END OF OVER:20 | 4 Runs | SEO: 142/6 (24 runs required, RR: 7.10)
- Hammad Azam16 (14b)
- Cameron Gannon6 (11b)
- Haris Rauf4-0-30-0
- Pat Cummins4-0-35-1
Both innings were quite similar, as things started to get awry at the halfway mark. Seattle Orcas lost their grip after losing set batters Rickleton and Jayasuriya, and from there, everyone struggled to get going. Short, Plunkett, and Anderson were all fantastic and didn't give any pace to work with. They knew the conditions and stuck to their guns on a tricky surface where it wasn't easy to score with conventional methods.
That said, it was one-way traffic when Jayasuriya was hammering bowlers all over the park, but once he got out, it was like a boulder rolling down a mountain. The bowlers did a spectacular job to stymie the run flow. Hammad Azam couldn't tee off, and the captain departed early too. The Orcas are languishing at the bottom while the Unicorns jump to the third spot after this crucial victory
19.6
1
Haris Rauf to Hammad Azam, 1 run, Another pitch-perfect surface suited slower length ball at off, worked off the pads towards midwicket and he jogs through a run. In the end, SF's bowling was much better on the day and managed to defend a low total
19.5
1
Haris Rauf to Gannon, 1 run, Nails a perfect off-stump yorker, squirted away to cover
19.4
0
Haris Rauf to Gannon, no run, Flung on short of a length and gets it to tail back through the gate, goes through the shot early and misses it completely
19.3
1
Haris Rauf to Hammad Azam, 1 run, Low full-toss at off, slapped away to sweeper cover
19.2
1
Haris Rauf to Gannon, 1 run, Pace-off back of a length ball wide of off, forcing him to reach out, he pummels it across the line towards midwicket with no real timing
19.1
0
Haris Rauf to Gannon, no run, Fractionally shorter and angled into middle, inside edge onto the pads
END OF OVER:19 | 6 Runs | SEO: 138/6 (28 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.26, RRR: 28.00)
- Cameron Gannon4 (7b)
- Hammad Azam14 (12b)
- Pat Cummins4-0-35-1
- Haris Rauf3-0-26-0
18.6
1
Cummins to Gannon, 1 run, Dug in short outside off, stands tall and clouts it to wide of long-on
18.5
0
Cummins to Gannon, no run, An unintimidating bouncer around the line off, wanted to swat a pull but only connected with fresh air
18.4
1
Cummins to Hammad Azam, 1 run, Short ball with pace wide of off, struggling for timing and miscued the pull, ball dies down quickly towards the leg side
18.3
1
Cummins to Gannon, 1 run, Rolls his fingers, bowls short in the corridor, mistimed to fine leg for a single
18.2
1
Cummins to Hammad Azam, 1 run, Does him with the slow ball, kicked sharply off the turf and he went for the aerial pull, just landed short of the fielder standing at deep square's left
18.2
1w
Cummins to Hammad Azam, 1 wide, Pace-off fuller delivery outside the tramline on off
18.1
1lb
Cummins to Gannon, 1 leg bye, Over the wicket, pace-off bumper that rises steeply, he swivels for a pull and is early through the shot, ball rolls over to the keeper
END OF OVER:18 | 4 Runs | SEO: 132/6 (34 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.33, RRR: 17.00)
- Cameron Gannon2 (3b)
- Hammad Azam12 (10b)
- Haris Rauf3-0-26-0
- Liam Plunkett4-0-26-3
17.6
1
Haris Rauf to Gannon, 1 run, Big delivery and he will only get a single, length at middle, tucked around the corner
17.5
1
Haris Rauf to Hammad Azam, 1 run, Attempted yorker ends up as a low full-toss at sixth stump line, thwacked down to long-off for a single
17.4
1
Haris Rauf to Gannon, 1 run, Short ball wide of off, belts it down the ground to Rauf's left and mid-off intercepts the ball quickly
17.3
0
Haris Rauf to Gannon, no run, Bowls a perfect in-dipping yorker and he manages to shield his stumps
17.2
1lb
Haris Rauf to Hammad Azam, 1 leg bye, Over the wicket, pace-off back of a length delivery at middle, rotated early and copped a blow
17.1
0
Haris Rauf to Hammad Azam, no run, Searing yorker just outside off, slammed to extra cover
END OF OVER:17 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | SEO: 128/6 (38 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.52, RRR: 12.66)
- Hammad Azam11 (7b)
- Liam Plunkett4-0-26-3
- Corey Anderson3.2-0-21-1
16.6
W
Plunkett to Harmeet Singh, OUT, That's a screamer, short at the body and he launches the ball straight into the hands of Short at deep midwicket, fielder made sure he didn't overrun and was cognizant of the rope, Plunkett with a fist-pump, stunning team effort
Harmeet Singh c Short b Plunkett 15 (18b 2x4 0x6) SR: 83.33
16.5
4
Plunkett to Harmeet Singh, FOUR, Top-edge scoots away past fine leg for a four, dug in short at shoulder height around the line off, he was standing outside his crease and went full throttle, no chance for the fielder to stop that bullet
16.4
0
Plunkett to Harmeet Singh, no run, Precious dot ball, amazing prodigiously moving away cutter from off, too good for Harmeet
16.3
1
Plunkett to Hammad Azam, 1 run, Short at the body, stays deep, swivel-pull to deep backward square
16.2
1b
Plunkett to Harmeet Singh, 1 bye, Played all around it, swing and a miss. Short and angling away from off, not that far from shaving it, he advanced down and missed it altogether
