0-12-0 Sachin Tendulkar 42 (33b 4x4 1x6) Shane Watson 2-0-10-0
13.1	Shane Watson to Ross Taylor, 1, 139.66kph, Big swing from the seamer. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. One more to the total
13.2	Shane Watson to Sachin Tendulkar, 2, 131.83kph, This one starts wide of leg and ends up on leg. S Tendulkar plays a punchy late cut. Two more added to the total
13.3	Shane Watson to Sachin Tendulkar, SIX, 120.95kph, S Watson is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he pitches that one on middle. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. Shouts of "catch it" but can only look on as the ball clears the ropes
That's S Tendulkar's 50! Well played.
13.4	Shane Watson to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 115.82kph, This one is military medium from S Watson and he finds a hint of swing from an off stump line. Spanked through the leg side. Great pull. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
13.5	Shane Watson to Ross Taylor, dot, 122.17kph, R Taylor swats this one. Extra-cover is quick to cut off the single
13.6	Shane Watson to Ross Taylor, FOUR, 131.65kph, short length just outside leg stump. R Taylor plays an extravagant drive. Glorious timing. That runs towards the boundary. Four runs
End of over 14 (14 runs) Chennai Kings 105 / 3 (RR: 7.50)
Sachin Tendulkar 51* (36b 4x4 2x6) Shane Watson 3-0-24-0 Ross Taylor 13 (14b 1x4 0x6) Roelof van der Merwe 2-0-12-0
	Brett Lee will start a new spell.
14.1	Brett Lee to Sachin Tendulkar, 1lb, 150.00kph, B Lee is working up a good head of steam here. Pitches just outside leg and it moves away. S Tendulkar is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more to the total
14.2	Brett Lee to Ross Taylor, 1, 150.00kph, short length just outside leg stump. Excellent timing from R Taylor as he plays a leg glance. That is a comfortable single
14.3	Brett Lee to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 145.13kph, B Lee is working up a good head of steam here. That continues on straight. S Tendulkar on-drives but can't time it properly. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
14.4	Brett Lee to Ross Taylor, 2, 141.11kph, B Lee is working up a good head of steam here. Short length on middle stump. R Taylor takes a couple of runs
14.5	Brett Lee to Ross Taylor, 1, 144.71kph, This one starts on middle and ends up on middle. Aggressive leg glance from R Taylor. The batsmen only take one
14.6	Brett Lee to Sachin Tendulkar, 1nb, 145.77kph, B Lee is working up a good head of steam here and he finds a hint of swing from a leg stump line. S Tendulkar on-drives but doesn't time it at all. One more to the total
Free hit coming up...
14.6	Brett Lee to Ross Taylor, dot, 141.78kph, short length just outside leg stump. R Taylor puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No run
End of over 15 (8 runs) Chennai Kings 113 / 3 (RR: 7.53)
Sachin Tendulkar 53* (39b 4x4 2x6) Brett Lee 2-0-22-0 Ross Taylor 17 (18b 1x4 0x6) Shane Watson 3-0-24-0
	Roelof van der Merwe will start a new spell.
15.1	Roelof van der Merwe to Sachin Tendulkar, FOUR, 76.54kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. The straight one now. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed pull. Excellent timing and placement. Four
15.2	Roelof van der Merwe to Sachin Tendulkar, dot, 73.38kph, Bouncer! S Tendulkar sways away and lets it go through
15.3	Roelof van der Merwe to Sachin Tendulkar, 1, 70.00kph, Single taken
And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair.
15.4	Roelof van der Merwe to Ross Taylor, 1, 70.80kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. R Taylor plays it gently through the leg side. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
15.5	Roelof van der Merwe to Sachin Tendulkar, FOUR, 73.27kph, Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. That runs away for four
15.6	Roelof van der Merwe to Sachin Tendulkar, OUT, 71.28kph, S Tendulkar defends off the front foot. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for A Finch
Sachin Tendulkar c A Finch b R van der Merwe 62 (61m 44b 6x4 2x6) SR: 140.91
End of over 16 (10 runs) Chennai Kings 123 / 4 (RR: 7.69)
Ross Taylor 18* (19b 1x4 0x6) Roelof van der Merwe 3-0-22-1 Brett Lee 2-0-22-0
	The new batsman is Luke Wright.
	Dwayne Bravo will start a new spell.
16.1	Dwayne Bravo to Ross Taylor, 1lb, 121.64kph, D Bravo is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he hits a short length just outside leg. R Taylor plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more to the total
16.2	Dwayne Bravo to Luke Wright, dot, 126.36kph, It seams in just off the straight. Spanked through the leg side. Great hook
16.3	Dwayne Bravo to Luke Wright, 1, 124.48kph, D Bravo ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. This one starts just outside off and ends up on off. L Wright puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Single taken
16.4	Dwayne Bravo to Ross Taylor, dot, 119.12kph, Bouncer! R Taylor sways away and lets it go through
16.5	Dwayne Bravo to Ross Taylor, SIX, 113.48kph, D Bravo runs his fingers across the seam. That moved miles. R Taylor plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. R Taylor hammers this for six
16.6	Dwayne Bravo to Ross Taylor, dot, 130.00kph, D Bravo pushes this through at no great pace. Bouncer! R Taylor sways away and lets it go through
End of over 17 (8 runs) Chennai Kings 131 / 4 (RR: 7.71)
Luke Wright 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Dwayne Bravo 3-0-26-1 Ross Taylor 24 (23b 1x4 1x6) Roelof van der Merwe 3-0-22-1
17.1	Roelof van der Merwe to Luke Wright, 1, 70.00kph, Big turn from the spinner. L Wright plays it gently through the off side. Point misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
17.2	Roelof van der Merwe to Ross Taylor, 1, 72.05kph, R van der Merwe tosses this one up to R Taylor. R van der Merwe rips an offie that turns viciously away from the batsman. Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. They take a single
17.3	Roelof van der Merwe to Luke Wright, 1, 70.50kph, full length wide of off stump. L Wright plays it gently through the off side. Single taken
17.4	Roelof van der Merwe to Ross Taylor, 1, 70.00kph, R van der Merwe floats a delivery to R Taylor. This one bites viciously and spins a long way. R Taylor swats this one and he trots through for the single
17.5	Roelof van der Merwe to Luke Wright, dot, 70.00kph, R van der Merwe floats a delivery to L Wright and he puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Not in the gap
17.6	Roelof van der Merwe to Luke Wright, 1, 83.54kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. L Wright puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there
A tad expensive from R van der Merwe, but a decent outing for him today.
Roelof van der Merwe 1 / 27 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 18 (5 runs) Chennai Kings 136 / 4 (RR: 7.56)
Luke Wright 4* (6b 0x4 0x6) Roelof van der Merwe 4-0-27-1 Ross Taylor 26 (25b 1x4 1x6) Dwayne Bravo 3-0-26-1
	Ryan Harris will start a new spell.
18.1	Ryan Harris to Luke Wright, OUT, 144.47kph, short length on middle stump. L Wright miscues a late cut. Loose stroke from L Wright as the ball takes the edge and is caught
Luke Wright c +K Sangakkara b R Harris 4 (8m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 57.14
	The new batsman is MS Dhoni.
18.2	Ryan Harris to MS Dhoni, dot, 140.42kph, R Harris is working up a good head of steam here and he hits a short length wide of off. Bouncer! M Dhoni sways away
18.3	Ryan Harris to MS Dhoni, 1, 144.82kph, R Harris hurls this through and he maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from M Dhoni as he plays a cover drive. One more
18.4	Ryan Harris to Ross Taylor, 2, 143.97kph, short length just outside off stump. R Taylor plays an extravagant square drive. Glorious timing. R Taylor pushes hard for two. Excellent running
18.5	Ryan Harris to Ross Taylor, dot, 142.96kph, R Harris is working up a good head of steam here and he hits a good length on middle. R Taylor struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
18.6	Ryan Harris to Ross Taylor, dot, 125.23kph, R Harris is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Short ball! R Taylor ducks under it
R Harris has finished his allocation and ends with very economical figures.
Ryan Harris 1 / 20 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 19 (3 runs) Chennai Kings 139 / 5 (RR: 7.32)
MS Dhoni 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Ryan Harris 4-0-20-1 Ross Taylor 28 (28b 1x4 1x6) Roelof van der Merwe 4-0-27-1
	Mitchell Johnson will start a new spell.
19.1	Mitchell Johnson to MS Dhoni, 1, 134.78kph, M Johnson is working up a decent pace here. It moves in just off the straight. M Dhoni pulls but can't time it properly. Easy single to be had there
19.2	Mitchell Johnson to Ross Taylor, 1, 134.94kph, M Johnson flings this through at decent pace and he hits a short length well wide of off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
19.3	Mitchell Johnson to MS Dhoni, dot, 150.00kph, M Johnson hurls this through. Short length just outside off stump. M Dhoni puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No runs taken
19.4	Mitchell Johnson to MS Dhoni, SIX, 140.62kph, This one starts well wide of off and ends up on off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic pull. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX
19.5	Mitchell Johnson to MS Dhoni, 1, 150.00kph, M Dhoni plays it gently through the off side. That is a comfortable single
19.6	Mitchell Johnson to Ross Taylor, 1, 144.53kph, M Johnson maintains a tight line just outside off. R Taylor leg glances but can't time it properly. Easy single to be had there
M Johnson finishes up with a good, solid spell.
Mitchell Johnson 2 / 21 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 20 (10 runs) Chennai Kings 149 / 5 (RR: 7.45)
Ross Taylor 30* (30b 1x4 1x6) Mitchell Johnson 4-0-21-2 MS Dhoni 9 (6b 0x4 1x6) Ryan Harris 4-0-20-1
Close of innings: Chennai Kings - 149 / 5
Sachin Tendulkar 62 (44) Ross Taylor 30* (30) Mitchell Johnson 2 / 21 Ryan Harris 1 / 20

CHENNAI KINGS INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Alastair Cook c +K Sangakkara b M Johnson 7 14 1 0 50.00 Gautam Gambhir c A Finch b M Johnson 15 8 2 1 187.50 Sachin Tendulkar c A Finch b R van der Merwe 62 44 6 2 140.91 Mahela Jayawardene c M Johnson b D Bravo 12 12 0 1 100.00 Ross Taylor not out 30 30 1 1 100.00 Luke Wright c +K Sangakkara b R Harris 4 7 0 0 57.14 MS Dhoni not out 9 6 0 1 150.00 DNB: Johan Botha, Umar Gul, Dale Steyn, Ben Hilfenhaus

FOW: 1/23 2/28 3/68 4/123 5/136

Chennai Kings - 149 / 5 Overs 20 RPO: 7.45

Extras: 10 WD: 0 NB: 1 B: 5 LB: 4

Partnerships

Alastair Cook / Gautam Gambhir     23 (16) Alastair Cook / Sachin Tendulkar     5 (12) Mahela Jayawardene / Sachin Tendulkar     40 (26) Ross Taylor / Sachin Tendulkar     55 (43) Ross Taylor / Luke Wright     13 (13) Ross Taylor / MS Dhoni     13 (11)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Mitchell Johnson 4.0 0 21 2 5.25 0 0 Brett Lee 2.0 0 22 0 11.00 0 1 Ryan Harris 4.0 0 20 1 5.00 0 0 Dwayne Bravo 3.0 0 26 1 8.67 0 0 Shane Watson 3.0 0 24 0 8.00 0 0 Roelof van der Merwe 4.0 0 27 1 6.75 0 0

MELBOURNE DOLPHINS INNING---------------------------------------------

	The new batsman is Aaron Finch.
	The new batsman is Martin Guptill.
	The new bowler is Dale Steyn.
0.1	Dale Steyn to Aaron Finch, dot, 150.00kph, D Steyn hurls this through. This one starts just outside leg and ends up on leg. A Finch puts bat to ball but mistimes it
0.2	Dale Steyn to Aaron Finch, FOUR, 149.62kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Four runs
0.3	Dale Steyn to Aaron Finch, 1b, 128.60kph, short length outside leg stump. A Finch misses it completely. One more
0.4	Dale Steyn to Martin Guptill, dot, 144.73kph, D Steyn hits a good length outside leg. Bouncer! M Guptill sways away
0.5	Dale Steyn to Martin Guptill, 1, 138.64kph, Big swing from the seamer. M Guptill puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
0.6	Dale Steyn to Aaron Finch, dot, 148.05kph, D Steyn hurls this through. He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. Aggressive cover drive from A Finch. No runs taken
End of over 1 (6 runs) Melbourne Dolphins 6 / 0 (RR: 6.00, RRR: 7.53)
Melbourne Dolphins requires 144 runs to win at 7.58 runs per over
Martin Guptill 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Dale Steyn 1-0-5-0 Aaron Finch 4 (4b 1x4 0x6)
	The new bowler is Umar Gul.
1.1	Umar Gul to Martin Guptill, dot, 125.93kph, This one is military medium from U Gul and he hits a short length outside leg. Point is quick to cut off the single
1.2	Umar Gul to Martin Guptill, dot, 118.23kph, good length outside leg stump. M Guptill plays a punchy late cut
1.3	Umar Gul to Martin Guptill, FOUR, 126.35kph, This one is military medium from U Gul. Aggressive late cut from M Guptill. Four all the way
1.4	Umar Gul to Martin Guptill, 1, 127.16kph, U Gul is struggling to find much pace off this surface. It cuts in just off the straight. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. Deep forward mid-wicket misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
1.5	Umar Gul to Aaron Finch, 1lb, 107.04kph, U Gul bowls this from the back of his hand. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more
1.6	Umar Gul to Martin Guptill, SIX, 125.87kph, short length just outside leg stump. Six runs! Fantastic batting
End of over 2 (12 runs) Melbourne Dolphins 18 / 0 (RR: 9.00, RRR: 7.28)
Melbourne Dolphins requires 132 runs to win at 7.33 runs per over
Aaron Finch 4* (5b 1x4 0x6) Umar Gul 1-0-11-0 Martin Guptill 12 (7b 1x4 1x6) Dale Steyn 1-0-5-0
2.1	Dale Steyn to Aaron Finch, dot, 141.13kph, D Steyn is working up a good head of steam here. Big movement through the air. Hit straight to the fielder. No run
2.2	Dale Steyn to Aaron Finch, 1, 133.97kph, D Steyn is working up a decent pace here and he finds a hint of movement from an off stump line. Spanked through the off side. Great cover drive. Easy single to be had there
2.3	Dale Steyn to Martin Guptill, OUT, 131.77kph, good length just outside off stump. Defensively played. Loose stroke from M Guptill as the ball takes the edge and is caught
Martin Guptill c +M Dhoni b D Steyn 12 (12m 8b 1x4 1x6) SR: 150.00
	The new batsman is Shane Watson.
2.4	Dale Steyn to Shane Watson, dot, 133.39kph, D Steyn finds a hint of movement from an off stump line. Not in the gap
2.5	Dale Steyn to Shane Watson, 1, 144.78kph, This one starts just outside off and ends up on off. S Watson plays a punchy on-drive. Easy single to be had there
2.6	Dale Steyn to Aaron Finch, 1, 150.00kph, D Steyn hurls this through. He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. A Finch puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one
End of over 3 (3 runs) Melbourne Dolphins 21 / 1 (RR: 7.00, RRR: 7.53)
Melbourne Dolphins requires 129 runs to win at 7.59 runs per over
Aaron Finch 6* (8b 1x4 0x6) Dale Steyn 2-0-8-1 Shane Watson 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) Umar Gul 1-0-11-0
3.1	Umar Gul to Aaron Finch, 1, 106.47kph, short length just outside leg stump. Aggressive late cut from A Finch. That is an excellent call by A Finch. One run
3.2	Umar Gul to Shane Watson, 1, 127.76kph, U Gul ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. S Watson swats this one. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
3.3	Umar Gul to Aaron Finch, dot, 125.20kph, U Gul is struggling to find much pace off this surface. This one starts wide of off and ends up on off. A Finch puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he struck that too firmly to take the single
3.4	Umar Gul to Aaron Finch, 1, 129.58kph, U Gul finds a hint of movement from an off stump line. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. The batsmen only take one
3.5	Umar Gul to Shane Watson, 1, 126.04kph, Big swing from the seamer. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
3.6	Umar Gul to Aaron Finch, SIX, 124.56kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. A Finch lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes
End of over 4 (10 runs) Melbourne Dolphins 31 / 1 (RR: 7.75, RRR: 7.38)
Melbourne Dolphins requires 119 runs to win at 7.44 runs per over
Shane Watson 3* (4b 0x4 0x6) Umar Gul 2-0-21-0 Aaron Finch 14 (12b 1x4 1x6) Dale Steyn 2-0-8-1
4.1	Dale Steyn to Shane Watson, dot, 135.65kph, D Steyn is working up a decent pace here. Short length just outside leg stump. S Watson plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. No run
4.2	Dale Steyn to Shane Watson, 1, 147.99kph, D Steyn is working up a good head of steam here. Big swing from the seamer. S Watson on-drives but can't time it properly. One more to the total
4.3	Dale Steyn to Aaron Finch, dot, 133.85kph, A hint of movement in. A Finch puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No runs taken
4.4	Dale Steyn to Aaron Finch, 1, 140.29kph, That is a comfortable single
4.5	Dale Steyn to Shane Watson, dot, 143.77kph, D Steyn is working up a good head of steam here. Big swing from the seamer. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Watson rightly sends him back
4.6	Dale Steyn to Shane Watson, dot, 149.69kph, He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. S Watson on-drives but can't time it properly. Not in the gap
End of over 5 (2 runs) Melbourne Dolphins 33 / 1 (RR: 6.60, RRR: 7.73)
Melbourne Dolphins requires 117 runs to win at 7.80 runs per over
Aaron Finch 15* (14b 1x4 1x6) Dale Steyn 3-0-10-1 Shane Watson 4 (8b 0x4 0x6) Umar Gul 2-0-21-0
	The new bowler is Ben Hilfenhaus.
5.1	Ben Hilfenhaus to Aaron Finch, 2, 123.83kph, No great pace there from B Hilfenhaus. That moved miles. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple
5.2	Ben Hilfenhaus to Aaron Finch, FOUR, 136.41kph, B Hilfenhaus flings this through at decent pace. This one starts outside leg and ends up on leg. Through cover point for four. Imperious
5.3	Ben Hilfenhaus to Aaron Finch, 1lb, 136.02kph, Big movement through the air. A Finch swishes at this one and misses. One more to the total
5.4	Ben Hilfenhaus to Shane Watson, 1, 130.22kph, short length outside leg stump. S Watson plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
5.5	Ben Hilfenhaus to Aaron Finch, 1nb, 135.13kph, short length wide of leg stump. A Finch plays it gently through the leg side. One more
Free hit coming up...
5.5	Ben Hilfenhaus to Shane Watson, dot, 129.41kph, It seams in just off the straight. S Watson on-drives but can't time it properly. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Watson rightly sends him back
5.6	Ben Hilfenhaus to Shane Watson, SIX, 128.10kph, B Hilfenhaus maintains a tight line just outside leg. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Going going gone! Six
End of over 6 (16 runs) Melbourne Dolphins 49 / 1 (RR: 8.17, RRR: 7.14)
Melbourne Dolphins requires 101 runs to win at 7.21 runs per over
Aaron Finch 22* (18b 2x4 1x6) Ben Hilfenhaus 1-0-15-0 Shane Watson 11 (11b 0x4 1x6) Dale Steyn 3-0-10-1
	The new bowler is Luke Wright.
6.1	Luke Wright to Aaron Finch, 1lb, 114.51kph, L Wright cuts his fingers across this one. Wicket to wicket delivery. A Finch misses it completely. One more
6.2	Luke Wright to Shane Watson, 2, 124.94kph, L Wright ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. S Watson swats this one and he pushes hard for two. Excellent running
6.3	Luke Wright to Shane Watson, 1, 130.00kph, L Wright ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Wicket to wicket delivery. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
6.4	Luke Wright to Aaron Finch, 1, 118.18kph, L Wright pushes this through at no great pace and he finds a hint of movement from a leg stump line. Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive. Point misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
6.5	Luke Wright to Shane Watson, OUT, 121.90kph, L Wright is struggling to find much pace off this surface. A hint of swing away. S Watson defends off the front foot. U Gul is after it and takes a spectacular catch!
Shane Watson c U Gul b L Wright 14 (21m 14b 0x4 1x6) SR: 100.00
	The new batsman is Brad Hodge.
6.6	Luke Wright to Brad Hodge, 1lb, 125.72kph, B Hodge is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more to the total
End of over 7 (6 runs) Melbourne Dolphins 55 / 2 (RR: 7.86, RRR: 7.23)
Melbourne Dolphins requires 95 runs to win at 7.31 runs per over
Brad Hodge 0* (1b 0x4 0x6) Luke Wright 1-0-4-1 Aaron Finch 23 (20b 2x4 1x6) Ben Hilfenhaus 1-0-15-0
	The new bowler is Johan Botha.
7.1	Johan Botha to Brad Hodge, 1, 70.00kph, J Botha gives this one some air. B Hodge plays it gently through the leg side. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
7.2	Johan Botha to Aaron Finch, FOUR, 81.86kph, J Botha pushes this one through slightly quicker. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. Four more to the total
7.3	Johan Botha to Aaron Finch, dot, 70.00kph, He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. Bouncer! A Finch sways away
7.4	Johan Botha to Aaron Finch, 1, 72.38kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins into the batsman. A Finch plays it gently through the leg side. That is a comfortable single
7.5	Johan Botha to Brad Hodge, dot, 76.15kph, good length on middle stump. B Hodge plays a punchy late cut
7.6	Johan Botha to Brad Hodge, dot, 75.39kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. No run
End of over 8 (6 runs) Melbourne Dolphins 61 / 2 (RR: 7.63, RRR: 7.33)
Melbourne Dolphins requires 89 runs to win at 7.42 runs per over
Aaron Finch 28* (23b 3x4 1x6) Johan Botha 1-0-6-0 Brad Hodge 1 (4b 0x4 0x6) Luke Wright 1-0-4-1
8.1	Luke Wright to Aaron Finch, 2, 120.07kph, He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. Two runs
8.2	Luke Wright to Aaron Finch, dot, 129.04kph, Bouncer! A Finch sways away and lets it go through
8.3	Luke Wright to Aaron Finch, FOUR, 129.60kph, It moves in just off the straight. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. Four more to the total
8.4	Luke Wright to Aaron Finch, SIX, 126.60kph, L Wright maintains an off stump line. Aggressive leg glance from A Finch. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more
8.5	Luke Wright to Aaron Finch, FOUR, 129.88kph, L Wright ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Well-timed drive there. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
8.6	Luke Wright to Aaron Finch, dot, 112.19kph, No run
End of over 9 (16 runs) Melbourne Dolphins 77 / 2 (RR: 8.56, RRR: 6.55)
Melbourne Dolphins requires 73 runs to win at 6.64 runs per over
Brad Hodge 1* (4b 0x4 0x6) Luke Wright 2-0-20-1 Aaron Finch 44 (29b 5x4 2x6) Johan Botha 1-0-6-0
	Umar Gul will start a new spell.
9.1	Umar Gul to Brad Hodge, 1, 124.44kph, This one starts just outside leg and ends up on leg. B Hodge plays it gently through the off side. Single taken
9.2	Umar Gul to Aaron Finch, 1, 128.18kph, A Finch plays it gently through the off side. Single taken
9.3	Umar Gul to Brad Hodge, 1, 125.51kph, U Gul ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Big swing from the seamer. B Hodge puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
9.4	Umar Gul to Aaron Finch, FOUR, 119.39kph, U Gul hits a short length just outside leg. Can't cut it off. Four
9.5	Umar Gul to Aaron Finch, FOUR, 120.14kph, This one is military medium from U Gul. Short length just outside leg stump. Excellent timing and placement. Four
That's A Finch's 50! Well played.
9.6	Umar Gul to Aaron Finch, 1, 109.20kph, U Gul cuts his fingers across this one and he hits a short length just outside leg. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
End of over 10 (12 runs) Melbourne Dolphins 89 / 2 (RR: 8.90, RRR: 6.00)
Melbourne Dolphins requires 61 runs to win at 6.10 runs per over
Aaron Finch 54* (33b 7x4 2x6) Umar Gul 3-0-33-0 Brad Hodge 3 (6b 0x4 0x6) Luke Wright 2-0-20-1
	Johan Botha will start a new spell.
10.1	Johan Botha to Aaron Finch, 1b, 72.81kph, A Finch swishes at this one and misses. One more to the total
10.2	Johan Botha to Brad Hodge, 1, 72.95kph, That is a comfortable single
10.3	Johan Botha to Aaron Finch, 1, 70.00kph, J Botha floats a delivery to A Finch and he puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is an excellent call by A Finch. One run
10.4	Johan Botha to Brad Hodge, 1, 74.12kph, J Botha gives this one some air and he rips an offie that turns viciously into the batsman. B Hodge puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there
10.5	Johan Botha to Aaron Finch, dot, 70.00kph, J Botha floats a delivery to A Finch and he plays a punchy on-drive. Not in the gap
10.6	Johan Botha to Aaron Finch, SIX, 70.68kph, J Botha gives this one some air. That one goes on straight with the arm. Excellent timing from A Finch as he plays an on-drive. Six runs! Fantastic batting
End of over 11 (10 runs) Melbourne Dolphins 99 / 2 (RR: 9.00, RRR: 5.56)
Melbourne Dolphins requires 51 runs to win at 5.67 runs per over
Brad Hodge 5* (8b 0x4 0x6) Johan Botha 2-0-15-0 Aaron Finch 61 (37b 7x4 3x6) Umar Gul 3-0-33-0
	Ben Hilfenhaus will start a new spell.
11.1	Ben Hilfenhaus to Brad Hodge, dot, 135.46kph, Pitches on middle and it seams in. Point is quick to cut off the single
11.2	Ben Hilfenhaus to Brad Hodge, dot, 116.47kph, This one is military medium from B Hilfenhaus. It seams away just off the straight. Hit straight to the fielder at leg gully. No run
11.3	Ben Hilfenhaus to Brad Hodge, 2, 137.10kph, This one starts just outside off and ends up on off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. The initial call is two - the batsmen make it quite easily in the end
11.4	Ben Hilfenhaus to Brad Hodge, dot, 140.00kph, B Hilfenhaus hits a good length wide of off. No run
11.5	Ben Hilfenhaus to Brad Hodge, SIX, 138.57kph, Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive. B Hodge has absolutely smashed that! Six runs
And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair.
11.6	Ben Hilfenhaus to Brad Hodge, 1, 136.89kph, Pitches just outside off and it seams away. B Hodge plays it gently through the off side. Single taken
End of over 12 (9 runs) Melbourne Dolphins 108 / 2 (RR: 9.00, RRR: 5.13)
Melbourne Dolphins requires 42 runs to win at 5.25 runs per over
Brad Hodge 14* (14b 0x4 1x6) Ben Hilfenhaus 2-0-24-0 Aaron Finch 61 (37b 7x4 3x6) Johan Botha 2-0-15-0
12.1	Johan Botha to Brad Hodge, 1, 71.41kph, J Botha tosses this one up to B Hodge. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed sweep. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
12.2	Johan Botha to Aaron Finch, 3, 76.06kph, A little more pace on this one. Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. Three more
12.3	Johan Botha to Brad Hodge, 1, 71.30kph, J Botha gives this one some air. That one goes on straight with the arm. B Hodge sweeps but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
12.4	Johan Botha to Aaron Finch, dot, 70.00kph, A Finch struck that too firmly to take the single
12.5	Johan Botha to Aaron Finch, 1, 71.95kph, A Finch puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one
12.6	Johan Botha to Brad Hodge, 1, 75.18kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. Spanked through the leg side. Great sweep. Easy single to be had there
End of over 13 (7 runs) Melbourne Dolphins 115 / 2 (RR: 8.85, RRR: 4.86)
Melbourne Dolphins requires 35 runs to win at 5.00 runs per over
Brad Hodge 17* (17b 0x4 1x6) Johan Botha 3-0-22-0 Aaron Finch 65 (40b 7x4 3x6) Ben Hilfenhaus 2-0-24-0
13.1	Ben Hilfenhaus to Brad Hodge, 2, 124.07kph, B Hilfenhaus ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Pitches just outside leg and it seams away. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps
13.2	Ben Hilfenhaus to Brad Hodge, FOUR, 130.33kph, This one starts just outside off and ends up on off. Aggressive on-drive from B Hodge. The ball races away for a boundary
13.3	Ben Hilfenhaus to Brad Hodge, 1, 136.58kph, B Hilfenhaus puts his back into this delivery. Short length on middle stump. B Hodge plays an extravagant upper cut. Glorious timing. B Hodge trots through for the single
13.4	Ben Hilfenhaus to Aaron Finch, dot, 128.94kph, This one is military medium from B Hilfenhaus. No run
13.5	Ben Hilfenhaus to Aaron Finch, OUT, 139.59kph, This one starts just outside off and ends up on off. A Finch played that with soft hands. The ball is airborne and taken by L Wright
Aaron Finch c L Wright b B Hilfenhaus 65 (65m 42b 7x4 3x6) SR: 154.76
	The new batsman is Kumar Sangakkara.
13.6	Ben Hilfenhaus to Kumar Sangakkara, 1, 135.33kph, K Sangakkara plays it gently through the leg side. One more to the total
End of over 14 (8 runs) Melbourne Dolphins 123 / 3 (RR: 8.79, RRR: 4.33)
Melbourne Dolphins requires 27 runs to win at 4.50 runs per over
Kumar Sangakkara 1* (1b 0x4 0x6) Ben Hilfenhaus 3-0-32-1 Brad Hodge 24 (20b 1x4 1x6) Johan Botha 3-0-22-0
14.1	Johan Botha to Kumar Sangakkara, dot, 74.72kph, K Sangakkara struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
14.2	Johan Botha to Kumar Sangakkara, FOUR, 70.00kph, Through deep backward square leg for four. Imperious
14.3	Johan Botha to Kumar Sangakkara, FOUR, 70.00kph, can't cut it off. Four
14.4	Johan Botha to Kumar Sangakkara, dot, 70.00kph, J Botha tosses this one up to K Sangakkara and he pushes this ball through the off side. Hit straight to the fielder at 3rd man. No run
14.5	Johan Botha to Kumar Sangakkara, 1nb, 70.99kph, K Sangakkara drives but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
Free hit coming up...
14.5	Johan Botha to Brad Hodge, dot, 75.37kph, B Hodge struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
14.6	Johan Botha to Brad Hodge, 1nb, 74.40kph, J Botha tosses this one up to B Hodge. Well-timed late cut there. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
Free hit coming up...
14.6	Johan Botha to Kumar Sangakkara, SIX, 70.04kph, J Botha tosses this one up to K Sangakkara and he plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. K Sangakkara lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes
Not the best of outings from J Botha. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
Johan Botha 0 / 40 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 15 (18 runs) Melbourne Dolphins 141 / 3 (RR: 9.40, RRR: 1.60)
Melbourne Dolphins requires 9 runs to win at 1.80 runs per over
Brad Hodge 25* (22b 1x4 1x6) Johan Botha 4-0-40-0 Kumar Sangakkara 16 (7b 2x4 1x6) Ben Hilfenhaus 3-0-32-1
	Luke Wright will start a new spell.
15.1	Luke Wright to Brad Hodge, dot, 118.43kph, L Wright pushes this through at no great pace. He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. Bouncer! B Hodge sways away
15.2	Luke Wright to Brad Hodge, FOUR, 114.94kph, L Wright runs his fingers across the seam and he finds a hint of swing from a middle stump line. Excellent timing from B Hodge as he plays a drive. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four
15.3	Luke Wright to Brad Hodge, FOUR, 119.34kph, L Wright is struggling to find much pace off this surface. That runs away for four
15.4	Luke Wright to Brad Hodge, 1, 124.21kph, short length on middle stump. B Hodge plays it gently through the off side. They take a single
Close of innings: Melbourne Dolphins - 150 / 3
Aaron Finch 65 (42) Brad Hodge 34* (26) Dale Steyn 1 / 10 Luke Wright 1 / 20

MELBOURNE DOLPHINS INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Aaron Finch c L Wright b B Hilfenhaus 65 42 7 3 154.76 Martin Guptill c +M Dhoni b D Steyn 12 8 1 1 150.00 Shane Watson c U Gul b L Wright 14 14 0 1 100.00 Brad Hodge not out 34 26 3 1 130.77 Kumar Sangakkara not out 16 7 2 1 228.57 DNB: David Hussey, Dwayne Bravo, Roelof van der Merwe, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Ryan Harris

FOW: 1/19 2/54 3/122

Melbourne Dolphins - 150 / 3 Overs 15.4 RPO: 9.57

Extras: 9 WD: 0 NB: 3 B: 2 LB: 4

Partnerships

Aaron Finch / Martin Guptill     19 (15) Aaron Finch / Shane Watson     35 (27) Aaron Finch / Brad Hodge     68 (42) Kumar Sangakkara / Brad Hodge     28 (13)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Dale Steyn 3.0 0 10 1 3.33 0 0 Umar Gul 3.0 0 33 0 11.00 0 0 Ben Hilfenhaus 3.0 0 32 1 10.67 0 1 Luke Wright 2.4 0 29 1 10.88 0 0 Johan Botha 4.0 0 40 0 10.00 0 2

MATCH NOTES Chennai Kings 149/5 20 overs Melbourne Dolphins 150/3 15.4 overs Melbourne Dolphins wins by 7 wickets MoM: A Finch

Sponsors and Tickets Prizes: Melbourne Dolphins[Home Win:$300,000]
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Wram-Up: Sydney Soldiers vs Mumbai Army

Mumbai Army vs Sydney Soldiers FORMAT: T20 VENUE: Sydney Cricket Ground UMPIRES: Marais Erasmus and Aleem Dar Sydney Soldiers won the toss and elected to bat first

SYDNEY SOLDIERS INNING-------------------------------------------------

	The new batsman is Alex Hales.
	The new batsman is Dwayne Smith.
	The new bowler is Zaheer Khan.
0.1	Zaheer Khan to Alex Hales, 1lb, 129.33kph, Z Khan pushes this through at no great pace. Big movement through the air. A Hales swishes at this one and misses. One more to the total
0.2	Zaheer Khan to Dwayne Smith, 1lb, 119.61kph, No great pace there from Z Khan. This one starts just outside leg and ends up on leg. D Smith misses it completely. One more
0.3	Zaheer Khan to Alex Hales, dot, 128.19kph, Z Khan hits a short length on middle. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. A Hales rightly sends him back
0.4	Zaheer Khan to Alex Hales, 1, 130.00kph, This one starts on middle and ends up on middle. A Hales on-drives but can't time it properly. The batsmen only take one
0.5	Zaheer Khan to Dwayne Smith, dot, 130.00kph, short length on middle stump. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. D Smith struck that too firmly to take the single
0.6	Zaheer Khan to Dwayne Smith, 1nb, 117.00kph, short length on middle stump. D Smith plays it gently through the leg side. That is an excellent call by D Smith. One run
Free hit coming up...
0.6	Zaheer Khan to Alex Hales, dot, 115.25kph, This one is military medium from Z Khan. Big movement. Hit straight to the fielder. Hit straight to the fielder at leg gully. No run
End of over 1 (5 runs) Sydney Soldiers 5 / 0 (RR: 5.00)
Dwayne Smith 1* (3b 0x4 0x6) Zaheer Khan 1-0-3-0 Alex Hales 1 (4b 0x4 0x6)
	The new bowler is Junaid Khan.
1.1	Junaid Khan to Dwayne Smith, dot, 135.82kph, J Khan flings this through at decent pace. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. No run
1.2	Junaid Khan to Dwayne Smith, 1, 126.29kph, J Khan is struggling to find much pace off this surface. That moved miles. D Smith plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. One more
1.3	Junaid Khan to Alex Hales, FOUR, 134.55kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. Four more to the total
1.4	Junaid Khan to Alex Hales, 1, 134.47kph, J Khan puts his back into this delivery. That moved miles. A Hales plays it gently through the leg side. That is an excellent call by A Hales. One run
1.5	Junaid Khan to Dwayne Smith, 1, 140.00kph, J Khan puts his back into this delivery and he hits a good length on middle. D Smith plays it gently through the leg side and he trots through for the single
1.6	Junaid Khan to Alex Hales, dot, 125.25kph, J Khan pushes this through at no great pace. Short length just outside off stump. A Hales leg glances but can't time it properly. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. A Hales rightly sends him back
End of over 2 (7 runs) Sydney Soldiers 12 / 0 (RR: 6.00)
Dwayne Smith 3* (6b 0x4 0x6) Junaid Khan 1-0-7-0 Alex Hales 6 (7b 1x4 0x6) Zaheer Khan 1-0-3-0
2.1	Zaheer Khan to Dwayne Smith, dot, 130.00kph, Short ball! D Smith ducks under it
2.2	Zaheer Khan to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, 124.68kph, Z Khan hits a good length well wide of off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. That's a boundary
2.3	Zaheer Khan to Dwayne Smith, dot, 125.12kph, Big movement through the air. Bouncer! D Smith sways away
2.4	Zaheer Khan to Dwayne Smith, 1, 130.00kph, No great pace there from Z Khan. Short length just outside off stump. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. That is an excellent call by D Smith. One run
2.5	Zaheer Khan to Alex Hales, dot, 120.27kph, No run
2.6	Zaheer Khan to Alex Hales, 1, 116.37kph, This one is military medium from Z Khan. Short length wide of off stump. A Hales plays it gently through the off side. That is a comfortable single
End of over 3 (6 runs) Sydney Soldiers 18 / 0 (RR: 6.00)
Alex Hales 7* (9b 1x4 0x6) Zaheer Khan 2-0-9-0 Dwayne Smith 8 (10b 1x4 0x6) Junaid Khan 1-0-7-0
3.1	Junaid Khan to Alex Hales, OUT, 116.72kph, No great pace there from J Khan. Defensively played. Chandimal snaffles that edge comfortably
Alex Hales c +D Chandimal b J Khan 7 (14m 10b 1x4 0x6) SR: 70.00
	The new batsman is JP Duminy.
3.2	Junaid Khan to JP Duminy, dot, 137.75kph, The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. J Duminy rightly sends him back
3.3	Junaid Khan to JP Duminy, 1, 136.21kph, J Duminy leg glances but doesn't time it at all. One more to the total
3.4	Junaid Khan to Dwayne Smith, dot, 140.00kph, J Khan hits a short length outside off. D Smith on-drives but doesn't time it at all. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. D Smith rightly sends him back
3.5	Junaid Khan to Dwayne Smith, SIX, 124.28kph, J Khan pushes this through at no great pace. Big movement through the air. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX
3.6	Junaid Khan to Dwayne Smith, 2, 134.99kph, short length wide of off stump. D Smith plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. D Smith collects two
End of over 4 (9 runs) Sydney Soldiers 27 / 1 (RR: 6.75)
JP Duminy 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Junaid Khan 2-0-16-1 Dwayne Smith 16 (13b 1x4 1x6) Zaheer Khan 2-0-9-0
4.1	Zaheer Khan to JP Duminy, 1, 130.00kph, No great pace there from Z Khan. That moved miles. J Duminy cover drives but can't time it properly. They take a single
4.2	Zaheer Khan to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, 125.34kph, short length just outside leg stump. D Smith plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four
4.3	Zaheer Khan to Dwayne Smith, 1, 130.00kph, That continues on straight. D Smith plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. One more to the total
4.4	Zaheer Khan to JP Duminy, dot, 123.43kph, Z Khan pushes this through at no great pace and he hits a short length outside off. J Duminy pulls but can't time it properly. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. J Duminy rightly sends him back
4.5	Zaheer Khan to JP Duminy, dot, 115.81kph, Z Khan ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he hits a short length outside off. Well-timed pull there. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. J Duminy rightly sends him back
4.6	Zaheer Khan to JP Duminy, SIX, 129.61kph, Z Khan pushes this through at no great pace. Spanked through the off side. Great cover drive. That is a monstrous hit! SIX
End of over 5 (12 runs) Sydney Soldiers 39 / 1 (RR: 7.80)
Dwayne Smith 21* (15b 2x4 1x6) Zaheer Khan 3-0-21-0 JP Duminy 8 (6b 0x4 1x6) Junaid Khan 2-0-16-1
	The new bowler is James Faulkner.
5.1	James Faulkner to Dwayne Smith, dot, 140.00kph, D Smith puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Not in the gap
5.2	James Faulkner to Dwayne Smith, 1, 138.01kph, J Faulkner bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from D Smith as he plays an on-drive. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
5.3	James Faulkner to JP Duminy, 1, 134.90kph, J Faulkner hits a good length outside off. J Duminy plays it gently through the leg side. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
5.4	James Faulkner to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, 137.07kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. Can't cut it off. Four
5.5	James Faulkner to Dwayne Smith, 1, 136.84kph, D Smith plays it gently through the leg side. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
5.6	James Faulkner to JP Duminy, OUT (2), 127.65kph, Big movement through the air. J Duminy was in no position to play that stroke. The batsmen run hard; J Duminy calls for another but can't make it to the opposite end in time! Run out
JP Duminy run out (P Ojha) 9 (14m 8b 0x4 1x6) SR: 112.50
End of over 6 (7 runs) Sydney Soldiers 48 / 2 (RR: 8.00)
Dwayne Smith 27* (19b 3x4 1x6) James Faulkner 1-0-7-0 Zaheer Khan 3-0-21-0
	The new batsman is Phillip Hughes.
	The new bowler is Albie Morkel.
6.1	Albie Morkel to Dwayne Smith, 1, 122.33kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. One more
6.2	Albie Morkel to Phillip Hughes, dot, 137.41kph, A Morkel is working up a decent pace here. Not in the gap
6.3	Albie Morkel to Phillip Hughes, 1, 132.09kph, A Morkel flings this through at decent pace. Good length outside off stump. P Hughes plays a cut, but can't time it properly. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
6.4	Albie Morkel to Dwayne Smith, 1, 139.94kph, He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. One more
6.5	Albie Morkel to Phillip Hughes, FOUR, 134.75kph, A Morkel flings this through at decent pace. Short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic upper cut. Not quite where P Hughes intended it to go
6.6	Albie Morkel to Phillip Hughes, 1, 137.60kph, A Morkel puts his back into this delivery. He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. P Hughes plays an extravagant pull. Glorious timing. That is an excellent call by P Hughes. One run
End of over 7 (8 runs) Sydney Soldiers 56 / 2 (RR: 8.00)
Phillip Hughes 6* (4b 1x4 0x6) Albie Morkel 1-0-8-0 Dwayne Smith 29 (21b 3x4 1x6) James Faulkner 1-0-7-0
7.1	James Faulkner to Phillip Hughes, dot, 125.80kph, No great pace there from J Faulkner. That moved miles. P Hughes struck that too firmly to take the single
7.2	James Faulkner to Phillip Hughes, SIX, 134.52kph, J Faulkner is working up a decent pace here. Excellent timing from P Hughes as he plays an on-drive. P Hughes hammers this for six
7.3	James Faulkner to Phillip Hughes, 1lb, 140.00kph, J Faulkner flings this through at decent pace and he hits a short length on middle. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more to the total
7.4	James Faulkner to Dwayne Smith, 2, 137.67kph, J Faulkner hits a short length on middle. Two more runs
7.5	James Faulkner to Dwayne Smith, dot, 123.48kph, This one is military medium from J Faulkner. This one starts just outside off and ends up on off. D Smith plays it gently through the off side and he struck that too firmly to take the single
7.6	James Faulkner to Dwayne Smith, 1, 126.68kph, D Smith puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more to the total
End of over 8 (10 runs) Sydney Soldiers 66 / 2 (RR: 8.25)
Dwayne Smith 32* (24b 3x4 1x6) James Faulkner 2-0-16-0 Phillip Hughes 12 (7b 1x4 1x6) Albie Morkel 1-0-8-0
8.1	Albie Morkel to Dwayne Smith, dot, 140.00kph, He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. D Smith cuts but can't time it properly. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. D Smith rightly sends him back
8.2	Albie Morkel to Dwayne Smith, OUT, 138.42kph, Defensively played. D Smith has not quite got a hold of this one and it is taken by S Dhawan fine leg
Dwayne Smith c S Dhawan b A Morkel 32 (40m 26b 3x4 1x6) SR: 123.08
	The new batsman is George Bailey.
8.3	Albie Morkel to George Bailey, 1, 138.97kph, A Morkel puts his back into this delivery and he hits a short length just outside leg. G Bailey puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he trots through for the single
8.4	Albie Morkel to Phillip Hughes, dot, 138.39kph, A Morkel hits a short length outside off. P Hughes struck that too firmly to take the single
8.5	Albie Morkel to Phillip Hughes, 1, 128.83kph, No great pace there from A Morkel. Excellent timing from P Hughes as he plays a cut. One more to the total
8.6	Albie Morkel to George Bailey, dot, 133.38kph, short length just outside leg stump. G Bailey struck that too firmly to take the single
End of over 9 (2 runs) Sydney Soldiers 68 / 3 (RR: 7.56)
Phillip Hughes 13* (9b 1x4 1x6) Albie Morkel 2-0-10-1 George Bailey 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) James Faulkner 2-0-16-0
	The new bowler is Pragyan Ojha.
9.1	Pragyan Ojha to Phillip Hughes, FOUR, 72.02kph, Very classy from P Hughes - no stopping this one
9.2	Pragyan Ojha to Phillip Hughes, 1, 77.51kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. P Hughes plays it gently through the leg side. Short mid-wicket misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
9.3	Pragyan Ojha to George Bailey, SIX, 70.44kph, P Ojha floats a delivery to G Bailey. A big offie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX
9.4	Pragyan Ojha to George Bailey, 1, 74.97kph, P Ojha floats a delivery to G Bailey. A big offie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. G Bailey puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is an excellent call by G Bailey. One run
9.5	Pragyan Ojha to Phillip Hughes, 1, 72.57kph, Aggressive on-drive from P Hughes. The batsmen only take one
9.6	Pragyan Ojha to George Bailey, dot, 72.53kph, P Ojha rips an offie that turns viciously away from the batsman. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic sweep. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. G Bailey rightly sends him back
End of over 10 (13 runs) Sydney Soldiers 81 / 3 (RR: 8.10)
Phillip Hughes 19* (12b 2x4 1x6) Pragyan Ojha 1-0-13-0 George Bailey 8 (5b 0x4 1x6) Albie Morkel 2-0-10-1
10.1	Albie Morkel to Phillip Hughes, FOUR, 125.25kph, A Morkel pushes this through at no great pace. Short length outside off stump. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed pull. Can't cut it off. Four
10.2	Albie Morkel to Phillip Hughes, dot, 131.96kph, A Morkel flings this through at decent pace and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. No run
10.3	Albie Morkel to Phillip Hughes, 2, 134.57kph, A Morkel hits a good length outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. The initial call is two - the batsmen make it quite easily in the end
10.4	Albie Morkel to Phillip Hughes, dot, 122.27kph, Pitches outside off and it seams in. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. P Hughes rightly sends him back
10.5	Albie Morkel to Phillip Hughes, 1, 115.18kph, short length outside off stump. Spanked through the off side. Great upper cut. One more to the total
10.6	Albie Morkel to George Bailey, 1, 116.30kph, G Bailey plays it gently through the off side and he trots through for the single
End of over 11 (8 runs) Sydney Soldiers 89 / 3 (RR: 8.09)
George Bailey 9* (6b 0x4 1x6) Albie Morkel 3-0-18-1 Phillip Hughes 26 (17b 3x4 1x6) Pragyan Ojha 1-0-13-0
11.1	Pragyan Ojha to George Bailey, 1, 70.46kph, P Ojha rips an offie that turns viciously away from the batsman. G Bailey played that with soft hands. Single taken
11.2	Pragyan Ojha to Phillip Hughes, 1, 71.63kph, P Hughes plays an extravagant sweep. Glorious timing. 1st slip misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
11.3	Pragyan Ojha to George Bailey, 2, 81.66kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. This one bites viciously and spins a long way. G Bailey plays an extravagant drive. Glorious timing. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps
11.4	Pragyan Ojha to George Bailey, dot, 77.50kph, P Ojha pushes this one through slightly quicker. Short ball! G Bailey ducks under it
11.5	Pragyan Ojha to George Bailey, 1, 70.00kph, G Bailey plays a sweep, but can't time it properly. That is a comfortable single
11.6	Pragyan Ojha to Phillip Hughes, 1, 76.35kph, short length outside off stump. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed sweep. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
End of over 12 (6 runs) Sydney Soldiers 95 / 3 (RR: 7.92)
Phillip Hughes 28* (19b 3x4 1x6) Pragyan Ojha 2-0-19-0 George Bailey 13 (10b 0x4 1x6) Albie Morkel 3-0-18-1
12.1	Albie Morkel to Phillip Hughes, FOUR, 124.48kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic pull. Can't cut it off. Four
12.2	Albie Morkel to Phillip Hughes, 1, 133.65kph, He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsmen only take one
12.3	Albie Morkel to George Bailey, dot, 126.40kph, G Bailey plays it gently through the leg side. Hit straight to the fielder at square leg. No run
12.4	Albie Morkel to George Bailey, FOUR, 123.65kph, No great pace there from A Morkel. G Bailey swats this one. Very classy from G Bailey - no stopping this one
12.5	Albie Morkel to George Bailey, OUT, 119.56kph, A Morkel bowls this gun-barrel straight. G Bailey was in no position to play that stroke. Edged and taken!
George Bailey c +D Chandimal b A Morkel 17 (19m 13b 1x4 1x6) SR: 130.77
	The new batsman is Moises Henriques.
12.6	Albie Morkel to Moises Henriques, dot, 133.06kph, A Morkel hits a short length outside leg. M Henriques pushes this ball through the leg side and he struck that too firmly to take the single
A tad expensive from A Morkel, but a decent outing for him today.
Albie Morkel 2 / 27 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 13 (9 runs) Sydney Soldiers 104 / 4 (RR: 8.00)
Phillip Hughes 33* (21b 4x4 1x6) Albie Morkel 4-0-27-2 Moises Henriques 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) Pragyan Ojha 2-0-19-0
	James Faulkner will start a new spell.
13.1	James Faulkner to Phillip Hughes, FOUR, 138.83kph, J Faulkner puts his back into this delivery. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. That runs towards the boundary. Four runs
13.2	James Faulkner to Phillip Hughes, dot, 139.67kph, J Faulkner is working up a decent pace here. Short length outside off stump. P Hughes plays it gently through the leg side. Not in the gap
13.3	James Faulkner to Phillip Hughes, SIX, 137.29kph, J Faulkner is working up a decent pace here. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Going going gone! Six
13.4	James Faulkner to Phillip Hughes, 1lb, 130.04kph, J Faulkner flings this through at decent pace. That moved miles. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more
13.5	James Faulkner to Moises Henriques, 1, 124.11kph, Big swing from the seamer. M Henriques puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
13.6	James Faulkner to Phillip Hughes, 2, 137.82kph, J Faulkner puts his back into this delivery. Big movement through the air. Excellent timing from P Hughes as he plays a cut. P Hughes takes a couple of runs
End of over 14 (14 runs) Sydney Soldiers 118 / 4 (RR: 8.43)
Moises Henriques 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) James Faulkner 3-0-29-0 Phillip Hughes 45 (26b 5x4 2x6) Albie Morkel 4-0-27-2
	Pragyan Ojha will start a new spell.
14.1	Pragyan Ojha to Moises Henriques, dot, 81.32kph, P Ojha pushes this one through slightly quicker. Full length outside off stump. No run
14.2	Pragyan Ojha to Moises Henriques, FOUR, 70.00kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four
14.3	Pragyan Ojha to Moises Henriques, 1, 70.83kph, The straight one now. M Henriques plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. One more
14.4	Pragyan Ojha to Phillip Hughes, dot, 70.00kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. P Hughes plays it gently through the off side and he struck that too firmly to take the single
14.5	Pragyan Ojha to Phillip Hughes, FOUR, 70.00kph, P Ojha gives this one some air and he rips an offie that turns viciously into the batsman. Four more to the total
14.6	Pragyan Ojha to Phillip Hughes, 1, 70.00kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins into the batsman. P Hughes plays a punchy sweep. That is a comfortable single
That's P Hughes's 50! Well played.
End of over 15 (10 runs) Sydney Soldiers 128 / 4 (RR: 8.53)
Phillip Hughes 50* (29b 6x4 2x6) Pragyan Ojha 3-0-29-0 Moises Henriques 6 (5b 1x4 0x6) James Faulkner 3-0-29-0
15.1	James Faulkner to Phillip Hughes, FOUR, 127.74kph, short length just outside leg stump. Well-timed on-drive there. Can't cut it off. Four
15.2	James Faulkner to Phillip Hughes, dot, 134.47kph, J Faulkner is working up a decent pace here. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. P Hughes rightly sends him back
15.3	James Faulkner to Phillip Hughes, 1, 136.86kph, That moved miles. P Hughes upper cuts but can't time it properly. That is a comfortable single
15.4	James Faulkner to Moises Henriques, 1nb, 128.91kph, This one is military medium from J Faulkner and he hits a good length wide of off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. M Henriques trots through for the single
Free hit coming up...
15.4	James Faulkner to Phillip Hughes, dot, 135.82kph, good length outside off stump. P Hughes struck that too firmly to take the single
15.5	James Faulkner to Phillip Hughes, 1, 127.88kph, This one is military medium from J Faulkner. This one starts outside off and ends up on off. P Hughes played that with soft hands. Easy single to be had there
15.6	James Faulkner to Moises Henriques, 1, 126.40kph, J Faulkner pushes this through at no great pace. That moved miles. M Henriques cuts but can't time it properly. That is an excellent call by M Henriques. One run
Not the best of outings from J Faulkner. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
James Faulkner 0 / 38 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 16 (9 runs) Sydney Soldiers 137 / 4 (RR: 8.56)
Moises Henriques 8* (7b 1x4 0x6) James Faulkner 4-0-38-0 Phillip Hughes 56 (34b 7x4 2x6) Pragyan Ojha 3-0-29-0
16.1	Pragyan Ojha to Moises Henriques, 2, 72.91kph, P Ojha tosses this one up to M Henriques. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. M Henriques takes a couple of runs
16.2	Pragyan Ojha to Moises Henriques, 1, 70.00kph, M Henriques plays a punchy late cut. Single taken
16.3	Pragyan Ojha to Phillip Hughes, 3, 73.35kph, Crunched through the leg side. Well executed sweep. Three more to the total
16.4	Pragyan Ojha to Moises Henriques, dot, 74.66kph, P Ojha floats a delivery to M Henriques. No run
16.5	Pragyan Ojha to Moises Henriques, SIX, 72.60kph, full length wide of off stump. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. Six runs! Fantastic batting
16.6	Pragyan Ojha to Moises Henriques, dot, 70.00kph, P Ojha gives this one some air. This one bites viciously and spins a long way. Well-timed leg glance there. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. M Henriques rightly sends him back
Not the best of outings from P Ojha. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
Pragyan Ojha 0 / 41 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 17 (12 runs) Sydney Soldiers 149 / 4 (RR: 8.76)
Phillip Hughes 59* (35b 7x4 2x6) Pragyan Ojha 4-0-41-0 Moises Henriques 17 (12b 1x4 1x6) James Faulkner 4-0-38-0
	Junaid Khan will start a new spell.
17.1	Junaid Khan to Phillip Hughes, 1, 140.00kph, Well-timed drive there. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
17.2	Junaid Khan to Moises Henriques, 1, 134.68kph, M Henriques puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
17.3	Junaid Khan to Phillip Hughes, SIX, 135.49kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. P Hughes lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes
And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair.
17.4	Junaid Khan to Phillip Hughes, 1, 124.19kph, This one is military medium from J Khan. A hint of swing in. P Hughes plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. Deep square leg misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
17.5	Junaid Khan to Moises Henriques, FOUR, 134.78kph, The ball beats the fielder and the outfield does the rest. Four more
17.6	Junaid Khan to Moises Henriques, 1, 120.70kph, M Henriques plays it gently through the leg side. The batsmen only take one
End of over 18 (14 runs) Sydney Soldiers 163 / 4 (RR: 9.06)
Moises Henriques 23* (15b 2x4 1x6) Junaid Khan 3-0-30-1 Phillip Hughes 67 (38b 7x4 3x6) Pragyan Ojha 4-0-41-0
	Zaheer Khan will start a new spell.
18.1	Zaheer Khan to Moises Henriques, dot, 106.47kph, Z Khan bowls this from the back of his hand and he hits a short length just outside leg. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. M Henriques rightly sends him back
18.2	Zaheer Khan to Moises Henriques, 1, 126.89kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. That is an excellent call by M Henriques. One run
18.3	Zaheer Khan to Phillip Hughes, OUT, 127.58kph, Z Khan pushes this through at no great pace and he maintains a tight line outside off. P Hughes defends off the front foot. That is a very close shout. Looks good from our vantage point and, yes, he has to go
Phillip Hughes lbw Z Khan 67 (58m 39b 7x4 3x6) SR: 171.79
	The new batsman is Brad Haddin.
18.4	Zaheer Khan to Brad Haddin, 1nb, 123.89kph, Big movement. Excellent timing from B Haddin as he plays an on-drive. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
Free hit coming up...
18.4	Zaheer Khan to Moises Henriques, 1lb, 124.50kph, That continues on straight. M Henriques swishes at this one and misses. One more
18.5	Zaheer Khan to Brad Haddin, dot, 125.65kph, This one is military medium from Z Khan. B Haddin struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
18.6	Zaheer Khan to Brad Haddin, 1, 122.41kph, Z Khan pitches that one on middle. B Haddin puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
Z Khan finishes up with a good, solid spell.
Zaheer Khan 1 / 25 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 19 (5 runs) Sydney Soldiers 168 / 5 (RR: 8.84)
Brad Haddin 2* (3b 0x4 0x6) Zaheer Khan 4-0-25-1 Moises Henriques 24 (18b 2x4 1x6) Junaid Khan 3-0-30-1
19.1	Junaid Khan to Brad Haddin, dot, 140.00kph, J Khan flings this through at decent pace. Good length outside off stump. B Haddin on-drives but can't time it properly. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. B Haddin rightly sends him back
19.2	Junaid Khan to Brad Haddin, 1b, 123.10kph, No great pace there from J Khan and he finds a hint of movement from an off stump line. B Haddin plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more
19.3	Junaid Khan to Moises Henriques, 1b, 140.00kph, J Khan hits a short length wide of off. M Henriques swishes at this one and misses. One more
19.4	Junaid Khan to Brad Haddin, 1nb, 130.18kph, J Khan flings this through at decent pace. It swings away just off the straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed on-drive. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
Free hit coming up...
19.4	Junaid Khan to Moises Henriques, dot, 130.58kph, J Khan is working up a decent pace here. M Henriques swats this one. Short fine leg is quick to cut off the single
19.5	Junaid Khan to Moises Henriques, FOUR, 140.00kph, J Khan flings this through at decent pace. Pitches well wide of off and it jags away. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. No need to run for that. Four runs
19.6	Junaid Khan to Moises Henriques, 1, 134.49kph, That moved miles. M Henriques puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more
Not the best of outings from J Khan. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
Junaid Khan 1 / 37 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 20 (9 runs) Sydney Soldiers 177 / 5 (RR: 8.85)
Moises Henriques 29* (22b 3x4 1x6) Junaid Khan 4-0-37-1 Brad Haddin 3 (6b 0x4 0x6) Zaheer Khan 4-0-25-1
Close of innings: Sydney Soldiers - 177 / 5
Phillip Hughes 67 (39) Dwayne Smith 32 (26) Albie Morkel 2 / 27 Zaheer Khan 1 / 25

SYDNEY SOLDIERS INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Alex Hales c +D Chandimal b J Khan 7 10 1 0 70.00 Dwayne Smith c S Dhawan b A Morkel 32 26 3 1 123.08 JP Duminy run out (P Ojha) 11 8 0 1 137.50 Phillip Hughes lbw Z Khan 67 39 7 3 171.79 George Bailey c +D Chandimal b A Morkel 17 13 1 1 130.77 Moises Henriques not out 29 22 3 1 131.82 Brad Haddin not out 3 6 0 0 50.00 DNB: Ben Cutting, Shaun Tait, Mitchell Starc, Sachithra Senanayake

FOW: 1/18 2/48 3/66 4/104 5/164

Sydney Soldiers - 177 / 5 Overs 20 RPO: 8.85

Extras: 11 WD: 0 NB: 4 B: 2 LB: 5

Partnerships

Alex Hales / Dwayne Smith     18 (20) JP Duminy / Dwayne Smith     30 (17) Phillip Hughes / Dwayne Smith     18 (14) Phillip Hughes / George Bailey     38 (27) Phillip Hughes / Moises Henriques     60 (35) Brad Haddin / Moises Henriques     13 (11)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Zaheer Khan 4.0 0 25 1 6.25 0 2 Junaid Khan 4.0 0 37 1 9.25 0 1 James Faulkner 4.0 0 38 0 9.50 0 1 Albie Morkel 4.0 0 27 2 6.75 0 0 Pragyan Ojha 4.0 0 41 0 10.25 0 0

MUMBAI ARMY INNING-------------------------------------------------

	The new batsman is Shikhar Dhawan.
	The new batsman is Glenn Maxwell.
	The new bowler is Mitchell Starc.
0.1	Mitchell Starc to Shikhar Dhawan, 1, 121.48kph, This one is military medium from M Starc. This one starts outside off and ends up on off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. That is an excellent call by S Dhawan. One run
0.2	Mitchell Starc to Glenn Maxwell, dot, 135.42kph, M Starc is working up a decent pace here. G Maxwell hooks but can't time it properly and he struck that too firmly to take the single
0.3	Mitchell Starc to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 138.72kph, M Starc is working up a decent pace here. G Maxwell plays it gently through the leg side. Easy single to be had there
0.4	Mitchell Starc to Shikhar Dhawan, dot, 139.28kph, M Starc is working up a decent pace here
0.5	Mitchell Starc to Shikhar Dhawan, 1nb, 134.19kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
Free hit coming up...
0.5	Mitchell Starc to Glenn Maxwell, dot, 130.02kph, M Starc flings this through at decent pace. G Maxwell plays a cut, but can't time it properly. Not in the gap
0.6	Mitchell Starc to Glenn Maxwell, SIX, 132.52kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more
End of over 1 (10 runs) Mumbai Army 10 / 0 (RR: 10.00, RRR: 8.79)
Mumbai Army requires 168 runs to win at 8.84 runs per over
Shikhar Dhawan 2* (3b 0x4 0x6) Mitchell Starc 1-0-10-0 Glenn Maxwell 7 (4b 0x4 1x6)
	The new bowler is Shaun Tait.
1.1	Shaun Tait to Shikhar Dhawan, dot, 149.29kph, S Tait is working up a good head of steam here. Excellent timing from S Dhawan as he plays an upper cut. Hit straight to the fielder at cover. No run
1.2	Shaun Tait to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR, 141.11kph, Excellent timing from S Dhawan as he plays a late cut. Four all the way
1.3	Shaun Tait to Shikhar Dhawan, dot, 135.44kph, short length outside off stump. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed hook
1.4	Shaun Tait to Shikhar Dhawan, 1lb, 147.90kph, He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. That is an ungainly shot - S Dhawan is lucky not to have edged that. One more
1.5	Shaun Tait to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 134.37kph, That continues on straight. G Maxwell on-drives but can't time it properly. The batsmen only take one
1.6	Shaun Tait to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX, 140.34kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX
End of over 2 (12 runs) Mumbai Army 22 / 0 (RR: 11.00, RRR: 8.61)
Mumbai Army requires 156 runs to win at 8.67 runs per over
Glenn Maxwell 8* (5b 0x4 1x6) Shaun Tait 1-0-11-0 Shikhar Dhawan 12 (8b 1x4 1x6) Mitchell Starc 1-0-10-0
2.1	Mitchell Starc to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 127.52kph, Big movement from the seamer. G Maxwell plays it gently through the leg side. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
2.2	Mitchell Starc to Shikhar Dhawan, 1, 138.66kph, good length outside off stump. S Dhawan pushes this ball through the off side. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
2.3	Mitchell Starc to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 121.51kph, This one starts well wide of off and ends up on off. Aggressive cut from G Maxwell. They take a single
2.4	Mitchell Starc to Shikhar Dhawan, 1, 136.00kph, M Starc is working up a decent pace here. S Dhawan plays it gently through the off side. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
2.5	Mitchell Starc to Glenn Maxwell, dot, 135.08kph, Bouncer! G Maxwell sways away
2.6	Mitchell Starc to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR, 128.86kph, M Starc pushes this through at no great pace. Short length just outside off stump. Excellent timing from G Maxwell as he plays a leg glance. Very classy from G Maxwell - no stopping this one
End of over 3 (8 runs) Mumbai Army 30 / 0 (RR: 10.00, RRR: 8.65)
Mumbai Army requires 148 runs to win at 8.71 runs per over
Shikhar Dhawan 14* (10b 1x4 1x6) Mitchell Starc 2-0-18-0 Glenn Maxwell 14 (9b 1x4 1x6) Shaun Tait 1-0-11-0
	The new bowler is Moises Henriques.
3.1	Moises Henriques to Shikhar Dhawan, dot, 130.00kph, M Henriques is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he hits a good length outside off. S Dhawan puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Point is quick to cut off the single
3.2	Moises Henriques to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR, 115.13kph, Pitches outside off and it seams in. Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. Not quite where S Dhawan intended it to go
3.3	Moises Henriques to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT, 114.84kph, M Henriques runs his fingers across the seam. He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. S Dhawan defends with a straight bat. This ball is lofted straight down the throat of the fielder at square 3rd man
Shikhar Dhawan c G Bailey b M Henriques 18 (18m 13b 2x4 1x6) SR: 138.46
	The new batsman is Shaun Marsh.
3.4	Moises Henriques to Shaun Marsh, dot, 128.63kph, Bouncer! S Marsh sways away
3.5	Moises Henriques to Shaun Marsh, 1, 125.68kph, M Henriques is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed pull. The batsmen only take one
3.6	Moises Henriques to Glenn Maxwell, dot, 124.18kph, M Henriques finds a hint of swing from a leg stump line. Deep mid-off is quick to cut off the single
End of over 4 (5 runs) Mumbai Army 35 / 1 (RR: 8.75, RRR: 8.88)
Mumbai Army requires 143 runs to win at 8.94 runs per over
Shaun Marsh 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Moises Henriques 1-0-5-1 Glenn Maxwell 14 (10b 1x4 1x6) Mitchell Starc 2-0-18-0
	Shaun Tait will start a new spell.
4.1	Shaun Tait to Shaun Marsh, FOUR, 144.10kph, short length outside off stump. Excellent timing from S Marsh as he plays an on-drive. Four all the way
4.2	Shaun Tait to Shaun Marsh, dot, 136.23kph, S Tait is working up a decent pace here. S Marsh plays a drive, but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder at cover point. No run
4.3	Shaun Tait to Shaun Marsh, 1, 147.87kph, good length outside off stump. Well-timed drive there. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
4.4	Shaun Tait to Glenn Maxwell, 2, 149.64kph, It seams away just off the straight. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. G Maxwell collects two
4.5	Shaun Tait to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 146.57kph, short length just outside off stump. Aggressive on-drive from G Maxwell. The batsmen only take one
4.6	Shaun Tait to Shaun Marsh, SIX, 146.30kph, He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. Spanked through the off side. Great drive. An audacious shot from S Marsh. Six runs
End of over 5 (14 runs) Mumbai Army 49 / 1 (RR: 9.80, RRR: 8.53)
Mumbai Army requires 129 runs to win at 8.60 runs per over
Glenn Maxwell 17* (12b 1x4 1x6) Shaun Tait 2-0-25-0 Shaun Marsh 12 (6b 1x4 1x6) Moises Henriques 1-0-5-1
	The new bowler is Ben Cutting.
5.1	Ben Cutting to Glenn Maxwell, dot, 123.47kph, A hint of movement away. G Maxwell puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. G Maxwell rightly sends him back
5.2	Ben Cutting to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 140.00kph, B Cutting bowls this gun-barrel straight. G Maxwell plays it gently through the leg side. Deep mid-on misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
5.3	Ben Cutting to Shaun Marsh, dot, 140.00kph, good length outside off stump. No runs taken
5.4	Ben Cutting to Shaun Marsh, 1, 124.72kph, He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. S Marsh swats this one. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
5.5	Ben Cutting to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 135.88kph, B Cutting is working up a decent pace here. Short length just outside leg stump. Excellent timing from G Maxwell as he plays an on-drive. Easy single to be had there
5.6	Ben Cutting to Shaun Marsh, 1, 128.11kph, No great pace there from B Cutting. He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. S Marsh leg glances but can't time it properly. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
End of over 6 (4 runs) Mumbai Army 53 / 1 (RR: 8.83, RRR: 8.86)
Mumbai Army requires 125 runs to win at 8.93 runs per over
Shaun Marsh 14* (9b 1x4 1x6) Ben Cutting 1-0-4-0 Glenn Maxwell 19 (15b 1x4 1x6) Shaun Tait 2-0-25-0
	Moises Henriques will start a new spell.
6.1	Moises Henriques to Shaun Marsh, 2, 124.66kph, No great pace there from M Henriques. S Marsh takes a couple of runs
6.2	Moises Henriques to Shaun Marsh, 1, 125.21kph, M Henriques is struggling to find much pace off this surface. He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. Hit straight to the fielder. One more
6.3	Moises Henriques to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR, 125.88kph, Pitches outside off and it swings in. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
6.4	Moises Henriques to Glenn Maxwell, OUT, 113.19kph, M Henriques runs his fingers across the seam and he finds a hint of swing from an off stump line. G Maxwell played that with soft hands. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for S Tait
Glenn Maxwell c S Tait b M Henriques 23 (34m 17b 2x4 1x6) SR: 135.29
	The new batsman is Rohit Sharma.
6.5	Moises Henriques to Rohit Sharma, dot, 124.99kph, M Henriques is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he hits a short length on middle. No runs taken
6.6	Moises Henriques to Rohit Sharma, FOUR, 114.89kph, M Henriques finds a hint of swing from an off stump line. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. That went to the boundary in a flash
End of over 7 (11 runs) Mumbai Army 64 / 2 (RR: 9.14, RRR: 8.69)
Mumbai Army requires 114 runs to win at 8.77 runs per over
Shaun Marsh 17* (11b 1x4 1x6) Moises Henriques 2-0-16-2 Rohit Sharma 4 (2b 1x4 0x6) Ben Cutting 1-0-4-0
7.1	Ben Cutting to Shaun Marsh, dot, 124.81kph, B Cutting ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. This one starts outside off and ends up on off
7.2	Ben Cutting to Shaun Marsh, FOUR, 135.89kph, B Cutting is working up a decent pace here. He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. Excellent timing from S Marsh as he plays an upper cut. Excellent timing and placement. Four
7.3	Ben Cutting to Shaun Marsh, 1, 140.00kph, B Cutting flings this through at decent pace. Short length outside off stump. S Marsh puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
7.4	Ben Cutting to Rohit Sharma, 1lb, 139.66kph, B Cutting hits a good length just outside leg. R Sharma is beaten by the movement. One more to the total
7.5	Ben Cutting to Shaun Marsh, dot, 134.60kph, B Cutting flings this through at decent pace. Big movement off the pitch. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Marsh rightly sends him back
7.6	Ben Cutting to Shaun Marsh, 1, 126.22kph, No great pace there from B Cutting. S Marsh leg glances but can't time it properly. That is a comfortable single
End of over 8 (7 runs) Mumbai Army 71 / 2 (RR: 8.88, RRR: 8.83)
Mumbai Army requires 107 runs to win at 8.92 runs per over
Shaun Marsh 23* (16b 2x4 1x6) Ben Cutting 2-0-10-0 Rohit Sharma 4 (3b 1x4 0x6) Moises Henriques 2-0-16-2
8.1	Moises Henriques to Shaun Marsh, SIX, 130.00kph, M Henriques ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he hits a short length outside off. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX
8.2	Moises Henriques to Shaun Marsh, dot, 126.98kph, No great pace there from M Henriques. Pitches outside off and it swings away. Short ball! S Marsh ducks under it
8.3	Moises Henriques to Shaun Marsh, 1, 119.49kph, He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. Excellent timing from S Marsh as he plays a drive. One more
8.4	Moises Henriques to Rohit Sharma, dot, 113.73kph, M Henriques runs his fingers across the seam. It swings in just off the straight. Not in the gap
8.5	Moises Henriques to Rohit Sharma, 1, 129.84kph, M Henriques pushes this through at no great pace. Excellent timing from R Sharma as he plays an upper cut. One more
8.6	Moises Henriques to Shaun Marsh, FOUR, 126.28kph, M Henriques is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Not much movement from this surface. Well-timed drive there. Four runs
End of over 9 (12 runs) Mumbai Army 83 / 2 (RR: 9.22, RRR: 8.55)
Mumbai Army requires 95 runs to win at 8.64 runs per over
Rohit Sharma 5* (5b 1x4 0x6) Moises Henriques 3-0-28-2 Shaun Marsh 34 (20b 3x4 2x6) Ben Cutting 2-0-10-0
9.1	Ben Cutting to Rohit Sharma, 1, 135.89kph, B Cutting flings this through at decent pace. This one starts outside leg and ends up on leg. R Sharma played that with soft hands. They take a single
9.2	Ben Cutting to Shaun Marsh, FOUR, 140.00kph, B Cutting hits a short length outside off. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. That's a boundary
9.3	Ben Cutting to Shaun Marsh, 1, 124.07kph, This one is military medium from B Cutting. Big movement off the pitch. Excellent timing from S Marsh as he plays a late cut. One more to the total
9.4	Ben Cutting to Rohit Sharma, 1, 134.47kph, short length on middle stump. Well-timed leg glance there. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
9.5	Ben Cutting to Shaun Marsh, OUT, 128.70kph, B Cutting ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Short length outside off stump. S Marsh strides forward and blocks. A Hales is after it and takes a spectacular catch!
Shaun Marsh c A Hales b B Cutting 39 (31m 23b 4x4 2x6) SR: 169.57
	The new batsman is Kevin Pietersen.
9.6	Ben Cutting to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 132.92kph, B Cutting finds a hint of movement from a middle stump line. Excellent timing from K Pietersen as he plays an on-drive. Single taken
End of over 10 (8 runs) Mumbai Army 91 / 3 (RR: 9.10, RRR: 8.60)
Mumbai Army requires 87 runs to win at 8.70 runs per over
Kevin Pietersen 1* (1b 0x4 0x6) Ben Cutting 3-0-18-1 Rohit Sharma 7 (7b 1x4 0x6) Moises Henriques 3-0-28-2
	The new bowler is Sachithra Senanayake.
10.1	Sachithra Senanayake to Kevin Pietersen, dot, 70.00kph, S Senanayake floats a delivery to K Pietersen. Full length on middle stump. No runs taken
10.2	Sachithra Senanayake to Kevin Pietersen, SIX, 78.64kph, S Senanayake pushes this one through slightly quicker. That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more
10.3	Sachithra Senanayake to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 70.00kph, S Senanayake tosses this one up to K Pietersen. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. They take a single
10.4	Sachithra Senanayake to Rohit Sharma, FOUR, 70.00kph, Four all the way
10.5	Sachithra Senanayake to Rohit Sharma, 1, 77.44kph, R Sharma sweeps but can't time it properly. That is a comfortable single
10.6	Sachithra Senanayake to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 78.14kph, S Senanayake puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. Well-timed cut there. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
End of over 11 (13 runs) Mumbai Army 104 / 3 (RR: 9.45, RRR: 8.11)
Mumbai Army requires 74 runs to win at 8.22 runs per over
Kevin Pietersen 9* (5b 0x4 1x6) Sachithra Senanayake 1-0-13-0 Rohit Sharma 12 (9b 2x4 0x6) Ben Cutting 3-0-18-1
11.1	Ben Cutting to Kevin Pietersen, dot, 132.97kph, B Cutting flings this through at decent pace. Short length on middle stump. No runs taken
11.2	Ben Cutting to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 136.46kph, That moved miles. That is a comfortable single
11.3	Ben Cutting to Rohit Sharma, dot, 137.96kph, short length just outside off stump
11.4	Ben Cutting to Rohit Sharma, SIX, 134.07kph, Pitches just outside off and it swings in. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. That is a monstrous hit! SIX
11.5	Ben Cutting to Rohit Sharma, dot, 133.08kph, No runs taken
11.6	Ben Cutting to Rohit Sharma, 1, 135.05kph, B Cutting flings this through at decent pace. Not much movement from this surface. R Sharma plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. They take a single
A tad expensive from B Cutting, but a decent outing for him today.
Ben Cutting 1 / 26 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 12 (8 runs) Mumbai Army 112 / 3 (RR: 9.33, RRR: 8.13)
Mumbai Army requires 66 runs to win at 8.25 runs per over
Rohit Sharma 19* (13b 2x4 1x6) Ben Cutting 4-0-26-1 Kevin Pietersen 10 (7b 0x4 1x6) Sachithra Senanayake 1-0-13-0
	The new bowler is JP Duminy.
12.1	JP Duminy to Rohit Sharma, 2, 70.00kph, J Duminy gives this one some air. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. R Sharma collects two
12.2	JP Duminy to Rohit Sharma, SIX, 84.70kph, A little more pace on this one. R Sharma plays an extravagant square drive. Glorious timing. Going going gone! Six
12.3	JP Duminy to Rohit Sharma, dot, 70.73kph, J Duminy gives this one some air. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed sweep. R Sharma struck that too firmly to take the single
12.4	JP Duminy to Rohit Sharma, OUT, 78.04kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. R Sharma can't get the cut away and he has not quite got a hold of this one and it is taken by S Senanayake deep point
Rohit Sharma c S Senanayake b J Duminy 27 (28m 17b 2x4 2x6) SR: 158.82
	The new batsman is Dinesh Chandimal.
12.5	JP Duminy to Dinesh Chandimal, dot, 83.21kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. The straight one now. Not in the gap
12.6	JP Duminy to Dinesh Chandimal, 1lb, 76.76kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. That one goes on straight with the arm. That is an ungainly shot - D Chandimal is lucky not to have edged that. One more to the total
End of over 13 (9 runs) Mumbai Army 121 / 4 (RR: 9.31, RRR: 8.00)
Mumbai Army requires 57 runs to win at 8.14 runs per over
Dinesh Chandimal 0* (2b 0x4 0x6) JP Duminy 1-0-8-1 Kevin Pietersen 10 (7b 0x4 1x6) Ben Cutting 4-0-26-1
	Sachithra Senanayake will start a new spell.
13.1	Sachithra Senanayake to Dinesh Chandimal, 1, 70.00kph, The straight one now. Excellent timing from D Chandimal as he plays a cover drive. That is a comfortable single
13.2	Sachithra Senanayake to Kevin Pietersen, FOUR, 72.83kph, S Senanayake tosses this one up to K Pietersen. Spanked through the off side. Great cut. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four
13.3	Sachithra Senanayake to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 70.00kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. K Pietersen swats this one. One more to the total
13.4	Sachithra Senanayake to Dinesh Chandimal, 1, 73.09kph, Spanked through the off side. Great cut. That is a comfortable single
13.5	Sachithra Senanayake to Kevin Pietersen, dot, 71.53kph, S Senanayake tosses this one up to K Pietersen. No run
13.6	Sachithra Senanayake to Kevin Pietersen, dot, 70.00kph, S Senanayake rips an offie that turns viciously into the batsman. Short ball! K Pietersen ducks under it
End of over 14 (7 runs) Mumbai Army 128 / 4 (RR: 9.14, RRR: 8.17)
Mumbai Army requires 50 runs to win at 8.33 runs per over
Dinesh Chandimal 2* (4b 0x4 0x6) Sachithra Senanayake 2-0-20-0 Kevin Pietersen 15 (11b 1x4 1x6) JP Duminy 1-0-8-1
14.1	JP Duminy to Dinesh Chandimal, dot, 80.53kph, point is quick to cut off the single
14.2	JP Duminy to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR, 72.52kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more
14.3	JP Duminy to Dinesh Chandimal, SIX, 75.34kph, D Chandimal swats this one. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more
14.4	JP Duminy to Dinesh Chandimal, 1, 74.66kph, Aggressive leg glance from D Chandimal. Single taken
14.5	JP Duminy to Kevin Pietersen, dot, 74.21kph, full length outside off stump. No runs taken
14.6	JP Duminy to Kevin Pietersen, FOUR, 85.24kph, Four runs
End of over 15 (15 runs) Mumbai Army 143 / 4 (RR: 9.53, RRR: 6.80)
Mumbai Army requires 35 runs to win at 7.00 runs per over
Dinesh Chandimal 13* (8b 1x4 1x6) JP Duminy 2-0-23-1 Kevin Pietersen 19 (13b 2x4 1x6) Sachithra Senanayake 2-0-20-0
	Moises Henriques will start a new spell.
15.1	Moises Henriques to Dinesh Chandimal, dot, 128.17kph, It curls in just off the straight. Bouncer! D Chandimal sways away
15.2	Moises Henriques to Dinesh Chandimal, 1, 130.00kph, M Henriques pushes this through at no great pace and he hits a short length outside leg. Excellent timing from D Chandimal as he plays a pull. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
15.3	Moises Henriques to Kevin Pietersen, OUT, 125.02kph, No great pace there from M Henriques. He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. K Pietersen goes back to defend it. The ball is airborne and taken by P Hughes
Kevin Pietersen c P Hughes b M Henriques 19 (23m 14b 2x4 1x6) SR: 135.71
	The new batsman is James Faulkner.
15.4	Moises Henriques to James Faulkner, dot, 106.47kph, M Henriques runs his fingers across the seam and he finds a hint of swing from a leg stump line. J Faulkner leg glances but can't time it properly. Not in the gap
15.5	Moises Henriques to James Faulkner, 1lb, 123.88kph, This one is military medium from M Henriques. Short length outside leg stump. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more
15.6	Moises Henriques to Dinesh Chandimal, 1, 126.39kph, M Henriques pushes this through at no great pace. Pitches just outside leg and it swings in. D Chandimal pulls but can't time it properly. One more
A tad expensive from M Henriques, but a decent outing for him today.
Moises Henriques 3 / 30 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 16 (3 runs) Mumbai Army 146 / 5 (RR: 9.13, RRR: 7.75)
Mumbai Army requires 32 runs to win at 8.00 runs per over
Dinesh Chandimal 15* (11b 1x4 1x6) Moises Henriques 4-0-30-3 James Faulkner 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) JP Duminy 2-0-23-1
	Mitchell Starc will start a new spell.
16.1	Mitchell Starc to Dinesh Chandimal, 2, 140.00kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic pull. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps
16.2	Mitchell Starc to Dinesh Chandimal, 1, 121.96kph, This one starts on middle and ends up on middle. They take a single
16.3	Mitchell Starc to James Faulkner, 1lb, 139.93kph, good length just outside leg stump. J Faulkner plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more to the total
16.4	Mitchell Starc to Dinesh Chandimal, dot, 138.65kph, M Starc puts his back into this delivery. Short length just outside leg stump. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. D Chandimal rightly sends him back
16.5	Mitchell Starc to Dinesh Chandimal, 1lb, 138.06kph, M Starc flings this through at decent pace. Short length on middle stump. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more
16.6	Mitchell Starc to James Faulkner, 1, 133.60kph, J Faulkner leg glances but can't time it properly. Backward square leg misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
End of over 17 (6 runs) Mumbai Army 152 / 5 (RR: 8.94, RRR: 8.33)
Mumbai Army requires 26 runs to win at 8.67 runs per over
James Faulkner 1* (4b 0x4 0x6) Mitchell Starc 3-0-22-0 Dinesh Chandimal 18 (15b 1x4 1x6) Moises Henriques 4-0-30-3
	Shaun Tait will start a new spell.
17.1	Shaun Tait to James Faulkner, dot, 146.82kph, good length just outside leg stump. Bouncer! J Faulkner sways away and lets it go through
17.2	Shaun Tait to James Faulkner, 1lb, 144.47kph, short and straight. That is an ungainly shot - J Faulkner is lucky not to have edged that. One more
17.3	Shaun Tait to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR, 146.02kph, S Tait is working up a good head of steam here and he finds a hint of swing from a leg stump line. D Chandimal plays an extravagant upper cut. Glorious timing. That runs towards the boundary. Four runs
17.4	Shaun Tait to Dinesh Chandimal, dot, 136.15kph, S Tait puts his back into this delivery. Point is quick to cut off the single
17.5	Shaun Tait to Dinesh Chandimal, 1, 129.99kph, S Tait is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he pitches that one just outside leg. D Chandimal puts bat to ball but mistimes it. They take a single
17.6	Shaun Tait to James Faulkner, 1, 150.00kph, This one starts just outside off and ends up on off. J Faulkner plays it gently through the off side. That is a comfortable single
End of over 18 (7 runs) Mumbai Army 159 / 5 (RR: 8.83, RRR: 9.00)
Mumbai Army requires 19 runs to win at 9.50 runs per over
James Faulkner 2* (7b 0x4 0x6) Shaun Tait 3-0-31-0 Dinesh Chandimal 23 (18b 2x4 1x6) Mitchell Starc 3-0-22-0
18.1	Mitchell Starc to James Faulkner, 1, 127.01kph, This one is military medium from M Starc and he hits a good length well wide of off. J Faulkner plays it gently through the off side. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
18.2	Mitchell Starc to Dinesh Chandimal, 1, 127.40kph, That moved miles. D Chandimal plays an extravagant pull. Glorious timing. Easy single to be had there
18.3	Mitchell Starc to James Faulkner, OUT, 139.58kph, M Starc puts his back into this delivery. Short length just outside off stump. J Faulkner defends with a straight bat. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for B Cutting
James Faulkner c B Cutting b M Starc 3 (14m 9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
	The new batsman is Albie Morkel.
18.4	Mitchell Starc to Albie Morkel, dot, 135.74kph, M Starc flings this through at decent pace. A Morkel plays an on-drive, but can't time it properly
18.5	Mitchell Starc to Albie Morkel, 1b, 133.87kph, short length outside off stump. A Morkel is beaten by the movement. One more
18.6	Mitchell Starc to Dinesh Chandimal, 1, 138.03kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic pull. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
A tad expensive from M Starc, but a decent outing for him today.
Mitchell Starc 1 / 25 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 19 (4 runs) Mumbai Army 163 / 6 (RR: 8.58, RRR: 14.00)
Mumbai Army requires 15 runs to win at 15.00 runs per over
Dinesh Chandimal 25* (20b 2x4 1x6) Mitchell Starc 4-0-25-1 Albie Morkel 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) Shaun Tait 3-0-31-0
19.1	Shaun Tait to Dinesh Chandimal, dot, 144.65kph, S Tait hurls this through. Short ball! D Chandimal ducks under it
19.2	Shaun Tait to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR, 140.64kph, S Tait hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four
19.3	Shaun Tait to Dinesh Chandimal, 2, 143.62kph, S Tait is working up a good head of steam here. Short length wide of off stump. D Chandimal takes a couple of runs
19.4	Shaun Tait to Dinesh Chandimal, 1b, 136.60kph, S Tait puts his back into this delivery. D Chandimal misses it completely. One more
19.5	Shaun Tait to Albie Morkel, 1, 133.61kph, S Tait flings this through at decent pace. Wicket to wicket delivery. A Morkel puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
19.6	Shaun Tait to Dinesh Chandimal, dot, 147.37kph, He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. D Chandimal plays it gently through the leg side. Not in the gap
Not the best of outings from S Tait. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
Shaun Tait 0 / 38 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 20 (8 runs) Mumbai Army 171 / 6 (RR: 8.55, RRR: 6.00)
Albie Morkel 1* (3b 0x4 0x6) Shaun Tait 4-0-38-0 Dinesh Chandimal 31 (25b 3x4 1x6) Mitchell Starc 4-0-25-1
Close of innings: Mumbai Army - 171 / 6
Shaun Marsh 39 (23) Dinesh Chandimal 31* (25) Moises Henriques 3 / 30 JP Duminy 1 / 23

MUMBAI ARMY INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Shikhar Dhawan c G Bailey b M Henriques 18 13 2 1 138.46 Glenn Maxwell c S Tait b M Henriques 23 17 2 1 135.29 Shaun Marsh c A Hales b B Cutting 39 23 4 2 169.57 Rohit Sharma c S Senanayake b J Duminy 27 17 2 2 158.82 Kevin Pietersen c P Hughes b M Henriques 19 14 2 1 135.71 Dinesh Chandimal not out 31 25 3 1 124.00 James Faulkner c B Cutting b M Starc 3 9 0 0 33.33 Albie Morkel not out 1 3 0 0 33.33 DNB: Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan, Junaid Khan

FOW: 1/34 2/60 3/90 4/120 5/144 6/161

Mumbai Army - 171 / 6 Overs 20 RPO: 8.55

Extras: 10 WD: 0 NB: 1 B: 2 LB: 7

Partnerships

Shikhar Dhawan / Glenn Maxwell     34 (22) Shaun Marsh / Glenn Maxwell     26 (19) Shaun Marsh / Rohit Sharma     30 (19) Kevin Pietersen / Rohit Sharma     30 (17) Kevin Pietersen / Dinesh Chandimal     24 (17) James Faulkner / Dinesh Chandimal     17 (18) Albie Morkel / Dinesh Chandimal     10 (9)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Mitchell Starc 4.0 0 25 1 6.25 0 1 Shaun Tait 4.0 0 38 0 9.50 0 0 Moises Henriques 4.0 0 30 3 7.50 0 0 Ben Cutting 4.0 0 26 1 6.50 0 0 Sachithra Senanayake 2.0 0 20 0 10.00 0 0 JP Duminy 2.0 0 23 1 11.50 0 0

MATCH NOTES ----------- Sydney Soldiers 177/5 20 overs Mumbai Army 171/6 20 overs Sydney Soldiers wins by 6 runs MoM: P Hughes

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Wram-Up: Perth Panthers vs Manchester Lions

Manchester Lions vs Perth Panthers FORMAT: T20 VENUE: WACA UMPIRES: Ravi Sundaram and Kumar Dharmasena Manchester Lions won the toss and elected to field first

PERTH PANTHERS INNING-------------------------------------------------

	The new batsman is Chris Gayle.
	The new batsman is David Warner.
	The new bowler is Lonwabo Tsotsobe.
0.1	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Chris Gayle, dot, 119.95kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive
0.2	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Chris Gayle, 1, 130.00kph, L Tsotsobe pushes this through at no great pace. Big swing from the seamer. C Gayle on-drives but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
0.3	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to David Warner, dot, 126.20kph, D Warner struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
0.4	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to David Warner, 1, 119.74kph, L Tsotsobe is struggling to find much pace off this surface. D Warner plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
0.5	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Chris Gayle, OUT, 128.00kph, good length outside off stump. C Gayle was in no position to play that stroke. The ball is airborne and taken by I Bell
Chris Gayle c I Bell b L Tsotsobe 1 (3m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
	The new batsman is Virender Sehwag.
0.6	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Virender Sehwag, dot, 124.68kph, L Tsotsobe ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. That moved miles. V Sehwag plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. Not in the gap
End of over 1 (2 runs) Perth Panthers 2 / 1 (RR: 2.00)
David Warner 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Lonwabo Tsotsobe 1-0-2-1 Virender Sehwag 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
	The new bowler is Dirk Nannes.
1.1	Dirk Nannes to David Warner, dot, 145.78kph, D Nannes hurls this through. D Warner puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No runs taken
1.2	Dirk Nannes to David Warner, 1, 146.82kph, D Nannes hurls this through. It moves in just off the straight. D Warner puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there
1.3	Dirk Nannes to Virender Sehwag, 1lb, 126.70kph, This one is military medium from D Nannes and he finds a hint of swing from a middle stump line. That is an ungainly shot - V Sehwag is lucky not to have edged that. One more to the total
1.4	Dirk Nannes to David Warner, dot, 150.00kph, good length outside off stump. Bouncer! D Warner sways away and lets it go through
1.5	Dirk Nannes to David Warner, dot, 146.45kph, good length outside off stump. Bouncer! D Warner sways away
1.6	Dirk Nannes to David Warner, OUT, 144.47kph, A hint of swing in. D Warner played that with soft hands. McCullum snaffles that edge comfortably
David Warner c +B McCullum b D Nannes 2 (8m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 28.57
End of over 2 (2 runs) Perth Panthers 4 / 2 (RR: 2.00)
Virender Sehwag 0* (2b 0x4 0x6) Dirk Nannes 1-0-1-1 Lonwabo Tsotsobe 1-0-2-1
	The new batsman is Yuvraj Singh.
2.1	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Virender Sehwag, dot, 107.25kph, L Tsotsobe bowls this from the back of his hand. A hint of movement away. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. V Sehwag rightly sends him back
2.2	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Virender Sehwag, OUT, 127.82kph, This one is military medium from L Tsotsobe. Good length wide of off stump. Defensively played. Rapped on the pads. Loud appeal by L Tsotsobe and given by R Sundaram !
Virender Sehwag lbw L Tsotsobe 0 (6m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
	The new batsman is Misbah-ul-Haq.
2.3	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Misbah-ul-Haq, dot, 130.00kph, Big swing from the seamer. Misbah-ul-Haq struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
2.4	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1, 126.93kph, No great pace there from L Tsotsobe. Big movement through the air. Excellent timing from Misbah-ul-Haq as he plays a cut. One more to the total
2.5	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Yuvraj Singh, dot, 118.55kph, L Tsotsobe pushes this through at no great pace. This one starts outside off and ends up on off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Y Singh struck that too firmly to take the single
2.6	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 123.25kph, L Tsotsobe pushes this through at no great pace. Big movement. Excellent timing from Y Singh as he plays an on-drive. Mid-wicket misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
End of over 3 (2 runs) Perth Panthers 6 / 3 (RR: 2.00)
Yuvraj Singh 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Lonwabo Tsotsobe 2-0-4-2 Misbah-ul-Haq 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) Dirk Nannes 1-0-1-1
3.1	Dirk Nannes to Yuvraj Singh, dot, 131.78kph, D Nannes is working up a decent pace here
3.2	Dirk Nannes to Yuvraj Singh, dot, 137.44kph, D Nannes finds a hint of swing from an off stump line. Not in the gap
3.3	Dirk Nannes to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 134.39kph, D Nannes is working up a decent pace here. Good length outside off stump. Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. That is a comfortable single
3.4	Dirk Nannes to Misbah-ul-Haq, dot, 131.63kph, Misbah-ul-Haq plays it gently through the leg side. No runs taken
3.5	Dirk Nannes to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1, 138.26kph, D Nannes puts his back into this delivery. Good length just outside off stump. Misbah-ul-Haq plays it gently through the leg side. Misbah-ul-Haq trots through for the single
3.6	Dirk Nannes to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 146.41kph, good length outside off stump. Y Singh plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
End of over 4 (3 runs) Perth Panthers 9 / 3 (RR: 2.25)
Yuvraj Singh 3* (6b 0x4 0x6) Dirk Nannes 2-0-4-1 Misbah-ul-Haq 2 (4b 0x4 0x6) Lonwabo Tsotsobe 2-0-4-2
	The new bowler is Stuart Broad.
4.1	Stuart Broad to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 127.80kph, S Broad is struggling to find much pace off this surface. That moved miles. Y Singh plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. The batsmen only take one
4.2	Stuart Broad to Misbah-ul-Haq, dot, 130.42kph, S Broad flings this through at decent pace. Short length just outside leg stump. Misbah-ul-Haq struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
4.3	Stuart Broad to Misbah-ul-Haq, SIX, 130.18kph, Misbah-ul-Haq lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes
4.4	Stuart Broad to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1, 140.00kph, good length on middle stump. Excellent timing from Misbah-ul-Haq as he plays a hook. One more
4.5	Stuart Broad to Yuvraj Singh, dot, 134.86kph, S Broad puts his back into this delivery. Pitches outside off and it seams in. Y Singh plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. Square leg is quick to cut off the single
4.6	Stuart Broad to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, 134.73kph, S Broad flings this through at decent pace. He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. Excellent timing from Y Singh as he plays a leg glance. Can't cut it off. Four
End of over 5 (12 runs) Perth Panthers 21 / 3 (RR: 4.20)
Misbah-ul-Haq 9* (7b 0x4 1x6) Stuart Broad 1-0-12-0 Yuvraj Singh 8 (9b 1x4 0x6) Dirk Nannes 2-0-4-1
	Lonwabo Tsotsobe will start a new spell.
5.1	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1, 125.51kph, This one is military medium from L Tsotsobe. Short length outside off stump. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cover drive. That is a comfortable single
5.2	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Yuvraj Singh, 2, 122.13kph, good length outside off stump. Crunched through the off side. Well executed square drive. Two more added to the total
5.3	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 114.47kph, That moved miles. Y Singh pushes this ball through the off side. They take a single
5.4	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Misbah-ul-Haq, dot, 126.52kph, L Tsotsobe is struggling to find much pace off this surface. This one starts outside off and ends up on off. Misbah-ul-Haq struck that too firmly to take the single
5.5	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1, 111.83kph, Big swing from the seamer. Spanked through the off side. Great cut. Point misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
5.6	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 119.06kph, This one is military medium from L Tsotsobe. Good length outside off stump. Excellent timing from Y Singh as he plays a square drive. They take a single
End of over 6 (6 runs) Perth Panthers 27 / 3 (RR: 4.50)
Yuvraj Singh 12* (12b 1x4 0x6) Lonwabo Tsotsobe 3-0-10-2 Misbah-ul-Haq 11 (10b 0x4 1x6) Stuart Broad 1-0-12-0
6.1	Stuart Broad to Yuvraj Singh, OUT, 129.85kph, It cuts away just off the straight. Y Singh completely mishits a cut. BOWLED HIM!
Yuvraj Singh b S Broad 12 (18m 13b 1x4 0x6) SR: 92.31
	The new batsman is Adam Gilchrist.
6.2	Stuart Broad to Adam Gilchrist, dot, 140.00kph, S Broad is working up a decent pace here. Big swing from the seamer. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. A Gilchrist rightly sends him back
6.3	Stuart Broad to Adam Gilchrist, 1, 128.64kph, Big movement through the air. Well-timed on-drive there. Square leg misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
6.4	Stuart Broad to Misbah-ul-Haq, OUT, 118.80kph, Misbah-ul-Haq can't get the drive away. The ball is airborne and taken by I Bell
Misbah-ul-Haq c I Bell b S Broad 11 (19m 11b 0x4 1x6) SR: 100.00
	The new batsman is Kieron Pollard.
6.5	Stuart Broad to Kieron Pollard, 1, 128.15kph, S Broad pushes this through at no great pace. It moves in just off the straight. Aggressive on-drive from K Pollard. Single taken
6.6	Stuart Broad to Adam Gilchrist, 1, 115.77kph, A hint of movement away. Single taken
End of over 7 (3 runs) Perth Panthers 30 / 5 (RR: 4.29)
Adam Gilchrist 2* (3b 0x4 0x6) Stuart Broad 2-0-15-2 Kieron Pollard 1 (1b 0x4 0x6) Lonwabo Tsotsobe 3-0-10-2
7.1	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Adam Gilchrist, 1lb, 126.82kph, Big movement. A Gilchrist swishes at this one and misses. One more to the total
7.2	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Kieron Pollard, dot, 125.73kph, No great pace there from L Tsotsobe. Big swing from the seamer. Bouncer! K Pollard sways away
7.3	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Kieron Pollard, 1b, 117.05kph, Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more
7.4	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Adam Gilchrist, dot, 129.48kph, short length outside off stump. Not in the gap
7.5	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Adam Gilchrist, dot, 112.19kph, L Tsotsobe finds a hint of movement from an off stump line
7.6	Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Adam Gilchrist, SIX, 119.09kph, Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more
L Tsotsobe has finished his allocation and ends with very economical figures.
Lonwabo Tsotsobe 2 / 16 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 8 (8 runs) Perth Panthers 38 / 5 (RR: 4.75)
Kieron Pollard 1* (3b 0x4 0x6) Lonwabo Tsotsobe 4-0-16-2 Adam Gilchrist 8 (7b 0x4 1x6) Stuart Broad 2-0-15-2
	Dirk Nannes will start a new spell.
8.1	Dirk Nannes to Kieron Pollard, dot, 150.00kph, This one starts just outside leg and ends up on leg. Bouncer! K Pollard sways away and lets it go through
8.2	Dirk Nannes to Kieron Pollard, dot, 145.75kph, D Nannes hurls this through. That moved miles. Bouncer! K Pollard sways away and lets it go through
8.3	Dirk Nannes to Kieron Pollard, FOUR, 144.62kph, Big movement off the pitch. Excellent timing from K Pollard as he plays a late cut. Can't cut it off. Four
8.4	Dirk Nannes to Kieron Pollard, 1, 143.00kph, D Nannes is working up a good head of steam here. Pitches just outside off and it swings away. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. One more to the total
8.5	Dirk Nannes to Adam Gilchrist, dot, 138.26kph, D Nannes bowls this gun-barrel straight. Bouncer! A Gilchrist sways away
8.6	Dirk Nannes to Adam Gilchrist, OUT, 140.81kph, A Gilchrist defends with a straight bat. I Bell is after it and takes a spectacular catch!
Adam Gilchrist c I Bell b D Nannes 8 (12m 9b 0x4 1x6) SR: 88.89
End of over 9 (5 runs) Perth Panthers 43 / 6 (RR: 4.78)
Kieron Pollard 6* (7b 1x4 0x6) Dirk Nannes 3-0-9-2 Lonwabo Tsotsobe 4-0-16-2
	The new batsman is Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
	The new bowler is Boyd Rankin.
9.1	Boyd Rankin to Kieron Pollard, 1b, 134.49kph, short length just outside off stump. K Pollard is beaten by the movement. One more to the total
9.2	Boyd Rankin to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, dot, 140.00kph, B Rankin is working up a decent pace here and he hits a short length just outside leg. No run
9.3	Boyd Rankin to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 1, 134.02kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. One more to the total
9.4	Boyd Rankin to Kieron Pollard, 1, 137.35kph, good length on middle stump. K Pollard puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one
9.5	Boyd Rankin to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, dot, 138.66kph, He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. Hit straight to the fielder at short cover. No run
9.6	Boyd Rankin to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, dot, 137.04kph, good length just outside leg stump. No runs taken
End of over 10 (3 runs) Perth Panthers 46 / 6 (RR: 4.60)
Kieron Pollard 7* (9b 1x4 0x6) Boyd Rankin 1-0-2-0 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1 (4b 0x4 0x6) Dirk Nannes 3-0-9-2
10.1	Dirk Nannes to Kieron Pollard, SIX, 150.00kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. K Pollard lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes
10.2	Dirk Nannes to Kieron Pollard, 1, 150.00kph, D Nannes maintains a middle stump line. K Pollard puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more to the total
10.3	Dirk Nannes to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 1, 136.17kph, B Kumar plays it gently through the off side. The batsmen only take one
10.4	Dirk Nannes to Kieron Pollard, FOUR, 125.04kph, D Nannes is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Short length just outside leg stump. Excellent timing from K Pollard as he plays a cut. That went to the boundary in a flash
10.5	Dirk Nannes to Kieron Pollard, dot, 131.86kph, D Nannes is working up a decent pace here. K Pollard hooks but can't time it properly. No run
10.6	Dirk Nannes to Kieron Pollard, 1, 130.16kph, good length just outside off stump. K Pollard plays it gently through the leg side. That is a comfortable single
D Nannes finishes up with a good, solid spell.
Dirk Nannes 2 / 22 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 11 (13 runs) Perth Panthers 59 / 6 (RR: 5.36)
Kieron Pollard 19* (14b 2x4 1x6) Dirk Nannes 4-0-22-2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2 (5b 0x4 0x6) Boyd Rankin 1-0-2-0
11.1	Boyd Rankin to Kieron Pollard, 2, 137.84kph, Pitches just outside off and it seams in. Well-timed cut there. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps
11.2	Boyd Rankin to Kieron Pollard, 1, 134.47kph, B Rankin flings this through at decent pace. Short length outside off stump. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
11.3	Boyd Rankin to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, dot, 140.00kph, good length just outside off stump
11.4	Boyd Rankin to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, FOUR, 118.88kph, good length outside off stump. B Kumar plays an extravagant upper cut. Glorious timing. Four all the way
11.5	Boyd Rankin to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, dot, 132.97kph, B Rankin is working up a decent pace here and he hits a short length just outside off. Short ball! B Kumar ducks under it
11.6	Boyd Rankin to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, dot, 130.59kph, Bouncer! B Kumar sways away
End of over 12 (7 runs) Perth Panthers 66 / 6 (RR: 5.50)
Kieron Pollard 22* (16b 2x4 1x6) Boyd Rankin 2-0-9-0 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 6 (9b 1x4 0x6) Dirk Nannes 4-0-22-2
	The new bowler is Ben Stokes.
12.1	Ben Stokes to Kieron Pollard, 1, 116.87kph, B Stokes pushes this through at no great pace. It seams away just off the straight. K Pollard hooks but can't time it properly. The batsmen only take one
12.2	Ben Stokes to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, OUT, 107.96kph, A hint of swing away. B Kumar was in no position to play that stroke. McCullum juggles the edge and takes it at the second attempt!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar c +B McCullum b B Stokes 6 (15m 10b 1x4 0x6) SR: 60.00
	The new batsman is Vernon Philander.
12.3	Ben Stokes to Vernon Philander, 1lb, 102.29kph, B Stokes runs his fingers across the seam and he finds a hint of swing from a leg stump line. V Philander is beaten by the movement. One more to the total
12.4	Ben Stokes to Kieron Pollard, dot, 113.17kph, B Stokes slows this one down. Aggressive pull from K Pollard. No runs taken
12.5	Ben Stokes to Kieron Pollard, 1nb, 117.82kph, B Stokes pushes this through at no great pace. K Pollard hooks but can't time it properly. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
Free hit coming up...
12.5	Ben Stokes to Vernon Philander, 1lb, 114.47kph, That one goes on straight. V Philander misses it completely. One more to the total
12.6	Ben Stokes to Kieron Pollard, 2, 114.16kph, B Stokes cuts his fingers across this one. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed hook. Two more to the total
End of over 13 (7 runs) Perth Panthers 73 / 7 (RR: 5.62)
Vernon Philander 0* (2b 0x4 0x6) Ben Stokes 1-0-5-1 Kieron Pollard 26 (20b 2x4 1x6) Boyd Rankin 2-0-9-0
	The new bowler is James Franklin.
13.1	James Franklin to Vernon Philander, dot, 111.50kph, J Franklin cuts his fingers across this one. Bouncer! V Philander sways away and lets it go through
13.2	James Franklin to Vernon Philander, 1, 124.50kph, That moved miles. V Philander plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. They take a single
13.3	James Franklin to Kieron Pollard, 1, 124.55kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
13.4	James Franklin to Vernon Philander, 1, 123.47kph, J Franklin is struggling to find much pace off this surface. This one starts just outside leg and ends up on leg. V Philander puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one
13.5	James Franklin to Kieron Pollard, dot, 124.59kph, K Pollard puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Not in the gap
13.6	James Franklin to Kieron Pollard, 1lb, 128.02kph, J Franklin finds a hint of swing from an off stump line. K Pollard misses it completely. One more
End of over 14 (4 runs) Perth Panthers 77 / 7 (RR: 5.50)
Kieron Pollard 27* (23b 2x4 1x6) James Franklin 1-0-3-0 Vernon Philander 2 (5b 0x4 0x6) Ben Stokes 1-0-5-1
14.1	Ben Stokes to Kieron Pollard, 1, 117.07kph, No great pace there from B Stokes. He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. K Pollard late cuts but can't time it properly. Single taken
14.2	Ben Stokes to Vernon Philander, OUT, 117.78kph, This one is military medium from B Stokes. That one goes on straight. V Philander completely mishits a late cut. Huge appeal by B Stokes. And the finger goes up. V Philander seems very unhappy about something
Vernon Philander lbw B Stokes 2 (9m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
	The new batsman is James Pattinson.
14.3	Ben Stokes to James Pattinson, dot, 120.00kph, No great pace there from B Stokes
14.4	Ben Stokes to James Pattinson, 1, 117.57kph, No great pace there from B Stokes. Short length outside off stump. J Pattinson pulls but can't time it properly and he trots through for the single
14.5	Ben Stokes to Kieron Pollard, dot, 119.22kph, B Stokes ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. It swings away just off the straight. Bouncer! K Pollard sways away and lets it go through
14.6	Ben Stokes to Kieron Pollard, 1, 113.47kph, B Stokes slows this one down. Aggressive hook from K Pollard. Single taken
End of over 15 (3 runs) Perth Panthers 80 / 8 (RR: 5.33)
Kieron Pollard 29* (26b 2x4 1x6) Ben Stokes 2-0-8-2 James Pattinson 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) James Franklin 1-0-3-0
15.1	James Franklin to Kieron Pollard, 1, 122.57kph, J Franklin pushes this through at no great pace. K Pollard plays a punchy upper cut. Easy single to be had there
15.2	James Franklin to James Pattinson, dot, 126.35kph, The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. J Pattinson rightly sends him back
15.3	James Franklin to James Pattinson, dot, 117.15kph, J Pattinson struck that too firmly to take the single
15.4	James Franklin to James Pattinson, FOUR, 120.40kph, Big movement. Excellent timing from J Pattinson as he plays a cover drive. Excellent timing and placement. Four
15.5	James Franklin to James Pattinson, 1b, 127.03kph, That moved miles. That is an ungainly shot - J Pattinson is lucky not to have edged that. One more
15.6	James Franklin to Kieron Pollard, SIX, 126.59kph, J Franklin is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Short length outside off stump. Aggressive upper cut from K Pollard. Six runs! Fantastic batting
End of over 16 (12 runs) Perth Panthers 92 / 8 (RR: 5.75)
James Pattinson 5* (6b 1x4 0x6) James Franklin 2-0-14-0 Kieron Pollard 36 (28b 2x4 2x6) Ben Stokes 2-0-8-2
	Boyd Rankin will start a new spell.
16.1	Boyd Rankin to James Pattinson, dot, 123.18kph, No great pace there from B Rankin. This one starts outside off and ends up on off. J Pattinson played that with soft hands
16.2	Boyd Rankin to James Pattinson, 1, 120.18kph, He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. J Pattinson on-drives but doesn't time it at all. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
16.3	Boyd Rankin to Kieron Pollard, 2, 134.00kph, short length just outside leg stump. Aggressive leg glance from K Pollard. Two more runs
16.4	Boyd Rankin to Kieron Pollard, OUT, 128.73kph, No great pace there from B Rankin. K Pollard defends with a straight bat. There is a mix up mid-pitch and B McCullum whips off the bails. Run out
Kieron Pollard run out (L Tsotsobe) 38 (46m 30b 2x4 2x6) SR: 126.67
	The new batsman is Doug Bollinger.
16.5	Boyd Rankin to Doug Bollinger, dot, 135.67kph, short length outside off stump. D Bollinger on-drives but can't time it properly. No runs taken
16.6	Boyd Rankin to Doug Bollinger, 1, 129.63kph, This one is military medium from B Rankin and he finds a hint of swing from an off stump line. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. That is an excellent call by D Bollinger. One run
End of over 17 (4 runs) Perth Panthers 96 / 9 (RR: 5.65)
Doug Bollinger 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Boyd Rankin 3-0-13-0 James Pattinson 6 (8b 1x4 0x6) James Franklin 2-0-14-0
	Stuart Broad will start a new spell.
17.1	Stuart Broad to Doug Bollinger, dot, 127.03kph, It moves away just off the straight. No run
17.2	Stuart Broad to Doug Bollinger, dot, 136.82kph, short length outside off stump. No run
17.3	Stuart Broad to Doug Bollinger, OUT, 136.34kph, That one goes on straight. D Bollinger defends off the front foot. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for B Stokes
Doug Bollinger c B Stokes b S Broad 1 (3m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20.00
Close of innings: Perth Panthers - 96 all out
Kieron Pollard 38 (30) Yuvraj Singh 12 (13) Stuart Broad 3 / 15 Ben Stokes 2 / 8

PERTH PANTHERS INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Chris Gayle c I Bell b L Tsotsobe 1 3 0 0 33.33 David Warner c +B McCullum b D Nannes 2 7 0 0 28.57 Virender Sehwag lbw L Tsotsobe 0 4 0 0 0.00 Yuvraj Singh b S Broad 12 13 1 0 92.31 Misbah-ul-Haq c I Bell b S Broad 11 11 0 1 100.00 Adam Gilchrist c I Bell b D Nannes 8 9 0 1 88.89 Kieron Pollard run out (L Tsotsobe) 38 30 2 2 126.67 Bhuvneshwar Kumar c +B McCullum b B Stokes 6 10 1 0 60.00 Vernon Philander lbw B Stokes 2 6 0 0 33.33 James Pattinson not out 6 8 1 0 75.00 Doug Bollinger c B Stokes b S Broad 1 5 0 0 20.00

FOW: 1/2 2/4 3/4 4/27 5/28 6/43 7/67 8/78 9/95 10/96

Perth Panthers - 96 all out Overs 17.3 RPO: 5.19

Extras: 9 WD: 0 NB: 1 B: 3 LB: 5

Partnerships

Chris Gayle / David Warner     2 (5) Virender Sehwag / David Warner     2 (7) Virender Sehwag / Yuvraj Singh     0 (2) Misbah-ul-Haq / Yuvraj Singh     23 (23) Misbah-ul-Haq / Adam Gilchrist     1 (3) Kieron Pollard / Adam Gilchrist     15 (14) Kieron Pollard / Bhuvneshwar Kumar     24 (20) Kieron Pollard / Vernon Philander     11 (13) Kieron Pollard / James Pattinson     17 (14) Doug Bollinger / James Pattinson     1 (5)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Lonwabo Tsotsobe 4.0 0 16 2 4.00 0 0 Dirk Nannes 4.0 0 22 2 5.50 0 0 Stuart Broad 2.3 0 15 3 6.00 0 0 Boyd Rankin 3.0 0 13 0 4.33 0 0 Ben Stokes 2.0 0 8 2 4.00 0 1 James Franklin 2.0 0 14 0 7.00 0 0

MANCHESTER LIONS INNING-------------------------------------------------

	The new batsman is Brendon McCullum.
	The new batsman is Ian Bell.
	The new bowler is Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
0.1	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Brendon McCullum, dot, 105.24kph, B Kumar slows this one down. Short length on middle stump. No runs taken
0.2	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Brendon McCullum, 1, 114.60kph, B Kumar finds a hint of movement from a middle stump line. B McCullum puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there
0.3	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ian Bell, dot, 114.98kph, This one starts just outside off and ends up on off. Bouncer! I Bell sways away and lets it go through
0.4	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ian Bell, 1, 105.02kph, Big swing from the seamer. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. One more to the total
0.5	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Brendon McCullum, dot, 111.59kph, B Kumar runs his fingers across the seam. Short length just outside leg stump. Not in the gap
0.6	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Brendon McCullum, dot, 109.57kph, He finds a fraction of swing off the surface. Backward square leg is quick to cut off the single
End of over 1 (2 runs) Manchester Lions 2 / 0 (RR: 2.00, RRR: 4.95)
Manchester Lions requires 95 runs to win at 5.00 runs per over
Ian Bell 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1-0-2-0 Brendon McCullum 1 (4b 0x4 0x6)
	The new bowler is James Pattinson.
1.1	James Pattinson to Ian Bell, 1, 137.76kph, This one starts on middle and ends up on middle. Aggressive cover drive from I Bell. One more
1.2	James Pattinson to Brendon McCullum, OUT, 126.15kph, Big swing from the seamer. B McCullum strides forward and blocks. The ball is sent into orbit! C Gayle settles under it and takes a fine catch
Brendon McCullum c C Gayle b J Pattinson 1 (5m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20.00
	The new batsman is Joe Root.
1.3	James Pattinson to Joe Root, 1nb, 125.19kph, good length wide of leg stump. J Root pulls but doesn't time it at all. They take a single
Free hit coming up...
1.3	James Pattinson to Ian Bell, dot, 138.85kph, Bouncer! I Bell sways away
1.4	James Pattinson to Ian Bell, 1lb, 140.00kph, J Pattinson hits a short length outside leg. I Bell plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more
1.5	James Pattinson to Joe Root, OUT, 136.19kph, Big swing from the seamer. Defensively played. Direct hit by (K Pollard) and he is gone!
Joe Root run out (K Pollard) 1 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
	The new batsman is Kevin O'Brien.
1.6	James Pattinson to Kevin O'Brien, 1lb, 125.35kph, J Pattinson is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he hits a good length just outside leg. K O'Brien plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more to the total
End of over 2 (5 runs) Manchester Lions 7 / 2 (RR: 3.50, RRR: 4.94)
Manchester Lions requires 90 runs to win at 5.00 runs per over
Kevin O'Brien 0* (1b 0x4 0x6) James Pattinson 1-0-3-1 Ian Bell 2 (5b 0x4 0x6) Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1-0-2-0
2.1	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kevin O'Brien, 1, 111.91kph, B Kumar hits a short length outside off. K O'Brien plays it gently through the off side. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
2.2	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ian Bell, 1, 117.04kph, This one is military medium from B Kumar. That moved miles. I Bell pushes this ball through the off side. Single taken
2.3	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kevin O'Brien, dot, 108.28kph, short length on middle stump. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. No runs taken
2.4	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kevin O'Brien, 1, 114.51kph, K O'Brien swats this one. One more to the total
2.5	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ian Bell, OUT, 120.00kph, That moved miles. I Bell defends off the front foot. Gilchrist juggles the edge and takes it at the second attempt!
Ian Bell c +A Gilchrist b B Kumar 3 (12m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 42.86
	The new batsman is Imran Nazir.
2.6	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Imran Nazir, 1b, 116.30kph, This one is military medium from B Kumar. I Nazir swishes at this one and misses. One more
End of over 3 (4 runs) Manchester Lions 11 / 3 (RR: 3.67, RRR: 5.00)
Manchester Lions requires 86 runs to win at 5.06 runs per over
Imran Nazir 0* (1b 0x4 0x6) Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2-0-5-1 Kevin O'Brien 2 (4b 0x4 0x6) James Pattinson 1-0-3-1
3.1	James Pattinson to Imran Nazir, dot, 134.85kph, Pitches just outside off and it swings away. I Nazir struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
3.2	James Pattinson to Imran Nazir, dot, 122.19kph, That moved miles. Bouncer! I Nazir sways away and lets it go through
3.3	James Pattinson to Imran Nazir, 1, 138.17kph, short length on middle stump. I Nazir plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. One more to the total
3.4	James Pattinson to Kevin O'Brien, dot, 115.90kph, Big movement through the air. Excellent timing from K O'Brien as he plays a leg glance. Hit straight to the fielder at short cover. No run
3.5	James Pattinson to Kevin O'Brien, SIX, 128.94kph, This one starts on middle and ends up on middle. Aggressive leg glance from K O'Brien. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more
3.6	James Pattinson to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR, 137.31kph, J Pattinson hits a short length outside off. Well-timed cut there. That runs towards the boundary. Four runs
End of over 4 (11 runs) Manchester Lions 22 / 3 (RR: 5.50, RRR: 4.63)
Manchester Lions requires 75 runs to win at 4.69 runs per over
Imran Nazir 1* (4b 0x4 0x6) James Pattinson 2-0-14-1 Kevin O'Brien 12 (7b 1x4 1x6) Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2-0-5-1
	The new bowler is Doug Bollinger.
4.1	Doug Bollinger to Imran Nazir, dot, 136.35kph, short length on middle stump. I Nazir struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
4.2	Doug Bollinger to Imran Nazir, dot, 135.56kph, D Bollinger puts his back into this delivery. Big movement. I Nazir struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
4.3	Doug Bollinger to Imran Nazir, 1, 136.25kph, Big movement. Excellent timing from I Nazir as he plays a late cut. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
4.4	Doug Bollinger to Kevin O'Brien, dot, 135.74kph, D Bollinger puts his back into this delivery. Good length on middle stump. Hit straight to the fielder at short cover. No run
4.5	Doug Bollinger to Kevin O'Brien, dot, 125.86kph, D Bollinger pushes this through at no great pace. K O'Brien struck that too firmly to take the single
4.6	Doug Bollinger to Kevin O'Brien, OUT, 125.39kph, short length on middle stump. K O'Brien miscues a cut. Loose stroke from K O'Brien as the ball takes the edge and is caught
Kevin O'Brien c +A Gilchrist b D Bollinger 12 (14m 10b 1x4 1x6) SR: 120.00
End of over 5 (1 runs) Manchester Lions 23 / 4 (RR: 4.60, RRR: 4.87)
Manchester Lions requires 74 runs to win at 4.93 runs per over
Imran Nazir 2* (7b 0x4 0x6) Doug Bollinger 1-0-1-1 James Pattinson 2-0-14-1
	The new batsman is Ben Stokes.
	Bhuvneshwar Kumar will start a new spell.
5.1	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Imran Nazir, 1, 103.91kph, B Kumar bowls this from the back of his hand. That continues on straight. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
5.2	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ben Stokes, dot, 115.56kph, That moved miles. B Stokes puts bat to ball but mistimes it
5.3	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ben Stokes, 1, 104.45kph, B Kumar hits a short length outside off. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed sweep. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
5.4	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Imran Nazir, dot, 114.68kph, B Kumar runs his fingers across the seam. Short length just outside leg stump. No runs taken
5.5	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Imran Nazir, dot, 104.53kph, short length just outside leg stump
5.6	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Imran Nazir, FOUR, 110.94kph, Big swing from the seamer. Four more to the total
End of over 6 (6 runs) Manchester Lions 29 / 4 (RR: 4.83, RRR: 4.79)
Manchester Lions requires 68 runs to win at 4.86 runs per over
Ben Stokes 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3-0-11-1 Imran Nazir 7 (11b 1x4 0x6) Doug Bollinger 1-0-1-1
6.1	Doug Bollinger to Ben Stokes, dot, 124.68kph, No great pace there from D Bollinger. B Stokes cover drives but can't time it properly
6.2	Doug Bollinger to Ben Stokes, 1, 127.64kph, D Bollinger pushes this through at no great pace. He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. B Stokes plays an extravagant cover drive. Glorious timing. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
6.3	Doug Bollinger to Imran Nazir, OUT, 127.01kph, Big movement through the air. I Nazir was in no position to play that stroke. Gilchrist snaffles that edge comfortably
Imran Nazir c +A Gilchrist b D Bollinger 7 (16m 12b 1x4 0x6) SR: 58.33
	The new batsman is James Franklin.
6.4	Doug Bollinger to James Franklin, dot, 135.48kph, D Bollinger is working up a decent pace here and he hits a good length outside off. J Franklin plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. No runs taken
6.5	Doug Bollinger to James Franklin, 1, 128.91kph, J Franklin plays it gently through the leg side. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
6.6	Doug Bollinger to Ben Stokes, dot, 127.76kph, No great pace there from D Bollinger. Aggressive leg glance from B Stokes and he struck that too firmly to take the single
End of over 7 (2 runs) Manchester Lions 31 / 5 (RR: 4.43, RRR: 5.00)
Manchester Lions requires 66 runs to win at 5.08 runs per over
James Franklin 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Doug Bollinger 2-0-3-2 Ben Stokes 2 (5b 0x4 0x6) Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3-0-11-1
7.1	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to James Franklin, dot, 96.34kph, This one starts just outside leg and ends up on leg. Bouncer! J Franklin sways away and lets it go through
7.2	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to James Franklin, 1, 102.30kph, B Kumar bowls this from the back of his hand. Short length on middle stump. J Franklin plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
7.3	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ben Stokes, 1, 113.18kph, B Kumar cuts his fingers across this one. Big swing from the seamer. B Stokes swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
7.4	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to James Franklin, SIX, 103.37kph, Excellent timing from J Franklin as he plays an on-drive. J Franklin has absolutely smashed that! Six runs
7.5	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to James Franklin, dot, 115.67kph, This one is military medium from B Kumar. J Franklin struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
7.6	Bhuvneshwar Kumar to James Franklin, dot, 115.71kph, short length on middle stump. J Franklin late cuts but can't time it properly. No run
B Kumar has finished his allocation and ends with very economical figures.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1 / 19 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 8 (8 runs) Manchester Lions 39 / 5 (RR: 4.88, RRR: 4.75)
Manchester Lions requires 58 runs to win at 4.83 runs per over
Ben Stokes 3* (6b 0x4 0x6) Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-19-1 James Franklin 8 (7b 0x4 1x6) Doug Bollinger 2-0-3-2
	The new bowler is Vernon Philander.
8.1	Vernon Philander to Ben Stokes, OUT, 125.02kph, V Philander pushes this through at no great pace. B Stokes defends off the front foot. The ball is airborne and taken by B Kumar
Ben Stokes c B Kumar b V Philander 3 (13m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 42.86
	The new batsman is Boyd Rankin.
8.2	Vernon Philander to Boyd Rankin, dot, 124.79kph, Big movement from the seamer. No run
8.3	Vernon Philander to Boyd Rankin, 1, 130.00kph, No great pace there from V Philander. B Rankin cuts but doesn't time it at all. Single taken
8.4	Vernon Philander to James Franklin, OUT, 120.39kph, V Philander finds a hint of movement from an off stump line. J Franklin miscues a cut. Gilchrist snaffles that edge comfortably
James Franklin c +A Gilchrist b V Philander 8 (9m 8b 0x4 1x6) SR: 100.00
	The new batsman is Lonwabo Tsotsobe.
8.5	Vernon Philander to Lonwabo Tsotsobe, 1lb, 128.88kph, V Philander ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Short length just outside leg stump. L Tsotsobe misses it completely. One more
8.6	Vernon Philander to Boyd Rankin, dot, 129.25kph, Hit straight to the fielder at 3rd slip. No run
End of over 9 (2 runs) Manchester Lions 41 / 7 (RR: 4.56, RRR: 5.00)
Manchester Lions requires 56 runs to win at 5.09 runs per over
Lonwabo Tsotsobe 0* (1b 0x4 0x6) Vernon Philander 1-0-1-2 Boyd Rankin 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-19-1
	The new bowler is Kieron Pollard.
9.1	Kieron Pollard to Lonwabo Tsotsobe, dot, 128.61kph, A hint of movement in. L Tsotsobe plays a punchy on-drive
9.2	Kieron Pollard to Lonwabo Tsotsobe, dot, 119.95kph, K Pollard is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he hits a short length just outside leg. L Tsotsobe struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
9.3	Kieron Pollard to Lonwabo Tsotsobe, dot, 128.85kph, L Tsotsobe struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
9.4	Kieron Pollard to Lonwabo Tsotsobe, 1, 130.00kph, K Pollard pitches that one just outside leg. L Tsotsobe on-drives but doesn't time it at all. One more to the total
9.5	Kieron Pollard to Boyd Rankin, dot, 123.18kph, K Pollard ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman
9.6	Kieron Pollard to Boyd Rankin, dot, 118.53kph, Not in the gap
End of over 10 (1 runs) Manchester Lions 42 / 7 (RR: 4.20, RRR: 5.40)
Manchester Lions requires 55 runs to win at 5.50 runs per over
Lonwabo Tsotsobe 1* (5b 0x4 0x6) Kieron Pollard 1-0-1-0 Boyd Rankin 1 (5b 0x4 0x6) Vernon Philander 1-0-1-2
10.1	Vernon Philander to Lonwabo Tsotsobe, dot, 113.92kph, V Philander cuts his fingers across this one. Short length outside leg stump. L Tsotsobe puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder at short cover. No run
10.2	Vernon Philander to Lonwabo Tsotsobe, dot, 125.20kph, V Philander pushes this through at no great pace. It swings in just off the straight. No run
10.3	Vernon Philander to Lonwabo Tsotsobe, dot, 108.94kph, V Philander maintains a leg stump line. L Tsotsobe struck that too firmly to take the single
10.4	Vernon Philander to Lonwabo Tsotsobe, dot, 121.50kph,
10.5	Vernon Philander to Lonwabo Tsotsobe, dot, 113.48kph, V Philander cuts his fingers across this one. Big movement from the seamer. Hit straight to the fielder at short cover. No run
10.6	Vernon Philander to Lonwabo Tsotsobe, dot, 121.97kph, It swings in just off the straight. Hit straight to the fielder at short cover. No run
End of over 11 (0 runs) Manchester Lions 42 / 7 (RR: 3.82, RRR: 6.00)
Manchester Lions requires 55 runs to win at 6.11 runs per over
Boyd Rankin 1* (5b 0x4 0x6) Vernon Philander 2-1-1-2 Lonwabo Tsotsobe 1 (11b 0x4 0x6) Kieron Pollard 1-0-1-0
11.1	Kieron Pollard to Boyd Rankin, dot, 113.62kph, K Pollard cuts his fingers across this one. Short length outside off stump. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed hook. Hit straight to the fielder at point. No run
11.2	Kieron Pollard to Boyd Rankin, SIX, 128.28kph, A hint of movement in. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. That has been caught in the crowd! Six
11.3	Kieron Pollard to Boyd Rankin, 1, 130.00kph, Hit straight to the fielder. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
11.4	Kieron Pollard to Lonwabo Tsotsobe, dot, 114.01kph, K Pollard cuts his fingers across this one
11.5	Kieron Pollard to Lonwabo Tsotsobe, 1, 121.65kph, K Pollard ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great drive. Easy single to be had there
11.6	Kieron Pollard to Boyd Rankin, dot, 125.03kph, K Pollard is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Bouncer! B Rankin sways away
End of over 12 (8 runs) Manchester Lions 50 / 7 (RR: 4.17, RRR: 5.75)
Manchester Lions requires 47 runs to win at 5.88 runs per over
Lonwabo Tsotsobe 2* (13b 0x4 0x6) Kieron Pollard 2-0-9-0 Boyd Rankin 8 (9b 0x4 1x6) Vernon Philander 2-1-1-2
	Doug Bollinger will start a new spell.
12.1	Doug Bollinger to Lonwabo Tsotsobe, 1, 125.94kph, D Bollinger ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. This one starts and ends up on leg. L Tsotsobe plays a punchy cut. One more
12.2	Doug Bollinger to Boyd Rankin, OUT, 121.87kph, This one starts outside off and ends up on off. B Rankin defends off the front foot. Gilchrist juggles the edge and takes it at the second attempt!
Boyd Rankin c +A Gilchrist b D Bollinger 8 (17m 10b 0x4 1x6) SR: 80.00
	The new batsman is Dirk Nannes.
12.3	Doug Bollinger to Dirk Nannes, dot, 129.42kph, D Bollinger ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Big movement through the air. Hit straight to the fielder at deep mid-off. No run
12.4	Doug Bollinger to Dirk Nannes, 1b, 139.88kph, Big movement through the air. D Nannes plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more to the total
12.5	Doug Bollinger to Lonwabo Tsotsobe, OUT, 129.93kph, D Bollinger ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Big swing from the seamer. L Tsotsobe defends with a straight bat. BOWLED HIM!
Lonwabo Tsotsobe b D Bollinger 3 (17m 15b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20.00
That's D Bollinger's four-for!
	The new batsman is Stuart Broad.
12.6	Doug Bollinger to Stuart Broad, 1, 130.31kph, D Bollinger flings this through at decent pace. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. They take a single
End of over 13 (3 runs) Manchester Lions 53 / 9 (RR: 4.08, RRR: 6.14)
Manchester Lions requires 44 runs to win at 6.29 runs per over
Stuart Broad 1* (1b 0x4 0x6) Doug Bollinger 3-0-5-4 Dirk Nannes 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) Kieron Pollard 2-0-9-0
	Vernon Philander will start a new spell.
13.1	Vernon Philander to Stuart Broad, OUT, 115.14kph, That one goes on straight. S Broad defends with a straight bat. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for Y Singh
Stuart Broad c Y Singh b V Philander 1 (1m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
Close of innings: Manchester Lions - 53 all out
Kevin O'Brien 12 (10) James Franklin 8 (8) Doug Bollinger 4 / 5 Vernon Philander 3 / 1

MANCHESTER LIONS INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Brendon McCullum c C Gayle b J Pattinson 1 5 0 0 20.00 Ian Bell c +A Gilchrist b B Kumar 3 7 0 0 42.86 Joe Root run out (K Pollard) 1 2 0 0 50.00 Kevin O'Brien c +A Gilchrist b D Bollinger 12 10 1 1 120.00 Imran Nazir c +A Gilchrist b D Bollinger 7 12 1 0 58.33 Ben Stokes c B Kumar b V Philander 3 7 0 0 42.86 James Franklin c +A Gilchrist b V Philander 8 8 0 1 100.00 Boyd Rankin c +A Gilchrist b D Bollinger 8 10 0 1 80.00 Lonwabo Tsotsobe b D Bollinger 3 15 0 0 20.00 Dirk Nannes not out 0 2 0 0 0.00 Stuart Broad c Y Singh b V Philander 1 2 0 0 50.00

FOW: 1/3 2/6 3/10 4/23 5/30 6/39 7/40 8/51 9/52 10/53

Manchester Lions - 53 all out Overs 13.1 RPO: 3.74

Extras: 6 WD: 0 NB: 1 B: 2 LB: 3

Partnerships

Brendon McCullum / Ian Bell     3 (8) Joe Root / Ian Bell     3 (4) Kevin O'Brien / Ian Bell     4 (6) Kevin O'Brien / Imran Nazir     13 (13) Ben Stokes / Imran Nazir     7 (9) Ben Stokes / James Franklin     9 (10) Boyd Rankin / James Franklin     1 (3) Boyd Rankin / Lonwabo Tsotsobe     11 (22) Dirk Nannes / Lonwabo Tsotsobe     1 (3) Dirk Nannes / Stuart Broad     1 (2)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4.0 0 19 1 4.75 0 0 James Pattinson 2.0 0 14 1 7.00 0 1 Doug Bollinger 3.0 0 5 4 1.67 0 0 Vernon Philander 2.1 1 1 3 0.46 0 0 Kieron Pollard 2.0 0 9 0 4.50 0 0

MATCH NOTES ----------- Perth Panthers 96 all out 17.3 overs Manchester Lions 53 all out 13.1 overs Perth Panthers wins by 43 runs MoM: D Bollinger

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ROUND 2: Bangalore Strikers vs London Knights

Bangalore Strikers vs London Knights FORMAT: T20 VENUE: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium UMPIRES: Tony Hill and Aleem Dar London Knights won the toss and elected to bat first

LONDON KNIGHTS INNING-------------------------------------------------

	The new batsman is Jos Buttler.
	The new batsman is Shahid Afridi.
	The new bowler is Samuel Badree.
0.1	Samuel Badree to Jos Buttler, dot, 70.00kph, S Badree gives this one some air. J Buttler puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Not in the gap
0.2	Samuel Badree to Jos Buttler, 1, 74.45kph, J Buttler puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
0.3	Samuel Badree to Shahid Afridi, dot, 73.32kph, S Badree floats a delivery to S Afridi. A big leggie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. No run
0.4	Samuel Badree to Shahid Afridi, 1lb, 73.25kph, S Badree gives this one some air. Full length just outside leg stump. That is an ungainly shot - S Afridi is lucky not to have edged that. One more to the total
0.5	Samuel Badree to Jos Buttler, dot, 73.48kph, S Badree tosses this one up to J Buttler. Good length just outside leg stump. No runs taken
0.6	Samuel Badree to Jos Buttler, 1, 74.47kph, S Badree floats a delivery to J Buttler. Full length just outside leg stump. J Buttler played that with soft hands and he trots through for the single
End of over 1 (3 runs) London Knights 3 / 0 (RR: 3.00)
Jos Buttler 2* (4b 0x4 0x6) Samuel Badree 1-0-2-0 Shahid Afridi 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
	The new bowler is Saeed Ajmal.
1.1	Saeed Ajmal to Jos Buttler, dot, 79.15kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. This one bites viciously and spins a long way. Deep mid-off is quick to cut off the single
1.2	Saeed Ajmal to Jos Buttler, 1, 70.00kph, S Ajmal floats a delivery to J Buttler. Full length just outside off stump. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. J Buttler trots through for the single
1.3	Saeed Ajmal to Shahid Afridi, dot, 70.99kph, S Afridi sweeps but can't time it properly and he struck that too firmly to take the single
1.4	Saeed Ajmal to Shahid Afridi, 1, 74.82kph, S Afridi plays an extravagant sweep. Glorious timing. The batsmen only take one
1.5	Saeed Ajmal to Jos Buttler, dot, 85.18kph, deep mid-off is quick to cut off the single
1.6	Saeed Ajmal to Jos Buttler, 1, 71.95kph, J Buttler plays it gently through the off side. Short cover misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
End of over 2 (3 runs) London Knights 6 / 0 (RR: 3.00)
Jos Buttler 4* (8b 0x4 0x6) Saeed Ajmal 1-0-3-0 Shahid Afridi 1 (4b 0x4 0x6) Samuel Badree 1-0-2-0
2.1	Samuel Badree to Jos Buttler, SIX, 73.06kph, S Badree puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. J Buttler plays an extravagant sweep. Glorious timing. An audacious shot from J Buttler. Six runs
2.2	Samuel Badree to Jos Buttler, OUT, 82.88kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. J Buttler goes back to defend it. De Villiers snaffles that edge comfortably
Jos Buttler c +A de Villiers b S Badree 10 (7m 10b 0x4 1x6) SR: 100.00
	The new batsman is Faf du Plessis.
2.3	Samuel Badree to Faf du Plessis, dot, 78.95kph, S Badree pushes this one through slightly quicker. F du Plessis struck that too firmly to take the single
2.4	Samuel Badree to Faf du Plessis, 1, 71.15kph, A big leggie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. Excellent timing from F du Plessis as he plays a sweep. Single taken
2.5	Samuel Badree to Shahid Afridi, dot, 70.00kph, The straight one now. S Afridi puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Not in the gap
2.6	Samuel Badree to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, 74.43kph, No need to run for that. Four runs
End of over 3 (11 runs) London Knights 17 / 1 (RR: 5.67)
Faf du Plessis 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Samuel Badree 2-0-13-1 Shahid Afridi 5 (6b 1x4 0x6) Saeed Ajmal 1-0-3-0
3.1	Saeed Ajmal to Faf du Plessis, SIX, 85.74kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. That is a monstrous hit! SIX
3.2	Saeed Ajmal to Faf du Plessis, 1, 70.00kph, short length wide of off stump. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. Backward point misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
3.3	Saeed Ajmal to Shahid Afridi, dot, 70.00kph, S Ajmal gives this one some air. That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. No runs taken
3.4	Saeed Ajmal to Shahid Afridi, 1, 70.06kph, S Ajmal floats a delivery to S Afridi. Big turn from the spinner. S Afridi plays a punchy cut. That is an excellent call by S Afridi. One run
3.5	Saeed Ajmal to Faf du Plessis, dot, 70.00kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. Not in the gap
3.6	Saeed Ajmal to Faf du Plessis, dot, 74.68kph, full length wide of off stump. Hit straight to the fielder at deep mid-off. No run
End of over 4 (8 runs) London Knights 25 / 1 (RR: 6.25)
Shahid Afridi 6* (8b 1x4 0x6) Saeed Ajmal 2-0-11-0 Faf du Plessis 8 (6b 0x4 1x6) Samuel Badree 2-0-13-1
	The new bowler is Raza Hasan.
4.1	Raza Hasan to Shahid Afridi, dot, 70.00kph, R Hasan gets this one to grip and turn. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic pull. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Afridi rightly sends him back
4.2	Raza Hasan to Shahid Afridi, 1lb, 70.00kph, S Afridi is beaten by the movement. One more to the total
4.3	Raza Hasan to Faf du Plessis, FOUR, 71.00kph, full length just outside leg stump. Four runs
4.4	Raza Hasan to Faf du Plessis, dot, 70.93kph, R Hasan floats a delivery to F du Plessis. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. F du Plessis struck that too firmly to take the single
4.5	Raza Hasan to Faf du Plessis, 1, 70.29kph, R Hasan tosses this one up to F du Plessis. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
4.6	Raza Hasan to Shahid Afridi, 1lb, 74.76kph, R Hasan floats a delivery to S Afridi and he puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. S Afridi misses it completely. One more to the total
End of over 5 (7 runs) London Knights 32 / 1 (RR: 6.40)
Shahid Afridi 6* (11b 1x4 0x6) Raza Hasan 1-0-5-0 Faf du Plessis 13 (9b 1x4 1x6) Saeed Ajmal 2-0-11-0
	The new bowler is Amit Mishra.
5.1	Amit Mishra to Shahid Afridi, 1, 70.00kph, Single taken
5.2	Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, 1, 71.43kph, A Mishra rips a leggie that turns viciously away from the batsman. F du Plessis swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
5.3	Amit Mishra to Shahid Afridi, SIX, 71.46kph, A Mishra floats a delivery to S Afridi and he puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. Well-timed pull there. An audacious shot from S Afridi. Six runs
5.4	Amit Mishra to Shahid Afridi, 1, 77.83kph, Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
5.5	Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, 2, 70.00kph, A Mishra tosses this one up to F du Plessis. F du Plessis plays an extravagant sweep. Glorious timing. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two
5.6	Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, dot, 70.00kph, A Mishra floats a delivery to F du Plessis. F du Plessis puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder at deep mid-off. No run
End of over 6 (11 runs) London Knights 43 / 1 (RR: 7.17)
Shahid Afridi 14* (14b 1x4 1x6) Amit Mishra 1-0-11-0 Faf du Plessis 16 (12b 1x4 1x6) Raza Hasan 1-0-5-0
6.1	Raza Hasan to Shahid Afridi, 1, 72.63kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. S Afridi plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. That is a comfortable single
6.2	Raza Hasan to Faf du Plessis, 1, 70.00kph, R Hasan floats a delivery to F du Plessis. A hint of turn away from. F du Plessis plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. That is an excellent call by F du Plessis. One run
6.3	Raza Hasan to Shahid Afridi, 2, 70.00kph, R Hasan gives this one some air and he rips an offie that turns viciously away from the batsman. Excellent timing from S Afridi as he plays a late cut. Two more added to the total
6.4	Raza Hasan to Shahid Afridi, 1, 84.40kph, S Afridi plays it gently through the leg side. Deep mid-wicket misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
6.5	Raza Hasan to Faf du Plessis, dot, 73.61kph, R Hasan floats a delivery to F du Plessis and he puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. F du Plessis struck that too firmly to take the single
6.6	Raza Hasan to Faf du Plessis, 1, 86.17kph, R Hasan fires in a quicker one. Breaks away from just off the straight. F du Plessis plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
End of over 7 (6 runs) London Knights 49 / 1 (RR: 7.00)
Faf du Plessis 18* (15b 1x4 1x6) Raza Hasan 2-0-11-0 Shahid Afridi 18 (17b 1x4 1x6) Amit Mishra 1-0-11-0
	The new bowler is Iqbal Abdulla.
7.1	Iqbal Abdulla to Faf du Plessis, OUT, 77.04kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. Defensively played. F du Plessis has not quite got a hold of this one and it is taken by D Miller mid-wicket
Faf du Plessis c D Miller b I Abdulla 18 (16m 16b 1x4 1x6) SR: 112.50
	The new batsman is Shoaib Malik.
7.2	Iqbal Abdulla to Shoaib Malik, dot, 70.00kph, I Abdulla tosses this one up to S Malik. He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. Spanked through the leg side. Great sweep. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Malik rightly sends him back
7.3	Iqbal Abdulla to Shoaib Malik, 1, 76.68kph, I Abdulla pushes this one through slightly quicker. Gentle offie turns away from the batsman. S Malik sweeps but can't time it properly and he trots through for the single
7.4	Iqbal Abdulla to Shahid Afridi, 1lb, 70.00kph, A hint of turn away from. S Afridi swishes at this one and misses. One more
7.5	Iqbal Abdulla to Shoaib Malik, dot, 70.21kph, Breaks away from just off the straight. No run
7.6	Iqbal Abdulla to Shoaib Malik, 1, 73.12kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. Mid-off misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
End of over 8 (3 runs) London Knights 52 / 2 (RR: 6.50)
Shoaib Malik 2* (4b 0x4 0x6) Iqbal Abdulla 1-0-2-1 Shahid Afridi 18 (18b 1x4 1x6) Raza Hasan 2-0-11-0
8.1	Raza Hasan to Shoaib Malik, 1, 71.86kph, R Hasan gives this one some air. S Malik puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there
8.2	Raza Hasan to Shahid Afridi, OUT, 73.16kph, S Afridi defends off the front foot. The ball is sent into orbit! M Hussey settles under it and takes a fine catch
Shahid Afridi c M Hussey b R Hasan 18 (27m 19b 1x4 1x6) SR: 94.74
	The new batsman is Eoin Morgan.
8.3	Raza Hasan to Eoin Morgan, dot, 84.99kph, E Morgan puts bat to ball but mistimes it
8.4	Raza Hasan to Eoin Morgan, 1, 74.25kph, Hit straight to the fielder. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
8.5	Raza Hasan to Shoaib Malik, SIX, 78.58kph, Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. An audacious shot from S Malik. Six runs
8.6	Raza Hasan to Shoaib Malik, dot, 72.88kph, R Hasan tosses this one up to S Malik. Not finding much turn off this surface. S Malik plays a sweep, but can't time it properly. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Malik rightly sends him back
End of over 9 (8 runs) London Knights 60 / 3 (RR: 6.67)
Eoin Morgan 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Raza Hasan 3-0-19-1 Shoaib Malik 9 (7b 0x4 1x6) Iqbal Abdulla 1-0-2-1
9.1	Iqbal Abdulla to Eoin Morgan, 1, 70.43kph, I Abdulla gives this one some air. Gentle offie turns into the batsman. E Morgan plays it gently through the off side. Easy single to be had there
9.2	Iqbal Abdulla to Shoaib Malik, dot, 74.88kph, I Abdulla gets this one to grip and turn. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Malik rightly sends him back
9.3	Iqbal Abdulla to Shoaib Malik, 1, 70.00kph, I Abdulla floats a delivery to S Malik. Spanked through the off side. Great sweep. That is an excellent call by S Malik. One run
9.4	Iqbal Abdulla to Eoin Morgan, 1, 72.39kph, I Abdulla floats a delivery to E Morgan and he hooks but can't time it properly. That is an excellent call by E Morgan. One run
9.5	Iqbal Abdulla to Shoaib Malik, 1b, 70.63kph, I Abdulla tosses this one up to S Malik. A hint of turn away from. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more
9.6	Iqbal Abdulla to Eoin Morgan, OUT, 70.00kph, E Morgan gets behind the ball and blocks it. This ball is lofted straight down the throat of the fielder at square leg
Eoin Morgan c S Raina b I Abdulla 3 (5m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60.00
End of over 10 (4 runs) London Knights 64 / 4 (RR: 6.40)
Shoaib Malik 10* (10b 0x4 1x6) Iqbal Abdulla 2-0-5-2 Raza Hasan 3-0-19-1
	The new batsman is Angelo Mathews.
10.1	Raza Hasan to Shoaib Malik, 1, 74.89kph, R Hasan floats a delivery to S Malik. Full length wide of off stump. S Malik swats this one and he trots through for the single
10.2	Raza Hasan to Angelo Mathews, 1, 74.45kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. A Mathews sweeps but can't time it properly. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
10.3	Raza Hasan to Shoaib Malik, dot, 71.68kph, Gentle offie turns away from the batsman. S Malik puts bat to ball but mistimes it
10.4	Raza Hasan to Shoaib Malik, 1, 75.25kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. Excellent timing from S Malik as he plays a sweep. The batsmen only take one
10.5	Raza Hasan to Angelo Mathews, 1, 70.00kph, good length just outside off stump. A Mathews plays it gently through the off side. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
10.6	Raza Hasan to Shoaib Malik, 1, 66.50kph, R Hasan tosses this one up to S Malik. Big turn from the spinner. S Malik played that with soft hands. They take a single
R Hasan finishes up with a good, solid spell.
Raza Hasan 1 / 24 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 11 (5 runs) London Knights 69 / 4 (RR: 6.27)
Shoaib Malik 13* (14b 0x4 1x6) Raza Hasan 4-0-24-1 Angelo Mathews 2 (2b 0x4 0x6) Iqbal Abdulla 2-0-5-2
11.1	Iqbal Abdulla to Shoaib Malik, 2, 80.20kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. Crunched through the off side. Well executed sweep. S Malik takes a couple of runs
11.2	Iqbal Abdulla to Shoaib Malik, 1, 70.00kph, I Abdulla tosses this one up to S Malik. Excellent timing from S Malik as he plays a sweep. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
11.3	Iqbal Abdulla to Angelo Mathews, dot, 77.46kph, A little more pace on this one. A hint of turn away from. Bouncer! A Mathews sways away and lets it go through
11.4	Iqbal Abdulla to Angelo Mathews, dot, 70.00kph, Bouncer! A Mathews sways away and lets it go through
11.5	Iqbal Abdulla to Angelo Mathews, dot, 70.34kph, I Abdulla floats a delivery to A Mathews. He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. A Mathews struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
11.6	Iqbal Abdulla to Angelo Mathews, 1, 77.86kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. A hint of turn away from. A Mathews cuts but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
End of over 12 (4 runs) London Knights 73 / 4 (RR: 6.08)
Angelo Mathews 3* (6b 0x4 0x6) Iqbal Abdulla 3-0-9-2 Shoaib Malik 16 (16b 0x4 1x6) Raza Hasan 4-0-24-1
	Amit Mishra will start a new spell.
12.1	Amit Mishra to Angelo Mathews, 1, 70.00kph, A Mishra gets this one to grip and turn. A Mathews puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
12.2	Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, dot, 70.00kph, Big turn from the spinner. Hit straight to the fielder at gully. No run
12.3	Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, 1b, 86.85kph, A Mishra fires in a quicker one. Full length just outside off stump. S Malik is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more to the total
12.4	Amit Mishra to Angelo Mathews, dot, 74.57kph, A Mishra gives this one some air and he rips a leggie that turns viciously away from the batsman. A Mathews plays an extravagant sweep. Glorious timing
12.5	Amit Mishra to Angelo Mathews, 1, 70.92kph, The straight one now. A Mathews plays a punchy sweep. The batsmen only take one
12.6	Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, 1, 72.68kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. One more
End of over 13 (4 runs) London Knights 77 / 4 (RR: 5.92)
Shoaib Malik 17* (19b 0x4 1x6) Amit Mishra 2-0-14-0 Angelo Mathews 5 (9b 0x4 0x6) Iqbal Abdulla 3-0-9-2
13.1	Iqbal Abdulla to Shoaib Malik, 2, 70.00kph, I Abdulla tosses this one up to S Malik. Gentle offie turns away from the batsman. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed sweep. Two more added to the total
13.2	Iqbal Abdulla to Shoaib Malik, 1, 72.94kph, S Malik plays it gently through the leg side. Single taken
13.3	Iqbal Abdulla to Angelo Mathews, OUT, 76.38kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. A Mathews strides forward and blocks. The ball is sent into orbit! S Ajmal settles under it and takes a fine catch
Angelo Mathews c S Ajmal b I Abdulla 5 (10m 10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
	The new batsman is Kamran Akmal.
13.4	Iqbal Abdulla to Kamran Akmal, 1lb, 74.28kph, I Abdulla floats a delivery to K Akmal. Breaks away from just off the straight. K Akmal misses it completely. One more to the total
13.5	Iqbal Abdulla to Shoaib Malik, dot, 74.72kph, I Abdulla tosses this one up to S Malik and he sweeps but doesn't time it at all. No runs taken
13.6	Iqbal Abdulla to Shoaib Malik, 1, 85.59kph, I Abdulla gets this one to grip and turn. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic sweep. The batsmen only take one
That's the end of a miserly spell from I Abdulla.
Iqbal Abdulla 3 / 13 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 14 (5 runs) London Knights 82 / 5 (RR: 5.86)
Shoaib Malik 21* (23b 0x4 1x6) Iqbal Abdulla 4-0-13-3 Kamran Akmal 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) Amit Mishra 2-0-14-0
14.1	Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, 1, 70.00kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. S Malik puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one
14.2	Amit Mishra to Kamran Akmal, 1nb, 74.62kph, A Mishra floats a delivery to K Akmal. Spanked through the leg side. Great hook. That is an excellent call by K Akmal. One run
Free hit coming up...
14.2	Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, 1, 75.83kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. Full length just outside leg stump. S Malik puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
14.3	Amit Mishra to Kamran Akmal, dot, 71.17kph, A Mishra gives this one some air and he puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. Short ball! K Akmal ducks under it
14.4	Amit Mishra to Kamran Akmal, OUT, 73.48kph, A Mishra tosses this one up to K Akmal. Not finding much turn off this surface. K Akmal strides forward and blocks. V Kohli is after it and takes a spectacular catch!
Kamran Akmal c V Kohli b A Mishra 1 (3m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00
	The new batsman is Ravindra Jadeja.
14.5	Amit Mishra to Ravindra Jadeja, dot, 72.36kph, That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. R Jadeja struck that too firmly to take the single
14.6	Amit Mishra to Ravindra Jadeja, 1b, 70.00kph, A Mishra puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. R Jadeja is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more to the total
End of over 15 (5 runs) London Knights 87 / 6 (RR: 5.80)
Ravindra Jadeja 0* (2b 0x4 0x6) Amit Mishra 3-0-18-1 Shoaib Malik 23 (25b 0x4 1x6) Iqbal Abdulla 4-0-13-3
	Saeed Ajmal will start a new spell.
15.1	Saeed Ajmal to Ravindra Jadeja, dot, 70.00kph, S Ajmal floats a delivery to R Jadeja. Full length outside off stump. R Jadeja swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder at point. No run
15.2	Saeed Ajmal to Ravindra Jadeja, 1, 71.40kph, S Ajmal tosses this one up to R Jadeja and he sweeps but can't time it properly. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
15.3	Saeed Ajmal to Shoaib Malik, 2, 76.14kph, S Ajmal rips an offie that turns viciously into the batsman. Well-timed cut there. Two more added to the total
15.4	Saeed Ajmal to Shoaib Malik, 3, 74.66kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. Three more
15.5	Saeed Ajmal to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX, 74.13kph, Big turn from the spinner. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. That has been caught in the crowd! Six
15.6	Saeed Ajmal to Ravindra Jadeja, dot, 70.43kph, S Ajmal floats a delivery to R Jadeja and he rips an offie that turns viciously away from the batsman. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed sweep. Hit straight to the fielder at 2nd slip. No run
End of over 16 (12 runs) London Knights 99 / 6 (RR: 6.19)
Shoaib Malik 28* (27b 0x4 1x6) Saeed Ajmal 3-0-23-0 Ravindra Jadeja 7 (6b 0x4 1x6) Amit Mishra 3-0-18-1
16.1	Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, 1lb, 70.00kph, A Mishra tosses this one up to S Malik. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more to the total
16.2	Amit Mishra to Ravindra Jadeja, 1, 75.04kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. R Jadeja played that with soft hands. Easy single to be had there
16.3	Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, 1lb, 70.00kph, The straight one now. S Malik plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more
16.4	Amit Mishra to Ravindra Jadeja, 1, 80.90kph, A hint of turn away from. R Jadeja sweeps but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
16.5	Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, dot, 75.58kph, A little more pace on this one. This one bites viciously and spins a long way. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. No run
16.6	Amit Mishra to Shoaib Malik, OUT, 70.00kph, full length just outside leg stump. S Malik defends with a straight bat. The ball is sent into orbit! S Badree settles under it and takes a fine catch
Shoaib Malik c S Badree b A Mishra 28 (32m 31b 0x4 1x6) SR: 90.32
A Mishra finishes up with a good, solid spell.
Amit Mishra 2 / 20 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 17 (4 runs) London Knights 103 / 7 (RR: 6.06)
Ravindra Jadeja 9* (8b 0x4 1x6) Amit Mishra 4-0-20-2 Saeed Ajmal 3-0-23-0
	The new batsman is Lasith Malinga.
	Samuel Badree will start a new spell.
17.1	Samuel Badree to Ravindra Jadeja, 1, 75.87kph, A little more pace on this one. S Badree puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. R Jadeja sweeps but can't time it properly. They take a single
17.2	Samuel Badree to Lasith Malinga, dot, 73.24kph, S Badree gives this one some air. L Malinga struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
17.3	Samuel Badree to Lasith Malinga, 1, 73.28kph, Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
17.4	Samuel Badree to Ravindra Jadeja, dot, 70.00kph, full length outside off stump. R Jadeja struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
17.5	Samuel Badree to Ravindra Jadeja, 1, 77.72kph, A little more pace on this one. R Jadeja puts bat to ball but mistimes it. They take a single
17.6	Samuel Badree to Lasith Malinga, OUT, 71.20kph, S Badree gives this one some air. Full length just outside leg stump. L Malinga was in no position to play that stroke. Quick work by A de Villiers who appeals for a stumping. He's given him! Stumped
Lasith Malinga st A de Villiers b S Badree 1 (2m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
End of over 18 (3 runs) London Knights 106 / 8 (RR: 5.89)
Ravindra Jadeja 11* (11b 0x4 1x6) Samuel Badree 3-0-16-2 Amit Mishra 4-0-20-2
	The new batsman is Morne Morkel.
	Saeed Ajmal will start a new spell.
18.1	Saeed Ajmal to Ravindra Jadeja, dot, 73.11kph, No runs taken
18.2	Saeed Ajmal to Ravindra Jadeja, 2, 73.01kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. R Jadeja plays an extravagant sweep. Glorious timing. The initial call is two - the batsmen make it quite easily in the end
18.3	Saeed Ajmal to Ravindra Jadeja, 1, 70.42kph, S Ajmal tosses this one up to R Jadeja. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
18.4	Saeed Ajmal to Morne Morkel, 1, 70.00kph, short length outside off stump. M Morkel puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Square leg misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
18.5	Saeed Ajmal to Ravindra Jadeja, 1, 70.00kph, full length outside off stump. R Jadeja puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Single taken
18.6	Saeed Ajmal to Morne Morkel, dot, 72.44kph, No run
A tad expensive from S Ajmal, but a decent outing for him today.
Saeed Ajmal 0 / 28 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 19 (5 runs) London Knights 111 / 8 (RR: 5.84)
Ravindra Jadeja 15* (15b 0x4 1x6) Saeed Ajmal 4-0-28-0 Morne Morkel 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) Samuel Badree 3-0-16-2
19.1	Samuel Badree to Ravindra Jadeja, 1, 70.00kph, S Badree gives this one some air. Not finding much turn off this surface. R Jadeja plays it gently through the leg side. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
19.2	Samuel Badree to Morne Morkel, dot, 70.26kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. Bouncer! M Morkel sways away and lets it go through
19.3	Samuel Badree to Morne Morkel, 1b, 77.99kph, M Morkel is beaten by the movement. One more to the total
19.4	Samuel Badree to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT, 80.37kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. Defended off the back foot. This ball is lofted straight down the throat of the fielder at deep backward point
Ravindra Jadeja c V Kohli b S Badree 16 (16m 17b 0x4 1x6) SR: 94.12
	The new batsman is Sunil Narine.
19.5	Samuel Badree to Sunil Narine, dot, 82.51kph, S Narine plays it gently through the leg side
19.6	Samuel Badree to Sunil Narine, 1lb, 77.43kph, A little more pace on this one. That one goes on straight with the arm. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more to the total
S Badree has finished his allocation and ends with very economical figures.
Samuel Badree 3 / 17 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 20 (3 runs) London Knights 114 / 9 (RR: 5.70)
Sunil Narine 0* (2b 0x4 0x6) Samuel Badree 4-0-17-3 Morne Morkel 1 (4b 0x4 0x6) Saeed Ajmal 4-0-28-0
Close of innings: London Knights - 114 / 9
Shoaib Malik 28 (31) Faf du Plessis 18 (16) Iqbal Abdulla 3 / 13 Samuel Badree 3 / 17

LONDON KNIGHTS INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Jos Buttler c +A de Villiers b S Badree 10 10 0 1 100.00 Shahid Afridi c M Hussey b R Hasan 18 19 1 1 94.74 Faf du Plessis c D Miller b I Abdulla 18 16 1 1 112.50 Shoaib Malik c S Badree b A Mishra 28 31 0 1 90.32 Eoin Morgan c S Raina b I Abdulla 3 5 0 0 60.00 Angelo Mathews c S Ajmal b I Abdulla 5 10 0 0 50.00 Kamran Akmal c V Kohli b A Mishra 1 4 0 0 25.00 Ravindra Jadeja c V Kohli b S Badree 16 17 0 1 94.12 Lasith Malinga st A de Villiers b S Badree 1 3 0 0 33.33 Morne Morkel not out 1 4 0 0 25.00 Sunil Narine not out 0 2 0 0 0.00

FOW: 1/12 2/49 3/53 4/64 5/80 6/86 7/103 8/106 9/113

London Knights - 114 / 9 Overs 20 RPO: 5.70

Extras: 13 WD: 0 NB: 1 B: 4 LB: 8

Partnerships

Jos Buttler / Shahid Afridi     12 (14) Faf du Plessis / Shahid Afridi     37 (29) Shoaib Malik / Shahid Afridi     4 (7) Shoaib Malik / Eoin Morgan     11 (10) Shoaib Malik / Angelo Mathews     16 (21) Shoaib Malik / Kamran Akmal     6 (8) Shoaib Malik / Ravindra Jadeja     17 (14) Lasith Malinga / Ravindra Jadeja     3 (6) Morne Morkel / Ravindra Jadeja     7 (10) Morne Morkel / Sunil Narine     1 (2)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Samuel Badree 4.0 0 17 3 4.25 0 0 Saeed Ajmal 4.0 0 28 0 7.00 0 0 Raza Hasan 4.0 0 24 1 6.00 0 0 Amit Mishra 4.0 0 20 2 5.00 0 1 Iqbal Abdulla 4.0 0 13 3 3.25 0 0

BANGALORE STRIKERS INNING-------------------------------------------------

	The new batsman is Michael Hussey.
	The new batsman is Virat Kohli.
	The new bowler is Lasith Malinga.
0.1	Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, 1, 150.00kph, L Malinga is working up a good head of steam here. He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. Hit straight to the fielder. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
0.2	Lasith Malinga to Virat Kohli, dot, 146.40kph, L Malinga hurls this through. That moved miles
0.3	Lasith Malinga to Virat Kohli, 1, 147.00kph, Big swing from the seamer. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. V Kohli trots through for the single
0.4	Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, dot, 150.00kph, L Malinga hurls this through. This one starts outside off and ends up on off. Aggressive cut from M Hussey and he struck that too firmly to take the single
0.5	Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, 1lb, 144.47kph, Big movement through the air. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more to the total
0.6	Lasith Malinga to Virat Kohli, FOUR, 150.00kph, This one starts just outside leg and ends up on leg. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic late cut. That went to the boundary in a flash
End of over 1 (7 runs) Bangalore Strikers 7 / 0 (RR: 7.00, RRR: 5.63)
Bangalore Strikers requires 108 runs to win at 5.68 runs per over
Michael Hussey 1* (3b 0x4 0x6) Lasith Malinga 1-0-6-0 Virat Kohli 5 (3b 1x4 0x6)
	The new bowler is Morne Morkel.
1.1	Morne Morkel to Michael Hussey, dot, 146.47kph, short length outside off stump. M Hussey plays a punchy upper cut
1.2	Morne Morkel to Michael Hussey, 1, 146.65kph, M Morkel is working up a good head of steam here. Pitches outside off and it moves away. M Hussey pushes this ball through the off side. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
1.3	Morne Morkel to Virat Kohli, 1, 144.53kph, M Morkel is working up a good head of steam here. Big swing from the seamer. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
1.4	Morne Morkel to Michael Hussey, 1, 145.92kph, M Morkel hits a short length outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
1.5	Morne Morkel to Virat Kohli, 1, 127.71kph, M Morkel ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Deep mid-wicket misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
1.6	Morne Morkel to Michael Hussey, 1, 150.00kph, M Hussey plays it gently through the off side. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
End of over 2 (5 runs) Bangalore Strikers 12 / 0 (RR: 6.00, RRR: 5.67)
Bangalore Strikers requires 103 runs to win at 5.72 runs per over
Michael Hussey 4* (7b 0x4 0x6) Morne Morkel 1-0-5-0 Virat Kohli 7 (5b 1x4 0x6) Lasith Malinga 1-0-6-0
2.1	Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, dot, 145.80kph, Well-timed leg glance there. No run
2.2	Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, FOUR, 148.49kph, L Malinga hits a good length outside off. M Hussey swats this one. Can't cut it off. Four
2.3	Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, FOUR, 148.24kph, L Malinga is working up a good head of steam here and he hits a short length just outside leg. Excellent timing and placement. Four
2.4	Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, dot, 150.00kph, short length on middle stump
2.5	Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, SIX, 149.22kph, L Malinga is working up a good head of steam here. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic hook. M Hussey has absolutely smashed that! Six runs
2.6	Lasith Malinga to Michael Hussey, dot, 147.38kph, L Malinga is working up a good head of steam here and he hits a good length on middle. No run
End of over 3 (14 runs) Bangalore Strikers 26 / 0 (RR: 8.67, RRR: 5.18)
Bangalore Strikers requires 89 runs to win at 5.24 runs per over
Virat Kohli 7* (5b 1x4 0x6) Lasith Malinga 2-0-20-0 Michael Hussey 18 (13b 2x4 1x6) Morne Morkel 1-0-5-0
	The new bowler is Sunil Narine.
3.1	Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli, dot, 70.94kph, S Narine gives this one some air. Hit straight to the fielder at deep mid-off. No run
3.2	Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli, SIX, 70.00kph, S Narine puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. An audacious shot from V Kohli. Six runs
3.3	Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli, 1, 72.71kph, S Narine gives this one some air. A big offie now and it grips and spins into the batsman. V Kohli plays a punchy drive. Easy single to be had there
3.4	Sunil Narine to Michael Hussey, OUT, 72.82kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. M Hussey played that with soft hands. The ball is sent into orbit! E Morgan settles under it and takes a fine catch
Michael Hussey c E Morgan b S Narine 18 (17m 14b 2x4 1x6) SR: 128.57
	The new batsman is David Miller.
3.5	Sunil Narine to David Miller, dot, 70.00kph, S Narine floats a delivery to D Miller. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. Mid-wicket is quick to cut off the single
3.6	Sunil Narine to David Miller, 1, 70.00kph, S Narine floats a delivery to D Miller. A big offie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. D Miller on-drives but can't time it properly. That is an excellent call by D Miller. One run
End of over 4 (8 runs) Bangalore Strikers 34 / 1 (RR: 8.50, RRR: 5.00)
Bangalore Strikers requires 81 runs to win at 5.06 runs per over
David Miller 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Sunil Narine 1-0-8-1 Virat Kohli 14 (8b 1x4 1x6) Lasith Malinga 2-0-20-0
	The new bowler is Ravindra Jadeja.
4.1	Ravindra Jadeja to David Miller, 1, 73.46kph, R Jadeja floats a delivery to D Miller. Spanked through the off side. Great drive. D Miller trots through for the single
4.2	Ravindra Jadeja to Virat Kohli, 2, 74.17kph, V Kohli takes a couple of runs
4.3	Ravindra Jadeja to Virat Kohli, dot, 72.68kph, R Jadeja gives this one some air. V Kohli cover drives but can't time it properly
4.4	Ravindra Jadeja to Virat Kohli, dot, 70.72kph, The straight one now. V Kohli plays it gently through the off side. Not in the gap
4.5	Ravindra Jadeja to Virat Kohli, OUT, 72.68kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. V Kohli defends with a straight bat. Edged and taken!
Virat Kohli c +K Akmal b R Jadeja 16 (21m 12b 1x4 1x6) SR: 133.33
	The new batsman is AB de Villiers.
4.6	Ravindra Jadeja to AB de Villiers, 1lb, 71.24kph, Big turn from the spinner. A de Villiers plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more
End of over 5 (4 runs) Bangalore Strikers 38 / 2 (RR: 7.60, RRR: 5.07)
Bangalore Strikers requires 77 runs to win at 5.13 runs per over
AB de Villiers 0* (1b 0x4 0x6) Ravindra Jadeja 1-0-3-1 David Miller 2 (3b 0x4 0x6) Sunil Narine 1-0-8-1
5.1	Sunil Narine to AB de Villiers, 1, 70.00kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. A de Villiers played that with soft hands. Deep mid-on misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
5.2	Sunil Narine to David Miller, 1, 72.23kph, Excellent timing from D Miller as he plays an on-drive. The batsmen only take one
5.3	Sunil Narine to AB de Villiers, dot, 70.00kph, S Narine floats a delivery to A de Villiers. Short length just outside off stump. Bouncer! A de Villiers sways away
5.4	Sunil Narine to AB de Villiers, FOUR, 82.81kph, A little more pace on this one. The ball beats the fielder and the outfield does the rest. Four more
5.5	Sunil Narine to AB de Villiers, OUT, 75.28kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins into the batsman. Defensively played. Edged and taken!
AB de Villiers c +K Akmal b S Narine 5 (3m 5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
	The new batsman is Suresh Raina.
5.6	Sunil Narine to Suresh Raina, dot, 70.00kph, S Raina puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Raina rightly sends him back
End of over 6 (6 runs) Bangalore Strikers 44 / 3 (RR: 7.33, RRR: 5.00)
Bangalore Strikers requires 71 runs to win at 5.07 runs per over
David Miller 3* (4b 0x4 0x6) Sunil Narine 2-0-14-2 Suresh Raina 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) Ravindra Jadeja 1-0-3-1
6.1	Ravindra Jadeja to David Miller, FOUR, 70.02kph, R Jadeja gives this one some air and he rips an offie that turns viciously into the batsman. D Miller plays an extravagant drive. Glorious timing. That runs towards the boundary. Four runs
6.2	Ravindra Jadeja to David Miller, dot, 70.00kph, Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. No runs taken
6.3	Ravindra Jadeja to David Miller, OUT, 75.25kph, Defensively played. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for S Malik
David Miller c S Malik b R Jadeja 7 (9m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
	The new batsman is Ambati Rayudu.
6.4	Ravindra Jadeja to Ambati Rayudu, 1b, 75.66kph, full length outside off stump. A Rayudu is beaten by the movement. One more
6.5	Ravindra Jadeja to Suresh Raina, 1, 73.42kph, Hit straight to the fielder. That is a comfortable single
6.6	Ravindra Jadeja to Ambati Rayudu, dot, 71.15kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. No run
End of over 7 (6 runs) Bangalore Strikers 50 / 4 (RR: 7.14, RRR: 4.92)
Bangalore Strikers requires 65 runs to win at 5.00 runs per over
Suresh Raina 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Ravindra Jadeja 2-0-8-2 Ambati Rayudu 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) Sunil Narine 2-0-14-2
	The new bowler is Shahid Afridi.
7.1	Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, dot, 70.00kph, Spanked through the off side. Great drive. No runs taken
7.2	Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, 1, 80.88kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. Spanked through the off side. Great drive. Deep point misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
7.3	Shahid Afridi to Ambati Rayudu, dot, 73.57kph, A Rayudu plays a punchy leg glance
7.4	Shahid Afridi to Ambati Rayudu, 1, 75.51kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. Big turn from the spinner. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. Easy single to be had there
7.5	Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, dot, 74.87kph, S Afridi floats a delivery to S Raina. A big leggie now and it grips and spins into the batsman. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Raina rightly sends him back
7.6	Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, 1, 76.36kph, S Raina puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
End of over 8 (3 runs) Bangalore Strikers 53 / 4 (RR: 6.63, RRR: 5.08)
Bangalore Strikers requires 62 runs to win at 5.17 runs per over
Suresh Raina 3* (6b 0x4 0x6) Shahid Afridi 1-0-3-0 Ambati Rayudu 1 (4b 0x4 0x6) Ravindra Jadeja 2-0-8-2
	Lasith Malinga will start a new spell.
8.1	Lasith Malinga to Suresh Raina, 1, 129.10kph, This one is military medium from L Malinga. Short length just outside leg stump. Excellent timing from S Raina as he plays a square drive. Short fine leg misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
8.2	Lasith Malinga to Ambati Rayudu, dot, 133.49kph, A Rayudu struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
8.3	Lasith Malinga to Ambati Rayudu, 1, 144.50kph, short length outside off stump. A Rayudu plays an extravagant drive. Glorious timing. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
8.4	Lasith Malinga to Suresh Raina, 1, 133.36kph, L Malinga is working up a decent pace here. S Raina puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
8.5	Lasith Malinga to Ambati Rayudu, SIX, 147.68kph, L Malinga hurls this through. It cuts 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
8.6	Lasith Malinga to Ambati Rayudu, OUT, 132.81kph, A Rayudu was in no position to play that stroke and he has not quite got a hold of this one and it is taken by J Buttler deep point
Ambati Rayudu c J Buttler b L Malinga 8 (9m 8b 0x4 1x6) SR: 100.00
End of over 9 (9 runs) Bangalore Strikers 62 / 5 (RR: 6.89, RRR: 4.73)
Bangalore Strikers requires 53 runs to win at 4.82 runs per over
Suresh Raina 5* (8b 0x4 0x6) Lasith Malinga 3-0-29-1 Shahid Afridi 1-0-3-0
	The new batsman is Iqbal Abdulla.
	Ravindra Jadeja will start a new spell.
9.1	Ravindra Jadeja to Suresh Raina, dot, 70.98kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins into the batsman. S Raina struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
9.2	Ravindra Jadeja to Suresh Raina, SIX, 70.00kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic square drive. That is a monstrous hit! SIX
9.3	Ravindra Jadeja to Suresh Raina, 2, 70.00kph, R Jadeja rips an offie that turns viciously into the batsman. Two more added to the total
9.4	Ravindra Jadeja to Suresh Raina, 1, 70.00kph, R Jadeja floats a delivery to S Raina. Short length outside off stump. Well-timed drive there. S Raina trots through for the single
9.5	Ravindra Jadeja to Iqbal Abdulla, 1, 70.00kph, R Jadeja tosses this one up to I Abdulla and he rips an offie that turns viciously into the batsman. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. They take a single
9.6	Ravindra Jadeja to Suresh Raina, 1, 81.51kph, R Jadeja rips an offie that turns viciously into the batsman. S Raina plays it gently through the leg side. One more to the total
End of over 10 (11 runs) Bangalore Strikers 73 / 5 (RR: 7.30, RRR: 4.10)
Bangalore Strikers requires 42 runs to win at 4.20 runs per over
Suresh Raina 15* (13b 0x4 1x6) Ravindra Jadeja 3-0-19-2 Iqbal Abdulla 1 (1b 0x4 0x6) Lasith Malinga 3-0-29-1
	Shahid Afridi will start a new spell.
10.1	Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, dot, 78.91kph, A little more pace on this one. S Afridi puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. S Raina plays it gently through the leg side. No runs taken
10.2	Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, dot, 70.00kph, A big leggie now and it grips and spins into the batsman. S Raina plays it gently through the leg side
10.3	Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, dot, 70.01kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great sweep. Hit straight to the fielder at point. No run
10.4	Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, 1nb, 82.11kph, S Raina plays a sweep, but can't time it properly. Single taken
Free hit coming up...
10.4	Shahid Afridi to Iqbal Abdulla, dot, 73.48kph, S Afridi tosses this one up to I Abdulla. Full length outside off stump
10.5	Shahid Afridi to Iqbal Abdulla, dot, 70.00kph, S Afridi gives this one some air. Not in the gap
10.6	Shahid Afridi to Iqbal Abdulla, 1b, 73.84kph, S Afridi tosses this one up to I Abdulla. Big turn from the spinner. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more
End of over 11 (3 runs) Bangalore Strikers 76 / 5 (RR: 6.91, RRR: 4.22)
Bangalore Strikers requires 39 runs to win at 4.33 runs per over
Iqbal Abdulla 1* (4b 0x4 0x6) Shahid Afridi 2-0-5-0 Suresh Raina 16 (17b 0x4 1x6) Ravindra Jadeja 3-0-19-2
11.1	Ravindra Jadeja to Iqbal Abdulla, dot, 75.83kph, full length outside off stump. Bouncer! I Abdulla sways away and lets it go through
11.2	Ravindra Jadeja to Iqbal Abdulla, 1, 70.50kph, R Jadeja gives this one some air. I Abdulla plays it gently through the off side. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
11.3	Ravindra Jadeja to Suresh Raina, 1, 70.00kph, R Jadeja floats a delivery to S Raina and he puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. S Raina plays an extravagant sweep. Glorious timing. That is an excellent call by S Raina. One run
11.4	Ravindra Jadeja to Iqbal Abdulla, dot, 80.11kph, A big offie now and it grips and spins into the batsman. I Abdulla puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No runs taken
11.5	Ravindra Jadeja to Iqbal Abdulla, dot, 72.86kph, I Abdulla plays it gently through the leg side. Not in the gap
11.6	Ravindra Jadeja to Iqbal Abdulla, 1, 74.70kph, R Jadeja tosses this one up to I Abdulla and he leg glances but doesn't time it at all. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
R Jadeja finishes up with a good, solid spell.
Ravindra Jadeja 2 / 22 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 12 (3 runs) Bangalore Strikers 79 / 5 (RR: 6.58, RRR: 4.38)
Bangalore Strikers requires 36 runs to win at 4.50 runs per over
Iqbal Abdulla 3* (9b 0x4 0x6) Ravindra Jadeja 4-0-22-2 Suresh Raina 17 (18b 0x4 1x6) Shahid Afridi 2-0-5-0
12.1	Shahid Afridi to Iqbal Abdulla, 1, 73.60kph, S Afridi tosses this one up to I Abdulla and he sweeps but can't time it properly. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
12.2	Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, dot, 72.67kph, S Afridi gives this one some air. Short ball! S Raina ducks under it
12.3	Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, 1, 70.36kph, S Afridi tosses this one up to S Raina. That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. S Raina on-drives but can't time it properly. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
12.4	Shahid Afridi to Iqbal Abdulla, OUT, 77.33kph, I Abdulla miscues a cut. This ball is lofted straight down the throat of the fielder at deep cover point
Iqbal Abdulla c J Buttler b S Afridi 4 (12m 11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 36.36
	The new batsman is Amit Mishra.
12.5	Shahid Afridi to Amit Mishra, 1, 75.44kph, A little more pace on this one. That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
12.6	Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, 2, 72.86kph, S Afridi tosses this one up to S Raina. Full length outside off stump. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple
End of over 13 (5 runs) Bangalore Strikers 84 / 6 (RR: 6.46, RRR: 4.29)
Bangalore Strikers requires 31 runs to win at 4.43 runs per over
Amit Mishra 1* (1b 0x4 0x6) Shahid Afridi 3-0-10-1 Suresh Raina 20 (21b 0x4 1x6) Ravindra Jadeja 4-0-22-2
	Sunil Narine will start a new spell.
13.1	Sunil Narine to Amit Mishra, dot, 70.00kph, S Narine puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. Bouncer! A Mishra sways away
13.2	Sunil Narine to Amit Mishra, OUT, 70.00kph, A Mishra defends with a straight bat. Loose stroke from A Mishra as the ball takes the edge and is caught
Amit Mishra c +K Akmal b S Narine 1 (2m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
	The new batsman is Raza Hasan.
13.3	Sunil Narine to Raza Hasan, dot, 74.45kph, That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. Not in the gap
13.4	Sunil Narine to Raza Hasan, 1, 76.50kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic sweep. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
13.5	Sunil Narine to Suresh Raina, 1lb, 73.17kph, S Raina swishes at this one and misses. One more to the total
13.6	Sunil Narine to Raza Hasan, dot, 70.05kph, No run
End of over 14 (2 runs) Bangalore Strikers 86 / 7 (RR: 6.14, RRR: 4.67)
Bangalore Strikers requires 29 runs to win at 4.83 runs per over
Suresh Raina 20* (22b 0x4 1x6) Sunil Narine 3-0-15-3 Raza Hasan 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) Shahid Afridi 3-0-10-1
14.1	Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, 1, 73.29kph, S Raina puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
14.2	Shahid Afridi to Raza Hasan, dot, 72.69kph, That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. R Hasan plays it gently through the leg side. No runs taken
14.3	Shahid Afridi to Raza Hasan, dot, 70.00kph, S Afridi tosses this one up to R Hasan. Gentle offie turns into the batsman. Hit straight to the fielder at cover point. No run
14.4	Shahid Afridi to Raza Hasan, 1, 70.21kph, S Afridi gives this one some air and he rips a leggie that turns viciously away from the batsman. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. Easy single to be had there
14.5	Shahid Afridi to Suresh Raina, OUT, 76.09kph, S Afridi pushes this one through slightly quicker. S Raina defends off the front foot. S Narine is after it and takes a spectacular catch!
Suresh Raina c S Narine b S Afridi 21 (30m 24b 0x4 1x6) SR: 87.50
	The new batsman is Samuel Badree.
14.6	Shahid Afridi to Samuel Badree, dot, 76.59kph, A little more pace on this one. This one bites viciously and spins a long way. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed sweep. No run
That's the end of a miserly spell from S Afridi.
Shahid Afridi 2 / 12 in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens
End of over 15 (2 runs) Bangalore Strikers 88 / 8 (RR: 5.87, RRR: 5.20)
Bangalore Strikers requires 27 runs to win at 5.40 runs per over
Raza Hasan 2* (6b 0x4 0x6) Shahid Afridi 4-0-12-2 Samuel Badree 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) Sunil Narine 3-0-15-3
15.1	Sunil Narine to Raza Hasan, dot, 73.09kph, S Narine floats a delivery to R Hasan. Bouncer! R Hasan sways away
15.2	Sunil Narine to Raza Hasan, dot, 70.00kph, Bouncer! R Hasan sways away
15.3	Sunil Narine to Raza Hasan, dot, 81.45kph, S Narine pushes this one through slightly quicker. Big turn from the spinner. No runs taken
15.4	Sunil Narine to Raza Hasan, dot, 70.00kph, S Narine gives this one some air and he puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. R Hasan struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
15.5	Sunil Narine to Raza Hasan, dot, 72.99kph, S Narine floats a delivery to R Hasan. Hit straight to the fielder at wide extra-cover. No run
15.6	Sunil Narine to Raza Hasan, dot, 81.17kph, The leggie now and it turns away from the batsman. Well-timed sweep there. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. R Hasan rightly sends him back
S Narine has finished his allocation and ends with very economical figures.
Sunil Narine 3 / 15 in 4.0 overs, 1 maidens
End of over 16 (0 runs) Bangalore Strikers 88 / 8 (RR: 5.50, RRR: 6.50)
Bangalore Strikers requires 27 runs to win at 6.75 runs per over
Samuel Badree 0* (1b 0x4 0x6) Sunil Narine 4-1-15-3 Raza Hasan 2 (12b 0x4 0x6) Shahid Afridi 4-0-12-2
	Morne Morkel will start a new spell.
16.1	Morne Morkel to Samuel Badree, 1b, 142.67kph, M Morkel hurls this through. Short length just outside leg stump. S Badree is beaten by the movement. One more to the total
16.2	Morne Morkel to Raza Hasan, 1b, 145.41kph, Big movement through the air. R Hasan swishes at this one and misses. One more to the total
16.3	Morne Morkel to Samuel Badree, 1, 137.81kph, A hint of movement in. S Badree cover drives but can't time it properly. The batsmen only take one
16.4	Morne Morkel to Raza Hasan, FOUR, 145.86kph, M Morkel hurls this through. Short length just outside leg stump. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. Four all the way
16.5	Morne Morkel to Raza Hasan, dot, 149.82kph, He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. R Hasan drives but can't time it properly. No runs taken
16.6	Morne Morkel to Raza Hasan, 1, 140.02kph, short length just outside off stump. R Hasan pushes this ball through the off side. Gully misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
End of over 17 (8 runs) Bangalore Strikers 96 / 8 (RR: 5.65, RRR: 6.00)
Bangalore Strikers requires 19 runs to win at 6.33 runs per over
Raza Hasan 7* (16b 1x4 0x6) Morne Morkel 2-0-11-0 Samuel Badree 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) Sunil Narine 4-1-15-3
	The new bowler is Angelo Mathews.
17.1	Angelo Mathews to Raza Hasan, SIX, 125.27kph, A Mathews ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Pitches outside leg and it seams in. R Hasan swats this one. That is a monstrous hit! SIX
17.2	Angelo Mathews to Raza Hasan, 1, 113.96kph, Well-timed cut there. One more to the total
17.3	Angelo Mathews to Samuel Badree, dot, 130.00kph, A Mathews bowls this gun-barrel straight
17.4	Angelo Mathews to Samuel Badree, 1, 125.69kph, A Mathews is struggling to find much pace off this surface. S Badree puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there
17.5	Angelo Mathews to Raza Hasan, 1lb, 130.00kph, A Mathews finds a hint of movement from a leg stump line. R Hasan is beaten by the movement. One more to the total
17.6	Angelo Mathews to Samuel Badree, dot, 126.28kph, A Mathews is struggling to find much pace off this surface. S Badree puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Square leg is quick to cut off the single
End of over 18 (9 runs) Bangalore Strikers 105 / 8 (RR: 5.83, RRR: 4.50)
Bangalore Strikers requires 10 runs to win at 5.00 runs per over
Raza Hasan 14* (19b 1x4 1x6) Angelo Mathews 1-0-8-0 Samuel Badree 2 (6b 0x4 0x6) Morne Morkel 2-0-11-0
18.1	Morne Morkel to Raza Hasan, 1, 150.00kph, M Morkel hurls this through and he hits a short length on middle. R Hasan pushes this ball through the off side. That is a comfortable single
18.2	Morne Morkel to Samuel Badree, dot, 134.14kph, Bouncer! S Badree sways away and lets it go through
18.3	Morne Morkel to Samuel Badree, 1, 144.53kph, good length on middle stump. S Badree plays it gently through the off side. That is an excellent call by S Badree. One run
18.4	Morne Morkel to Raza Hasan, 2, 135.93kph, Two more to the total
18.5	Morne Morkel to Raza Hasan, 1, 131.98kph, M Morkel puts his back into this delivery. Good length just outside off stump. R Hasan plays it gently through the off side. That is an excellent call by R Hasan. One run
18.6	Morne Morkel to Samuel Badree, FOUR, 137.68kph, Pitches outside off and it seams in. Aggressive cut from S Badree. That's a boundary
End of over 19 (9 runs) Bangalore Strikers 114 / 8 (RR: 6.00, RRR: 0.00)
Bangalore Strikers requires 1 runs to win at 1.00 runs per over
Raza Hasan 18* (22b 1x4 1x6) Morne Morkel 3-0-20-0 Samuel Badree 7 (9b 1x4 0x6) Angelo Mathews 1-0-8-0
	Lasith Malinga will start a new spell.
19.1	Lasith Malinga to Raza Hasan, dot, 137.95kph, He finds a fraction of movement off the surface. Not in the gap
19.2	Lasith Malinga to Raza Hasan, dot, 146.09kph, No run
19.3	Lasith Malinga to Raza Hasan, dot, 146.44kph, That moved miles. R Hasan struck that too firmly to take the single
19.4	Lasith Malinga to Raza Hasan, 1, 142.06kph, L Malinga hurls this through. Short length on middle stump. Excellent timing from R Hasan as he plays a drive. That is a comfortable single
Close of innings: Bangalore Strikers - 115 / 8
Suresh Raina 21 (24) Raza Hasan 19* (26) Sunil Narine 3 / 15 Shahid Afridi 2 / 12

BANGALORE STRIKERS INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Michael Hussey c E Morgan b S Narine 18 14 2 1 128.57 Virat Kohli c +K Akmal b R Jadeja 16 12 1 1 133.33 David Miller c S Malik b R Jadeja 7 7 1 0 100.00 AB de Villiers c +K Akmal b S Narine 5 5 1 0 100.00 Suresh Raina c S Narine b S Afridi 21 24 0 1 87.50 Ambati Rayudu c J Buttler b L Malinga 8 8 0 1 100.00 Iqbal Abdulla c J Buttler b S Afridi 4 11 0 0 36.36 Amit Mishra c +K Akmal b S Narine 1 3 0 0 33.33 Raza Hasan not out 19 26 1 1 73.08 Samuel Badree not out 7 9 1 0 77.78 DNB: Saeed Ajmal

FOW: 1/33 2/37 3/44 4/48 5/62 6/81 7/84 8/88

Bangalore Strikers - 115 / 8 Overs 19.4 RPO: 5.85

Extras: 9 WD: 0 NB: 1 B: 4 LB: 4

Partnerships

Michael Hussey / Virat Kohli     33 (22) David Miller / Virat Kohli     4 (7) David Miller / AB de Villiers     7 (6) David Miller / Suresh Raina     4 (4) Ambati Rayudu / Suresh Raina     14 (15) Iqbal Abdulla / Suresh Raina     19 (23) Amit Mishra / Suresh Raina     3 (4) Raza Hasan / Suresh Raina     4 (9) Raza Hasan / Samuel Badree     27 (29)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Lasith Malinga 3.4 0 30 1 8.18 0 0 Morne Morkel 3.0 0 20 0 6.67 0 0 Sunil Narine 4.0 1 15 3 3.75 0 0 Ravindra Jadeja 4.0 0 22 2 5.50 0 0 Shahid Afridi 4.0 0 12 2 3.00 0 1 Angelo Mathews 1.0 0 8 0 8.00 0 0

MATCH NOTES ----------- London Knights 114/9 20 overs Bangalore Strikers 115/8 19.4 overs Bangalore Strikers wins by 2 wickets MoM: I Abdulla

Sponsors and Tickets Prizes: Bangalore Strikers[Home Win:$300,000]
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[FabregasChelsea]

Terrible performance from our batsmen

 

[Aravind.]

Good win.but it is not good to see our world class t20 batsman such as Michael Hussey,Virat Kohli,David Miller,AB de Villiers & Suresh Raina are under performing.

 

[HawkAussie]

What the heck happen for us getting bowled for only 53

 

[Pinch hitter]

End of round 2...

TEAM OF ROUND 2

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- ROUND 2: -------- | WML | Melbourne Dolphins vs Chennai Kings @ Melbourne Cricket Ground - Melbourne Dolphins wins by 7 wickets Chennai Kings 149/5 20 overs | Melbourne Dolphins 150/3 15.4 overs | WML | Perth Panthers vs Manchester Lions @ WACA Ground - Perth Panthers wins by 1 wickets Manchester Lions 137/9 20 overs | Perth Panthers 138/9 19.3 overs | WML | Bangalore Strikers vs London Knights @ M. Chinnaswamy Stadium - Bangalore Strikers wins by 2 wickets London Knights 114/9 20 overs | Bangalore Strikers 115/8 19.4 overs

WML XI

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01|-MD-| Aaron Finch 02|-PP-| David Warner |-MD-| Kumar Sangakkara 03|-CK-| Sachin Tendulkar 04|-MD-| Brad Hodge 05|-ML-| Imran Nazir 06|-PP-| Kieron Pollard |-PP-| Misbah-ul-Haq 07|-LK-| Sunil Narine 08|-BS-| Iqbal Abdulla 09|-ML-| James Franklin |-MD-| Mitchell Johnson 10|-PP-| Bhuvneshwar Kumar |-BS-| Samuel Badree 11|-PP-| Vernon Philander ​

:Sponsors Prizes:
Melbourne Dolphins[$300,000]; Sydney Soldiers[-NIL-]; Perth Panthers[$300,000]; Bangalore Strikers[$150,000]; Chennai Kings [$100,000]; Mumbai Army[-NIL-]; Manchester Lions[$150,000]; London Knights[$100,000]; Wonder Stars [-NIL-]

Points Table

Pos | Teams | Mat. | Wins | Lose | Tie | Pts. | NRR 1-- |Melbourne Dolphins | 02| 02| --| --| 06| +2.77
2-- |Wonder Stars | 01| 01| --| --| 03| +0.09
3-- |Sydney Soldiers | 01| 01| --| --| 03| +0.15
4-- |Perth Panthers | 01| 01| --| --| 03| +0.05
5-- |Bangalore Strikers | 02| 01| 01| --| 03| -0.04
6-- |Manchester Lions | 01| --| 01| --| 00| -0.05
7-- |Mumbai Army | 01| --| 01| --| 00| -0.15
8-- |London Knights | 02| --| 02| --| 00| -0.90
9-- |Chennai Kings | 01| --| 01| --| 00| -1.92

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[Pinch hitter]

ROUND 3: Line-Up

Post Line-Up for Round 3

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | T20i | England vs Australia @ The Oval, London Pitch Type: Dusty Pitch, Good for Batting and Excellent for Spinners. -------------------- England -------------------- 1.Michael Lumb 2.Alex Hales 3.Luke Wright 4.Eoin Morgan 5.Jos Buttler 6.Samit Patel 7.Joe Root 8.Stuart Broad 9.Graeme Swann 10.Steven Finn 11.Danny Briggs -------------------- Australia -------------------- 1.David Warner 2.Aaron Finch 3.Shane Watson 4.Shaun Marsh 5.George Bailey 6.Glenn Maxwell 7.Matthew Wade 8.James Faulkner 9.Mitchell Johnson 10.Nathan Coulter-Nile 11.Fawad Ahmed -------------------- ​

:Unavailable Players:
|-PP-|David Warner; |-PP-|Nathan Coulter-Nile ; |-CK-|Luke Wright; |-MA-|Glenn Maxwell; |-MA-|James Faulkner; |-MA-|Shaun Marsh; |-MD-|Aaron Finch; |-MD-|Shane Watson; |-MD-|Mitchell Johnson; |-SS-|George Bailey; |-SS-|Matthew Wade; |-SS-|Alex Hales; |-WS-|Michael Lumb; |-WS-|Graeme Swann; |-WS-|Steven Finn;

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | WML | Chennai Kings vs Perth Panthers @ M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Type: Normal Pitch, Good for Batting and Little help for Bowlers. -------------------- Chennai Kings -------------------- -------------------- Perth Panthers -------------------- -------------------- ​

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | WML | Mumbai Army vs Melbourne Dolphins @ Wankhede Stadium Pitch Type: Normal Green Pitch, No Help for Spinners. -------------------- Mumbai Army -------------------- -------------------- Melbourne Dolphins -------------------- -------------------- ​

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | WML | Wonder Stars vs Sydney Soldiers @ Lord's Cricket Ground Pitch Type: Normal Green Pitch, Little help for Fast Bowlers. -------------------- Wonder Stars -------------------- -------------------- Sydney Soldiers -------------------- -------------------- ​

Line-Up Rules: Mark Your Skipper with [: c :], your 'keeper with [: wk :] and your bowlers with [: bwl :]
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@Simon; @Neer.; @arun_8; @santhoshSKR; @Amazing Cricket; @coolash1

 

[SK-ZC]

Line-Ups for Next Round:

Alastair Cook
Mahela Jayawardene
Sachin Tendulkar
Dinesh Karthik
Ross Taylor
MS Dhoni
Mitchell Marsh
Johan Botha
Umar Gul
Dale Steyn
James Tredwell

Mitchell Marsh should be 4th bowler & Botha Should be 5th Bowler