Champions League Twenty20 Rewind

[Master Bates]

Murray Goodwin
Luke Wright
Rory Hamilton-Brown
Dwayne Smith
Ed Joyce
Chris Nash
Michael Yardy
Matt Prior
Yasir Arafat
Piyush Chawla
James Kirtley

 

[Master Bates]

@Na Maloom Afraad

Lets hope you rated players according to their form of that time. Or did you rate on their overall record? Because that would be important for few players' performance.

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

@Na Maloom Afraad

Lets hope you rated players according to their form of that time. Or did you rate on their overall record? Because that would be important for few players' performance.

I rated them according to their performances of the season they qualified from. So yeah, according to "their form at that time".

 

[AsadRM]

Here are the stallions from Sialkot! They are hoping to lift the trophy, but let's see whether it would happen or stay just a dream. I am surely hoping for the former to happen

1. Imran Nazir
2. Mansion Amjad
3. Naved-ul-Hassan
4. Shahid Yousuf
5. Haris Sohail
6. Shoaib Malik
7. Abdur Razzaq
8. Shakeel Ansar
9. Abdur Rehman
10. Sarfraz Ahmed
11. Mohammed Asif

@Na Maloom Afraad

 

[ABDULLAH]

Paresh Lohani
Dipendra Chaudhary
Paras Khadka
Gyanendra Malla
Sharad Vesawkar
Raju Basnyat
Subash Khakurel
Sanjay Shrestha
Rom Shrestha
Pramod Basnet
Abhaya Rana

 

[Ed Smith]

1. Jamie Howe
2. Peter Ingram
3. Ross Taylor
4. Matthew Sinclair
5. George Worker
6. Jacob Oram
7. Tim Weston
8. Graham Napier
9. Keiran Noema-Barnett
10. Doug Bracewell
11. Mitchell McClenaghan

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

2010 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20​

POOL C​

——

SIALKOT STALLIONS vs SUSSEX SHARKS
The Oval

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TOSS: SIALKOT STALLIONS WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BAT FIRST

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0.1  Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
0.2  Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4)
0.3  Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, Leg byes, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1)
0.3  Yasir Arafat to Mansoor Amjad, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2)
0.4  Yasir Arafat to Mansoor Amjad, Low full toss, the batsman lines up for the big shot, and misses it! LBW! Gosh that's foolish batting, the batsman is kicking himself!

M. Amjad       lbw               b Arafat
Runs : 2       Balls : 2         S/R : 100

0.5  Yasir Arafat to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2)
0.6  Yasir Arafat to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1)


End of over 1
Sialkot Stallions    11/1 (RR : 11)
Imran Nazir     5 (3b)
Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan     3 (2b)
Yasir Arafat    1-0-11-1


1.1  James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1)
1.2  James Kirtley to Imran Nazir, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single.  (1)
1.3  James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot.  (4)
1.4  James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, 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)
1.5  James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Short and pulled away for a single  (2)
1.6  James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)


End of over 2
Sialkot Stallions    19/1 (RR : 9.5)
Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan     10 (7b)
Imran Nazir     6 (4b)
James Kirtley    1-0-8-0


2.1  Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, Very well bowled.  (0)
2.2  Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, 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)
2.3  Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, , Leg Byes, another 1 run(s)  (1)
2.4  Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
2.5  Yasir Arafat to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
2.6  Yasir Arafat to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, That's a single.  (1)


End of over 3
Sialkot Stallions    22/1 (RR : 7.33)
Imran Nazir     7 (7b)
Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan     11 (9b)
Yasir Arafat    2-0-13-1


3.1  James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Very well bowled.  (0)
3.2  James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, BOWLED HIM!!!

R. Naved'Hasan                     b Kirtley
Runs : 11       Balls : 11         S/R : 100

3.3  James Kirtley to Shahid Yousuf, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2)
3.4  James Kirtley to Shahid Yousuf, Struck in front, All fielders appealing, and Got him!

S, Yousuf       lbw                b Kirtley
Runs : 2        Balls : 2          S/R : 100

3.5  James Kirtley to Haris Sohail, Easy single.  (1)
3.6  James Kirtley to Imran Nazir, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)


End of over 4
Sialkot Stallions    25/3 (RR : 6.25)
Imran Nazir     7 (8b)
Haris Sohail     1 (1b)
James Kirtley    2-0-11-2


4.1  Yasir Arafat to Haris Wide, no run.  (1)
4.1  Yasir Arafat to Haris Sohail, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2)
4.2  Yasir Arafat to Haris Sohail, Low full toss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught!  (6)
4.3  Yasir Arafat to Haris Sohail, Yes! No! Yes! No! Too late, you've gotta go! Runout!

H. Sohail      run out           (Joyce)
Runs : 9       Balls : 4         S/R : 225

4.4  Yasir Arafat to Shoaib Malik, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)
4.5  Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
4.6  Yasir Arafat to Shoaib Malik, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single.  (1)


End of over 5
Sialkot Stallions    37/4 (RR : 7.4)
Imran Nazir     8 (9b)
Shoaib Malik     2 (2b)
Yasir Arafat    3-0-25-1


5.1  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1)
5.2  Michael Yardy to Imran Nazir, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
5.3  Michael Yardy to Imran Nazir, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, and misses completely! Gone!

I. Nazir                          b Yardy
Runs : 8       Balls : 11         S/R : 72.73

5.4  Michael Yardy to Abdul Razzaq, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
5.5  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, 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)
5.6  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)


End of over 6
Sialkot Stallions    39/5 (RR : 6.5)
Shoaib Malik     3 (5b)
Abdul Razzaq     1 (1b)
Michael Yardy    1-0-2-1


6.1  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
6.2  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more.  (2)
6.3  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, That's a single.  (1)
6.4  Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, No shot offered.  (0)
6.5  Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2)
6.6  Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1)


End of over 7
Sialkot Stallions    45/5 (RR : 6.43)
Abdul Razzaq     4 (4b)
Shoaib Malik     6 (8b)
Piyush Chawla    1-0-6-0


7.1  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
7.2  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
7.3  Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2)
7.4  Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1)
7.5  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4)
7.6  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, 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 8
Sialkot Stallions    53/5 (RR : 6.62)
Shoaib Malik     11 (12b)
Abdul Razzaq     7 (6b)
Dwayne Smith    1-0-8-0


8.1  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
8.2  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1)
8.3  Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1)
8.4  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3)
8.5  Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)
8.6  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, No shot offered.  (0)


End of over 9
Sialkot Stallions    59/5 (RR : 6.56)
Abdul Razzaq     11 (10b)
Shoaib Malik     13 (14b)
Piyush Chawla    2-0-12-0


9.1  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Very well bowled.  (0)
9.2  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
9.3  Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2)
9.4  Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1)
9.5  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0)
9.6  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, 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 10
Sialkot Stallions    64/5 (RR : 6.4)
Abdul Razzaq     14 (12b)
Shoaib Malik     15 (18b)
Dwayne Smith    2-0-13-0


10.1  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shoaib Malik, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2)
10.2  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shoaib Malik, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3)
10.3  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
10.4  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
10.5  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, They 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)
10.6  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shoaib Malik, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0)


End of over 11
Sialkot Stallions    74/5 (RR : 6.73)
Shoaib Malik     20 (21b)
Abdul Razzaq     19 (15b)
Rory Hamilton-Brown    1-0-10-0


11.1  Michael Yardy to Abdul Razzaq, 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)
11.2  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2)
11.3  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
11.4  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2)
11.5  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, 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  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Short and pulled away for a single  (2)


End of over 12
Sialkot Stallions    81/5 (RR : 6.75)
Shoaib Malik     26 (26b)
Abdul Razzaq     20 (16b)
Michael Yardy    2-0-9-1


12.1  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
12.2  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is.  (4)
12.3  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
12.4  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, They 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)
12.5  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shoaib Malik, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
12.6  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shoaib Malik, Very well bowled.  (0)


End of over 13
Sialkot Stallions    88/5 (RR : 6.77)
Shoaib Malik     26 (28b)
Abdul Razzaq     27 (20b)
Rory Hamilton-Brown    2-0-17-0


13.1  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
13.2  Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)
13.3  Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1)
13.4  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot!  (4)
13.5  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, 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)
13.6  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4)


End of over 14
Sialkot Stallions    98/5 (RR : 7)
Abdul Razzaq     36 (24b)
Shoaib Malik     27 (30b)
Piyush Chawla    3-0-22-0


14.1  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
14.2  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, 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  Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
14.4  Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, 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)
14.5  Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4)
14.6  Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1)


End of over 15
Sialkot Stallions    104/5 (RR : 6.93)
Shoaib Malik     28 (32b)
Abdul Razzaq     41 (28b)
Dwayne Smith    3-0-19-0


15.1  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off!  (6)
15.2  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge, but the ball still finds legstump! Gone!

A. Razzaq                          b Hamilton-Brown
Runs : 47       Balls : 30         S/R : 156.7

15.3  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shakeel Ansar, 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  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shakeel Ansar, 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 pavilion...  (4)
15.5  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shakeel Ansar, One more to the total.  (1)
15.6  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shoaib Malik, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)


End of over 16
Sialkot Stallions    115/6 (RR : 7.19)
Shoaib Malik     28 (33b)
Shakeel Ansar     5 (3b)
Rory Hamilton-Brown    3-0-28-1


16.1  Michael Yardy to Shakeel Ansar, 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)
16.2  Michael Yardy to Shakeel Ansar, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
16.3  Michael Yardy to Shakeel Ansar, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)
16.4  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Wide, no run.  (1)
16.4  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)
16.5  Michael Yardy to Shakeel Ansar, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
16.6  Michael Yardy to Shakeel Ansar, Six!  (6)


End of over 17
Sialkot Stallions    126/6 (RR : 7.41)
Shakeel Ansar     14 (8b)
Shoaib Malik     29 (34b)
Michael Yardy    3-0-20-1


17.1  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2)
17.2  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2)
17.3  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three.  (3)
17.4  Dwayne Smith to Shakeel Ansar, Top edge...and gone!

S. Ansar        c Yardy           b DR Smith
Runs : 14       Balls : 9         S/R : 155.6

17.5  Dwayne Smith to Abdur Rehman, That's a single.  (1)
17.6  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective.  (4)


End of over 18
Sialkot Stallions    138/7 (RR : 7.67)
Shoaib Malik     40 (38b)
Abdur Rehman     1 (1b)
Dwayne Smith    4-0-31-1


18.1  James Kirtley to Abdur Rehman, Leg byes, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
18.1  James Kirtley to Shoaib Malik, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
18.2  James Kirtley to Shoaib Malik, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2)
18.3  James Kirtley to Shoaib Malik, 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)
18.4  James Kirtley to Shoaib Malik, Ah, he's beaten by the movement! It moved in the air, and deviated away off the pitch, taking the offstump with it! No chance for the batsman there, he just walks away bemused.

S. Malik                           b Kirtley
Runs : 44       Balls : 42         S/R : 104.8

18.5  James Kirtley to Sarfraz Ahmed, 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)
18.6  James Kirtley to Abdur Rehman, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)


End of over 19
Sialkot Stallions    145/8 (RR : 7.63)
Abdur Rehman     2 (3b)
Sarfraz Ahmed     1 (1b)
James Kirtley    3-0-18-3


19.1  Yasir Arafat to Sarfraz Ahmed, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2)
19.2  Yasir Arafat to Sarfraz Ahmed, That's a single.  (1)
19.3  Yasir Arafat to Abdur Rehman, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!

A. Rehman      c DR Smith        b Arafat
Runs : 2       Balls : 4         S/R : 50

19.4  Yasir Arafat to Mohammad Asif, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2)
19.5  Yasir Arafat to Mohammad Asif, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
19.6  Yasir Arafat to Mohammad Asif, Ooo, cleaned him up!

M. Asif                          b Arafat
Runs : 2       Balls : 3         S/R : 66.67


End of over 20
Sialkot Stallions    150/10 (RR : 7.50)
Majeed Jahangir     0 (0b)
Sarfraz Ahmed     4 (3b)
Yasir Arafat    4-0-30-3

Sialkot Stallions    150/10 (RR : 7.50)
Overs: 20.0

Sialkot Stallions Innings


Player                                                   R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Imran Nazir                            b Yardy           8   11   1   0   72.7
Mansoor Amjad          lbw             b Arafat          2    2   0   0  100.0
Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan                    b Kirtley        11   11   1   0  100.0
Shahid Yousuf          lbw             b Kirtley         2    2   0   0  100.0
Haris Sohail           run out         (Joyce)           9    4   0   1  225.0
Shoaib Malik                           b Kirtley        44   42   2   0  104.8
Abdul Razzaq                           b Hamil'Brown    47   30   4   1  156.7
Shakeel Ansar          c Yardy         b DR Smith       14    9   1   1  155.6
Abdur Rehman           c DR Smith      b Arafat          2    4   0   0   50.0
Sarfraz Ahmed                          not out           4    3   0   0  133.3
Mohammad Asif                          b Arafat          2    3   0   0   66.7

Total: 150/10                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.50

Extras : 5    No Balls : 0       Wides : 2    Leg Byes : 3        Byes : 0

Sussex Sharks Bowling

Players                               O            M       R        W   E/R
Rory Hamilton-Brown                  3.0           0      28        1   9.33
Dwayne Smith                         4.0           0      31        1   7.75
Michael Yardy                        3.0           0      20        1   6.67
Yasir Arafat                         4.0           0      30        3   7.50
Piyush Chawla                        3.0           0      22        0   7.33
James Kirtley                        3.0           0      18        3   6.00

Total: 150/10                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.50

Extras : 5    No Balls : 0       Wides : 2    Leg Byes : 3        Byes : 0

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Despite a shoddy start, Sialkot Stallions managed to finish with a rather impressive total of 150 before eventually being bowled-out on the last ball of the last over.
Playing a bowling-all rounder as an opener and at the coveted number three resulted poorly for Sialkot Stallions. Imran Nazir's erratic nature didn't help either.

At one point, Sialkot Stallions were reduced to 38/5 with James Kirtley's stellar single-over double-strikes in the fourth over leading the damage for Sussex Sharks.
But Pakistan's nationals, Abdul Razzaq and his skipper Shoaib Malik salvaged Sialkot Stallions' innings with an incredible 72-run partnership for the 6th-wicket.

Sussex Sharks did pull things back towards the end of the innings after Rory Hamilton-Brown's breakthrough ended the Malik-Razzaq pairing in the 16th over.
Sialkot Stallions' tail faltered with Shakeel Ansar's 9-ball 14 being the only knock of note as they staggered to 150 before eventually being bowled-out.

James Kirtley was the pick of the bowlers. He finished with figures of 3 for 18 in 3.0 overs. Yasir Arafat also bagged 3 wickets but he was a little more expensive.
Dwayne Smith, Michael Yardy and Rory Hamilton-Brown claimed a wicket each, with the latter dismissing Abdul Razzaq to end Stallions' valiant counterattack.​

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SUSSEX SHARKS NEED 151 RUNS TO WIN FROM 20.0 OVERS @ 7.55 RUNS PER OVER

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0.1  Mohammad Asif to Murray Goodwin, Wide, no run.  (0)
0.1  Mohammad Asif to Murray Goodwin, No shot offered.  (0)
0.2  Mohammad Asif to Murray Goodwin, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1)
0.3  Mohammad Asif to Luke Wright, 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  Mohammad Asif to Luke Wright, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3)
0.5  Mohammad Asif to Murray Goodwin, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
0.6  Mohammad Asif to Murray Goodwin, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1)


End of over 1
Sussex Sharks    8/0 (RR : 8)    Required RR(7.47)
Luke Wright     5 (2b)
Murray Goodwin     2 (5b)
Mohammad Asif    1-0-8-0


1.1  Mansoor Amjad to Murray Goodwin, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1)
1.2  Mansoor Amjad to Luke Wright, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six!  (6)
1.3  Mansoor Amjad to Luke Wright, Great bowling, poor shot, and a regulation catch. Soft dismissal there.

L. Wright       c Malik           b Amjad
Runs : 11       Balls : 4         S/R : 275

1.4  Mansoor Amjad to Rory Hamilton-Brown, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
1.5  Mansoor Amjad to Rory Hamilton-Brown, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4)
1.6  Mansoor Amjad to Rory Hamilton-Brown, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4)


End of over 2
Sussex Sharks    23/1 (RR : 11.5)    Required RR(7.06)
Rory Hamilton-Brown     8 (3b)
Murray Goodwin     3 (6b)
Mansoor Amjad    1-0-15-1


2.1  Mohammad Asif to Murray Goodwin, Goes for a straight drive, but inside edges it into his legs and it ricochets onto the stumps! The batsman is not happy!

M. Goodwin                       b Asif
Runs : 3       Balls : 7         S/R : 42.86

2.2  Mohammad Asif to Dwayne Smith, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)
2.3  Mohammad Asif to Dwayne Smith, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2)
2.4  Mohammad Asif to Dwayne Smith, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
2.5  Mohammad Asif to Dwayne Smith, Bowled!

DR Smith                         b Asif
Runs : 2       Balls : 4         S/R : 50

2.6  Mohammad Asif to Ed Joyce, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)


End of over 3
Sussex Sharks    26/3 (RR : 8.67)    Required RR(7.29)
Rory Hamilton-Brown     8 (3b)
Ed Joyce     1 (1b)
Mohammad Asif    2-0-11-2


3.1  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Ed Joyce, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2)
3.2  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Ed Joyce, Very well bowled.  (0)
3.3  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Ed Joyce, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling.  (4)
3.4  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Ed Joyce, 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)
3.5  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Rory Hamilton-Brown, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is.  (4)
3.6  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Rory Hamilton-Brown, 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 4
Sussex Sharks    41/3 (RR : 10.2)    Required RR(6.81)
Rory Hamilton-Brown     16 (5b)
Ed Joyce     8 (5b)
Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan    1-0-15-0


4.1  Mohammad Asif to Ed Joyce, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six!  (6)
4.2  Mohammad Asif to Ed Joyce, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1)
4.3  Mohammad Asif to Rory Hamilton-Brown, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
4.4  Mohammad Asif to Rory Hamilton-Brown, 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)
4.5  Mohammad Asif to Rory Hamilton-Brown, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!

R. Hamil'Brown                    b Asif
Runs : 16       Balls : 8         S/R : 200

4.6  Mohammad Asif to Chris Nash, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1)


End of over 5
Sussex Sharks    49/4 (RR : 9.8)    Required RR(6.73)
Ed Joyce     15 (7b)
Chris Nash     1 (1b)
Mohammad Asif    3-0-19-3


5.1  Mansoor Amjad to Chris Nash, That's a single.  (1)
5.2  Mansoor Amjad to Ed Joyce, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
5.3  Mansoor Amjad to Chris Nash, Oh, that's a juicy full toss and the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs!  (6)
5.4  Mansoor Amjad to Chris Nash, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4)
5.5  Mansoor Amjad to Chris Nash, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
5.6  Mansoor Amjad to Ed Joyce, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)


End of over 6
Sussex Sharks    62/4 (RR : 10.3)    Required RR(6.29)
Ed Joyce     16 (9b)
Chris Nash     13 (5b)
Mansoor Amjad    2-0-28-1


6.1  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2)
6.2  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
6.3  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
6.4  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1)
6.5  Abdur Rehman to Ed Joyce, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
6.6  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single.  (1)


End of over 7
Sussex Sharks    67/4 (RR : 9.57)    Required RR(6.38)
Ed Joyce     17 (10b)
Chris Nash     17 (10b)
Abdur Rehman    1-0-5-0


7.1  Shoaib Malik to Chris Nash, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)
7.2  Shoaib Malik to Ed Joyce, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2)
7.3  Shoaib Malik to Ed Joyce, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
7.4  Shoaib Malik to Ed Joyce, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
7.5  Shoaib Malik to Chris Nash, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1)
7.6  Shoaib Malik to Ed Joyce, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)


End of over 8
Sussex Sharks    73/4 (RR : 9.12)    Required RR(6.42)
Chris Nash     19 (12b)
Ed Joyce     21 (14b)
Shoaib Malik    1-0-6-0


8.1  Sarfraz Ahmed to Ed Joyce, Driven for four!  (4)
8.2  Sarfraz Ahmed to Ed Joyce, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
8.3  Sarfraz Ahmed to Ed Joyce, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0)
8.4  Sarfraz Ahmed to Ed Joyce, One more to the total.  (1)
8.5  Sarfraz Ahmed to Chris Nash, 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)
8.6  Sarfraz Ahmed to Chris Nash, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)


End of over 9
Sussex Sharks    82/4 (RR : 9.11)    Required RR(6.18)
Chris Nash     23 (14b)
Ed Joyce     26 (18b)
Sarfraz Ahmed    1-0-9-0


9.1  Abdul Razzaq to Ed Joyce, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
9.2  Abdul Razzaq to Ed Joyce, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
9.3  Abdul Razzaq to Ed Joyce, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1)
9.4  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
9.5  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0)
9.6  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1)


End of over 10
Sussex Sharks    84/4 (RR : 8.4)    Required RR(6.6)
Ed Joyce     27 (21b)
Chris Nash     24 (17b)
Abdul Razzaq    1-0-2-0


10.1  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, 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)
10.2  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
10.3  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
10.4  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
10.5  Abdur Rehman to Ed Joyce, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
10.6  Abdur Rehman to Ed Joyce, 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 11
Sussex Sharks    91/4 (RR : 8.27)    Required RR(6.56)
Ed Joyce     31 (23b)
Chris Nash     27 (21b)
Abdur Rehman    2-0-12-0


11.1  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
11.2  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, One more to the total.  (1)
11.3  Abdul Razzaq to Ed Joyce, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)
11.4  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2)
11.5  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, One more to the total.  (1)
11.6  Abdul Razzaq to Ed Joyce, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)


End of over 12
Sussex Sharks    98/4 (RR : 8.17)    Required RR(6.5)
Ed Joyce     32 (25b)
Chris Nash     33 (25b)
Abdul Razzaq    2-0-9-0


12.1  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Chris Nash, 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)
12.2  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Ed Joyce, One more to the total.  (1)
12.3  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Chris Nash, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
12.4  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Chris Nash, Very well bowled.  (0)
12.5  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Chris Nash, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
12.6  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Chris Nash, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1)


End of over 13
Sussex Sharks    101/4 (RR : 7.77)    Required RR(7)
Ed Joyce     33 (26b)
Chris Nash     35 (30b)
Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan    2-0-18-0


13.1  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, No shot offered.  (0)
13.2  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)
13.3  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
13.4  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4)
13.5  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3)
13.6  Abdur Rehman to Ed Joyce, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2)


End of over 14
Sussex Sharks    110/4 (RR : 7.86)    Required RR(6.67)
Ed Joyce     35 (27b)
Chris Nash     42 (35b)
Abdur Rehman    3-0-21-0


14.1  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)
14.2  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
14.3  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, 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)
14.4  Abdul Razzaq to Ed Joyce, 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 pavilion...  (4)
14.5  Abdul Razzaq to Ed Joyce, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
14.6  Abdul Razzaq to Ed Joyce, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)


End of over 15
Sussex Sharks    115/4 (RR : 7.67)    Required RR(7)
Ed Joyce     39 (30b)
Chris Nash     43 (38b)
Abdul Razzaq    3-0-14-0


15.1  Sarfraz Ahmed to Chris Nash, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0)
15.2  Sarfraz Ahmed to Chris Nash, Leg byes, the batsmen sneak through for a single.  (1)
15.2  Sarfraz Ahmed to Ed Joyce, Struck in front, All fielders appealing, and Got him!

E. Joyce        lbw                b Ahmed
Runs : 39       Balls : 31         S/R : 125.8

15.3  Sarfraz Ahmed to Michael Yardy, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
15.4  Sarfraz Ahmed to Michael Yardy, Ah, he's beaten by the movement! It moved in the air, and deviated away off the pitch, taking the offstump with it! No chance for the batsman there, he just walks away bemused.

M. Yardy                           b Ahmed
Runs : 2        Balls : 2          S/R : 100

15.5  Sarfraz Ahmed to Matt Prior, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs!  (6)
15.6  Sarfraz Ahmed to Matt Prior, 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 16
Sussex Sharks    125/6 (RR : 7.81)    Required RR(6.25)
Matt Prior     6 (2b)
Chris Nash     44 (40b)
Sarfraz Ahmed    2-0-19-2


16.1  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
16.2  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, 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)
16.3  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
16.4  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, 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)
16.5  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!

C. Nash         c Sohail           b Rehman
Runs : 46       Balls : 45         S/R : 102.2

16.6  Abdur Rehman to Yasir Arafat, EDGED AND TAKEN! Safe pair of hands there behind the stumps, he doesn't drop many of those!

Y. Arafat       c Ansar            b Rehman
Runs : 0        Balls : 1          S/R : 0


End of over 17
Sussex Sharks    127/8 (RR : 7.47)    Required RR(7.67)
Piyush Chawla     0 (0b)
Matt Prior     6 (2b)
Abdur Rehman    4-0-23-2


17.1  Abdul Razzaq to Matt Prior, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
17.2  Abdul Razzaq to Piyush Chawla, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling.  (4)
17.3  Abdul Razzaq to Piyush Chawla, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2)
17.4  Abdul Razzaq to Piyush Chawla, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0)
17.5  Abdul Razzaq to Piyush Chawla, Easy single.  (1)
17.6  Abdul Razzaq to Matt Prior, They 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)


End of over 18
Sussex Sharks    138/8 (RR : 7.67)    Required RR(6)
Piyush Chawla     7 (4b)
Matt Prior     10 (4b)
Abdul Razzaq    4-0-25-0


18.1  Mohammad Asif to Matt Prior, 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)
18.2  Mohammad Asif to Matt Prior, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three.  (3)
18.3  Mohammad Asif to Piyush Chawla, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)
18.4  Mohammad Asif to Matt Prior, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
18.5  Mohammad Asif to Matt Prior, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three.  (3)
18.6  Mohammad Asif to Piyush Chawla, Text-book cover drive, four more.  (4)


End of over 19
Sussex Sharks    151/8 (RR : 7.94)
Piyush Chawla    12 (6b)
Matt Prior     18 (8b)
Mohammad Asif    4-0-32-3

Sussex Sharks    151/8 (RR : 7.94)
Overs: 19.0

Sussex Sharks Innings

Player                                                   R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Murray Goodwin                         b Asif            3    7   0   0   42.9
Luke Wright            c Malik         b Amjad          11    4   0   1  275.0
Rory Hamilton-Brown                    b Asif           16    8   4   0  200.0
Dwayne Smith                           b Asif            2    4   0   0   50.0
Ed Joyce               lbw             b Ahmed          39   31   4   1  125.8
Chris Nash             c Sohail        b Rehman         46   45   3   1  102.2
Michael Yardy                          b Ahmed           2    2   0   0  100.0
Matt Prior                             not out          18    8   0   1  225.0
Yasir Arafat           c Ansar         b Rehman          0    1   0   0    0.0
Piyush Chawla                          not out          12    6   2   0  200.0
James Kirtley                                   

Total: 151/8                       Overs: 19.0                    Run Rate: 7.94

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

Sialkot Stallions Bowling

Players                               O            M       R        W   E/R
Mansoor Amjad                        2.0           0      28        1  14.00
Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan                  2.0           0      18        0   9.00
Shoaib Malik                         1.0           0       6        0   6.00
Abdul Razzaq                         4.0           0      25        0   6.25
Abdur Rehman                         4.0           0      23        2   5.75
Sarfraz Ahmed                        2.0           0      19        2   9.50
Mohammad Asif                        4.0           0      32        3   8.00

Total: 151/8                       Overs: 19.0                    Run Rate: 7.94

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

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An incredible finish to an incredible season opener! Sussex Sharks just edge past the Sialkot Stallions by a mere margin of 2 wickets, and with six balls to spare.
Matt Prior's stunning 8-ball 18-run knock pushed the Sharks across the finish line with six balls to spare when it seemed like this game was headed to a close finish.

Piyush Chawla, playing only his second Twenty20 for Sussex Sharks also chipped in with an invaluable 6-ball 12 which eased the pressure off Matt Prior at the end.
Sialkot Stallions' bowlers gave Sussex Sharks a run for their money when they just about reproduced Sussex Sharks' bowling effort and flattened their top-order.

Mohammad Asif even redid the James Kirtley two-wickets in one-over feat when he dismissed Murray Goodwin and Dwayne Smith in the 3rd-over of the innings.
However, Chris Nash and Ed Joyce's emulation of the Sialkoti fightback restored the Sharks' momentum and pushed them much closer towards the 151-run target.

Matt Prior did the rest after Nash and Joyce's dismissals, and saw his team home with an impressive cameo. Stallions were dejected to have come so close and lost.
Abdur Rehman, Sarfraz Ahmed and especially Mohammad Asif bowled brilliantly, but in vain. It was a rather forgetful game for Mansoor Amjad and Naved-Ul-Hasan.​

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Sialkot Stallions   150/10 in 20.0 overs.
Sussex Sharks       151/8  in 19.0 overs.

Sussex Sharks won by 2 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Man of the match: James Kirtley (Sussex Sharks)

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2010 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20​

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SIALKOT STALLIONS vs SUSSEX SHARKS
The Oval

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TOSS: SIALKOT STALLIONS WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BAT FIRST

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0.1  Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
0.2  Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4)
0.3  Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, Leg byes, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1)
0.3  Yasir Arafat to Mansoor Amjad, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2)
0.4  Yasir Arafat to Mansoor Amjad, Low full toss, the batsman lines up for the big shot, and misses it! LBW! Gosh that's foolish batting, the batsman is kicking himself!

M. Amjad       lbw               b Arafat
Runs : 2       Balls : 2         S/R : 100

0.5  Yasir Arafat to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2)
0.6  Yasir Arafat to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1)


End of over 1
Sialkot Stallions    11/1 (RR : 11)
Imran Nazir     5 (3b)
Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan     3 (2b)
Yasir Arafat    1-0-11-1


1.1  James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1)
1.2  James Kirtley to Imran Nazir, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single.  (1)
1.3  James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot.  (4)
1.4  James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, 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)
1.5  James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Short and pulled away for a single  (2)
1.6  James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)


End of over 2
Sialkot Stallions    19/1 (RR : 9.5)
Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan     10 (7b)
Imran Nazir     6 (4b)
James Kirtley    1-0-8-0


2.1  Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, Very well bowled.  (0)
2.2  Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, 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)
2.3  Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, , Leg Byes, another 1 run(s)  (1)
2.4  Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
2.5  Yasir Arafat to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
2.6  Yasir Arafat to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, That's a single.  (1)


End of over 3
Sialkot Stallions    22/1 (RR : 7.33)
Imran Nazir     7 (7b)
Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan     11 (9b)
Yasir Arafat    2-0-13-1


3.1  James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Very well bowled.  (0)
3.2  James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, BOWLED HIM!!!

R. Naved'Hasan                     b Kirtley
Runs : 11       Balls : 11         S/R : 100

3.3  James Kirtley to Shahid Yousuf, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2)
3.4  James Kirtley to Shahid Yousuf, Struck in front, All fielders appealing, and Got him!

S, Yousuf       lbw                b Kirtley
Runs : 2        Balls : 2          S/R : 100

3.5  James Kirtley to Haris Sohail, Easy single.  (1)
3.6  James Kirtley to Imran Nazir, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)


End of over 4
Sialkot Stallions    25/3 (RR : 6.25)
Imran Nazir     7 (8b)
Haris Sohail     1 (1b)
James Kirtley    2-0-11-2


4.1  Yasir Arafat to Haris Wide, no run.  (1)
4.1  Yasir Arafat to Haris Sohail, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2)
4.2  Yasir Arafat to Haris Sohail, Low full toss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught!  (6)
4.3  Yasir Arafat to Haris Sohail, Yes! No! Yes! No! Too late, you've gotta go! Runout!

H. Sohail      run out           (Joyce)
Runs : 9       Balls : 4         S/R : 225

4.4  Yasir Arafat to Shoaib Malik, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)
4.5  Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
4.6  Yasir Arafat to Shoaib Malik, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single.  (1)


End of over 5
Sialkot Stallions    37/4 (RR : 7.4)
Imran Nazir     8 (9b)
Shoaib Malik     2 (2b)
Yasir Arafat    3-0-25-1


5.1  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1)
5.2  Michael Yardy to Imran Nazir, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
5.3  Michael Yardy to Imran Nazir, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, and misses completely! Gone!

I. Nazir                          b Yardy
Runs : 8       Balls : 11         S/R : 72.73

5.4  Michael Yardy to Abdul Razzaq, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
5.5  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, 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)
5.6  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)


End of over 6
Sialkot Stallions    39/5 (RR : 6.5)
Shoaib Malik     3 (5b)
Abdul Razzaq     1 (1b)
Michael Yardy    1-0-2-1


6.1  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
6.2  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more.  (2)
6.3  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, That's a single.  (1)
6.4  Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, No shot offered.  (0)
6.5  Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2)
6.6  Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1)


End of over 7
Sialkot Stallions    45/5 (RR : 6.43)
Abdul Razzaq     4 (4b)
Shoaib Malik     6 (8b)
Piyush Chawla    1-0-6-0


7.1  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
7.2  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
7.3  Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2)
7.4  Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1)
7.5  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4)
7.6  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, 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 8
Sialkot Stallions    53/5 (RR : 6.62)
Shoaib Malik     11 (12b)
Abdul Razzaq     7 (6b)
Dwayne Smith    1-0-8-0


8.1  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
8.2  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1)
8.3  Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1)
8.4  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3)
8.5  Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)
8.6  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, No shot offered.  (0)


End of over 9
Sialkot Stallions    59/5 (RR : 6.56)
Abdul Razzaq     11 (10b)
Shoaib Malik     13 (14b)
Piyush Chawla    2-0-12-0


9.1  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Very well bowled.  (0)
9.2  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
9.3  Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2)
9.4  Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1)
9.5  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0)
9.6  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, 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 10
Sialkot Stallions    64/5 (RR : 6.4)
Abdul Razzaq     14 (12b)
Shoaib Malik     15 (18b)
Dwayne Smith    2-0-13-0


10.1  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shoaib Malik, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2)
10.2  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shoaib Malik, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3)
10.3  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
10.4  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
10.5  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, They 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)
10.6  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shoaib Malik, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0)


End of over 11
Sialkot Stallions    74/5 (RR : 6.73)
Shoaib Malik     20 (21b)
Abdul Razzaq     19 (15b)
Rory Hamilton-Brown    1-0-10-0


11.1  Michael Yardy to Abdul Razzaq, 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)
11.2  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2)
11.3  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
11.4  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2)
11.5  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, 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  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Short and pulled away for a single  (2)


End of over 12
Sialkot Stallions    81/5 (RR : 6.75)
Shoaib Malik     26 (26b)
Abdul Razzaq     20 (16b)
Michael Yardy    2-0-9-1


12.1  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
12.2  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is.  (4)
12.3  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
12.4  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, They 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)
12.5  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shoaib Malik, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
12.6  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shoaib Malik, Very well bowled.  (0)


End of over 13
Sialkot Stallions    88/5 (RR : 6.77)
Shoaib Malik     26 (28b)
Abdul Razzaq     27 (20b)
Rory Hamilton-Brown    2-0-17-0


13.1  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
13.2  Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)
13.3  Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1)
13.4  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot!  (4)
13.5  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, 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)
13.6  Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4)


End of over 14
Sialkot Stallions    98/5 (RR : 7)
Abdul Razzaq     36 (24b)
Shoaib Malik     27 (30b)
Piyush Chawla    3-0-22-0


14.1  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
14.2  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, 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  Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
14.4  Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, 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)
14.5  Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4)
14.6  Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1)


End of over 15
Sialkot Stallions    104/5 (RR : 6.93)
Shoaib Malik     28 (32b)
Abdul Razzaq     41 (28b)
Dwayne Smith    3-0-19-0


15.1  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off!  (6)
15.2  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge, but the ball still finds legstump! Gone!

A. Razzaq                          b Hamilton-Brown
Runs : 47       Balls : 30         S/R : 156.7

15.3  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shakeel Ansar, 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  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shakeel Ansar, 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 pavilion...  (4)
15.5  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shakeel Ansar, One more to the total.  (1)
15.6  Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shoaib Malik, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)


End of over 16
Sialkot Stallions    115/6 (RR : 7.19)
Shoaib Malik     28 (33b)
Shakeel Ansar     5 (3b)
Rory Hamilton-Brown    3-0-28-1


16.1  Michael Yardy to Shakeel Ansar, 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)
16.2  Michael Yardy to Shakeel Ansar, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
16.3  Michael Yardy to Shakeel Ansar, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)
16.4  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Wide, no run.  (1)
16.4  Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)
16.5  Michael Yardy to Shakeel Ansar, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
16.6  Michael Yardy to Shakeel Ansar, Six!  (6)


End of over 17
Sialkot Stallions    126/6 (RR : 7.41)
Shakeel Ansar     14 (8b)
Shoaib Malik     29 (34b)
Michael Yardy    3-0-20-1


17.1  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2)
17.2  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2)
17.3  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three.  (3)
17.4  Dwayne Smith to Shakeel Ansar, Top edge...and gone!

S. Ansar        c Yardy           b DR Smith
Runs : 14       Balls : 9         S/R : 155.6

17.5  Dwayne Smith to Abdur Rehman, That's a single.  (1)
17.6  Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective.  (4)


End of over 18
Sialkot Stallions    138/7 (RR : 7.67)
Shoaib Malik     40 (38b)
Abdur Rehman     1 (1b)
Dwayne Smith    4-0-31-1


18.1  James Kirtley to Abdur Rehman, Leg byes, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
18.1  James Kirtley to Shoaib Malik, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
18.2  James Kirtley to Shoaib Malik, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2)
18.3  James Kirtley to Shoaib Malik, 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)
18.4  James Kirtley to Shoaib Malik, Ah, he's beaten by the movement! It moved in the air, and deviated away off the pitch, taking the offstump with it! No chance for the batsman there, he just walks away bemused.

S. Malik                           b Kirtley
Runs : 44       Balls : 42         S/R : 104.8

18.5  James Kirtley to Sarfraz Ahmed, 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)
18.6  James Kirtley to Abdur Rehman, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)


End of over 19
Sialkot Stallions    145/8 (RR : 7.63)
Abdur Rehman     2 (3b)
Sarfraz Ahmed     1 (1b)
James Kirtley    3-0-18-3


19.1  Yasir Arafat to Sarfraz Ahmed, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2)
19.2  Yasir Arafat to Sarfraz Ahmed, That's a single.  (1)
19.3  Yasir Arafat to Abdur Rehman, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!

A. Rehman      c DR Smith        b Arafat
Runs : 2       Balls : 4         S/R : 50

19.4  Yasir Arafat to Mohammad Asif, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2)
19.5  Yasir Arafat to Mohammad Asif, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
19.6  Yasir Arafat to Mohammad Asif, Ooo, cleaned him up!

M. Asif                          b Arafat
Runs : 2       Balls : 3         S/R : 66.67


End of over 20
Sialkot Stallions    150/10 (RR : 7.50)
Majeed Jahangir     0 (0b)
Sarfraz Ahmed     4 (3b)
Yasir Arafat    4-0-30-3

Sialkot Stallions    150/10 (RR : 7.50)
Overs: 20.0

Sialkot Stallions Innings


Player                                                   R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Imran Nazir                            b Yardy           8   11   1   0   72.7
Mansoor Amjad          lbw             b Arafat          2    2   0   0  100.0
Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan                    b Kirtley        11   11   1   0  100.0
Shahid Yousuf          lbw             b Kirtley         2    2   0   0  100.0
Haris Sohail           run out         (Joyce)           9    4   0   1  225.0
Shoaib Malik                           b Kirtley        44   42   2   0  104.8
Abdul Razzaq                           b Hamil'Brown    47   30   4   1  156.7
Shakeel Ansar          c Yardy         b DR Smith       14    9   1   1  155.6
Abdur Rehman           c DR Smith      b Arafat          2    4   0   0   50.0
Sarfraz Ahmed                          not out           4    3   0   0  133.3
Mohammad Asif                          b Arafat          2    3   0   0   66.7

Total: 150/10                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.50

Extras : 5    No Balls : 0       Wides : 2    Leg Byes : 3        Byes : 0

Sussex Sharks Bowling

Players                               O            M       R        W   E/R
Rory Hamilton-Brown                  3.0           0      28        1   9.33
Dwayne Smith                         4.0           0      31        1   7.75
Michael Yardy                        3.0           0      20        1   6.67
Yasir Arafat                         4.0           0      30        3   7.50
Piyush Chawla                        3.0           0      22        0   7.33
James Kirtley                        3.0           0      18        3   6.00

Total: 150/10                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.50

Extras : 5    No Balls : 0       Wides : 2    Leg Byes : 3        Byes : 0

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Despite a shoddy start, Sialkot Stallions managed to finish with a rather impressive total of 150 before eventually being bowled-out on the last ball of the last over.
Playing a bowling-all rounder as an opener and at the coveted number three resulted poorly for Sialkot Stallions. Imran Nazir's erratic nature didn't help either.

At one point, Sialkot Stallions were reduced to 38/5 with James Kirtley's stellar single-over double-strikes in the fourth over leading the damage for Sussex Sharks.
But Pakistan's nationals, Abdul Razzaq and his skipper Shoaib Malik salvaged Sialkot Stallions' innings with an incredible 72-run partnership for the 6th-wicket.

Sussex Sharks did pull things back towards the end of the innings after Rory Hamilton-Brown's breakthrough ended the Malik-Razzaq pairing in the 16th over.
Sialkot Stallions' tail faltered with Shakeel Ansar's 9-ball 14 being the only knock of note as they staggered to 150 before eventually being bowled-out.

James Kirtley was the pick of the bowlers. He finished with figures of 3 for 18 in 3.0 overs. Yasir Arafat also bagged 3 wickets but he was a little more expensive.
Dwayne Smith, Michael Yardy and Rory Hamilton-Brown claimed a wicket each, with the latter dismissing Abdul Razzaq to end Stallions' valiant counterattack.​

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SUSSEX SHARKS NEED 151 RUNS TO WIN FROM 20.0 OVERS @ 7.55 RUNS PER OVER

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0.1  Mohammad Asif to Murray Goodwin, Wide, no run.  (0)
0.1  Mohammad Asif to Murray Goodwin, No shot offered.  (0)
0.2  Mohammad Asif to Murray Goodwin, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1)
0.3  Mohammad Asif to Luke Wright, 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  Mohammad Asif to Luke Wright, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3)
0.5  Mohammad Asif to Murray Goodwin, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
0.6  Mohammad Asif to Murray Goodwin, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1)


End of over 1
Sussex Sharks    8/0 (RR : 8)    Required RR(7.47)
Luke Wright     5 (2b)
Murray Goodwin     2 (5b)
Mohammad Asif    1-0-8-0


1.1  Mansoor Amjad to Murray Goodwin, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1)
1.2  Mansoor Amjad to Luke Wright, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six!  (6)
1.3  Mansoor Amjad to Luke Wright, Great bowling, poor shot, and a regulation catch. Soft dismissal there.

L. Wright       c Malik           b Amjad
Runs : 11       Balls : 4         S/R : 275

1.4  Mansoor Amjad to Rory Hamilton-Brown, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
1.5  Mansoor Amjad to Rory Hamilton-Brown, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4)
1.6  Mansoor Amjad to Rory Hamilton-Brown, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4)


End of over 2
Sussex Sharks    23/1 (RR : 11.5)    Required RR(7.06)
Rory Hamilton-Brown     8 (3b)
Murray Goodwin     3 (6b)
Mansoor Amjad    1-0-15-1


2.1  Mohammad Asif to Murray Goodwin, Goes for a straight drive, but inside edges it into his legs and it ricochets onto the stumps! The batsman is not happy!

M. Goodwin                       b Asif
Runs : 3       Balls : 7         S/R : 42.86

2.2  Mohammad Asif to Dwayne Smith, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)
2.3  Mohammad Asif to Dwayne Smith, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2)
2.4  Mohammad Asif to Dwayne Smith, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
2.5  Mohammad Asif to Dwayne Smith, Bowled!

DR Smith                         b Asif
Runs : 2       Balls : 4         S/R : 50

2.6  Mohammad Asif to Ed Joyce, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)


End of over 3
Sussex Sharks    26/3 (RR : 8.67)    Required RR(7.29)
Rory Hamilton-Brown     8 (3b)
Ed Joyce     1 (1b)
Mohammad Asif    2-0-11-2


3.1  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Ed Joyce, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2)
3.2  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Ed Joyce, Very well bowled.  (0)
3.3  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Ed Joyce, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling.  (4)
3.4  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Ed Joyce, 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)
3.5  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Rory Hamilton-Brown, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is.  (4)
3.6  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Rory Hamilton-Brown, 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 4
Sussex Sharks    41/3 (RR : 10.2)    Required RR(6.81)
Rory Hamilton-Brown     16 (5b)
Ed Joyce     8 (5b)
Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan    1-0-15-0


4.1  Mohammad Asif to Ed Joyce, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six!  (6)
4.2  Mohammad Asif to Ed Joyce, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1)
4.3  Mohammad Asif to Rory Hamilton-Brown, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
4.4  Mohammad Asif to Rory Hamilton-Brown, 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)
4.5  Mohammad Asif to Rory Hamilton-Brown, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!

R. Hamil'Brown                    b Asif
Runs : 16       Balls : 8         S/R : 200

4.6  Mohammad Asif to Chris Nash, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1)


End of over 5
Sussex Sharks    49/4 (RR : 9.8)    Required RR(6.73)
Ed Joyce     15 (7b)
Chris Nash     1 (1b)
Mohammad Asif    3-0-19-3


5.1  Mansoor Amjad to Chris Nash, That's a single.  (1)
5.2  Mansoor Amjad to Ed Joyce, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
5.3  Mansoor Amjad to Chris Nash, Oh, that's a juicy full toss and the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs!  (6)
5.4  Mansoor Amjad to Chris Nash, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4)
5.5  Mansoor Amjad to Chris Nash, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
5.6  Mansoor Amjad to Ed Joyce, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)


End of over 6
Sussex Sharks    62/4 (RR : 10.3)    Required RR(6.29)
Ed Joyce     16 (9b)
Chris Nash     13 (5b)
Mansoor Amjad    2-0-28-1


6.1  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2)
6.2  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
6.3  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
6.4  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1)
6.5  Abdur Rehman to Ed Joyce, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
6.6  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single.  (1)


End of over 7
Sussex Sharks    67/4 (RR : 9.57)    Required RR(6.38)
Ed Joyce     17 (10b)
Chris Nash     17 (10b)
Abdur Rehman    1-0-5-0


7.1  Shoaib Malik to Chris Nash, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)
7.2  Shoaib Malik to Ed Joyce, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2)
7.3  Shoaib Malik to Ed Joyce, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
7.4  Shoaib Malik to Ed Joyce, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
7.5  Shoaib Malik to Chris Nash, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1)
7.6  Shoaib Malik to Ed Joyce, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)


End of over 8
Sussex Sharks    73/4 (RR : 9.12)    Required RR(6.42)
Chris Nash     19 (12b)
Ed Joyce     21 (14b)
Shoaib Malik    1-0-6-0


8.1  Sarfraz Ahmed to Ed Joyce, Driven for four!  (4)
8.2  Sarfraz Ahmed to Ed Joyce, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
8.3  Sarfraz Ahmed to Ed Joyce, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0)
8.4  Sarfraz Ahmed to Ed Joyce, One more to the total.  (1)
8.5  Sarfraz Ahmed to Chris Nash, 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)
8.6  Sarfraz Ahmed to Chris Nash, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)


End of over 9
Sussex Sharks    82/4 (RR : 9.11)    Required RR(6.18)
Chris Nash     23 (14b)
Ed Joyce     26 (18b)
Sarfraz Ahmed    1-0-9-0


9.1  Abdul Razzaq to Ed Joyce, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
9.2  Abdul Razzaq to Ed Joyce, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
9.3  Abdul Razzaq to Ed Joyce, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1)
9.4  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
9.5  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0)
9.6  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1)


End of over 10
Sussex Sharks    84/4 (RR : 8.4)    Required RR(6.6)
Ed Joyce     27 (21b)
Chris Nash     24 (17b)
Abdul Razzaq    1-0-2-0


10.1  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, 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)
10.2  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
10.3  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
10.4  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
10.5  Abdur Rehman to Ed Joyce, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
10.6  Abdur Rehman to Ed Joyce, 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 11
Sussex Sharks    91/4 (RR : 8.27)    Required RR(6.56)
Ed Joyce     31 (23b)
Chris Nash     27 (21b)
Abdur Rehman    2-0-12-0


11.1  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
11.2  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, One more to the total.  (1)
11.3  Abdul Razzaq to Ed Joyce, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)
11.4  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2)
11.5  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, One more to the total.  (1)
11.6  Abdul Razzaq to Ed Joyce, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)


End of over 12
Sussex Sharks    98/4 (RR : 8.17)    Required RR(6.5)
Ed Joyce     32 (25b)
Chris Nash     33 (25b)
Abdul Razzaq    2-0-9-0


12.1  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Chris Nash, 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)
12.2  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Ed Joyce, One more to the total.  (1)
12.3  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Chris Nash, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
12.4  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Chris Nash, Very well bowled.  (0)
12.5  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Chris Nash, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
12.6  Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan to Chris Nash, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1)


End of over 13
Sussex Sharks    101/4 (RR : 7.77)    Required RR(7)
Ed Joyce     33 (26b)
Chris Nash     35 (30b)
Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan    2-0-18-0


13.1  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, No shot offered.  (0)
13.2  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)
13.3  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
13.4  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4)
13.5  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3)
13.6  Abdur Rehman to Ed Joyce, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2)


End of over 14
Sussex Sharks    110/4 (RR : 7.86)    Required RR(6.67)
Ed Joyce     35 (27b)
Chris Nash     42 (35b)
Abdur Rehman    3-0-21-0


14.1  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)
14.2  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
14.3  Abdul Razzaq to Chris Nash, 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)
14.4  Abdul Razzaq to Ed Joyce, 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 pavilion...  (4)
14.5  Abdul Razzaq to Ed Joyce, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
14.6  Abdul Razzaq to Ed Joyce, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)


End of over 15
Sussex Sharks    115/4 (RR : 7.67)    Required RR(7)
Ed Joyce     39 (30b)
Chris Nash     43 (38b)
Abdul Razzaq    3-0-14-0


15.1  Sarfraz Ahmed to Chris Nash, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0)
15.2  Sarfraz Ahmed to Chris Nash, Leg byes, the batsmen sneak through for a single.  (1)
15.2  Sarfraz Ahmed to Ed Joyce, Struck in front, All fielders appealing, and Got him!

E. Joyce        lbw                b Ahmed
Runs : 39       Balls : 31         S/R : 125.8

15.3  Sarfraz Ahmed to Michael Yardy, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
15.4  Sarfraz Ahmed to Michael Yardy, Ah, he's beaten by the movement! It moved in the air, and deviated away off the pitch, taking the offstump with it! No chance for the batsman there, he just walks away bemused.

M. Yardy                           b Ahmed
Runs : 2        Balls : 2          S/R : 100

15.5  Sarfraz Ahmed to Matt Prior, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs!  (6)
15.6  Sarfraz Ahmed to Matt Prior, 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 16
Sussex Sharks    125/6 (RR : 7.81)    Required RR(6.25)
Matt Prior     6 (2b)
Chris Nash     44 (40b)
Sarfraz Ahmed    2-0-19-2


16.1  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
16.2  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, 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)
16.3  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
16.4  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, 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)
16.5  Abdur Rehman to Chris Nash, Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!

C. Nash         c Sohail           b Rehman
Runs : 46       Balls : 45         S/R : 102.2

16.6  Abdur Rehman to Yasir Arafat, EDGED AND TAKEN! Safe pair of hands there behind the stumps, he doesn't drop many of those!

Y. Arafat       c Ansar            b Rehman
Runs : 0        Balls : 1          S/R : 0


End of over 17
Sussex Sharks    127/8 (RR : 7.47)    Required RR(7.67)
Piyush Chawla     0 (0b)
Matt Prior     6 (2b)
Abdur Rehman    4-0-23-2


17.1  Abdul Razzaq to Matt Prior, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
17.2  Abdul Razzaq to Piyush Chawla, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling.  (4)
17.3  Abdul Razzaq to Piyush Chawla, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2)
17.4  Abdul Razzaq to Piyush Chawla, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0)
17.5  Abdul Razzaq to Piyush Chawla, Easy single.  (1)
17.6  Abdul Razzaq to Matt Prior, They 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)


End of over 18
Sussex Sharks    138/8 (RR : 7.67)    Required RR(6)
Piyush Chawla     7 (4b)
Matt Prior     10 (4b)
Abdul Razzaq    4-0-25-0


18.1  Mohammad Asif to Matt Prior, 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)
18.2  Mohammad Asif to Matt Prior, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three.  (3)
18.3  Mohammad Asif to Piyush Chawla, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)
18.4  Mohammad Asif to Matt Prior, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
18.5  Mohammad Asif to Matt Prior, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three.  (3)
18.6  Mohammad Asif to Piyush Chawla, Text-book cover drive, four more.  (4)


End of over 19
Sussex Sharks    151/8 (RR : 7.94)
Piyush Chawla    12 (6b)
Matt Prior     18 (8b)
Mohammad Asif    4-0-32-3

Sussex Sharks    151/8 (RR : 7.94)
Overs: 19.0

Sussex Sharks Innings

Player                                                   R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Murray Goodwin                         b Asif            3    7   0   0   42.9
Luke Wright            c Malik         b Amjad          11    4   0   1  275.0
Rory Hamilton-Brown                    b Asif           16    8   4   0  200.0
Dwayne Smith                           b Asif            2    4   0   0   50.0
Ed Joyce               lbw             b Ahmed          39   31   4   1  125.8
Chris Nash             c Sohail        b Rehman         46   45   3   1  102.2
Michael Yardy                          b Ahmed           2    2   0   0  100.0
Matt Prior                             not out          18    8   0   1  225.0
Yasir Arafat           c Ansar         b Rehman          0    1   0   0    0.0
Piyush Chawla                          not out          12    6   2   0  200.0
James Kirtley                                  

Total: 151/8                       Overs: 19.0                    Run Rate: 7.94

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

Sialkot Stallions Bowling

Players                               O            M       R        W   E/R
Mansoor Amjad                        2.0           0      28        1  14.00
Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan                  2.0           0      18        0   9.00
Shoaib Malik                         1.0           0       6        0   6.00
Abdul Razzaq                         4.0           0      25        0   6.25
Abdur Rehman                         4.0           0      23        2   5.75
Sarfraz Ahmed                        2.0           0      19        2   9.50
Mohammad Asif                        4.0           0      32        3   8.00

Total: 151/8                       Overs: 19.0                    Run Rate: 7.94

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

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An incredible finish to an incredible season opener! Sussex Sharks just edge past the Sialkot Stallions by a mere margin of 2 wickets, and with six balls to spare.
Matt Prior's stunning 8-ball 18-run knock pushed the Sharks across the finish line with six balls to spare when it seemed like this game was headed to a close finish.

Piyush Chawla, playing only his second Twenty20 for Sussex Sharks also chipped in with an invaluable 6-ball 12 which eased the pressure off Matt Prior at the end.
Sialkot Stallions' bowlers gave Sussex Sharks a run for their money when they just about reproduced Sussex Sharks' bowling effort and flattened their top-order.

Mohammad Asif even redid the James Kirtley two-wickets in one-over feat when he dismissed Murray Goodwin and Dwayne Smith in the 3rd-over of the innings.
However, Chris Nash and Ed Joyce's emulation of the Sialkoti fightback restored the Sharks' momentum and pushed them much closer towards the 151-run target.

Matt Prior did the rest after Nash and Joyce's dismissals, and saw his team home with an impressive cameo. Stallions were dejected to have come so close and lost.
Abdur Rehman, Sarfraz Ahmed and especially Mohammad Asif bowled brilliantly, but in vain. It was a rather forgetful game for Mansoor Amjad and Naved-Ul-Hasan.​

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Sialkot Stallions   150/10 in 20.0 overs.
Sussex Sharks       151/8  in 19.0 overs.

Sussex Sharks won by 2 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Man of the match: James Kirtley (Sussex Sharks)

@AsadRM @Master Bates​

This was a bit shaky...

 

[Asham]

Davy Jacobs
Ashwell Prince
Jacques Kallis
Colin Ingram
Mark Boucher
Jon-Jon Smuts - Slow left-arm orthodox
Nicky Boje
Wayne Parnell
Rusty Theron
Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Makhaya Ntini

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

2010 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20​

POOL D​

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WARRIORS vs CENTRAL STAGS
Lord's Cricket Ground

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TOSS: CENTRAL STAGS WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BAT FIRST

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0.1  Makhaya Ntini to Jamie How, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
0.2  Makhaya Ntini to Jamie How, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it through the second slip region! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run for three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slip cordon, he's searching for a wicket here.  (3) 
0.3  Makhaya Ntini to Peter Ingram, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four.  (4) 
0.4  Makhaya Ntini to Peter Ingram, Text-book cover drive, four more.  (4) 
0.5  Makhaya Ntini to Peter Ingram, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
0.6  Makhaya Ntini to Jamie How, No shot offered.  (0) 


End of over 1
Central Stags    12/0 (RR : 12)
Jamie How     3 (3b)
Peter Ingram     9 (3b)
Makhaya Ntini    1-0-12-0


1.1  Rusty Theron to Peter Ingram, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4) 
1.2  Rusty Theron to Peter Ingram, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
1.3  Rusty Theron to Peter Ingram, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
1.4  Rusty Theron to Peter Ingram, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
1.5  Rusty Theron to Jamie How, Very well bowled.  (0) 
1.6  Rusty Theron to Jamie How, 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 2
Central Stags    17/0 (RR : 8.5)
Jamie How     3 (5b)
Peter Ingram     14 (7b)
Rusty Theron    1-0-5-0


2.1  Wayne Parnell to Peter Ingram, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
2.2  Wayne Parnell to Peter Ingram, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!

P. Ingram                         b Parnell
Runs : 14       Balls : 9         S/R : 155.6

2.3  Wayne Parnell to Ross Taylor, Very well bowled.  (0) 
2.4  Wayne Parnell to Ross Taylor, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling.  (4) 
2.5  Wayne Parnell to Ross Taylor, 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) 
2.6  Wayne Parnell to Ross Taylor, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away for a single, and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw well wide of the stumps. No one is backing up and some the batsmen run two more in overthrows! The captain isn't happy!  (3) 


End of over 3
Central Stags    24/1 (RR : 8)
Jamie How     3 (5b)
Ross Taylor     7 (4b)
Wayne Parnell    1-0-7-1


3.1  Rusty Theron to Ross Taylor, 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) 
3.2  Rusty Theron to Ross Taylor, Very well bowled.  (0) 
3.3  Rusty Theron to Ross Taylor, Good running, two runs.  (2) 
3.4  Rusty Theron to Ross Taylor, Wide, no shot offered.  (1) 
3.4  Rusty Theron to Ross Taylor, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
3.5  Rusty Theron to Jamie How, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2) 
3.6  Rusty Theron to Jamie How, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there.  (2) 


End of over 4
Central Stags    34/1 (RR : 8.5)
Jamie How     7 (7b)
Ross Taylor     12 (8b)
Rusty Theron    2-0-15-0


4.1  Makhaya Ntini to Ross Taylor, Byes, they'll get three for that! That's poor wicket-keeping.  (3) 
4.2  Makhaya Ntini to Ross Taylor, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
4.3  Makhaya Ntini to Jamie How, 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) 
4.4  Makhaya Ntini to Jamie How, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
4.5  Makhaya Ntini to Ross Taylor, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
4.6  Makhaya Ntini to Jamie How, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 5
Central Stags    44/1 (RR : 8.8)
Jamie How     12 (10b)
Ross Taylor     14 (10b)
Makhaya Ntini    2-0-22-0


5.1  Rusty Theron to Ross Taylor, Very well bowled.  (0) 
5.2  Rusty Theron to Ross Taylor, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
5.3  Rusty Theron to Jamie How, Ooo, cleaned him up!

J. How                             b Theron
Runs : 12       Balls : 11         S/R : 109.1

5.4  Rusty Theron to Matthew Sinclair, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement.  (3) 
5.5  Rusty Theron to Ross Taylor, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 
5.6  Rusty Theron to Matthew Sinclair, Low full toss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught!  (6) 


End of over 6
Central Stags    55/2 (RR : 9.17)
Matthew Sinclair     9 (2b)
Ross Taylor     16 (13b)
Rusty Theron    3-0-26-1


6.1  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Ross Taylor, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
6.2  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Ross Taylor, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
6.3  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Matthew Sinclair, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
6.4  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Matthew Sinclair, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
6.5  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Matthew Sinclair, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
6.6  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Matthew Sinclair, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4) 


End of over 7
Central Stags    60/2 (RR : 8.57)
Matthew Sinclair     13 (6b)
Ross Taylor     17 (15b)
Lonwabo Tsotsobe    1-0-5-0


7.1  Wayne Parnell to Ross Taylor, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
7.2  Wayne Parnell to Matthew Sinclair, Very well bowled.  (0) 
7.3  Wayne Parnell to Matthew Sinclair, 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) 
7.4  Wayne Parnell to Ross Taylor, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4) 
7.5  Wayne Parnell to Ross Taylor, 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) 
7.6  Wayne Parnell to Ross Taylor, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 


End of over 8
Central Stags    70/2 (RR : 8.75)
Ross Taylor     26 (19b)
Matthew Sinclair     14 (8b)
Wayne Parnell    2-0-17-1


8.1  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Matthew Sinclair, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
8.2  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Matthew Sinclair, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman.  (4) 
8.3  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Matthew Sinclair, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0) 
8.4  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Matthew Sinclair, Very well bowled.  (0) 
8.5  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Matthew Sinclair, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3) 
8.6  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Ross Taylor, No shot offered.  (0) 


End of over 9
Central Stags    77/2 (RR : 8.56)
Ross Taylor     26 (20b)
Matthew Sinclair     21 (13b)
Lonwabo Tsotsobe    2-0-12-0


9.1  Wayne Parnell to Matthew Sinclair, Very well bowled.  (0) 
9.2  Wayne Parnell to Matthew Sinclair, 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) 
9.3  Wayne Parnell to Ross Taylor, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
9.4  Wayne Parnell to Ross Taylor, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
9.5  Wayne Parnell to Matthew Sinclair, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
9.6  Wayne Parnell to Ross Taylor, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 10
Central Stags    82/2 (RR : 8.2)
Ross Taylor     29 (23b)
Matthew Sinclair     23 (16b)
Wayne Parnell    3-0-22-1


10.1  Jacques Kallis to Matthew Sinclair, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 
10.2  Jacques Kallis to Matthew Sinclair, Very well bowled.  (0) 
10.3  Jacques Kallis to Matthew Sinclair, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
10.4  Jacques Kallis to Matthew Sinclair, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4) 
10.5  Jacques Kallis to Matthew Sinclair, 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) 
10.6  Jacques Kallis to Matthew Sinclair, No shot offered.  (0) 


End of over 11
Central Stags    92/2 (RR : 8.36)
Matthew Sinclair     33 (22b)
Ross Taylor     29 (23b)
Jacques Kallis    1-0-10-0


11.1  Nicky Boje to Ross Taylor, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
11.2  Nicky Boje to Ross Taylor, One more to the total.  (1) 
11.3  Nicky Boje to Matthew Sinclair, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
11.4  Nicky Boje to Matthew Sinclair, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4) 
11.5  Nicky Boje to Matthew Sinclair, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
11.6  Nicky Boje to Matthew Sinclair, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 12
Central Stags    97/2 (RR : 8.08)
Matthew Sinclair     37 (26b)
Ross Taylor     30 (25b)
Nicky Boje    1-0-5-0


12.1  Jacques Kallis to Ross Taylor, Driven for four!  (4) 
12.2  Jacques Kallis to Ross Taylor, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 
12.3  Jacques Kallis to Ross Taylor, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 
12.4  Jacques Kallis to Ross Taylor, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
12.5  Jacques Kallis to Ross Taylor, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1) 
12.6  Jacques Kallis to Matthew Sinclair, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 


End of over 13
Central Stags    107/2 (RR : 8.23)
Ross Taylor     39 (30b)
Matthew Sinclair     38 (27b)
Jacques Kallis    2-0-20-0


13.1  Nicky Boje to Matthew Sinclair, 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) 
13.2  Nicky Boje to Matthew Sinclair, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
13.3  Nicky Boje to Matthew Sinclair, Very well bowled.  (0) 
13.4  Nicky Boje to Matthew Sinclair, No Ball. Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2) 
13.4  Nicky Boje to Matthew Sinclair, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
13.5  Nicky Boje to Matthew Sinclair, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
13.6  Nicky Boje to Matthew Sinclair, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 


End of over 14
Central Stags    113/2 (RR : 8.07)
Ross Taylor     39 (30b)
Matthew Sinclair     43 (34b)
Nicky Boje    2-0-11-0


14.1  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Matthew Sinclair, Very well bowled.  (0) 
14.2  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Matthew Sinclair, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
14.3  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Ross Taylor, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
14.4  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Ross Taylor, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot.  (4) 
14.5  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Ross Taylor, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
14.6  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Matthew Sinclair, No shot offered.  (0) 


End of over 15
Central Stags    119/2 (RR : 7.93)
Matthew Sinclair     44 (37b)
Ross Taylor     44 (33b)
Lonwabo Tsotsobe    3-0-18-0


15.1  Jacques Kallis to Ross Taylor, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
15.2  Jacques Kallis to Ross Taylor, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1) 
15.3  Jacques Kallis to Matthew Sinclair, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and top edges it high into the air. It's an easy catch in the end, and hopefully the batsman has learnt why you shouldn't slog across the line!

M. Sinclair     c Boucher          b Kallis
Runs : 44       Balls : 38         S/R : 115.8

15.4  Jacques Kallis to George Worker, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
15.5  Jacques Kallis to Ross Taylor, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
15.6  Jacques Kallis to George Worker, 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 16
Central Stags    124/3 (RR : 7.75)
George Worker     1 (2b)
Ross Taylor     48 (36b)
Jacques Kallis    3-0-25-1


16.1  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Ross Taylor, 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) 
16.2  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Ross Taylor, 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) 
16.3  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Ross Taylor, 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) 
16.4  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Ross Taylor, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
16.5  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Ross Taylor, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
16.6  Lonwabo Tsotsobe to Ross Taylor, 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 17
Central Stags    128/3 (RR : 7.53)
Ross Taylor     52 (42b)
George Worker     1 (2b)
Lonwabo Tsotsobe    4-0-22-0


17.1  JJ Smuts to George Worker, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs!  (6) 
17.2  JJ Smuts to George Worker, Very well bowled.  (0) 
17.3  JJ Smuts to George Worker, Very well bowled.  (0) 
17.4  JJ Smuts to George Worker, EDGED AND TAKEN! Safe pair of hands there behind the stumps, he doesn't drop many of those!

G. Worker      c Boucher         b Smuts
Runs : 7       Balls : 6         S/R : 116.7

17.5  JJ Smuts to Jacob Oram, 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!  (3) 
17.6  JJ Smuts to Ross Taylor, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 


End of over 18
Central Stags    138/4 (RR : 7.67)
Jacob Oram     3 (1b)
Ross Taylor     53 (43b)
JJ Smuts    1-0-10-1


18.1  Rusty Theron to Ross Taylor, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
18.2  Rusty Theron to Ross Taylor, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4) 
18.3  Rusty Theron to Ross Taylor, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and the stumps are rattled!

R. Taylor                          b Theron
Runs : 57       Balls : 46         S/R : 123.9

18.4  Rusty Theron to Tim Weston, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
18.5  Rusty Theron to Tim Weston, No shot offered.  (0) 
18.6  Rusty Theron to Tim Weston, Wide, no shot offered.  (1) 
18.6  Rusty Theron to Tim Weston, 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 19
Central Stags    145/5 (RR : 7.63)
Tim Weston     2 (3b)
Jacob Oram     3 (1b)
Rusty Theron    4-0-33-2


19.1  Makhaya Ntini to Jacob Oram, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 
19.2  Makhaya Ntini to Tim Weston, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!

T. Weston                        b Ntini
Runs : 2       Balls : 4         S/R : 50

19.3  Makhaya Ntini to Graham Napier, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
19.4  Makhaya Ntini to Graham Napier, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2) 
19.5  Makhaya Ntini to Graham Napier, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is.  (4) 
19.6  Makhaya Ntini to Graham Napier, That's gone high in the air, and an easy catch in the end.

G. Napier      c Prince          b Ntini
Runs : 6       Balls : 4         S/R : 150


End of over 20
Central Stags    152/7 (RR : 7.60)
Kieran Noema-Barnett     0 (0b)
Jacob Oram     4 (2b)
Makhaya Ntini    3-0-29-2

Central Stags    152/7 (RR : 7.60)
Overs: 20.0

Central Stags Innings

Player                                                   R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Jamie How                              b Theron         12   11   1   0  109.1
Peter Ingram                           b Parnell        14    9   3   0  155.6
Ross Taylor                            b Theron         57   46   6   0  123.9
Matthew Sinclair       c Boucher       b Kallis         44   38   5   1  115.8
George Worker          c Boucher       b Smuts           7    6   0   1  116.7
Jacob Oram                             not out           4    2   0   0  200.0
Tim Weston                             b Ntini           2    4   0   0   50.0
Graham Napier          c Prince        b Ntini           6    4   1   0  150.0
Kieran Noema-Barnett                   
Doug Bracewell                                    
Mitchell McClenaghan                              

Total: 152/7                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.60

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

Warriors Bowling

Players                               O            M       R        W   E/R
Jacques Kallis                       3.0           0      25        1   8.33
JJ Smuts                             1.0           0      10        1  10.00
Nicky Boje                           2.0           0      11        0   5.50
Wayne Parnell                        3.0           0      22        1   7.33
Rusty Theron                         4.0           0      33        2   8.25
Lonwabo Tsotsobe                     4.0           0      22        0   5.50
Makhaya Ntini                        3.0           0      29        2   9.67

Total: 152/7                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.60

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

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Central Stags' top-order and middle-order batsmen commanded the innings for almost its entirety, but a lacklustre finish left them with a lot more to desire.
Ross Taylor's splendid fifty at number three alongside Matthew Sinclair's wonderful knock of 44 runs from 38 deliveries was the backbone Central Stags' innings.

The two added 77 runs for the 3rd-wicket before Jacques Kallis brought the pairing to a screeching halt when he dismissed Matthew Sinclair in the 16th over.
Warriors' extraordinary bowling effort in the death-overs restricted the Stags to a lower total than initially projected, limiting them to 152/7 in their 20.0 overs.

Central Stags could only manage 32 runs in the last 5.0 overs, for the loss of four wickets. Ross Taylor was dismissed in the penultimate over of the innings.
Makhaya Ntini bagged two wickets in the final over to wrap up the Stags' innings. Rusty Theron also claimed two wickets and he was slightly more economical.​

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WARRIORS NEED 153 RUNS TO WIN FROM 20.0 OVERS @ 7.65 RUNS PER OVER

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0.1  Graham Napier to Davy Jacobs, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more.  (4) 
0.2  Graham Napier to Davy Jacobs, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
0.3  Graham Napier to Davy Jacobs, 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) 
0.4  Graham Napier to Davy Jacobs, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
0.5  Graham Napier to Davy Jacobs, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 
0.6  Graham Napier to Davy Jacobs, Yes! No! Yes! No! Too late, you've gotta go! Runout! 

D. Jacobs       run out           (Bracewell)
Runs : 12       Balls : 6         S/R : 200


End of over 1
Warriors    12/1 (RR : 12)    Required RR(7.37)
Jacques Kallis     0 (0b)
Ashwell Prince     0 (0b)
Graham Napier    1-0-12-0


1.1  Mitchell McClenaghan to Ashwell Prince, No shot offered.  (0) 
1.2  Mitchell McClenaghan to Ashwell Prince, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman.  (4) 
1.3  Mitchell McClenaghan to Ashwell Prince, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more.  (4) 
1.4  Mitchell McClenaghan to Ashwell Prince, Very well bowled.  (0) 
1.5  Mitchell McClenaghan to Ashwell Prince, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
1.6  Mitchell McClenaghan to Ashwell Prince, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 2
Warriors    22/1 (RR : 11)    Required RR(7.22)
Ashwell Prince     10 (6b)
Jacques Kallis     0 (0b)
Mitchell McClenaghan    1-0-10-0


2.1  Graham Napier to Jacques Kallis, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman.  (4) 
2.2  Graham Napier to Jacques Kallis, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
2.3  Graham Napier to Jacques Kallis, That's a single.  (1) 
2.4  Graham Napier to Ashwell Prince, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot.  (4) 
2.5  Graham Napier to Ashwell Prince, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
2.6  Graham Napier to Jacques Kallis, Wide, no shot offered.  (1) 
2.6  Graham Napier to Jacques Kallis, 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 3
Warriors    37/1 (RR : 12.3)    Required RR(6.76)
Jacques Kallis     9 (5b)
Ashwell Prince     15 (8b)
Graham Napier    2-0-27-0


3.1  Mitchell McClenaghan to Ashwell Prince, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs!  (6) 
3.2  Mitchell McClenaghan to Ashwell Prince, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
3.3  Mitchell McClenaghan to Ashwell Prince, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2) 
3.4  Mitchell McClenaghan to Ashwell Prince, Easy single.  (1) 
3.5  Mitchell McClenaghan to Jacques Kallis, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
3.6  Mitchell McClenaghan to Ashwell Prince, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 


End of over 4
Warriors    49/1 (RR : 12.2)    Required RR(6.44)
Ashwell Prince     26 (13b)
Jacques Kallis     10 (6b)
Mitchell McClenaghan    2-0-22-0


4.1  Graham Napier to Jacques Kallis, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
4.2  Graham Napier to Ashwell Prince, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
4.3  Graham Napier to Ashwell Prince, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
4.4  Graham Napier to Jacques Kallis, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2) 
4.5  Graham Napier to Jacques Kallis, Easy single.  (1) 
4.6  Graham Napier to Ashwell Prince, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 


End of over 5
Warriors    57/1 (RR : 11.4)    Required RR(6.33)
Jacques Kallis     14 (9b)
Ashwell Prince     30 (16b)
Graham Napier    3-0-35-0


5.1  Mitchell McClenaghan to Ashwell Prince, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0) 
5.2  Mitchell McClenaghan to Ashwell Prince, 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) 
5.3  Mitchell McClenaghan to Ashwell Prince, Wide, no shot offered.  (1) 
5.3  Mitchell McClenaghan to Ashwell Prince, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2) 
5.4  Mitchell McClenaghan to Ashwell Prince, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
5.5  Mitchell McClenaghan to Jacques Kallis, 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) 
5.6  Mitchell McClenaghan to Jacques Kallis, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 6
Warriors    65/1 (RR : 10.8)    Required RR(6.21)
Jacques Kallis     16 (11b)
Ashwell Prince     35 (21b)
Mitchell McClenaghan    3-0-30-0


6.1  Doug Bracewell to Ashwell Prince, Very well bowled.  (0) 
6.2  Doug Bracewell to Ashwell Prince, 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) 
6.3  Doug Bracewell to Jacques Kallis, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 
6.4  Doug Bracewell to Ashwell Prince, Very well bowled.  (0) 
6.5  Doug Bracewell to Ashwell Prince, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it through the second slip region! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run for three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slip cordon, he's searching for a wicket here.  (3) 
6.6  Doug Bracewell to Jacques Kallis, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 7
Warriors    70/1 (RR : 10)    Required RR(6.31)
Jacques Kallis     17 (13b)
Ashwell Prince     39 (25b)
Doug Bracewell    1-0-5-0


7.1  Jacob Oram to Ashwell Prince, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
7.2  Jacob Oram to Ashwell Prince, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2) 
7.3  Jacob Oram to Ashwell Prince, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
7.4  Jacob Oram to Ashwell Prince, 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) 
7.5  Jacob Oram to Ashwell Prince, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
7.6  Jacob Oram to Ashwell Prince, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0) 


End of over 8
Warriors    74/1 (RR : 9.25)    Required RR(6.5)
Ashwell Prince     43 (31b)
Jacques Kallis     17 (13b)
Jacob Oram    1-0-4-0


8.1  George Worker to Jacques Kallis, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2) 
8.2  George Worker to Jacques Kallis, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
8.3  George Worker to Ashwell Prince, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
8.4  George Worker to Ashwell Prince, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 
8.5  George Worker to Ashwell Prince, Very well bowled.  (0) 
8.6  George Worker to Ashwell Prince, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 


End of over 9
Warriors    80/1 (RR : 8.89)    Required RR(6.55)
Jacques Kallis     20 (15b)
Ashwell Prince     46 (35b)
George Worker    1-0-6-0


9.1  Doug Bracewell to Ashwell Prince, 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) 
9.2  Doug Bracewell to Ashwell Prince, Good running, two runs.  (2) 
9.3  Doug Bracewell to Ashwell Prince, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0) 
9.4  Doug Bracewell to Ashwell Prince, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2) 
9.5  Doug Bracewell to Ashwell Prince, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2) 
9.6  Doug Bracewell to Ashwell Prince, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 


End of over 10
Warriors    86/1 (RR : 8.6)    Required RR(6.6)
Ashwell Prince     52 (41b)
Jacques Kallis     20 (15b)
Doug Bracewell    2-0-11-0


10.1  George Worker to Jacques Kallis, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
10.2  George Worker to Jacques Kallis, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
10.3  George Worker to Jacques Kallis, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
10.4  George Worker to Jacques Kallis, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1) 
10.5  George Worker to Ashwell Prince, They 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) 
10.6  George Worker to Jacques Kallis, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 11
Warriors    90/1 (RR : 8.18)    Required RR(6.89)
Jacques Kallis     21 (20b)
Ashwell Prince     55 (42b)
George Worker    2-0-10-0


11.1  Doug Bracewell to Ashwell Prince, 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) 
11.2  Doug Bracewell to Ashwell Prince, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
11.3  Doug Bracewell to Jacques Kallis, 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) 
11.4  Doug Bracewell to Jacques Kallis, No shot offered.  (0) 
11.5  Doug Bracewell to Jacques Kallis, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2) 
11.6  Doug Bracewell to Jacques Kallis, Good running, two runs.  (2) 


End of over 12
Warriors    97/1 (RR : 8.08)    Required RR(6.88)
Jacques Kallis     25 (24b)
Ashwell Prince     58 (44b)
Doug Bracewell    3-0-18-0


12.1  George Worker to Ashwell Prince, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two.  (2) 
12.2  George Worker to Ashwell Prince, 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) 
12.3  George Worker to Ashwell Prince, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
12.4  George Worker to Ashwell Prince, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
12.5  George Worker to Ashwell Prince, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
12.6  George Worker to Ashwell Prince, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 


End of over 13
Warriors    103/1 (RR : 7.92)    Required RR(7)
Ashwell Prince     64 (50b)
Jacques Kallis     25 (24b)
George Worker    3-0-16-0


13.1  Kieran Noema-Barnett to Jacques Kallis, 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) 
13.2  Kieran Noema-Barnett to Ashwell Prince, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
13.3  Kieran Noema-Barnett to Ashwell Prince, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
13.4  Kieran Noema-Barnett to Ashwell Prince, 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!  (3) 
13.5  Kieran Noema-Barnett to Jacques Kallis, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run.  (0) 
13.6  Kieran Noema-Barnett to Jacques Kallis, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot.  (4) 


End of over 14
Warriors    111/1 (RR : 7.93)    Required RR(6.83)
Jacques Kallis     30 (27b)
Ashwell Prince     67 (53b)
Kieran Noema-Barnett    1-0-8-0


14.1  Doug Bracewell to Ashwell Prince, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
14.2  Doug Bracewell to Ashwell Prince, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1) 
14.3  Doug Bracewell to Jacques Kallis, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4) 
14.4  Doug Bracewell to Jacques Kallis, 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) 
14.5  Doug Bracewell to Jacques Kallis, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2) 
14.6  Doug Bracewell to Jacques Kallis, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1) 


End of over 15
Warriors    119/1 (RR : 7.93)    Required RR(6.6)
Ashwell Prince     68 (55b)
Jacques Kallis     37 (31b)
Doug Bracewell    4-0-26-0


15.1  Jacob Oram to Jacques Kallis, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4) 
15.2  Jacob Oram to Jacques Kallis, 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) 
15.3  Jacob Oram to Jacques Kallis, No shot offered.  (0) 
15.4  Jacob Oram to Jacques Kallis, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
15.5  Jacob Oram to Jacques Kallis, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2) 
15.6  Jacob Oram to Jacques Kallis, 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 16
Warriors    129/1 (RR : 8.06)    Required RR(5.75)
Jacques Kallis     47 (37b)
Ashwell Prince     68 (55b)
Jacob Oram    2-0-14-0


16.1  Kieran Noema-Barnett to Ashwell Prince, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and top edges it high into the air. It's an easy catch in the end, and hopefully the batsman has learnt why you shouldn't slog across the line!

A. Prince       c Weston           b Noema-Barnett
Runs : 68       Balls : 56         S/R : 121.4

16.2  Kieran Noema-Barnett to Colin Ingram, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
16.3  Kieran Noema-Barnett to Colin Ingram, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
16.4  Kieran Noema-Barnett to Colin Ingram, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible!  (6) 
16.5  Kieran Noema-Barnett to Colin Ingram, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
16.6  Kieran Noema-Barnett to Colin Ingram, 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 17
Warriors    137/2 (RR : 8.06)    Required RR(5)
Colin Ingram     8 (5b)
Jacques Kallis     47 (37b)
Kieran Noema-Barnett    2-0-16-1


17.1  George Worker to Jacques Kallis, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single.  (1) 
17.2  George Worker to Colin Ingram, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
17.3  George Worker to Jacques Kallis, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
17.4  George Worker to Colin Ingram, Easy single.  (1) 
17.5  George Worker to Jacques Kallis, Splendid shot for four!  (4) 
17.6  George Worker to Jacques Kallis, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three.  (3) 


End of over 18
Warriors    148/2 (RR : 8.22)    Required RR(2)
Colin Ingram     10 (7b)
Jacques Kallis     56 (41b)
George Worker    4-0-27-0


18.1  Graham Napier to Jacques Kallis, In the air, and gone!

J. Kallis       c Noema-Barnett    b Napier
Runs : 56       Balls : 42         S/R : 133.3

18.2  Graham Napier to Mark Boucher, 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) 
18.3  Graham Napier to Mark Boucher, No shot offered.  (0) 
18.4  Graham Napier to Mark Boucher, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
18.5  Graham Napier to Colin Ingram, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
18.6  Graham Napier to Colin Ingram, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 


End of over 19
Warriors    153/3 (RR : 8.05)
Colin Ingram     12 (9b)
Mark Boucher      3 (3b)
Graham Napier    4-0-40-1

Warriors    153/3 (RR : 8.05)
Overs: 19.0

Warriors Innings

Player                                                   R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Davy Jacobs            run out         (Bracewell)      12    6   1   1  200.0
Ashwell Prince         c Weston        b Noema-Barnett  68   56   3   1  121.4
Jacques Kallis         c Noema-Barnett b Napier         56   42   7   0  133.3
Colin Ingram                           not out          12    9   0   1  133.3
Mark Boucher                           not out           3    3   0   0  100.0
JJ Smuts                                          
Nicky Boje                                        
Wayne Parnell                                     
Rusty Theron                                      
Lonwabo Tsotsobe                                  
Makhaya Ntini                                     

Total: 153/3                       Overs: 19.0                    Run Rate: 8.05

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

Central Stags Bowling

Players                               O            M       R        W   E/R
George Worker                        4.0           0      27        0   6.75
Jacob Oram                           2.0           0      14        0   7.00
Graham Napier                        4.0           0      40        1  10.00
Kieran Noema-Barnett                 2.0           0      16        1   8.00
Doug Bracewell                       4.0           0      26        0   6.50
Mitchell McClenaghan                 3.0           0      30        0  10.00

Total: 153/3                       Overs: 19.0                    Run Rate: 8.05

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

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Ashwell Prince and Jacques Kallis' magnificent 117-run partnership for the 2nd-wicket made a complete mockery of the 153-run target the Stags had set them.
Both batsmen achieved fifties with Ashwell Prince being the top-scorer for the Warriors with his 56-ball 68 that included only three fours and a massive six.

Jacques Kallis played a classy innings to complete a somewhat perfect game for himself. He was effective with the ball and scored invaluable runs with the bat.
Central Stags' bowlers did not seem to have an answer for these two batsmen as they failed to find the big breakthrough until the game was pretty much over.

Colin Ingram and Mark Boucher saw their team home after Jacques Kallis and Ashwell Prince had set-up a comfortable win to commence the Warriors' season.
There weren't many highlights for the Stags as Mitchell McClenaghan and Graham Napier went for ten an over, but Kieran Noema-Barnett was definitely one.​

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Central Stags   152/7 in 20.0 overs. 
Warriors        153/3 in 19.0 overs. 

Warriors won by 7 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Man of the match: Jacques Kallis (Warriors)

@Asham @DalePlaysSports​

 

[Ed Smith]

Ouch

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

I still haven't gotten lineups for two teams and I understand why. VC's inactive cause he's dealing with a loss of a dear relative and has no time for this operation (and rightfully so), and X Factor messaged me in advance that he'll be out of town and unable to access PC until Sunday night or possibly Monday morning.

So, I've decided to take the liberty and choose Guyana's lineup until VC comes back, and I'll just wait for X Factor to post Wayamba Elevens' lineup on Sunday/Monday.

 

[X Factor]

I am back on time as promised NMA!!
Here is Wayamba XI:

Mahela Udawatte
Sameera de Zoysa
Mahela Jayawardene
Kusal Perera
Jehan Mubarak
Jeevantha Kulatunga
Thisara Perera
Farveez Maharoof
Isuru Udana
Chanaka Welegedara
Ajantha Mendis

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

2010 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20​

POOL B​

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DECCAN CHARGERS vs GUYANA
Headingley

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TOSS: DECCAN CHARGERS WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BAT FIRST

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0.1  Esuan Crandon to Rohit Sharma, 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  Esuan Crandon to Rohit Sharma, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
0.3  Esuan Crandon to Rohit Sharma, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
0.4  Esuan Crandon to Adam Gilchrist, 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) 
0.5  Esuan Crandon to Adam Gilchrist, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2) 
0.6  Esuan Crandon to Adam Gilchrist, 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) 


End of over 1
Deccan Chargers    9/0 (RR : 9)
Adam Gilchrist     8 (3b)
Rohit Sharma     1 (3b)
Esuan Crandon    1-0-9-0


1.1  Chris Barnwell to Rohit Sharma, 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) 
1.2  Chris Barnwell to Rohit Sharma, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it through the second slip region! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run for three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slip cordon, he's searching for a wicket here.  (3) 
1.3  Chris Barnwell to Adam Gilchrist, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away for a single, and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw well wide of the stumps. No one is backing up and some the batsmen run two more in overthrows! The captain isn't happy!  (3) 
1.4  Chris Barnwell to Rohit Sharma, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
1.5  Chris Barnwell to Adam Gilchrist, Text-book cover drive, four more.  (4) 
1.6  Chris Barnwell to Adam Gilchrist, 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 2
Deccan Chargers    28/0 (RR : 14)
Adam Gilchrist     21 (6b)
Rohit Sharma     7 (6b)
Chris Barnwell    1-0-19-0


2.1  Esuan Crandon to Rohit Sharma, Very well bowled.  (0) 
2.2  Esuan Crandon to Rohit Sharma, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling.  (4) 
2.3  Esuan Crandon to Rohit Sharma, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
2.4  Esuan Crandon to Rohit Sharma, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs!  (6) 
2.5  Esuan Crandon to Rohit Sharma, Oh boy what a catch that was! Incredible reflexes, he caught it one handed diving to his left, the batsman can't believe it!

R. Sharma                      c & b E Crandon
Runs : 17       Balls : 11         S/R : 154.5

2.6  Esuan Crandon to Tirumalasetti Suman, Beaten by pace! Fired in full and quicker, the batsman is late to get his bat down and the stumps are in a mess! Excellent bowling!

T. Suman                           b E Crandon
Runs : 0        Balls : 1          S/R : 0


End of over 3
Deccan Chargers    38/2 (RR : 12.7)
VVS Laxman     0 (0b)
Adam Gilchrist     21 (6b)
Esuan Crandon    2-0-19-2


3.1  Chris Barnwell to Adam Gilchrist, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman.  (4) 
3.2  Chris Barnwell to Adam Gilchrist, They 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) 
3.3  Chris Barnwell to VVS Laxman, Text-book cover drive, four more.  (4) 
3.4  Chris Barnwell to VVS Laxman, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
3.5  Chris Barnwell to VVS Laxman, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
3.6  Chris Barnwell to Adam Gilchrist, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 


End of over 4
Deccan Chargers    50/2 (RR : 12.5)
Adam Gilchrist     28 (9b)
VVS Laxman     5 (3b)
Chris Barnwell    2-0-31-0


4.1  Esuan Crandon to VVS Laxman, 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) 
4.2  Esuan Crandon to VVS Laxman, They 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) 
4.3  Esuan Crandon to Adam Gilchrist, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
4.4  Esuan Crandon to Adam Gilchrist, Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!

A. Gilchrist    c Deonarine        b E Crandon
Runs : 28       Balls : 11         S/R : 254.5

4.5  Esuan Crandon to Andrew Symonds, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4) 
4.6  Esuan Crandon to Andrew Symonds, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2) 


End of over 5
Deccan Chargers    59/3 (RR : 11.8)
Andrew Symonds     6 (2b)
VVS Laxman     8 (5b)
Esuan Crandon    3-0-28-3


5.1  Chris Barnwell to VVS Laxman, Low full toss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught!  (6) 
5.2  Chris Barnwell to VVS Laxman, Struck in front, All fielders appealing, and Got him!

VVS Laxman      lbw                b Barnwell
Runs : 14       Balls : 7          S/R : 200

5.3  Chris Barnwell to Scott Styris, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
5.4  Chris Barnwell to Andrew Symonds, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
5.5  Chris Barnwell to Andrew Symonds, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement.  (3) 
5.6  Chris Barnwell to Scott Styris, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1) 


End of over 6
Deccan Chargers    70/4 (RR : 11.7)
Andrew Symonds     9 (4b)
Scott Styris     2 (2b)
Chris Barnwell    3-0-42-1


6.1  Royston Crandon to Scott Styris, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more!  (4) 
6.2  Royston Crandon to Scott Styris, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 
6.3  Royston Crandon to Andrew Symonds, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 
6.4  Royston Crandon to Andrew Symonds, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement.  (3) 
6.5  Royston Crandon to Scott Styris, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it through the second slip region! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run for three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slip cordon, he's searching for a wicket here.  (3) 
6.6  Royston Crandon to Andrew Symonds, No shot offered.  (0) 


End of over 7
Deccan Chargers    83/4 (RR : 11.9)
Andrew Symonds     14 (7b)
Scott Styris     10 (5b)
Royston Crandon    1-0-13-0


7.1  Devendra Bishoo to Scott Styris, Easy single.  (1) 
7.2  Devendra Bishoo to Andrew Symonds, 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) 
7.3  Devendra Bishoo to Scott Styris, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
7.4  Devendra Bishoo to Andrew Symonds, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2) 
7.5  Devendra Bishoo to Andrew Symonds, Very well bowled.  (0) 
7.6  Devendra Bishoo to Andrew Symonds, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4) 


End of over 8
Deccan Chargers    92/4 (RR : 11.5)
Andrew Symonds     21 (11b)
Scott Styris     12 (7b)
Devendra Bishoo    1-0-9-0


8.1  Narsingh Deonarine to Scott Styris, Very well bowled.  (0) 
8.2  Narsingh Deonarine to Scott Styris, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4) 
8.3  Narsingh Deonarine to Scott Styris, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
8.4  Narsingh Deonarine to Andrew Symonds, Very well bowled.  (0) 
8.5  Narsingh Deonarine to Andrew Symonds, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
8.6  Narsingh Deonarine to Andrew Symonds, Short and pulled away for a single  (2) 


End of over 9
Deccan Chargers    99/4 (RR : 11)
Andrew Symonds     23 (14b)
Scott Styris     17 (10b)
Narsingh Deonarine    1-0-7-0


9.1  Devendra Bishoo to Scott Styris, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
9.2  Devendra Bishoo to Scott Styris, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 
9.3  Devendra Bishoo to Scott Styris, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
9.4  Devendra Bishoo to Scott Styris, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
9.5  Devendra Bishoo to Scott Styris, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
9.6  Devendra Bishoo to Scott Styris, No shot offered.  (0) 


End of over 10
Deccan Chargers    101/4 (RR : 10.1)
Scott Styris     19 (16b)
Andrew Symonds     23 (14b)
Devendra Bishoo    2-0-11-0


10.1  Lennox Cush to Andrew Symonds, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it through the second slip region! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run for three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slip cordon, he's searching for a wicket here.  (3) 
10.2  Lennox Cush to Scott Styris, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
10.3  Lennox Cush to Andrew Symonds, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
10.4  Lennox Cush to Scott Styris, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2) 
10.5  Lennox Cush to Scott Styris, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 
10.6  Lennox Cush to Andrew Symonds, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 


End of over 11
Deccan Chargers    109/4 (RR : 9.91)
Andrew Symonds     27 (17b)
Scott Styris     23 (19b)
Lennox Cush    1-0-8-0


11.1  Narsingh Deonarine to Scott Styris, 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) 
11.2  Narsingh Deonarine to Scott Styris, Good running, two runs.  (2) 
11.3  Narsingh Deonarine to Scott Styris, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
11.4  Narsingh Deonarine to Scott Styris, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
11.5  Narsingh Deonarine to Scott Styris, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4) 
11.6  Narsingh Deonarine to Scott Styris, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 


End of over 12
Deccan Chargers    117/4 (RR : 9.75)
Scott Styris     31 (25b)
Andrew Symonds     27 (17b)
Narsingh Deonarine    2-0-15-0


12.1  Devendra Bishoo to Andrew Symonds, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
12.2  Devendra Bishoo to Scott Styris, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2) 
12.3  Devendra Bishoo to Scott Styris, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it through the second slip region! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run for three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slip cordon, he's searching for a wicket here.  (3) 
12.4  Devendra Bishoo to Andrew Symonds, No Ball. 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) 
12.4  Devendra Bishoo to Scott Styris, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
12.5  Devendra Bishoo to Andrew Symonds, 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) 
12.6  Devendra Bishoo to Scott Styris, 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 13
Deccan Chargers    128/4 (RR : 9.85)
Andrew Symonds     30 (20b)
Scott Styris     38 (29b)
Devendra Bishoo    3-0-22-0


13.1  Narsingh Deonarine to Scott Styris, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
13.2  Narsingh Deonarine to Scott Styris, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4) 
13.3  Narsingh Deonarine to Scott Styris, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 
13.4  Narsingh Deonarine to Andrew Symonds, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4) 
13.5  Narsingh Deonarine to Andrew Symonds, 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) 
13.6  Narsingh Deonarine to Scott Styris, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 


End of over 14
Deccan Chargers    140/4 (RR : 10)
Scott Styris     45 (33b)
Andrew Symonds     35 (22b)
Narsingh Deonarine    3-0-27-0


14.1  Royston Crandon to Andrew Symonds, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1) 
14.2  Royston Crandon to Scott Styris, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
14.3  Royston Crandon to Scott Styris, 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) 
14.4  Royston Crandon to Andrew Symonds, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1) 
14.5  Royston Crandon to Scott Styris, That's a single.  (1) 
14.6  Royston Crandon to Andrew Symonds, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4) 


End of over 15
Deccan Chargers    148/4 (RR : 9.87)
Andrew Symonds     41 (25b)
Scott Styris     47 (36b)
Royston Crandon    2-0-21-0


15.1  Devendra Bishoo to Scott Styris, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
15.2  Devendra Bishoo to Scott Styris, Wide, no run.  (1) 
15.2  Devendra Bishoo to Scott Styris, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
15.3  Devendra Bishoo to Andrew Symonds, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 
15.4  Devendra Bishoo to Scott Styris, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot!  (4) 
15.5  Devendra Bishoo to Scott Styris, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 
15.6  Devendra Bishoo to Andrew Symonds, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2) 


End of over 16
Deccan Chargers    158/4 (RR : 9.88)
Andrew Symonds     44 (27b)
Scott Styris     53 (40b)
Devendra Bishoo    4-0-32-0


16.1  Royston Crandon to Scott Styris, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son!  (6) 
16.2  Royston Crandon to Scott Styris, That's gone high in the air, and an easy catch in the end.

S. Styris       c Cush             b R Crandon
Runs : 59       Balls : 42         S/R : 140.5

16.3  Royston Crandon to Venugopal Rao, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
16.4  Royston Crandon to Venugopal Rao, Short and pulled away for a single  (2) 
16.5  Royston Crandon to Venugopal Rao, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs!  (6) 
16.6  Royston Crandon to Venugopal Rao, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 


End of over 17
Deccan Chargers    174/5 (RR : 10.2)
Venugopal Rao     10 (4b)
Andrew Symonds     44 (27b)
Royston Crandon    3-0-37-1


17.1  Lennox Cush to Andrew Symonds, 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) 
17.2  Lennox Cush to Andrew Symonds, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region.  (4) 
17.3  Lennox Cush to Andrew Symonds, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run.  (0) 
17.4  Lennox Cush to Andrew Symonds, Bowler appeals, others follow, and got him!

A. Symonds      lbw                b Cush
Runs : 54       Balls : 31         S/R : 174.2

17.5  Lennox Cush to RP Singh, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
17.6  Lennox Cush to RP Singh, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 


End of over 18
Deccan Chargers    187/6 (RR : 10.4)
Venugopal Rao     10 (4b)
RP Singh     3 (2b)
Lennox Cush    2-0-21-1


18.1  Chris Barnwell to RP Singh, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
18.2  Chris Barnwell to Venugopal Rao, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
18.3  Chris Barnwell to RP Singh, That's plumber than the man who fixes my kitchen sink! Out!

RP Singh       lbw               b Barnwell
Runs : 4       Balls : 4         S/R : 100

18.4  Chris Barnwell to Fidel Edwards, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six!  (6) 
18.5  Chris Barnwell to Fidel Edwards, 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) 
18.6  Chris Barnwell to Fidel Edwards, They 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) 


End of over 19
Deccan Chargers    198/7 (RR : 10.4)
Venugopal Rao     11 (5b)
Fidel Edwards     9 (3b)
Chris Barnwell    4-0-53-2


19.1  Esuan Crandon to Fidel Edwards, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!

F. Edwards     c Bishoo          b E Crandon
Runs : 9       Balls : 4         S/R : 225

19.2  Esuan Crandon to Pragyan Ojha, Very well bowled.  (0) 
19.3  Esuan Crandon to Pragyan Ojha, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
19.4  Esuan Crandon to Venugopal Rao, Splendid shot for four!  (4) 
19.5  Esuan Crandon to Venugopal Rao, 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) 
19.6  Esuan Crandon to Venugopal Rao, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0) 


End of over 20
Deccan Chargers    207/8 (RR : 10.35)
Venugopal Rao     19 (8b)
Pragyan Ojha     1 (2b)
Esuan Crandon    4-0-37-4

Deccan Chargers    207/8 (RR : 10.35)
Overs: 20.0

Deccan Chargers Innings

Player                                                   R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Rohit Sharma                       c & b E Crandon      17   11   1   1  154.5
Adam Gilchrist         c Deonarine     b E Crandon      28   11   3   1  254.5
Tirumalasetti Suman                    b E Crandon       0    1   0   0    0.0
VVS Laxman             lbw             b Barnwell       14    7   1   1  200.0
Andrew Symonds         lbw             b Cush           54   31   5   1  174.2
Scott Styris           c Cush          b R Crandon      59   42   5   1  140.5
Venugopal Rao                          not out          19    8   2   1  237.5
RP Singh               lbw             b Barnwell        4    4   0   0  100.0
Fidel Edwards          c Bishoo        b E Crandon       9    4   0   1  225.0
Pragyan Ojha                           not out           1    2   0   0   50.0
Harmeet Singh                                     

Total: 207/8                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 10.35

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

Guyana Bowling

Players                               O            M       R        W   E/R
Narsingh Deonarine                   3.0           0      27        0   9.00
Chris Barnwell                       4.0           0      53        2  13.25
Royston Crandon                      3.0           0      37        1  12.33
Lennox Cush                          2.0           0      21        1  10.50
Esuan Crandon                        4.0           0      37        4   9.25
Devendra Bishoo                      4.0           0      32        0   8.00

Total: 207/8                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 10.35

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

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Deccan Chargers racked-up a massive 207-run total with the help of fifties from Andrew Symonds and Scott Styris, as well as their openers' electrifying start.
The only lowlight of the innings for the Chargers was Tirumalasetti Suman's golden duck at number three, 'cause apart from that, it completely belonged to them.

Adam Gilchrist and Rohit Sharma got the Chargers off to a flying start with scores of 28 and 17, respectively. Their knocks helped bring up 50 in just 4.0 overs.
After their departures and Suman's golden duck, the Chargers stumbled a little bit but regained their form and continued to thrash the Guyanese bowlers.

Andrew Symonds and Scott Styris added 99 runs together. They finished with scores of 54 and 59 respectively, helping the Chargers towards the 200-run mark.
A sharp knock from Venugopal Rao helped them cross that 200-run mark when he smashed 19 runs off just 8 deliveries. Rao also remained unbeaten in the end.

Apart from Esuan Crandon, this was a terrible outing for the Guyanese bowlers. No one conceded more runs than Chris Barnwell, going for 53 in his 4.0 overs.
Esuan Crandon bagged a 4-wicket haul but was a little on the expensive side. Devendra Bishoo was the most economical of the lot, conceding runs at 8-an-over.​

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GUYANA NEEDS 208 RUNS TO WIN FROM 20.0 OVERS @ 10.40 RUNS PER OVER

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0.1  RP Singh to Travis Dowlin, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
0.2  RP Singh to Travis Dowlin, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!

T. Dowlin                        b RP Singh
Runs : 0       Balls : 2         S/R : 0

0.3  RP Singh to Ramnaresh Sarwan, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
0.4  RP Singh to Sewnarine Chattergoon, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
0.5  RP Singh to Ramnaresh Sarwan, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2) 
0.6  RP Singh to Ramnaresh Sarwan, Beaten by pace! Fired in full and quicker, the batsman is late to get his bat down and the stumps are in a mess! Excellent bowling!

R. Sarwan                        b RP Singh
Runs : 3       Balls : 3         S/R : 100


End of over 1
Guyana    4/2 (RR : 4)
Narsingh Deonarine     0 (0b)
Sewnarine Chattergoon     1 (1b)
RP Singh    1-0-4-2


1.1  Scott Styris to Sewnarine Chattergoon, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
1.2  Scott Styris to Sewnarine Chattergoon, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
1.3  Scott Styris to Sewnarine Chattergoon, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
1.4  Scott Styris to Sewnarine Chattergoon, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
1.5  Scott Styris to Sewnarine Chattergoon, 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) 
1.6  Scott Styris to Sewnarine Chattergoon, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1) 


End of over 2
Guyana    11/2 (RR : 5.5)
Narsingh Deonarine     0 (0b)
Sewnarine Chattergoon     8 (7b)
Scott Styris    1-0-7-0


2.1  RP Singh to Sewnarine Chattergoon, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
2.2  RP Singh to Sewnarine Chattergoon, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
2.3  RP Singh to Sewnarine Chattergoon, That's a single.  (1) 
2.4  RP Singh to Narsingh Deonarine, Wide, no shot offered.  (1) 
2.4  RP Singh to Narsingh Deonarine, The batsman sees the juicy half-volley outside off-stump, and decided that it deserved more than a spanking through the covers, and so thrashes it into the stands instead! 6 runs.  (6) 
2.5  RP Singh to Narsingh Deonarine, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
2.6  RP Singh to Sewnarine Chattergoon, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 


End of over 3
Guyana    21/2 (RR : 7)
Narsingh Deonarine     7 (3b)
Sewnarine Chattergoon     10 (11b)
RP Singh    2-0-14-2


3.1  Scott Styris to Sewnarine Chattergoon, 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) 
3.2  Scott Styris to Narsingh Deonarine, Ooo, cleaned him up!

N. Deonarine                     b Styris
Runs : 7       Balls : 4         S/R : 175

3.3  Scott Styris to Chris Barnwell, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
3.4  Scott Styris to Sewnarine Chattergoon, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six.  (6) 
3.5  Scott Styris to Sewnarine Chattergoon, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
3.6  Scott Styris to Sewnarine Chattergoon, 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 4
Guyana    32/3 (RR : 8)
Chris Barnwell     1 (1b)
Sewnarine Chattergoon     20 (15b)
Scott Styris    2-0-18-1


4.1  RP Singh to Sewnarine Chattergoon, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!

S. Chattergoon                     b RP Singh
Runs : 20       Balls : 16         S/R : 125

4.2  RP Singh to Royston Crandon, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4) 
4.3  RP Singh to Royston Crandon, Good running, two runs.  (2) 
4.4  RP Singh to Royston Crandon, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
4.5  RP Singh to Chris Barnwell, No shot offered, and the off-stump is sent tumbling! That's a poor, poor leave...

C. Barnwell                        b RP Singh
Runs : 1        Balls : 2          S/R : 50

4.6  RP Singh to Jonathan Foo, 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 5
Guyana    42/5 (RR : 8.4)
Royston Crandon     7 (3b)
Jonathan Foo     3 (1b)
RP Singh    3-0-24-4


5.1  Scott Styris to Jonathan Foo, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1) 
5.2  Scott Styris to Royston Crandon, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
5.3  Scott Styris to Royston Crandon, That's out, no question about it. Excellent bowling.

R. Crandon     lbw               b Styris
Runs : 7       Balls : 5         S/R : 140

5.4  Scott Styris to Lennox Cush, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0) 
5.5  Scott Styris to Lennox Cush, 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) 
5.6  Scott Styris to Jonathan Foo, 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 6
Guyana    48/6 (RR : 8)
Jonathan Foo     8 (3b)
Lennox Cush     1 (2b)
Scott Styris    3-0-24-2


6.1  Harmeet Singh to Lennox Cush, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
6.2  Harmeet Singh to Jonathan Foo, 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) 
6.3  Harmeet Singh to Jonathan Foo, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4) 
6.4  Harmeet Singh to Jonathan Foo, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
6.5  Harmeet Singh to Lennox Cush, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2) 
6.6  Harmeet Singh to Lennox Cush, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 


End of over 7
Guyana    61/6 (RR : 8.71)
Jonathan Foo     17 (6b)
Lennox Cush     5 (5b)
Harmeet Singh    1-0-13-0


7.1  Fidel Edwards to Lennox Cush, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 
7.2  Fidel Edwards to Jonathan Foo, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
7.3  Fidel Edwards to Lennox Cush, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
7.4  Fidel Edwards to Lennox Cush, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 
7.5  Fidel Edwards to Lennox Cush, 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) 
7.6  Fidel Edwards to Jonathan Foo, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there.  (2) 


End of over 8
Guyana    68/6 (RR : 8.5)
Jonathan Foo     20 (8b)
Lennox Cush     9 (9b)
Fidel Edwards    1-0-7-0


8.1  Pragyan Ojha to Lennox Cush, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
8.2  Pragyan Ojha to Jonathan Foo, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
8.3  Pragyan Ojha to Jonathan Foo, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three.  (3) 
8.4  Pragyan Ojha to Lennox Cush, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0) 
8.5  Pragyan Ojha to Lennox Cush, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1) 
8.6  Pragyan Ojha to Jonathan Foo, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 9
Guyana    73/6 (RR : 8.11)
Jonathan Foo     23 (11b)
Lennox Cush     11 (12b)
Pragyan Ojha    1-0-5-0


9.1  Fidel Edwards to Lennox Cush, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2) 
9.2  Fidel Edwards to Lennox Cush, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4) 
9.3  Fidel Edwards to Lennox Cush, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
9.4  Fidel Edwards to Lennox Cush, Very well bowled.  (0) 
9.5  Fidel Edwards to Lennox Cush, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 
9.6  Fidel Edwards to Jonathan Foo, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 


End of over 10
Guyana    80/6 (RR : 8)
Jonathan Foo     23 (12b)
Lennox Cush     18 (17b)
Fidel Edwards    2-0-14-0


10.1  Harmeet Singh to Lennox Cush, One more to the total.  (1) 
10.2  Harmeet Singh to Jonathan Foo, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
10.3  Harmeet Singh to Jonathan Foo, 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) 
10.4  Harmeet Singh to Lennox Cush, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
10.5  Harmeet Singh to Lennox Cush, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
10.6  Harmeet Singh to Lennox Cush, No shot offered.  (0) 


End of over 11
Guyana    82/6 (RR : 7.45)
Lennox Cush     19 (21b)
Jonathan Foo     24 (14b)
Harmeet Singh    2-0-15-0


11.1  Pragyan Ojha to Jonathan Foo, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
11.2  Pragyan Ojha to Lennox Cush, 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) 
11.3  Pragyan Ojha to Jonathan Foo, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three.  (3) 
11.4  Pragyan Ojha to Lennox Cush, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
11.5  Pragyan Ojha to Lennox Cush, 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) 
11.6  Pragyan Ojha to Jonathan Foo, 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 12
Guyana    88/6 (RR : 7.33)
Jonathan Foo     28 (17b)
Lennox Cush     21 (24b)
Pragyan Ojha    2-0-11-0


12.1  Fidel Edwards to Lennox Cush, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot!  (4) 
12.2  Fidel Edwards to Lennox Cush, 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  Fidel Edwards to Lennox Cush, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
12.4  Fidel Edwards to Jonathan Foo, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
12.5  Fidel Edwards to Lennox Cush, 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) 
12.6  Fidel Edwards to Lennox Cush, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1) 


End of over 13
Guyana    95/6 (RR : 7.31)
Jonathan Foo     29 (18b)
Lennox Cush     27 (29b)
Fidel Edwards    3-0-21-0


13.1  Harmeet Singh to Lennox Cush, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0) 
13.2  Harmeet Singh to Lennox Cush, Very well bowled.  (0) 
13.3  Harmeet Singh to Lennox Cush, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
13.4  Harmeet Singh to Jonathan Foo, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
13.5  Harmeet Singh to Jonathan Foo, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
13.6  Harmeet Singh to Jonathan Foo, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 


End of over 14
Guyana    99/6 (RR : 7.07)
Lennox Cush     28 (32b)
Jonathan Foo     32 (21b)
Harmeet Singh    3-0-19-0


14.1  Andrew Symonds to Jonathan Foo, 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) 
14.2  Andrew Symonds to Jonathan Foo, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
14.3  Andrew Symonds to Lennox Cush, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1) 
14.4  Andrew Symonds to Jonathan Foo, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1) 
14.5  Andrew Symonds to Lennox Cush, 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) 
14.6  Andrew Symonds to Lennox Cush, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 


End of over 15
Guyana    104/6 (RR : 6.93)
Lennox Cush     29 (35b)
Jonathan Foo     36 (24b)
Andrew Symonds    1-0-5-0


15.1  Pragyan Ojha to Jonathan Foo, No shot offered.  (0) 
15.2  Pragyan Ojha to Jonathan Foo, Oh that was a dolly of a catch, and the fielder makes no mistake. Back to the nets for the batsman.

J. Foo          c Rao              b Ojha
Runs : 36       Balls : 26         S/R : 138.5

15.3  Pragyan Ojha to Esuan Crandon, 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) 
15.4  Pragyan Ojha to Esuan Crandon, Great bowling, catching the batsman off guard with the quicker ball. He's stuck in his crease, rapped on the pads, and thoroughly beaten.

E. Crandon      lbw                b Ojha
Runs : 6        Balls : 2          S/R : 300

15.5  Pragyan Ojha to Derwin Christian, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
15.6  Pragyan Ojha to Derwin Christian, Byes, they'll get two for that.  (2) 


End of over 16
Guyana    112/8 (RR : 7)
Lennox Cush     29 (35b)
Derwin Christian     0 (1b)
Pragyan Ojha    3-0-19-1


16.1  Fidel Edwards to Derwin Christian, 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) 
16.2  Fidel Edwards to Derwin Christian, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
16.3  Fidel Edwards to Lennox Cush, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4) 
16.4  Fidel Edwards to Lennox Cush, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and top edges it high into the air. It's an easy catch in the end, and hopefully the batsman has learnt why you shouldn't slog across the line!

L. Cush         c RP Singh         b Edwards
Runs : 33       Balls : 37         S/R : 89.19

16.5  Fidel Edwards to Devendra Bishoo, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2) 
16.6  Fidel Edwards to Devendra Bishoo, Pitched in line, hitting middle stump, but is it too high? The umpire doesn't think so, and the batsman has to go!

D. Bishoo       lbw                b Edwards
Runs : 2        Balls : 2          S/R : 100


End of over 17
Guyana    123/10 (RR : 7.23)
Paul Wintz     0 (0b)
Derwin Christian     5 (3b)
Fidel Edwards    4-0-32-1

Guyana    123/10 (RR : 7.23)
Overs: 17.0

Guyana Innings

Player                                                   R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Travis Dowlin                          b RP Singh        0    2   0   0    0.0
Sewnarine Chattergoon                  b RP Singh       20   16   0   2  125.0
Ramnaresh Sarwan                       b RP Singh        3    3   0   0  100.0
Narsingh Deonarine                     b Styris          7    4   0   1  175.0
Chris Barnwell                         b RP Singh        1    2   0   0   50.0
Royston Crandon        lbw             b Styris          7    5   1   0  140.0
Jonathan Foo           c Rao           b Ojha           36   26   3   0  138.5
Lennox Cush            c RP Singh      b Edwards        33   37   3   0   89.2
Esuan Crandon          lbw             b Ojha            6    2   0   1  300.0
Derwin Christian                       not out           5    3   1   0  166.7
Devendra Bishoo        lbw             b Edwards         2    2   0   0  100.0

Total: 123/10                       Overs: 17.0                    Run Rate: 7.23

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

Deccan Chargers Bowling

Players                               O            M       R        W   E/R
Andrew Symonds                       1.0           0       5        0   5.00
Scott Styris                         3.0           0      24        2   8.00
RP Singh                             3.0           0      24        4   8.00
Fidel Edwards                        4.0           0      32        2   8.00
Pragyan Ojha                         3.0           0      19        2   6.33
Harmeet Singh                        3.0           0      19        0   6.33

Total: 123/10                       Overs: 17.0                    Run Rate: 7.23

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

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A complete bowling performance wraps up an easy victory for the Deccan Chargers. Guyana is bowled-out for 123 in a chase of 208 despite some late resistance.
Guyana's innings had very little to cherish. They started very poorly as they lost two wickets in the very first over. They began rejuvenation of the innings after.

But a timely dismissal of Narsingh Deonarine from Scott Styris shelved that. In the 5th over, RP Singh achieved the feat of bagging two wickets in one over, again.
Scott Styris then dismissed Royston Crandon in the next over, reducing Guyana to 48/6 in the first 6.0 overs. Jonathan Foo and Lennox Cush launched a fightback.

However, the best they did was prolong the inevitable. The Chargers wrapped-up Guyana soon after bringing an end to this valiant fightback from Cush and Foo.
RP Singh starred with the ball as he claimed a 4-fer. Pragyan Ojha, Fidel Edwards and Scott Styris picked-up two wickets apiece. Ojha also picked two in one over.​

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Deccan Chargers   207/8  in 20.0 overs. 
Guyana            123/10 in 17.0 overs. 

Deccan Chargers won by 84 runs

Man of the match: Andrew Symonds (Deccan Chargers)

@Life Warrior @VC the slogger​

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

2010 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20​

POOL A​

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KATHMANDU vs WAYAMBA ELEVENS
Headingley

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TOSS: WAYAMBA ELEVENS WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BAT FIRST

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0.1  Pramod Basnet to Mahela Udawatte, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
0.2  Pramod Basnet to Mahela Udawatte, 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)
0.3  Pramod Basnet to Mahela Udawatte, EDGED... AND GONE!!!

M. Udawatte    c Khakurel        b Basnet
Runs : 0       Balls : 3         S/R : 0

0.4  Pramod Basnet to Mahela Jayawardene, 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)
0.5  Pramod Basnet to Mahela Jayawardene, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
0.6  Pramod Basnet to Mahela Jayawardene, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2)


End of over 1
Wayamba Elevens    6/1 (RR : 6)
Mahela Jayawardene     6 (3b)
Sameera de Zoysa     0 (0b)
Pramod Basnet    1-0-6-1


1.1  Rom Shrestha to Sameera de Zoysa, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)
1.2  Rom Shrestha to Sameera de Zoysa, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1)
1.3  Rom Shrestha to Mahela Jayawardene, Very well bowled.  (0)
1.4  Rom Shrestha to Mahela Jayawardene, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2)
1.5  Rom Shrestha to Mahela Jayawardene, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2)
1.6  Rom Shrestha to Mahela Jayawardene, 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 2
Wayamba Elevens    15/1 (RR : 7.5)
Mahela Jayawardene     14 (7b)
Sameera de Zoysa     1 (2b)
Rom Shrestha    1-0-9-0


2.1  Pramod Basnet to Sameera de Zoysa, No Ball. Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2)
2.1  Pramod Basnet to Sameera de Zoysa, They 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)
2.2  Pramod Basnet to Mahela Jayawardene, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1)
2.3  Pramod Basnet to Sameera de Zoysa, 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)
2.4  Pramod Basnet to Mahela Jayawardene, 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)
2.5  Pramod Basnet to Mahela Jayawardene, Easy single.  (1)
2.6  Pramod Basnet to Sameera de Zoysa, Six!  (6)


End of over 3
Wayamba Elevens    34/1 (RR : 11.3)
Sameera de Zoysa     13 (6b)
Mahela Jayawardene     20 (10b)
Pramod Basnet    2-0-25-1


3.1  Rom Shrestha to Mahela Jayawardene, Driven for four!  (4)
3.2  Rom Shrestha to Mahela Jayawardene, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)
3.3  Rom Shrestha to Sameera de Zoysa, Very well bowled.  (0)
3.4  Rom Shrestha to Sameera de Zoysa, 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)
3.5  Rom Shrestha to Sameera de Zoysa, That's a single.  (1)
3.6  Rom Shrestha to Mahela Jayawardene, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)


End of over 4
Wayamba Elevens    42/1 (RR : 10.5)
Mahela Jayawardene     25 (13b)
Sameera de Zoysa     16 (9b)
Rom Shrestha    2-0-17-0


4.1  Pramod Basnet to Sameera de Zoysa, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2)
4.2  Pramod Basnet to Sameera de Zoysa, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
4.3  Pramod Basnet to Sameera de Zoysa, They 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)
4.4  Pramod Basnet to Mahela Jayawardene, Inside edges it into his legs and it ricochets onto the stumps! The batsman is not happy!

M. Jayawardene                     b Basnet
Runs : 25       Balls : 14         S/R : 178.6

4.5  Pramod Basnet to Kusal Perera, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2)
4.6  Pramod Basnet to Kusal Perera, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1)


End of over 5
Wayamba Elevens    50/2 (RR : 10)
Sameera de Zoysa     21 (12b)
Kusal Perera     3 (2b)
Pramod Basnet    3-0-33-2


5.1  Rom Shrestha to Kusal Perera, Ah that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastes no time in putting the trash away. Six!  (6)
5.2  Rom Shrestha to Kusal Perera, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)
5.3  Rom Shrestha to Kusal Perera, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting!  (6)
5.4  Rom Shrestha to Kusal Perera, 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 pavilion! 6 runs, excellent batting!  (6)
5.5  Rom Shrestha to Kusal Perera, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1)
5.6  Rom Shrestha to Sameera de Zoysa, 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)


End of over 6
Wayamba Elevens    75/2 (RR : 12.5)
Sameera de Zoysa     27 (13b)
Kusal Perera     22 (7b)
Rom Shrestha    3-0-42-0


6.1  Paras Khadka to Kusal Perera, Very well bowled.  (0)
6.2  Paras Khadka to Kusal Perera, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4)
6.3  Paras Khadka to Kusal Perera, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
6.4  Paras Khadka to Kusal Perera, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1)
6.5  Paras Khadka to Sameera de Zoysa, 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  Paras Khadka to Sameera de Zoysa, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)


End of over 7
Wayamba Elevens    82/2 (RR : 11.7)
Sameera de Zoysa     29 (15b)
Kusal Perera     27 (11b)
Paras Khadka    1-0-7-0


7.1  Raju Basnyat to Kusal Perera, 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)
7.2  Raju Basnyat to Kusal Perera, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2)
7.3  Raju Basnyat to Kusal Perera, 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)
7.4  Raju Basnyat to Sameera de Zoysa, 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)
7.5  Raju Basnyat to Sameera de Zoysa, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
7.6  Raju Basnyat to Sameera de Zoysa, Very well bowled.  (0)


End of over 8
Wayamba Elevens    85/2 (RR : 10.6)
Sameera de Zoysa     29 (18b)
Kusal Perera     30 (14b)
Raju Basnyat    1-0-3-0


8.1  Paras Khadka to Kusal Perera, Splendid shot for four!  (4)
8.2  Paras Khadka to Kusal Perera, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two.  (2)
8.3  Paras Khadka to Kusal Perera, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
8.4  Paras Khadka to Kusal Perera, Very well bowled.  (0)
8.5  Paras Khadka to Kusal Perera, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4)
8.6  Paras Khadka to Kusal Perera, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2)


End of over 9
Wayamba Elevens    97/2 (RR : 10.8)
Kusal Perera     42 (20b)
Sameera de Zoysa     29 (18b)
Paras Khadka    2-0-19-0


9.1  Dipendra Chaudhary to Sameera de Zoysa, Driven for four!  (4)
9.2  Dipendra Chaudhary to Sameera de Zoysa, Very well bowled.  (0)
9.3  Dipendra Chaudhary to Sameera de Zoysa, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
9.4  Dipendra Chaudhary to Sameera de Zoysa, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
9.5  Dipendra Chaudhary to Sameera de Zoysa, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2)
9.6  Dipendra Chaudhary to Sameera de Zoysa, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it through the second slip region! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run for three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slip cordon, he's searching for a wicket here.  (3)


End of over 10
Wayamba Elevens    108/2 (RR : 10.8)
Kusal Perera     42 (20b)
Sameera de Zoysa     40 (24b)
Dipendra Chaudhary    1-0-11-0


10.1  Paras Khadka to Sameera de Zoysa, Good running, two runs.  (2)
10.2  Paras Khadka to Sameera de Zoysa, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4)
10.3  Paras Khadka to Sameera de Zoysa, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
10.4  Paras Khadka to Sameera de Zoysa, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0)
10.5  Paras Khadka to Sameera de Zoysa, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4)
10.6  Paras Khadka to Sameera de Zoysa, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)


End of over 11
Wayamba Elevens    118/2 (RR : 10.7)
Sameera de Zoysa     50 (30b)
Kusal Perera     42 (20b)
Paras Khadka    3-0-29-0


11.1  Abhaya Rana to Kusal Perera, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1)
11.2  Abhaya Rana to Sameera de Zoysa, They 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)
11.3  Abhaya Rana to Kusal Perera, 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)
11.4  Abhaya Rana to Kusal Perera, Easy single.  (1)
11.5  Abhaya Rana to Sameera de Zoysa, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2)
11.6  Abhaya Rana to Sameera de Zoysa, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)


End of over 12
Wayamba Elevens    130/2 (RR : 10.8)
Kusal Perera     48 (23b)
Sameera de Zoysa     56 (33b)
Abhaya Rana    1-0-12-0


12.1  Dipendra Chaudhary to Sameera de Zoysa, Very well bowled.  (0)
12.2  Dipendra Chaudhary to Sameera de Zoysa, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more!  (4)
12.3  Dipendra Chaudhary to Sameera de Zoysa, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2)
12.4  Dipendra Chaudhary to Sameera de Zoysa, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1)
12.5  Dipendra Chaudhary to Kusal Perera, 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)
12.6  Dipendra Chaudhary to Kusal Perera, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1)


End of over 13
Wayamba Elevens    138/2 (RR : 10.6)
Sameera de Zoysa     63 (37b)
Kusal Perera     49 (25b)
Dipendra Chaudhary    2-0-19-0


13.1  Abhaya Rana to Kusal Perera, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1)
13.2  Abhaya Rana to Sameera de Zoysa, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
13.3  Abhaya Rana to Sameera de Zoysa, 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)
13.4  Abhaya Rana to Kusal Perera, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2)
13.5  Abhaya Rana to Kusal Perera, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1)
13.6  Abhaya Rana to Sameera de Zoysa, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2)


End of over 14
Wayamba Elevens    145/2 (RR : 10.4)
Sameera de Zoysa     66 (40b)
Kusal Perera     53 (28b)
Abhaya Rana    2-0-19-0


14.1  Paras Khadka to Kusal Perera, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more!  (4)
14.2  Paras Khadka to Kusal Perera, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
14.3  Paras Khadka to Sameera de Zoysa, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2)
14.4  Paras Khadka to Sameera de Zoysa, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0)
14.5  Paras Khadka to Sameera de Zoysa, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
14.6  Paras Khadka to Sameera de Zoysa, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1)


End of over 15
Wayamba Elevens    153/2 (RR : 10.2)
Kusal Perera     58 (30b)
Sameera de Zoysa     69 (44b)
Paras Khadka    4-0-37-0


15.1  Dipendra Chaudhary to Sameera de Zoysa, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six!  (6)
15.2  Dipendra Chaudhary to Sameera de Zoysa, Easy single.  (1)
15.3  Dipendra Chaudhary to Kusal Perera, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)
15.4  Dipendra Chaudhary to Kusal Perera, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
15.5  Dipendra Chaudhary to Kusal Perera, Very well bowled.  (0)
15.6  Dipendra Chaudhary to Kusal Perera, Easy single.  (1)


End of over 16
Wayamba Elevens    163/2 (RR : 10.2)
Sameera de Zoysa     76 (46b)
Kusal Perera     61 (34b)
Dipendra Chaudhary    3-0-29-0


16.1  Raju Basnyat to Kusal Perera, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2)
16.2  Raju Basnyat to Kusal Perera, Byes, that's gonna be a four!  (4)
16.3  Raju Basnyat to Sameera de Zoysa, Top edge...and gone!

S. de Zoysa                    c & b Basnyat
Runs : 76       Balls : 47         S/R : 161.7

16.4  Raju Basnyat to Jehan Mubarak, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot.  (4)
16.5  Raju Basnyat to Jehan Mubarak, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1)
16.6  Raju Basnyat to Kusal Perera, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1)


End of over 17
Wayamba Elevens    175/3 (RR : 10.3)
Jehan Mubarak     5 (2b)
Kusal Perera     64 (36b)
Raju Basnyat    2-0-11-1


17.1  Dipendra Chaudhary to Kusal Perera, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs.  (3)
17.2  Dipendra Chaudhary to Jehan Mubarak, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
17.3  Dipendra Chaudhary to Jehan Mubarak, One more to the total.  (1)
17.4  Dipendra Chaudhary to Kusal Perera, EDGED... AND FOUR!!!  (4)
17.5  Dipendra Chaudhary to Kusal Perera, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away for a single, and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw well wide of the stumps. No one is backing up and some the batsmen run two more in overthrows! The captain isn't happy!  (3)
17.6  Dipendra Chaudhary to Jehan Mubarak, 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)


End of over 18
Wayamba Elevens    194/3 (RR : 10.8)
Jehan Mubarak     14 (5b)
Kusal Perera     74 (39b)
Dipendra Chaudhary    4-0-48-0


18.1  Rom Shrestha to Kusal Perera, EDGED AND TAKEN! Safe pair of hands there behind the stumps, he doesn't drop many of those!

K. Perera       c Khakurel         b R Shrestha
Runs : 74       Balls : 40         S/R : 185

18.2  Rom Shrestha to Jeevantha Kulatunga, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six.  (6)
18.3  Rom Shrestha to Jeevantha Kulatunga, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2)
18.4  Rom Shrestha to Jeevantha Kulatunga, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
18.5  Rom Shrestha to Jeevantha Kulatunga, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1)
18.6  Rom Shrestha to Jehan Mubarak, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)


End of over 19
Wayamba Elevens    203/4 (RR : 10.7)
Jehan Mubarak     14 (6b)
Jeevantha Kulatunga     9 (4b)
Rom Shrestha    4-0-51-1


19.1  Pramod Basnet to Jeevantha Kulatunga, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
19.2  Pramod Basnet to Jeevantha Kulatunga, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see!   (6)
19.3  Pramod Basnet to Jeevantha Kulatunga, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4)
19.4  Pramod Basnet to Jeevantha Kulatunga, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2)
19.5  Pramod Basnet to Jeevantha Kulatunga, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!

J. Kulatunga    c Lohani          b Basnet
Runs : 21       Balls : 9         S/R : 233.3

19.6  Pramod Basnet to Thisara Perera, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2)


End of over 20
Wayamba Elevens    217/5 (RR : 10.85)
Thisara Perera     2 (1b)
Jehan Mubarak     14 (6b)
Pramod Basnet    4-0-47-3

Wayamba Elevens    217/5 (RR : 10.85)
Overs: 20.0

Wayamba Elevens Innings

Player                                                   R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Mahela Udawatte        c Khakurel      b Basnet          0    3   0   0    0.0
Sameera de Zoysa                   c & b Basnyat        76   47   4   3  161.7
Mahela Jayawardene                     b Basnet         25   14   4   0  178.6
Kusal Perera           c Khakurel      b Shrestha       74   40   6   3  185.0
Jehan Mubarak                          not out          14    6   1   1  233.3
Jeevantha Kulatunga    c Lohani        b Basnet         21    9   1   2  233.3
Thisara Perera                         not out           2    1   0   0  200.0
Farveez Maharoof                                
Isuru Udana                                     
Chanaka Welegedara                              
Ajantha Mendis                                  

Total: 217/5                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 10.85

Extras : 5    No Balls : 1       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 4

Kathmandu Bowling

Players                               O            M       R        W   E/R
Dipendra Chaudhary                   4.0           0      48        0  12.00
Paras Khadka                         4.0           0      37        0   9.25
Raju Basnyat                         2.0           0      11        1   5.50
Rom Shrestha                         4.0           0      51        1  12.75
Pramod Basnet                        4.0           0      47        3  11.75
Abhaya Rana                          2.0           0      19        0   9.50

Total: 217/5                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 10.85

Extras : 5    No Balls : 1       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 4

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Wayamba Elevens amassed 217 runs in their 20.0 overs with wicket-keeper batsmen - Sameera de Zoysa and Kusal Perera being at the helm of this operation.
They scored 76 runs off 47 balls and 74 runs off 40 balls, respectively. Mahela Jayawardene and Jeevantha Kulatunga also chipped in with fiery cameos.

Kathmandu's bowlers stood no chance against this kind of brutality from Wayamba's batsmen. Raju Basnyat was by far the most successful, if only for his economy.
Pramod Basnet bagged three big wickets but he was very expensive in his three overs. Almost as much as Rom Shrestha and Dipendra Chaudhary's 51 and 48.​

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KATHMANDU NEEDS 218 RUNS TO WIN FROM 20.0 OVERS @ 10.90 RUNS PER OVER

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0.1  Thisara Perera to Paresh Lohani, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
0.2  Thisara Perera to Dipendra Chaudhary, Delicate little late cut, well placed. The batsmen hesitate going for the single...it's a huge mix up...and they end up at the same end! Easy runout, poor, poor running.

D. Chaudhary   run out           (Jayawardene)
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0

0.3  Thisara Perera to Paras Khadka, 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)
0.4  Thisara Perera to Paras Khadka, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)
0.5  Thisara Perera to Paras Khadka, Inside edge, and gone! Great bowling, and some loose batting.

P. Khadka                        b T Perera
Runs : 4       Balls : 3         S/R : 133.333

0.6  Thisara Perera to Gyanendra Malla, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1)


End of over 1
Kathmandu    6/2 (RR : 6)    Required RR(7.37)
Paresh Lohani     1 (1b)
Gyanendra Malla     1 (1b)
Thisara Perera    1-0-6-1


1.1  Chanaka Welegedara to Gyanendra Malla, Caught! Straight to mid-on!

G. Malla       c Udawatte        b Welegedara
Runs : 1       Balls : 2         S/R : 50

1.2  Chanaka Welegedara to Sharad Vesawkar, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
1.3  Chanaka Welegedara to Paresh Lohani, 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)
1.4  Chanaka Welegedara to Paresh Lohani, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1)
1.5  Chanaka Welegedara to Sharad Vesawkar, Very well bowled.  (0)
1.6  Chanaka Welegedara to Sharad Vesawkar, No shot offered, and the off-stump is sent tumbling! That's a poor, poor leave...

S. Vesawkar                      b Welegedara
Runs : 1       Balls : 3         S/R : 33.33


End of over 2
Kathmandu    8/4 (RR : 4)    Required RR(7.67)
Raju Basnyat     0 (0b)
Paresh Lohani     2 (3b)
Chanaka Welegedara    1-0-2-2


2.1  Thisara Perera to Paresh Lohani, Very well bowled.  (0)
2.2  Thisara Perera to Paresh Lohani, 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)
2.3  Thisara Perera to Paresh Lohani, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
2.4  Thisara Perera to Raju Basnyat, The batsman tries to dab that down to third man, but misses and his offstump is knocked back! Cya!

R. Basnyat                       b T Perera
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0

2.5  Thisara Perera to Subash Khakurel, 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)
2.6  Thisara Perera to Subash Khakurel, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)


End of over 3
Kathmandu    13/5 (RR : 4.33)    Required RR(7.82)
Subash Khakurel     4 (2b)
Paresh Lohani     3 (6b)
Thisara Perera    2-0-11-2


3.1  Chanaka Welegedara to Paresh Lohani, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
3.2  Chanaka Welegedara to Paresh Lohani, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
3.3  Chanaka Welegedara to Paresh Lohani, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
3.4  Chanaka Welegedara to Paresh Lohani, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1)
3.5  Chanaka Welegedara to Subash Khakurel, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1)
3.6  Chanaka Welegedara to Paresh Lohani, Very well bowled.  (0)


End of over 4
Kathmandu    15/5 (RR : 3.75)    Required RR(8.19)
Paresh Lohani     4 (11b)
Subash Khakurel     5 (3b)
Chanaka Welegedara    2-0-4-2


4.1  Thisara Perera to Subash Khakurel, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more.  (2)
4.2  Thisara Perera to Subash Khakurel, Easy single.  (1)
4.3  Thisara Perera to Paresh Lohani, Wide, no shot offered.  (1)
4.3  Thisara Perera to Paresh Lohani, 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)
4.4  Thisara Perera to Subash Khakurel, 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)
4.5  Thisara Perera to Subash Khakurel, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs!  (6)
4.6  Thisara Perera to Subash Khakurel, Short and pulled away for a single  (2)


End of over 5
Kathmandu    30/5 (RR : 6)    Required RR(7.73)
Subash Khakurel     18 (8b)
Paresh Lohani     5 (13b)
Thisara Perera    3-0-26-2


5.1  Chanaka Welegedara to Paresh Lohani, 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)
5.2  Chanaka Welegedara to Paresh Lohani, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
5.3  Chanaka Welegedara to Paresh Lohani, 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)
5.4  Chanaka Welegedara to Subash Khakurel, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
5.5  Chanaka Welegedara to Subash Khakurel, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2)
5.6  Chanaka Welegedara to Subash Khakurel, Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!

S. Khakurel     c Kulatunga        b Welegedara
Runs : 20       Balls : 11         S/R : 181.8


End of over 6
Kathmandu    33/6 (RR : 5.5)    Required RR(8.07)
Sanjay Shrestha     0 (0b)
Paresh Lohani     6 (16b)
Chanaka Welegedara    3-0-7-3


6.1  Farveez Maharoof to Paresh Lohani, Good running, two runs.  (2)
6.2  Farveez Maharoof to Paresh Lohani, 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)
6.3  Farveez Maharoof to Sanjay Shrestha, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0)
6.4  Farveez Maharoof to Sanjay Shrestha, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1)
6.5  Farveez Maharoof to Paresh Lohani, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
6.6  Farveez Maharoof to Paresh Lohani, 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 7
Kathmandu    43/6 (RR : 6.14)    Required RR(7.92)
Paresh Lohani     15 (20b)
Sanjay Shrestha     1 (2b)
Farveez Maharoof    1-0-10-0


7.1  Ajantha Mendis to Sanjay Shrestha, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
7.2  Ajantha Mendis to Sanjay Shrestha, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1)
7.3  Ajantha Mendis to Paresh Lohani, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
7.4  Ajantha Mendis to Paresh Lohani, 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)
7.5  Ajantha Mendis to Sanjay Shrestha, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
7.6  Ajantha Mendis to Sanjay Shrestha, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)


End of over 8
Kathmandu    45/6 (RR : 5.62)    Required RR(8.42)
Sanjay Shrestha     2 (6b)
Paresh Lohani     16 (22b)
Ajantha Mendis    1-0-2-0


8.1  Jeevantha Kulatunga to Paresh Lohani, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
8.2  Jeevantha Kulatunga to Paresh Lohani, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4)
8.3  Jeevantha Kulatunga to Paresh Lohani, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2)
8.4  Jeevantha Kulatunga to Paresh Lohani, No shot offered.  (0)
8.5  Jeevantha Kulatunga to Paresh Lohani, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot!  (4)
8.6  Jeevantha Kulatunga to Paresh Lohani, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three.  (3)


End of over 9
Kathmandu    58/6 (RR : 6.44)    Required RR(8)
Sanjay Shrestha     2 (6b)
Paresh Lohani     29 (28b)
Jeevantha Kulatunga    1-0-13-0


9.1  Farveez Maharoof to Paresh Lohani, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
9.2  Farveez Maharoof to Paresh Lohani, 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)
9.3  Farveez Maharoof to Paresh Lohani, 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)
9.4  Farveez Maharoof to Paresh Lohani, 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)
9.5  Farveez Maharoof to Paresh Lohani, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
9.6  Farveez Maharoof to Paresh Lohani, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)


End of over 10
Kathmandu    62/6 (RR : 6.2)    Required RR(8.4)
Paresh Lohani     33 (34b)
Sanjay Shrestha     2 (6b)
Farveez Maharoof    2-0-14-0


10.1  Isuru Udana to Sanjay Shrestha, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
10.2  Isuru Udana to Sanjay Shrestha, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
10.3  Isuru Udana to Sanjay Shrestha, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2)
10.4  Isuru Udana to Sanjay Shrestha, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
10.5  Isuru Udana to Sanjay Shrestha, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1)
10.6  Isuru Udana to Paresh Lohani, Very well bowled.  (0)


End of over 11
Kathmandu    65/6 (RR : 5.91)    Required RR(9)
Paresh Lohani     33 (35b)
Sanjay Shrestha     5 (11b)
Isuru Udana    1-0-3-0


11.1  Ajantha Mendis to Sanjay Shrestha, Very well bowled.  (0)
11.2  Ajantha Mendis to Sanjay Shrestha, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
11.3  Ajantha Mendis to Sanjay Shrestha, Wide, no shot offered.  (1)
11.3  Ajantha Mendis to Sanjay Shrestha, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0)
11.4  Ajantha Mendis to Sanjay Shrestha, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four.  (4)
11.5  Ajantha Mendis to Sanjay Shrestha, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
11.6  Ajantha Mendis to Sanjay Shrestha, Very well bowled.  (0)


End of over 12
Kathmandu    70/6 (RR : 5.83)    Required RR(9.5)
Sanjay Shrestha     9 (18b)
Paresh Lohani     33 (35b)
Ajantha Mendis    2-0-7-0


12.1  Jeevantha Kulatunga to Paresh Lohani, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
12.2  Jeevantha Kulatunga to Sanjay Shrestha, 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)
12.3  Jeevantha Kulatunga to Sanjay Shrestha, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
12.4  Jeevantha Kulatunga to Sanjay Shrestha, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1)
12.5  Jeevantha Kulatunga to Paresh Lohani, Wide, no run.  (1)
12.5  Jeevantha Kulatunga to Paresh Lohani, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three.  (3)
12.6  Jeevantha Kulatunga to Sanjay Shrestha, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0)


End of over 13
Kathmandu    76/6 (RR : 5.85)    Required RR(10)
Sanjay Shrestha     10 (22b)
Paresh Lohani     37 (38b)
Jeevantha Kulatunga    2-0-19-0


13.1  Isuru Udana to Paresh Lohani, No shot offered.  (0)
13.2  Isuru Udana to Paresh Lohani, 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!  (3)
13.3  Isuru Udana to Sanjay Shrestha, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
13.4  Isuru Udana to Sanjay Shrestha, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
13.5  Isuru Udana to Paresh Lohani, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
13.6  Isuru Udana to Paresh Lohani, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)


End of over 14
Kathmandu    80/6 (RR : 5.71)    Required RR(11)
Paresh Lohani     40 (42b)
Sanjay Shrestha     11 (24b)
Isuru Udana    2-0-7-0


14.1  Jeevantha Kulatunga to Sanjay Shrestha, Very well bowled.  (0)
14.2  Jeevantha Kulatunga to Sanjay Shrestha, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1)
14.3  Jeevantha Kulatunga to Paresh Lohani, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
14.4  Jeevantha Kulatunga to Paresh Lohani, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
14.5  Jeevantha Kulatunga to Sanjay Shrestha, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0)
14.6  Jeevantha Kulatunga to Sanjay Shrestha, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1)


End of over 15
Kathmandu    83/6 (RR : 5.53)    Required RR(12.6)
Paresh Lohani     41 (44b)
Sanjay Shrestha     13 (28b)
Jeevantha Kulatunga    3-0-22-0


15.1  Ajantha Mendis to Sanjay Shrestha, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)
15.2  Ajantha Mendis to Paresh Lohani, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! There is a fielder after it...he's runs hard...and takes the catch! Well done sir!

P. Lohani       c Kulatunga        b Mendis
Runs : 41       Balls : 45         S/R : 91.11

15.3  Ajantha Mendis to Rom Shrestha, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
15.4  Ajantha Mendis to Sanjay Shrestha, 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)
15.5  Ajantha Mendis to Sanjay Shrestha, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
15.6  Ajantha Mendis to Sanjay Shrestha, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Clean bowled!

S. Shrestha                        b Mendis
Runs : 14       Balls : 32         S/R : 43.75


End of over 16
Kathmandu    85/8 (RR : 5.31)    Required RR(15.2)
Pramod Basnet     0 (0b)
Rom Shrestha     1 (1b)
Ajantha Mendis    3-0-9-1


16.1  Farveez Maharoof to Rom Shrestha, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
16.2  Farveez Maharoof to Rom Shrestha, 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)
16.3  Farveez Maharoof to Rom Shrestha, 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!

R. Shrestha    lbw               b Maharoof
Runs : 1       Balls : 4         S/R : 25

16.4  Farveez Maharoof to Abhaya Rana, Bowled!

A. Rana                          b Maharoof
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0

Kathmandu    85/10 (RR : 5.09)
Overs: 16.4

Kathmandu Innings

Player                                                   R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Paresh Lohani          c Kulatunga     b Mendis         41   45   3   0   91.1
Dipendra Chaudhary     run out         (Jayawardene)     0    1   0   0    0.0
Paras Khadka                           b T Perera        4    3   1   0  133.3
Gyanendra Malla        c Udawatte      b Welegedara      1    2   0   0   50.0
Sharad Vesawkar                        b Welegedara      1    3   0   0   33.3
Raju Basnyat                           b T Perera        0    1   0   0    0.0
Subash Khakurel        c Kulatunga     b Welegedara     20   11   1   1  181.8
Sanjay Shrestha                        b Mendis         14   32   1   0   43.7
Rom Shrestha           lbw             b Maharoof        1    4   0   0   25.0
Pramod Basnet                          not out           0    0   0   0    0.0
Abhaya Rana                            b Maharoof        0    1   0   0    0.0

Total: 85/10                       Overs: 16.4                    Run Rate: 5.09

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

Wayamba Elevens Bowling

Players                               O            M       R        W   E/R
Jeevantha Kulatunga                  3.0           0      22        0   7.33
Thisara Perera                       3.0           0      26        2   8.67
Farveez Maharoof                     2.4           0      14        2   5.24
Isuru Udana                          2.0           0       7        0   3.50
Chanaka Welegedara                   3.0           0       7        3   2.33
Ajantha Mendis                       3.0           0       9        2   3.00

Total: 85/10                       Overs: 16.4                    Run Rate: 5.09

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

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Despite an incredible show of resistance from Dipendra Chaudhary and a wounded tiger-esque lashing out from Subash Khakurel, Kathmandu fell terribly short.
Kathmandu were utterly blown away for a mere 85 after 16.4 overs in response to Wayamba Elevens' 217/5, losing this match by massive margin of 132 runs.

Chanaka Welegedara bagged 3 wickets for only 7 runs. Ajantha Mendis claimed 2 wickets for just 9. Farveez Maharoof and Thisara Perera also picked two wickets.​

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Wayamba Elevens   217/5  in 20.0 overs.
Kathmandu          85/10 in 16.4 overs.

Wayamba Elevens won by 132 runs

Man of the match: (Wayamba Elevens)

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