OD Match Thread Round 2, Match 4 - Western Monkeys v Nine Dragons

[VC the slogger]

Match venue

Monkey Park, Geelong.

Pitch

Plenty of bounce on offer. The ball should carry through quite nicely to the wicket-keeper. Fast bowlers and gutsy batsmen are expected to thrive.

Lineup rules & guidelines

- No more than two star players per XI.
- A capable wicket-keeper (/) must feature in the XI.
- Try marking 6 bowlers in your XI, so a non-bowler doesn't come on and potentially cost you the match.
- The country flags on this forum look pretty. Try using them while posting your lineups if possible.


Statistics

Spoiler: Hugging Muffins (Round 1)

Hugging Muffins

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s  4s  6s  0s  Ct  St
S Saxena           1     1    0  129  129  129.00  133   96.99    1   0   19   1   0   0   -
Santhosh SKR       1     1    0   44   44   44.00   37  118.91    0   0    5   0   0   1   -
S Alam             1     1    0   32   32   32.00   52   61.54    0   0    2   1   0   0   -
A Agarwal          1     1    0   30   30   30.00   44   68.18    0   0    1   2   0   0   -
S Chanderpaul      1     1    0   21   21   21.00   18  116.67    0   0    1   0   0   1   -
U Khan             1     1    1   17   17*   N/A    13  130.75    0   0    4   0   0   2   0
S Padhy            1     1    0    1    1    1.00    4   25.00    0   0    0   0   0   1   -
LN Onyango         1     1    1    0    0*   N/A     3    0.00    0   0    0   0   0   0   -
F Jacob            1     0    -    -    -     -      -     -      -   -    -   -   -   0   -
M Whitehorn        1     0    -    -    -     -      -     -      -   -    -   -   -   0   -
A Gupta            1     0    -    -    -     -      -     -      -   -    -   -   -   0   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI   Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
M Whitehorn      1     1   10.0    0     53     5    5/53  10.60  5.30  12.0   0   1
A Gupta          1     1    8.2    1     44     2    2/44  22.00  5.28  25.0   0   0
LN Onyango       1     1   10.0    0     46     1    1/46  46.00  4.60  60.0   0   0
S Alam           1     1   10.0    1     59     1    1/59  59.00  5.90  60.0   0   0
S Chanderpaul    1     1    1.0    0      7     0    0/7    N/A   7.00    -    0   0
F Jacob          1     1   10.0    0     74     0    0/74   N/A   7.40    -    0   0

Spoiler: Nine Dragons (Round 1)

NINE DRAGONS

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s  4s  6s  0s  Ct  St
V Rustagi          1     1    0   71   71   71.00   72   98.61    0   1    7   1   0   1   0
Misbah-ul-Haq      1     1    0   46   46   46.00   50   92.00    0   0    4   1   0   1   -
S Ulberg           1     1    1   37   37*   N/A    62   59.68    0   0    2   1   0   0   -
B Steel            1     1    0   36   36   36.00   49   73.47    0   0    3   1   0   1   -
N Agger            1     1    0   16   16   16.00   19   84.20    0   0    3   0   0   0   -
Khurram Khan       1     1    0   13   13   13.00    8  162.54    0   0    2   0   0   0   -
A Jha              1     1    0   11   11   11.00   25   44.00    0   0    0   0   0   1   -
R Adams            1     1    1    2    2*   N/A     7   28.57    0   0    0   0   0   1   -
E Shylock          1     0    -    -    -     -      -     -      -   -    -   -   -   0   -
A McKenzie         1     0    -    -    -     -      -     -      -   -    -   -   -   0   -
K Winch            1     0    -    -    -     -      -     -      -   -    -   -   -   0   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI   Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
K Winch          1     1   10.0    0     51     4    4/51  12.75  5.10  15.0   1   0
E Shylock        1     1    8.5    0     55     4    4/55  13.75  6.23  13.3   1   0
R Adams          1     1    8.0    1     13     1    1/13  13.00  1.63  48.0   0   0
S Ulberg         1     1   10.0    0     48     1    1/48  48.00  4.80  60.0   0   0
A McKenzie       1     1    7.0    0     33     0    0/33   N/A   4.71    -    0   0
A Jha            1     1    3.0    0     18     0    0/18   N/A   6.00    -    0   0
Khurram Khan     1     1    3.0    0     19     0    0/19   N/A   6.33    -    0   0

 

[Abhas]

Home Game!!! I sincerely hope Dragons have a deep squad. Quite a few dragons will be going back on a stretcher after the game.

 

[BlitzBerg]

Hey coach! How would you like your monkeys? Smoked or roasted?

 

[Abhas]

Hey coach! How would you like your monkeys? Smoked or roasted?

Better than having stoned dragons.[DOUBLEPOST=1439989147][/DOUBLEPOST]Hugging Muffins

20 Akshay Agarwal
95 Santhosh SKR
6 Shivnarine Chanderpaul*
17 Sabit Alam
23 Saroj Padhy [VC]
10 Samarth Saxena
99 Umar Khan
75 Lameck Onyango*
15 Abhas Gupta
19 Matt Whitehorn
56 Franklin Jacob

 

[BlitzBerg]

Nine Dragons

BlitzBerg Steel
Nick Agger
Khurram Khan
Misabh Ul Haq
Varun Rustagi
Aditya Jha
Svenke Ulberg
Rick Adams
Ern Shylock
Kai Winch
Alexander McKenzie

 

[VC the slogger]

Nolan Clarke Challenge Trophy
Round 2, Match 4

Hugging Muffins vs NINE DRAGONS


at Monkey Park, Geelong

Toss: Hugging Muffins won the toss and chose to bat


Hugging Muffins innings

0.1  Winch to Agarwal, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi     
0.2  Winch to Agarwal, no run, Akshay Agarwal was completely deceived
0.3  Winch to Agarwal, no ball, no run, Akshay Agarwal missed that one by a mile
0.3  Winch to Agarwal, no run, Akshay Agarwal missed that one by a mile
0.4  Winch to Agarwal, one run, The misfield by Winch allows yet another run
0.5  Winch to SKR, no run, Santhosh SKR missed that one by a mile
0.6  Winch to SKR, no run, Santhosh SKR was completely deceived

         End of over 1  (2 runs)
         Hugging Muffins       2/0
         (R/R:  2.00)
         Kai Winch            1.0-0-2-0
         Santhosh SKR          0(2b)
         Akshay Agarwal        1(4b)

1.1  Shylock to Agarwal, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
1.2  Shylock to Agarwal, one run, One more to the total
1.3  Shylock to SKR, one run, One more to the total
1.4  Shylock to Agarwal, no run, Akshay Agarwal missed that one by a mile
1.5  Shylock to Agarwal, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi     
1.6  Shylock to Agarwal, three runs, Excellent running 3 more

         End of over 2  (5 runs)
         Hugging Muffins       7/0
         (R/R:  3.50)
         Ern Shylock          1.0-0-5-0
         Santhosh SKR          1(3b)
         Akshay Agarwal        5(9b) 

2.1  Adams to Agarwal, one run, One more to the total
2.2  Adams to SKR, legbye, Santhosh SKR was completely deceived
2.3  Adams to Agarwal, two runs,
2.4  Adams to Agarwal, no run, Left alone by Akshay Agarwal
2.5  Adams to Agarwal, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Adams        
2.6  Adams to Agarwal, no run, Defensively played by Akshay Agarwal

         End of over 3  (4 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      11/0
         (R/R:  3.67)
         Rick Adams           1.0-0-3-0
         Akshay Agarwal        8(14b)
         Santhosh SKR          1(4b) 

3.1  Winch to SKR, one run, That is very well run by Akshay Agarwal    
3.2  Winch to Agarwal, one run, That is very well run by Santhosh SKR      
3.3  Winch to SKR, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
3.4  Winch to SKR, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
3.5  Winch to SKR, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
3.6  Winch to SKR, one run, Great cooperation between Santhosh SKR and Akshay Agarwal    

         End of over 4  (5 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      16/0
         (R/R:  4.00)
         Kai Winch            2.0-0-7-0
         Akshay Agarwal        9(15b)
         Santhosh SKR          5(9b) 

4.1  Adams to SKR, FOUR, Santhosh SKR is one of the best batsmen in the world
4.2  Adams to SKR, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi     
4.3  Adams to SKR, no run, Left alone by Santhosh SKR
4.4  Adams to SKR, no run, Santhosh SKR missed that one by a mile
4.5  Adams to SKR, SIX, ???!!! Its coming towards the commentary box Im leaving!!!
4.6  Adams to SKR, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman

         End of over 5  (10 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      26/0
         (R/R:  5.20)
         Rick Adams           2.0-0-13-0
         Santhosh SKR         15(15b 1X4 1X6)
         Akshay Agarwal        9(15b) 

5.1  Winch to Agarwal, no run, Defensively played by Akshay Agarwal
5.2  Winch to Agarwal, one run, That is very well run by Santhosh SKR      
5.3  Winch to SKR, no run, Santhosh SKR missed that one by a mile
5.4  Winch to SKR, SIX, ???!!! Its coming towards the commentary box Im leaving!!!
5.5  Winch to SKR, legbye, A lot of movement being extracted by Winch        
5.6  Winch to Agarwal, two runs, Overthrow by Ulberg instead of 1 they get 2

         End of over 6  (10 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      36/0
         (R/R:  6.00)
         Kai Winch            3.0-0-16-0
         Akshay Agarwal       12(18b)
         Santhosh SKR         21(18b 1X4 2X6) 

6.1  Adams to SKR, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
6.2  Adams to SKR, one run, That is very well run by Akshay Agarwal    
6.3  Adams to Agarwal, legbye, Left alone by Akshay Agarwal
6.4  Adams to SKR, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
6.5  Adams to SKR, SIX, ???!!! Its coming towards the commentary box Im leaving!!!
6.6  Adams to SKR, one run, That is very well run by Akshay Agarwal    

         End of over 7  (9 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      45/0
         (R/R:  6.43)
         Rick Adams           3.0-0-21-0
         Akshay Agarwal       12(19b)
         Santhosh SKR         29(23b 1X4 3X6) 

7.1  Shylock to SKR, SIX, ???!!! Its coming towards the commentary box Im leaving!!!
7.2  Shylock to SKR, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
7.3  Shylock to SKR, no run, Santhosh SKR missed that one by a mile
7.4  Shylock to SKR, no run, Left alone by Santhosh SKR
7.5  Shylock to SKR, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Shylock      
7.6  Shylock to SKR, no run, Defensively played by Santhosh SKR

         End of over 8  (6 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      51/0
         (R/R:  6.38)
         Ern Shylock          2.0-0-11-0
         Santhosh SKR         35(29b 1X4 4X6)
         Akshay Agarwal       12(19b)

Newly promoted to the top of the order, Santhosh SKR opened fire with four massive sixes.

8.1  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi     
8.2  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, Akshay Agarwal missed that one by a mile
8.3  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
8.4  Ulberg to Agarwal, one run, The misfield by McKenzie allows yet another run
8.5  Ulberg to SKR, no run, Santhosh SKR missed that one by a mile
8.6  Ulberg to SKR, one run, That was a very risky single.

         End of over 9  (2 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      53/0
         (R/R:  5.89)
         Svenke Ulberg        1.0-0-2-0
         Akshay Agarwal       13(23b)
         Santhosh SKR         36(31b 1X4 4X6)

9.1  Shylock to SKR, no ball, one run, Great cooperation between Santhosh SKR and Akshay Agarwal    
9.1  Shylock to SKR, one run, Great cooperation between Santhosh SKR and Akshay Agarwal    
9.2  Shylock to Agarwal, legbye, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
9.3  Shylock to SKR, OUT, Bowled him! Great delivery by Shylock. SKR didnt have a clue

         Santhosh SKR           37 (33b 1X4 4X6)
         b. Shylock

However, Ern Shylock had the last laugh as he completely castled him.

9.4  Shylock to Chand'paul, OUT, Bowled him! Great delivery by Shylock. Chand'paul didnt have a clue, Quack Quack!

         Shiv Chanderpaul       0 (1b)
         b. Shylock

9.5  Shylock to Alam, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi     
9.6  Shylock to Alam, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman

         End of over 10  (3 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      56/2
         (R/R:  5.60)
         Ern Shylock          3.0-0-13-2
         Sabit Alam            0(2b)
         Akshay Agarwal       13(24b)

Shivnarine Chanderpaul was castled first ball too! What an amazing turnaround.

10.1  Winch to Agarwal, FOUR, That was a bad delivery by Kai Winch, deserving this punishment
10.2  Winch to Agarwal, one run, One more to the total
10.3  Winch to Alam, three runs, Excellent running 3 more
10.4  Winch to Agarwal, no run, Akshay Agarwal missed that one by a mile
10.5  Winch to Agarwal, one run, One more to the total
10.6  Winch to Alam, no run, Sabit Alam was completely deceived

         End of over 11  (9 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      65/2
         (R/R:  5.91)
         Kai Winch            4.0-0-25-0
         Sabit Alam            3(4b)
         Akshay Agarwal       19(28b 1X4) 

11.1  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
11.2  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, Svenke Ulberg is getting the ball to turn ferociously
11.3  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, Left alone by Akshay Agarwal
11.4  Ulberg to Agarwal, FOUR, That was a bad delivery by Svenke Ulberg, deserving this punishment
11.5  Ulberg to Agarwal, two runs, Overthrow by Winch instead of 1 they get 2
11.6  Ulberg to Agarwal, one run, The misfield by Shylock allows yet another run

         End of over 12  (7 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      72/2
         (R/R:  6.00)
         Svenke Ulberg        2.0-0-9-0
         Sabit Alam            3(4b)
         Akshay Agarwal       26(34b 2X4) 

12.1  McKenzie to Agarwal, one run, One more to the total
12.2  McKenzie to Alam, one run, The misfield by Rustagi allows yet another run
12.3  McKenzie to Agarwal, one run, That is very well run by Sabit Alam        
12.4  McKenzie to Alam, no run, Sabit Alam was completely deceived
12.5  McKenzie to Alam, no run, Left alone by Sabit Alam
12.6  McKenzie to Alam, no run, Defensively played by Sabit Alam

         End of over 13  (3 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      75/2
         (R/R:  5.77)
         Alexander McKenzie   1.0-0-3-0
         Sabit Alam            4(8b)
         Akshay Agarwal       28(36b 2X4) 

13.1  Ulberg to Agarwal, SIX, Display of Raw power and brutality by Akshay Agarwal
13.2  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, Defensively played by Akshay Agarwal
13.3  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi     
13.4  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
13.5  Ulberg to Agarwal, FOUR, Svenke Ulberg cant belive it
13.6  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, Svenke Ulberg is getting the ball to turn ferociously

         End of over 14  (10 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      85/2
         (R/R:  6.07)
         Svenke Ulberg        3.0-0-19-0
         Akshay Agarwal       38(42b 3X4 1X6)
         Sabit Alam            4(8b) 

14.1  McKenzie to Alam, no run, Defensively played by Sabit Alam
14.2  McKenzie to Alam, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
14.3  McKenzie to Alam, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
14.4  McKenzie to Alam, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
14.5  McKenzie to Alam, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
14.6  McKenzie to Alam, one run, One more to the total

         End of over 15  (1 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      86/2
         (R/R:  5.73)
         Alexander McKenzie   2.0-0-4-0
         Akshay Agarwal       38(42b 3X4 1X6)
         Sabit Alam            5(14b)

Meanwhile, Akshay Agarwal decided to attack Svenke Ulberg.

15.1  Adams to Alam, OUT, That ball caught the edge and struck the stumps. Alam cant belive it

         Sabit Alam             5 (15b)
         b. Adams

15.2  Adams to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
15.3  Adams to Agarwal, three runs, Great work by Agger saved a certain boundary
15.4  Adams to Padhy, three runs, Great work by Shylock saved a certain boundary
15.5  Adams to Agarwal, no run, Left alone by Akshay Agarwal
15.6  Adams to Agarwal, FOUR, Rick Adams cant belive it

         End of over 16  (11 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      97/3
         (R/R:  6.06)
         Rick Adams           4.0-0-32-1
         Akshay Agarwal       45(45b 4X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy           4(2b) 

16.1  Ulberg to Padhy, one run, That was a very risky single.
16.2  Ulberg to Agarwal, one run, The misfield by Rustagi allows yet another run
16.3  Ulberg to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
16.4  Ulberg to Agarwal, one run, The misfield by Shylock allows yet another run
16.5  Ulberg to Padhy, no run, Saroj Padhy missed that one by a mile
16.6  Ulberg to Padhy, one run, That was a very risky single.

         End of over 17  (5 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     102/3
         (R/R:  6.00)
         Svenke Ulberg        4.0-0-24-0
         Akshay Agarwal       47(47b 4X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy           7(6b) 

17.1  McKenzie to Padhy, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
17.2  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
17.3  McKenzie to Agarwal, OUT, What a brilliant catch by Khurram Khan

         Akshay Agarwal         47 (48b 4X4 1X6)
         c. K Khan      b. McKenzie

17.4  McKenzie to Saxena, one run, One more to the total
17.5  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, The misfield by Shylock allows yet another run
17.6  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Samarth Saxena missed that one by a mile

         End of over 18  (3 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     105/4
         (R/R:  5.83)
         Alexander McKenzie   3.0-0-7-1
         Samarth Saxena        1(2b)
         Saroj Padhy           9(9b)

Sabit Alam fell for 5, and Agarwal followed soon after. The Monkeys were four down before the 20th over.

18.1  Shylock to Padhy, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
18.2  Shylock to Padhy, no run, Saroj Padhy was completely deceived
18.3  Shylock to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
18.4  Shylock to Saxena, one run, The misfield by Rustagi allows yet another run
18.5  Shylock to Padhy, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
18.6  Shylock to Padhy, one run, That was a very risky single.

         End of over 19  (3 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     108/4
         (R/R:  5.68)
         Ern Shylock          4.0-0-16-2
         Samarth Saxena        2(3b)
         Saroj Padhy          11(14b) 

19.1  Adams to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
19.2  Adams to Saxena, three runs, Great work by Agger saved a certain boundary
19.3  Adams to Padhy, three runs, Great work by Shylock saved a certain boundary
19.4  Adams to Saxena, no run, Left alone by Samarth Saxena
19.5  Adams to Saxena, FOUR, Rick Adams cant belive it
19.6  Adams to Saxena, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Adams        

         End of over 20  (11 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     119/4
         (R/R:  5.95)
         Rick Adams           5.0-0-43-1
         Samarth Saxena        9(7b 1X4)
         Saroj Padhy          15(16b) 

20.1  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, Great cooperation between Saroj Padhy and Samarth Saxena    
20.2  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Defensively played by Samarth Saxena
20.3  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Left alone by Samarth Saxena
20.4  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Samarth Saxena was completely deceived
20.5  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Alexander McKenzie is getting the ball to turn ferociously
20.6  McKenzie to Saxena, one run, That was a very risky single.

         End of over 21  (2 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     121/4
         (R/R:  5.76)
         Alexander McKenzie   4.0-0-9-1
         Saroj Padhy          16(17b)
         Samarth Saxena       10(12b 1X4) 

21.1  Shylock to Saxena, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
21.2  Shylock to Saxena, one run, The misfield by Rustagi allows yet another run
21.3  Shylock to Padhy, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
21.4  Shylock to Padhy, one run, That was a very risky single.
21.5  Shylock to Saxena, one run, Great cooperation between Samarth Saxena and Saroj Padhy       
21.6  Shylock to Padhy, one run, That is very well run by Samarth Saxena    

         End of over 22  (4 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     125/4
         (R/R:  5.68)
         Ern Shylock          5.0-0-20-2
         Samarth Saxena       12(15b 1X4)
         Saroj Padhy          18(20b) 

22.1  Ulberg to Padhy, three runs, Great work by Shylock saved a certain boundary
22.2  Ulberg to Saxena, no run, Left alone by Samarth Saxena
22.3  Ulberg to Saxena, FOUR, Svenke Ulberg cant belive it
22.4  Ulberg to Saxena, no run, Svenke Ulberg is getting the ball to turn ferociously
22.5  Ulberg to Saxena, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
22.6  Ulberg to Saxena, SIX, Display of Raw power and brutality by Samarth Saxena

         End of over 23  (13 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     138/4
         (R/R:  6.00)
         Svenke Ulberg        5.0-0-37-0
         Samarth Saxena       22(20b 2X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy          21(21b) 

23.1  Shylock to Padhy, one run, The misfield by Winch allows yet another run
23.2  Shylock to Saxena, no run, Left alone by Samarth Saxena
23.3  Shylock to Saxena, one run, Great cooperation between Samarth Saxena and Saroj Padhy       
23.4  Shylock to Padhy, no run, Left alone by Saroj Padhy
23.5  Shylock to Padhy, no run, Left alone by Saroj Padhy
23.6  Shylock to Padhy, one run, That is very well run by Samarth Saxena    

         End of over 24  (3 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     141/4
         (R/R:  5.88)
         Ern Shylock          6.0-0-23-2
         Samarth Saxena       23(22b 2X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy          23(25b) 

24.1  Adams to Padhy, one run, Dropped! Adams made a big mess of that simple chance
24.2  Adams to Saxena, one run, Great cooperation between Samarth Saxena and Saroj Padhy       
24.3  Adams to Padhy, one run, That is very well run by Samarth Saxena    
24.4  Adams to Saxena, one run, Great cooperation between Samarth Saxena and Saroj Padhy       
24.5  Adams to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
24.6  Adams to Saxena, 4 byes, That ball bounced too much. Varun Rustagi didnt have a chance

         End of over 25  (9 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     150/4
         (R/R:  6.00)
         Rick Adams           6.0-0-48-1
         Samarth Saxena       25(25b 2X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy          26(28b)

25.1  McKenzie to Padhy, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi     
25.2  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, Dropped! K Khan made a big mess of that simple chance
25.3  McKenzie to Saxena, one run, That was a very risky single.
25.4  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, Great cooperation between Saroj Padhy and Samarth Saxena    
25.5  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
25.6  McKenzie to Saxena, one run, Great cooperation between Samarth Saxena and Saroj Padhy       

         End of over 26  (4 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     154/4
         (R/R:  5.92)
         Alexander McKenzie   5.0-0-13-1
         Saroj Padhy          28(31b)
         Samarth Saxena       27(28b 2X4 1X6)

Despite the lack of boundaries, Saroj Padhy and Samarth Saxena had put up 50 in just 8 overs with some vigorous running between the wickets.

26.1  Shylock to Saxena, no ball, one run, One more to the total
26.1  Shylock to Saxena, one run, One more to the total
26.2  Shylock to Padhy, no run, Saroj Padhy missed that one by a mile
26.3  Shylock to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
26.4  Shylock to Saxena, wide, Thats going down the leg side, a wide no doubt
26.4  Shylock to Saxena, one run, The misfield by Winch allows yet another run
26.5  Shylock to Padhy, no run, Left alone by Saroj Padhy
26.6  Shylock to Padhy, one run, One more to the total

         End of over 27  (6 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     160/4
         (R/R:  5.93)
         Ern Shylock          7.0-0-29-2
         Samarth Saxena       29(31b 2X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy          30(35b) 

27.1  McKenzie to Padhy, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
27.2  McKenzie to Padhy, no run, Saroj Padhy was completely deceived
27.3  McKenzie to Padhy, no run, Left alone by Saroj Padhy
27.4  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, Great cooperation between Saroj Padhy and Samarth Saxena    
27.5  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Samarth Saxena missed that one by a mile
27.6  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Samarth Saxena missed that one by a mile

         End of over 28  (1 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     161/4
         (R/R:  5.75)
         Alexander McKenzie   6.0-0-14-1
         Samarth Saxena       29(33b 2X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy          31(39b) 

28.1  Ulberg to Padhy, no run, Saroj Padhy was completely deceived
28.2  Ulberg to Padhy, no run, Saroj Padhy missed that one by a mile
28.3  Ulberg to Padhy, one run, That was a very risky single.
28.4  Ulberg to Saxena, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
28.5  Ulberg to Saxena, one run, One more to the total
28.6  Ulberg to Padhy, no run, Defensively played by Saroj Padhy

         End of over 29  (2 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     163/4
         (R/R:  5.62)
         Svenke Ulberg        6.0-0-39-0
         Saroj Padhy          32(43b)
         Samarth Saxena       30(35b 2X4 1X6) 

29.1  Winch to Saxena, no run, Defensively played by Samarth Saxena
29.2  Winch to Saxena, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
29.3  Winch to Saxena, no run, Defensively played by Samarth Saxena
29.4  Winch to Saxena, no run, Samarth Saxena missed that one by a mile
29.5  Winch to Saxena, two runs, Great running between the wickets 2 more
29.6  Winch to Saxena, no run, Left alone by Samarth Saxena

         End of over 30  (2 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     165/4
         (R/R:  5.50)
         Kai Winch            5.0-0-27-0
         Samarth Saxena       32(41b 2X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy          32(43b)

30.1  McKenzie to Padhy, FOUR, Who needs Bradman when weve got Saroj Padhy
30.2  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, That was a very risky single.
30.3  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Alexander McKenzie is getting the ball to turn ferociously
30.4  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Alexander McKenzie is getting the ball to turn ferociously
30.5  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Alexander McKenzie is getting the ball to turn ferociously
30.6  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Alexander McKenzie is getting the ball to turn ferociously

         End of over 31  (5 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     170/4
         (R/R:  5.48)
         Alexander McKenzie   7.0-0-19-1
         Samarth Saxena       32(45b 2X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy          37(45b 1X4)

Saroj Padhy scored his first boundary off his 42nd delivery. His partner at the other end was really struggling to pick McKenzie's chinamans.

31.1  Shylock to Padhy, no run, Saroj Padhy missed that one by a mile
31.2  Shylock to Padhy, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
31.3  Shylock to Padhy, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
31.4  Shylock to Padhy, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi     
31.5  Shylock to Padhy, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
31.6  Shylock to Padhy, one run, Great cooperation between Saroj Padhy and Samarth Saxena    

         End of over 32  (1 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     171/4
         (R/R:  5.34)
         Ern Shylock          8.0-0-30-2
         Samarth Saxena       32(45b 2X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy          38(51b 1X4) 

32.1  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
32.2  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Samarth Saxena missed that one by a mile
32.3  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
32.4  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi     
32.5  McKenzie to Saxena, one run, One more to the total
32.6  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, That was a very risky single.

         End of over 33  (3 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     174/4
         (R/R:  5.27)
         Alexander McKenzie   8.0-0-22-1
         Samarth Saxena       33(49b 2X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy          40(53b 1X4) 

33.1  Winch to Padhy, no run, Saroj Padhy was completely deceived
33.2  Winch to Padhy, one run, Great cooperation between Saroj Padhy and Samarth Saxena    
33.3  Winch to Saxena, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi     
33.4  Winch to Saxena, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
33.5  Winch to Saxena, no run, Defensively played by Samarth Saxena
33.6  Winch to Saxena, one run, The misfield by Winch allows yet another run

         End of over 34  (2 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     176/4
         (R/R:  5.18)
         Kai Winch            6.0-0-29-0
         Saroj Padhy          41(55b 1X4)
         Samarth Saxena       34(53b 2X4 1X6) 

34.1  Adams to Saxena, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi     
34.2  Adams to Saxena, no run, Defensively played by Samarth Saxena
34.3  Adams to Saxena, no run, Defensively played by Samarth Saxena
34.4  Adams to Saxena, one run, That was a very risky single.
34.5  Adams to Padhy, one run, Dropped! McKenzie made a big mess of that simple chance
34.6  Adams to Saxena, OUT, That ball caught the edge and struck the stumps. Saxena cant belive it

         Samarth Saxena         35 (58b 2X4 1X6)
         b. Adams


         End of over 35  (2 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     178/5
         (R/R:  5.09)
         Rick Adams           7.0-0-50-2
         Umar Khan             0(0b)
         Saroj Padhy          42(56b 1X4)

Padhy was given his third reprieve with McKenzie dropping a sitter at mid-off. The partnership was broken the very next ball.

35.1  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, Great cooperation between Saroj Padhy and Umar Khan         
35.2  McKenzie to U Khan, no run, Umar Khan missed that one by a mile
35.3  McKenzie to U Khan, no run, Alexander McKenzie is getting the ball to turn ferociously
35.4  McKenzie to U Khan, no run, Umar Khan was completely deceived
35.5  McKenzie to U Khan, one run, That was a very risky single.
35.6  McKenzie to Padhy, SIX, What a wonderful player Saroj Padhy is

         End of over 36  (8 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     186/5
         (R/R:  5.17)
         Alexander McKenzie   9.0-0-30-1
         Saroj Padhy          49(58b 1X4 1X6)
         Umar Khan             1(4b) 

36.1  Shylock to U Khan, no run, Umar Khan missed that one by a mile
36.2  Shylock to U Khan, one run, Dropped! Agger made a big mess of that simple chance
36.3  Shylock to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
      The crowd cheers for Saroj Padhy's fifty
36.4  Shylock to U Khan, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
36.5  Shylock to U Khan, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Shylock      
36.6  Shylock to U Khan, no run, Defensively played by Umar Khan

         End of over 37  (4 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     190/5
         (R/R:  5.14)
         Ern Shylock          9.0-0-34-2
         Umar Khan             4(9b)
         Saroj Padhy          50(59b 1X4 1X6)

It didn't end there for the Dragons. The next man in was dropped too!

37.1  Ulberg to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
37.2  Ulberg to U Khan, no run, Umar Khan was completely deceived
37.3  Ulberg to U Khan, no run, Umar Khan missed that one by a mile
37.4  Ulberg to U Khan, one run, One more to the total
37.5  Ulberg to Padhy, SIX, Display of Raw power and brutality by Saroj Padhy
37.6  Ulberg to Padhy, no run, Defensively played by Saroj Padhy

         End of over 38  (8 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     198/5
         (R/R:  5.21)
         Svenke Ulberg        7.0-0-47-0
         Saroj Padhy          57(62b 1X4 2X6)
         Umar Khan             5(12b) 

38.1  Adams to U Khan, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
38.2  Adams to U Khan, one run, That is very well run by Saroj Padhy       
38.3  Adams to Padhy, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
38.4  Adams to Padhy, FOUR, Saroj Padhy is one of the best batsmen in the world
38.5  Adams to Padhy, no ball, one run, That was a very risky single.
38.5  Adams to Padhy, one run, That was a very risky single.
38.6  Adams to U Khan, one run, That is very well run by Saroj Padhy       

         End of over 39  (8 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     206/5
         (R/R:  5.28)
         Rick Adams           8.0-0-58-2
         Saroj Padhy          62(65b 2X4 2X6)
         Umar Khan             7(15b)

Padhy had crossed 50 and was beginning to find the middle more regularly now.

39.1  Ulberg to U Khan, one run, The misfield by McKenzie allows yet another run
39.2  Ulberg to Padhy, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
39.3  Ulberg to Padhy, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
39.4  Ulberg to Padhy, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
39.5  Ulberg to Padhy, one run, That was a very risky single.
39.6  Ulberg to U Khan, two runs, Overthrow by McKenzie instead of 1 they get 2

         End of over 40  (6 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     212/5
         (R/R:  5.30)
         Svenke Ulberg        8.0-0-53-0
         Umar Khan            10(17b)
         Saroj Padhy          65(69b 2X4 2X6) 

40.1  Winch to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
40.2  Winch to U Khan, one run, That was a very risky single.
40.3  Winch to Padhy, no run, Left alone by Saroj Padhy
40.4  Winch to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
40.5  Winch to U Khan, FOUR, That was a bad delivery by Kai Winch, deserving this punishment
40.6  Winch to U Khan, no run, Defensively played by Umar Khan

         End of over 41  (7 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     219/5
         (R/R:  5.34)
         Kai Winch            7.0-0-36-0
         Umar Khan            15(20b 1X4)
         Saroj Padhy          67(72b 2X4 2X6) 

41.1  K Khan to Padhy, one run, That is very well run by Umar Khan         
41.2  K Khan to U Khan, no run, Umar Khan was completely deceived
41.3  K Khan to U Khan, no ball, no run, Umar Khan was completely deceived
41.3  K Khan to U Khan, one run, One more to the total
41.4  K Khan to Padhy, no ball, no run, Saroj Padhy was completely deceived
41.4  K Khan to Padhy, no run, Saroj Padhy was completely deceived
41.5  K Khan to Padhy, no run, Khurram Khan is getting the ball to turn ferociously
41.6  K Khan to Padhy, no ball, no run, Saroj Padhy was completely deceived
41.6  K Khan to Padhy, one run, One more to the total

         End of over 42  (6 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     225/5
         (R/R:  5.36)
         Khurram Khan         1.0-0-6-0
         Umar Khan            16(22b 1X4)
         Saroj Padhy          69(76b 2X4 2X6) 

42.1  Ulberg to Padhy, legbye, Left alone by Saroj Padhy
42.2  Ulberg to U Khan, two runs, Overthrow by McKenzie instead of 1 they get 2
42.3  Ulberg to U Khan, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
42.4  Ulberg to U Khan, no ball, no run, Umar Khan was completely deceived
42.4  Ulberg to U Khan, no run, Umar Khan was completely deceived
42.5  Ulberg to U Khan, no run, Svenke Ulberg is getting the ball to turn ferociously
42.6  Ulberg to U Khan, no ball, one run, One more to the total
42.6  Ulberg to U Khan, one run, One more to the total

         End of over 43  (6 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     231/5
         (R/R:  5.37)
         Svenke Ulberg        9.0-0-58-0
         Saroj Padhy          69(77b 2X4 2X6)
         Umar Khan            19(27b 1X4) 

43.1  K Khan to U Khan, one run, Dropped! Shylock made a big mess of that simple chance
43.2  K Khan to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
43.3  K Khan to U Khan, SIX, Display of Raw power and brutality by Umar Khan
43.4  K Khan to U Khan, no run, Left alone by Umar Khan
43.5  K Khan to U Khan, one run, One more to the total
43.6  K Khan to Padhy, FOUR, That was a bad delivery by Khurram Khan, deserving this punishment

         End of over 44  (13 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     244/5
         (R/R:  5.55)
         Khurram Khan         2.0-0-19-0
         Saroj Padhy          74(79b 3X4 2X6)
         Umar Khan            27(31b 1X4 1X6)

44.1  Shylock to U Khan, one run, That is very well run by Saroj Padhy       
44.2  Shylock to Padhy, one run, Great cooperation between Saroj Padhy and Umar Khan         
44.3  Shylock to U Khan, OUT, That didnt look so convincing but the umpire has no doubt, out LBW

         Umar Khan              28 (33b 1X4 1X6)
         lbw            b. Shylock

44.4  Shylock to Onyango, no run, Defensively played by Lameck Onyango
44.5  Shylock to Onyango, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
44.6  Shylock to Onyango, one run, The misfield by McKenzie allows yet another run
      Thats was some accurate and economical stuff from Ern Shylock. He was pretty effective with three wickets under his name

         End of over 45  (3 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     247/6
         (R/R:  5.49)
         Ern Shylock          10.0-0-37-3
         Saroj Padhy          75(80b 3X4 2X6)
         Lameck Onyango        1(3b)

Ern Shylock finished his ten overs with haul of 3 for 37.

45.1  Winch to Onyango, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Winch        
45.2  Winch to Onyango, no ball, one run, One more to the total
45.2  Winch to Onyango, one run, One more to the total
45.3  Winch to Padhy, FOUR, That was a bad delivery by Kai Winch, deserving this punishment
45.4  Winch to Padhy, no run, Left alone by Saroj Padhy
45.5  Winch to Padhy, OUT, What a brilliant catch by Khurram Khan

         Saroj Padhy            79 (83b 4X4 2X6)
         c. K Khan      b. Winch

45.6  Winch to Gupta, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman

         End of over 46  (6 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     253/7
         (R/R:  5.50)
         Kai Winch            8.0-0-42-1
         Abhas Gupta           0(1b)
         Lameck Onyango        2(5b) 

46.1  Ulberg to Onyango, FOUR, Who needs Bradman when weve got Lameck Onyango
46.2  Ulberg to Onyango, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
46.3  Ulberg to Onyango, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
46.4  Ulberg to Onyango, one run, That was a very risky single.
46.5  Ulberg to Gupta, two runs, Overthrow by McKenzie instead of 1 they get 2
46.6  Ulberg to Gupta, one run, Great cooperation between Abhas Gupta and Lameck Onyango    
      Svenke Ulberg finishes off an extremely expensive spell


         End of over 47  (10 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     263/7
         (R/R:  5.60)
         Svenke Ulberg        10.0-0-68-0
         Lameck Onyango        9(9b 1X4)
         Abhas Gupta           3(3b) 

47.1  McKenzie to Gupta, OUT, Thats plumb in front of the wicket

         Abhas Gupta            3 (4b)
         lbw            b. McKenzie

47.2  McKenzie to Whitehorn, no run, Alexander McKenzie is getting the ball to turn ferociously
47.3  McKenzie to Whitehorn, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
47.4  McKenzie to Whitehorn, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
47.5  McKenzie to Whitehorn, FOUR, Brillian cover drive by Matt Whitehorn
47.6  McKenzie to Whitehorn, one run, That was a very risky single.
      Thats was some accurate and economical stuff from Alexander McKenzie

         End of over 48  (5 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     268/8
         (R/R:  5.58)
         Alexander McKenzie   10.0-0-35-2
         Lameck Onyango        9(9b 1X4)
         Matt Whitehorn        5(5b 1X4)

48.1  Adams to Whitehorn, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
48.2  Adams to Whitehorn, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
48.3  Adams to Whitehorn, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
48.4  Adams to Whitehorn, three runs, Excellent running 3 more
48.5  Adams to Onyango, wide, Thats going down the leg side, a wide no doubt

BlitzBerg Steel takes an easy catch to dismiss Lameck Onyango

         Lameck Onyango         9 (11b 1X4)
         c. Steel       b. Adams

48.6  Adams to Jacob, no run, Left alone by Franklin Jacob

         End of over 49  (4 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     272/9
         (R/R:  5.55)
         Rick Adams           9.0-0-62-3
         Franklin Jacob        0(1b)
         Matt Whitehorn        8(9b 1X4) 

49.1  Winch to Whitehorn, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi     
49.2  Winch to Whitehorn, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
49.3  Winch to Whitehorn, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
49.4  Winch to Whitehorn, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
49.5  Winch to Whitehorn, three runs, Excellent running 3 more
49.6  Winch to Jacob, wide, Thats going down the leg side, a wide no doubt

Lack of communicatin between Jacob and Whitehorn leads to yet another wicket for , Quack Quack!

         Franklin Jacob         0 (3b)
         run out (K Khan)

A chaotic few overs at the death saw the Hugging Muffins bowled out for 276 having faced their full quota.

         Franklin Jacob         0 (3b)
         run out (K Khan)


         End of innings (50.0 overs)
         Hugging Muffins     276/10 (RR:  5.52)
         Kai Winch             9.0-0-46-1
         Matt Whitehorn       11(14b 1X4)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Akshay Agarwal      c. K Khan      b. McKenzie     47    48    4    1   97.9%
Santhosh SKR                       b. Shylock      37    33    1    4  112.1%
Shiv Chanderpaul                   b. Shylock       0     1    0    0    0.0%
Sabit Alam                         b. Adams         5    15    0    0   33.3%
Saroj Padhy         c. K Khan      b. Winch        79    83    4    2   95.2%
Samarth Saxena                     b. Adams        35    58    2    1   60.3%
Umar Khan†          lbw            b. Shylock      28    33    1    1   84.8%
Lameck Onyango      c. Steel       b. Adams         9    11    1    0   81.8%
Abhas Gupta*        lbw            b. McKenzie      3     4    0    0   75.0%
Matt Whitehorn      not out                        11    14    1    0   78.6%
Franklin Jacob      run out (K Khan)                0     3    0    0    0.0%

Total:  276/10      Overs:  50.0          Run Rate:  5.52      Extras:  22  

                                     -X-


NINE DRAGONS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Kai Winch             9.0      0      46      1      5.11     1      2
Ern Shylock          10.0      0      37      3      3.70     1      2
Rick Adams            9.0      0      62      3      6.89     1      1
Svenke Ulberg        10.0      0      68      0      6.80     0      2
Alexander McKenzie   10.0      0      35      2      3.50     0      0
Khurram Khan          2.0      0      19      0      9.50     0      3

EXTRAS           Wides: 3      No Balls: 10     Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 4


Total: 276/10         Overs: 50.0         Run Rate: 5.52      Extras: 22

                                     -X-


Hugging Muffins Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A Agarwal     S SKR        þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                  56 (57)
A Agarwal     Chand'paul                                              0 (1)
A Agarwal     S Alam       þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             30 (33)
A Agarwal     S Padhy      þþþþþþþ                                   17 (14)
S Saxena      S Padhy      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ          75 (105)
U Khan        S Padhy      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ             68 (57)
L Onyango     S Padhy      þþþ                                        7 (8)
L Onyango     A Gupta      þþþþ                                      10 (8)
L Onyango     Whitehorn    þþþ                                        9 (10)
F Jacob       Whitehorn    þ                                          4 (7)


     Fall of Wickets    56/1      56/2      86/3      103/4     178/5
                        246/6     253/7     263/8     272/9     276/10  


Total:  276/10      Overs:  50.0         Run Rate:  5.52     Extras:  22 

                                     -X-

Nine Dragons need 277 to win off 50 overs.​

 

[Saroj padhy]

Again top orders failed...

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

Oooh, that's gonna be a tough ask for the Dragons.

 

[BlitzBerg]

277 is quite an achievable target. Winch, Shylock and Adams were very good with the ball.

We can do this!

 

[Aggz]

A job well done by the bowlers, Shylock & Adams in particular, to get them all out. A gettable target really. Hopefully, we're not going to mess it up.

 

[Saroj padhy]

@VC the slogger use gautam gambhir for me ..not sikhar...

 

[VC the slogger]

@VC the slogger use gautam gambhir for me ..not sikhar...

No can do. He's been used for Sarvesh Mudkavi since way before you asked.

 

[Saroj padhy]

No can do. He's been used for Sarvesh Mudkavi since way before you asked.

ganguly available.. ??

 

[VC the slogger]

Nolan Clarke Challenge Trophy
Round 2, Match 4

Hugging Muffins vs NINE DRAGONS


at Monkey Park, Geelong

Toss: Hugging Muffins won the toss and chose to bat


Hugging Muffins innings

0.1  Winch to Agarwal, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi  
0.2  Winch to Agarwal, no run, Akshay Agarwal was completely deceived
0.3  Winch to Agarwal, no ball, no run, Akshay Agarwal missed that one by a mile
0.3  Winch to Agarwal, no run, Akshay Agarwal missed that one by a mile
0.4  Winch to Agarwal, one run, The misfield by Winch allows yet another run
0.5  Winch to SKR, no run, Santhosh SKR missed that one by a mile
0.6  Winch to SKR, no run, Santhosh SKR was completely deceived

         End of over 1  (2 runs)
         Hugging Muffins       2/0
         (R/R:  2.00)
         Kai Winch            1.0-0-2-0
         Santhosh SKR          0(2b)
         Akshay Agarwal        1(4b)

1.1  Shylock to Agarwal, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
1.2  Shylock to Agarwal, one run, One more to the total
1.3  Shylock to SKR, one run, One more to the total
1.4  Shylock to Agarwal, no run, Akshay Agarwal missed that one by a mile
1.5  Shylock to Agarwal, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi  
1.6  Shylock to Agarwal, three runs, Excellent running 3 more

         End of over 2  (5 runs)
         Hugging Muffins       7/0
         (R/R:  3.50)
         Ern Shylock          1.0-0-5-0
         Santhosh SKR          1(3b)
         Akshay Agarwal        5(9b)

2.1  Adams to Agarwal, one run, One more to the total
2.2  Adams to SKR, legbye, Santhosh SKR was completely deceived
2.3  Adams to Agarwal, two runs,
2.4  Adams to Agarwal, no run, Left alone by Akshay Agarwal
2.5  Adams to Agarwal, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Adams     
2.6  Adams to Agarwal, no run, Defensively played by Akshay Agarwal

         End of over 3  (4 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      11/0
         (R/R:  3.67)
         Rick Adams           1.0-0-3-0
         Akshay Agarwal        8(14b)
         Santhosh SKR          1(4b)

3.1  Winch to SKR, one run, That is very well run by Akshay Agarwal 
3.2  Winch to Agarwal, one run, That is very well run by Santhosh SKR   
3.3  Winch to SKR, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
3.4  Winch to SKR, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
3.5  Winch to SKR, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
3.6  Winch to SKR, one run, Great cooperation between Santhosh SKR and Akshay Agarwal 

         End of over 4  (5 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      16/0
         (R/R:  4.00)
         Kai Winch            2.0-0-7-0
         Akshay Agarwal        9(15b)
         Santhosh SKR          5(9b)

4.1  Adams to SKR, FOUR, Santhosh SKR is one of the best batsmen in the world
4.2  Adams to SKR, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi  
4.3  Adams to SKR, no run, Left alone by Santhosh SKR
4.4  Adams to SKR, no run, Santhosh SKR missed that one by a mile
4.5  Adams to SKR, SIX, ???!!! Its coming towards the commentary box Im leaving!!!
4.6  Adams to SKR, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman

         End of over 5  (10 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      26/0
         (R/R:  5.20)
         Rick Adams           2.0-0-13-0
         Santhosh SKR         15(15b 1X4 1X6)
         Akshay Agarwal        9(15b)

5.1  Winch to Agarwal, no run, Defensively played by Akshay Agarwal
5.2  Winch to Agarwal, one run, That is very well run by Santhosh SKR   
5.3  Winch to SKR, no run, Santhosh SKR missed that one by a mile
5.4  Winch to SKR, SIX, ???!!! Its coming towards the commentary box Im leaving!!!
5.5  Winch to SKR, legbye, A lot of movement being extracted by Winch     
5.6  Winch to Agarwal, two runs, Overthrow by Ulberg instead of 1 they get 2

         End of over 6  (10 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      36/0
         (R/R:  6.00)
         Kai Winch            3.0-0-16-0
         Akshay Agarwal       12(18b)
         Santhosh SKR         21(18b 1X4 2X6)

6.1  Adams to SKR, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
6.2  Adams to SKR, one run, That is very well run by Akshay Agarwal 
6.3  Adams to Agarwal, legbye, Left alone by Akshay Agarwal
6.4  Adams to SKR, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
6.5  Adams to SKR, SIX, ???!!! Its coming towards the commentary box Im leaving!!!
6.6  Adams to SKR, one run, That is very well run by Akshay Agarwal 

         End of over 7  (9 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      45/0
         (R/R:  6.43)
         Rick Adams           3.0-0-21-0
         Akshay Agarwal       12(19b)
         Santhosh SKR         29(23b 1X4 3X6)

7.1  Shylock to SKR, SIX, ???!!! Its coming towards the commentary box Im leaving!!!
7.2  Shylock to SKR, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
7.3  Shylock to SKR, no run, Santhosh SKR missed that one by a mile
7.4  Shylock to SKR, no run, Left alone by Santhosh SKR
7.5  Shylock to SKR, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Shylock   
7.6  Shylock to SKR, no run, Defensively played by Santhosh SKR

         End of over 8  (6 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      51/0
         (R/R:  6.38)
         Ern Shylock          2.0-0-11-0
         Santhosh SKR         35(29b 1X4 4X6)
         Akshay Agarwal       12(19b)

Newly promoted to the top of the order, Santhosh SKR opened fire with four massive sixes.

8.1  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi  
8.2  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, Akshay Agarwal missed that one by a mile
8.3  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
8.4  Ulberg to Agarwal, one run, The misfield by McKenzie allows yet another run
8.5  Ulberg to SKR, no run, Santhosh SKR missed that one by a mile
8.6  Ulberg to SKR, one run, That was a very risky single.

         End of over 9  (2 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      53/0
         (R/R:  5.89)
         Svenke Ulberg        1.0-0-2-0
         Akshay Agarwal       13(23b)
         Santhosh SKR         36(31b 1X4 4X6)

9.1  Shylock to SKR, no ball, one run, Great cooperation between Santhosh SKR and Akshay Agarwal 
9.1  Shylock to SKR, one run, Great cooperation between Santhosh SKR and Akshay Agarwal 
9.2  Shylock to Agarwal, legbye, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
9.3  Shylock to SKR, OUT, Bowled him! Great delivery by Shylock. SKR didnt have a clue

         Santhosh SKR           37 (33b 1X4 4X6)
         b. Shylock

However, Ern Shylock had the last laugh as he completely castled him.

9.4  Shylock to Chand'paul, OUT, Bowled him! Great delivery by Shylock. Chand'paul didnt have a clue, Quack Quack!

         Shiv Chanderpaul       0 (1b)
         b. Shylock

9.5  Shylock to Alam, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi  
9.6  Shylock to Alam, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman

         End of over 10  (3 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      56/2
         (R/R:  5.60)
         Ern Shylock          3.0-0-13-2
         Sabit Alam            0(2b)
         Akshay Agarwal       13(24b)

Shivnarine Chanderpaul was castled first ball too! What an amazing turnaround.

10.1  Winch to Agarwal, FOUR, That was a bad delivery by Kai Winch, deserving this punishment
10.2  Winch to Agarwal, one run, One more to the total
10.3  Winch to Alam, three runs, Excellent running 3 more
10.4  Winch to Agarwal, no run, Akshay Agarwal missed that one by a mile
10.5  Winch to Agarwal, one run, One more to the total
10.6  Winch to Alam, no run, Sabit Alam was completely deceived

         End of over 11  (9 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      65/2
         (R/R:  5.91)
         Kai Winch            4.0-0-25-0
         Sabit Alam            3(4b)
         Akshay Agarwal       19(28b 1X4)

11.1  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
11.2  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, Svenke Ulberg is getting the ball to turn ferociously
11.3  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, Left alone by Akshay Agarwal
11.4  Ulberg to Agarwal, FOUR, That was a bad delivery by Svenke Ulberg, deserving this punishment
11.5  Ulberg to Agarwal, two runs, Overthrow by Winch instead of 1 they get 2
11.6  Ulberg to Agarwal, one run, The misfield by Shylock allows yet another run

         End of over 12  (7 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      72/2
         (R/R:  6.00)
         Svenke Ulberg        2.0-0-9-0
         Sabit Alam            3(4b)
         Akshay Agarwal       26(34b 2X4)

12.1  McKenzie to Agarwal, one run, One more to the total
12.2  McKenzie to Alam, one run, The misfield by Rustagi allows yet another run
12.3  McKenzie to Agarwal, one run, That is very well run by Sabit Alam     
12.4  McKenzie to Alam, no run, Sabit Alam was completely deceived
12.5  McKenzie to Alam, no run, Left alone by Sabit Alam
12.6  McKenzie to Alam, no run, Defensively played by Sabit Alam

         End of over 13  (3 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      75/2
         (R/R:  5.77)
         Alexander McKenzie   1.0-0-3-0
         Sabit Alam            4(8b)
         Akshay Agarwal       28(36b 2X4)

13.1  Ulberg to Agarwal, SIX, Display of Raw power and brutality by Akshay Agarwal
13.2  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, Defensively played by Akshay Agarwal
13.3  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi  
13.4  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
13.5  Ulberg to Agarwal, FOUR, Svenke Ulberg cant belive it
13.6  Ulberg to Agarwal, no run, Svenke Ulberg is getting the ball to turn ferociously

         End of over 14  (10 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      85/2
         (R/R:  6.07)
         Svenke Ulberg        3.0-0-19-0
         Akshay Agarwal       38(42b 3X4 1X6)
         Sabit Alam            4(8b)

14.1  McKenzie to Alam, no run, Defensively played by Sabit Alam
14.2  McKenzie to Alam, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
14.3  McKenzie to Alam, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
14.4  McKenzie to Alam, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
14.5  McKenzie to Alam, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
14.6  McKenzie to Alam, one run, One more to the total

         End of over 15  (1 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      86/2
         (R/R:  5.73)
         Alexander McKenzie   2.0-0-4-0
         Akshay Agarwal       38(42b 3X4 1X6)
         Sabit Alam            5(14b)

Meanwhile, Akshay Agarwal decided to attack Svenke Ulberg.

15.1  Adams to Alam, OUT, That ball caught the edge and struck the stumps. Alam cant belive it

         Sabit Alam             5 (15b)
         b. Adams

15.2  Adams to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
15.3  Adams to Agarwal, three runs, Great work by Agger saved a certain boundary
15.4  Adams to Padhy, three runs, Great work by Shylock saved a certain boundary
15.5  Adams to Agarwal, no run, Left alone by Akshay Agarwal
15.6  Adams to Agarwal, FOUR, Rick Adams cant belive it

         End of over 16  (11 runs)
         Hugging Muffins      97/3
         (R/R:  6.06)
         Rick Adams           4.0-0-32-1
         Akshay Agarwal       45(45b 4X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy           4(2b)

16.1  Ulberg to Padhy, one run, That was a very risky single.
16.2  Ulberg to Agarwal, one run, The misfield by Rustagi allows yet another run
16.3  Ulberg to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
16.4  Ulberg to Agarwal, one run, The misfield by Shylock allows yet another run
16.5  Ulberg to Padhy, no run, Saroj Padhy missed that one by a mile
16.6  Ulberg to Padhy, one run, That was a very risky single.

         End of over 17  (5 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     102/3
         (R/R:  6.00)
         Svenke Ulberg        4.0-0-24-0
         Akshay Agarwal       47(47b 4X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy           7(6b)

17.1  McKenzie to Padhy, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
17.2  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
17.3  McKenzie to Agarwal, OUT, What a brilliant catch by Khurram Khan

         Akshay Agarwal         47 (48b 4X4 1X6)
         c. K Khan      b. McKenzie

17.4  McKenzie to Saxena, one run, One more to the total
17.5  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, The misfield by Shylock allows yet another run
17.6  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Samarth Saxena missed that one by a mile

         End of over 18  (3 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     105/4
         (R/R:  5.83)
         Alexander McKenzie   3.0-0-7-1
         Samarth Saxena        1(2b)
         Saroj Padhy           9(9b)

Sabit Alam fell for 5, and Agarwal followed soon after. The Monkeys were four down before the 20th over.

18.1  Shylock to Padhy, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
18.2  Shylock to Padhy, no run, Saroj Padhy was completely deceived
18.3  Shylock to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
18.4  Shylock to Saxena, one run, The misfield by Rustagi allows yet another run
18.5  Shylock to Padhy, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
18.6  Shylock to Padhy, one run, That was a very risky single.

         End of over 19  (3 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     108/4
         (R/R:  5.68)
         Ern Shylock          4.0-0-16-2
         Samarth Saxena        2(3b)
         Saroj Padhy          11(14b)

19.1  Adams to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
19.2  Adams to Saxena, three runs, Great work by Agger saved a certain boundary
19.3  Adams to Padhy, three runs, Great work by Shylock saved a certain boundary
19.4  Adams to Saxena, no run, Left alone by Samarth Saxena
19.5  Adams to Saxena, FOUR, Rick Adams cant belive it
19.6  Adams to Saxena, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Adams     

         End of over 20  (11 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     119/4
         (R/R:  5.95)
         Rick Adams           5.0-0-43-1
         Samarth Saxena        9(7b 1X4)
         Saroj Padhy          15(16b)

20.1  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, Great cooperation between Saroj Padhy and Samarth Saxena 
20.2  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Defensively played by Samarth Saxena
20.3  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Left alone by Samarth Saxena
20.4  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Samarth Saxena was completely deceived
20.5  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Alexander McKenzie is getting the ball to turn ferociously
20.6  McKenzie to Saxena, one run, That was a very risky single.

         End of over 21  (2 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     121/4
         (R/R:  5.76)
         Alexander McKenzie   4.0-0-9-1
         Saroj Padhy          16(17b)
         Samarth Saxena       10(12b 1X4)

21.1  Shylock to Saxena, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
21.2  Shylock to Saxena, one run, The misfield by Rustagi allows yet another run
21.3  Shylock to Padhy, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
21.4  Shylock to Padhy, one run, That was a very risky single.
21.5  Shylock to Saxena, one run, Great cooperation between Samarth Saxena and Saroj Padhy    
21.6  Shylock to Padhy, one run, That is very well run by Samarth Saxena 

         End of over 22  (4 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     125/4
         (R/R:  5.68)
         Ern Shylock          5.0-0-20-2
         Samarth Saxena       12(15b 1X4)
         Saroj Padhy          18(20b)

22.1  Ulberg to Padhy, three runs, Great work by Shylock saved a certain boundary
22.2  Ulberg to Saxena, no run, Left alone by Samarth Saxena
22.3  Ulberg to Saxena, FOUR, Svenke Ulberg cant belive it
22.4  Ulberg to Saxena, no run, Svenke Ulberg is getting the ball to turn ferociously
22.5  Ulberg to Saxena, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
22.6  Ulberg to Saxena, SIX, Display of Raw power and brutality by Samarth Saxena

         End of over 23  (13 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     138/4
         (R/R:  6.00)
         Svenke Ulberg        5.0-0-37-0
         Samarth Saxena       22(20b 2X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy          21(21b)

23.1  Shylock to Padhy, one run, The misfield by Winch allows yet another run
23.2  Shylock to Saxena, no run, Left alone by Samarth Saxena
23.3  Shylock to Saxena, one run, Great cooperation between Samarth Saxena and Saroj Padhy    
23.4  Shylock to Padhy, no run, Left alone by Saroj Padhy
23.5  Shylock to Padhy, no run, Left alone by Saroj Padhy
23.6  Shylock to Padhy, one run, That is very well run by Samarth Saxena 

         End of over 24  (3 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     141/4
         (R/R:  5.88)
         Ern Shylock          6.0-0-23-2
         Samarth Saxena       23(22b 2X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy          23(25b)

24.1  Adams to Padhy, one run, Dropped! Adams made a big mess of that simple chance
24.2  Adams to Saxena, one run, Great cooperation between Samarth Saxena and Saroj Padhy    
24.3  Adams to Padhy, one run, That is very well run by Samarth Saxena 
24.4  Adams to Saxena, one run, Great cooperation between Samarth Saxena and Saroj Padhy    
24.5  Adams to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
24.6  Adams to Saxena, 4 byes, That ball bounced too much. Varun Rustagi didnt have a chance

         End of over 25  (9 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     150/4
         (R/R:  6.00)
         Rick Adams           6.0-0-48-1
         Samarth Saxena       25(25b 2X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy          26(28b)

25.1  McKenzie to Padhy, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi  
25.2  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, Dropped! K Khan made a big mess of that simple chance
25.3  McKenzie to Saxena, one run, That was a very risky single.
25.4  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, Great cooperation between Saroj Padhy and Samarth Saxena 
25.5  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
25.6  McKenzie to Saxena, one run, Great cooperation between Samarth Saxena and Saroj Padhy    

         End of over 26  (4 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     154/4
         (R/R:  5.92)
         Alexander McKenzie   5.0-0-13-1
         Saroj Padhy          28(31b)
         Samarth Saxena       27(28b 2X4 1X6)

Despite the lack of boundaries, Saroj Padhy and Samarth Saxena had put up 50 in just 8 overs with some vigorous running between the wickets.

26.1  Shylock to Saxena, no ball, one run, One more to the total
26.1  Shylock to Saxena, one run, One more to the total
26.2  Shylock to Padhy, no run, Saroj Padhy missed that one by a mile
26.3  Shylock to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
26.4  Shylock to Saxena, wide, Thats going down the leg side, a wide no doubt
26.4  Shylock to Saxena, one run, The misfield by Winch allows yet another run
26.5  Shylock to Padhy, no run, Left alone by Saroj Padhy
26.6  Shylock to Padhy, one run, One more to the total

         End of over 27  (6 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     160/4
         (R/R:  5.93)
         Ern Shylock          7.0-0-29-2
         Samarth Saxena       29(31b 2X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy          30(35b)

27.1  McKenzie to Padhy, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
27.2  McKenzie to Padhy, no run, Saroj Padhy was completely deceived
27.3  McKenzie to Padhy, no run, Left alone by Saroj Padhy
27.4  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, Great cooperation between Saroj Padhy and Samarth Saxena 
27.5  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Samarth Saxena missed that one by a mile
27.6  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Samarth Saxena missed that one by a mile

         End of over 28  (1 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     161/4
         (R/R:  5.75)
         Alexander McKenzie   6.0-0-14-1
         Samarth Saxena       29(33b 2X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy          31(39b)

28.1  Ulberg to Padhy, no run, Saroj Padhy was completely deceived
28.2  Ulberg to Padhy, no run, Saroj Padhy missed that one by a mile
28.3  Ulberg to Padhy, one run, That was a very risky single.
28.4  Ulberg to Saxena, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
28.5  Ulberg to Saxena, one run, One more to the total
28.6  Ulberg to Padhy, no run, Defensively played by Saroj Padhy

         End of over 29  (2 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     163/4
         (R/R:  5.62)
         Svenke Ulberg        6.0-0-39-0
         Saroj Padhy          32(43b)
         Samarth Saxena       30(35b 2X4 1X6)

29.1  Winch to Saxena, no run, Defensively played by Samarth Saxena
29.2  Winch to Saxena, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
29.3  Winch to Saxena, no run, Defensively played by Samarth Saxena
29.4  Winch to Saxena, no run, Samarth Saxena missed that one by a mile
29.5  Winch to Saxena, two runs, Great running between the wickets 2 more
29.6  Winch to Saxena, no run, Left alone by Samarth Saxena

         End of over 30  (2 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     165/4
         (R/R:  5.50)
         Kai Winch            5.0-0-27-0
         Samarth Saxena       32(41b 2X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy          32(43b)

30.1  McKenzie to Padhy, FOUR, Who needs Bradman when weve got Saroj Padhy
30.2  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, That was a very risky single.
30.3  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Alexander McKenzie is getting the ball to turn ferociously
30.4  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Alexander McKenzie is getting the ball to turn ferociously
30.5  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Alexander McKenzie is getting the ball to turn ferociously
30.6  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Alexander McKenzie is getting the ball to turn ferociously

         End of over 31  (5 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     170/4
         (R/R:  5.48)
         Alexander McKenzie   7.0-0-19-1
         Samarth Saxena       32(45b 2X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy          37(45b 1X4)

Saroj Padhy scored his first boundary off his 42nd delivery. His partner at the other end was really struggling to pick McKenzie's chinamans.

31.1  Shylock to Padhy, no run, Saroj Padhy missed that one by a mile
31.2  Shylock to Padhy, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
31.3  Shylock to Padhy, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
31.4  Shylock to Padhy, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi  
31.5  Shylock to Padhy, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
31.6  Shylock to Padhy, one run, Great cooperation between Saroj Padhy and Samarth Saxena 

         End of over 32  (1 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     171/4
         (R/R:  5.34)
         Ern Shylock          8.0-0-30-2
         Samarth Saxena       32(45b 2X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy          38(51b 1X4)

32.1  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
32.2  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, Samarth Saxena missed that one by a mile
32.3  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
32.4  McKenzie to Saxena, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi  
32.5  McKenzie to Saxena, one run, One more to the total
32.6  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, That was a very risky single.

         End of over 33  (3 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     174/4
         (R/R:  5.27)
         Alexander McKenzie   8.0-0-22-1
         Samarth Saxena       33(49b 2X4 1X6)
         Saroj Padhy          40(53b 1X4)

33.1  Winch to Padhy, no run, Saroj Padhy was completely deceived
33.2  Winch to Padhy, one run, Great cooperation between Saroj Padhy and Samarth Saxena 
33.3  Winch to Saxena, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi  
33.4  Winch to Saxena, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
33.5  Winch to Saxena, no run, Defensively played by Samarth Saxena
33.6  Winch to Saxena, one run, The misfield by Winch allows yet another run

         End of over 34  (2 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     176/4
         (R/R:  5.18)
         Kai Winch            6.0-0-29-0
         Saroj Padhy          41(55b 1X4)
         Samarth Saxena       34(53b 2X4 1X6)

34.1  Adams to Saxena, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi  
34.2  Adams to Saxena, no run, Defensively played by Samarth Saxena
34.3  Adams to Saxena, no run, Defensively played by Samarth Saxena
34.4  Adams to Saxena, one run, That was a very risky single.
34.5  Adams to Padhy, one run, Dropped! McKenzie made a big mess of that simple chance
34.6  Adams to Saxena, OUT, That ball caught the edge and struck the stumps. Saxena cant belive it

         Samarth Saxena         35 (58b 2X4 1X6)
         b. Adams


         End of over 35  (2 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     178/5
         (R/R:  5.09)
         Rick Adams           7.0-0-50-2
         Umar Khan             0(0b)
         Saroj Padhy          42(56b 1X4)

Padhy was given his third reprieve with McKenzie dropping a sitter at mid-off. The partnership was broken the very next ball.

35.1  McKenzie to Padhy, one run, Great cooperation between Saroj Padhy and Umar Khan      
35.2  McKenzie to U Khan, no run, Umar Khan missed that one by a mile
35.3  McKenzie to U Khan, no run, Alexander McKenzie is getting the ball to turn ferociously
35.4  McKenzie to U Khan, no run, Umar Khan was completely deceived
35.5  McKenzie to U Khan, one run, That was a very risky single.
35.6  McKenzie to Padhy, SIX, What a wonderful player Saroj Padhy is

         End of over 36  (8 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     186/5
         (R/R:  5.17)
         Alexander McKenzie   9.0-0-30-1
         Saroj Padhy          49(58b 1X4 1X6)
         Umar Khan             1(4b)

36.1  Shylock to U Khan, no run, Umar Khan missed that one by a mile
36.2  Shylock to U Khan, one run, Dropped! Agger made a big mess of that simple chance
36.3  Shylock to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
      The crowd cheers for Saroj Padhy's fifty
36.4  Shylock to U Khan, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
36.5  Shylock to U Khan, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Shylock   
36.6  Shylock to U Khan, no run, Defensively played by Umar Khan

         End of over 37  (4 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     190/5
         (R/R:  5.14)
         Ern Shylock          9.0-0-34-2
         Umar Khan             4(9b)
         Saroj Padhy          50(59b 1X4 1X6)

It didn't end there for the Dragons. The next man in was dropped too!

37.1  Ulberg to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
37.2  Ulberg to U Khan, no run, Umar Khan was completely deceived
37.3  Ulberg to U Khan, no run, Umar Khan missed that one by a mile
37.4  Ulberg to U Khan, one run, One more to the total
37.5  Ulberg to Padhy, SIX, Display of Raw power and brutality by Saroj Padhy
37.6  Ulberg to Padhy, no run, Defensively played by Saroj Padhy

         End of over 38  (8 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     198/5
         (R/R:  5.21)
         Svenke Ulberg        7.0-0-47-0
         Saroj Padhy          57(62b 1X4 2X6)
         Umar Khan             5(12b)

38.1  Adams to U Khan, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
38.2  Adams to U Khan, one run, That is very well run by Saroj Padhy    
38.3  Adams to Padhy, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
38.4  Adams to Padhy, FOUR, Saroj Padhy is one of the best batsmen in the world
38.5  Adams to Padhy, no ball, one run, That was a very risky single.
38.5  Adams to Padhy, one run, That was a very risky single.
38.6  Adams to U Khan, one run, That is very well run by Saroj Padhy    

         End of over 39  (8 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     206/5
         (R/R:  5.28)
         Rick Adams           8.0-0-58-2
         Saroj Padhy          62(65b 2X4 2X6)
         Umar Khan             7(15b)

Padhy had crossed 50 and was beginning to find the middle more regularly now.

39.1  Ulberg to U Khan, one run, The misfield by McKenzie allows yet another run
39.2  Ulberg to Padhy, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
39.3  Ulberg to Padhy, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
39.4  Ulberg to Padhy, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
39.5  Ulberg to Padhy, one run, That was a very risky single.
39.6  Ulberg to U Khan, two runs, Overthrow by McKenzie instead of 1 they get 2

         End of over 40  (6 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     212/5
         (R/R:  5.30)
         Svenke Ulberg        8.0-0-53-0
         Umar Khan            10(17b)
         Saroj Padhy          65(69b 2X4 2X6)

40.1  Winch to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
40.2  Winch to U Khan, one run, That was a very risky single.
40.3  Winch to Padhy, no run, Left alone by Saroj Padhy
40.4  Winch to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
40.5  Winch to U Khan, FOUR, That was a bad delivery by Kai Winch, deserving this punishment
40.6  Winch to U Khan, no run, Defensively played by Umar Khan

         End of over 41  (7 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     219/5
         (R/R:  5.34)
         Kai Winch            7.0-0-36-0
         Umar Khan            15(20b 1X4)
         Saroj Padhy          67(72b 2X4 2X6)

41.1  K Khan to Padhy, one run, That is very well run by Umar Khan      
41.2  K Khan to U Khan, no run, Umar Khan was completely deceived
41.3  K Khan to U Khan, no ball, no run, Umar Khan was completely deceived
41.3  K Khan to U Khan, one run, One more to the total
41.4  K Khan to Padhy, no ball, no run, Saroj Padhy was completely deceived
41.4  K Khan to Padhy, no run, Saroj Padhy was completely deceived
41.5  K Khan to Padhy, no run, Khurram Khan is getting the ball to turn ferociously
41.6  K Khan to Padhy, no ball, no run, Saroj Padhy was completely deceived
41.6  K Khan to Padhy, one run, One more to the total

         End of over 42  (6 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     225/5
         (R/R:  5.36)
         Khurram Khan         1.0-0-6-0
         Umar Khan            16(22b 1X4)
         Saroj Padhy          69(76b 2X4 2X6)

42.1  Ulberg to Padhy, legbye, Left alone by Saroj Padhy
42.2  Ulberg to U Khan, two runs, Overthrow by McKenzie instead of 1 they get 2
42.3  Ulberg to U Khan, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
42.4  Ulberg to U Khan, no ball, no run, Umar Khan was completely deceived
42.4  Ulberg to U Khan, no run, Umar Khan was completely deceived
42.5  Ulberg to U Khan, no run, Svenke Ulberg is getting the ball to turn ferociously
42.6  Ulberg to U Khan, no ball, one run, One more to the total
42.6  Ulberg to U Khan, one run, One more to the total

         End of over 43  (6 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     231/5
         (R/R:  5.37)
         Svenke Ulberg        9.0-0-58-0
         Saroj Padhy          69(77b 2X4 2X6)
         Umar Khan            19(27b 1X4)

43.1  K Khan to U Khan, one run, Dropped! Shylock made a big mess of that simple chance
43.2  K Khan to Padhy, one run, One more to the total
43.3  K Khan to U Khan, SIX, Display of Raw power and brutality by Umar Khan
43.4  K Khan to U Khan, no run, Left alone by Umar Khan
43.5  K Khan to U Khan, one run, One more to the total
43.6  K Khan to Padhy, FOUR, That was a bad delivery by Khurram Khan, deserving this punishment

         End of over 44  (13 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     244/5
         (R/R:  5.55)
         Khurram Khan         2.0-0-19-0
         Saroj Padhy          74(79b 3X4 2X6)
         Umar Khan            27(31b 1X4 1X6)

44.1  Shylock to U Khan, one run, That is very well run by Saroj Padhy    
44.2  Shylock to Padhy, one run, Great cooperation between Saroj Padhy and Umar Khan      
44.3  Shylock to U Khan, OUT, That didnt look so convincing but the umpire has no doubt, out LBW

         Umar Khan              28 (33b 1X4 1X6)
         lbw            b. Shylock

44.4  Shylock to Onyango, no run, Defensively played by Lameck Onyango
44.5  Shylock to Onyango, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
44.6  Shylock to Onyango, one run, The misfield by McKenzie allows yet another run
      Thats was some accurate and economical stuff from Ern Shylock. He was pretty effective with three wickets under his name

         End of over 45  (3 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     247/6
         (R/R:  5.49)
         Ern Shylock          10.0-0-37-3
         Saroj Padhy          75(80b 3X4 2X6)
         Lameck Onyango        1(3b)

Ern Shylock finished his ten overs with haul of 3 for 37.

45.1  Winch to Onyango, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Winch     
45.2  Winch to Onyango, no ball, one run, One more to the total
45.2  Winch to Onyango, one run, One more to the total
45.3  Winch to Padhy, FOUR, That was a bad delivery by Kai Winch, deserving this punishment
45.4  Winch to Padhy, no run, Left alone by Saroj Padhy
45.5  Winch to Padhy, OUT, What a brilliant catch by Khurram Khan

         Saroj Padhy            79 (83b 4X4 2X6)
         c. K Khan      b. Winch

45.6  Winch to Gupta, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman

         End of over 46  (6 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     253/7
         (R/R:  5.50)
         Kai Winch            8.0-0-42-1
         Abhas Gupta           0(1b)
         Lameck Onyango        2(5b)

46.1  Ulberg to Onyango, FOUR, Who needs Bradman when weve got Lameck Onyango
46.2  Ulberg to Onyango, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
46.3  Ulberg to Onyango, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
46.4  Ulberg to Onyango, one run, That was a very risky single.
46.5  Ulberg to Gupta, two runs, Overthrow by McKenzie instead of 1 they get 2
46.6  Ulberg to Gupta, one run, Great cooperation between Abhas Gupta and Lameck Onyango 
      Svenke Ulberg finishes off an extremely expensive spell


         End of over 47  (10 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     263/7
         (R/R:  5.60)
         Svenke Ulberg        10.0-0-68-0
         Lameck Onyango        9(9b 1X4)
         Abhas Gupta           3(3b)

47.1  McKenzie to Gupta, OUT, Thats plumb in front of the wicket

         Abhas Gupta            3 (4b)
         lbw            b. McKenzie

47.2  McKenzie to Whitehorn, no run, Alexander McKenzie is getting the ball to turn ferociously
47.3  McKenzie to Whitehorn, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
47.4  McKenzie to Whitehorn, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
47.5  McKenzie to Whitehorn, FOUR, Brillian cover drive by Matt Whitehorn
47.6  McKenzie to Whitehorn, one run, That was a very risky single.
      Thats was some accurate and economical stuff from Alexander McKenzie

         End of over 48  (5 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     268/8
         (R/R:  5.58)
         Alexander McKenzie   10.0-0-35-2
         Lameck Onyango        9(9b 1X4)
         Matt Whitehorn        5(5b 1X4)

48.1  Adams to Whitehorn, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
48.2  Adams to Whitehorn, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
48.3  Adams to Whitehorn, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
48.4  Adams to Whitehorn, three runs, Excellent running 3 more
48.5  Adams to Onyango, wide, Thats going down the leg side, a wide no doubt

BlitzBerg Steel takes an easy catch to dismiss Lameck Onyango

         Lameck Onyango         9 (11b 1X4)
         c. Steel       b. Adams

48.6  Adams to Jacob, no run, Left alone by Franklin Jacob

         End of over 49  (4 runs)
         Hugging Muffins     272/9
         (R/R:  5.55)
         Rick Adams           9.0-0-62-3
         Franklin Jacob        0(1b)
         Matt Whitehorn        8(9b 1X4)

49.1  Winch to Whitehorn, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Varun Rustagi  
49.2  Winch to Whitehorn, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
49.3  Winch to Whitehorn, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
49.4  Winch to Whitehorn, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
49.5  Winch to Whitehorn, three runs, Excellent running 3 more
49.6  Winch to Jacob, wide, Thats going down the leg side, a wide no doubt

Lack of communicatin between Jacob and Whitehorn leads to yet another wicket for , Quack Quack!

         Franklin Jacob         0 (3b)
         run out (K Khan)

A chaotic few overs at the death saw the Hugging Muffins bowled out for 276 having faced their full quota.

         Franklin Jacob         0 (3b)
         run out (K Khan)


         End of innings (50.0 overs)
         Hugging Muffins     276/10 (RR:  5.52)
         Kai Winch             9.0-0-46-1
         Matt Whitehorn       11(14b 1X4)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Akshay Agarwal      c. K Khan      b. McKenzie     47    48    4    1   97.9%
Santhosh SKR                       b. Shylock      37    33    1    4  112.1%
Shiv Chanderpaul                   b. Shylock       0     1    0    0    0.0%
Sabit Alam                         b. Adams         5    15    0    0   33.3%
Saroj Padhy         c. K Khan      b. Winch        79    83    4    2   95.2%
Samarth Saxena                     b. Adams        35    58    2    1   60.3%
Umar Khan†          lbw            b. Shylock      28    33    1    1   84.8%
Lameck Onyango      c. Steel       b. Adams         9    11    1    0   81.8%
Abhas Gupta*        lbw            b. McKenzie      3     4    0    0   75.0%
Matt Whitehorn      not out                        11    14    1    0   78.6%
Franklin Jacob      run out (K Khan)                0     3    0    0    0.0%

Total:  276/10      Overs:  50.0          Run Rate:  5.52      Extras:  22

                                     -X-


NINE DRAGONS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Kai Winch             9.0      0      46      1      5.11     1      2
Ern Shylock          10.0      0      37      3      3.70     1      2
Rick Adams            9.0      0      62      3      6.89     1      1
Svenke Ulberg        10.0      0      68      0      6.80     0      2
Alexander McKenzie   10.0      0      35      2      3.50     0      0
Khurram Khan          2.0      0      19      0      9.50     0      3

EXTRAS           Wides: 3      No Balls: 10     Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 4


Total: 276/10         Overs: 50.0         Run Rate: 5.52      Extras: 22

                                     -X-


Hugging Muffins Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A Agarwal     S SKR        þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                  56 (57)
A Agarwal     Chand'paul                                              0 (1)
A Agarwal     S Alam       þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             30 (33)
A Agarwal     S Padhy      þþþþþþþ                                   17 (14)
S Saxena      S Padhy      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ          75 (105)
U Khan        S Padhy      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ             68 (57)
L Onyango     S Padhy      þþþ                                        7 (8)
L Onyango     A Gupta      þþþþ                                      10 (8)
L Onyango     Whitehorn    þþþ                                        9 (10)
F Jacob       Whitehorn    þ                                          4 (7)


     Fall of Wickets    56/1      56/2      86/3      103/4     178/5
                        246/6     253/7     263/8     272/9     276/10


Total:  276/10      Overs:  50.0         Run Rate:  5.52     Extras:  22

                                     -X-

Nine Dragons need 277 to win off 50 overs.


NINE DRAGONS innings

0.1  Whitehorn to Steel, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
0.2  Whitehorn to Steel, three runs, Excellent running 3 more
0.3  Whitehorn to Agger, FOUR, Brillian cover drive by Nick Agger
0.4  Whitehorn to Agger, no run, Left alone by Nick Agger
0.5  Whitehorn to Agger, OUT, Lack of communicatin between Agger and Steel leads to yet another wicket for

         Nick Agger             4 (3b 1X4)
         run out (Jacob)

0.6  Whitehorn to K Khan, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down

         End of over 1  (9 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS          9/1
         (R/R:  9.00   R/R Req:  5.47)
         Matt Whitehorn       1.0-0-9-0
         Khurram Khan          0(1b)
         BlitzBerg Steel       5(2b)

The Dragons lost one in the first over of their chase. There was a terrible mix-up between BlitzBerg Steel and Nick Agger.

2.1  Jacob to Steel, one run, That was a very risky single.
2.2  Jacob to K Khan, one run, That is very well run by BlitzBerg Steel   
2.3  Jacob to Steel, no run, Left alone by BlitzBerg Steel
2.4  Jacob to Steel, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
2.5  Jacob to Steel, one run, That was a very risky single.
2.6  Jacob to K Khan, no run, Khurram Khan missed that one by a mile

         End of over 3  (3 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS         19/1
         (R/R:  6.33   R/R Req:  5.49)
         Franklin Jacob       1.0-0-3-0
         Khurram Khan          6(7b 1X4)
         BlitzBerg Steel       9(8b) 

3.1  Onyango to Steel, three runs, Excellent running 3 more
3.2  Onyango to K Khan, legbye, A lot of movement being extracted by Onyango      
3.3  Onyango to Steel, one run, Great cooperation between BlitzBerg Steel and Khurram Khan      
3.4  Onyango to K Khan, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
3.5  Onyango to K Khan, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
3.6  Onyango to K Khan, no run, Defensively played by Khurram Khan

         End of over 4  (5 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS         24/1
         (R/R:  6.00   R/R Req:  5.50)
         Lameck Onyango       2.0-0-11-0
         Khurram Khan          6(11b 1X4)
         BlitzBerg Steel      13(10b) 

4.1  Jacob to Steel, no run, Left alone by BlitzBerg Steel
4.2  Jacob to Steel, legbye, Defensively played by BlitzBerg Steel
4.3  Jacob to K Khan, one run, That is very well run by BlitzBerg Steel   
4.4  Jacob to Steel, one run, The misfield by Chand'paul allows yet another run
4.5  Jacob to K Khan, no run, Khurram Khan missed that one by a mile
4.6  Jacob to K Khan, one run, One more to the total

         End of over 5  (4 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS         28/1
         (R/R:  5.60   R/R Req:  5.53)
         Franklin Jacob       2.0-0-6-0
         BlitzBerg Steel      14(13b)
         Khurram Khan          8(14b 1X4) 

5.1  Onyango to K Khan, one run, One more to the total
5.2  Onyango to Steel, one run, One more to the total
5.3  Onyango to K Khan, one run, The misfield by Chand'paul allows yet another run
5.4  Onyango to Steel, one run, Great cooperation between BlitzBerg Steel and Khurram Khan      
5.5  Onyango to K Khan, one run, Great cooperation between Khurram Khan and BlitzBerg Steel   
5.6  Onyango to Steel, one run, That is very well run by Khurram Khan      

         End of over 6  (6 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS         34/1
         (R/R:  5.67   R/R Req:  5.52)
         Lameck Onyango       3.0-0-17-0
         Khurram Khan         11(17b 1X4)
         BlitzBerg Steel      17(16b) 

6.1  Gupta to Steel, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
6.2  Gupta to Steel, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
6.3  Gupta to Steel, no run, Defensively played by BlitzBerg Steel
6.4  Gupta to Steel, no run, BlitzBerg Steel was completely deceived
6.5  Gupta to Steel, no run, Left alone by BlitzBerg Steel
6.6  Gupta to Steel, no ball, one run, That is very well run by Khurram Khan      
6.6  Gupta to Steel, one run, That is very well run by Khurram Khan      

         End of over 7  (2 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS         36/1
         (R/R:  5.14   R/R Req:  5.60)
         Abhas Gupta          1.0-0-2-0
         Khurram Khan         11(17b 1X4)
         BlitzBerg Steel      18(22b) 

7.1  Whitehorn to Steel, one run, One more to the total
7.2  Whitehorn to K Khan, no run, Left alone by Khurram Khan
7.3  Whitehorn to K Khan, no run, Khurram Khan missed that one by a mile
7.4  Whitehorn to K Khan, no run, Defensively played by Khurram Khan
7.5  Whitehorn to K Khan, no run, Khurram Khan missed that one by a mile
7.6  Whitehorn to K Khan, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman

         End of over 8  (1 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS         37/1
         (R/R:  4.63   R/R Req:  5.71)
         Matt Whitehorn       2.0-0-10-0
         Khurram Khan         11(22b 1X4)
         BlitzBerg Steel      19(23b)

8.1  Gupta to Steel, no run, Defensively played by BlitzBerg Steel
8.2  Gupta to Steel, OUT, Thats plumb in front of the wicket

         BlitzBerg Steel        19 (25b)
         lbw            b. Gupta

8.3  Gupta to Misba'-Haq, one run, That was a very risky single.
8.4  Gupta to K Khan, two runs, Great running between the wickets 2 more
8.5  Gupta to K Khan, two runs, Great running between the wickets 2 more
8.6  Gupta to K Khan, no ball, one run, One more to the total
8.6  Gupta to K Khan, one run, One more to the total

         End of over 9  (7 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS         44/2
         (R/R:  4.89   R/R Req:  5.68)
         Abhas Gupta          2.0-0-9-1
         Misbah-ul-Haq         1(1b)
         Khurram Khan         16(25b 1X4) 

9.1  Alam to K Khan, no run, Khurram Khan missed that one by a mile
9.2  Alam to K Khan, one run, That was a very risky single.
9.3  Alam to Misba'-Haq, OUT, That didnt look so convincing but the umpire has no doubt, out LBW

         Misbah-ul-Haq          1 (2b)
         lbw            b. Alam

9.4  Alam to Rustagi, one run, That is very well run by Khurram Khan      
9.5  Alam to K Khan, one run, One more to the total
9.6  Alam to Rustagi, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman

         End of over 10  (3 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS         47/3
         (R/R:  4.70   R/R Req:  5.75)
         Sabit Alam           1.0-0-3-1
         Varun Rustagi         1(2b)
         Khurram Khan         18(28b 1X4

Two quick wickets followed. They were 47/3 at the end of the powerplay.

10.1  Whitehorn to K Khan, one run, The misfield by Onyango allows yet another run
10.2  Whitehorn to Rustagi, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Whitehorn    
10.3  Whitehorn to Rustagi, FOUR, Varun Rustagi is one of the best batsmen in the world
10.4  Whitehorn to Rustagi, FOUR, Brillian cover drive by Varun Rustagi
10.5  Whitehorn to Rustagi, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Umar Khan         
10.6  Whitehorn to Rustagi, one run, That is very well run by Khurram Khan      

         End of over 11  (10 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS         57/3
         (R/R:  5.18   R/R Req:  5.64)
         Matt Whitehorn       3.0-0-20-0
         Khurram Khan         19(29b 1X4)
         Varun Rustagi        10(7b 2X4) 

11.1  Jacob to Rustagi, SIX, ???!!! Its coming towards the commentary box Im leaving!!!
11.2  Jacob to Rustagi, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
11.3  Jacob to Rustagi, one run, The misfield by Alam allows yet another run
11.4  Jacob to K Khan, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Jacob        
11.5  Jacob to K Khan, no run, Khurram Khan missed that one by a mile
11.6  Jacob to K Khan, one run, That was a very risky single.

         End of over 12  (8 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS         65/3
         (R/R:  5.42   R/R Req:  5.58)
         Franklin Jacob       3.0-0-14-0
         Varun Rustagi        17(10b 2X4 1X6)
         Khurram Khan         20(32b 1X4) 

12.1  Gupta to K Khan, one run, One more to the total
12.2  Gupta to Rustagi, three runs, Excellent running 3 more
12.3  Gupta to K Khan, legbye, Left alone by Khurram Khan
12.4  Gupta to Rustagi, no run, Defensively played by Varun Rustagi
12.5  Gupta to Rustagi, SIX, ???!!! Its coming towards the commentary box Im leaving!!!
12.6  Gupta to Rustagi, two runs,

         End of over 13  (13 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS         78/3
         (R/R:  6.00   R/R Req:  5.38)
         Abhas Gupta          3.0-0-21-1
         Varun Rustagi        28(14b 2X4 2X6)
         Khurram Khan         21(34b 1X4) 

13.1  Jacob to K Khan, one run, Great cooperation between Khurram Khan and Varun Rustagi     
13.2  Jacob to Rustagi, no run, Left alone by Varun Rustagi
13.3  Jacob to Rustagi, one run, That is very well run by Khurram Khan      
13.4  Jacob to K Khan, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Jacob        
13.5  Jacob to K Khan, one run, One more to the total
13.6  Jacob to Rustagi, no run, Left alone by Varun Rustagi

         End of over 14  (3 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS         81/3
         (R/R:  5.79   R/R Req:  5.44)
         Franklin Jacob       4.0-0-17-0
         Varun Rustagi        29(17b 2X4 2X6)
         Khurram Khan         23(37b 1X4)

Varun Rustagi started off with a bang.

14.1  Gupta to K Khan, no run, Khurram Khan missed that one by a mile
14.2  Gupta to K Khan, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
14.3  Gupta to K Khan, one run, Great cooperation between Khurram Khan and Varun Rustagi     
14.4  Gupta to Rustagi, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
14.5  Gupta to Rustagi, no run, Varun Rustagi was completely deceived
14.6  Gupta to Rustagi, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Gupta        

         End of over 15  (1 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS         82/3
         (R/R:  5.47   R/R Req:  5.57)
         Abhas Gupta          4.0-0-22-1
         Varun Rustagi        29(20b 2X4 2X6)
         Khurram Khan         24(40b 1X4) 

15.1  Whitehorn to K Khan, no run, Khurram Khan missed that one by a mile
15.2  Whitehorn to K Khan, one run, That was a very risky single.
15.3  Whitehorn to Rustagi, SIX, ???!!! Its coming towards the commentary box Im leaving!!!
15.4  Whitehorn to Rustagi, no run, Left alone by Varun Rustagi
15.5  Whitehorn to Rustagi, no run, Left alone by Varun Rustagi
15.6  Whitehorn to Rustagi, one run, That is very well run by Khurram Khan      

         End of over 16  (8 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS         90/3
         (R/R:  5.63   R/R Req:  5.50)
         Matt Whitehorn       4.0-0-28-0
         Khurram Khan         25(42b 1X4)
         Varun Rustagi        36(24b 2X4 3X6) 

16.1  Gupta to Rustagi, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
16.2  Gupta to Rustagi, one run, The misfield by Whitehorn allows yet another run
16.3  Gupta to K Khan, one run, That was a very risky single.
16.4  Gupta to Rustagi, no run, Defensively played by Varun Rustagi
16.5  Gupta to Rustagi, no run, Left alone by Varun Rustagi
16.6  Gupta to Rustagi, no run, Left alone by Varun Rustagi

         End of over 17  (4 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS         94/3
         (R/R:  5.53   R/R Req:  5.55)
         Abhas Gupta          5.0-0-26-1
         Varun Rustagi        39(29b 2X4 3X6)
         Khurram Khan         26(43b 1X4) 

17.1  Onyango to K Khan, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
17.2  Onyango to K Khan, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
17.3  Onyango to K Khan, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
17.4  Onyango to K Khan, wide, Lameck Onyango bowling a very wayward one
17.4  Onyango to K Khan, one run, One more to the total
17.5  Onyango to Rustagi, one run, One more to the total
17.6  Onyango to K Khan, one run, Great cooperation between Khurram Khan and Varun Rustagi     

         End of over 18  (4 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS         98/3
         (R/R:  5.44   R/R Req:  5.59)
         Lameck Onyango       4.0-0-21-0
         Varun Rustagi        40(30b 2X4 3X6)
         Khurram Khan         28(49b 1X4) 

18.1  Gupta to K Khan, one run, That is very well run by Varun Rustagi     
18.2  Gupta to Rustagi, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Gupta        
18.3  Gupta to Rustagi, one run, One more to the total
18.4  Gupta to K Khan, no run, Left alone by Khurram Khan
18.5  Gupta to K Khan, one run, That is very well run by Varun Rustagi     
18.6  Gupta to Rustagi, one run, That is very well run by Khurram Khan      

         End of over 19  (4 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        102/3
         (R/R:  5.37   R/R Req:  5.65)
         Abhas Gupta          6.0-0-30-1
         Khurram Khan         30(52b 1X4)
         Varun Rustagi        42(33b 2X4 3X6) 

19.1  Alam to Rustagi, no run, Varun Rustagi was completely deceived
19.2  Alam to Rustagi, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
19.3  Alam to Rustagi, no run, Left alone by Varun Rustagi
19.4  Alam to Rustagi, FOUR, Sabit Alam cant belive it
19.5  Alam to Rustagi, FOUR, Who needs Bradman when weve got Varun Rustagi
      Thats another fifty for Varun Rustagi     
19.6  Alam to Rustagi, no run, Sabit Alam is getting the ball to turn ferociously

         End of over 20  (8 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        110/3
         (R/R:  5.50   R/R Req:  5.57)
         Sabit Alam           2.0-0-11-1
         Varun Rustagi        50(39b 4X4 3X6)
         Khurram Khan         30(52b 1X4)

His fifty came off just 38 deliveries.

20.1  Onyango to K Khan, no run, Left alone by Khurram Khan
20.2  Onyango to K Khan, one run, Great cooperation between Khurram Khan and Varun Rustagi     
20.3  Onyango to Rustagi, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
20.4  Onyango to Rustagi, one run, One more to the total
20.5  Onyango to K Khan, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
20.6  Onyango to K Khan, FOUR, Khurram Khan is one of the best batsmen in the world

         End of over 21  (6 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        116/3
         (R/R:  5.52   R/R Req:  5.55)
         Lameck Onyango       5.0-0-27-0
         Khurram Khan         35(56b 2X4)
         Varun Rustagi        51(41b 4X4 3X6) 

21.1  Jacob to Rustagi, no run, Left alone by Varun Rustagi
21.2  Jacob to Rustagi, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
21.3  Jacob to Rustagi, FOUR, Brillian cover drive by Varun Rustagi
21.4  Jacob to Rustagi, FOUR, Varun Rustagi is one of the best batsmen in the world
21.5  Jacob to Rustagi, one run, That is very well run by Khurram Khan      
21.6  Jacob to K Khan, no run, Khurram Khan missed that one by a mile

         End of over 22  (9 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        125/3
         (R/R:  5.68   R/R Req:  5.43)
         Franklin Jacob       5.0-0-26-0
         Khurram Khan         35(57b 2X4)
         Varun Rustagi        60(46b 6X4 3X6) 

22.1  Onyango to Rustagi, no run, Varun Rustagi was completely deceived
22.2  Onyango to Rustagi, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
22.3  Onyango to Rustagi, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Umar Khan         
22.4  Onyango to Rustagi, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
22.5  Onyango to Rustagi, one run, The misfield by Gupta allows yet another run
22.6  Onyango to K Khan, one run, One more to the total

         End of over 23  (4 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        129/3
         (R/R:  5.61   R/R Req:  5.48)
         Lameck Onyango       6.0-0-31-0
         Varun Rustagi        63(51b 6X4 3X6)
         Khurram Khan         36(58b 2X4) 

23.1  Alam to K Khan, legbye, Left alone by Khurram Khan
23.2  Alam to Rustagi, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
23.3  Alam to Rustagi, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
23.4  Alam to Rustagi, no run, Varun Rustagi missed that one by a mile
23.5  Alam to Rustagi, legbye, Varun Rustagi was completely deceived
23.6  Alam to K Khan, no run, Defensively played by Khurram Khan

         End of over 24  (2 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        131/3
         (R/R:  5.46   R/R Req:  5.62)
         Sabit Alam           3.0-0-11-1
         Khurram Khan         36(60b 2X4)
         Varun Rustagi        63(55b 6X4 3X6) 

24.1  Onyango to Rustagi, no run, Varun Rustagi missed that one by a mile
24.2  Onyango to Rustagi, two runs,
24.3  Onyango to Rustagi, no run, Left alone by Varun Rustagi
24.4  Onyango to Rustagi, one run, One more to the total
24.5  Onyango to K Khan, no run, Khurram Khan missed that one by a mile
24.6  Onyango to K Khan, three runs, Excellent running 3 more

         End of over 25  (6 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        137/3
         (R/R:  5.48   R/R Req:  5.60)
         Lameck Onyango       7.0-0-37-0
         Varun Rustagi        66(59b 6X4 3X6)
         Khurram Khan         39(62b 2X4)

25.1  Gupta to K Khan, FOUR, Abhas Gupta cant belive it
25.2  Gupta to K Khan, one run, The misfield by Gupta allows yet another run
25.3  Gupta to Rustagi, FOUR, Brillian cover drive by Varun Rustagi
25.4  Gupta to Rustagi, no run, Varun Rustagi missed that one by a mile
25.5  Gupta to Rustagi, no run, Varun Rustagi was completely deceived
25.6  Gupta to Rustagi, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem

         End of over 26  (11 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        148/3
         (R/R:  5.69   R/R Req:  5.38)
         Abhas Gupta          7.0-0-41-1
         Varun Rustagi        72(63b 7X4 3X6)
         Khurram Khan         44(64b 3X4) 

26.1  Alam to K Khan, one run, Great cooperation between Khurram Khan and Varun Rustagi     
26.2  Alam to Rustagi, no run, Defensively played by Varun Rustagi
26.3  Alam to Rustagi, no ball, one run, One more to the total
26.3  Alam to Rustagi, one run, One more to the total
26.4  Alam to K Khan, two runs, Great running between the wickets 2 more
26.5  Alam to K Khan, no run, Sabit Alam is getting the ball to turn ferociously
26.6  Alam to K Khan, no run, Left alone by Khurram Khan

         End of over 27  (5 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        153/3
         (R/R:  5.67   R/R Req:  5.39)
         Sabit Alam           4.0-0-16-1
         Khurram Khan         47(68b 3X4)
         Varun Rustagi        73(65b 7X4 3X6) 

27.1  Jacob to Rustagi, one run, That was a very risky single.
27.2  Jacob to K Khan, one run, Great cooperation between Khurram Khan and Varun Rustagi     
27.3  Jacob to Rustagi, no ball, one run, That is very well run by Khurram Khan      
27.3  Jacob to Rustagi, one run, That is very well run by Khurram Khan      
27.4  Jacob to K Khan, no run, Khurram Khan missed that one by a mile
27.5  Jacob to K Khan, no run, Defensively played by Khurram Khan
27.6  Jacob to K Khan, one run, Great cooperation between Khurram Khan and Varun Rustagi     

         End of over 28  (5 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        158/3
         (R/R:  5.64   R/R Req:  5.41)
         Franklin Jacob       6.0-0-31-0
         Varun Rustagi        75(67b 7X4 3X6)
         Khurram Khan         49(72b 3X4) 

28.1  Alam to K Khan, no run, Khurram Khan was completely deceived
28.2  Alam to K Khan, no run, Left alone by Khurram Khan
28.3  Alam to K Khan, no run, Left alone by Khurram Khan
28.4  Alam to K Khan, one run, One more to the total
      The crowd cheers for Khurram Khan's fifty
28.5  Alam to Rustagi, no run, Varun Rustagi was completely deceived
28.6  Alam to Rustagi, one run, Great cooperation between Varun Rustagi and Khurram Khan      

         End of over 29  (2 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        160/3
         (R/R:  5.52   R/R Req:  5.57)
         Sabit Alam           5.0-0-18-1
         Khurram Khan         50(76b 3X4)
         Varun Rustagi        76(69b 7X4 3X6)

Khurram Khan, the former UAE mainstay held steady at the other end with a much more sedate half-century. The pair had brought the Dragons back in the game with a 100-run partnership.

29.1  Gupta to Rustagi, one run, That was a very risky single.
29.2  Gupta to K Khan, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Umar Khan         
29.3  Gupta to K Khan, two runs, Great running between the wickets 2 more
29.4  Gupta to K Khan, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Umar Khan         
29.5  Gupta to K Khan, one run, One more to the total
29.6  Gupta to Rustagi, one run, That was a very risky single.

         End of over 30  (5 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        165/3
         (R/R:  5.50   R/R Req:  5.60)
         Abhas Gupta          8.0-0-46-1
         Khurram Khan         53(80b 3X4)
         Varun Rustagi        78(71b 7X4 3X6) 

30.1  Jacob to Rustagi, one run, One more to the total
30.2  Jacob to K Khan, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
30.3  Jacob to K Khan, one run, That was a very risky single.
30.4  Jacob to Rustagi, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Umar Khan         
30.5  Jacob to Rustagi, two runs, Great running between the wickets 2 more
30.6  Jacob to Rustagi, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Umar Khan         

         End of over 31  (4 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        169/3
         (R/R:  5.45   R/R Req:  5.68)
         Franklin Jacob       7.0-0-35-0
         Varun Rustagi        81(75b 7X4 3X6)
         Khurram Khan         54(82b 3X4) 

31.1  Alam to K Khan, one run, The misfield by Alam allows yet another run
31.2  Alam to Rustagi, no run, Varun Rustagi missed that one by a mile
31.3  Alam to Rustagi, no run, Varun Rustagi missed that one by a mile
31.4  Alam to Rustagi, one run, The misfield by Gupta allows yet another run
31.5  Alam to K Khan, no run, Sabit Alam is getting the ball to turn ferociously
31.6  Alam to K Khan, one run, The misfield by Whitehorn allows yet another run

         End of over 32  (3 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        172/3
         (R/R:  5.38   R/R Req:  5.83)
         Sabit Alam           6.0-0-21-1
         Varun Rustagi        82(78b 7X4 3X6)
         Khurram Khan         56(85b 3X4) 

32.1  Gupta to K Khan, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
32.2  Gupta to K Khan, no run, Khurram Khan was completely deceived
32.3  Gupta to K Khan, FOUR, Abhas Gupta cant belive it
32.4  Gupta to K Khan, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Umar Khan         
32.5  Gupta to K Khan, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
32.6  Gupta to K Khan, one run, That was a very risky single.

         End of over 33  (5 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        177/3
         (R/R:  5.36   R/R Req:  5.88)
         Abhas Gupta          9.0-0-51-1
         Varun Rustagi        82(78b 7X4 3X6)
         Khurram Khan         61(91b 4X4) 

33.1  Jacob to K Khan, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Jacob        
33.2  Jacob to K Khan, one run, One more to the total
33.3  Jacob to Rustagi, one run, That was a very risky single.
33.4  Jacob to K Khan, one run, That is very well run by Varun Rustagi     
33.5  Jacob to Rustagi, one run, That is very well run by Khurram Khan      
33.6  Jacob to K Khan, one run, That is very well run by Varun Rustagi     

         End of over 34  (5 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        182/3
         (R/R:  5.35   R/R Req:  5.94)
         Franklin Jacob       8.0-0-40-0
         Varun Rustagi        84(80b 7X4 3X6)
         Khurram Khan         64(95b 4X4)

The deficit went below 100. The Hugging Muffins' bowlers will need to conjure something special to win it from here.

34.1  Alam to K Khan, no run, Left alone by Khurram Khan
34.2  Alam to K Khan, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Umar Khan         
34.3  Alam to K Khan, no run, Defensively played by Khurram Khan
34.4  Alam to K Khan, no run, Defensively played by Khurram Khan
34.5  Alam to K Khan, one run, Great cooperation between Khurram Khan and Varun Rustagi     
34.6  Alam to Rustagi, no run, Varun Rustagi missed that one by a mile

         End of over 35  (1 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        183/3
         (R/R:  5.23   R/R Req:  6.27)
         Sabit Alam           7.0-0-22-1
         Varun Rustagi        84(81b 7X4 3X6)
         Khurram Khan         65(100b 4X4) 

35.1  Onyango to K Khan, no run, Left alone by Khurram Khan
35.2  Onyango to K Khan, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Onyango      
35.3  Onyango to K Khan, one run, One more to the total
35.4  Onyango to Rustagi, one run, One more to the total
35.5  Onyango to K Khan, FOUR, Khurram Khan is one of the best batsmen in the world
35.6  Onyango to K Khan, no run, Defensively played by Khurram Khan

         End of over 36  (6 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        189/3
         (R/R:  5.25   R/R Req:  6.29)
         Lameck Onyango       8.0-0-43-0
         Khurram Khan         70(105b 5X4)
         Varun Rustagi        85(82b 7X4 3X6) 

36.1  Gupta to Rustagi, no run, Varun Rustagi was completely deceived
36.2  Gupta to Rustagi, FOUR, Abhas Gupta cant belive it
36.3  Gupta to Rustagi, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Umar Khan         
36.4  Gupta to Rustagi, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
36.5  Gupta to Rustagi, one run, That was a very risky single.
36.6  Gupta to K Khan, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
      Abhas Guptaends an uneconomical spell


         End of over 37  (7 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        196/3
         (R/R:  5.30   R/R Req:  6.23)
         Abhas Gupta          10.0-0-58-1
         Khurram Khan         72(106b 5X4)
         Varun Rustagi        90(87b 8X4 3X6)

37.1  Jacob to Rustagi, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
37.2  Jacob to Rustagi, OUT, Bowled him! Great delivery by Jacob. Rustagi didnt have a clue

         Varun Rustagi          90 (89b 8X4 3X6)
         b. Jacob

Franklin Jacob did just that with an excellent yorker to dismiss the in-form Rustagi for 90.

38.1  Whitehorn to Jha, one run, Great cooperation between Aditya Jha and Khurram Khan      
38.2  Whitehorn to K Khan, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
38.3  Whitehorn to K Khan, one run, That is very well run by Aditya Jha        
38.4  Whitehorn to Jha, FOUR, Brillian cover drive by Aditya Jha
38.5  Whitehorn to Jha, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
38.6  Whitehorn to Jha, FOUR, Matt Whitehorn cant belive it

         End of over 39  (10 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        207/4
         (R/R:  5.31   R/R Req:  6.36)
         Matt Whitehorn       5.0-0-38-0
         Aditya Jha           10(6b 2X4)
         Khurram Khan         73(110b 5X4) 

39.1  Alam to K Khan, FOUR, Sabit Alam cant belive it
39.2  Alam to K Khan, one run, Great cooperation between Khurram Khan and Aditya Jha        
39.3  Alam to Jha, legbye, Left alone by Aditya Jha
39.4  Alam to K Khan, two runs, Great running between the wickets 2 more
39.5  Alam to K Khan, one run, That was a very risky single.
39.6  Alam to Jha, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman

         End of over 40  (9 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        216/4
         (R/R:  5.40   R/R Req:  6.10)
         Sabit Alam           8.0-0-30-1
         Aditya Jha           10(8b 2X4)
         Khurram Khan         81(114b 6X4) 

40.1  Jacob to K Khan, FOUR, Franklin Jacob cant belive it
40.2  Jacob to K Khan, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Umar Khan         
40.3  Jacob to K Khan, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
40.4  Jacob to K Khan, one run, That was a very risky single.
40.5  Jacob to Jha, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
40.6  Jacob to Jha, no run, Aditya Jha missed that one by a mile
      The end to a good spell from Franklin Jacob

         End of over 41  (7 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        223/4
         (R/R:  5.44   R/R Req:  6.00)
         Franklin Jacob       10.0-0-48-1
         Aditya Jha           12(10b 2X4)
         Khurram Khan         86(118b 7X4) 

41.1  Alam to K Khan, one run, That was a very risky single.
41.2  Alam to Jha, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
41.3  Alam to Jha, FOUR, Sabit Alam cant belive it
41.4  Alam to Jha, one run, That is very well run by Khurram Khan      
41.5  Alam to K Khan, no run, Khurram Khan was completely deceived
41.6  Alam to K Khan, one run, Great cooperation between Khurram Khan and Aditya Jha        

         End of over 42  (7 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        230/4
         (R/R:  5.48   R/R Req:  5.88)
         Sabit Alam           9.0-0-37-1
         Aditya Jha           17(13b 3X4)
         Khurram Khan         88(121b 7X4)

Aditya Jha calmed the nerves with three quick boundaries. Khurram at the other end was nearing his century.

42.1  Onyango to K Khan, one run, Great cooperation between Khurram Khan and Aditya Jha        
42.2  Onyango to Jha, no run, Left alone by Aditya Jha
42.3  Onyango to Jha, legbye, Aditya Jha was completely deceived
42.4  Onyango to K Khan, one run, One more to the total
42.5  Onyango to Jha, no run, Aditya Jha was completely deceived
42.6  Onyango to Jha, no run, Defensively played by Aditya Jha

         End of over 43  (3 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        233/4
         (R/R:  5.42   R/R Req:  6.29)
         Lameck Onyango       9.0-0-45-0
         Aditya Jha           17(17b 3X4)
         Khurram Khan         90(123b 7X4) 

43.1  Alam to K Khan, no run, Defensively played by Khurram Khan
43.2  Alam to K Khan, no run, Left alone by Khurram Khan
43.3  Alam to K Khan, two runs, Great running between the wickets 2 more
43.4  Alam to K Khan, one run, That was a very risky single.
43.5  Alam to Jha, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
43.6  Alam to Jha, SIX, Display of Raw power and brutality by Aditya Jha
      The end to a good spell from Sabit Alam

         End of over 44  (9 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        242/4
         (R/R:  5.50   R/R Req:  5.83)
         Sabit Alam           10.0-0-46-1
         Aditya Jha           23(19b 3X4 1X6)
         Khurram Khan         93(127b 7X4) 

44.1  Onyango to K Khan, OUT, That ball caught the edge and struck the stumps. K Khan cant belive it

         Khurram Khan           93 (128b 7X4)
         b. Onyango

44.2  Onyango to Ulberg, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
44.3  Onyango to Ulberg, no run, Defensively played by Svenke Ulberg
44.4  Onyango to Ulberg, one run, Great cooperation between Svenke Ulberg and Aditya Jha        
44.5  Onyango to Jha, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
44.6  Onyango to Jha, one run, That is very well run by Svenke Ulberg     
      The end to a good spell from Lameck Onyango

         End of over 45  (2 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        244/5
         (R/R:  5.42   R/R Req:  6.60)
         Lameck Onyango       10.0-0-47-1
         Svenke Ulberg         1(3b)
         Aditya Jha           24(21b 3X4 1X6)

Lameck Onyango got his team the wicket they needed by dismissing Khurram just seven short of a century. 33 needed off 30..

45.1  Whitehorn to Jha, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
45.2  Whitehorn to Jha, one run, One more to the total
45.3  Whitehorn to Ulberg, one run, One more to the total
45.4  Whitehorn to Jha, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
45.5  Whitehorn to Jha, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Whitehorn    
45.6  Whitehorn to Jha, no run, Aditya Jha missed that one by a mile

         End of over 46  (4 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        248/5
         (R/R:  5.39   R/R Req:  7.25)
         Matt Whitehorn       6.0-0-42-0
         Aditya Jha           27(26b 3X4 1X6)
         Svenke Ulberg         2(4b)

The required rate went over 7 per over as a result of a tight over bowled by Matt Whitehorn in the 46th.

46.1  Chand'paul to Ulberg, no ball, one run, That is very well run by Aditya Jha        
46.1  Chand'paul to Ulberg, one run, That is very well run by Aditya Jha        
46.2  Chand'paul to Jha, no run, Aditya Jha missed that one by a mile
46.3  Chand'paul to Jha, three runs, Excellent running 3 more
46.4  Chand'paul to Ulberg, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
46.5  Chand'paul to Ulberg, no run, Shiv Chanderpaul is getting the ball to turn ferociously
46.6  Chand'paul to Ulberg, FOUR, Brillian cover drive by Svenke Ulberg

         End of over 47  (9 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        257/5
         (R/R:  5.47   R/R Req:  6.67)
         Shiv Chanderpaul     1.0-0-9-0
         Svenke Ulberg         7(8b 1X4)
         Aditya Jha           30(28b 3X4 1X6)

The lack of a proper 6th bowler in the Monkeys' lineup saw Shivnarine Chanderpaul tasked with bowling the 47th. As expected, he leaked 9 runs to ease the pressure on the Dragons.

20 needed off 18 balls..

47.1  Whitehorn to Jha, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
47.2  Whitehorn to Jha, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Whitehorn    
47.3  Whitehorn to Jha, one run, That is very well run by Svenke Ulberg     
47.4  Whitehorn to Ulberg, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
47.5  Whitehorn to Ulberg, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Umar Khan         
47.6  Whitehorn to Ulberg, one run, Great cooperation between Svenke Ulberg and Aditya Jha        

         End of over 48  (4 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        261/5
         (R/R:  5.44   R/R Req:  8.00)
         Matt Whitehorn       7.0-0-46-0
         Aditya Jha           33(31b 3X4 1X6)
         Svenke Ulberg         8(11b 1X4)

And it was right up again with Whitehorn bowling another superbly tight over. 16 needed off 12..

With all their bowlers save Whitehorn having completed their quotas, the Monkeys had no choice but to persist with Chanderpaul. This could be it..

Spoiler: Overs 48-50

Spoiler: 48.1

48.1  Chand'paul to Ulberg, one run, That is very well run by Aditya Jha

So Chanderpaul reluctantly began his second over. He didn't start off too badly, conceding a single off the first ball.

Spoiler: 48.2

48.2  Chand'paul to Jha, one run, The misfield by SKR allows yet another run

If not for a misfield by Santhosh SKR, this might have been a dot.

Spoiler: 48.3

48.3  Chand'paul to Ulberg, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down

He nearly had Ulberg trapped with a pretty good legbreak for a part-timer!

Spoiler: 48.4

48.4  Chand'paul to Ulberg, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman

Another gem from the part-timer. There is more to this leggie than meets the eye.

Spoiler: 48.5

48.5  Chand'paul to Ulberg, FOUR, Who needs Bradman when weve got Svenke Ulberg

Inevitably, he had to give away a pie at some point and Svenke Ulberg managed to cash in. That takes it to 10 off 7..

Spoiler: 48.6

48.6  Chand'paul to Ulberg, no run, Svenke Ulberg missed that one by a mile

Chanderpaul had one last trick up his sleeve as his last delivery completely outfoxed the Norwegian biffer. He was rightly given a pat on his back for a spectacular bowling effort, conceding just 6 runs off the 49th over to bring it down to 10 off the last.

Much to the relief of the home crowd, the specialist bowler Whitehorn was brought back for the final over instead of a non-bowler.

Spoiler: 49.1

49.1  Whitehorn to Jha, no run, Aditya Jha missed that one by a mile

Aditya Jha swung wildly at the first one and missed it completely. 10 off 5..

Spoiler: 49.2

49.2  Whitehorn to Jha, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down

Whitehorn struck him on the pads, but failed to convince the umpire despite a very loud appeal. 10 off 4..

Spoiler: 49.3

49.3  Whitehorn to Jha, no run, Aditya Jha missed that one by a mile

This one nearly clipped the top of off. It's an even more improbable 10 off 3 now..

Spoiler: 49.4

49.4  Whitehorn to Jha, one run, That is very well run by Svenke Ulberg

Jha finally managed a single to get Ulberg on strike. With 9 off 2 needed, every ball from here on must go to or over the fence in order for the Dragons to win.

Spoiler: 49.5

49.5  Whitehorn to Ulberg, OUT, Santhosh SKR takes an easy catch to dismiss Svenke Ulberg

         Svenke Ulberg          13 (17b 2X4)
         c. SKR         b. Whitehorn

Ulberg was out! That is undoubtedly the last nail in the coffin for the Nine Dragons. Even a last ball six won't save them from here.

Spoiler: 49.6

49.6  Whitehorn to Adams, no run, Rick Adams missed that one by a mile

Another swing, another miss, and it's over! The Hugging Muffins have won their second match on the trot bowling second.

         End of over 50  (1 runs)
         NINE DRAGONS        268/6
         (R/R:  5.36)
         Matt Whitehorn       8.0-0-47-1
         Rick Adams            0(1b)
         Aditya Jha           35(36b 3X4 1X6) 


         End of innings (50.0 overs)
         NINE DRAGONS        268/6 (RR:  5.36)
         Matt Whitehorn        8.0-0-47-1
         Rick Adams            0(1b)
         Aditya Jha           35(36b 3X4 1X6)

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Thats the end of the match
What a thriller between two evenly balanced teams!
But, in the end Hugging Muffins's bowling led them to victory

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
BlitzBerg Steel*    lbw            b. Gupta        19    25    0    0   76.0%
Nick Agger          run out (Jacob)                 4     3    1    0  133.3%
Khurram Khan                       b. Onyango      93   128    7    0   72.7%
Misbah-ul-Haq       lbw            b. Alam          1     2    0    0   50.0%
Varun Rustagi†                     b. Jacob        90    89    8    3  101.1%
Aditya Jha          not out                        35    36    3    1   97.2%
Svenke Ulberg       c. SKR         b. Whitehorn    13    17    2    0   76.5%
Rick Adams          not out                         0     1    0    0    0.0%
Ern Shylock        
Kai Winch          
Alexander McKenzie 

Total:  268/6       Overs:  50.0          Run Rate:  5.36      Extras:  13  

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Hugging Muffins Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Matt Whitehorn        8.0      0      47      1      5.88     0      0
Lameck Onyango       10.0      0      47      1      4.70     1      0
Franklin Jacob       10.0      0      48      1      4.80     0      1
Abhas Gupta          10.0      0      58      1      5.80     0      2
Sabit Alam           10.0      0      46      1      4.60     0      1
Shiv Chanderpaul      2.0      0      15      0      7.50     0      1

EXTRAS           Wides: 1      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 7      Byes: 0


Total: 268/6          Overs: 50.0         Run Rate: 5.36      Extras: 13

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NINE DRAGONS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
B Steel       N Agger      þþ                                         9 (5)
B Steel       K Khan       þþþþþþ                                    28 (45)
Misba'-Haq    K Khan       þ                                          8 (7)
V Rustagi     K Khan       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      151 (167)
A Jha         K Khan       þþþþþþþþþþ                                46 (41)
A Jha         S Ulberg     þþþþþþ                                    26 (34)
A Jha         R Adams                                                 0 (1)


     Fall of Wickets    9/1       37/2      45/3      196/4     242/5
                        268/6                                           


Total:  268/6       Overs:  50.0         Run Rate:  5.36     Extras:  13 


                                     -X-

Hugging Muffins      276       50.0 overs
NINE DRAGONS         268/6     50.0 overs
 
Hugging Muffins won by 8 runs

Man of the match: Saroj Padhy (Hugging Muffins)

Points

Hugging Muffins - 2
Nine Dragons - 0

 

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