- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.3 Finally! De Kock takes a step outside his leg stump, Harmer follows him and de Kock cant get enough to send that over the legside boundary. He is caught by Rassie van der Dussen just off the rope 72/111.5 aerial and out! That was a poor ball from Christian, short and inviting the dismissive pull and caught at deep mid-wicket. Pace off the ball may have worked here for Christian and Moeen's innings comes to an end 128/214 Well, well! Paterson has been all over the place but he gets this right. Full on middle, Livingstone is trying to heave it over the off side but misses, Paterson hits and middle-stump goes cartwheeling. 153/3Extras9 (lb 3, w 6)TOTAL213/3 (20 Overs, RR: 10.65)Fall of wickets: 1-72 (Quinton de Kock, 6.3 ov), 2-128 (Moeen Ali, 11.5 ov), 3-153 (Liam Livingstone, 13.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB SR Harmer 3 0 36 1 12.00 1 0 K Rabada 4 0 38 0 9.50 0 0 D Paterson 4 0 37 1 9.25 2 0 D Olivier 2 0 32 0 16.00 2 0 DT Christian 4 0 28 1 7.00 1 0 Z Pongolo 3 0 39 0 13.00 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.4 Steyn wins the battle! Fullish, on off and Gayle backs away to cut. But he's done in by the lack of pace (119kph) and tries to check his shot. Takes the edge, and lobs to the short third-man fielder running to his left 32/117.5 Steyn and Magala again! Hendricks gets under that, tries to go big over long-off but goes aerial instead and Magala is the man underneath it again. Hendricks hit it with the toe-end of the bat and Magala takes a second good catch, well-judged and that could be the wicket that ends the Stars' challenge. 187/48.5 But Moeen has the last laugh. Bavuma likes that shot and he is trying it again, looking to swing over mid-wicket but he gets a bottom edge and Quinton de Kock, his opposite number, takes the catch. 108/215.3 Steyn fires that in full, vd Dussen, looking to loft over long-off but miscues and sends it high high high into the Joburg sky, there's a few men there who can take it but Magala is the one that calls, his eyes are on it and he judges the catch well. Big wicket for the Blitz. Could this turn the game? Jozi have a long tail 161/318.4 And now surely it is! Magala gets some reward for his variations, this is a shorter ball and flicked to deep mid-wicket, straight to the fielder, who doesn't even have to move to accept the catch. 189/5Extras13 (lb 1, nb 1, w 11)TOTAL198/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.9)Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Chris Gayle, 3.4 ov), 2-108 (Temba Bavuma, 8.5 ov), 3-161 (Rassie van der Dussen, 15.3 ov), 4-187 (Reeza Hendricks, 17.5 ov), 5-189 (Ryan Rickelton, 18.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB VD Philander 2 0 20 0 10.00 0 1 DW Steyn 4 0 25 3 6.25 0 0 A Nortje 3 0 41 0 13.66 3 0 Mohammad Nawaz(3) 3 0 35 0 11.66 0 0 MM Ali 2 0 21 1 10.50 0 0 GF Linde 2 0 19 0 9.50 0 0 SSB Magala 4 0 36 1 9.00 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Jozi Stars , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
17.30 start, First Session 17.30-19.00, Interval 19.00-19.20, Second Session 19.20-20.50
Match days
8 November 2019 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Cape Town Blitz 4, Jozi Stars 0
Match Notes
- 1st wicket: 51 runs off 27 balls 19 mins (JN Malan 32,Q de Kock 18, Ex 1)
- Cape Town Blitz: 50 runs in 4.2 overs (27 balls, 19 mins, 8x4, 2x6)
- Powerplay: Overs 1 - 6 (Mandatory - 69 runs, 0 wickets)
- JN Malan: 50 off 26 balls in 39 mins (7x4, 2x6)
- Cape Town Blitz: 100 runs in 9.3 overs (61 balls, 42 mins, 12x4, 4x6)
- 2nd wicket: 53 runs off 29 balls 19 mins (JN Malan 27,MM Ali 25, Ex 1)
- Cape Town Blitz: 150 runs in 13.5 overs (87 balls, 60 mins, 16x4, 8x6)
- Ball change at over 12.6 with the score 143/1
- Cape Town Blitz: 200 runs in 17.6 overs (113 balls, 79 mins, 19x4, 12x6)
- 4th wicket: 50 runs off 27 balls 20 mins (JN Malan 27,GF Linde 22, Ex 1)
- Jozi Stars Innings
- Jozi Stars : 50 runs in 4.5 overs (32 balls, 23 mins, 6x4, 1x6)
- Powerplay: Overs 1 - 6 (Mandatory - 68 runs, 1 wicket)
- 2nd wicket: 51 runs off 23 balls 17 mins (RR Hendricks 26,T Bavuma 18, Ex 7)
- Jozi Stars : 100 runs in 8.2 overs (54 balls, 37 mins, 12x4, 3x6)
- RR Hendricks: 50 off 36 balls in 53 mins (7x4, 1x6)
- Jozi Stars : 150 runs in 13.4 overs (86 balls, 58 mins, 18x4, 4x6)
- 3rd wicket: 50 runs off 35 balls 23 mins (RR Hendricks 19,HE van der Dussen 30, Ex 1)
- Player of the Match: JN Malan(Cape Town Blitz)
- Match points: Jozi Stars: 0 points Cape Town Blitz: 4 points
Match Coverage
All Match NewsMalan hits 99*, Steyn takes three as Cape Town Blitz win season opener
Reeza Hendricks' 53-ball 80 kept Stars alive in a chase of 214, but Steyn's strikes took the fizz out of their innings