Commentary Thread

[surendar]

You are in commanding position Syl.... Hope you can cross 300 at ease!

 

[borncricketer]

come on syl 300!!!

 

[aussie1st]

Came back just in time for the happy hour.

End of Over 47: 271-4, runrate=5.77
Daniels 9-0-63-1
Chavhanga* 85 (103 balls)
Rampaul 15 (10 balls)

Last Wicket: Masibulele c. Weir b. Woodward 3 (FOW: 242/4)

300 is looking tight.

This will help

47.6 1 Cooksey to Chavhanga 
    They really should have that extra slip. Edged to third man for a single. 
47.5 4 Cooksey to Chavhanga 
    Bludgeoned to the boards! Super shot by Chavhanga. 
47.4 4 Cooksey to Chavhanga 
    'Catch!' is the shout as Chavhanga flails his arms at this short, wide delivery and it's over the slips and down to third man. 
47.3 1 Cooksey to Rampaul 
    That was a close one. If Rampaul had hit the stumps with the throw, Rampaul would be back in the pavilion.  
47.2 1 Cooksey to Chavhanga 
    Runs it away fine for a quick single. 
47.1 4 Cooksey to Chavhanga 
    Chavhanga has punished that straight past Naidoo in the covers.

My destructive batter got us over 300

End of Over 50: 304-4, runrate=6.08 
Cooksey 10-0-83-0 
Chavhanga* 104 (113 balls) 
Rampaul 29 (18 balls)
 
Last Wicket: Masibulele c. Weir b. Woodward 3 (FOW: 242/4)
 
 
49.6 1 Cooksey to Chavhanga 
    Bit of lift, flicked around to deep square leg for the single. 
49.5 1 Cooksey to Rampaul 
    Quick single. Almost as an afterthought. Slightly short of length, Rampaul went back and across and defended. As the ball rolled away towards extra cover he spots a single in there and they rush across.  
49.4 4 Cooksey to Rampaul 
    Lovely timing, just pushed through the line and it's raced back past Cooksey for four. 
49.3 1 Cooksey to Chavhanga 
    Wide delivery, smacked to deep cover region for an easy single. 
49.2 1 Cooksey to Rampaul 
    Rampaul opens the face and guides it between the slips and point for an easy single. 
49.1 4 Cooksey to Rampaul 
    Short and Rampaul latches onto it.

 

[borncricketer]

niceee... My game commentary started at normal time:S even though the aussie commentaries are still behind schedule

Won the toss and elected to bat first

0.2 4 Fordham to Abdul kadir
Loose and pulled away for four.

that helped us get 8 off the first over
Since then things have slowed down a bit...
After 5 overs...

End of Over 5: 26-0, runrate=5.20
Fordham 3-0-14-0
Abdul kadir* 17 (12 balls)
Mckenzie 8 (18 balls)

Abdul kadir deciding that he wants to take on the bowler, where as Mckenzie jus content with defending the good balls and playing the bad balls

 

[aussie1st]

Going alright just need one big over and you are back over 6 again.

Both opening bowlers have been economical so far.

End of Over 2: 7-0, runrate=3.50, reqrunrate=6.21 (304-4)
Sam 1-0-2-0
Stokes* 1 (6 balls)
Karthikeyan 4 (6 balls)

 

[borncricketer]

Its raining 4's

6.2 4 Fordham to Abdul kadir
Four runs. That went straight off the meat of the bat. An excellent cover drive by Abdul kadir

7.5 4 Searle to Mckenzie
Short, wide and Mckenzie makes no mistake, hammering that off the back foot with a lovely cut through backward point. Four all the way.

8.3 W Fordham to Abdul kadir
I think everybody heard that nick to Harley. Abdul kadir didn't even wait around for the umpire to raise his finger.

Nooo Not what i needed Abdul Kadir 29 off 23 c. Harley b. Fordham
So Score after 10

End of Over 10: 57-1, runrate=5.70
Searle 5-0-27-0
Mckenzie* 21 (31 balls)
Karthikeyan 3 (5 balls)

Last Wicket: Abdul kadir c. Harley b. Fordham 29 (FOW: 48/1)

 

[kuttakumar]

And Stokes got dismissed...

7.6 W Sam to Stokes 
    Shot played out to the deep, easy single as Shorey comes around. But wait! His throw has hit the stumps directly. Unlucky for the batsman, but he didn't make his ground, he's got to go.

What a terrible way to end the batting second winning streak.

 

[aussie1st]

Was looking good before that wicket BC.

Another leg bye

5.6 lb1 Sam to Karthikeyan 
    The quicker ball beats the bat and thumps into Karthikeyan's pads. Great running to get a single.  
5.5 . Sam to Karthikeyan 
    Slower ball outside the off stump, left alone. 
5.4 3 Sam to Stokes 
    Stokes has played a textbook on drive and mid on has had to turn around and chase. 
5.3 6 Sam to Stokes 
    That was an enormous six! Almost joined us up here in the commentary box! 
5.2 4 Sam to Stokes 
    Pulled hard between mid wicket and square leg. 
5.1 1 Sam to Karthikeyan 
    Guided down to third man for a single.

Last 2 overs were much better.

End of Over 6: 36-0, runrate=6.00, reqrunrate=6.11 (304-4)
Sam 3-0-19-0
Karthikeyan* 15 (22 balls)
Stokes 18 (14 balls)

And Sam redeems himself.

7.6 W Sam to Stokes
Shot played out to the deep, easy single as Shorey comes around. But wait! His throw has hit the stumps directly. Unlucky for the batsman, but he didn't make his ground, he's got to go.

And Sam redeems himself.

7.6 W Sam to Stokes
Shot played out to the deep, easy single as Shorey comes around. But wait! His throw has hit the stumps directly. Unlucky for the batsman, but he didn't make his ground, he's got to go.

 

[kuttakumar]

This will not help a bit.

8.4 . Islam to Karthikeyan 
    Karthikeyan gets well forward to that as he defends to the on, Pollard doing the fielding. 
8.3 . Islam to Karthikeyan 
    Bit of lift and cut straight to point. 
8.2 . Islam to Karthikeyan 
    Slower delivery, played out to the off side. 
8.1 . Islam to Karthikeyan 
    Bit of extra pace there I think. Karthikeyan leaves it alone

 

[surendar]

Kutta's team is expert in chasing.. Lets see how it looks after 25 overs. Can Syl put an end to Kutta's chasing record?

 

[aussie1st]

This will though, bloodly last ball 4 strikes again!

8.6 4 Islam to Karthikeyan
Half volley which Karthikeyan puts away with a lovely glance through the on side.

 

[borncricketer]

i did some time travel and went ahead and have seen the future wanna know what i saw about ur match Syl and KK

Things looking good after 15 overs

End of Over 15: 82-1, runrate=5.47
Moodley 1-0-7-0
Mckenzie* 43 (48 balls)
Karthikeyan 6 (18 balls)

Last Wicket: Abdul kadir c. Harley b. Fordham 29 (FOW: 48/1)

 

[kuttakumar]

And Talamini with a massive six!

9.4 6 Sam to Talamini 
    That was just brute force and ignorance from Talamini. I think we might read about a few UFO sightings in the local news tomorrow if he carries on playing like that.

After 10 overs....

End of Over 10: 49-1, runrate=4.90, reqrunrate=6.40 (304-4) 
Sam 5-0-27-0 
Talamini* 7 (6 balls) 
Karthikeyan 21 (37 balls)
 
Last Wicket: Stokes Run Out 18 (FOW: 38/1)

And a four to follow that.

10.3 4 Islam to Talamini 
    With a free flow of the bat, that one has fizzed through the covers for four.

 

[aussie1st]

Talamini has really come out firing need to get him out quickly.

10.3 4 Islam to Talamini
With a free flow of the bat, that one has fizzed through the covers for four.

 

[borncricketer]

come on syl a few wickets and u can really put KK under a lot of pressure