shalin_hitter
Club Cricketer
- Joined
- Jan 24, 2007
- Location
- Mumbai
This should be a close match for us.....Its a must win for us!!!
Round 7: Chennai Champions vs. Beijing Blitzers @ Champions Arena (23/11/09)
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Prithvi
10 years at Planetcricket
Yeah, we should win it for keeping on a winning note. If we lose two three games now, we'll be in troubles.
shantanu_rooney
Chairman of Selectors
What about the pitch, ???
If the pitch isnt selected within the deadline, then BB will go with the same lineup from the last match.
naresh091
International Cricketer
Time for some run feast.Let it be a flat pitch.
Chennai Champions vs. Beijing Blitzers
@Champions Arena
@Champions Arena
0.1 Shantanu_Rooney to Karachi Xpress, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
0.2 Shantanu_Rooney to Karachi Xpress, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
0.3 Shantanu_Rooney to Karachi Xpress, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
0.4 Shantanu_Rooney to Karachi Xpress, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
0.5 Shantanu_Rooney to Karachi Xpress, Ooo, cleaned him up!
Karachi Xpress b Shantanu_Rooney
Runs : 10 Balls : 5 S/R : 200
(0)
0.6 Shantanu_Rooney to Cricketman, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
End of over 1
Chennai Champions 12/1 (RR : 12)
Cricketman 2 (1b)
Chris Bosnich 0 (0b)
Shantanu_Rooney 1-0-12-1
1.1 Surendar to Chris Bosnich, That was a very good delivery. (0)
1.2 Surendar to Chris Bosnich, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
1.3 Surendar to Chris Bosnich, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
1.4 Surendar to Chris Bosnich, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
1.5 Surendar to Chris Bosnich, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
1.6 Surendar to Chris Bosnich, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 2
Chennai Champions 12/1 (RR : 6)
Chris Bosnich 0 (6b)
Cricketman 2 (1b)
Surendar 1-1-0-0
2.1 Shantanu_Rooney to Cricketman, , No Ball. What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
2.1 Shantanu_Rooney to Cricketman, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
2.2 Shantanu_Rooney to Cricketman, It's in the air...the fielder comes under it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! The batsmen come back for a third run laughing while the humiliated fielder tosses the ball back in. (3)
2.3 Shantanu_Rooney to Chris Bosnich, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
2.4 Shantanu_Rooney to Cricketman, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
2.5 Shantanu_Rooney to Chris Bosnich, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
2.6 Shantanu_Rooney to Chris Bosnich, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
End of over 3
Chennai Champions 28/1 (RR : 9.33)
Chris Bosnich 3 (9b)
Cricketman 14 (5b)
Shantanu_Rooney 2-0-28-1
3.1 Surendar to Cricketman, That's a single. (1)
3.2 Surendar to Chris Bosnich, I'd like to thank the lady in Seat 27 Row D for the fabulous cake she's sent us! Triple Chocolate Fudge with Mint, my favourite! Oh, and no run. (0)
3.3 Surendar to Chris Bosnich, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
3.4 Surendar to Chris Bosnich, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
3.5 Surendar to Cricketman, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
3.6 Surendar to Cricketman, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
End of over 4
Chennai Champions 35/1 (RR : 8.75)
Chris Bosnich 4 (12b)
Cricketman 20 (8b)
Surendar 2-1-7-0
4.1 Shantanu_Rooney to Cricketman, Easy single. (1)
4.2 Shantanu_Rooney to Chris Bosnich, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
4.3 Shantanu_Rooney to Chris Bosnich, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
4.4 Shantanu_Rooney to Cricketman, Very well bowled. (0)
4.5 Shantanu_Rooney to Cricketman, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
4.6 Shantanu_Rooney to Chris Bosnich, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 5
Chennai Champions 40/1 (RR : 8)
Chris Bosnich 7 (15b)
Cricketman 22 (11b)
Shantanu_Rooney 3-0-33-1
5.1 Surendar to Cricketman, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
5.2 Surendar to Chris Bosnich, I'd like to complement the gentleman in Seat 24 Row A for being so sharply dressed in that Armani Suit. Especially in this heat. Great show...huh? What's that? Oh right, the batsmen took a single, I think. (1)
5.3 Surendar to Cricketman, Very well bowled. (0)
5.4 Surendar to Cricketman, And the camera pans to show a hot chick in Row C. Rumours have it that she is either Zorax's date for the night, or an assasin out to kill him. I guess we'll find out one way or another by tommorrow...oh, right. No run. (0)
5.5 Surendar to Cricketman, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
5.6 Surendar to Chris Bosnich, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 6
Chennai Champions 44/1 (RR : 7.33)
Cricketman 24 (15b)
Chris Bosnich 9 (17b)
Surendar 3-1-11-0
6.1 Bladescape to Chris Bosnich, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Deary me. The batsmen steal a single while laughing, the bowler has his hands on his head... (1)
6.2 Bladescape to Cricketman, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
6.3 Bladescape to Chris Bosnich, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
6.4 Bladescape to Cricketman, No shot offered. (0)
6.5 Bladescape to Cricketman, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
6.6 Bladescape to Cricketman, Good running, two runs. (2)
End of over 7
Chennai Champions 49/1 (RR : 7)
Cricketman 27 (19b)
Chris Bosnich 11 (19b)
Bladescape 1-0-5-0
7.1 Ravi Shastri to Chris Bosnich, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Deary me. The batsmen steal a single while laughing, the bowler has his hands on his head... (1)
7.2 Ravi Shastri to Cricketman, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
7.3 Ravi Shastri to Chris Bosnich, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
7.4 Ravi Shastri to Chris Bosnich, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
7.5 Ravi Shastri to Chris Bosnich, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
7.6 Ravi Shastri to Chris Bosnich, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 8
Chennai Champions 57/1 (RR : 7.13)
Chris Bosnich 18 (24b)
Cricketman 28 (20b)
Ravi Shastri 1-0-8-0
8.1 NightProwler10 to Cricketman, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
8.2 NightProwler10 to Cricketman, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
8.3 NightProwler10 to Cricketman, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
8.4 NightProwler10 to Chris Bosnich, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
8.5 NightProwler10 to Chris Bosnich, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
8.6 NightProwler10 to Cricketman, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
End of over 9
Chennai Champions 63/1 (RR : 7)
Cricketman 33 (24b)
Chris Bosnich 19 (26b)
NightProwler10 1-0-6-0
9.1 Ravi Shastri to Chris Bosnich, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
9.2 Ravi Shastri to Chris Bosnich, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
9.3 Ravi Shastri to Cricketman, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to a single. (1)
9.4 Ravi Shastri to Chris Bosnich, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
9.5 Ravi Shastri to Cricketman, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
9.6 Ravi Shastri to Cricketman, He's absolutely NAILED that one, but the man in the deep makes a fantastic save, pushing the ball back in just in time! His teammate picks up the ball and hurls it in and they save a run, good teamwork. (3)
End of over 10
Chennai Champions 77/1 (RR : 7.7)
Chris Bosnich 25 (29b)
Cricketman 41 (27b)
Ravi Shastri 2-0-22-0
10.1 Giggity Giggity to Cricketman, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Deary me. The batsmen steal a single while laughing, the bowler has his hands on his head... (1)
10.2 Giggity Giggity to Chris Bosnich, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
10.3 Giggity Giggity to Chris Bosnich, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
10.4 Giggity Giggity to Chris Bosnich, I'd like to complement the gentleman in Seat 24 Row A for being so sharply dressed in that Armani Suit. Especially in this heat. Great show...huh? What's that? Oh right, the batsmen took a single, I think. (1)
10.5 Giggity Giggity to Cricketman, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
10.6 Giggity Giggity to Cricketman, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 11
Chennai Champions 86/1 (RR : 7.82)
Chris Bosnich 30 (32b)
Cricketman 45 (30b)
Giggity Giggity 1-0-9-0
11.1 NightProwler10 to Cricketman, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
11.2 NightProwler10 to Cricketman, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
11.3 NightProwler10 to Chris Bosnich, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
11.4 NightProwler10 to Chris Bosnich, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
11.5 NightProwler10 to Cricketman, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to a single. (1)
11.6 NightProwler10 to Chris Bosnich, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
End of over 12
Chennai Champions 93/1 (RR : 7.75)
Chris Bosnich 33 (35b)
Cricketman 49 (33b)
NightProwler10 2-0-13-0
12.1 Giggity Giggity to Cricketman, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
12.2 Giggity Giggity to Cricketman, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
12.3 Giggity Giggity to Chris Bosnich, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
12.4 Giggity Giggity to Chris Bosnich, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
12.5 Giggity Giggity to Chris Bosnich, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
12.6 Giggity Giggity to Chris Bosnich, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
End of over 13
Chennai Champions 106/1 (RR : 8.15)
Chris Bosnich 43 (39b)
Cricketman 52 (35b)
Giggity Giggity 2-0-22-0
13.1 Bladescape to Cricketman, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
13.2 Bladescape to Cricketman, Easy single. (1)
13.3 Bladescape to Chris Bosnich, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
13.4 Bladescape to Cricketman, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
13.5 Bladescape to Cricketman, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
13.6 Bladescape to Cricketman, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
End of over 14
Chennai Champions 114/1 (RR : 8.14)
Cricketman 59 (40b)
Chris Bosnich 44 (40b)
Bladescape 2-0-13-0
14.1 Ravi Shastri to Chris Bosnich, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
14.2 Ravi Shastri to Chris Bosnich, No shot offered. (0)
14.3 Ravi Shastri to Chris Bosnich, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
14.4 Ravi Shastri to Chris Bosnich, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
14.5 Ravi Shastri to Chris Bosnich, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
14.6 Ravi Shastri to Cricketman, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
End of over 15
Chennai Champions 117/1 (RR : 7.8)
Cricketman 61 (41b)
Chris Bosnich 45 (45b)
Ravi Shastri 3-0-25-0
15.1 NightProwler10 to Chris Bosnich, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
15.2 NightProwler10 to Cricketman, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
15.3 NightProwler10 to Cricketman, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
15.4 NightProwler10 to Cricketman, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
15.5 NightProwler10 to Cricketman, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
15.6 NightProwler10 to Chris Bosnich, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
End of over 16
Chennai Champions 125/1 (RR : 7.81)
Chris Bosnich 48 (47b)
Cricketman 66 (45b)
NightProwler10 3-0-21-0
16.1 Bladescape to Cricketman, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
16.2 Bladescape to Chris Bosnich, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
16.3 Bladescape to Cricketman, I'd like to complement the gentleman in Seat 24 Row A for being so sharply dressed in that Armani Suit. Especially in this heat. Great show...huh? What's that? Oh right, the batsmen took a single, I think. (1)
16.4 Bladescape to Chris Bosnich, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
16.5 Bladescape to Chris Bosnich, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
16.6 Bladescape to Chris Bosnich, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 17
Chennai Champions 128/1 (RR : 7.53)
Chris Bosnich 49 (51b)
Cricketman 68 (47b)
Bladescape 3-0-16-0
17.1 Giggity Giggity to Cricketman, , No Ball. Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
17.1 Giggity Giggity to Cricketman, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...oh yes he has! Splendid effort!
Cricketman c Binnu b Giggity Giggity
Runs : 72 Balls : 49 S/R : 146.9
(0)
17.2 Giggity Giggity to Aravinda de Silva, I'd like to complement the gentleman in Seat 24 Row A for being so sharply dressed in that Armani Suit. Especially in this heat. Great show...huh? What's that? Oh right, the batsmen took a single, I think. (1)
17.3 Giggity Giggity to Chris Bosnich, And the camera pans to show a hot chick in Row C. Rumours have it that she is either Zorax's date for the night, or an assasin out to kill him. I guess we'll find out one way or another by tommorrow...oh, right. No run. (0)
17.4 Giggity Giggity to Chris Bosnich, Slog-sweep time! He hasn't executed that quite well, and....yup, he's out caught! Tough luck kid, maybe you'll do better next time.
Chris Bosnichc Romesh Kaluwithrana b Giggity Giggity
Runs : 49 Balls : 53 S/R : 92.45
(0)
17.5 Giggity Giggity to Howsie, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
17.6 Giggity Giggity to Aravinda de Silva, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
End of over 18
Chennai Champions 136/3 (RR : 7.56)
Howsie 1 (1b)
Aravinda de Silva 2 (2b)
Giggity Giggity 3-0-30-0
18.1 Shantanu_Rooney to Aravinda de Silva, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three. (3)
18.2 Shantanu_Rooney to Howsie, Goes for the sweep shot, misses completely, and is caught plumb in front. Needless shot that.
Howsie lbw Shantanu_Rooney
Runs : 1 Balls : 2 S/R : 50
(0)
18.3 Shantanu_Rooney to Naresh091, There's a mix up with the batsman, and he's out!
Naresh091 run out Binnu
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
18.4 Shantanu_Rooney to Adyhorn, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
18.5 Shantanu_Rooney to Adyhorn, , Wide, one run (1)
18.5 Shantanu_Rooney to Adyhorn, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
18.6 Shantanu_Rooney to Aravinda de Silva, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!
Aravinda de Silvac Giggity Giggity b Shantanu_Rooney
Runs : 5 Balls : 4 S/R : 125
(0)
End of over 19
Chennai Champions 143/6 (RR : 7.53)
Pal 0 (0b)
Adyhorn 3 (2b)
Shantanu_Rooney 4-0-40-3
19.1 Surendar to Adyhorn, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
19.2 Surendar to Adyhorn, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
19.3 Surendar to Adyhorn, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
19.4 Surendar to Pal, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
19.5 Surendar to Adyhorn, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
19.6 Surendar to Adyhorn, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
End of over 20
Chennai Champions 152/6 (RR : 7.6)
Pal 1 (1b)
Adyhorn 11 (7b)
Surendar 4-1-20-0
The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 152
Wickets : 6
Overs : 20.0
naresh091
International Cricketer
But I went for a flat pitch not a dusty one...
You got it in 30 minutes after the deadline (Well, 29 to be precise). In order to use that, BB would have had to confirm they didn't mind or something. They didn't, so I went with the last pitch used, as per the rules.
shantanu_rooney
Chairman of Selectors
I think we could be able to chase this down. If we lose then.......
0.1 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, ......what? Why are you looking at me like that? Oh right! The commentary! Umm...looks like that was a dot ball! No run. Now leave me alone. (0)
0.2 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
0.3 Pal to Funknath, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
0.4 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
0.5 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
0.6 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 1
Beijing Blitzers 7/0 (RR : 7) Required RR(7.63)
Funknath 1 (1b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 6 (5b)
Pal 1-0-7-0
1.1 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, That's a single. (1)
1.2 Gopkrishan to Funknath, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
1.3 Gopkrishan to Funknath, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
1.4 Gopkrishan to Funknath, One more to the total. (1)
1.5 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
1.6 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, That's a single. (1)
End of over 2
Beijing Blitzers 12/0 (RR : 6) Required RR(7.78)
Funknath 4 (4b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 8 (8b)
Gopkrishan 1-0-5-0
2.1 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
2.2 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
2.3 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
2.4 Pal to Funknath, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
2.5 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
2.6 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
End of over 3
Beijing Blitzers 24/0 (RR : 8) Required RR(7.53)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 19 (13b)
Funknath 5 (5b)
Pal 2-0-19-0
3.1 Gopkrishan to Funknath, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
3.2 Gopkrishan to Funknath, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
3.3 Gopkrishan to Funknath, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
3.4 Gopkrishan to Funknath, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
3.5 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
3.6 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 4
Beijing Blitzers 34/0 (RR : 8.5) Required RR(7.38)
Funknath 12 (9b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 22 (15b)
Gopkrishan 2-0-15-0
4.1 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
4.2 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
4.3 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
4.4 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
4.5 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
4.6 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 5
Beijing Blitzers 41/0 (RR : 8.2) Required RR(7.4)
Funknath 12 (9b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 29 (21b)
Pal 3-0-26-0
5.1 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
5.2 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
5.3 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
5.4 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
5.5 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
5.6 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 6
Beijing Blitzers 55/0 (RR : 9.17) Required RR(6.93)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 43 (27b)
Funknath 12 (9b)
Gopkrishan 3-0-29-0
6.1 Adyhorn to Funknath, One more to the total. (1)
6.2 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
6.3 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
6.4 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
6.5 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, And the camera pans to show a hot chick in Row C. Rumours have it that she is either Zorax's date for the night, or an assasin out to kill him. I guess we'll find out one way or another by tommorrow...oh, right. No run. (0)
6.6 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 7
Beijing Blitzers 65/0 (RR : 9.29) Required RR(6.69)
Funknath 13 (10b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 52 (32b)
Adyhorn 1-0-10-0
7.1 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
7.2 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
7.3 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
7.4 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
7.5 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
7.6 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 8
Beijing Blitzers 70/0 (RR : 8.75) Required RR(6.83)
Funknath 15 (11b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 55 (37b)
Aravinda de Silva 1-0-5-0
8.1 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
8.2 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
8.3 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
8.4 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.5 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
8.6 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 9
Beijing Blitzers 72/0 (RR : 8) Required RR(7.27)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 56 (42b)
Funknath 16 (12b)
Abdul Qadir 1-0-2-0
9.1 Neo95 to Funknath, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
9.2 Neo95 to Funknath, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
9.3 Neo95 to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good running, two runs. (2)
9.4 Neo95 to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
9.5 Neo95 to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
9.6 Neo95 to Romesh Kaluwithrana, We've just recieved a letter here in the commentary box, from an fan who wants us to 'Shut the fuc..' oh dear, um, nevermind. Back to the cricket, and it seems the batsmen ran three! Well done. (3)
End of over 10
Beijing Blitzers 82/0 (RR : 8.2) Required RR(7)
Funknath 19 (14b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 63 (46b)
Neo95 1-0-10-0
10.1 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
10.2 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
10.3 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
10.4 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
10.5 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
10.6 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, That's a single. (1)
End of over 11
Beijing Blitzers 87/0 (RR : 7.91) Required RR(7.22)
Funknath 20 (15b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 67 (51b)
Aravinda de Silva 2-0-10-0
11.1 Neo95 to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
11.2 Neo95 to Romesh Kaluwithrana, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
11.3 Neo95 to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
11.4 Neo95 to Funknath, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
11.5 Neo95 to Funknath, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
11.6 Neo95 to Funknath, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 12
Beijing Blitzers 95/0 (RR : 7.92) Required RR(7.13)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 70 (54b)
Funknath 25 (18b)
Neo95 2-0-18-0
12.1 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Good running, two runs. (2)
12.2 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Deary me. The batsmen steal a single while laughing, the bowler has his hands on his head... (1)
12.3 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
12.4 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Easy single. (1)
12.5 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
12.6 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 13
Beijing Blitzers 101/0 (RR : 7.77) Required RR(7.29)
Funknath 30 (22b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 71 (56b)
Aravinda de Silva 3-0-16-0
13.1 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
13.2 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, I'd like to thank the lady in Seat 27 Row D for the fabulous cake she's sent us! Triple Chocolate Fudge with Mint, my favourite! Oh, and no run. (0)
13.3 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
13.4 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
13.5 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
13.6 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
End of over 14
Beijing Blitzers 107/0 (RR : 7.64) Required RR(7.5)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 76 (61b)
Funknath 31 (23b)
Abdul Qadir 2-0-8-0
14.1 Adyhorn to Funknath, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
14.2 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
14.3 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
14.4 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
14.5 Adyhorn to Funknath, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
14.6 Adyhorn to Funknath, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 15
Beijing Blitzers 114/0 (RR : 7.6) Required RR(7.6)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 81 (64b)
Funknath 33 (26b)
Adyhorn 2-0-17-0
15.1 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
15.2 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
15.3 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
15.4 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
15.5 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
15.6 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
End of over 16
Beijing Blitzers 120/0 (RR : 7.5) Required RR(8)
Funknath 38 (30b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 82 (66b)
Aravinda de Silva 4-0-22-0
16.1 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
16.2 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
16.3 Adyhorn to Funknath, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three. (3)
16.4 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, ......what? Why are you looking at me like that? Oh right! The commentary! Umm...looks like that was a dot ball! No run. Now leave me alone. (0)
16.5 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
16.6 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 17
Beijing Blitzers 128/0 (RR : 7.53) Required RR(8)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 87 (71b)
Funknath 41 (31b)
Adyhorn 3-0-25-0
17.1 Neo95 to Funknath, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
17.2 Neo95 to Funknath, That was a very good delivery. (0)
17.3 Neo95 to Funknath, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
17.4 Neo95 to Funknath, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
17.5 Neo95 to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good running, two runs. (2)
17.6 Neo95 to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 18
Beijing Blitzers 136/0 (RR : 7.56) Required RR(8)
Funknath 46 (35b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 90 (73b)
Neo95 3-0-26-0
18.1 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
18.2 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
18.3 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!
Romesh Kaluwithrana c & b Gopkrishan
Runs : 98 Balls : 76 S/R : 128.9
(0)
18.4 Gopkrishan to Shalin Hitter, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
18.5 Gopkrishan to Shalin Hitter, The batsman sees the juicy half-volley outside off-stump, and decided that it deserved more than a spanking through the covers, and so thrashes it into the stands instead! 6 runs. (6)
18.6 Gopkrishan to Shalin Hitter, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 153
Wickets : 1
Overs : 18.6
Man of The Match - Romesh Kaluwithrana
0.2 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
0.3 Pal to Funknath, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
0.4 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
0.5 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
0.6 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 1
Beijing Blitzers 7/0 (RR : 7) Required RR(7.63)
Funknath 1 (1b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 6 (5b)
Pal 1-0-7-0
1.1 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, That's a single. (1)
1.2 Gopkrishan to Funknath, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
1.3 Gopkrishan to Funknath, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
1.4 Gopkrishan to Funknath, One more to the total. (1)
1.5 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
1.6 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, That's a single. (1)
End of over 2
Beijing Blitzers 12/0 (RR : 6) Required RR(7.78)
Funknath 4 (4b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 8 (8b)
Gopkrishan 1-0-5-0
2.1 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
2.2 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
2.3 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
2.4 Pal to Funknath, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
2.5 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
2.6 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
End of over 3
Beijing Blitzers 24/0 (RR : 8) Required RR(7.53)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 19 (13b)
Funknath 5 (5b)
Pal 2-0-19-0
3.1 Gopkrishan to Funknath, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
3.2 Gopkrishan to Funknath, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
3.3 Gopkrishan to Funknath, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
3.4 Gopkrishan to Funknath, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
3.5 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
3.6 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 4
Beijing Blitzers 34/0 (RR : 8.5) Required RR(7.38)
Funknath 12 (9b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 22 (15b)
Gopkrishan 2-0-15-0
4.1 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
4.2 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
4.3 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
4.4 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
4.5 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
4.6 Pal to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 5
Beijing Blitzers 41/0 (RR : 8.2) Required RR(7.4)
Funknath 12 (9b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 29 (21b)
Pal 3-0-26-0
5.1 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
5.2 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
5.3 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
5.4 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
5.5 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
5.6 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 6
Beijing Blitzers 55/0 (RR : 9.17) Required RR(6.93)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 43 (27b)
Funknath 12 (9b)
Gopkrishan 3-0-29-0
6.1 Adyhorn to Funknath, One more to the total. (1)
6.2 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
6.3 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
6.4 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
6.5 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, And the camera pans to show a hot chick in Row C. Rumours have it that she is either Zorax's date for the night, or an assasin out to kill him. I guess we'll find out one way or another by tommorrow...oh, right. No run. (0)
6.6 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 7
Beijing Blitzers 65/0 (RR : 9.29) Required RR(6.69)
Funknath 13 (10b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 52 (32b)
Adyhorn 1-0-10-0
7.1 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
7.2 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
7.3 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
7.4 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
7.5 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
7.6 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 8
Beijing Blitzers 70/0 (RR : 8.75) Required RR(6.83)
Funknath 15 (11b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 55 (37b)
Aravinda de Silva 1-0-5-0
8.1 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
8.2 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
8.3 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
8.4 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.5 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
8.6 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 9
Beijing Blitzers 72/0 (RR : 8) Required RR(7.27)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 56 (42b)
Funknath 16 (12b)
Abdul Qadir 1-0-2-0
9.1 Neo95 to Funknath, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
9.2 Neo95 to Funknath, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
9.3 Neo95 to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good running, two runs. (2)
9.4 Neo95 to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
9.5 Neo95 to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
9.6 Neo95 to Romesh Kaluwithrana, We've just recieved a letter here in the commentary box, from an fan who wants us to 'Shut the fuc..' oh dear, um, nevermind. Back to the cricket, and it seems the batsmen ran three! Well done. (3)
End of over 10
Beijing Blitzers 82/0 (RR : 8.2) Required RR(7)
Funknath 19 (14b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 63 (46b)
Neo95 1-0-10-0
10.1 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
10.2 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
10.3 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
10.4 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
10.5 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
10.6 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, That's a single. (1)
End of over 11
Beijing Blitzers 87/0 (RR : 7.91) Required RR(7.22)
Funknath 20 (15b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 67 (51b)
Aravinda de Silva 2-0-10-0
11.1 Neo95 to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
11.2 Neo95 to Romesh Kaluwithrana, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
11.3 Neo95 to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
11.4 Neo95 to Funknath, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
11.5 Neo95 to Funknath, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
11.6 Neo95 to Funknath, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 12
Beijing Blitzers 95/0 (RR : 7.92) Required RR(7.13)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 70 (54b)
Funknath 25 (18b)
Neo95 2-0-18-0
12.1 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Good running, two runs. (2)
12.2 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Deary me. The batsmen steal a single while laughing, the bowler has his hands on his head... (1)
12.3 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
12.4 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Easy single. (1)
12.5 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
12.6 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 13
Beijing Blitzers 101/0 (RR : 7.77) Required RR(7.29)
Funknath 30 (22b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 71 (56b)
Aravinda de Silva 3-0-16-0
13.1 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
13.2 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, I'd like to thank the lady in Seat 27 Row D for the fabulous cake she's sent us! Triple Chocolate Fudge with Mint, my favourite! Oh, and no run. (0)
13.3 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
13.4 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
13.5 Abdul Qadir to Funknath, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
13.6 Abdul Qadir to Romesh Kaluwithrana, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
End of over 14
Beijing Blitzers 107/0 (RR : 7.64) Required RR(7.5)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 76 (61b)
Funknath 31 (23b)
Abdul Qadir 2-0-8-0
14.1 Adyhorn to Funknath, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
14.2 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
14.3 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
14.4 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
14.5 Adyhorn to Funknath, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
14.6 Adyhorn to Funknath, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 15
Beijing Blitzers 114/0 (RR : 7.6) Required RR(7.6)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 81 (64b)
Funknath 33 (26b)
Adyhorn 2-0-17-0
15.1 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
15.2 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
15.3 Aravinda de Silva to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
15.4 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
15.5 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
15.6 Aravinda de Silva to Funknath, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
End of over 16
Beijing Blitzers 120/0 (RR : 7.5) Required RR(8)
Funknath 38 (30b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 82 (66b)
Aravinda de Silva 4-0-22-0
16.1 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
16.2 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
16.3 Adyhorn to Funknath, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three. (3)
16.4 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, ......what? Why are you looking at me like that? Oh right! The commentary! Umm...looks like that was a dot ball! No run. Now leave me alone. (0)
16.5 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
16.6 Adyhorn to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 17
Beijing Blitzers 128/0 (RR : 7.53) Required RR(8)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 87 (71b)
Funknath 41 (31b)
Adyhorn 3-0-25-0
17.1 Neo95 to Funknath, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
17.2 Neo95 to Funknath, That was a very good delivery. (0)
17.3 Neo95 to Funknath, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
17.4 Neo95 to Funknath, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
17.5 Neo95 to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Good running, two runs. (2)
17.6 Neo95 to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 18
Beijing Blitzers 136/0 (RR : 7.56) Required RR(8)
Funknath 46 (35b)
Romesh Kaluwithrana 90 (73b)
Neo95 3-0-26-0
18.1 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
18.2 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
18.3 Gopkrishan to Romesh Kaluwithrana, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!
Romesh Kaluwithrana c & b Gopkrishan
Runs : 98 Balls : 76 S/R : 128.9
(0)
18.4 Gopkrishan to Shalin Hitter, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
18.5 Gopkrishan to Shalin Hitter, The batsman sees the juicy half-volley outside off-stump, and decided that it deserved more than a spanking through the covers, and so thrashes it into the stands instead! 6 runs. (6)
18.6 Gopkrishan to Shalin Hitter, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 153
Wickets : 1
Overs : 18.6
Code:
Beijing Blitzers vs. Chennai Champions
Chennai Champions Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Karachi Xpress b Shantanu_Rooney 10 5 0 1 200
Chris Bosnich c Romesh Kaluwithrana b Giggity Giggity 49 53 5 0 92.45
Cricketman c Binnu b Giggity Giggity 72 49 4 1 146.9
Aravinda de Silva c Giggity Giggity b Shantanu_Rooney 5 4 0 0 125
Howsie lbw Shantanu_Rooney 1 2 0 0 50
Naresh091 run out Binnu 0 1 0 0 0
Adyhorn not out 11 7 1 0 157.1
Pal not out 1 1 0 0 100
Abdul Qadir dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Neo95 dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Gopkrishan dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 152 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.6
Extras : 3 No Balls : 2 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Beijing Blitzers Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Giggity Giggity 3.0 0 30 0 10
NightProwler10 3.0 0 21 0 7
Ravi Shastri 3.0 0 25 0 8.33
Bladescape 3.0 0 16 0 5.33
Shantanu_Rooney 4.0 0 40 3 10
Surendar 4.0 1 20 0 5
Total: 152 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.6
Extras : 3 No Balls : 2 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Beijing Blitzers Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Romesh Kaluwithrana c & b Gopkrishan 98 76 9 2 128.9
Funknath not out 46 35 2 0 131.4
Shalin Hitter not out 9 3 0 1 300
Pranav Pathak dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Giggity Giggity dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Binnu dnb 0 0 0 0 0
NightProwler10 dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Ravi Shastri dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Bladescape dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Shantanu_Rooney dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Surendar dnb 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 153 Overs: 18.6 Run Rate: 8.5
Extras : 0 No Balls : 0 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Chennai Champions Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Aravinda de Silva 4.0 0 22 0 5.5
Adyhorn 3.0 0 25 0 8.33
Pal 3.0 0 26 0 8.67
Abdul Qadir 2.0 0 8 0 4
Neo95 3.0 0 26 0 8.67
Gopkrishan 4.0 0 46 1 11.5
Total: 153 Overs: 18.6 Run Rate: 8.5
Extras : 0 No Balls : 0 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Beijing Blitzers vs. Chennai Champions
Chennai Champions - 152/6 in 20.0 overs.
Beijing Blitzers - 153/1 in 18.6 overs.
Beijing Blitzers wins the match by 9 wicketsMan of The Match - Romesh Kaluwithrana
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naresh091
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████ ! Qadir was brilliant in his 2 overs.Its always difficult to defend a score of 50 in a flat dusty pitch though.
I also scored some runs 
Pranav
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Kaluwithrana is one fire! 98, 101, 98 has been his score in the last three innings. 
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