Story Five-5 World Cup!

[jacksondavis316]

As this as my first post on Planet Cricket, i have decided to start of small and make my first post a good simple one!

I Will be playing through a custom competition on DBC 17 which i have named the FIVE-5 World Cup. The competition consists of 16 Teams competing in 2 Round Robins meaning each team will face each other twice! this is so i can play as each of the teams against each other atleast once. After the 2 round robins 8 teams will advance to a knockout stage in which the team i play as will be randomized.

The Teams competing will be: Australia, Bangladesh, England, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Netherlands, Scotland, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, UAE, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Afghanistan, India (Unsure of how real lineup actually is), Oman and Ireland.

All Match Results will be posted in this forum i hope you All Enjoy!

 

[jacksondavis316]

Round 1 - Match 1 - Australia VS Ireland (Playing as Australia)
The First Round of the FIVE5 World cup gets underway with the first match between Australia and Ireland, The Toss was Won by Australia and they elected to bat first to get the world cup underway.
1ST INNINGS - Australia Batting
Over 1
The first over was bowled by Fast Bowler Craig Young of Ireland, the first ball was faced By Australia's Aaron Finch which was mistimed and hit straight to Mid Off and is caught by W.Porterfield dismissing Aaron finch for 0 on the very first ball of the game, bringing Usman Khawaja in to bat making Australia 1/0. The 2nd ball was narrowly missed by Khawaja traveling through to the keeper for a dot ball. Third ball was struck hard by Khawaja to mid on which stops any runs being made for yet another dot ball. 4th ball is hit hard down the field by Khawaja and is stopped from crossing the rope at the last second by a fielder causing the Australians to only run 3. David Warner's first ball is blocked defensively back to the bowler for yet another dot. The final ball of the over saw David Warner try and push for a second run causing Usman Khawaja to be ran out for 3. Craig Young's only over with his bowling stats at 1/3. With David Warner at 0 and Travis Head at 0. Australia ends the over at 2/4

Over 2
The second over was bowled by Fast Bowler Benny McCarthy. the first ball of the over was faced by New to the crease Travis Head who was facing his first ball, Head pushed a quick single putting Warner back on strike for the 2nd ball. The 2nd ball was pushed for 2 by Warner. The 3rd ball was again pushed for 2 by Warner. Warner attempted to launch a ball down the field but mistimed the ball and is stopped by a fielder for a dot ball. The 5th ball is swung at and missed by Warner for yet another dot ball, the Australians need to get the run rate up at this point. the final ball was played to a fielder at square leg and a single was taken meaning Warner will be on strike at the beginning of the next over. The over ends with David Warner on 6 and Travis Head on 1. Australia is 2/10 after 2 overs, Benny McCarthy's bowling stats for the over was 0-6.


Over 3
The Bowler for the third over Was Fast Medium Bowler Boyd Rankin to David Warner, the ball was poorly bowled and called an overhead wide, David Warner pushed a single to put Travis Head on strike for the 2nd ball. The 2nd ball was hit for 4 by Head after a straight drive down the field, 3rd ball was edged by Head and narrowly missed by the keeper for a dot. 4th ball was played straight to fielder at Mid on for another dot. On the 5th ball of the over Head attempted to dance down the field and instead edged the ball directly into the hands of Ireland's keeper G. Wilson dismissing Him for 5 and bringing Glen Maxwell to the crease. The final ball of the over was a Yorker than was blocked by Maxwell ending the over with a dot. At the End of the 3rd over David Warner was on 5 and Glen Maxwell was on 0. Australia was 3/16 after the 3rd over. Boyd Rankin's Bowling statistics at the end of the over was 1-6.

Over 4
The 4th over was bowled by Finger Spinner George Dockrell to David Warner on the first ball, Warner attempted a slog sweep but mistimed and is caught leaving the middle for 7 and bringing James Faulkner to the middle to face the 2nd ball of the over. the 2nd ball goes through to the keeper for a dot and a loud appeal by the Bowling team and Faulkner was given out on his first ball, however Faulkner immediately called for the review believing he may be safe, the review shows a slight noise on snicko but no edge on the front on hotspot, but a slight mark on the side on hotspot and James Faulkner is out for 0. leaving Australia in major trouble at 5/16 which brings Mathew Wade to the crease for the 3rd ball of the over and puts George Dockrell on a hatrick with Wade facing the hatrick delivery, which Wade smartly defends for a dot, sensing that he needs to begin hitting hard wade hits a hard ball and is dropped by a fielder and instead runs 2 on the 4th ball of the over. The 5th ball was hit HARD and sails over the boundary line for 6 at 84m!. The final ball of the over was played down the field by Wade for 4 runs. At the end of the 4th over Glen Maxwell is on 0 and Mathew Wade is on 12. Australia is looking like they may post a nice total to defend at 5/28 and George Dockrell's bowling stats for the over was 2-12.

Over 5
The 5th and Final over of the Australian batting innings was bowled by Finger spinner Andrew McBrine who will bowl to Maxwell on the first ball of the over, who smartly pushes a single putting Wade back on strike, On the 2nd ball the ball is struck hard by wade and goes for 4, Wade hits the third ball of the over, above the Player at Mid on's head as the ball bouces across the ropes for yet another 4. The 4th ball is played along the ground past the slips and goes for 2 runs. Wade again hits hard and the 5th ball goes again to the rope for the 3rd 4 of the over, on the final ball of the over Wade calls for 2 and is unsuccessful causing Maxwell to be ran out by McBrine for 1. The innings ends with Mathew Wade being not out as the highest run scorer for Australia at 26. Andrew McBrines bowling stats were 0-16. And at the end of the 5 overs Australia is 6/44. But will that be enough to hold back Ireland?

SCORECARD PICTURES

 

[blockerdave]

welcome to PC. great idea, look forward to following the thread.

 

[jacksondavis316]

Round 1 - Match 1 - Australia VS Ireland (Playing as Australia)
2ND INNINGS - Ireland Batting
Australia started slowly but finished strong in their batting innings but will they be able to hold off Ireland's batting attack?
Over 1
The first over was bowled by Wrist Spinner Adam Zampa bowling the first ball to William Porterfield which was chipped straight to Patrick Cummins in 1st slip leading Ireland to be 1/0 after the very first ball. bringing Sean Terry to the crease. The 2nd ball is played to a fielder at square leg for a single putting Paul Stirling on strike. The 3rd ball is driven to deep mid on for 1. 4th again to the fielder at deep square leg for a single placing Stirling on strike, who again plays a shot to deep mid on the 5th ball for another single leaving Terry to face the final ball of the over, the 6th ball goes again to deep mid on for a single. at the end of the over, Sean Terry is on 3 and Paul Stirling is on 2. leaving Ireland at 1/5 with Adam Zampa's bowling statistics at 1-5 also.

Over 2
Pat Cummins steps up to take the ball from the opposite end with Terry facing the 1st ball, the first ball goes for a dot with a shot from the bowling team for LBW, this appeal is given not out and the decision is not reviewed by Australia, the 2nd ball of the over was edged through to the keeper after an off spin delivery and is given out and not reviewed by Ireland sending Sean Terry on his way for 3 and bringing Gary Wilson, The 3rd ball is played through the slips for a single taking Wilson off of strike. The 4th delivery is again a shout for LBW looking close to out but is however given not out and then reviewed by Australia, this was the correct decision by the umpire however as the hotspot and snicko both reveal a thick inside edge. The 5th ball is struck hard through cover by Stirling and goes for 4, the final ball of the over also goes to the boundary through cover for 4 leaving Ireland needing 31 off 18 for the win. The over ends with Gary Wilson on 1 and Paul Stirling on 10. Cummins bowling figures end at 1-9 and Ireland are 2/14.

Over 3
The third over was bowled by Scott Boland with Gary Wilson facing the first ball of the over, the ball is flicked to fine leg for a single, the 2nd ball is played to mid on and is a dot ball, the third ball is driven straight down the ground by Stirling and goes for 4, the 4th ball is again driven straight down the ground for 4. the 5th ball is bowled extremely wide and will be bowled again, the 5th delivery is pulled to the boundary for 4, the final ball of the over only goes for a single leaving Ireland requiring 16 from the final 12 balls, at the end of the over Gary Wilson is on 2 and Paul Stirling is on 23. with Ireland being 2-29 and Bolands figures being 0-15.

Over 4
This over was bowled by Martin Samson to Paul Stirling for the first ball, the first ball is bowled short and is blocked for a dot. the 2nd Delivery is unluckily chipped behind the stumps past Mathew Wade and reaches the boundary for 4. The 3rd ball is again short and goes to square leg after an attempted pull shot but for no run and another dot for Samson. Ireland require 12 from 9. the 4th ball is again short and is chipped to cover for a single putting Wilson on strike, the 5th ball is chipped quickly for a single to bring Stirling back on strike with 1 ball remaining in the over. The final ball is played to square leg for a dot but a fielding error causes a single to be taken leaving Ireland requiring 10 from 6, At the end of the 4th over Gary Wilson is on 3 and Paul Stirling is on 29, with Ireland being 2-36 and Samsons Bowling figures being 0-7.

Over 5
The 5th and Very Crucial final over was to be bowled by Fast bowler James Faulkner to bowl his first ball to Paul Stirling, the 1st delivery is a Yorker which is played to square leg with no run taken leaving Ireland needing 9 From 5, the 2nd Ball is played into the gap and 2 runs are scored leaving Ireland needing just 7 runs from 4 balls, with The third ball of the over Stirling attempts to pull shot the ball to the boundary for 6 but instead mistimes and is caught by Martin Samson sending him to the Pavilion for 31 and bringing Andrew Balbirnie to the crease, the game may be lost for Ireland however, after that dismissal needing 7 From 3 balls. The 4th ball, is played to deep mid off for a single which gives Balbirnie the strike with Ireland needing 6 from 2 balls! the 5th ball..hits the end of wilsons bat for a dot but with desperation runs needed Wilson calls for a run and successfully runs a single leaving Ireland needing 5 Off of the final ball A 6 WILL WIN IT, A 4 WILL DRAW IT, the Final ball of the game........IS PULLED BUT STOPPED BY SQUARE LEG THE AUSTRALIANS WIN BY 3 RUNS WHAT A FINISH.

MAN OF THE MATCH
The Man of the Match Award was presented to Mathew Wade after his 27 off just 9 Deliveries which is the only reason Australia posted the winning total of 44.

SCORECARD PICTURES

We'll see everyone at the next game of the tournament....OMAN VS BANGLADESH