All those awake and following the game must have had a great time! What a thrilling game of cricke - ebbing and flowing throughout - but it was Bartlett who played an outstanding knock and proved to be a thorn in the way of MI New York, singlehandedly staying till the end and making sure they didn't stutter. Anderson is a relieved captain and fans in the aisles are celebrating the win. Notable contributions came from Seifert and Hassan and then Bartlett hogged the limelight. Naveen and Sunny were outstanding but it turned out to be a game of fine margins that went right down to the wire. SFU win three on the trot and have eked out a fantastic win. Earlier, Rauf, le Roux, and Hassan picked two wickets each and Bartlett held his end of the bargain as well. It was a concerted effort and a win that will give them a shot in the arm taking into consideration how they recovered from a precarious situation and crawled their way back into the game and how a team effort produced the victory
19.1
6
Pollard to Bartlett, SIX, The night belongs to XC Bartlett! Finishes the game in fantastic style, pumps Pollard over long-on for a mighty long six and the ball goes into the stands, happy fist-bump and handshake with Haris Rauf. What a staggering innings and come from behind win!
19.1
1w
Pollard to Bartlett, 1 wide, after a false start, an intentional stop, comes back again, talks to Pooran, ready to go again, slows down the game. Bartlett seems adamant to get his side to the finishing line, drops it short and outside off, given as a wide on height, scores are level
END OF OVER:19 | 11 Runs | SF: 181/7 (2 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.52, RRR: 2.00)
- Xavier Bartlett53 (24b)
- Haris Rauf10 (10b)
- Ehsan Adil4-0-43-2
- Naveen-ul-Haq4-0-28-2
18.6
1
Ehsan Adil to Bartlett, 1 run, Arrows it in from over the wicket again, lands it on a shorter length at off, backs away and strikes it to long-off, what a spellbinding knock from Bartlett, quintessential match-winning knock!
Ravi: "Two matches in a row MINY have made a complete hash out of."
18.5
1
Ehsan Adil to Haris Rauf, 1 run, on a length at off, belts it away, slightly off the bottom half of the blade, to deep backward square, only a single which does the job nicely
18.4
4
Ehsan Adil to Haris Rauf, FOUR, good length at off, tight line, clears front leg and goes for an almighty heave, thick outside edge flies away over point for a four, fortuitous but they all count, Naveen runs back and can't cut it off
Adam: "Corey Anderson has looked horribly out of form for a long time now. He needs some big innings, and soon. "
18.4
2nb
Ehsan Adil to Bartlett, (no ball) 1 run, Delivery zoomed outside off, was a full-toss outside off, strongarms a pull to long-on, not off the middle, but Adil has overstepped, bad time for an unforced error, how costly will it prove to be?
18.3
1
Ehsan Adil to Haris Rauf, 1 run, Flings it on a fuller length on fifth stump line, tough to get underneath, bowling well in the big moments, pushed to long-on
18.2
1
Ehsan Adil to Bartlett, 1 run, slightly shortened length, hung away outside off, fetches it from wide and drags it down to long-on
18.1
1
Ehsan Adil to Haris Rauf, 1 run, Over the wicket, back of a length and outside off, runs it down to deep third and does the needful, brings the set batter on crease who has the real chance of getting his team over the line
END OF OVER:18 | 7 Runs | SF: 170/7 (13 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.44, RRR: 6.50)
- Xavier Bartlett50 (21b)
- Haris Rauf3 (6b)
- Naveen-ul-Haq4-0-28-2
- Trent Boult4-0-39-1
17.6
2
Naveen-ul-Haq to Bartlett, 2 runs, Nabs two more, it was an incoming length ball speared in from wide of off, waited a touch and connects it down to cow corner region, fantastic running and Bartlett brings up his maiden half century, been a thoroughly entertaining knock, he has breathed life into this contest, certainly a utility cricketer, great signing by SFU
17.5
0
Naveen-ul-Haq to Bartlett, no run, good-ish length almost hugging the guideline on off, beats his cut, was a slower one, he is a master of slower deliveries
17.4
4
Naveen-ul-Haq to Bartlett, FOUR, slow full ball with width, he puts bat on it, times it well, should have been a regulation stop but Pooran makes a mess of it at long-off and leaks a boundary, over-ran
17.3
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Haris Rauf, 1 run, manages to pinch a single, it was an in-slanter shorter ball at fifth stump line, chopped away to point, wayward throw towards long-on but they don't take the second, bit of a chat between the two batters as well as between Pollard, Pooran and Naveen, some fielding changes
17.2
0
Naveen-ul-Haq to Haris Rauf, no run, crucial dot, he needs to get off-strike asap, slow yorker on off, lunges at it and dead bats it down to mid-off region
17.1
0
Naveen-ul-Haq to Haris Rauf, no run, smartly bowled, short and wide of off from over the wicket, beaten on the outside edge, connects with thin air
END OF OVER:17 | 16 Runs | SF: 163/7 (20 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.58, RRR: 6.66)
- Xavier Bartlett44 (18b)
- Haris Rauf2 (3b)
- Trent Boult4-0-39-1
- Ehsan Adil3-0-32-2
16.6
4
Boult to Bartlett, FOUR, Poise and class personified, around the wicket, length and thereabouts, angled in, he picks it very early and lashes it down the ground, bisecting long-on and long-off with ease, decimating him, 16 off the over, Boult's plans backfired in this over, he was looking for the blockhole
16.5
4
Boult to Bartlett, FOUR, fraction short on off, slinks back and smashes it to midwicket boundary, on his chest height and he times it impeccably, beats the man in the deep
16.4
6
Boult to Bartlett, SIX, fantabulous swing of the blade and goes all the way, good length right at middle, in the slot and he monstered it downtown, timely hit to make the equation easier
16.3
0
Boult to Bartlett, no run, wide of the crease, shorter in length, slanting in at middle, goes over the top of middle, unable to connect on the pull
16.2
1
Boult to Haris Rauf, 1 run, around the wicket, bit short and kicks back in at middle, awkwardly worked square of midwicket, inside edge onto the pad and he looks in some discomfort, taking his time to get ready for the next delivery
16.1
1
Boult to Bartlett, 1 run, Over the wicket, shorter length around the line off, smashed down the floor to long-off, fielder runs across to make a quick stop
END OF OVER:16 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | SF: 147/7 (36 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.18, RRR: 9.00)
- Haris Rauf1 (2b)
- Xavier Bartlett29 (13b)
- Ehsan Adil3-0-32-2
- Michael Bracewell2-0-29-1
15.6
0
Ehsan Adil to Haris Rauf, no run, fractions short and swerving away just outside off, content to just block it off the backfoot
