- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR18.2 edged and caught behind Brilliant innings by Cloete ends. Went for another big heave but the ball flew off the outside edge and the keeper took a smart catch. His 80 is the joint highest score of the tournament so far. Asif Ali had made the same score in todya's first match 195/510 finally a wicketwent down to paddle it fine, but got it off the toe-end and straight to short fine leg. De Bruyn goes for a superb 66 that has set the Spartans up for a massive total 101/116.2 caught at fine leg Paarl's most experienced bowler has got the big wicket. On leg stump, slower ball. AB seemed to pick it, but the angle meant he had to hit it to the long boundary, and he ended up smacking it straight down the throat of fine leg 178/216.5 slower ball full toss, and Rossouw is completely fooled. Ends up playing too early and offering a dolly of a catch to mid-off. 450th T20 wicket for Dwayne Bravo 184/318.1 inside out and straight to deep extra cover he gave himself room, the bowler followed him enough to not allow the freeing of arms liberally. Elgar went inside out but didn't time it and deep extra cover had a comfortable catch 195/4Extras8 (b 2, nb 2, w 4)TOTAL203/5 (20 Overs, RR: 10.15)Fall of wickets: 1-101 (Theunis de Bruyn, 9.6 ov), 2-178 (AB de Villiers, 16.2 ov), 3-184 (Rilee Rossouw, 16.5 ov), 4-195 (Dean Elgar, 18.1 ov), 5-195 (Gihahn Cloete, 18.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB BC Fortuin 4 0 44 0 11.00 0 0 D Paterson 4 0 45 2 11.25 1 0 DJ Bravo 4 0 31 3 7.75 2 1 K Mungroo 4 0 37 0 9.25 0 0 H Davids 2 0 19 0 9.50 1 0 GM Thomson 2 0 25 0 12.50 0 1
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.4 yorker! And that's his first MSL wicket. What a big wicket too. Aimed on off stump, and Delport misses the horizontal late cut. The bails light up and the Spartans celebrate. Cameron Delport, however, gets a rousing applause 137/43.2 chipped to mid on! Full toss on middle, and he tries to work this towards the leg side. Takes a leading edge off the bat's edge, and stays in the air for eternity. Wicket off a juicy delivery... the bowler will feel lucky 28/15.2 full just outside off, and he backs away to drive through the covers. But it's come off the bat's inside-half, and AB takes a simple catch at mid off! 53/211.2 sliced in the air and the keeper makes no mistake! Full on off, and that teases the batsman to slog across the line. He meets the ball in front of him, and it finds the bat's edge 110/315.2 gets revenge! Tossed up outside off, and spinning away. Bravo skips down the wicket to slap a cover drive over the infield, but he toe-ends the shot and the man in the deep takes a reverse-cup catch 147/517.2 full, very full. On leg stump, and nudged away to deep midwicket. They try for a second run once again... but this is suicidal! No chance for Thomson at the batsman's end. We don't need a third umpire for this 169/6Extras13 (b 1, lb 4, nb 1, w 7)TOTAL202/6 (20 Overs, RR: 10.1)Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Michael Klinger, 3.2 ov), 2-53 (Henry Davids, 5.2 ov), 3-110 (Vaughn van Jaarsveld, 11.2 ov), 4-137 (Cameron Delport, 14.4 ov), 5-147 (Dwayne Bravo, 15.2 ov), 6-169 (Grant Thomson, 17.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB L Sipamla 4 0 37 1 9.25 0 1 ACR Birch 4 0 42 1 10.50 2 0 RK Kleinveldt 4 0 44 0 11.00 1 0 R Frylinck 4 0 39 1 9.75 2 0 BMAJ Mendis 4 0 35 2 8.75 1 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Paarl Rocks , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
Start 15.30, First Session 15.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.20, Second Session 17.20. 18.50
Match days
18 November 2018 - day/night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Tshwane Spartans 4, Paarl Rocks 0
Match Notes
- 1st Wicket Partnership: 53 runs off 30 balls in 22 mins ( TB De Bruyn 37, GL Cloete 16, Ex 0)
- Tshwane Spartans: 53 runs in 4.6 overs (30 balls, 22 mins)
- Powerplay 1: Over 0.1-10.0 (Mandatory - 59 runs, 0 wickets)
- TB De Bruyn: 50 off 29 balls in 35 mins (8x4, 1x6)
- 1st Wicket Partnership: 100 runs off 61 balls in 45 mins ( TB de Bruyn 66, Cloet 31, Ex 3)
- Tshwane Spartans: 100 runs in 9.4 overs (61 balls, 45 mins)
- Tshwane Spartans: 150 runs in 14.2 overs (90 balls, 67 mins)
- 2nd Wicket Partnership: 51 runs off 28 balls in 22 mins (GL Clote 18, AB De Villiers 31, Ex 2)
- GL Cloete: 50 off 35 balls in 68 mins (7x4, 0x6)
- Tshwane Spartans: 200 runs in 19.4 overs (124 balls, 96 mins)
- Paarl Rocks: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (32 balls, 25 mins)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1-6.0 (Mandatory - 58 runs, 2 wickets)
- Paarl Rocks: 100 runs in 9.4 overs (63 balls, 49 mins)
- 3rd Wicket Partnership: 51 runs off 32 balls in 24 mins( CS Delport 28, VB van Jaarsveld 21, Ex 2)
- CS Delport: 53 runs off 30 balls in 53 mins (4x4, 3x6)
- Paarl Rocks: 154 runs in 15.4 overs (99 balls, 76 mins)
- Paarl Rocks: 200 runs in 19.5 overs (126 balls, 98 mins)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsTshwane Spartans win high-scoring thriller by one run
Gihahn Cloete's 80 had carried the visiting side to 203 for 5, but Cameron Delport's 73 ensured Paarl Rocks were in the game till the very end