Commentary Thread

[kuttakumar]

And Karthikeyan has joined the party.

11.5 4 Ryan to Karthikeyan 
    On drive, the hardest shot in the book and he just made it look so easy!

Close call for Talamini.

12.3 . Islam to Talamini 
    Short ball outside leg stump and nipping away off the seam, Talamini on the back foot gets hit on the pads, loud shout turned down by the umpire.

 

[borncricketer]

Mckenzie starting to put away the lose ones now

15.2 4 Al ameen to Mckenzie
Pulled away wide of square leg. Too short and deserved to be punished.

and there is his 50 :happy

16.2 1 Moodley to Mckenzie
Moodley won?t be happy, poor fielding lets the batting side steal a single.
And that's his fifty! Well played.

 

[aussie1st]

If I can keep it tight until 15 overs my middle over bowlers should be able to slow things down hopefully.

 

[kuttakumar]

After 15 overs...

End of Over 15: 74-1, runrate=4.93, reqrunrate=6.60 (304-4) 
Shorey 1-0-1-0 
Talamini* 24 (28 balls) 
Karthikeyan 29 (45 balls)
 
Last Wicket: Stokes Run Out 18 (FOW: 38/1)

 

[aussie1st]

Don't know about Shorey can be a bit hit and miss, started off with a hit by keeping the run rate down.

End of Over 18: 85-1, runrate=4.72, reqrunrate=6.88 (304-4)
Ryan 4-0-16-0
Karthikeyan* 34 (52 balls)
Talamini 29 (40 balls)

Last Wicket: Stokes Run Out 18 (FOW: 38/1)

 

[kuttakumar]

Reqd. Run rate reached 7.Its an impossible task.Its now a matter of when we will loose the match and no question of if.

End of Over 20: 93-1, runrate=4.65, reqrunrate=7.07 (304-4) 
Ryan 5-0-18-0 
Karthikeyan* 40 (57 balls) 
Talamini 31 (47 balls)
 
Last Wicket: Stokes Run Out 18 (FOW: 38/1)

 

[aussie1st]

Surely you must have more faith in your guys, my death bowling has been shoody of late. Still have the destructive Talamini in.

 

[kuttakumar]

This will be a victory for Syl by a huge margin.

End of Over 22: 96-1, runrate=4.36, reqrunrate=7.46 (304-4) 
Pollard 1-1-0-0 
Talamini* 31 (49 balls) 
Karthikeyan 41 (67 balls)
 
Last Wicket: Stokes Run Out 18 (FOW: 38/1)

And the batting second winning streak finally comes to an end......

 

[borncricketer]

Syl i think u have won this game now...

25 overs up

End of Over 25: 126-1, runrate=5.04
Moodley 6-0-23-0
Mckenzie* 69 (83 balls)
Karthikeyan 22 (43 balls)

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

its a slow wicket soo i guess its a good build up to an explosive last 10

 

[kuttakumar]

And Talamini departs.......

24.2 W Shorey to Talamini 
    Can someone call Talamini an ambulance! He's going to be a broken man after that. Gone.

 

[borncricketer]

lol a weird departure...

30 overs up...

End of Over 30: 152-1, runrate=5.07
Abdul kadir 5-0-30-0
Karthikeyan* 33 (54 balls)
Mckenzie 83 (102 balls)

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

Karthikeyan letting it lose now :happy

30.1 4 Moodley to Karthikeyan
Dances down the pitch and hammers it over Moodley's head. One bounce and four runs.

30.3 6 Moodley to Karthikeyan
Great shot! Brute strength used to club the ball high past Moodley and into the sightscreen.

30.4 4 Moodley to Karthikeyan
Oh that's a beauty. Karthikeyan cracks it off the back foot and the ball races to the boundary. Moodley shrugs his shoulders, it looked like a good ball.

14 from the over, 3 more for karthikeyan's 50...

 

[kuttakumar]

50 for Karthikeyan

28.4 1 Shorey to Karthikeyan 
    Wide delivery, smacked to deep cover region for an easy single.
And that's his fifty! Well played.

Probably the only positive we are taking out of this game.

 

[aussie1st]

Lol two Karthikeyan in different games

Been awesome bowling from Shorey and Pollard my middle over bowlers have done a good job so far.

 

[surendar]

lol both the Karthikeyans reaching 50 ( BC's & KK's ) Kutta's team generally comes back well in last 10 Overs. So i guess its still anyone's game

 

[kuttakumar]

After 30 overs....

End of Over 30: 136-2, runrate=4.53, reqrunrate=8.45 (304-4) 
Pollard 5-1-24-0 
Bakmeewewa* 19 (19 balls) 
Karthikeyan 52 (84 balls)
 
Last Wicket: Talamini b. Shorey 40 (FOW: 106/2)