On Hold The British Super League|End of Season I|FINALS DAY| Champions crowned |

[Master Bates]

Kent Cougars:
Shane Watson
Luke Wright
Suresh Raina
Gary Wilson
Sam Billings
Mitchell Marsh
Chris Jordan
Steven Finn
Adam Riley
Fabian Cowdrey
Mitchell Claydon

 

[X Factor]

Cardiff


Same

 

[Master Bates]

Cardiff


Same

Pitch type?

 

[Asham]

Going same

 

[Targaryen]

Same.

 

[Ashutosh.]

Pitch Type: Green (Fast Bowlers Friendly).

 

[Ashutosh.]

Southampton Stormers

Michael Carberry Brendon McCullum James Vince James Taylor David Miller Ashgar Stanikzai Peter Trego David Willey Craig Overton Trent Boult Danny Briggs

 

[X Factor]

Pitch type?

Pitch type?

Dry

 

[Master Bates]

@Rohith. I think 24 hours are done!

 

[Rohith.]

GROUP A | ROUND 4 | MATCH 13



DURHAM WILDCATS vs LONDON BRONCOS

Played at



Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground

PITCH TYPE : HARD

Durham Wildcats won the Toss, and they have decided to bowl first.

Spoiler: INNINGS COMMENTARY

0.1  Mark Wood to Hashim Amla,   (0) Missed a straight ball. He missed a straight ball. The stumps are broken, his ego even more so.


Hashim Amla                            b Mark Wood
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0



0.2  Mark Wood to Aaron Finch, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son!  (6)
0.3  Mark Wood to Aaron Finch, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
0.4  Mark Wood to Aaron Finch, , Leg Byes, another 1 run(s)  (1)
0.5  Mark Wood to Aaron Finch, No shot offered.  (0)
0.6  Mark Wood to Aaron Finch, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2)



End of over 1
London Broncos    11/1 (RR : 11)
Aaron Finch     10 (4b)
Dawid Malan     0 (0b)
Mark Wood    1-0-10-1



1.1  James Anderson to Dawid Malan, , No Ball. Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1)
1.1  James Anderson to Aaron Finch, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0)
1.2  James Anderson to Aaron Finch,   (0) The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and gets his partner run out! Oh dear!


Aaron Finch                run out Scott Borthwick
Runs : 10       Balls : 6         S/R : 166.7



1.3  James Anderson to Kevin Pietersen, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
1.4  James Anderson to Kevin Pietersen, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
1.5  James Anderson to Dawid Malan, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky!  (4)
1.6  James Anderson to Dawid Malan, , Wide, one run  (1)
1.6  James Anderson to Dawid Malan, 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 2
London Broncos    21/2 (RR : 10.5)
Dawid Malan     7 (2b)
Kevin Pietersen     1 (2b)
James Anderson    1-0-10-0



2.1  Mark Wood to Kevin Pietersen, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
2.2  Mark Wood to Kevin Pietersen, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2)
2.3  Mark Wood to Kevin Pietersen, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1)
2.4  Mark Wood to Dawid Malan, 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)
2.5  Mark Wood to Dawid Malan, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2)
2.6  Mark Wood to Dawid Malan, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)



End of over 3
London Broncos    28/2 (RR : 9.33)
Dawid Malan     11 (5b)
Kevin Pietersen     4 (5b)
Mark Wood    2-0-17-1



3.1  James Anderson to Kevin Pietersen, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1)
3.2  James Anderson to Dawid Malan,   (0) Perfect yorker, and he's gone!


Dawid Malan                       b James Anderson
Runs : 11       Balls : 6         S/R : 183.3



3.3  James Anderson to Gary Ballance, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
3.4  James Anderson to Gary Ballance, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2)
3.5  James Anderson to Gary Ballance,   (0) Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!


Gary Ballance         c Mark Wood b James Anderson
Runs : 2       Balls : 3         S/R : 66.67



3.6  James Anderson to Ben Stokes, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)



End of over 4
London Broncos    31/4 (RR : 7.75)
Ben Stokes     0 (1b)
Kevin Pietersen     5 (6b)
James Anderson    2-0-13-2



4.1  Mark Wood to Kevin Pietersen, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
4.2  Mark Wood to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
4.3  Mark Wood to Ben Stokes, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
4.4  Mark Wood to Ben Stokes, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
4.5  Mark Wood to Ben Stokes, Very well bowled.  (0)
4.6  Mark Wood to Ben Stokes, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)



End of over 5
London Broncos    32/4 (RR : 6.4)
Ben Stokes     0 (5b)
Kevin Pietersen     6 (8b)
Mark Wood    3-0-18-1



5.1  James Anderson to Kevin Pietersen, , Byes, another 1 run(s)  (1)
5.2  James Anderson to Kevin Pietersen, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
5.3  James Anderson to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
5.4  James Anderson to Kevin Pietersen, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4)
5.5  James Anderson to Kevin Pietersen, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2)
5.6  James Anderson to Kevin Pietersen, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three.  (5)



End of over 6
London Broncos    46/4 (RR : 7.67)
Ben Stokes     0 (5b)
Kevin Pietersen     19 (13b)
James Anderson    3-0-26-2



6.1  Scott Borthwick to Kevin Pietersen, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
6.2  Scott Borthwick to Kevin Pietersen, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0)
6.3  Scott Borthwick to Kevin Pietersen, , No Ball. 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)
6.3  Scott Borthwick to Kevin Pietersen, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2)
6.4  Scott Borthwick to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
6.5  Scott Borthwick to Kevin Pietersen, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1)
6.6  Scott Borthwick to Ben Stokes, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1)



End of over 7
London Broncos    59/4 (RR : 8.43)
Kevin Pietersen     30 (18b)
Ben Stokes     1 (6b)
Scott Borthwick    1-0-13-0



7.1  Khurram Khan to Ben Stokes, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is.  (4)
7.2  Khurram Khan to Ben Stokes, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
7.3  Khurram Khan to Kevin Pietersen, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1)
7.4  Khurram Khan to Ben Stokes, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4)
7.5  Khurram Khan to Ben Stokes, 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)
7.6  Khurram Khan to Ben Stokes, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot!  (4)



End of over 8
London Broncos    73/4 (RR : 9.13)
Ben Stokes     14 (11b)
Kevin Pietersen     31 (19b)
Khurram Khan    1-0-14-0



8.1  Ravi Ashwin to Kevin Pietersen, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
8.2  Ravi Ashwin to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled.  (0)
8.3  Ravi Ashwin to Kevin Pietersen, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)
8.4  Ravi Ashwin to Kevin Pietersen, That's a single.  (1)
8.5  Ravi Ashwin to Ben Stokes, 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)
8.6  Ravi Ashwin to Kevin Pietersen, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1)



End of over 9
London Broncos    76/4 (RR : 8.44)
Ben Stokes     15 (12b)
Kevin Pietersen     33 (24b)
Ravi Ashwin    1-0-3-0



9.1  JP Duminy to Kevin Pietersen, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4)
9.2  JP Duminy to Kevin Pietersen, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more!  (4)
9.3  JP Duminy to Kevin Pietersen, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1)
9.4  JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, 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)
9.5  JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
9.6  JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)



End of over 10
London Broncos    89/4 (RR : 8.9)
Ben Stokes     19 (15b)
Kevin Pietersen     42 (27b)
JP Duminy    1-0-13-0



10.1  Khurram Khan to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
10.2  Khurram Khan to Ben Stokes, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)
10.3  Khurram Khan to Ben Stokes, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
10.4  Khurram Khan to Ben Stokes, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1)
10.5  Khurram Khan to Kevin Pietersen, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
10.6  Khurram Khan to Kevin Pietersen, 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 11
London Broncos    93/4 (RR : 8.45)
Kevin Pietersen     45 (30b)
Ben Stokes     20 (18b)
Khurram Khan    2-0-18-0



11.1  JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, 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)
11.2  JP Duminy to Kevin Pietersen, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
11.3  JP Duminy to Kevin Pietersen, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
11.4  JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1)
11.5  JP Duminy to Kevin Pietersen, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)
11.6  JP Duminy to Kevin Pietersen, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2)



End of over 12
London Broncos    98/4 (RR : 8.17)
Kevin Pietersen     48 (34b)
Ben Stokes     22 (20b)
JP Duminy    2-0-18-0



12.1  Ravi Ashwin to Ben Stokes, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
12.2  Ravi Ashwin to Kevin Pietersen, Splendid shot for four!  (4)
12.3  Ravi Ashwin to Kevin Pietersen, That's a single.  (1)
12.4  Ravi Ashwin to Ben Stokes, Text-book cover drive, four more.  (4)
12.5  Ravi Ashwin to Ben Stokes, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1)
12.6  Ravi Ashwin to Kevin Pietersen, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)



End of over 13
London Broncos    109/4 (RR : 8.38)
Kevin Pietersen     53 (37b)
Ben Stokes     28 (23b)
Ravi Ashwin    2-0-14-0



13.1  Scott Borthwick to Ben Stokes, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
13.2  Scott Borthwick to Kevin Pietersen, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1)
13.3  Scott Borthwick to Ben Stokes, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
13.4  Scott Borthwick to Ben Stokes, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
13.5  Scott Borthwick to Ben Stokes, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
13.6  Scott Borthwick to Ben Stokes, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)



End of over 14
London Broncos    111/4 (RR : 7.93)
Ben Stokes     29 (28b)
Kevin Pietersen     54 (38b)
Scott Borthwick    2-0-15-0



14.1  JP Duminy to Kevin Pietersen, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)
14.2  JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, 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)
14.3  JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, 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)
14.4  JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4)
14.5  JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling.  (4)
14.6  JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, Very well bowled.  (0)



End of over 15
London Broncos    120/4 (RR : 8)
Ben Stokes     37 (33b)
Kevin Pietersen     55 (39b)
JP Duminy    3-0-27-0



15.1  Khurram Khan to Kevin Pietersen, Easy single.  (1)
15.2  Khurram Khan to Ben Stokes, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
15.3  Khurram Khan to Ben Stokes, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs.  (2)
15.4  Khurram Khan to Ben Stokes, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2)
15.5  Khurram Khan to Ben Stokes, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is.  (4)
15.6  Khurram Khan to Ben Stokes, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1)



End of over 16
London Broncos    130/4 (RR : 8.13)
Kevin Pietersen     56 (40b)
Ben Stokes     46 (38b)
Khurram Khan    3-0-28-0



16.1  Scott Borthwick to Ben Stokes, Very well bowled.  (0)
16.2  Scott Borthwick to Ben Stokes, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
16.3  Scott Borthwick to Kevin Pietersen, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1)
16.4  Scott Borthwick to Ben Stokes, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs!  (6)
16.5  Scott Borthwick to Ben Stokes, Text-book cover drive, four more.  (4)
16.6  Scott Borthwick to Ben Stokes, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2)



End of over 17
London Broncos    144/4 (RR : 8.47)
Ben Stokes     59 (43b)
Kevin Pietersen     57 (41b)
Scott Borthwick    3-0-29-0



17.1  Khurram Khan to Kevin Pietersen, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4)
17.2  Khurram Khan to Kevin Pietersen, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off!  (4)
17.3  Khurram Khan to Kevin Pietersen, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4)
17.4  Khurram Khan to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled.  (0)
17.5  Khurram Khan to Kevin Pietersen, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
17.6  Khurram Khan to Kevin Pietersen, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs!  (6)



End of over 18
London Broncos    162/4 (RR : 9)
Kevin Pietersen     75 (47b)
Ben Stokes     59 (43b)
Khurram Khan    4-0-46-0



18.1  Mark Wood to Ben Stokes, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot!  (4)
18.2  Mark Wood to Ben Stokes,   (0) EDGED AND TAKEN! Safe pair of hands there behind the stumps, he doesn't drop many of those!


Ben Stokes            c Daryl Mitchell b Mark Wood
Runs : 63       Balls : 45         S/R : 140



18.3  Mark Wood to John Simpson, Very well bowled.  (0)
18.4  Mark Wood to John Simpson, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1)
18.5  Mark Wood to Kevin Pietersen, Easy single.  (1)
18.6  Mark Wood to John Simpson, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)



End of over 19
London Broncos    168/5 (RR : 8.84)
John Simpson     1 (3b)
Kevin Pietersen     76 (48b)
Mark Wood    4-0-24-2



19.1  James Anderson to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
19.2  James Anderson to Kevin Pietersen, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2)
19.3  James Anderson to Kevin Pietersen, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1)
19.4  James Anderson to John Simpson, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see!   (6)
19.5  James Anderson to John Simpson, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)
19.6  James Anderson to John Simpson, , No Ball. Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
19.6  James Anderson to John Simpson, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)



End of over 20
London Broncos    183/5 (RR : 9.15)
Kevin Pietersen     83 (51b)
John Simpson     8 (6b)
James Anderson    4-0-41-2




The final scorecard was :
Score: 183
 Wickets : 5
 Overs : 20.0

London Broncos Innings
Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Hashim Amla                               b Mark Wood    0    1   0   0      0
Dawid Malan                          b James Anderson   11    6   1   0  183.3
Aaron Finch                   run out Scott Borthwick   10    6   0   1  166.7
Kevin Pietersen                               not out   83   51   9   1  162.7
Gary Ballance            c Mark Wood b James Anderson    2    3   0   0  66.67
Ben Stokes               c Daryl Mitchell b Mark Wood   63   45  10   1    140
John Simpson                                  not out    8    6   0   1  133.3
John Mooney                                       dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Zafar Ansari                                      dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Sunil Narine                                      dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Jade Dernbach                                     dnb    0    0   0   0      0


Total: 183                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 9.15


Extras : 6    No Balls : 3       Wides : 1    Leg Byes : 1        Byes : 1

Durham Wildcats Bowling

Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
JP Duminy                            3.0           0      27           0      9
Khurram Khan                         4.0           0      46           0   11.5
Ravi Ashwin                          2.0           0      14           0      7
Scott Borthwick                      3.0           0      29           0  9.667
Mark Wood                            3.5           0      24           2  6.261
James Anderson                       3.5           0      41           2   10.7
Total: 183                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 9.15

Extras : 6    No Balls : 3       Wides : 1    Leg Byes : 1        Byes : 1

A solid performance from Pietersen who steered the team past 180.


Durham Wildcats need 183 to win

Spoiler: INNINGS COMMENTARY

0.1  Dawid Malan to David Warner, 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)
0.2  Dawid Malan to David Warner, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and inside edges the ball into his off-stump! Well, that's what you get for trying to slog across the line! I hope he's learnt his lesson.

David Warner                         b Dawid Malan
Runs : 0       Balls : 2         S/R : 0

  (0)
0.3  Dawid Malan to Daryl Mitchell, Very well bowled.  (0)
0.4  Dawid Malan to Daryl Mitchell, 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!

Daryl Mitchell                   c & b Dawid Malan
Runs : 0       Balls : 2         S/R : 0

  (0)
0.5  Dawid Malan to Phil Mustard, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs!  (6)
0.6  Dawid Malan to Phil Mustard, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)


End of over 1
Durham Wildcats    7/2 (RR : 7)    Required RR(9.26)
Joe Root     0 (0b)
Phil Mustard     7 (2b)
Dawid Malan    1-0-7-2


1.1  John Mooney to Phil Mustard, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and gets his partner run out! Oh dear!

Phil Mustard                 run out Jade Dernbach
Runs : 7       Balls : 3         S/R : 233.3

  (0)
1.2  John Mooney to JP Duminy, Plumb!

JP Duminy                          lbw John Mooney
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0

  (0)
1.3  John Mooney to Khurram Khan, 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)
1.4  John Mooney to Khurram Khan, Very well bowled.  (0)
1.5  John Mooney to Khurram Khan, Plumb!

Khurram Khan                       lbw John Mooney
Runs : 0       Balls : 3         S/R : 0

  (0)
1.6  John Mooney to Tom Fell, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2)


End of over 2
Durham Wildcats    9/5 (RR : 4.5)    Required RR(9.67)
Tom Fell     2 (1b)
Joe Root     0 (0b)
John Mooney    1-0-2-2


2.1  Dawid Malan to Joe Root, 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)
2.2  Dawid Malan to Joe Root, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)
2.3  Dawid Malan to Tom Fell, Very well bowled.  (0)
2.4  Dawid Malan to Tom Fell, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1)
2.5  Dawid Malan to Joe Root, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1)
2.6  Dawid Malan to Tom Fell, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1)


End of over 3
Durham Wildcats    17/5 (RR : 5.67)    Required RR(9.76)
Joe Root     6 (3b)
Tom Fell     4 (4b)
Dawid Malan    2-0-15-2


3.1  John Mooney to Tom Fell, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky!  (4)
3.2  John Mooney to Tom Fell, Very well bowled.  (0)
3.3  John Mooney to Tom Fell, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4)
3.4  John Mooney to Tom Fell, 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)
3.5  John Mooney to Tom Fell, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
3.6  John Mooney to Tom Fell, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)


End of over 4
Durham Wildcats    27/5 (RR : 6.75)    Required RR(9.75)
Tom Fell     14 (10b)
Joe Root     6 (3b)
John Mooney    2-0-12-2


4.1  Dawid Malan to Joe Root, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs.  (2)
4.2  Dawid Malan to Joe Root, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
4.3  Dawid Malan to Joe Root, 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)
4.4  Dawid Malan to Joe Root, Easy single.  (1)
4.5  Dawid Malan to Tom Fell, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting!  (6)
4.6  Dawid Malan to Tom Fell, 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 5
Durham Wildcats    40/5 (RR : 8)    Required RR(9.53)
Tom Fell     24 (12b)
Joe Root     9 (7b)
Dawid Malan    3-0-28-2


5.1  John Mooney to Joe Root, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
5.2  John Mooney to Joe Root, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1)
5.3  John Mooney to Tom Fell, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling.  (4)
5.4  John Mooney to Tom Fell, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2)
5.5  John Mooney to Tom Fell, That's a single.  (1)
5.6  John Mooney to Joe Root, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, and misses completely! Gone!

Joe Root                             b John Mooney
Runs : 10       Balls : 10         S/R : 100

  (0)


End of over 6
Durham Wildcats    48/6 (RR : 8)    Required RR(9.64)
Ravi Ashwin     0 (0b)
Tom Fell     31 (15b)
John Mooney    3-0-20-3


6.1  Sunil Narine to Tom Fell, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1)
6.2  Sunil Narine to Ravi Ashwin, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1)
6.3  Sunil Narine to Tom Fell, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
6.4  Sunil Narine to Tom Fell, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1)
6.5  Sunil Narine to Ravi Ashwin, 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  Sunil Narine to Tom Fell, 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)


End of over 7
Durham Wildcats    56/6 (RR : 8)    Required RR(9.77)
Ravi Ashwin     2 (2b)
Tom Fell     37 (19b)
Sunil Narine    1-0-8-0


7.1  Jade Dernbach to Tom Fell, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4)
7.2  Jade Dernbach to Tom Fell, Very well bowled.  (0)
7.3  Jade Dernbach to Tom Fell, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky!  (4)
7.4  Jade Dernbach to Tom Fell, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1)
7.5  Jade Dernbach to Ravi Ashwin, No shot offered.  (0)
7.6  Jade Dernbach to Ravi Ashwin, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)


End of over 8
Durham Wildcats    66/6 (RR : 8.25)    Required RR(9.75)
Tom Fell     46 (23b)
Ravi Ashwin     3 (4b)
Jade Dernbach    1-0-10-0


8.1  Sunil Narine to Ravi Ashwin, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
8.2  Sunil Narine to Tom Fell, Very well bowled.  (0)
8.3  Sunil Narine to Tom Fell, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
8.4  Sunil Narine to Tom Fell, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
8.5  Sunil Narine to Ravi Ashwin, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
8.6  Sunil Narine to Tom Fell, 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 9
Durham Wildcats    71/6 (RR : 7.89)    Required RR(10.2)
Tom Fell     49 (27b)
Ravi Ashwin     5 (6b)
Sunil Narine    2-0-13-0


9.1  Jade Dernbach to Ravi Ashwin, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2)
9.2  Jade Dernbach to Ravi Ashwin, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1)
9.3  Jade Dernbach to Tom Fell, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2)
9.4  Jade Dernbach to Tom Fell, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
9.5  Jade Dernbach to Tom Fell, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
9.6  Jade Dernbach to Tom Fell, 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 10
Durham Wildcats    76/6 (RR : 7.6)    Required RR(10.7)
Tom Fell     51 (31b)
Ravi Ashwin     8 (8b)
Jade Dernbach    2-0-15-0


10.1  Sunil Narine to Ravi Ashwin, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1)
10.2  Sunil Narine to Tom Fell, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)
10.3  Sunil Narine to Tom Fell, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
10.4  Sunil Narine to Tom Fell, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2)
10.5  Sunil Narine to Tom Fell, That's a single.  (1)
10.6  Sunil Narine to Ravi Ashwin, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2)


End of over 11
Durham Wildcats    84/6 (RR : 7.64)    Required RR(11)
Ravi Ashwin     11 (10b)
Tom Fell     56 (35b)
Sunil Narine    3-0-21-0


11.1  Jade Dernbach to Tom Fell, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
11.2  Jade Dernbach to Tom Fell, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2)
11.3  Jade Dernbach to Tom Fell, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0)
11.4  Jade Dernbach to Tom Fell, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1)
11.5  Jade Dernbach to Ravi Ashwin, 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)
11.6  Jade Dernbach to Ravi Ashwin, 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)


End of over 12
Durham Wildcats    91/6 (RR : 7.58)    Required RR(11.5)
Ravi Ashwin     15 (12b)
Tom Fell     59 (39b)
Jade Dernbach    3-0-22-0


12.1  Sunil Narine to Tom Fell, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4)
12.2  Sunil Narine to Tom Fell, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0)
12.3  Sunil Narine to Tom Fell, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
12.4  Sunil Narine to Ravi Ashwin, Very well bowled.  (0)
12.5  Sunil Narine to Ravi Ashwin, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)
12.6  Sunil Narine to Ravi Ashwin, That's a single.  (1)


End of over 13
Durham Wildcats    97/6 (RR : 7.46)    Required RR(12.3)
Tom Fell     64 (42b)
Ravi Ashwin     16 (15b)
Sunil Narine    4-0-27-0


13.1  Ben Stokes to Ravi Ashwin, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
13.2  Ben Stokes to Ravi Ashwin, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1)
13.3  Ben Stokes to Tom Fell, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)
13.4  Ben Stokes to Ravi Ashwin, Very well bowled.  (0)
13.5  Ben Stokes to Ravi Ashwin, One more to the total.  (1)
13.6  Ben Stokes to Tom Fell, 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)


End of over 14
Durham Wildcats    104/6 (RR : 7.43)    Required RR(13.2)
Tom Fell     69 (44b)
Ravi Ashwin     18 (19b)
Ben Stokes    1-0-7-0


14.1  Zafar Ansari to Ravi Ashwin, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2)
14.2  Zafar Ansari to Ravi Ashwin, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
14.3  Zafar Ansari to Ravi Ashwin, , No BallHammered down the ground. Two more.  (2)
14.3  Zafar Ansari to Ravi Ashwin, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2)
14.4  Zafar Ansari to Ravi Ashwin, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)
14.5  Zafar Ansari to Tom Fell, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4)
14.6  Zafar Ansari to Tom Fell, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2)


End of over 15
Durham Wildcats    118/6 (RR : 7.87)    Required RR(13)
Tom Fell     75 (46b)
Ravi Ashwin     25 (23b)
Zafar Ansari    1-0-14-0


15.1  Jade Dernbach to Ravi Ashwin, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2)
15.2  Jade Dernbach to Ravi Ashwin, Very well bowled.  (0)
15.3  Jade Dernbach to Ravi Ashwin, 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)
15.4  Jade Dernbach to Ravi Ashwin, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting.  (6)
15.5  Jade Dernbach to Ravi Ashwin, Very well bowled.  (0)
15.6  Jade Dernbach to Ravi Ashwin, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six!  (6)


End of over 16
Durham Wildcats    132/6 (RR : 8.25)    Required RR(12.8)
Ravi Ashwin     39 (29b)
Tom Fell     75 (46b)
Jade Dernbach    4-0-36-0


16.1  Zafar Ansari to Tom Fell, Easy single.  (1)
16.2  Zafar Ansari to Ravi Ashwin, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six.  (6)
16.3  Zafar Ansari to Ravi Ashwin, 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)
16.4  Zafar Ansari to Ravi Ashwin, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1)
16.5  Zafar Ansari to Tom Fell, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! Unfortunately for the bowler, the batsmen top edges it over the head of the keeper for six! Tough luck son, maybe you'll get him next time.  (6)
16.6  Zafar Ansari to Tom Fell, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)


End of over 17
Durham Wildcats    147/6 (RR : 8.65)    Required RR(12)
Ravi Ashwin     46 (32b)
Tom Fell     83 (49b)
Zafar Ansari    2-0-29-0


17.1  Ben Stokes to Tom Fell, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!

Tom Fell              c Gary Ballance b Ben Stokes
Runs : 83       Balls : 50         S/R : 166

  (0)
17.2  Ben Stokes to Scott Borthwick, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
17.3  Ben Stokes to Scott Borthwick, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six!  (6)
17.4  Ben Stokes to Scott Borthwick, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs!  (6)
17.5  Ben Stokes to Scott Borthwick, 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)
17.6  Ben Stokes to Scott Borthwick, Easy single.  (1)


End of over 18
Durham Wildcats    162/7 (RR : 9)    Required RR(10.5)
Ravi Ashwin     46 (32b)
Scott Borthwick     15 (5b)
Ben Stokes    2-0-22-1


18.1  Dawid Malan to Scott Borthwick, Very well bowled.  (0)
18.2  Dawid Malan to Scott Borthwick, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting.  (6)
18.3  Dawid Malan to Scott Borthwick, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1)
18.4  Dawid Malan to Ravi Ashwin, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1)
18.5  Dawid Malan to Scott Borthwick, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
18.6  Dawid Malan to Scott Borthwick, 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 19
Durham Wildcats    170/7 (RR : 8.95)    Required RR(13)
Scott Borthwick     22 (10b)
Ravi Ashwin     47 (33b)
Dawid Malan    4-0-36-2


19.1  John Mooney to Ravi Ashwin, 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)
19.2  John Mooney to Ravi Ashwin, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!

Ravi Ashwin             c Ben Stokes b John Mooney
Runs : 51       Balls : 35         S/R : 145.7

  (0)
19.3  John Mooney to Mark Wood, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
19.4  John Mooney to Mark Wood, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there!  (4)
19.5  John Mooney to Mark Wood, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
19.6  John Mooney to Mark Wood, 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!

Mark Wood              c Aaron Finch b John Mooney
Runs : 4       Balls : 4         S/R : 100

  (0)


End of over 20
Durham Wildcats    178/9 (RR : 8.9)    Required RR(1.#J)
James Anderson     0 (0b)
Scott Borthwick     22 (10b)
John Mooney    4-0-28-5



The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 178
 Wickets : 9
 Overs : 20.0

Durham Wildcats Innings

Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
David Warner                            b Dawid Malan    0    2   0   0      0
Joe Root                                b John Mooney   10   10   1   0    100
Daryl Mitchell                      c & b Dawid Malan    0    2   0   0      0
Phil Mustard                    run out Jade Dernbach    7    3   0   1  233.3
JP Duminy                             lbw John Mooney    0    1   0   0      0
Khurram Khan                          lbw John Mooney    0    3   0   0      0
Tom Fell                 c Gary Ballance b Ben Stokes   83   50   9   2    166
Ravi Ashwin                c Ben Stokes b John Mooney   51   35   2   3  145.7
Scott Borthwick                               not out   22   10   0   3    220
Mark Wood                 c Aaron Finch b John Mooney    4    4   1   0    100
James Anderson                                not out    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 178                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 8.9

Extras : 1    No Balls : 1       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

London Broncos Bowling

Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER

Dawid Malan                          4.0           0      36           2      9
Ben Stokes                           2.0           0      22           1     11
John Mooney                          4.0           0      28           5      7
Zafar Ansari                         2.0           0      29           0   14.5
Sunil Narine                         4.0           0      27           0   6.75
Jade Dernbach                        4.0           0      36           0      9

Total: 178                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 8.9

Extras : 1    No Balls : 1       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

Mooney's damage to the middle order helped London secure a close win.


MATCH SUMMARY

London Broncos - 183/5 in 20.0 overs.
Durham Wildcats - 178/9 in 20.0 overs.

London Broncos wins the match by 5 runs

Man of the match : John Mooney (4.0 Overs-0 Maidens-28 Runs-5 Wickets)

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GROUP A | ROUND 4 | MATCH 14



NOTTINGHAM DRAGONS vs LEICESTER FOXES

Played at



Trent Bridge, Nottingham

PITCH TYPE : STICKY

Nottingham Dragons won the Toss, and they have decided to bat first.

Spoiler: INNINGS COMMENTARY

0.1  Ben Raine to Rohit Sharma, Easy single.  (1)[/CENTER]
0.2  Ben Raine to Luke Ronchi, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six.  (6)
0.3  Ben Raine to Luke Ronchi, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2)
0.4  Ben Raine to Luke Ronchi, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
0.5  Ben Raine to Rohit Sharma, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
0.6  Ben Raine to Rohit Sharma, 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 1
Nottingham Dragons    12/0 (RR : 12)
Rohit Sharma     3 (3b)
Luke Ronchi     9 (3b)
Ben Raine    1-0-12-0


1.1  Roelof van der Merwe to Luke Ronchi, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)
1.2  Roelof van der Merwe to Luke Ronchi, 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)
1.3  Roelof van der Merwe to Luke Ronchi, That six has cleared the car park!  (6)
1.4  Roelof van der Merwe to Luke Ronchi, Very well bowled.  (0)
1.5  Roelof van der Merwe to Luke Ronchi, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1)
1.6  Roelof van der Merwe to Rohit Sharma,   (0) He shuffles across the stumps, and paddles the ball straight into his legstump! Ouch, that's tough luck, but he has to go!

Rohit Sharma                b Roelof van der Merwe
Runs : 3       Balls : 4         S/R : 75




End of over 2
Nottingham Dragons    19/1 (RR : 9.5)
Micheal Lumb     0 (0b)
Luke Ronchi     16 (8b)
Roelof van der Merwe    1-0-7-1


2.1  Ben Raine to Luke Ronchi, 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  Ben Raine to Luke Ronchi, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
2.3  Ben Raine to Luke Ronchi, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1)
2.4  Ben Raine to Micheal Lumb, , No Ball. EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1)
2.4  Ben Raine to Luke Ronchi, 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)
2.5  Ben Raine to Luke Ronchi,   (0) 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...oh yes he has! Splendid effort!

Luke Ronchi              c Tim Ambrose b Ben Raine
Runs : 17       Balls : 13         S/R : 130.8


2.6  Ben Raine to William Porterfield, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2)


End of over 3
Nottingham Dragons    24/2 (RR : 8)
William Porterfield     2 (1b)
Micheal Lumb     1 (0b)
Ben Raine    2-0-17-1


3.1  Roelof van der Merwe to Micheal Lumb, Very well bowled.  (0)
3.2  Roelof van der Merwe to Micheal Lumb, 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)
3.3  Roelof van der Merwe to Micheal Lumb, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
3.4  Roelof van der Merwe to Micheal Lumb, , Wide, one run  (1)
3.4  Roelof van der Merwe to Micheal Lumb, 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)
3.5  Roelof van der Merwe to Micheal Lumb, Text-book cover drive, four more.  (4)
3.6  Roelof van der Merwe to Micheal Lumb, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1)


End of over 4
Nottingham Dragons    32/2 (RR : 8)
William Porterfield     2 (1b)
Micheal Lumb     8 (6b)
Roelof van der Merwe    2-0-15-1


4.1  Ben Raine to Micheal Lumb, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2)
4.2  Ben Raine to Micheal Lumb, Ah that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastest no time in putting the trash away. Six!  (6)
4.3  Ben Raine to Micheal Lumb, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1)
4.4  Ben Raine to William Porterfield, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2)
4.5  Ben Raine to William Porterfield, Easy single.  (1)
4.6  Ben Raine to Micheal Lumb, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)


End of over 5
Nottingham Dragons    44/2 (RR : 8.8)
Micheal Lumb     17 (10b)
William Porterfield     5 (3b)
Ben Raine    3-0-29-1


5.1  Roelof van der Merwe to William Porterfield, , Wide, one run  (1)
5.1  Roelof van der Merwe to William Porterfield, , Leg Byes, another 2 run(s)  (2)
5.2  Roelof van der Merwe to Micheal Lumb, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
5.3  Roelof van der Merwe to William Porterfield, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4)
5.4  Roelof van der Merwe to William Porterfield, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)
5.5  Roelof van der Merwe to William Porterfield, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0)
5.6  Roelof van der Merwe to William Porterfield, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)


End of over 6
Nottingham Dragons    52/2 (RR : 8.67)
William Porterfield     9 (7b)
Micheal Lumb     18 (11b)
Roelof van der Merwe    3-0-21-1


6.1  Mitchell Johnson to Micheal Lumb, Very well bowled.  (0)
6.2  Mitchell Johnson to Micheal Lumb, 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)
6.3  Mitchell Johnson to William Porterfield, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2)
6.4  Mitchell Johnson to William Porterfield, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2)
6.5  Mitchell Johnson to William Porterfield, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1)
6.6  Mitchell Johnson to Micheal Lumb, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2)


End of over 7
Nottingham Dragons    60/2 (RR : 8.57)
Micheal Lumb     21 (14b)
William Porterfield     14 (10b)
Mitchell Johnson    1-0-8-0


7.1  Rob Sayer to William Porterfield, 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)
7.2  Rob Sayer to Micheal Lumb, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1)
7.3  Rob Sayer to William Porterfield, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is.  (4)
7.4  Rob Sayer to William Porterfield, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1)
7.5  Rob Sayer to Micheal Lumb, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4)
7.6  Rob Sayer to Micheal Lumb, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)


End of over 8
Nottingham Dragons    71/2 (RR : 8.88)
Micheal Lumb     26 (17b)
William Porterfield     20 (13b)
Rob Sayer    1-0-11-0


8.1  Dale Steyn to William Porterfield, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2)
8.2  Dale Steyn to William Porterfield, That's a single.  (1)
8.3  Dale Steyn to Micheal Lumb, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1)
8.4  Dale Steyn to William Porterfield, Very well bowled.  (0)
8.5  Dale Steyn to William Porterfield, 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)
8.6  Dale Steyn to William Porterfield, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2)


End of over 9
Nottingham Dragons    81/2 (RR : 9)
William Porterfield     29 (18b)
Micheal Lumb     27 (18b)
Dale Steyn    1-0-10-0


9.1  Chris Woakes to Micheal Lumb, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4)
9.2  Chris Woakes to Micheal Lumb, That's a single.  (1)
9.3  Chris Woakes to William Porterfield, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4)
9.4  Chris Woakes to William Porterfield, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4)
9.5  Chris Woakes to William Porterfield, 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  Chris Woakes to William Porterfield, 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)


End of over 10
Nottingham Dragons    100/2 (RR : 10)
William Porterfield     43 (22b)
Micheal Lumb     32 (20b)
Chris Woakes    1-0-19-0


10.1  Rob Sayer to Micheal Lumb, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1)
10.2  Rob Sayer to William Porterfield, That's a single.  (1)
10.3  Rob Sayer to Micheal Lumb, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
10.4  Rob Sayer to Micheal Lumb, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2)
10.5  Rob Sayer to Micheal Lumb, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
10.6  Rob Sayer to Micheal Lumb, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)


End of over 11
Nottingham Dragons    106/2 (RR : 9.64)
Micheal Lumb     37 (25b)
William Porterfield     44 (23b)
Rob Sayer    2-0-17-0


11.1  Mitchell Johnson to William Porterfield, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1)
11.2  Mitchell Johnson to Micheal Lumb, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is.  (4)
11.3  Mitchell Johnson to Micheal Lumb, 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)
11.4  Mitchell Johnson to William Porterfield, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2)
11.5  Mitchell Johnson to William Porterfield, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
11.6  Mitchell Johnson to William Porterfield, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1)


End of over 12
Nottingham Dragons    115/2 (RR : 9.58)
Micheal Lumb     42 (27b)
William Porterfield     48 (27b)
Mitchell Johnson    2-0-17-0


12.1  Rob Sayer to William Porterfield, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)
12.2  Rob Sayer to William Porterfield, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1)
12.3  Rob Sayer to Micheal Lumb, 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)
12.4  Rob Sayer to Micheal Lumb, 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  Rob Sayer to Micheal Lumb, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4)
12.6  Rob Sayer to Micheal Lumb, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2)


End of over 13
Nottingham Dragons    126/2 (RR : 9.69)
Micheal Lumb     52 (31b)
William Porterfield     49 (29b)
Rob Sayer    3-0-28-0


13.1  Dale Steyn to William Porterfield, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2)
13.2  Dale Steyn to William Porterfield, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot.  (4)
13.3  Dale Steyn to William Porterfield, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
13.4  Dale Steyn to William Porterfield, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4)
13.5  Dale Steyn to William Porterfield, Very well bowled.  (0)
13.6  Dale Steyn to William Porterfield, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2)


End of over 14
Nottingham Dragons    138/2 (RR : 9.86)
William Porterfield     61 (35b)
Micheal Lumb     52 (31b)
Dale Steyn    2-0-22-0


14.1  Chris Woakes to Micheal Lumb, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1)
14.2  Chris Woakes to William Porterfield, 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)
14.3  Chris Woakes to Micheal Lumb, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2)
14.4  Chris Woakes to Micheal Lumb, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2)
14.5  Chris Woakes to Micheal Lumb, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2)
14.6  Chris Woakes to Micheal Lumb, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)


End of over 15
Nottingham Dragons    146/2 (RR : 9.73)
Micheal Lumb     59 (36b)
William Porterfield     62 (36b)
Chris Woakes    2-0-27-0


15.1  Mitchell Johnson to William Porterfield, 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)
15.2  Mitchell Johnson to Micheal Lumb, Very well bowled.  (0)
15.3  Mitchell Johnson to Micheal Lumb, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2)
15.4  Mitchell Johnson to Micheal Lumb, , Byes, another 3 run(s)  (3)
15.5  Mitchell Johnson to Micheal Lumb, , Wide, one run  (1)
15.5  Mitchell Johnson to Micheal Lumb, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
15.6  Mitchell Johnson to Micheal Lumb, Very well bowled.  (0)


End of over 16
Nottingham Dragons    153/2 (RR : 9.56)
Micheal Lumb     61 (40b)
William Porterfield     63 (37b)
Mitchell Johnson    3-0-21-0


16.1  Dale Steyn to William Porterfield, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2)
16.2  Dale Steyn to William Porterfield, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
16.3  Dale Steyn to William Porterfield,   (0) He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!

William Porterfield               c & b Dale Steyn
Runs : 65       Balls : 40         S/R : 162.5


16.4  Dale Steyn to Nick Browne, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot!  (4)
16.5  Dale Steyn to Nick Browne, , Wide, one run  (1)
16.5  Dale Steyn to Nick Browne,   (0) Brilliant ball, and a sharp catch. Nothing the batsman could do there!

Nick Browne                       c & b Dale Steyn
Runs : 4       Balls : 2         S/R : 200


16.6  Dale Steyn to Ravi Bopara, One more to the total.  (1)


End of over 17
Nottingham Dragons    161/4 (RR : 9.47)
Micheal Lumb     61 (40b)
Ravi Bopara     1 (1b)
Dale Steyn    3-0-30-2


17.1  Rob Sayer to Ravi Bopara, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2)
17.2  Rob Sayer to Ravi Bopara, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2)
17.3  Rob Sayer to Ravi Bopara, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six!  (6)
17.4  Rob Sayer to Ravi Bopara, Splendid shot for four!  (4)
17.5  Rob Sayer to Ravi Bopara, , Byes, another 2 run(s)  (2)
17.6  Rob Sayer to Micheal Lumb, 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 18
Nottingham Dragons    177/4 (RR : 9.83)
Micheal Lumb     61 (41b)
Ravi Bopara     15 (5b)
Rob Sayer    4-0-42-0


18.1  Roelof van der Merwe to Ravi Bopara, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2)
18.2  Roelof van der Merwe to Ravi Bopara, Very well bowled.  (0)
18.3  Roelof van der Merwe to Ravi Bopara, 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)
18.4  Roelof van der Merwe to Ravi Bopara, 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)
18.5  Roelof van der Merwe to Micheal Lumb, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more!  (4)
18.6  Roelof van der Merwe to Micheal Lumb, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2)


End of over 19
Nottingham Dragons    186/4 (RR : 9.79)
Micheal Lumb     67 (43b)
Ravi Bopara     18 (9b)
Roelof van der Merwe    4-0-30-1


19.1  Ben Raine to Ravi Bopara, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1)
19.2  Ben Raine to Micheal Lumb, 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)
19.3  Ben Raine to Micheal Lumb, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1)
19.4  Ben Raine to Ravi Bopara, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0)
19.5  Ben Raine to Ravi Bopara,   (0) Full and on the toes, the batsman tries to flick it away but misses completely! Leg stump is out of the ground, back to the nets for him!

Ravi Bopara                            b Ben Raine
Runs : 19       Balls : 12         S/R : 158.3


19.6  Ben Raine to Samit Patel, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible!  (6)


End of over 20
Nottingham Dragons    194/5 (RR : 9.7)
Samit Patel     6 (1b)
Micheal Lumb     68 (45b)
Ben Raine    4-0-37-2



The final scorecard was :
Score: 194
Wickets : 5
Overs : 20.0

Nottingham Dragons Innings


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Rohit Sharma                   b Roelof van der Merwe    3    4   0   0     75
Luke Ronchi                 c Tim Ambrose b Ben Raine   17   13   0   2  130.8
Micheal Lumb                                  not out   68   45   7   1  151.1
William Porterfield                  c & b Dale Steyn   65   40   8   0  162.5
Nick Browne                          c & b Dale Steyn    4    2   1   0    200
Ravi Bopara                               b Ben Raine   19   12   1   1  158.3
Samit Patel                                   not out    6    1   0   1    600
Adil Rashid                                       dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Tim Southee                                       dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Reece Topley                                      dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Aron Nijjar                                       dnb    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 194                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 9.7

Extras : 12    No Balls : 1       Wides : 4    Leg Byes : 2        Byes : 5

Leicester Foxes Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Ben Raine                            4.0           0      37           2   9.25
Roelof van der Merwe                 3.5           0      30           1  7.826
Chris Woakes                         2.0           0      27           0   13.5
Mitchell Johnson                     2.5           0      21           0  7.412
Dale Steyn                           3.0           0      30           2     10
Rob Sayer                            3.5           0      42           0  10.96

Total: 194                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 9.7

Extras : 12    No Balls : 1       Wides : 4    Leg Byes : 2        Byes : 5

The captain alongside experienced Porterfield got Nottingham to an amazing 194.

Leicester Foxes need 195 to win

Spoiler: INNINGS COMMENTARY

0.1  Reece Topley to Alex Hales, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six!  (6)
0.2  Reece Topley to Alex Hales, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0)
0.3  Reece Topley to Alex Hales, 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)
0.4  Reece Topley to Alex Hales, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
0.5  Reece Topley to Alex Hales, 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)
0.6  Reece Topley to Alex Hales, That's gone high in the air, and an easy catch in the end.

Alex Hales            c Luke Ronchi b Reece Topley
Runs : 10       Balls : 6         S/R : 166.667

  (0)


End of over 1
Leicester Foxes    10/1 (RR : 10)    Required RR(9.68)
Varun Chopra     0 (0b)
Jonathan Trott     0 (0b)
Reece Topley    1-0-10-1


1.1  Ravi Bopara to Jonathan Trott, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
1.2  Ravi Bopara to Jonathan Trott, 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  Ravi Bopara to Jonathan Trott, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)
1.4  Ravi Bopara to Jonathan Trott, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs!  (6)
1.5  Ravi Bopara to Jonathan Trott, Very well bowled.  (0)
1.6  Ravi Bopara to Jonathan Trott, That's a single.  (1)


End of over 2
Leicester Foxes    17/1 (RR : 8.5)    Required RR(9.83)
Varun Chopra     0 (0b)
Jonathan Trott     7 (6b)
Ravi Bopara    1-0-7-0


2.1  Reece Topley to Jonathan Trott, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4)
2.2  Reece Topley to Jonathan Trott, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2)
2.3  Reece Topley to Jonathan Trott, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4)
2.4  Reece Topley to Jonathan Trott, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)
2.5  Reece Topley to Jonathan Trott, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
2.6  Reece Topley to Jonathan Trott, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2)


End of over 3
Leicester Foxes    29/1 (RR : 9.67)    Required RR(9.71)
Jonathan Trott     19 (12b)
Varun Chopra     0 (0b)
Reece Topley    2-0-22-1


3.1  Ravi Bopara to Varun Chopra, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
3.2  Ravi Bopara to Varun Chopra, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)
3.3  Ravi Bopara to Jonathan Trott, In the air, and gone!

Jonathan Trott                   c & b Ravi Bopara
Runs : 19       Balls : 13         S/R : 146.2

  (0)
3.4  Ravi Bopara to George Bailey, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2)
3.5  Ravi Bopara to George Bailey, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six!  (6)
3.6  Ravi Bopara to George Bailey, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six.  (6)


End of over 4
Leicester Foxes    44/2 (RR : 11)    Required RR(9.38)
George Bailey     14 (3b)
Varun Chopra     1 (2b)
Ravi Bopara    2-0-22-1


4.1  Reece Topley to Varun Chopra, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2)
4.2  Reece Topley to Varun Chopra, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
4.3  Reece Topley to Varun Chopra, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
4.4  Reece Topley to Varun Chopra, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
4.5  Reece Topley to Varun Chopra, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
4.6  Reece Topley to Varun Chopra, Very well bowled.  (0)


End of over 5
Leicester Foxes    46/2 (RR : 9.2)    Required RR(9.87)
Varun Chopra     3 (8b)
George Bailey     14 (3b)
Reece Topley    3-0-24-1


5.1  Ravi Bopara to George Bailey, Great bowling. Lures him forward, beats him in flight, and the keeper does the rest. Excellent cricket.

George Bailey         st Nick Browne b Ravi Bopara
Runs : 14       Balls : 4         S/R : 350

  (0)
5.2  Ravi Bopara to Tim Ambrose, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
5.3  Ravi Bopara to Tim Ambrose, He's absolutely NAILED that one, but the man in the deep makes a fantastic save, pushing the ball back in just in time! His teammate picks up the ball and hurls it in and they save a run, good teamwork.  (3)
5.4  Ravi Bopara to Varun Chopra, What? Huh? Oh right, the cricket! Well, it looks like the batsman is walking back to the pavillion! Why? Uhh...I'm sure. My colleague tells me he was dismissed stumped, so umm, there you go!

Varun Chopra          st Nick Browne b Ravi Bopara
Runs : 3       Balls : 9         S/R : 33.33

  (0)
5.5  Ravi Bopara to Ben Raine, 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)
5.6  Ravi Bopara to Ben Raine, 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)


End of over 6
Leicester Foxes    50/4 (RR : 8.33)    Required RR(10.3)
Tim Ambrose     3 (2b)
Ben Raine     1 (2b)
Ravi Bopara    3-0-26-3


6.1  Tim Southee to Ben Raine, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
6.2  Tim Southee to Ben Raine, Splendid shot for four!  (4)
6.3  Tim Southee to Ben Raine, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky!  (4)
6.4  Tim Southee to Ben Raine, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1)
6.5  Tim Southee to Tim Ambrose, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
6.6  Tim Southee to Ben Raine, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1)


End of over 7
Leicester Foxes    63/4 (RR : 9)    Required RR(10.1)
Tim Ambrose     4 (3b)
Ben Raine     13 (7b)
Tim Southee    1-0-13-0


7.1  Aron Nijjar to Ben Raine, 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)
7.2  Aron Nijjar to Ben Raine, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
7.3  Aron Nijjar to Tim Ambrose, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
7.4  Aron Nijjar to Tim Ambrose, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
7.5  Aron Nijjar to Tim Ambrose, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
7.6  Aron Nijjar to Tim Ambrose, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)


End of over 8
Leicester Foxes    64/4 (RR : 8)    Required RR(10.8)
Tim Ambrose     4 (7b)
Ben Raine     14 (9b)
Aron Nijjar    1-0-1-0


8.1  Samit Patel to Ben Raine, 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)
8.2  Samit Patel to Tim Ambrose, 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)
8.3  Samit Patel to Ben Raine, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
8.4  Samit Patel to Ben Raine, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1)
8.5  Samit Patel to Tim Ambrose, 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)
8.6  Samit Patel to Ben Raine, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)


End of over 9
Leicester Foxes    68/4 (RR : 7.56)    Required RR(11.5)
Ben Raine     16 (13b)
Tim Ambrose     6 (9b)
Samit Patel    1-0-4-0


9.1  Tim Southee to Tim Ambrose, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more!  (4)
9.2  Tim Southee to Tim Ambrose, 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  Tim Southee to Tim Ambrose, That's a single.  (1)
9.4  Tim Southee to Ben Raine, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
9.5  Tim Southee to Ben Raine, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
9.6  Tim Southee to Ben Raine, Very well bowled.  (0)


End of over 10
Leicester Foxes    77/4 (RR : 7.7)    Required RR(11.7)
Ben Raine     16 (16b)
Tim Ambrose     15 (12b)
Tim Southee    2-0-22-0


10.1  Aron Nijjar to Tim Ambrose, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
10.2  Aron Nijjar to Tim Ambrose, Very well bowled.  (0)
10.3  Aron Nijjar to Tim Ambrose, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1)
10.4  Aron Nijjar to Ben Raine, Very well bowled.  (0)
10.5  Aron Nijjar to Ben Raine, 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)
10.6  Aron Nijjar to Ben Raine, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)


End of over 11
Leicester Foxes    79/4 (RR : 7.18)    Required RR(12.8)
Tim Ambrose     16 (15b)
Ben Raine     17 (19b)
Aron Nijjar    2-0-3-0


11.1  Adil Rashid to Ben Raine, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0)
11.2  Adil Rashid to Ben Raine, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
11.3  Adil Rashid to Ben Raine, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
11.4  Adil Rashid to Ben Raine, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
11.5  Adil Rashid to Ben Raine, 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)
11.6  Adil Rashid to Ben Raine, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4)


End of over 12
Leicester Foxes    83/4 (RR : 6.92)    Required RR(13.9)
Ben Raine     21 (25b)
Tim Ambrose     16 (15b)
Adil Rashid    1-0-4-0


12.1  Aron Nijjar to Tim Ambrose, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1)
12.2  Aron Nijjar to Ben Raine, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
12.3  Aron Nijjar to Ben Raine, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
12.4  Aron Nijjar to Tim Ambrose, 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)
12.5  Aron Nijjar to Tim Ambrose, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
12.6  Aron Nijjar to Tim Ambrose, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)


End of over 13
Leicester Foxes    90/4 (RR : 6.92)    Required RR(14.9)
Ben Raine     24 (27b)
Tim Ambrose     20 (19b)
Aron Nijjar    3-0-10-0


13.1  Tim Southee to Tim Ambrose, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs.  (2)
13.2  Tim Southee to Tim Ambrose, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4)
13.3  Tim Southee to Tim Ambrose, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1)
13.4  Tim Southee to Ben Raine, 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)
13.5  Tim Southee to Ben Raine, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2)
13.6  Tim Southee to Ben Raine, Text-book cover drive, four more.  (4)


End of over 14
Leicester Foxes    105/4 (RR : 7.5)    Required RR(14.8)
Ben Raine     32 (30b)
Tim Ambrose     27 (22b)
Tim Southee    3-0-37-0


14.1  Aron Nijjar to Tim Ambrose, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2)
14.2  Aron Nijjar to Tim Ambrose, 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!  (5)
14.3  Aron Nijjar to Ben Raine, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot!  (4)
14.4  Aron Nijjar to Ben Raine, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2)
14.5  Aron Nijjar to Ben Raine, 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)
14.6  Aron Nijjar to Ben Raine, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)


End of over 15
Leicester Foxes    120/4 (RR : 8)    Required RR(14.8)
Ben Raine     40 (34b)
Tim Ambrose     34 (24b)
Aron Nijjar    4-0-25-0


15.1  Tim Southee to Tim Ambrose, Very well bowled.  (0)
15.2  Tim Southee to Tim Ambrose, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six!  (6)
15.3  Tim Southee to Tim Ambrose, 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)
15.4  Tim Southee to Tim Ambrose, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
15.5  Tim Southee to Ben Raine, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2)
15.6  Tim Southee to Ben Raine, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1)


End of over 16
Leicester Foxes    130/4 (RR : 8.13)    Required RR(16)
Tim Ambrose     41 (28b)
Ben Raine     43 (36b)
Tim Southee    4-0-47-0


16.1  Adil Rashid to Ben Raine, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)
16.2  Adil Rashid to Ben Raine, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)
16.3  Adil Rashid to Ben Raine, Great yorker, he's hit flush on the toe and is dead in front! In one ball he's lost his wicket and his pride, and has a broken toe to boot!

Ben Raine                          lbw Adil Rashid
Runs : 43       Balls : 39         S/R : 110.3

  (0)
16.4  Adil Rashid to Roelof van der Merwe, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1)
16.5  Adil Rashid to Tim Ambrose, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it straight to second slip! Out!

Tim Ambrose            c Tim Southee b Adil Rashid
Runs : 41       Balls : 29         S/R : 141.4

  (0)
16.6  Adil Rashid to Chris Woakes, He's absolutely NAILED that one, but the man in the deep makes a fantastic save, pushing the ball back in just in time! His teammate picks up the ball and hurls it in and they save a run, good teamwork.  (3)


End of over 17
Leicester Foxes    134/6 (RR : 7.88)    Required RR(20)
Roelof van der Merwe     1 (1b)
Chris Woakes     3 (1b)
Adil Rashid    2-0-8-2


17.1  Samit Patel to Chris Woakes, 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)
17.2  Samit Patel to Roelof van der Merwe, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)
17.3  Samit Patel to Roelof van der Merwe, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! The fielder dives to his right, and snaffles the catch! Gone!

Roelof van der Merwe   c Luke Ronchi b Samit Patel
Runs : 1       Balls : 3         S/R : 33.33

  (0)
17.4  Samit Patel to Mitchell Johnson, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2)
17.5  Samit Patel to Mitchell Johnson, Slog-sweep time! He completely misses it though, and is rapped on the pads. The bowler is appealing...and yup, he's got to go! Tough luck kid, maybe you'll get it next time!

Mitchell Johnson                   lbw Samit Patel
Runs : 2       Balls : 2         S/R : 100

  (0)
17.6  Samit Patel to Dale Steyn, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs!  (6)


End of over 18
Leicester Foxes    143/8 (RR : 7.94)    Required RR(25.5)
Dale Steyn     6 (1b)
Chris Woakes     4 (2b)
Samit Patel    2-0-13-2


18.1  Reece Topley to Chris Woakes, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2)
18.2  Reece Topley to Chris Woakes, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4)
18.3  Reece Topley to Chris Woakes, 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)
18.4  Reece Topley to Chris Woakes, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible!  (6)
18.5  Reece Topley to Chris Woakes, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
18.6  Reece Topley to Chris Woakes, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2)


End of over 19
Leicester Foxes    161/8 (RR : 8.47)    Required RR(33)
Chris Woakes     22 (8b)
Dale Steyn     6 (1b)
Reece Topley    4-0-42-1


19.1  Ravi Bopara to Dale Steyn, 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)
19.2  Ravi Bopara to Dale Steyn, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2)
19.3  Ravi Bopara to Dale Steyn, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
19.4  Ravi Bopara to Chris Woakes, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)
19.5  Ravi Bopara to Dale Steyn, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2)
19.6  Ravi Bopara to Dale Steyn, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and cracks it up and over midwicket for six! Great shot, tremendous power!  (6)


End of over 20
Leicester Foxes    177/8 (RR : 8.85)    Required RR(1.#J)
Dale Steyn     21 (6b)
Chris Woakes     23 (9b)
Ravi Bopara    4-0-42-3



The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 177
 Wickets : 8
 Overs : 20.0

Leicester Foxes Innings


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Alex Hales               c Luke Ronchi b Reece Topley   10    6   1   1  166.7
Jonathan Trott                      c & b Ravi Bopara   19   13   2   1  146.2
Varun Chopra             st Nick Browne b Ravi Bopara    3    9   0   0  33.33
George Bailey            st Nick Browne b Ravi Bopara   14    4   0   2    350
Tim Ambrose               c Tim Southee b Adil Rashid   41   29   3   1  141.4
Ben Raine                             lbw Adil Rashid   43   39   5   0  110.3
Roelof van der Merwe      c Luke Ronchi b Samit Patel    1    3   0   0  33.33
Chris Woakes                                  not out   23    9   2   1  255.6
Mitchell Johnson                      lbw Samit Patel    2    2   0   0    100
Dale Steyn                                    not out   21    6   1   2    350
Rob Sayer                                         dnb    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 177                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 8.85

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

Nottingham Dragons Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Ravi Bopara                          4.0           0      42           3   10.5
Samit Patel                          2.0           0      13           2    6.5
Adil Rashid                          2.0           0       8           2      4
Tim Southee                          4.0           0      47           0  11.75
Reece Topley                         4.0           0      42           1   10.5
Aron Nijjar                          4.0           0      25           0   6.25

Total: 177                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 8.85

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

Yet another top order collapse for Leicester, thanks to Bopara.


MATCH SUMMARY

Nottingham Dragons - 194/5 in 20.0 overs.
Leicester Foxes - 177/8 in 20.0 overs.



Nottingham Dragons wins the match by 17 runs

Man of the match : Adil Rashid (2.0 Overs-0 Maidens-8 Runs-2 Wickets)

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GROUP B | ROUND 4 | MATCH 15


CARDIFF CRUSADERS vs KENT COUGARS


Played at



Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

PITCH TYPE : DRY

Cardiff Crusaders won the Toss, and they have decided to bowl first.

Spoiler: INNINGS COMMENTARY

0.1  David Payne to Shane Watson, Very well bowled.  (0)
0.2  David Payne to Shane Watson, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1)
0.3  David Payne to Luke Wright, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
0.4  David Payne to Luke Wright, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2)
0.5  David Payne to Luke Wright, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2)
0.6  David Payne to Luke Wright, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six!  (6)


End of over 1
Kent Cougars    11/0 (RR : 11)
Luke Wright     10 (4b)
Shane Watson     1 (2b)
David Payne    1-0-11-0


1.1  Micheal Hogan to Shane Watson, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1)
1.2  Micheal Hogan to Luke Wright, , No Ball. Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more.  (4)
1.2  Micheal Hogan to Luke Wright, 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)
1.3  Micheal Hogan to Shane Watson, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six!  (6)
1.4  Micheal Hogan to Shane Watson, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1)
1.5  Micheal Hogan to Luke Wright, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4)
1.6  Micheal Hogan to Luke Wright, Very well bowled.  (0)


End of over 2
Kent Cougars    29/0 (RR : 14.5)
Luke Wright     19 (7b)
Shane Watson     9 (5b)
Micheal Hogan    1-0-18-0


2.1  David Payne to Shane Watson,   (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!

Shane Watson         c Mohammad Nabi b David Payne
Runs : 9       Balls : 6         S/R : 150


2.2  David Payne to Suresh Raina, 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)
2.3  David Payne to Suresh Raina, Easy single.  (1)
2.4  David Payne to Luke Wright, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
2.5  David Payne to Luke Wright,   (0) Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge, but the ball still finds legstump! Gone!

Luke Wright                          b David Payne
Runs : 19       Balls : 9         S/R : 211.1


2.6  David Payne to Gary Wilson, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)


End of over 3
Kent Cougars    32/2 (RR : 10.7)
Gary Wilson     2 (1b)
Suresh Raina     1 (2b)
David Payne    2-0-14-2


3.1  Micheal Hogan to Suresh Raina, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six!  (6)
3.2  Micheal Hogan to Suresh Raina, 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)
3.3  Micheal Hogan to Suresh Raina, 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)
3.4  Micheal Hogan to Suresh Raina, 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)
3.5  Micheal Hogan to Gary Wilson, 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)
3.6  Micheal Hogan to Gary Wilson, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)


End of over 4
Kent Cougars    45/2 (RR : 11.3)
Gary Wilson     6 (3b)
Suresh Raina     10 (6b)
Micheal Hogan    2-0-31-0


4.1  David Payne to Suresh Raina, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs.  (2)
4.2  David Payne to Suresh Raina, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2)
4.3  David Payne to Suresh Raina, 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)
4.4  David Payne to Suresh Raina, Easy single.  (1)
4.5  David Payne to Gary Wilson, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son!  (6)
4.6  David Payne to Gary Wilson, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is.  (4)


End of over 5
Kent Cougars    64/2 (RR : 12.8)
Gary Wilson     16 (5b)
Suresh Raina     19 (10b)
David Payne    3-0-33-2


5.1  Micheal Hogan to Suresh Raina, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
5.2  Micheal Hogan to Suresh Raina, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2)
5.3  Micheal Hogan to Suresh Raina, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4)
5.4  Micheal Hogan to Suresh Raina, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six!  (6)
5.5  Micheal Hogan to Suresh Raina,   (0) He's hit on the pads, the fielders let out a shout. The umpire has no qualms, and gives him out!

Suresh Raina                     lbw Micheal Hogan
Runs : 31       Balls : 15         S/R : 206.7


5.6  Micheal Hogan to Sam Billings,   (0) In the air, and gone!

Sam Billings        c Stuart Broad b Micheal Hogan
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0




End of over 6
Kent Cougars    76/4 (RR : 12.7)
Mitchell Marsh     0 (0b)
Gary Wilson     16 (5b)
Micheal Hogan    3-0-43-2


6.1  Imran Tahir to Gary Wilson, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
6.2  Imran Tahir to Gary Wilson, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
6.3  Imran Tahir to Gary Wilson, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1)
6.4  Imran Tahir to Mitchell Marsh, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more.  (4)
6.5  Imran Tahir to Mitchell Marsh, 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)
6.6  Imran Tahir to Mitchell Marsh, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)


End of over 7
Kent Cougars    86/4 (RR : 12.3)
Gary Wilson     19 (8b)
Mitchell Marsh     7 (3b)
Imran Tahir    1-0-10-0


7.1  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Mitchell Marsh, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
7.2  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Mitchell Marsh, 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)
7.3  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Mitchell Marsh, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
7.4  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Mitchell Marsh, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1)
7.5  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Gary Wilson, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2)
7.6  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Gary Wilson, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)


End of over 8
Kent Cougars    89/4 (RR : 11.1)
Gary Wilson     21 (10b)
Mitchell Marsh     8 (7b)
Tillekaratne Dilshan    1-0-3-0


8.1  Imran Tahir to Mitchell Marsh, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
8.2  Imran Tahir to Mitchell Marsh, Very well bowled.  (0)
8.3  Imran Tahir to Mitchell Marsh, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2)
8.4  Imran Tahir to Mitchell Marsh, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1)
8.5  Imran Tahir to Gary Wilson, 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)
8.6  Imran Tahir to Mitchell Marsh, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off!  (4)


End of over 9
Kent Cougars    97/4 (RR : 10.8)
Mitchell Marsh     15 (12b)
Gary Wilson     22 (11b)
Imran Tahir    2-0-18-0


9.1  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Gary Wilson, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1)
9.2  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Mitchell Marsh, Very well bowled.  (0)
9.3  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Mitchell Marsh, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
9.4  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Mitchell Marsh, 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  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Mitchell Marsh, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)
9.6  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Mitchell Marsh, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)


End of over 10
Kent Cougars    101/4 (RR : 10.1)
Gary Wilson     23 (12b)
Mitchell Marsh     18 (17b)
Tillekaratne Dilshan    2-0-7-0


10.1  Mohammad Nabi to Mitchell Marsh, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
10.2  Mohammad Nabi to Mitchell Marsh, One more to the total.  (1)
10.3  Mohammad Nabi to Gary Wilson, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
10.4  Mohammad Nabi to Gary Wilson, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2)
10.5  Mohammad Nabi to Gary Wilson, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)
10.6  Mohammad Nabi to Gary Wilson, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0)


End of over 11
Kent Cougars    104/4 (RR : 9.45)
Gary Wilson     25 (16b)
Mitchell Marsh     19 (19b)
Mohammad Nabi    1-0-3-0


11.1  Stuart Broad to Mitchell Marsh, 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)
11.2  Stuart Broad to Mitchell Marsh, , No Ball. AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2)
11.2  Stuart Broad to Mitchell Marsh, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is.  (4)
11.3  Stuart Broad to Mitchell Marsh, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
11.4  Stuart Broad to Gary Wilson, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1)
11.5  Stuart Broad to Mitchell Marsh, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
11.6  Stuart Broad to Mitchell Marsh, 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)


End of over 12
Kent Cougars    119/4 (RR : 9.92)
Mitchell Marsh     32 (24b)
Gary Wilson     26 (17b)
Stuart Broad    1-0-15-0


12.1  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Gary Wilson, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more!  (4)
12.2  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Gary Wilson, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
12.3  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Gary Wilson, Text-book cover drive, four more.  (4)
12.4  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Gary Wilson, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1)
12.5  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Mitchell Marsh, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
12.6  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Gary Wilson, Splendid shot for four!  (4)


End of over 13
Kent Cougars    135/4 (RR : 10.4)
Gary Wilson     41 (22b)
Mitchell Marsh     33 (25b)
Tillekaratne Dilshan    3-0-23-0


13.1  Imran Tahir to Mitchell Marsh, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)
13.2  Imran Tahir to Gary Wilson, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
13.3  Imran Tahir to Gary Wilson, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4)
13.4  Imran Tahir to Gary Wilson, Splendid shot for four!  (4)
13.5  Imran Tahir to Gary Wilson, Very well bowled.  (0)
13.6  Imran Tahir to Gary Wilson, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)


End of over 14
Kent Cougars    144/4 (RR : 10.3)
Gary Wilson     49 (27b)
Mitchell Marsh     34 (26b)
Imran Tahir    3-0-27-0


14.1  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Mitchell Marsh, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)
14.2  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Mitchell Marsh, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
14.3  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Mitchell Marsh, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1)
14.4  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Gary Wilson, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2)
14.5  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Gary Wilson, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs.  (2)
14.6  Tillekaratne Dilshan to Gary Wilson, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0)


End of over 15
Kent Cougars    149/4 (RR : 9.93)
Gary Wilson     53 (30b)
Mitchell Marsh     35 (29b)
Tillekaratne Dilshan    4-0-28-0


15.1  Stuart Broad to Mitchell Marsh, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky!  (4)
15.2  Stuart Broad to Mitchell Marsh,   (0) Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge, but the ball still finds legstump! Gone!

Mitchell Marsh                      b Stuart Broad
Runs : 39       Balls : 31         S/R : 125.8


15.3  Stuart Broad to Chris Jordan, 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)
15.4  Stuart Broad to Chris Jordan, 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)
15.5  Stuart Broad to Chris Jordan, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2)
15.6  Stuart Broad to Chris Jordan, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1)


End of over 16
Kent Cougars    156/5 (RR : 9.75)
Gary Wilson     53 (30b)
Chris Jordan     3 (4b)
Stuart Broad    2-0-22-1


16.1  Imran Tahir to Chris Jordan, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2)
16.2  Imran Tahir to Chris Jordan, 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)
16.3  Imran Tahir to Chris Jordan, 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)
16.4  Imran Tahir to Gary Wilson, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is.  (4)
16.5  Imran Tahir to Gary Wilson, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4)
16.6  Imran Tahir to Gary Wilson, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)


End of over 17
Kent Cougars    167/5 (RR : 9.82)
Gary Wilson     61 (33b)
Chris Jordan     6 (7b)
Imran Tahir    4-0-38-0


17.1  Stuart Broad to Chris Jordan, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2)
17.2  Stuart Broad to Chris Jordan, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot.  (4)
17.3  Stuart Broad to Chris Jordan,   (0) Great bowling, catching the batsman off guard with the quicker ball. He's stuck in his crease, rapped on the pads, and thoroughly beaten.

Chris Jordan                      lbw Stuart Broad
Runs : 12       Balls : 10         S/R : 120


17.4  Stuart Broad to Steven Finn, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs.  (2)
17.5  Stuart Broad to Steven Finn, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman.  (4)
17.6  Stuart Broad to Steven Finn,   (0) Wrong call, this could be trouble, and out!

Steven Finn                  run out Micheal Hogan
Runs : 6       Balls : 3         S/R : 200




End of over 18
Kent Cougars    179/7 (RR : 9.94)
Adam Riley     0 (0b)
Gary Wilson     61 (33b)
Stuart Broad    3-0-34-2


18.1  Micheal Hogan to Gary Wilson, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)
18.2  Micheal Hogan to Gary Wilson, , No Ball. 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)
18.2  Micheal Hogan to Gary Wilson, , Wide, one run  (1)
18.2  Micheal Hogan to Gary Wilson, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1)
18.3  Micheal Hogan to Adam Riley, 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)
18.4  Micheal Hogan to Adam Riley, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1)
18.5  Micheal Hogan to Gary Wilson, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six!  (6)
18.6  Micheal Hogan to Gary Wilson,   (0) He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!

Gary Wilson          c Eoin Morgan b Micheal Hogan
Runs : 68       Balls : 37         S/R : 183.8




End of over 19
Kent Cougars    195/8 (RR : 10.3)
Fabian Cowdrey     0 (0b)
Adam Riley     7 (2b)
Micheal Hogan    4-0-59-3


19.1  David Payne to Adam Riley, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0)
19.2  David Payne to Adam Riley, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting.  (6)
19.3  David Payne to Adam Riley, That six has cleared the car park!  (6)
19.4  David Payne to Adam Riley, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1)
19.5  David Payne to Fabian Cowdrey, , Leg Byes, another 2 run(s)  (2)
19.6  David Payne to Adam Riley, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)


End of over 20
Kent Cougars    211/8 (RR : 10.6)
Fabian Cowdrey     0 (0b)
Adam Riley     21 (7b)
David Payne    4-0-47-2



The final scorecard was :
Score: 211
 Wickets : 8
 Overs : 20.0

Kent Cougars Innings


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Shane Watson            c Mohammad Nabi b David Payne    9    6   0   1    150
Luke Wright                             b David Payne   19    9   2   1  211.1
Suresh Raina                        lbw Micheal Hogan   31   15   2   2  206.7
Gary Wilson             c Eoin Morgan b Micheal Hogan   68   37   9   2  183.8
Sam Billings           c Stuart Broad b Micheal Hogan    0    1   0   0      0
Mitchell Marsh                         b Stuart Broad   39   31   5   0  125.8
Chris Jordan                         lbw Stuart Broad   12   10   1   0    120
Steven Finn                     run out Micheal Hogan    6    3   1   0    200
Adam Riley                                    not out   21    7   0   3    300
Fabian Cowdrey                                not out    0    0   0   0      0
Mitchell Claydon                                  dnb    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 211                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 10.55

Extras : 6    No Balls : 3       Wides : 1    Leg Byes : 2        Byes : 0

Cardiff Crusaders Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Tillekaratne Dilshan                 4.0           0      28           0      7
Mohammad Nabi                        1.0           0       3           0      3
Stuart Broad                         3.0           0      34           2  11.33
David Payne                          3.5           0      47           2  12.26
Micheal Hogan                        4.0           0      59           3  14.75
Imran Tahir                          4.0           0      38           0    9.5

Total: 211                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 10.55

Extras : 6    No Balls : 3       Wides : 1    Leg Byes : 2        Byes : 0

The Irish are all over the place with Gary Wilson batting sensationally.

Cardiff Crusaders need 212 to win

Spoiler: INNINGS COMMENTARY

0.1  Shane Watson to Tillekaratne Dilshan, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4)
0.2  Shane Watson to Tillekaratne Dilshan, No shot offered.  (0)
0.3  Shane Watson to Tillekaratne Dilshan, 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)
0.4  Shane Watson to Tillekaratne Dilshan, 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)
0.5  Shane Watson to Colin Ingram, He comes on the front foot to drive it, and is beaten for bounce! But instead of checking his shot, he follows through with it and sends it sailing into the pavillion! 6 runs, excellent batting!  (6)
0.6  Shane Watson to Colin Ingram, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2)


End of over 1
Cardiff Crusaders    15/0 (RR : 15)    Required RR(10.3)
Colin Ingram     8 (2b)
Tillekaratne Dilshan     7 (4b)
Shane Watson    1-0-15-0


1.1  Mitchell Claydon to Tillekaratne Dilshan, Splendid shot for four!  (4)
1.2  Mitchell Claydon to Tillekaratne Dilshan, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
1.3  Mitchell Claydon to Tillekaratne Dilshan, 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)
1.4  Mitchell Claydon to Tillekaratne Dilshan, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1)
1.5  Mitchell Claydon to Colin Ingram, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2)
1.6  Mitchell Claydon to Colin Ingram, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)


End of over 2
Cardiff Crusaders    24/0 (RR : 12)    Required RR(10.4)
Colin Ingram     10 (4b)
Tillekaratne Dilshan     14 (8b)
Mitchell Claydon    1-0-9-0


2.1  Shane Watson to Tillekaratne Dilshan, Very well bowled.  (0)
2.2  Shane Watson to Tillekaratne Dilshan, 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)
2.3  Shane Watson to Tillekaratne Dilshan, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs.  (2)
2.4  Shane Watson to Tillekaratne Dilshan, That six has cleared the car park!  (6)
2.5  Shane Watson to Tillekaratne Dilshan, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1)
2.6  Shane Watson to Colin Ingram, Very well bowled.  (0)


End of over 3
Cardiff Crusaders    35/0 (RR : 11.7)    Required RR(10.4)
Colin Ingram     10 (5b)
Tillekaratne Dilshan     25 (13b)
Shane Watson    2-0-26-0


3.1  Mitchell Claydon to Tillekaratne Dilshan, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
3.2  Mitchell Claydon to Tillekaratne Dilshan, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
3.3  Mitchell Claydon to Tillekaratne Dilshan, Easy single.  (1)
3.4  Mitchell Claydon to Colin Ingram, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six!  (6)
3.5  Mitchell Claydon to Colin Ingram, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2)
3.6  Mitchell Claydon to Colin Ingram, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2)


End of over 4
Cardiff Crusaders    48/0 (RR : 12)    Required RR(10.2)
Colin Ingram     20 (8b)
Tillekaratne Dilshan     28 (16b)
Mitchell Claydon    2-0-22-0


4.1  Shane Watson to Tillekaratne Dilshan, Top edge...and gone!

Tillekaratne Dilshan            c & b Shane Watson
Runs : 28       Balls : 17         S/R : 164.7

  (0)
4.2  Shane Watson to Steve Smith, 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)
4.3  Shane Watson to Steve Smith, 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)
4.4  Shane Watson to Steve Smith, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1)
4.5  Shane Watson to Colin Ingram, Struck in front, All fielders appealing, and Got him!

Colin Ingram                      lbw Shane Watson
Runs : 20       Balls : 9         S/R : 222.2

  (0)
4.6  Shane Watson to Eoin Morgan, 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 5
Cardiff Crusaders    51/2 (RR : 10.2)    Required RR(10.7)
Eoin Morgan     0 (1b)
Steve Smith     3 (3b)
Shane Watson    3-0-29-2


5.1  Mitchell Claydon to Steve Smith, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
5.2  Mitchell Claydon to Steve Smith, The batsman drops the ball at his feet and sets off for a quick single, but the bowler pounces on it, turns around, and knocks the stumps down in one quick effort to send him packing! Brilliant effort.

Steve Smith                   run out Suresh Raina
Runs : 5       Balls : 5         S/R : 100

  (0)
5.3  Mitchell Claydon to Mohammad Nabi, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1)
5.4  Mitchell Claydon to Eoin Morgan, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
5.5  Mitchell Claydon to Eoin Morgan, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
5.6  Mitchell Claydon to Eoin Morgan, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)


End of over 6
Cardiff Crusaders    55/3 (RR : 9.17)    Required RR(11.1)
Mohammad Nabi     1 (1b)
Eoin Morgan     1 (4b)
Mitchell Claydon    3-0-26-0


6.1  Suresh Raina to Eoin Morgan, 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)
6.2  Suresh Raina to Mohammad Nabi, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1)
6.3  Suresh Raina to Eoin Morgan, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2)
6.4  Suresh Raina to Eoin Morgan, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2)
6.5  Suresh Raina to Eoin Morgan, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2)
6.6  Suresh Raina to Eoin Morgan, Very well bowled.  (0)


End of over 7
Cardiff Crusaders    63/3 (RR : 9)    Required RR(11.4)
Eoin Morgan     8 (9b)
Mohammad Nabi     2 (2b)
Suresh Raina    1-0-8-0


7.1  Mitchell Marsh to Mohammad Nabi, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more!  (4)
7.2  Mitchell Marsh to Mohammad Nabi, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1)
7.3  Mitchell Marsh to Eoin Morgan, 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)
7.4  Mitchell Marsh to Eoin Morgan, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2)
7.5  Mitchell Marsh to Eoin Morgan, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1)
7.6  Mitchell Marsh to Mohammad Nabi, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2)


End of over 8
Cardiff Crusaders    77/3 (RR : 9.63)    Required RR(11.2)
Mohammad Nabi     9 (5b)
Eoin Morgan     15 (12b)
Mitchell Marsh    1-0-14-0


8.1  Suresh Raina to Eoin Morgan, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
8.2  Suresh Raina to Eoin Morgan, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)
8.3  Suresh Raina to Mohammad Nabi, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2)
8.4  Suresh Raina to Mohammad Nabi, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1)
8.5  Suresh Raina to Eoin Morgan, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2)
8.6  Suresh Raina to Eoin Morgan, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1)


End of over 9
Cardiff Crusaders    84/3 (RR : 9.33)    Required RR(11.5)
Mohammad Nabi     12 (7b)
Eoin Morgan     19 (16b)
Suresh Raina    2-0-15-0


9.1  Mitchell Marsh to Eoin Morgan, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
9.2  Mitchell Marsh to Mohammad Nabi, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0)
9.3  Mitchell Marsh to Mohammad Nabi, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
9.4  Mitchell Marsh to Eoin Morgan, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot.  (4)
9.5  Mitchell Marsh to Eoin Morgan, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)
9.6  Mitchell Marsh to Mohammad Nabi, Good running, two runs.  (2)


End of over 10
Cardiff Crusaders    93/3 (RR : 9.3)    Required RR(11.8)
Mohammad Nabi     15 (10b)
Eoin Morgan     25 (19b)
Mitchell Marsh    2-0-23-0


10.1  Suresh Raina to Eoin Morgan, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2)
10.2  Suresh Raina to Eoin Morgan, 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)
10.3  Suresh Raina to Mohammad Nabi, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
10.4  Suresh Raina to Mohammad Nabi, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
10.5  Suresh Raina to Mohammad Nabi, Very well bowled.  (0)
10.6  Suresh Raina to Mohammad Nabi, 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 11
Cardiff Crusaders    96/3 (RR : 8.73)    Required RR(12.8)
Mohammad Nabi     15 (14b)
Eoin Morgan     28 (21b)
Suresh Raina    3-0-18-0


11.1  Mitchell Marsh to Eoin Morgan, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
11.2  Mitchell Marsh to Eoin Morgan, No shot offered.  (0)
11.3  Mitchell Marsh to Eoin Morgan, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
11.4  Mitchell Marsh to Eoin Morgan, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)
11.5  Mitchell Marsh to Mohammad Nabi, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2)
11.6  Mitchell Marsh to Mohammad Nabi, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2)


End of over 12
Cardiff Crusaders    101/3 (RR : 8.42)    Required RR(13.8)
Mohammad Nabi     19 (16b)
Eoin Morgan     29 (25b)
Mitchell Marsh    3-0-28-0


12.1  Luke Wright to Eoin Morgan, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling.  (4)
12.2  Luke Wright to Eoin Morgan, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1)
12.3  Luke Wright to Mohammad Nabi, Good running, two runs.  (2)
12.4  Luke Wright to Mohammad Nabi, Very well bowled.  (0)
12.5  Luke Wright to Mohammad Nabi, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0)
12.6  Luke Wright to Mohammad Nabi, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1)


End of over 13
Cardiff Crusaders    109/3 (RR : 8.38)    Required RR(14.6)
Eoin Morgan     34 (27b)
Mohammad Nabi     22 (20b)
Luke Wright    1-0-8-0


13.1  Mitchell Marsh to Mohammad Nabi, Very well bowled.  (0)
13.2  Mitchell Marsh to Mohammad Nabi, 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)
13.3  Mitchell Marsh to Mohammad Nabi, No shot offered.  (0)
13.4  Mitchell Marsh to Mohammad Nabi, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
13.5  Mitchell Marsh to Mohammad Nabi, 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)
13.6  Mitchell Marsh to Mohammad Nabi, Good running, two runs.  (2)


End of over 14
Cardiff Crusaders    113/3 (RR : 8.07)    Required RR(16.3)
Mohammad Nabi     26 (26b)
Eoin Morgan     34 (27b)
Mitchell Marsh    4-0-32-0


14.1  Suresh Raina to Eoin Morgan, 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!  (5)
14.2  Suresh Raina to Mohammad Nabi, 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)
14.3  Suresh Raina to Mohammad Nabi, 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)
14.4  Suresh Raina to Mohammad Nabi, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
14.5  Suresh Raina to Mohammad Nabi, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
14.6  Suresh Raina to Mohammad Nabi, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1)


End of over 15
Cardiff Crusaders    119/3 (RR : 7.93)    Required RR(18.4)
Eoin Morgan     39 (28b)
Mohammad Nabi     27 (31b)
Suresh Raina    4-0-24-0


15.1  Luke Wright to Mohammad Nabi, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
15.2  Luke Wright to Mohammad Nabi, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2)
15.3  Luke Wright to Mohammad Nabi, Very well bowled.  (0)
15.4  Luke Wright to Mohammad Nabi, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
15.5  Luke Wright to Mohammad Nabi, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4)
15.6  Luke Wright to Mohammad Nabi, Good running, two runs.  (2)


End of over 16
Cardiff Crusaders    127/3 (RR : 7.94)    Required RR(21)
Mohammad Nabi     35 (37b)
Eoin Morgan     39 (28b)
Luke Wright    2-0-16-0


16.1  Fabian Cowdrey to Eoin Morgan, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son!  (6)
16.2  Fabian Cowdrey to Eoin Morgan, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs!  (6)
16.3  Fabian Cowdrey to Eoin Morgan, Great bowling. Lures him forward, beats him in flight, and the keeper does the rest. Excellent cricket.

Eoin Morgan        st Gary Wilson b Fabian Cowdrey
Runs : 51       Balls : 31         S/R : 164.5

  (0)
16.4  Fabian Cowdrey to Geraint Jones, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2)
16.5  Fabian Cowdrey to Geraint Jones, 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!

Geraint Jones                 run out Shane Watson
Runs : 2       Balls : 2         S/R : 100

  (0)
16.6  Fabian Cowdrey to Gareth Roderick, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1)


End of over 17
Cardiff Crusaders    142/5 (RR : 8.35)    Required RR(23)
Mohammad Nabi     35 (37b)
Gareth Roderick     1 (1b)
Fabian Cowdrey    1-0-15-1


17.1  Luke Wright to Gareth Roderick, Great bowling, poor shot, and a regulation catch. Soft dismissal there.

Gareth Roderick     c Fabian Cowdrey b Luke Wright
Runs : 1       Balls : 2         S/R : 50

  (0)
17.2  Luke Wright to Stuart Broad, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1)
17.3  Luke Wright to Mohammad Nabi, , No BallAh that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastest no time in putting the trash away. Six!  (6)
17.3  Luke Wright to Mohammad Nabi, 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  Luke Wright to Mohammad Nabi, 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)
17.5  Luke Wright to Mohammad Nabi, No shot offered.  (0)
17.6  Luke Wright to Mohammad Nabi, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! Unfortunately for the bowler, the batsmen top edges it over the head of the keeper for six! Tough luck son, maybe you'll get him next time.  (6)


End of over 18
Cardiff Crusaders    158/6 (RR : 8.78)    Required RR(26.5)
Mohammad Nabi     49 (41b)
Stuart Broad     1 (1b)
Luke Wright    3-0-32-1


18.1  Shane Watson to Stuart Broad, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1)
18.2  Shane Watson to Mohammad Nabi, He's hit on the pads, the fielders let out a shout. The umpire has no qualms, and gives him out!

Mohammad Nabi                     lbw Shane Watson
Runs : 49       Balls : 42         S/R : 116.7

  (0)
18.3  Shane Watson to David Payne, He walks down the track, but does it too early, and the bowler fires the ball wide. The batsman tries to reach it but fails, and the keeper does the rest. Clever bowling.

David Payne          st Gary Wilson b Shane Watson
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0

  (0)
18.4  Shane Watson to Micheal Hogan, That wasn't a bad ball, but the batsmen went at it with everything except the kitchen sink, and got enough on it to send it over the fence! 6 more!  (6)
18.5  Shane Watson to Micheal Hogan, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
18.6  Shane Watson to Micheal Hogan, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off!  (4)


End of over 19
Cardiff Crusaders    169/8 (RR : 8.89)    Required RR(42)
Micheal Hogan     10 (3b)
Stuart Broad     2 (2b)
Shane Watson    4-0-40-4


19.1  Mitchell Claydon to Stuart Broad, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1)
19.2  Mitchell Claydon to Micheal Hogan, 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...

Micheal Hogan                   run out Adam Riley
Runs : 10       Balls : 4         S/R : 250

  (0)
19.3  Mitchell Claydon to Imran Tahir, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4)
19.4  Mitchell Claydon to Imran Tahir, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1)
19.5  Mitchell Claydon to Stuart Broad, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2)
19.6  Mitchell Claydon to Stuart Broad, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six.  (6)


End of over 20
Cardiff Crusaders    183/9 (RR : 9.15)    Required RR(1.#J)
Stuart Broad     11 (5b)
Imran Tahir     5 (2b)
Mitchell Claydon    4-0-40-0



The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 183
 Wickets : 9
 Overs : 20.0

Cardiff Crusaders Innings


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Tillekaratne Dilshan               c & b Shane Watson   28   17   2   1  164.7
Colin Ingram                         lbw Shane Watson   20    9   0   2  222.2
Steve Smith                      run out Suresh Raina    5    5   0   0    100
Eoin Morgan           st Gary Wilson b Fabian Cowdrey   51   31   3   2  164.5
Mohammad Nabi                        lbw Shane Watson   49   42   2   2  116.7
Geraint Jones                    run out Shane Watson    2    2   0   0    100
Gareth Roderick        c Fabian Cowdrey b Luke Wright    1    2   0   0     50
Stuart Broad                                  not out   11    5   0   1    220
David Payne             st Gary Wilson b Shane Watson    0    1   0   0      0
Micheal Hogan                      run out Adam Riley   10    4   1   1    250
Imran Tahir                                   not out    5    2   1   0    250

Total: 183                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 9.15

Extras : 1    No Balls : 1       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

Kent Cougars Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Shane Watson                         4.0           0      40           4     10
Luke Wright                          3.0           0      32           1  10.67
Suresh Raina                         4.0           0      24           0      6
Mitchell Marsh                       4.0           0      32           0      8
Fabian Cowdrey                       1.0           0      15           1     15
Mitchell Claydon                     4.0           0      40           0     10

Total: 183                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 9.15

Extras : 1    No Balls : 1       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

Watson stars with the ball as the bowlers restrict Cardiff.

MATCH SUMMARY

Kent Cougars - 211/8 in 20.0 overs.
Cardiff Crusaders - 183/9 in 20.0 overs.

Kent Cougars wins the match by 28 runs

Man of the match : Shane Watson (4.0 Overs-0 Maidens-40 Runs-4 Wickets)

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