Fun factor: Your opponent did not take much risk against your wicket taking bowlers, rather they made that one guy their target.Mitchell McClenaghan 4.0 0 50 1 12.5 on a green track .
FIRST INNINGS:Australia won the toss and elected to bat first
0.1 Dwayne Bravo to Matthew Wade, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
0.2 Dwayne Bravo to Matthew Wade, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
0.3 Dwayne Bravo to Aaron Finch, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six! (6)
0.4 Dwayne Bravo to Aaron Finch, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
0.5 Dwayne Bravo to Matthew Wade, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
0.6 Dwayne Bravo to Aaron Finch, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
End of over 1
Australia 12/0 (RR : 12)
Matthew Wade 4 (3b)
Aaron Finch 8 (3b)
Dwayne Bravo 1-0-12-0
1.1 Jerome Taylor to Aaron Finch, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
1.2 Jerome Taylor to Matthew Wade, Ooooh, he's not going to be a happy man after that dismissal. His partner called him through for a suicidical single there! If I were him I'd stay far, far away...
Matthew Wade run out Darren Bravo
Runs : 4 Balls : 4 S/R : 100
(0)
1.3 Jerome Taylor to Steven Smith, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
1.4 Jerome Taylor to Steven Smith, One more to the total. (1)
1.5 Jerome Taylor to Aaron Finch, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
1.6 Jerome Taylor to Steven Smith, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
End of over 2
Australia 21/1 (RR : 10.5)
Steven Smith 7 (3b)
Aaron Finch 10 (5b)
Jerome Taylor 1-0-9-0
2.1 Dwayne Bravo to Aaron Finch, Ah that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastest no time in putting the trash away. Six! (6)
2.2 Dwayne Bravo to Aaron Finch, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
2.3 Dwayne Bravo to Aaron Finch, The cuts back in sharply, and the batsman misses completely, and his struck on the pads. It's a tough decision, but the umpire sends him on his way! Excellent bowling.
Aaron Finch lbw Dwayne Bravo
Runs : 16 Balls : 8 S/R : 200
(0)
2.4 Dwayne Bravo to George Bailey, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
2.5 Dwayne Bravo to Steven Smith, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
2.6 Dwayne Bravo to Steven Smith, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 3
Australia 30/2 (RR : 10)
Steven Smith 9 (5b)
George Bailey 1 (1b)
Dwayne Bravo 2-0-21-1
3.1 Jerome Taylor to George Bailey, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
3.2 Jerome Taylor to George Bailey, That was a very good delivery. (0)
3.3 Jerome Taylor to George Bailey, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!
George Bailey b Jerome Taylor
Runs : 1 Balls : 4 S/R : 25
(0)
3.4 Jerome Taylor to Glenn Maxwell, , Wide, one run (1)
3.4 Jerome Taylor to Glenn Maxwell, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
3.5 Jerome Taylor to Glenn Maxwell, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
3.6 Jerome Taylor to Steven Smith, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 4
Australia 35/3 (RR : 8.75)
Glenn Maxwell 3 (2b)
Steven Smith 10 (6b)
Jerome Taylor 2-0-14-1
4.1 Dwayne Bravo to Steven Smith, That was a very good delivery. (0)
4.2 Dwayne Bravo to Steven Smith, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
4.3 Dwayne Bravo to Steven Smith, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
4.4 Dwayne Bravo to Steven Smith, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
4.5 Dwayne Bravo to Steven Smith, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
4.6 Dwayne Bravo to Glenn Maxwell, Bah, that was poor umpiring. Pitched outside leg, going over the top, and an inside edge! That's what you get for sleeping with the umpire's wife!
Glenn Maxwell lbw Dwayne Bravo
Runs : 3 Balls : 3 S/R : 100
(0)
End of over 5
Australia 36/4 (RR : 7.2)
David Warner 0 (0b)
Steven Smith 11 (11b)
Dwayne Bravo 3-0-22-2
5.1 Jerome Taylor to Steven Smith, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Clean bowled!
Steven Smith b Jerome Taylor
Runs : 11 Balls : 12 S/R : 91.67
(0)
5.2 Jerome Taylor to Shane Watson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.3 Jerome Taylor to Shane Watson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.4 Jerome Taylor to Shane Watson, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
5.5 Jerome Taylor to David Warner, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
5.6 Jerome Taylor to Shane Watson, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 6
Australia 40/5 (RR : 6.67)
Shane Watson 3 (4b)
David Warner 1 (1b)
Jerome Taylor 3-0-18-2
6.1 Samuel Badree to David Warner, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
6.2 Samuel Badree to David Warner, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
6.3 Samuel Badree to David Warner, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
6.4 Samuel Badree to David Warner, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
6.5 Samuel Badree to David Warner, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
6.6 Samuel Badree to Shane Watson, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
End of over 7
Australia 41/5 (RR : 5.86)
Shane Watson 3 (5b)
David Warner 2 (6b)
Samuel Badree 1-0-1-0
7.1 Kieron Pollard to David Warner, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
7.2 Kieron Pollard to David Warner, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.3 Kieron Pollard to David Warner, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
7.4 Kieron Pollard to Shane Watson, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
7.5 Kieron Pollard to David Warner, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
7.6 Kieron Pollard to David Warner, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 8
Australia 47/5 (RR : 5.88)
David Warner 5 (11b)
Shane Watson 6 (6b)
Kieron Pollard 1-0-6-0
8.1 Samuel Badree to Shane Watson, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
8.2 Samuel Badree to Shane Watson, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
8.3 Samuel Badree to Shane Watson, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
8.4 Samuel Badree to Shane Watson, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
8.5 Samuel Badree to Shane Watson, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
8.6 Samuel Badree to Shane Watson, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 9
Australia 51/5 (RR : 5.67)
Shane Watson 10 (12b)
David Warner 5 (11b)
Samuel Badree 2-0-5-0
9.1 Darren Sammy to David Warner, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
9.2 Darren Sammy to David Warner, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
9.3 Darren Sammy to Shane Watson, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
9.4 Darren Sammy to Shane Watson, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
9.5 Darren Sammy to Shane Watson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.6 Darren Sammy to Shane Watson, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
End of over 10
Australia 55/5 (RR : 5.5)
David Warner 8 (13b)
Shane Watson 11 (16b)
Darren Sammy 1-0-4-0
10.1 Kieron Pollard to Shane Watson, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
10.2 Kieron Pollard to Shane Watson, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
10.3 Kieron Pollard to David Warner, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
10.4 Kieron Pollard to Shane Watson, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
10.5 Kieron Pollard to David Warner, Very well bowled. (0)
10.6 Kieron Pollard to David Warner, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
End of over 11
Australia 62/5 (RR : 5.64)
David Warner 11 (16b)
Shane Watson 15 (19b)
Kieron Pollard 2-0-13-0
11.1 Andre Russell to Shane Watson, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
11.2 Andre Russell to Shane Watson, Very well bowled. (0)
11.3 Andre Russell to Shane Watson, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
11.4 Andre Russell to Shane Watson, No shot offered. (0)
11.5 Andre Russell to Shane Watson, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
11.6 Andre Russell to Shane Watson, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 12
Australia 64/5 (RR : 5.33)
Shane Watson 17 (25b)
David Warner 11 (16b)
Andre Russell 1-0-2-0
12.1 Darren Sammy to David Warner, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
12.2 Darren Sammy to David Warner, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
12.3 Darren Sammy to David Warner, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion... (4)
12.4 Darren Sammy to David Warner, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
12.5 Darren Sammy to David Warner, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
12.6 Darren Sammy to David Warner, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 13
Australia 75/5 (RR : 5.77)
Shane Watson 17 (25b)
David Warner 22 (22b)
Darren Sammy 2-0-15-0
13.1 Andre Russell to David Warner, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
13.2 Andre Russell to David Warner, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
13.3 Andre Russell to David Warner, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
13.4 Andre Russell to David Warner, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
13.5 Andre Russell to David Warner, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
13.6 Andre Russell to David Warner, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
End of over 14
Australia 82/5 (RR : 5.86)
Shane Watson 17 (25b)
David Warner 29 (28b)
Andre Russell 2-0-9-0
14.1 Samuel Badree to David Warner, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.2 Samuel Badree to David Warner, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
14.3 Samuel Badree to Shane Watson, Very well bowled. (0)
14.4 Samuel Badree to Shane Watson, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
14.5 Samuel Badree to David Warner, Very well bowled. (0)
14.6 Samuel Badree to David Warner, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
End of over 15
Australia 88/5 (RR : 5.87)
David Warner 34 (32b)
Shane Watson 18 (27b)
Samuel Badree 3-0-11-0
15.1 Kieron Pollard to Shane Watson, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
15.2 Kieron Pollard to David Warner, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! The batsman top edges it high in the air, and the catch is taken!
David Warner c & b Kieron Pollard
Runs : 34 Balls : 33 S/R : 103
(0)
15.3 Kieron Pollard to Mitchell Marsh, Very well bowled. (0)
15.4 Kieron Pollard to Mitchell Marsh, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
15.5 Kieron Pollard to Shane Watson, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
15.6 Kieron Pollard to Shane Watson, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
End of over 16
Australia 94/6 (RR : 5.88)
Shane Watson 23 (30b)
Mitchell Marsh 1 (2b)
Kieron Pollard 3-0-19-1
16.1 Darren Sammy to Mitchell Marsh, Oh boy what a catch that was! Incredible reflexes, he caught it one handed diving to his left, the batsman can't believe it!
Mitchell Marsh c & b Darren Sammy
Runs : 1 Balls : 3 S/R : 33.33
(0)
16.2 Darren Sammy to James Faulkner, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
16.3 Darren Sammy to Shane Watson, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three. (3)
16.4 Darren Sammy to James Faulkner, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
16.5 Darren Sammy to Shane Watson, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, who fires a throw back in immediately. The batsmen try to scrable through for a single, but they're caught short! Brilliant fielding, and a wicket for the fielding side!
Shane Watson run out Dwayne Bravo
Runs : 26 Balls : 32 S/R : 81.25
(0)
16.6 Darren Sammy to Mitchell Starc, Oh boy what a catch that was! Incredible reflexes, he caught it one handed diving to his left, the batsman can't believe it!
Mitchell Starc c Jerome Taylor b Darren Sammy
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
End of over 17
Australia 101/9 (RR : 5.94)
Josh Hazlewood 0 (0b)
James Faulkner 4 (2b)
Darren Sammy 3-0-22-2
17.1 Samuel Badree to James Faulkner, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
17.2 Samuel Badree to James Faulkner, Very well bowled. (0)
17.3 Samuel Badree to James Faulkner, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
17.4 Samuel Badree to James Faulkner, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
17.5 Samuel Badree to James Faulkner, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
17.6 Samuel Badree to James Faulkner, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
End of over 18
Australia 103/9 (RR : 5.72)
James Faulkner 6 (8b)
Josh Hazlewood 0 (0b)
Samuel Badree 4-0-13-0
18.1 Dwayne Bravo to Josh Hazlewood, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
18.2 Dwayne Bravo to Josh Hazlewood, And it's a DLF Maxix...uhh...six runs! (6)
18.3 Dwayne Bravo to Josh Hazlewood, Reverse sweep, and he's missed completely! Boy that's humiliating!
Josh Hazlewood b Dwayne Bravo
Runs : 8 Balls : 3 S/R : 266.7
(0)
The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 111
Wickets : 10
Overs : 18.3
Caribbeans' bowling brilliance produced an unimaginable scoreline in the first innings as Aussies were blown up for just 111 runs in total.
Darren Sammy: Overs 3.0 | Maidens 0 | Runs 18 | Wickets 2 | Economy 6.0
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Matthew Wade run out (DM Bravo) 4 4 0 0 100
Aaron Finch lbw b DJ Bravo 16 8 0 2 200
Steven Smith b Taylor 11 12 1 0 91.67
George Bailey b Taylor 1 4 0 0 25
Glenn Maxwell lbw b DJ Bravo 3 3 0 0 100
David Warner c & b Pollard 34 33 3 0 103
Shane Watson run out (DJ Bravo) 26 32 1 0 81.25
Mitchell Marsh c & b Sammy 1 3 0 0 33.33
James Faulkner not out 6 8 0 0 75
Mitchell Starc c Taylor b Sammy 0 1 0 0 0
Josh Hazlewood b DJ Bravo 8 3 0 1 266.7
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Total: 111 Overs: 18.3 Run Rate: 6.167
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Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Kieron Pollard 3.0 0 19 1 6.33
Andre Russell 2.0 0 9 0 4.5
Dwayne Bravo 3.3 0 30 3 8.57
Darren Sammy 3.0 0 22 2 7.33
Jerome Taylor 3.0 0 18 2 6
Samuel Badree 4.0 0 13 0 3.25
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Extras : 1 No Balls : 0 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Jerome Taylor performed magnificently to serve his side just another day.
Overs 3.3 | Maidens 0 | Runs 30 | Wickets 3 | Economy 8.57
West Indies needed 112 runs from 20.0 overs to win
0.1 Josh Hazlewood to Chris Gayle, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
0.2 Josh Hazlewood to Dwayne Smith, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
0.3 Josh Hazlewood to Dwayne Smith, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
0.4 Josh Hazlewood to Chris Gayle, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
0.5 Josh Hazlewood to Chris Gayle, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
0.6 Josh Hazlewood to Chris Gayle, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
End of over 1
West Indies 4/0 (RR : 4) Required RR(5.63)
Chris Gayle 3 (4b)
Dwayne Smith 1 (2b)
Josh Hazlewood 1-0-4-0
1.1 Mitchell Starc to Dwayne Smith, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
1.2 Mitchell Starc to Chris Gayle, , No Ball. Easy single. (1)
1.2 Mitchell Starc to Dwayne Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
1.3 Mitchell Starc to Dwayne Smith, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
1.4 Mitchell Starc to Chris Gayle, EDGED AND TAKEN! Safe pair of hands there behind the stumps, he doesn't drop many of those!
Chris Gayle c Matthew Wade b Mitchell Starc
Runs : 4 Balls : 6 S/R : 66.67
(0)
1.5 Mitchell Starc to Andre Fletcher, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!
Andre Fletcher c David Warner b Mitchell Starc
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
1.6 Mitchell Starc to Darren Bravo, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 2
West Indies 11/2 (RR : 5.5) Required RR(5.56)
Dwayne Smith 5 (5b)
Darren Bravo 1 (1b)
Mitchell Starc 1-0-7-1
2.1 Josh Hazlewood to Darren Bravo, Very well bowled. (0)
2.2 Josh Hazlewood to Darren Bravo, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
2.3 Josh Hazlewood to Darren Bravo, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
2.4 Josh Hazlewood to Darren Bravo, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement. (3)
2.5 Josh Hazlewood to Dwayne Smith, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
2.6 Josh Hazlewood to Dwayne Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 3
West Indies 20/2 (RR : 6.67) Required RR(5.35)
Dwayne Smith 7 (7b)
Darren Bravo 8 (5b)
Josh Hazlewood 2-0-13-0
3.1 Mitchell Starc to Darren Bravo, Thick inside edge there, but the umpire still gives it! Unbelievable! Zorax probably has a bet riding on this game, cause there is no way that was out!
Darren Bravo lbw Mitchell Starc
Runs : 8 Balls : 6 S/R : 133.3
(0)
3.2 Mitchell Starc to Marlon Samuels, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!
Marlon Samuels b Mitchell Starc
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
3.3 Mitchell Starc to Kieron Pollard, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
3.4 Mitchell Starc to Dwayne Smith, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
3.5 Mitchell Starc to Kieron Pollard, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
3.6 Mitchell Starc to Dwayne Smith, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six! (6)
End of over 4
West Indies 29/4 (RR : 7.25) Required RR(5.13)
Dwayne Smith 14 (9b)
Kieron Pollard 2 (2b)
Mitchell Starc 2-0-16-3
4.1 Josh Hazlewood to Kieron Pollard, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
4.2 Josh Hazlewood to Kieron Pollard, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
4.3 Josh Hazlewood to Kieron Pollard, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
4.4 Josh Hazlewood to Dwayne Smith, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
4.5 Josh Hazlewood to Dwayne Smith, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
4.6 Josh Hazlewood to Kieron Pollard, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 5
West Indies 37/4 (RR : 7.4) Required RR(4.93)
Kieron Pollard 9 (6b)
Dwayne Smith 15 (11b)
Josh Hazlewood 3-0-21-0
5.1 Mitchell Starc to Dwayne Smith, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
5.2 Mitchell Starc to Dwayne Smith, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
5.3 Mitchell Starc to Dwayne Smith, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
5.4 Mitchell Starc to Dwayne Smith, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
5.5 Mitchell Starc to Dwayne Smith, Beaten by pace! Fired in full and quicker, the batsman is late to get his bat down and the stumps are in a mess! Excellent bowling!
Dwayne Smith b Mitchell Starc
Runs : 17 Balls : 16 S/R : 106.3
(0)
5.6 Mitchell Starc to Andre Russell, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 6
West Indies 40/5 (RR : 6.67) Required RR(5.07)
Kieron Pollard 9 (6b)
Andre Russell 1 (1b)
Mitchell Starc 3-0-19-4
6.1 Shane Watson to Andre Russell, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
6.2 Shane Watson to Kieron Pollard, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
6.3 Shane Watson to Andre Russell, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
6.4 Shane Watson to Kieron Pollard, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
6.5 Shane Watson to Kieron Pollard, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three. (3)
6.6 Shane Watson to Andre Russell, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
End of over 7
West Indies 50/5 (RR : 7.14) Required RR(4.69)
Andre Russell 5 (4b)
Kieron Pollard 15 (9b)
Shane Watson 1-0-10-0
7.1 James Faulkner to Kieron Pollard, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
7.2 James Faulkner to Andre Russell, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.3 James Faulkner to Andre Russell, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.4 James Faulkner to Andre Russell, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
7.5 James Faulkner to Andre Russell, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
7.6 James Faulkner to Andre Russell, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 8
West Indies 53/5 (RR : 6.63) Required RR(4.83)
Andre Russell 7 (9b)
Kieron Pollard 16 (10b)
James Faulkner 1-0-3-0
8.1 Glenn Maxwell to Kieron Pollard, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
8.2 Glenn Maxwell to Andre Russell, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
8.3 Glenn Maxwell to Andre Russell, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
8.4 Glenn Maxwell to Andre Russell, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
8.5 Glenn Maxwell to Kieron Pollard, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
8.6 Glenn Maxwell to Kieron Pollard, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 9
West Indies 59/5 (RR : 6.56) Required RR(4.73)
Kieron Pollard 17 (13b)
Andre Russell 12 (12b)
Glenn Maxwell 1-0-6-0
9.1 Shane Watson to Andre Russell, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
9.2 Shane Watson to Kieron Pollard, That's a single. (1)
9.3 Shane Watson to Andre Russell, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
9.4 Shane Watson to Kieron Pollard, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
9.5 Shane Watson to Kieron Pollard, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
9.6 Shane Watson to Kieron Pollard, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
End of over 10
West Indies 65/5 (RR : 6.5) Required RR(4.6)
Andre Russell 14 (14b)
Kieron Pollard 21 (17b)
Shane Watson 2-0-16-0
10.1 Glenn Maxwell to Kieron Pollard, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
10.2 Glenn Maxwell to Kieron Pollard, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
10.3 Glenn Maxwell to Kieron Pollard, No shot offered. (0)
10.4 Glenn Maxwell to Kieron Pollard, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
10.5 Glenn Maxwell to Andre Russell, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
10.6 Glenn Maxwell to Andre Russell, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
End of over 11
West Indies 74/5 (RR : 6.73) Required RR(4.11)
Andre Russell 22 (16b)
Kieron Pollard 22 (21b)
Glenn Maxwell 2-0-15-0
11.1 Shane Watson to Kieron Pollard, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
11.2 Shane Watson to Kieron Pollard, Very well bowled. (0)
11.3 Shane Watson to Kieron Pollard, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
11.4 Shane Watson to Andre Russell, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
11.5 Shane Watson to Andre Russell, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
11.6 Shane Watson to Andre Russell, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 12
West Indies 86/5 (RR : 7.17) Required RR(3.13)
Kieron Pollard 27 (24b)
Andre Russell 29 (19b)
Shane Watson 3-0-28-0
12.1 Mitchell Marsh to Andre Russell, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
12.2 Mitchell Marsh to Andre Russell, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
12.3 Mitchell Marsh to Andre Russell, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
12.4 Mitchell Marsh to Kieron Pollard, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
12.5 Mitchell Marsh to Kieron Pollard, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
12.6 Mitchell Marsh to Kieron Pollard, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 13
West Indies 90/5 (RR : 6.92) Required RR(3)
Andre Russell 32 (22b)
Kieron Pollard 28 (27b)
Mitchell Marsh 1-0-4-0
13.1 James Faulkner to Kieron Pollard, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
13.2 James Faulkner to Kieron Pollard, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
13.3 James Faulkner to Kieron Pollard, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
13.4 James Faulkner to Kieron Pollard, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
13.5 James Faulkner to Andre Russell, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
13.6 James Faulkner to Andre Russell, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 14
West Indies 97/5 (RR : 6.93) Required RR(2.33)
Andre Russell 32 (24b)
Kieron Pollard 35 (31b)
James Faulkner 2-0-10-0
14.1 Mitchell Marsh to Kieron Pollard, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
14.2 Mitchell Marsh to Andre Russell, Very well bowled. (0)
14.3 Mitchell Marsh to Andre Russell, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
14.4 Mitchell Marsh to Andre Russell, , No Ball. No shot offered. (0)
14.4 Mitchell Marsh to Andre Russell, Very well bowled. (0)
14.5 Mitchell Marsh to Andre Russell, That was a very good delivery. (0)
14.6 Mitchell Marsh to Andre Russell, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 15
West Indies 102/5 (RR : 6.8) Required RR(1.8)
Kieron Pollard 36 (32b)
Andre Russell 35 (30b)
Mitchell Marsh 2-0-9-0
15.1 James Faulkner to Andre Russell, The bowler appeals, and the finger of death has lifted.
Andre Russell lbw James Faulkner
Runs : 35 Balls : 31 S/R : 112.9
(0)
15.2 James Faulkner to Dwayne Bravo, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
15.3 James Faulkner to Kieron Pollard, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
15.4 James Faulkner to Dwayne Bravo, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
15.5 James Faulkner to Dwayne Bravo, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three. (3)
15.6 James Faulkner to Kieron Pollard, , No Ball. Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 112
Wickets : 6
Overs : 15.5
Kieron Pollard & Andre Russell's responsible batting reclaimed the possession of match after they were in turmoil at one stage.
Runs 41 | Balls 34 | Fours 4 | Strike rate 120.6
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Chris Gayle c Wade b Starc 4 6 0 0 66.67
Dwayne Smith b Starc 17 16 0 1 106.3
Andre Fletcher c Warner b Starc 0 1 0 0 0
Darren Bravo lbw b Starc 8 6 1 0 133.3
Marlon Samuels b Starc 0 1 0 0 0
Kieron Pollard not out 41 34 4 0 120.6
Andre Russell lbw b Faulkner 35 31 3 0 112.9
Dwayne Bravo not out 4 3 0 0 133.3
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DNB: D Sammy, J Taylor, S Badree
Total: 112 Overs: 15.5 Run Rate: 7.467
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Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Glenn Maxwell 2.0 0 15 0 7.5
Shane Watson 3.0 0 28 0 9.33
Mitchell Marsh 2.0 0 9 0 4.5
James Faulkner 2.5 0 20 1 7.06
Mitchell Starc 3.0 0 19 5 6.33
Josh Hazlewood 3.0 0 21 0 7
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Extras : 3 No Balls : 3 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Micthell Starc's contribution was dusted as his tremendous efforts went all in vain with that desperate defeat.
Overs 3.0 | Maidens 0 | Runs 19 | Wickets 5 | Economy 6.33
FIRST INNINGS:New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first
0.1 Trent Boult to Hashim Amla, , Byes, another 4 run(s) (4)
0.2 Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, , Leg Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
0.3 Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
0.4 Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, Good running, two runs. (2)
0.5 Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, , Leg Byes, another 2 run(s) (2)
0.6 Trent Boult to Hashim Amla, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
End of over 1
South Africa 13/0 (RR : 13)
Hashim Amla 2 (1b)
Quinton de Kock 4 (2b)
Trent Boult 1-0-6-0
1.1 Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock, That's a single. (1)
1.2 Mitchell McClenaghan to Hashim Amla, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
1.3 Mitchell McClenaghan to Hashim Amla, Very well bowled. (0)
1.4 Mitchell McClenaghan to Hashim Amla, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
1.5 Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
1.6 Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
End of over 2
South Africa 25/0 (RR : 12.5)
Quinton de Kock 13 (5b)
Hashim Amla 5 (4b)
Mitchell McClenaghan 1-0-12-0
2.1 Trent Boult to Hashim Amla, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
2.2 Trent Boult to Hashim Amla, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
2.3 Trent Boult to Hashim Amla, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
2.4 Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, One more to the total. (1)
2.5 Trent Boult to Hashim Amla, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
2.6 Trent Boult to Hashim Amla, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 3
South Africa 31/0 (RR : 10.3)
Hashim Amla 10 (9b)
Quinton de Kock 14 (6b)
Trent Boult 2-0-12-0
3.1 Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
3.2 Mitchell McClenaghan to Hashim Amla, (0) He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!
Hashim Amla c Tim Southee b Mitchell McClenaghan
Runs : 10 Balls : 10 S/R : 100
3.3 Mitchell McClenaghan to Farhaan Behardien, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
3.4 Mitchell McClenaghan to Farhaan Behardien, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
3.5 Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock, Gorgeous square drive, placed perfectly past point. There isn't a lot of power in the shot though, and third man cuts it off while the batsmen run hard for three. (4)
3.6 Mitchell McClenaghan to Farhaan Behardien, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion... (4)
End of over 4
South Africa 41/1 (RR : 10.3)
Farhaan Behardien 5 (3b)
Quinton de Kock 19 (8b)
Mitchell McClenaghan 2-0-22-1
4.1 Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, Good running, two runs. (2)
4.2 Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
4.3 Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, , No Ball. The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (9)
4.3 Trent Boult to Farhaan Behardien, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
4.4 Trent Boult to Quinton de Kock, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
4.5 Trent Boult to Farhaan Behardien, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
4.6 Trent Boult to Farhaan Behardien, , No Ball. Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
4.6 Trent Boult to Farhaan Behardien, (0) The bowler appeals, and the finger of death has lifted.
Farhaan Behardien lbw Trent Boult
Runs : 10 Balls : 6 S/R : 166.7
End of over 5
South Africa 66/2 (RR : 13.2)
Faf du Plessis 0 (0b)
Quinton de Kock 37 (11b)
Trent Boult 3-0-37-1
5.1 Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
5.2 Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
5.3 Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
5.4 Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock, (0) Missed a straight ball. He missed a straight ball. The stumps are broken, his ego even more so.
Quinton de Kock b Mitchell McClenaghan
Runs : 47 Balls : 15 S/R : 313.3
5.5 Mitchell McClenaghan to Rilee Rossouw, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
5.6 Mitchell McClenaghan to Rilee Rossouw, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
End of over 6
South Africa 80/3 (RR : 13.3)
Rilee Rossouw 4 (2b)
Faf du Plessis 0 (0b)
Mitchell McClenaghan 3-0-36-2
6.1 Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
6.2 Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
6.3 Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, Splendid shot for four! (4)
6.4 Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.5 Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, One more to the total. (1)
6.6 Mitchell Santner to Rilee Rossouw, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 7
South Africa 87/3 (RR : 12.4)
Rilee Rossouw 4 (3b)
Faf du Plessis 7 (5b)
Mitchell Santner 1-0-7-0
7.1 Corey Anderson to Faf du Plessis, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
7.2 Corey Anderson to Faf du Plessis, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
7.3 Corey Anderson to Rilee Rossouw, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
7.4 Corey Anderson to Faf du Plessis, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
7.5 Corey Anderson to Rilee Rossouw, Good running, two runs. (2)
7.6 Corey Anderson to Rilee Rossouw, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 8
South Africa 94/3 (RR : 11.8)
Rilee Rossouw 7 (6b)
Faf du Plessis 11 (8b)
Corey Anderson 1-0-7-0
8.1 Tim Southee to Faf du Plessis, Very well bowled. (0)
8.2 Tim Southee to Faf du Plessis, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
8.3 Tim Southee to Rilee Rossouw, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
8.4 Tim Southee to Rilee Rossouw, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
8.5 Tim Southee to Rilee Rossouw, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
8.6 Tim Southee to Faf du Plessis, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 9
South Africa 98/3 (RR : 10.9)
Faf du Plessis 12 (11b)
Rilee Rossouw 10 (9b)
Tim Southee 1-0-4-0
9.1 Kane Williamson to Rilee Rossouw, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
9.2 Kane Williamson to Faf du Plessis, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
9.3 Kane Williamson to Faf du Plessis, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
9.4 Kane Williamson to Faf du Plessis, Very well bowled. (0)
9.5 Kane Williamson to Faf du Plessis, Good running, two runs. (2)
9.6 Kane Williamson to Faf du Plessis, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
End of over 10
South Africa 102/3 (RR : 10.2)
Rilee Rossouw 11 (10b)
Faf du Plessis 15 (16b)
Kane Williamson 1-0-4-0
10.1 Corey Anderson to Faf du Plessis, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
10.2 Corey Anderson to Faf du Plessis, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
10.3 Corey Anderson to Faf du Plessis, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
10.4 Corey Anderson to Faf du Plessis, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
10.5 Corey Anderson to Rilee Rossouw, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
10.6 Corey Anderson to Rilee Rossouw, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 11
South Africa 109/3 (RR : 9.91)
Rilee Rossouw 13 (12b)
Faf du Plessis 20 (20b)
Corey Anderson 2-0-14-0
11.1 Kane Williamson to Faf du Plessis, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
11.2 Kane Williamson to Faf du Plessis, , No Ball. Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
11.2 Kane Williamson to Faf du Plessis, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
11.3 Kane Williamson to Faf du Plessis, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
11.4 Kane Williamson to Faf du Plessis, No shot offered. (0)
11.5 Kane Williamson to Faf du Plessis, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.6 Kane Williamson to Faf du Plessis, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
End of over 12
South Africa 126/3 (RR : 10.5)
Faf du Plessis 36 (26b)
Rilee Rossouw 13 (12b)
Kane Williamson 2-0-21-0
12.1 Corey Anderson to Rilee Rossouw, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
12.2 Corey Anderson to Rilee Rossouw, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
12.3 Corey Anderson to Rilee Rossouw, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
12.4 Corey Anderson to Faf du Plessis, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
12.5 Corey Anderson to Faf du Plessis, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
12.6 Corey Anderson to Faf du Plessis, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
End of over 13
South Africa 137/3 (RR : 10.5)
Faf du Plessis 42 (29b)
Rilee Rossouw 18 (15b)
Corey Anderson 3-0-25-0
13.1 Tim Southee to Rilee Rossouw, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
13.2 Tim Southee to Rilee Rossouw, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
13.3 Tim Southee to Rilee Rossouw, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
13.4 Tim Southee to Faf du Plessis, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
13.5 Tim Southee to Faf du Plessis, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
13.6 Tim Southee to Faf du Plessis, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 14
South Africa 142/3 (RR : 10.1)
Faf du Plessis 46 (32b)
Rilee Rossouw 19 (18b)
Tim Southee 2-0-9-0
14.1 Kane Williamson to Rilee Rossouw, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
14.2 Kane Williamson to Rilee Rossouw, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
14.3 Kane Williamson to Rilee Rossouw, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
14.4 Kane Williamson to Faf du Plessis, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
14.5 Kane Williamson to Rilee Rossouw, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
14.6 Kane Williamson to Rilee Rossouw, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 15
South Africa 148/3 (RR : 9.87)
Rilee Rossouw 24 (23b)
Faf du Plessis 47 (33b)
Kane Williamson 3-0-27-0
15.1 Tim Southee to Faf du Plessis, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
15.2 Tim Southee to Rilee Rossouw, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
15.3 Tim Southee to Faf du Plessis, , No Ball. One more to the total. (1)
15.3 Tim Southee to Rilee Rossouw, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
15.4 Tim Southee to Rilee Rossouw, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
15.5 Tim Southee to Rilee Rossouw, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
15.6 Tim Southee to Rilee Rossouw, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 16
South Africa 162/3 (RR : 10.1)
Rilee Rossouw 35 (28b)
Faf du Plessis 49 (34b)
Tim Southee 3-0-23-0
16.1 Corey Anderson to Faf du Plessis, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion... (4)
16.2 Corey Anderson to Faf du Plessis, That's a single. (1)
16.3 Corey Anderson to Rilee Rossouw, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (4)
16.4 Corey Anderson to Faf du Plessis, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
16.5 Corey Anderson to Faf du Plessis, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
16.6 Corey Anderson to Faf du Plessis, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
End of over 17
South Africa 179/3 (RR : 10.5)
Faf du Plessis 62 (39b)
Rilee Rossouw 39 (29b)
Corey Anderson 4-0-42-0
17.1 Mitchell Santner to Rilee Rossouw, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
17.2 Mitchell Santner to Rilee Rossouw, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
17.3 Mitchell Santner to Rilee Rossouw, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
17.4 Mitchell Santner to Rilee Rossouw, (0) Oh boy what a catch that was! Incredible reflexes, he caught it one handed diving to his left, the batsman can't believe it!
Rilee Rossouw c Tim Southee b Mitchell Santner
Runs : 47 Balls : 33 S/R : 142.4
17.5 Mitchell Santner to AB de Villiers, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
17.6 Mitchell Santner to AB de Villiers, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
End of over 18
South Africa 188/4 (RR : 10.4)
Faf du Plessis 62 (39b)
AB de Villiers 1 (2b)
Mitchell Santner 2-0-16-1
18.1 Trent Boult to AB de Villiers, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
18.2 Trent Boult to AB de Villiers, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
18.3 Trent Boult to AB de Villiers, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
18.4 Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
18.5 Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
18.6 Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
End of over 19
South Africa 199/4 (RR : 10.5)
Faf du Plessis 72 (42b)
AB de Villiers 2 (5b)
Trent Boult 4-0-48-1
19.1 Mitchell McClenaghan to AB de Villiers, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
19.2 Mitchell McClenaghan to AB de Villiers, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
19.3 Mitchell McClenaghan to AB de Villiers, That's a single. (1)
19.4 Mitchell McClenaghan to Faf du Plessis, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
19.5 Mitchell McClenaghan to Faf du Plessis, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
19.6 Mitchell McClenaghan to Faf du Plessis, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
End of over 20
South Africa 202/4 (RR : 10.1)
Faf du Plessis 74 (45b)
AB de Villiers 3 (8b)
Mitchell McClenaghan 4-0-39-2
The final scorecard was :
Score: 202
Wickets : 4
Overs : 20.0
Finally getting back into his original touch, Faf du Plessis scored a quick half century.
Runs 74 | Balls 45 | Fours 10 | Sixes 1 | Strike rate 164.4
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Hashim Amla c Southee b McClenaghan 10 10 0 0 100
Quinton de Kock b McClenaghan 47 15 3 2 313.3
Farhaan Behardien lbw b Boult 10 6 1 0 166.7
Faf du Plessis not out 74 45 10 1 164.4
Rilee Rossouw c Southee b Santner 47 33 1 2 142.4
AB de Villiers not out 3 8 0 0 37.5
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DNB: AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, D Wiese, I Tahir, D Steyn, M Morkel
Total: 202 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 10.1
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South African innings seen some aggressive opening as one of their openers went in search of runs hitting all over the ground.
Runs 47 | Balls 15 | Fours 3 | Sixes 2 | Strike rate 313.3
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Kane Williamson 3.0 0 27 0 9
Corey Anderson 4.0 0 42 0 10.5
Mitchell Santner 2.0 0 16 1 8
Tim Southee 3.0 0 23 0 7.667
Trent Boult 3.3 0 48 1 13.71
Mitchell McClenaghan 4.0 0 39 2 9.75
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Extras : 11 No Balls : 4 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 3 Byes : 4
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New Zealand needed 203 runs from 20.0 overs to win
0.1 Dale Steyn to Martin Guptill, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
0.2 Dale Steyn to Kane Williamson, Oh, that's a juicy full tossand the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
0.3 Dale Steyn to Kane Williamson, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
0.4 Dale Steyn to Kane Williamson, Easy single. (1)
0.5 Dale Steyn to Martin Guptill, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
0.6 Dale Steyn to Martin Guptill, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
End of over 1
New Zealand 14/0 (RR : 14) Required RR(9.89)
Martin Guptill 7 (3b)
Kane Williamson 7 (3b)
Dale Steyn 1-0-14-0
1.1 Morne Morkel to Kane Williamson, One more to the total. (1)
1.2 Morne Morkel to Martin Guptill, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
1.3 Morne Morkel to Martin Guptill, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
1.4 Morne Morkel to Martin Guptill, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
1.5 Morne Morkel to Martin Guptill, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
1.6 Morne Morkel to Kane Williamson, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
End of over 2
New Zealand 28/0 (RR : 14) Required RR(9.67)
Kane Williamson 14 (5b)
Martin Guptill 14 (7b)
Morne Morkel 1-0-14-0
2.1 Dale Steyn to Martin Guptill, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
2.2 Dale Steyn to Martin Guptill, The batsman sees the juicy half-volley outside off-stump, and decided that it deserved more than a spanking through the covers, and so thrashes it into the stands instead! 6 runs. (6)
2.3 Dale Steyn to Martin Guptill, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
2.4 Dale Steyn to Martin Guptill, Hit outside off stump, no shot offered, he’s given him!
Martin Guptill lbw Dale Steyn
Runs : 26 Balls : 11 S/R : 236.4
(0)
2.5 Dale Steyn to Brendon McCullum, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
2.6 Dale Steyn to Brendon McCullum, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
End of over 3
New Zealand 44/1 (RR : 14.7) Required RR(9.29)
Brendon McCullum 4 (2b)
Kane Williamson 14 (5b)
Dale Steyn 2-0-30-1
3.1 Morne Morkel to Kane Williamson, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
3.2 Morne Morkel to Brendon McCullum, Very well bowled. (0)
3.3 Morne Morkel to Brendon McCullum, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
3.4 Morne Morkel to Brendon McCullum, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
3.5 Morne Morkel to Brendon McCullum, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
3.6 Morne Morkel to Brendon McCullum, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 4
New Zealand 47/1 (RR : 11.8) Required RR(9.69)
Brendon McCullum 6 (7b)
Kane Williamson 15 (6b)
Morne Morkel 2-0-17-0
4.1 Dale Steyn to Kane Williamson, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
4.2 Dale Steyn to Kane Williamson, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
4.3 Dale Steyn to Kane Williamson, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
4.4 Dale Steyn to Kane Williamson, , No BallShort ball, cut away for a run. (1)
4.4 Dale Steyn to Brendon McCullum, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
4.5 Dale Steyn to Kane Williamson, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
4.6 Dale Steyn to Kane Williamson, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
End of over 5
New Zealand 53/1 (RR : 10.6) Required RR(9.93)
Brendon McCullum 7 (8b)
Kane Williamson 19 (11b)
Dale Steyn 3-0-36-1
5.1 Morne Morkel to Kane Williamson, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
5.2 Morne Morkel to Brendon McCullum, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
5.3 Morne Morkel to Brendon McCullum, No shot offered. (0)
5.4 Morne Morkel to Brendon McCullum, , No BallTucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
5.4 Morne Morkel to Kane Williamson, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
5.5 Morne Morkel to Kane Williamson, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
5.6 Morne Morkel to Kane Williamson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 6
New Zealand 62/1 (RR : 10.3) Required RR(10)
Kane Williamson 24 (15b)
Brendon McCullum 10 (10b)
Morne Morkel 3-0-26-0
6.1 Farhaan Behardien to Brendon McCullum, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
6.2 Farhaan Behardien to Brendon McCullum, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
6.3 Farhaan Behardien to Brendon McCullum, Good running, two runs. (2)
6.4 Farhaan Behardien to Brendon McCullum, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
6.5 Farhaan Behardien to Brendon McCullum, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
6.6 Farhaan Behardien to Brendon McCullum, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
End of over 7
New Zealand 75/1 (RR : 10.7) Required RR(9.77)
Kane Williamson 24 (15b)
Brendon McCullum 23 (16b)
Farhaan Behardien 1-0-13-0
7.1 David Wiese to Brendon McCullum, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
7.2 David Wiese to Brendon McCullum, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
7.3 David Wiese to Brendon McCullum, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
7.4 David Wiese to Brendon McCullum, Easy single. (1)
7.5 David Wiese to Kane Williamson, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
7.6 David Wiese to Brendon McCullum, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 8
New Zealand 83/1 (RR : 10.4) Required RR(9.92)
Brendon McCullum 30 (21b)
Kane Williamson 25 (16b)
David Wiese 1-0-8-0
8.1 Imran Tahir to Kane Williamson, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
8.2 Imran Tahir to Kane Williamson, Very well bowled. (0)
8.3 Imran Tahir to Kane Williamson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.4 Imran Tahir to Kane Williamson, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
8.5 Imran Tahir to Kane Williamson, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
8.6 Imran Tahir to Kane Williamson, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
End of over 9
New Zealand 87/1 (RR : 9.67) Required RR(10.5)
Kane Williamson 29 (22b)
Brendon McCullum 30 (21b)
Imran Tahir 1-0-4-0
9.1 David Wiese to Brendon McCullum, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
9.2 David Wiese to Brendon McCullum, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
9.3 David Wiese to Brendon McCullum, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
9.4 David Wiese to Brendon McCullum, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos! (7)
9.5 David Wiese to Kane Williamson, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
9.6 David Wiese to Kane Williamson, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
End of over 10
New Zealand 108/1 (RR : 10.8) Required RR(9.4)
Kane Williamson 31 (24b)
Brendon McCullum 49 (25b)
David Wiese 2-0-29-0
10.1 Farhaan Behardien to Brendon McCullum, That's a single. (1)
10.2 Farhaan Behardien to Kane Williamson, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
10.3 Farhaan Behardien to Kane Williamson, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
10.4 Farhaan Behardien to Brendon McCullum, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
10.5 Farhaan Behardien to Kane Williamson, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
10.6 Farhaan Behardien to Brendon McCullum, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
End of over 11
New Zealand 114/1 (RR : 10.4) Required RR(9.78)
Brendon McCullum 51 (28b)
Kane Williamson 35 (27b)
Farhaan Behardien 2-0-19-0
11.1 Imran Tahir to Kane Williamson, Very well bowled. (0)
11.2 Imran Tahir to Kane Williamson, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
11.3 Imran Tahir to Kane Williamson, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
11.4 Imran Tahir to Kane Williamson, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
11.5 Imran Tahir to Kane Williamson, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
11.6 Imran Tahir to Kane Williamson, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 12
New Zealand 125/1 (RR : 10.4) Required RR(9.63)
Brendon McCullum 51 (28b)
Kane Williamson 46 (33b)
Imran Tahir 2-0-15-0
12.1 JP Duminy to Kane Williamson, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
12.2 JP Duminy to Kane Williamson, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
12.3 JP Duminy to Kane Williamson, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
12.4 JP Duminy to Kane Williamson, , No BallHe walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
12.4 JP Duminy to Kane Williamson, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
12.5 JP Duminy to Kane Williamson, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
12.6 JP Duminy to Kane Williamson, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
End of over 13
New Zealand 140/1 (RR : 10.8) Required RR(8.86)
Kane Williamson 60 (39b)
Brendon McCullum 51 (28b)
JP Duminy 1-0-15-0
13.1 Farhaan Behardien to Brendon McCullum, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
13.2 Farhaan Behardien to Brendon McCullum, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
13.3 Farhaan Behardien to Kane Williamson, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
13.4 Farhaan Behardien to Kane Williamson, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
13.5 Farhaan Behardien to Kane Williamson, Very well bowled. (0)
13.6 Farhaan Behardien to Kane Williamson, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 14
New Zealand 152/1 (RR : 10.9) Required RR(8.33)
Brendon McCullum 54 (30b)
Kane Williamson 69 (43b)
Farhaan Behardien 3-0-31-0
14.1 JP Duminy to Kane Williamson, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
14.2 JP Duminy to Brendon McCullum, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
14.3 JP Duminy to Kane Williamson, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
14.4 JP Duminy to Kane Williamson, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion... (4)
14.5 JP Duminy to Kane Williamson, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
14.6 JP Duminy to Kane Williamson, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 15
New Zealand 163/1 (RR : 10.9) Required RR(7.8)
Brendon McCullum 55 (31b)
Kane Williamson 79 (48b)
JP Duminy 2-0-26-0
15.1 Farhaan Behardien to Kane Williamson, One more to the total. (1)
15.2 Farhaan Behardien to Brendon McCullum, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
15.3 Farhaan Behardien to Brendon McCullum, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
15.4 Farhaan Behardien to Kane Williamson, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
15.5 Farhaan Behardien to Brendon McCullum, That was a very good delivery. (0)
15.6 Farhaan Behardien to Brendon McCullum, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
End of over 16
New Zealand 174/1 (RR : 10.9) Required RR(7)
Brendon McCullum 64 (35b)
Kane Williamson 81 (50b)
Farhaan Behardien 4-0-42-0
16.1 Imran Tahir to Kane Williamson, Top edge...and gone!
Kane Williamson c & b Imran Tahir
Runs : 81 Balls : 51 S/R : 158.8
(0)
16.2 Imran Tahir to Colin Munro, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
16.3 Imran Tahir to Colin Munro, Brilliant slower ball, the batsman swung at it twice and still missed! Clean bowled!
Colin Munro b Imran Tahir
Runs : 4 Balls : 2 S/R : 200
(0)
16.4 Imran Tahir to Ross Taylor, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
16.5 Imran Tahir to Ross Taylor, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see! (6)
16.6 Imran Tahir to Ross Taylor, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 17
New Zealand 184/3 (RR : 10.8) Required RR(6)
Ross Taylor 6 (3b)
Brendon McCullum 64 (35b)
Imran Tahir 3-0-25-2
17.1 David Wiese to Brendon McCullum, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
17.2 David Wiese to Ross Taylor, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
17.3 David Wiese to Ross Taylor, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
17.4 David Wiese to Brendon McCullum, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
17.5 David Wiese to Brendon McCullum, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
17.6 David Wiese to Brendon McCullum, Good running, two runs. (2)
End of over 18
New Zealand 198/3 (RR : 11) Required RR(2)
Brendon McCullum 73 (39b)
Ross Taylor 11 (5b)
David Wiese 3-0-43-0
18.1 Dale Steyn to Ross Taylor, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
18.2 Dale Steyn to Ross Taylor, Splendid shot for four! (4)
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 206
Wickets : 3
Overs : 18.2
Finally, Kane Williamson could discover his form in crucial circumstances and his knock provided his side two vital points.
Runs 81 | Balls 51 | Fours 7 | Sixes 2 | Strike rate 158.8
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Martin Guptill lbw b Steyn 26 11 2 2 236.4
Kane Williamson c & b Tahir 81 51 7 2 158.8
Brendon McCullum not out 73 39 6 1 187.2
Colin Munro b Tahir 4 2 1 0 200
Ross Taylor not out 19 7 3 1 271.4
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DNB: C Anderson, L Ronchi, M Santner, T Southee, T Boult, M McClenaghan
Total: 206 Overs: 18.2 Run Rate: 11.44
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Brendon McCullum's another beautiful innings and the partnership with Williamson did the right favors for New Zealand.
Runs 73* | Balls 39 | Fours 6 | Sixes 1 | Strike rate 187.2
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Farhaan Behardien 4.0 0 42 0 10.5
JP Duminy 2.0 0 26 0 13
David Wiese 3.0 0 43 0 14.33
Imran Tahir 3.0 0 25 2 8.333
Dale Steyn 3.2 0 44 1 13.2
Morne Morkel 3.0 0 26 0 8.667
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Extras : 3 No Balls : 3 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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While a peck of runs were being made from each side, Imran Tahir was absolutely effective with the bowl.
Overs 3.0 | Maidens 0 | Runs 25 | Wickets 2 | Economy 8.33