End of Over 15: 62-2, runrate=4.13, reqrunrate=5.37 (249-10)
Pickford 1-0-2-0
Heath* 34 (35 balls)
Hollis 7 (18 balls)
Last Wicket: Hansen lbw b. Storer 18 (FOW: 36/2)
Just came back. And desaster awaits me. Both the openers r gone.
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15.2 W Rankin to Hollis
Hollis drives rather uppishly and Pickford takes an absolute screamer diving high to his left.
Desaster awaits me.
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17.6 W Rankin to Ettienne
A lapse of concentration and Archibald has stolen his bails whilst Ettienne crept forwards out of the crease.
What the hell i have done wrong today.
Ibrahim in now. He and Heath r the last two batsman i can trust can do something.
20 Over Update
End of Over 20: 84-4, runrate=4.20, reqrunrate=5.53 (249-10)
Rankin 5-0-16-2
Ibbrahim* 2 (5 balls)
Heath 43 (49 balls)
These two r my last hope. His spinner is performing so well on green pitch.
24.3 1 Pickford to Heath
Along the ground to mid off.
And that's his fifty! Well played.
Well played Indeed.
25 Over Update
End of Over 25: 97-4, runrate=3.88, reqrunrate=6.12 (249-10)
Pickford 6-0-17-0
Ibbrahim* 7 (21 balls)
Heath 50 (63 balls)
Last Wicket: Ettienne st. Archibald b. Rankin 7 (FOW: 75/4)
Req run rate has gone above 6.
NO BOUNDARY for last 7 overs.
Strange thing is they both r natuarally attacking and r set to attacking.
But one has woeful and other feeble experience and i think thats the reason they r playing sensibly under pressure.
29.3 4 Lisbie to Ibbrahim
Pulled hard between mid wicket and square leg.
A boundary after 12 overs.
32 Over Update
End of Over 32: 143-4, runrate=4.47, reqrunrate=5.94 (249-10)
Rankin 6-0-24-2
Ibbrahim* 34 (46 balls)
Heath 68 (80 balls)
req run rate is back under 6.
37.4 W Rankin to Ibbrahim
The laws of physics have no meaning today, how did Rankin get it to turn that much?Can you bribe a ball? Ibbrahim has gone.
Its all on Heath now come on.
39.6 4 Rankin to Haquani
He hit that so hard that it's gone right through the advertising board.
39.5 4 Rankin to Haquani
Was it four or six? I can't tell from up here, but the umpire has signalled four.
Thats the way to do it.
40 Over Update:
End of Over 40: 182-5, runrate=4.55, reqrunrate=6.80 (249-10)
Rankin 10-0-39-3
Heath* 79 (102 balls)
Haquani 11 (9 balls)
Last Wicket: Ibbrahim b. Rankin 48 (FOW: 166/5)
Rankin destroyed me today and finished with 3/39.
40.1 4 Burdett to Heath
Dug in short by Burdett and Heath rocks back and nails it through the leg side for four.
Experience is coming into account i think.
40.4 4 Burdett to Haquani
Spanked through the off side by Haquani for four glorious runs.
here it goes he is set to V.Attacking and have high concnetration and mediocre expereience.
12 runs from that over. reqrunrate is back to 6.22
41.4 4 Lisbie to Haquani
Edge... bisects the slips and runs quickly to the third man boundary. Four runs! Great delivery by Lisbie, unlucky not to have Haquani back in the dressing room.
Some luck is started to come my way.
41.5 6 Lisbie to Haquani
Out of the stadium! A belter of a stroke!
Ah Haquani on fire.
End of Over 42: 209-5, runrate=4.98, reqrunrate=5.12 (249-10)
Lisbie 9-0-56-0
Haquani* 30 (17 balls)
Heath 87 (106 balls)
200 crossed now. and reqrunrate is back under 6. 15 runs from last over.
42.6 . Burdett to Heath
Nothing special about the delivery, but the keeper looked to have said something to Heath that unsettled him. Archibald is winning the battle here.
Dont Lose control heath these r loosers tactics. :-P
43.2 W Lisbie to Heath
Lisbie bowled him! Heath didn't move an inch as the ball ripped middle stump out of the ground. A distinct lack of concentration from Heath there...
I think those tactics do work then.
Still 37 required of 40 balls.
43.4 W Lisbie to Short
A flashing blade and straight into Archibald's gloves. That was a wild stroke by Short.
Tail exposed now.
32 of 36 required
44.3 W Burdett to Akhlagullah
Great delivery, perfect length, Akhlagullah went for the cover drive off the back foot, ball got the inside edge and crashed into the stumps.
Two more to go.
