CC have won the toss and chosen to bat first here @ The Shalin Toronto Tanks Stadium.
The pitch is uneven and should be difficult to bat on.
0.1 Imran Khan to Aravinda de Silva, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
0.2 Imran Khan to Adyhorn, 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)
0.3 Imran Khan to Adyhorn, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard and edges it through the slips! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slips, he's looking for a wicket here. (3)
0.4 Imran Khan to Aravinda de Silva, It's in the air...the fielder comes under it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! The batsmen come back for a third run laughing while the humiliated fielder tosses the ball back in. (3)
0.5 Imran Khan to Adyhorn, 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)
0.6 Imran Khan to Adyhorn, 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 hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to a single. (1)
End of over 1
Chennai Champions 12/0 (RR : 12)
Aravinda de Silva 4 (2b)
Adyhorn 8 (4b)
Imran Khan 1-0-12-0
1.1 Ian Botham to Adyhorn, , No Ball. sings the bat high up in the air the ball nowhere close to the bat and thats a dot ball (0)
1.1 Ian Botham to Adyhorn, He shuffles across the stumps, and paddles the ball straight into his legstump! Ouch, that's tough luck, but he has to go!
Adyhorn b Ian Botham
Runs : 8 Balls : 6 S/R : 133.3
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1.2 Ian Botham to Cricketman, , Wide, one run (1)
1.2 Ian Botham to Cricketman, I'd like to thank the lady in Seat 27 Row D for the fabulous cake she's sent us! Triple Chocolate Fudge with Mint, my favourite! Oh, and no run. (0)
1.3 Ian Botham to Cricketman, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
1.4 Ian Botham to Cricketman, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
1.5 Ian Botham to Cricketman, , No Ball. Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
1.5 Ian Botham to Cricketman, And the camera pans to show a hot chick in Row C. Rumours have it that she is either Shalins's date for the night, or an assasin out to kill him. I guess we'll find out one way or another by tommorrow...oh, right. No run. (0)
1.6 Ian Botham to Cricketman, 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 2
Chennai Champions 18/1 (RR : 9)
Aravinda de Silva 4 (2b)
Cricketman 3 (6b)
Ian Botham 1-0-6-1
2.1 Imran Khan to Cricketman, sings the bat high up in the air the ball nowhere close to the bat and thats a dot ball (0)
2.2 Imran Khan to Cricketman, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
2.3 Imran Khan to Aravinda de Silva, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
2.4 Imran Khan to Cricketman, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
2.5 Imran Khan to Cricketman, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
2.6 Imran Khan to Aravinda de Silva, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 3
Chennai Champions 21/1 (RR : 7)
Aravinda de Silva 5 (4b)
Cricketman 5 (10b)
Imran Khan 2-0-15-0
3.1 Ian Botham to Cricketman, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
3.2 Ian Botham to Cricketman, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
3.3 Ian Botham to Cricketman, Very well bowled. (0)
3.4 Ian Botham to Cricketman, 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)
3.5 Ian Botham to Cricketman, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
3.6 Ian Botham to Aravinda de Silva, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 4
Chennai Champions 30/1 (RR : 7.5)
Aravinda de Silva 7 (5b)
Cricketman 12 (15b)
Ian Botham 2-0-15-1
4.1 Imran Khan to Cricketman, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
4.2 Imran Khan to Aravinda de Silva, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
4.3 Imran Khan to Aravinda de Silva, 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)
4.4 Imran Khan to Aravinda de Silva, 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)
4.5 Imran Khan to Aravinda de Silva, Great bowling, poor shot, and a regulation catch. Soft dismissal there.
Aravinda de Silva c Insomniac b Imran Khan
Runs : 17 Balls : 9 S/R : 188.9
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4.6 Imran Khan to Naresh091, I'd like to thank the lady in Seat 27 Row D for the fabulous cake she's sent us! Triple Chocolate Fudge with Mint, my favourite! Oh, and no run. (0)
End of over 5
Chennai Champions 41/2 (RR : 8.2)
Naresh091 0 (1b)
Cricketman 13 (16b)
Imran Khan 3-0-26-1
5.1 Ian Botham to Cricketman, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
5.2 Ian Botham to Naresh091, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
5.3 Ian Botham to Naresh091, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
5.4 Ian Botham to Naresh091, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!
Naresh091 c & b Ian Botham
Runs : 4 Balls : 4 S/R : 100
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5.5 Ian Botham to Chris Bosnich, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
5.6 Ian Botham to Chris Bosnich, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 6
Chennai Champions 49/3 (RR : 8.17)
Cricketman 16 (17b)
Chris Bosnich 1 (2b)
Ian Botham 3-0-23-2
6.1 WestIndia to Chris Bosnich, 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 hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to a single. (1)
6.2 WestIndia to Cricketman, The batsman lines up a big slog over cow corner, but inside edges it past the stumps and keeper for four! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion. (4)
6.3 WestIndia to Cricketman, 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! The captain isn't happy! (3)
6.4 WestIndia to Chris Bosnich, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
6.5 WestIndia to Cricketman, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
6.6 WestIndia to Cricketman, It's in the air...the fielder comes under it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! The batsmen come back for a third run laughing while the humiliated fielder tosses the ball back in. (3)
End of over 7
Chennai Champions 63/3 (RR : 9)
Chris Bosnich 3 (4b)
Cricketman 28 (21b)
WestIndia 1-0-14-0
7.1 Wasim Raja to Cricketman, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
7.2 Wasim Raja to Cricketman, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
7.3 Wasim Raja to Cricketman, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
7.4 Wasim Raja to Cricketman, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
7.5 Wasim Raja to Cricketman, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
7.6 Wasim Raja to Chris Bosnich, sings the bat high up in the air the ball nowhere close to the bat and thats a dot ball (0)
End of over 8
Chennai Champions 68/3 (RR : 8.5)
Chris Bosnich 3 (5b)
Cricketman 33 (26b)
Wasim Raja 1-0-5-0
8.1 Wolf to Cricketman, 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)
8.2 Wolf to Cricketman, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
8.3 Wolf to Cricketman, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
8.4 Wolf to Cricketman, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
8.5 Wolf to Cricketman, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
8.6 Wolf to Chris Bosnich, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 9
Chennai Champions 75/3 (RR : 8.33)
Chris Bosnich 3 (6b)
Cricketman 40 (31b)
Wolf 1-0-7-0
9.1 WestIndia to Cricketman, 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)
9.2 WestIndia to Cricketman, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
9.3 WestIndia to Cricketman, 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)
9.4 WestIndia to Chris Bosnich, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
9.5 WestIndia to Cricketman, 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)
9.6 WestIndia to Cricketman, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
End of over 10
Chennai Champions 89/3 (RR : 8.9)
Cricketman 53 (36b)
Chris Bosnich 4 (7b)
WestIndia 2-0-28-0
10.1 Brendon Hedger to Chris Bosnich, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
10.2 Brendon Hedger to Chris Bosnich, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
10.3 Brendon Hedger to Chris Bosnich, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
10.4 Brendon Hedger to Cricketman, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
10.5 Brendon Hedger to Chris Bosnich, 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)
10.6 Brendon Hedger to Chris Bosnich, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 11
Chennai Champions 95/3 (RR : 8.64)
Chris Bosnich 9 (12b)
Cricketman 54 (37b)
Brendon Hedger 1-0-6-0
11.1 Wasim Raja to Cricketman, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
11.2 Wasim Raja to Chris Bosnich, And the camera pans to show a hot chick in Row C. Rumours have it that she is either Shalins's date for the night, or an assasin out to kill him. I guess we'll find out one way or another by tommorrow...oh, right. No run. (0)
11.3 Wasim Raja to Chris Bosnich, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
11.4 Wasim Raja to Chris Bosnich, 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)
11.5 Wasim Raja to Chris Bosnich, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
11.6 Wasim Raja to Cricketman, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 12
Chennai Champions 103/3 (RR : 8.58)
Cricketman 57 (39b)
Chris Bosnich 14 (16b)
Wasim Raja 2-0-13-0
12.1 WestIndia to Chris Bosnich, Very well bowled. (0)
12.2 WestIndia to Chris Bosnich, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
12.3 WestIndia to Cricketman, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
12.4 WestIndia to Cricketman, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
12.5 WestIndia to Chris Bosnich, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
12.6 WestIndia to Chris Bosnich, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 13
Chennai Champions 109/3 (RR : 8.38)
Chris Bosnich 17 (20b)
Cricketman 60 (41b)
WestIndia 3-0-34-0
13.1 Brendon Hedger to Cricketman, Very well bowled. (0)
13.2 Brendon Hedger to Cricketman, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
13.3 Brendon Hedger to Chris Bosnich, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
13.4 Brendon Hedger to Chris Bosnich, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
13.5 Brendon Hedger to Cricketman, 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)
13.6 Brendon Hedger to Cricketman, sings the bat high up in the air the ball nowhere close to the bat and thats a dot ball (0)
End of over 14
Chennai Champions 117/3 (RR : 8.36)
Cricketman 63 (45b)
Chris Bosnich 22 (22b)
Brendon Hedger 2-0-14-0
14.1 Wasim Raja to Chris Bosnich, Very well bowled. (0)
14.2 Wasim Raja to Chris Bosnich, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
14.3 Wasim Raja to Chris Bosnich, I'd like to complement the gentleman in Seat 24 Row A for being so sharply dressed in that Armani Suit. Especially in this heat. Great show...huh? What's that? Oh right, the batsmen took a single, I think. (1)
14.4 Wasim Raja to Cricketman, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
14.5 Wasim Raja to Chris Bosnich, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
14.6 Wasim Raja to Chris Bosnich, One more to the total. (1)
End of over 15
Chennai Champions 122/3 (RR : 8.13)
Cricketman 64 (46b)
Chris Bosnich 26 (27b)
Wasim Raja 3-0-18-0
15.1 Brendon Hedger to Chris Bosnich, 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)
15.2 Brendon Hedger to Chris Bosnich, 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)
15.3 Brendon Hedger to Cricketman, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
15.4 Brendon Hedger to Chris Bosnich, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
15.5 Brendon Hedger to Cricketman, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
15.6 Brendon Hedger to Cricketman, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
End of over 16
Chennai Champions 127/3 (RR : 7.94)
Cricketman 67 (49b)
Chris Bosnich 28 (30b)
Brendon Hedger 3-0-19-0
16.1 Wolf to Chris Bosnich, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
16.2 Wolf to Cricketman, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
16.3 Wolf to Cricketman, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
16.4 Wolf to Cricketman, Easy single. (1)
16.5 Wolf to Chris Bosnich, 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)
16.6 Wolf to Chris Bosnich, 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 17
Chennai Champions 138/3 (RR : 8.12)
Cricketman 70 (52b)
Chris Bosnich 36 (33b)
Wolf 2-0-18-0
17.1 Wasim Raja to Chris Bosnich, , No Ball. 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)
17.1 Wasim Raja to Chris Bosnich, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
17.2 Wasim Raja to Chris Bosnich, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
17.3 Wasim Raja to Chris Bosnich, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
17.4 Wasim Raja to Chris Bosnich, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
17.5 Wasim Raja to Chris Bosnich, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
17.6 Wasim Raja to Chris Bosnich, 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 18
Chennai Champions 153/3 (RR : 8.5)
Chris Bosnich 50 (40b)
Cricketman 70 (52b)
Wasim Raja 4-0-33-0
18.1 Ian Botham to Cricketman, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
18.2 Ian Botham to Chris Bosnich, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
18.3 Ian Botham to Cricketman, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
18.4 Ian Botham to Cricketman, 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)
18.5 Ian Botham to Cricketman, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Deary me. The batsmen steal a single while laughing, the bowler has his hands on his head... (1)
18.6 Ian Botham to Chris Bosnich, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 19
Chennai Champions 164/3 (RR : 8.63)
Chris Bosnich 53 (42b)
Cricketman 78 (56b)
Ian Botham 4-0-34-2
19.1 Imran Khan to Cricketman, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six! (6)
19.2 Imran Khan to Cricketman, 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)
19.3 Imran Khan to Cricketman, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
19.4 Imran Khan to Cricketman, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge, but the ball still finds legstump! Gone!
Cricketman b Imran Khan
Runs : 88 Balls : 60 S/R : 146.7
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19.5 Imran Khan to Howsie, I'd like to thank the lady in Seat 27 Row D for the fabulous cake she's sent us! Triple Chocolate Fudge with Mint, my favourite! Oh, and no run. (0)
19.6 Imran Khan to Howsie, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry but my eyes have rather become small like Zorax's. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 20
Chennai Champions 174/4 (RR : 8.7)
Howsie 0 (2b)
Chris Bosnich 53 (42b)
Imran Khan 4-0-36-2
The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 174
Wickets : 4
Overs : 20.0
Chennai have done fantastically to score above 170 on an uneven pitch.It will be tough for TT to chase this mammoth target.We'll be back after a short break