New South Wales Blues v
Sussex SharksNSW made 130 runs batting first at the Ferozeshah Kotla.It was a par score for the pitch.Moises Henriques who was the man of match top scored with 51 runs.Sussex never got their run chase going,whenever they tried to increase the scoring rate they seemed to lose a wicket.Bret lee bowled with spped and accuracy, he ended up giving only 8 runs in his 4 overs and bowling Ed Joyce out.Moises Henriques played his part with the ball picking up important wickets.New South Wales Blues scored a convincing 35-run victory over Sussex Sharks and made it to the Super Eight stage of the Champions League Twenty20.
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| New South Wales innings (20 overs maximum) | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| DA Warner | run out (Smith) | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 77.77 |
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| 7.2 from Kirtley, Warner dives but he can't beat the throw! What an excellent bit of work by Dwayne Smith at gully, Warner attempts a square drive, Smith dives and in one motion takes aim and it's a direct hit which sends Warner back 35/1
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| PJ Hughes | not out | 62 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 96.87 |
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| DLR Smith† | c Martin-Jenkins b Chawla | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
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| 8.4 down wide long-on's throat, flighted on middle and leg, Smith waltzes down the track and tries to take him downtown and nearly succeeds, Martin-Jenkins jogs to his right and takes it just in front of the rope 40/2
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| MC Henriques | not out | 51 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 154.54 |
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| Extras | (lb 1) | 1 |
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| Total | (2 wickets; 20 overs) | 130 | (6.50 runs per over) |
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| Sussex innings (target: 131 runs from 20 overs) | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| CD Nash | c Clark b Henriques | 24 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
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| 13.3 catching practice! Nash strolls right across his stumps to paddle scoop it down to fine leg but he ends up scooping it straight to Clark at short fine leg 64/4
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| EC Joyce* | b Lee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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| 0.3 the off stump is splattered! The bounce was always going to test the batsmen and Joyce was all at sea, Lee bowls him a skidder on the off stump and Joyce is a little late in covering the line, the off stump is flung to the left 1/1
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| RJ Hamilton-Brown | st †DLR Smith b SPD Smith | 13 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 54.16 |
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| 6.1 the bowling change works! He's stumped, Smith tosses it up ever so slowly outside off, Brown dances down the track but he's beaten in flight and Daniel Smith whips off the off stump, the third umpire takes a look, it was obvious without the replay 26/2
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| DR Smith | b Bollinger | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 86.66 |
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| 9.5 Smith makes room and tries to knock it down to third man but the ball angles in from round the wicket, skids through and flattens the off stump 49/3
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| JS Gatting | run out (Katich/Hauritz) | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 56.25 |
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| 14.5 Hauritz to Yasir Arafat, nice work by Hauritz! The ball turns quite a bit and Arafat makes room and chops it down to Hughes at short cover, Gatting charges off, turns back and Hughes fires the ball to Hauritz who back flicks the ball onto the stumps, the third umpire takes a look 68/6
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| PP Chawla | c Hughes b Henriques | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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| 13.4 a night to forget with the bat for Chawla! Henriques drops it on a good length from round the wicket. Chawla tries to whack it away but stays rooted to the crease and tamely chips it high in the air towards Hughes at point 64/5
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| Yasir Arafat | b Hauritz | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
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| 14.6 timber! Arafat goes for a wild slog, misses it completely, the ball spins back in and knocks out the stumps 68/7
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| AJ Hodd† | c SPD Smith b Henriques | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 120.00 |
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| 17.4 well taken! Hodd chips down the track and tries to take him downtown, the ball is skied for a while and appears headed over the long-on rope but Smith cups it above his head just inches in front of the rope, times his jump well and maintains his balance 83/8
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| CB Keegan | not out | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 62.50 |
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| RSC Martin-Jenkins | not out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
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| Extras | (b 5, lb 4, w 2) | 11 |
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| Total | (8 wickets; 20 overs) | 95 | (4.75 runs per over) |
Delhi Daredevils v
Wayamba ElevensIt was a must win game for Delhi.It needed a match winner to step up and take the pressure of the team.On a pitch where Sussex sharks were finding it difficult to even chase down 130 Virender Sehwag plundered 66 of 42 balls.Ten fours and one six later Sehwag’s innings was cut short by a runout but Karthik was in the zone and continued the momentum that Sehwag had provided.He hit five fours and then produced three stunning sixes off consecutive balls from Ajantha Mendis.Glenn "The Machine" McGrath made his comeback after nearly a year of no cricket but that didnt stop him from hitting the length from the word go.As Dirk Nannes ripped through the top order with his pace, McGrath was chipping away using his line and length to fool the batsmen into false stroke.By the time these two gentlemen had their say the Wayamabe elevens looked in disarray.Mahela Jayawardene was fighing a lonely battle with no support from his teammates as wickets were tumbling at the other end making 53 of 40 balls.It was the biggest win ever for delhi daredevils in terms of runs.
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| Delhi Daredevils innings (20 overs maximum) | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| TM Dilshan | c Mubarak b Welegedara | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 62.50 |
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| 4.2 oh sharp catch! Dilshan makes room and advances, smacking a length ball with force but Mubarak plucks off a very good catch at short extra cover, just cupping it 27/1
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| V Sehwag | run out (Jayawardene/†de Zoysa) | 66 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 157.14 |
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| 14.6 Lokuarachchi to Karthik, fuller ball tossed up outside off, Karthik comes out and runs the ball to short third man, sets off, its a bad call because Jayawardene was coming straight at the ball, Sehwag is a poor runner between the wickets and there really wasn't a run in this 112/3
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| G Gambhir* | lbw b Mendis | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
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| 6.3 and that is plumb! Mendis pitches on middle and leg, the ball stays very low, Gambhir swats it off the back foot, misses, and is struck right in front of middle 45/2
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| KD Karthik† | st †de Zoysa b Mendis | 61 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 148.78 |
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| 18.5 stumped, and good work too! Mendis bowls it very, very wide as Karthik comes out and reaches for the ball, he then loses balance and falls over, de Zoysa collects, fumbles briefly, changes the ball from one hand to the other, and breaks the sticks 156/4
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| OA Shah | b Welegedara | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 180.00 |
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| 19.2 peach of a ball splays the stumps! Gem from Welegedera, aims for the yorker and tails the ball back in through the air from outside leg right into the base of the stumps 164/5
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| MK Tiwary | not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
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| R Bhatia | not out | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 166.66 |
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| Extras | (lb 1, w 2, nb 1) | 4 |
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| Total | (5 wickets; 20 overs) | 170 | (8.50 runs per over) |
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| Wayamba innings (target: 171 runs from 20 overs) | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| HGJM Kulatunga | c Shah b Mishra | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 76.92 |
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| 6.2 got em this time! Kulatunga comes out and chips the ball up in the air to Shah at sweeper cover, he's wearing a mic and talking on air but takes the catch with ease 31/3
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| L Udawatte | b Nannes | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
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| 1.1 awful shot from Udawatte, exposing all the sticks and heaving at air, Nannes only has to pitch it nice and straight and middle stump gets flattened 4/1
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| MG Vandort | b Nannes | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 75.00 |
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| 3.4 timber! Nannes prospers from a full length, as opposed to the short tactics he's tried in vain, this one is nice and full and jags back in sharply past a loose shot to hit off stump 18/2
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| DPMD Jayawardene | c Dilshan b Nannes | 53 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 132.50 |
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| 17.1 simple catch for Dilshan at long-off as Jayawardene advances to one pitched back of a length and chips it in the air 105/7
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| J Mubarak* | b McGrath | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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| 7.1 bowled em and look at that celebration! Lovely delivery from McGrath, one we've been fortunate to see so many times at the international level during his playing days, he just pitches it up around off stump and gets a hint of swing back in and that's more than enough to brush the pad and knock back the top of off, Mubarak goes very first ball to a gem 31/4
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| KS Lokuarachchi | b McGrath | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
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| 7.6 another one goes! Really a suffocating line from McGrath and Lokuarachchi pays the price for just exposing his stumps and not using his feet, instead feeling for one that darts back in and crashes into the stumps 36/5
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| MF Maharoof | c Dilshan b Nannes | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
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| 11.4 brilliant catch, and I mean brilliant! That is a great effort even though Delhi are already all over Wayamba! Maharoof makes room and biffs the ball up in the air over the bowler, its not a really well timed shot and Dilshan, sprinting across from mid-off, dives and plucks a low catch right behind the umpire 52/6
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| RSSS de Zoysa† | not out | 21 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 91.30 |
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| I Udana | not out | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 110.00 |
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| Extras | (lb 3, w 4) | 7 |
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| Total | (7 wickets; 20 overs) | 120 | (6.00 runs per over) |
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