Round 7: Toronto Tanks vs. Vatican Victors @ The Shalin Toronto Tanks Stadium (23/11/09)

[shantanu_rooney]

Toronto Tanks vs. Vatican Victors

@ The Shalin Toronto Tanks Stadium, Pitch: Uneven


0.1 Imran Khan to Kshitiz_Indian, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
0.2 Imran Khan to Sohum, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
0.3 Imran Khan to Sohum, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
0.4 Imran Khan to Kshitiz_Indian, Ah, he's beaten by the movement! It moved in the air, and deviated away off the pitch, taking the offstump with it! No chance for the batsman there, he just walks away bemused.

Kshitiz_Indian b Imran Khan
Runs : 1 Balls : 2 S/R : 50 (0)


0.5 Imran Khan to gudduthemaster, , Wide, one run (1)
0.5 Imran Khan to gudduthemaster, , Wide, one run (1)
0.5 Imran Khan to gudduthemaster, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
0.6 Imran Khan to Sohum, Perfect yorker, and he's gone!

Sohum b Imran Khan
Runs : 1 Balls : 3 S/R : 33.3333 (0)




End of over 1
Vatican Victors 5/2 (RR : 5)
blake 0 (0b)
gudduthemaster 1 (1b)
Imran Khan 1-0-5-2


1.1 Ian Botham to gudduthemaster, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.2 Ian Botham to gudduthemaster, , Wide, one run (1)
1.2 Ian Botham to gudduthemaster, Top edge...and gone!

gudduthemaster c Brendon Hedger b Ian Botham
Runs : 1 Balls : 3 S/R : 33.33 (0)


1.3 Ian Botham to Kapil Dev, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
1.4 Ian Botham to Kapil Dev, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
1.5 Ian Botham to Kapil Dev, 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)
1.6 Ian Botham to Kapil Dev, , Wide, one run (1)
1.6 Ian Botham to Kapil Dev, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)


End of over 2
Vatican Victors 21/3 (RR : 10.5)
Kapil Dev 14 (4b)
blake 0 (0b)
Ian Botham 1-0-16-0


2.1 Imran Khan to blake, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
2.2 Imran Khan to blake, 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)
2.3 Imran Khan to Kapil Dev, Beaten by the movement in the air, and rapped dead in front. Excellent bowling.

Kapil Dev lbw Imran Khan
Runs : 14 Balls : 5 S/R : 280 (0)


2.4 Imran Khan to shan111, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
2.5 Imran Khan to blake, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
2.6 Imran Khan to shan111, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)


End of over 3
Vatican Victors 30/4 (RR : 10)
shan111 5 (2b)
blake 4 (3b)
Imran Khan 2-0-14-3


3.1 Ian Botham to blake, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
3.2 Ian Botham to blake, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
3.3 Ian Botham to shan111, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
3.4 Ian Botham to shan111, , Leg Byes, another 2 run(s) (2)
3.5 Ian Botham to blake, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it straight to second slip! Out!

blake c Holdenator b Ian Botham
Runs : 9 Balls : 6 S/R : 150 (0)


3.6 Ian Botham to WORLD CHAMPIONS, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)


End of over 4
Vatican Victors 41/5 (RR : 10.3)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 4 (1b)
shan111 5 (3b)
Ian Botham 2-0-25-0


4.1 Imran Khan to shan111, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs! (6)
4.2 Imran Khan to shan111, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
4.3 Imran Khan to shan111, 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)
4.4 Imran Khan to shan111, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
4.5 Imran Khan to shan111, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
4.6 Imran Khan to shan111, Great yorker, he's hit flush on the toe and is dead in front! In one ball he's lost his wicket and his pride, and has a broken toe to boot!

shan111 lbw Imran Khan
Runs : 17 Balls : 9 S/R : 188.9 (0)




End of over 5
Vatican Victors 53/6 (RR : 10.6)
Vince van der Biji 0 (0b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 4 (1b)
Imran Khan 3-0-26-4


5.1 Ian Botham to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
5.2 Ian Botham to Vince van der Biji, 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)
5.3 Ian Botham to Vince van der Biji, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
5.4 Ian Botham to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
5.5 Ian Botham to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
5.6 Ian Botham to Vince van der Biji, 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)


End of over 6
Vatican Victors 66/6 (RR : 11)
Vince van der Biji 11 (3b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 6 (4b)
Ian Botham 3-0-38-0


6.1 Ayub 95 to WORLD CHAMPIONS, That was a very good delivery. (0)
6.2 Ayub 95 to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
6.3 Ayub 95 to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
6.4 Ayub 95 to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
6.5 Ayub 95 to Vince van der Biji, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
6.6 Ayub 95 to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)


End of over 7
Vatican Victors 71/6 (RR : 10.1)
Vince van der Biji 12 (4b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 10 (9b)
Ayub 95 1-0-5-0


7.1 WestIndia to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Very well bowled. (0)
7.2 WestIndia to WORLD CHAMPIONS, 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)
7.3 WestIndia to WORLD CHAMPIONS, 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 WestIndia to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
7.5 WestIndia to Vince van der Biji, The batsman lines up a big slog over cow corner, but inside edges it past the stumps and keeper for four! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion. (4)
7.6 WestIndia to Vince van der Biji, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)


End of over 8
Vatican Victors 76/6 (RR : 9.5)
Vince van der Biji 16 (6b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 11 (13b)
WestIndia 1-0-5-0


8.1 Wolf to WORLD CHAMPIONS, 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 Wolf to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
8.3 Wolf to WORLD CHAMPIONS, 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)
8.4 Wolf to Vince van der Biji, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
8.5 Wolf to Vince van der Biji, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
8.6 Wolf to Vince van der Biji, 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 9
Vatican Victors 83/6 (RR : 9.22)
Vince van der Biji 20 (9b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 14 (16b)
Wolf 1-0-7-0


9.1 Brendon Hedger to WORLD CHAMPIONS, 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)
9.2 Brendon Hedger to WORLD CHAMPIONS, , No Ball. Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
9.2 Brendon Hedger to Vince van der Biji, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
9.3 Brendon Hedger to Vince van der Biji, Very well bowled. (0)
9.4 Brendon Hedger to Vince van der Biji, 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)
9.5 Brendon Hedger to Vince van der Biji, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
9.6 Brendon Hedger to Vince van der Biji, 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)


End of over 10
Vatican Victors 95/6 (RR : 9.5)
Vince van der Biji 28 (14b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 17 (18b)
Brendon Hedger 1-0-12-0


10.1 Wolf to WORLD CHAMPIONS, No shot offered. (0)
10.2 Wolf to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
10.3 Wolf to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
10.4 Wolf to Vince van der Biji, 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)
10.5 Wolf to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Very well bowled. (0)
10.6 Wolf to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)


End of over 11
Vatican Victors 101/6 (RR : 9.18)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 22 (23b)
Vince van der Biji 29 (15b)
Wolf 2-0-13-0


11.1 Brendon Hedger to Vince van der Biji, 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)
11.2 Brendon Hedger to Vince van der Biji, 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)
11.3 Brendon Hedger to Vince van der Biji, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
11.4 Brendon Hedger to Vince van der Biji, That was a very good delivery. (0)
11.5 Brendon Hedger to Vince van der Biji, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away for a single, and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw well wide of the stumps. No one is backing up and some the batsmen run two more! The captain isn't happy! (3)
11.6 Brendon Hedger to WORLD CHAMPIONS, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman dives...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding! (3)


End of over 12
Vatican Victors 107/6 (RR : 8.92)
Vince van der Biji 32 (20b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 25 (24b)
Brendon Hedger 2-0-18-0


12.1 WestIndia to WORLD CHAMPIONS, 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)
12.2 WestIndia to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
12.3 WestIndia to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
12.4 WestIndia to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
12.5 WestIndia to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
12.6 WestIndia to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)


End of over 13
Vatican Victors 116/6 (RR : 8.92)
Vince van der Biji 32 (20b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 34 (30b)
WestIndia 2-0-14-0


13.1 Wolf to WORLD CHAMPIONS, That's a single. (1)
13.2 Wolf to Vince van der Biji, 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)
13.3 Wolf to Vince van der Biji, Easy single. (1)
13.4 Wolf to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
13.5 Wolf to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
13.6 Wolf to Vince van der Biji, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)


End of over 14
Vatican Victors 122/6 (RR : 8.71)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 36 (33b)
Vince van der Biji 36 (23b)
Wolf 3-0-19-0


14.1 WestIndia to Vince van der Biji, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
14.2 WestIndia to Vince van der Biji, No shot offered. (0)
14.3 WestIndia to Vince van der Biji, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
14.4 WestIndia to Vince van der Biji, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
14.5 WestIndia to Vince van der Biji, Very well bowled. (0)
14.6 WestIndia to Vince van der Biji, ......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)


End of over 15
Vatican Victors 122/6 (RR : 8.13)
Vince van der Biji 36 (29b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 36 (33b)
WestIndia 3-1-14-0


15.1 Wolf to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
15.2 Wolf to WORLD CHAMPIONS, 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)
15.3 Wolf to WORLD CHAMPIONS, , No Ball. Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
15.3 Wolf to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
15.4 Wolf to WORLD CHAMPIONS, 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)
15.5 Wolf to Vince van der Biji, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
15.6 Wolf to Vince van der Biji, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to a single. (1)


End of over 16
Vatican Victors 133/6 (RR : 8.31)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 41 (38b)
Vince van der Biji 41 (31b)
Wolf 4-0-30-0


16.1 WestIndia to Vince van der Biji, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
16.2 WestIndia to Vince van der Biji, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
16.3 WestIndia to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
16.4 WestIndia to WORLD CHAMPIONS, 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)
16.5 WestIndia to WORLD CHAMPIONS, 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)
16.6 WestIndia to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)


End of over 17
Vatican Victors 137/6 (RR : 8.06)
Vince van der Biji 44 (33b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 42 (42b)
WestIndia 4-1-18-0


17.1 Brendon Hedger to WORLD CHAMPIONS, , Leg Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
17.2 Brendon Hedger to WORLD CHAMPIONS, , Wide, one run (1)
17.2 Brendon Hedger to WORLD CHAMPIONS, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
17.3 Brendon Hedger to WORLD CHAMPIONS, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
17.4 Brendon Hedger to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
17.5 Brendon Hedger to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
17.6 Brendon Hedger to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)


End of over 18
Vatican Victors 145/6 (RR : 8.06)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 48 (47b)
Vince van der Biji 44 (33b)
Brendon Hedger 3-0-25-0


18.1 Ian Botham to Vince van der Biji, In the air, and gone!

Vince van der Biji c WestIndia b Ian Botham
Runs : 44 Balls : 34 S/R : 129.4 (0)


18.2 Ian Botham to scion_sid, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
18.3 Ian Botham to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
18.4 Ian Botham to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
18.5 Ian Botham to WORLD CHAMPIONS, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
18.6 Ian Botham to WORLD CHAMPIONS, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)


End of over 19
Vatican Victors 154/7 (RR : 8.11)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 56 (51b)
scion_sid 1 (1b)
Ian Botham 4-0-47-0


19.1 Imran Khan to scion_sid, Yes! No! Yes! No! Too late, you've gotta go! Runout!

scion_sid run out Imran Khan
Runs : 1 Balls : 2 S/R : 50 (0)


19.2 Imran Khan to Abhas Gupta, 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! YESSS! The umpire gives it, and he's got to go!

Abhas Gupta lbw Imran Khan
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0 (0)


19.3 Imran Khan to treva, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
19.4 Imran Khan to treva, I'd like to thank the lady in Seat 27 Row D for the fabulous cake she's sent us! Triple Chocolate Fudge with Mint, my favourite! Oh, and no run. (0)
19.5 Imran Khan to treva, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
19.6 Imran Khan to treva, The batsman lines up a big slog over cow corner, but inside edges it past the stumps and keeper for four! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion. (4)


End of over 20
Vatican Victors 164/9 (RR : 8.2)
treva 10 (4b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 56 (51b)
Imran Khan 4-0-36-5



The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 164
Wickets : 9
Overs : 20.0

 

[Kshitiz_Indian]

What a top order collapse...

Thankfully batsmen came to our rescue once the Nats were taken off attack.

shantanu can you post the second innings right now? Its getting late in here and I don't want to keep thinking of the match in my dreams lol.

Kshitiz_Indian added 2 Minutes and 22 Seconds later...

See trev? Vince Yoyo or whatever can actually bat for something. You got a good cameo at the end too though...

 

[Ollie_H]

Kshitz do you have it written in the sim, that if the top order fails, miraculously the tail end seem to be able to do better? 53 - 6 :doh

 

[shantanu_rooney]

The second innings begins now


0.1 Kapil Dev to Holdenator, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
0.2 Kapil Dev to Bilal91, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
0.3 Kapil Dev to Bilal91, 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)
0.4 Kapil Dev to Bilal91, Low fulltoss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught! (6)
0.5 Kapil Dev to Bilal91, Short, wide, and played on! That's poor, poor batting, the bowler is estatic about getting a wicket off that!

Bilal91 b Kapil Dev
Runs : 6 Balls : 4 S/R : 150 (0)


0.6 Kapil Dev to Insomniac, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)


End of over 1
Toronto Tanks 7/1 (RR : 7) Required RR(8.26)
Insomniac 0 (1b)
Holdenator 1 (1b)
Kapil Dev 1-0-7-1


1.1 Vince van der Biji to Holdenator, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! The batsman top edges it high in the air, and the catch is taken!

Holdenator c & b Vince van der Biji
Runs : 1 Balls : 2 S/R : 50 (0)


1.2 Vince van der Biji to mattfb, 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)
1.3 Vince van der Biji to Insomniac, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
1.4 Vince van der Biji to Insomniac, 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)
1.5 Vince van der Biji to mattfb, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
1.6 Vince van der Biji to mattfb, That was a very good delivery. (0)


End of over 2
Toronto Tanks 13/2 (RR : 6.5) Required RR(8.39)
mattfb 1 (3b)
Insomniac 5 (3b)
Vince van der Biji 1-0-6-1


2.1 Kapil Dev to Insomniac, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
2.2 Kapil Dev to Insomniac, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
2.3 Kapil Dev to mattfb, 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)
2.4 Kapil Dev to mattfb, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
2.5 Kapil Dev to mattfb, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
2.6 Kapil Dev to mattfb, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)


End of over 3
Toronto Tanks 18/2 (RR : 6) Required RR(8.59)
mattfb 5 (7b)
Insomniac 6 (5b)
Kapil Dev 2-0-12-1


3.1 Vince van der Biji to Insomniac, 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)
3.2 Vince van der Biji to Insomniac, Splendid shot for four! (4)
3.3 Vince van der Biji to Insomniac, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!

Insomniac c & b Vince van der Biji
Runs : 10 Balls : 8 S/R : 125 (0)


3.4 Vince van der Biji to Ian Botham, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
3.5 Vince van der Biji to Ian Botham, , No Ball. ......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)
3.5 Vince van der Biji to Ian Botham, He comes on the front foot to drive it, and is beaten for bounce! But instead of checking his shot, he follows through with it and sends it sailing into the pavillion! 6 runs, excellent batting! (6)
3.6 Vince van der Biji to Ian Botham, The batsman lines up a big slog over cow corner, but inside edges it past the stumps and keeper for four! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion. (4)


End of over 4
Toronto Tanks 39/3 (RR : 9.75) Required RR(7.81)
Ian Botham 16 (4b)
mattfb 5 (7b)
Vince van der Biji 2-0-27-2


4.1 Kapil Dev to mattfb, Top edge...and gone!

mattfb c treva b Kapil Dev
Runs : 5 Balls : 8 S/R : 62.5 (0)


4.2 Kapil Dev to Imran Khan, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
4.3 Kapil Dev to Imran Khan, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
4.4 Kapil Dev to Imran Khan, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
4.5 Kapil Dev to Ian Botham, 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)
4.6 Kapil Dev to Imran Khan, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)


End of over 5
Toronto Tanks 47/4 (RR : 9.4) Required RR(7.8)
Imran Khan 7 (4b)
Ian Botham 17 (5b)
Kapil Dev 3-0-20-2


5.1 Vince van der Biji to Ian Botham, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
5.2 Vince van der Biji to Imran Khan, 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)
5.3 Vince van der Biji to Imran Khan, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
5.4 Vince van der Biji to Imran Khan, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
5.5 Vince van der Biji to Imran Khan, 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)
5.6 Vince van der Biji to Imran Khan, 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)


End of over 6
Toronto Tanks 56/4 (RR : 9.33) Required RR(7.71)
Imran Khan 15 (9b)
Ian Botham 18 (6b)
Vince van der Biji 3-0-36-2


6.1 scion_sid to Ian Botham, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
6.2 scion_sid to Ian Botham, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
6.3 scion_sid to Ian Botham, 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)
6.4 scion_sid to Ian Botham, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
6.5 scion_sid to Ian Botham, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
6.6 scion_sid to Ian Botham, 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)


End of over 7
Toronto Tanks 61/4 (RR : 8.71) Required RR(7.92)
Imran Khan 15 (9b)
Ian Botham 23 (12b)
scion_sid 1-0-5-0


7.1 Abhas Gupta to Ian Botham, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
7.2 Abhas Gupta to Ian Botham, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
7.3 Abhas Gupta to Ian Botham, 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)
7.4 Abhas Gupta to Ian Botham, , No Ball. Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
7.4 Abhas Gupta to Ian Botham, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
7.5 Abhas Gupta to Ian Botham, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
7.6 Abhas Gupta to Imran Khan, No shot offered. (0)


End of over 8
Toronto Tanks 71/4 (RR : 8.88) Required RR(7.75)
Imran Khan 15 (10b)
Ian Botham 32 (18b)
Abhas Gupta 1-0-10-0


8.1 scion_sid to Ian Botham, 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)
8.2 scion_sid to Ian Botham, 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)
8.3 scion_sid to Ian Botham, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
8.4 scion_sid to Ian Botham, The batsman lines up a big slog over cow corner, but inside edges it past the stumps and keeper for four! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion. (4)
8.5 scion_sid to Ian Botham, No shot offered. (0)
8.6 scion_sid to Ian Botham, 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)


End of over 9
Toronto Tanks 75/4 (RR : 8.33) Required RR(8.09)
Ian Botham 36 (24b)
Imran Khan 15 (10b)
scion_sid 2-0-9-0


9.1 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Imran Khan, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
9.2 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Imran Khan, One more to the total. (1)
9.3 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Ian Botham, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
9.4 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Ian Botham, That's a single. (1)
9.5 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Imran Khan, 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)
9.6 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Imran Khan, That was a very good delivery. (0)


End of over 10
Toronto Tanks 81/4 (RR : 8.1) Required RR(8.3)
Imran Khan 18 (14b)
Ian Botham 39 (26b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 1-0-6-0


10.1 scion_sid to Ian Botham, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
10.2 scion_sid to Ian Botham, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
10.3 scion_sid to Imran Khan, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
10.4 scion_sid to Imran Khan, That was a very good delivery. (0)
10.5 scion_sid to Imran Khan, , No Ball. That was a very good delivery. (0)
10.5 scion_sid to Imran Khan, 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)
10.6 scion_sid to Imran Khan, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)


End of over 11
Toronto Tanks 93/4 (RR : 8.45) Required RR(7.89)
Imran Khan 26 (19b)
Ian Botham 42 (28b)
scion_sid 3-0-21-0


11.1 Abhas Gupta to Ian Botham, The bowlers runs in, the batsman taps his bat, and...oooohhhh! An aeroplane! Huh, what? Oh right, no run it seems. (0)
11.2 Abhas Gupta to Ian Botham, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
11.3 Abhas Gupta to Ian Botham, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
11.4 Abhas Gupta to Ian Botham, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
11.5 Abhas Gupta to Ian Botham, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
11.6 Abhas Gupta to Ian Botham, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)


End of over 12
Toronto Tanks 99/4 (RR : 8.25) Required RR(8.13)
Ian Botham 48 (34b)
Imran Khan 26 (19b)
Abhas Gupta 2-0-16-0


12.1 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Imran Khan, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
12.2 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Imran Khan, That was a very good delivery. (0)
12.3 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Imran Khan, Slower ball, made the batsman look like a giant moronical half-brained dim wit. No run. (0)
12.4 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Imran Khan, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
12.5 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Ian Botham, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
12.6 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Imran Khan, Easy single. (1)


End of over 13
Toronto Tanks 104/4 (RR : 8) Required RR(8.57)
Ian Botham 49 (35b)
Imran Khan 30 (24b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 2-0-11-0


13.1 Abhas Gupta to Imran Khan, 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)
13.2 Abhas Gupta to Imran Khan, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
13.3 Abhas Gupta to Imran Khan, 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)
13.4 Abhas Gupta to Imran Khan, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
13.5 Abhas Gupta to Imran Khan, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
13.6 Abhas Gupta to Imran Khan, 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)


End of over 14
Toronto Tanks 114/4 (RR : 8.14) Required RR(8.33)
Imran Khan 40 (30b)
Ian Botham 49 (35b)
Abhas Gupta 3-0-26-0


14.1 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Ian Botham, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
14.2 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Imran Khan, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
14.3 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Ian Botham, One more to the total. (1)
14.4 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Imran Khan, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
14.5 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Imran Khan, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
14.6 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Ian Botham, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)


End of over 15
Toronto Tanks 121/4 (RR : 8.07) Required RR(8.6)
Imran Khan 44 (33b)
Ian Botham 52 (38b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 3-0-18-0


15.1 treva to Ian Botham, Easy single. (1)
15.2 treva to Imran Khan, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
15.3 treva to Ian Botham, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
15.4 treva to Ian Botham, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
15.5 treva to Ian Botham, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
15.6 treva to Imran Khan, I'd like to thank the lady in Seat 27 Row D for the fabulous cake she's sent us! Triple Chocolate Fudge with Mint, my favourite! Oh, and no run. (0)


End of over 16
Toronto Tanks 126/4 (RR : 7.88) Required RR(9.5)
Imran Khan 45 (35b)
Ian Botham 56 (42b)
treva 1-0-5-0


16.1 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Ian Botham, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
16.2 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Ian Botham, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
16.3 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Imran Khan, 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)
16.4 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Ian Botham, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
16.5 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Imran Khan, Easy single. (1)
16.6 WORLD CHAMPIONS to Ian Botham, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)


End of over 17
Toronto Tanks 137/4 (RR : 8.06) Required RR(9)
Imran Khan 47 (37b)
Ian Botham 65 (46b)
WORLD CHAMPIONS 4-0-29-0


17.1 scion_sid to Ian Botham, , No Ball. That wasn't a bad ball, but the batsmen went at it with everything except the kitchen sink, and got enough on it to send it over the fence! 6 more! (6)
17.1 scion_sid to Ian Botham, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
17.2 scion_sid to Imran Khan, It's fancy dress competition time, and the winner is the lady dressed as a man who's dressed as a sheep! Well done Sir, uh I mean Ma'am, no Sir, no...ah forget it. In the meanwhile, the batsmen run three! Good running. (3)
17.3 scion_sid to Ian Botham, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
17.4 scion_sid to Ian Botham, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
17.5 scion_sid to Ian Botham, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
17.6 scion_sid to Ian Botham, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)


End of over 18
Toronto Tanks 156/4 (RR : 8.67) Required RR(4)
Ian Botham 80 (52b)
Imran Khan 50 (38b)
scion_sid 4-0-40-0


18.1 Vince van der Biji to Imran Khan, No shot offered. (0)
18.2 Vince van der Biji to Imran Khan, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
18.3 Vince van der Biji to Imran Khan, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
18.4 Vince van der Biji to Ian Botham, Oh, that's a juicy full tossand the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
18.5 Vince van der Biji to Ian Botham, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)

The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 165
Wickets : 4
Overs : 18.5

Toronto Tanks vs. Vatican Victors


Vatican Victors Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Kshitiz_Indian                           b Imran Khan    1    2   0   0     50
Sohum                                    b Imran Khan    1    3   0   0  33.33
gudduthemaster          c Brendon Hedger b Ian Botham    1    3   0   0  33.33
blake                       c Holdenator b Ian Botham    9    6   1   0    150
Kapil Dev                              lbw Imran Khan   14    5   1   1    280
shan111                                lbw Imran Khan   17    9   1   1  188.9
WORLD CHAMPIONS                               not out   56   51   4   0  109.8
Vince van der Biji           c WestIndia b Ian Botham   44   34   5   1  129.4
scion_sid                          run out Imran Khan    1    2   0   0     50
Abhas Gupta                            lbw Imran Khan    0    1   0   0      0
treva                                         not out   10    4   2   0    250

Total: 164                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 8.2

Extras : 10    No Balls : 2       Wides : 5    Leg Byes : 3        Byes : 0

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Toronto Tanks Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Ian Botham                           3.5           0      47           0  12.26
Imran Khan                           4.0           0      36           5      9
Wolf                                 4.0           0      30           0    7.5
WestIndia                            4.0           1      18           0    4.5
Brendon Hedger                       2.5           0      25           0   8.82
Ayub 95                              1.0           0       5           0      5

Total: 164                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 8.2

Extras : 10    No Balls : 2       Wides : 5    Leg Byes : 3        Byes : 0



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Toronto Tanks Innings 


Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Holdenator                   c & b Vince van der Biji    1    2   0   0     50
Bilal91                                   b Kapil Dev    6    4   0   1    150
Insomniac                    c & b Vince van der Biji   10    8   2   0    125
mattfb                            c treva b Kapil Dev    5    8   1   0   62.5
Ian Botham                                    not out   88   54   4   4    163
Imran Khan                                    not out   51   41   6   0  124.4
Hitterman                                         dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Wolf                                              dnb    0    0   0   0      0
WestIndia                                         dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Brendon Hedger                                    dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Ayub 95                                           dnb    0    0   0   0      0

Total: 165                       Overs: 18.5                    Run Rate: 9.167

Extras : 4    No Balls : 4       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

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Vatican Victors Bowling



Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Kapil Dev                            3.0           0      20           2   6.67
WORLD CHAMPIONS                      4.0           0      29           0   7.25
Vince van der Biji                   3.5           0      45           2  11.74
scion_sid                            4.0           0      40           0     10
Abhas Gupta                          3.0           0      26           0   8.67
treva                                1.0           0       5           0      5

Total: 165                       Overs: 18.5                    Run Rate: 9.167

Extras : 4    No Balls : 4       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0



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Toronto Tanks vs. Vatican Victors


Vatican Victors - 164/9 in 20.0 overs.
Toronto Tanks - 165/4 in 18.5 overs.



Toronto Tanks wins the match by 6 wickets

 

[Kshitiz_Indian]

Kshitz do you have it written in the sim, that if the top order fails, miraculously the tail end seem to be able to do better? 53 - 6 :doh

Not really. Its just that your opening pair were far too strong than our batsmen, combined with an uneven pitch they were devastating. WC is an all rounder anyways...

 

[Ollie_H]

I liike this pitch . The nats actually manage to do something on this one!

 

[ZoraxDoom]

I'm suddenly very afraid of TT's allrounders...

 

[sohum]

Upgraded to a score of 1!

This over from sid destroyed us:

17.1 scion_sid to Ian Botham, , No Ball. That wasn't a bad ball, but the batsmen went at it with everything except the kitchen sink, and got enough on it to send it over the fence! 6 more! (6)
17.1 scion_sid to Ian Botham, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
17.2 scion_sid to Imran Khan, It's fancy dress competition time, and the winner is the lady dressed as a man who's dressed as a sheep! Well done Sir, uh I mean Ma'am, no Sir, no...ah forget it. In the meanwhile, the batsmen run three! Good running. (3)
17.3 scion_sid to Ian Botham, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
17.4 scion_sid to Ian Botham, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
17.5 scion_sid to Ian Botham, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
17.6 scion_sid to Ian Botham, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)

 

[Ollie_H]

I'm suddenly very afraid of TT's allrounders...

be afraid! BE VERY AFRAID! Did you finally give them the right averages? ?

In all honesty though, I knew we spent vCash for a reason

 

[treva]

Outrageous. I bowled just the one over and statistically I am the most economical bowler in the team.

Kshitiz, I have faced 5 balls this season: 3 of them have gone for four and the other 2 have been singles. I have 14 runs from 5 balls without losing my wicket, put me up the god damn order. AND BOWL ME MORE! Basically me not batting higher and me only bowling 1 over cost us the game!

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Outrageous. I bowled just the one over and statistically I am the most economical bowler in the team.

Kshitiz, I have faced 5 balls this season: 3 of them have gone for four and the other 2 have been singles. I have 14 runs from 5 balls without losing my wicket, put me up the god damn order. AND BOWL ME MORE! Basically me not batting higher and me only bowling 1 over cost us the game!

Hit the nail on the head.

 

[gudduthemaster]

Fail .

 

[w3lshrugby]

Disappointing. In fact, doubly disappointing as I didn't even play.
Still, congrats to TT.

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

What a collapse Congrats TT

 

[Abhas]

Good match this. Unlucky to lose after posting a healthy-looking total.
Excellent chase by the TT nats.