- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.6 knocks him over! Length delivery slanted into middle and off stump. Short plants his front foot and has an ugly hack across the line. He is nowhere close to the pitch of the ball, though, and he ends up missing it by an absolute mile. Hears the death rattle soon after and Orcas have the early breakthrough they were after! 4/111.6 holes out to long off! Given a hint of air on a length on middle and off stump. Gous' eyes light up and he advances, looking to go over long off. Does not get to the pitch of the ball, though, and has to reach out a touch. Cannot quite time it and ends up spooning it to Klaasen on the fence! 89/42.1 shoulders arms and is trapped lbw, oh my! Length delivery that starts just outside off before curving back in devilishly. Mukhtar decides a week early that he wants to leave this one and watches in dismay as the ball comes back and thunders into the front pad, right in front of off stump. The umpire raises his finger and Mukhtar, after discussion with his partner, does not bother with the review! 16/24.5 skies it and gobbled up by Klaasen at mid on! Back of a length delivery just outside off and this seems to rush onto Phillips. He tries to hack it at away but the extra bounce and the extra pace means that he splices it. Klaasen settles under it and completes the catch with the minimal of fuss! 45/312.1 Henriques bites the dust too! Two in two for the Orcas! Back of a length delivery just outside off stump that seems to hold in the surface a shade. Henriques tries to swipe it away but is a tad early into the stroke. Clinks it off the toe-end and the ball swirls towards deep square leg. Hetmyer circles under it and completes the catch! 89/517.6 Parnell has his second! Short delivery and this follows Pienaar well outside leg. He tries to heave it away but is cramped for room because of the line. Splices it and the ball lobs up towards deep mid wicket, where Gannon, despite the close attention of his teammate, holds his nerve and snaffles up the chance! 126/713.6 castled! Harmeet has two! Length delivery fired into off stump. The ball seems to just grip in the surface and straightens a tad. Jansen plays for the original line but because the ball has spun away just a little, it goes past the outside edge and smashes into off stump! 100/6Extras11 (lb 1, w 10)TOTAL144/7 (20 Overs, RR: 7.2)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Matthew Short, 0.6 ov), 2-16 (Mukhtar Ahmed, 2.1 ov), 3-45 (Glenn Phillips, 4.5 ov), 4-89 (Andries Gous, 11.6 ov), 5-89 (Moises Henriques, 12.1 ov), 6-100 (Marco Jansen, 13.6 ov), 7-126 (Obus Pienaar, 17.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Imad Wasim 4 0 19 1 4.75 9 1 0 1 0 CJ Gannon 4 0 34 1 8.5 10 4 1 2 0 WD Parnell 4 0 40 2 10 11 3 2 2 0 AJ Tye 4 0 26 1 6.5 6 1 0 1 0 Harmeet Singh 4 0 24 2 6 7 2 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR2.6 chops it on! Nortje wins this South African battle! Length delivery just outside off that seems to nip back a touch. de Kock looks for the cut but it is not short enough to be playing that stroke. Gets a thick inside edge that cannons into middle stump and leaves it flattened! 20/113.5 cleans him up! Fuller and much faster on middle and leg stump. Nauman has a pre-meditated walk down the track and does not get to the pitch of the ball. He tries to go too square too and that, coupled with the extra pace, means that he misses the ball altogether and gets cleaned up! 96/46.4 and the pressure tells! Fired in on a length on middle and leg stump. Jayasuriya plays for the turn but there isn't any. The ball keeps going on with the angle and Jayasuriya, having closed his bat face early, pops it towards short extra cover. Henriques dives forward and to his left to complete a smart grab! 36/27.2 Henriques goes through Klaasen! Length delivery on off stump that seems to pitch and deck back ever so slightly. Klaasen tries to drive on the up but the inward movement beats him completely. Breezes through the gap between bat and pad, and smashes into the stumps! Massive, massive moment in the game! 43/319.2 Hetmyer chops it on, oh my! Slower ball hung outside off stump and it is wide enough to make Hetmyer fetch it. The lack of pace also means that Hetmyer has to reach out well in front of his body. Loses his shape in the process and ends up dragging it back onto his stumps! 140/5Extras9 (b 5, lb 2, w 2)TOTAL148/5 (19.4 Overs, RR: 7.52)Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Quinton de Kock, 2.6 ov), 2-36 (Shehan Jayasuriya, 6.4 ov), 3-43 (Heinrich Klaasen, 7.2 ov), 4-96 (Nauman Anwar, 13.5 ov), 5-140 (Shimron Hetmyer, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Jansen 3.4 0 30 1 8.18 11 5 0 1 0 SN Netravalkar 4 0 23 0 5.75 11 3 0 0 0 A Nortje 4 0 29 1 7.25 11 1 2 1 0 AJ Hosein 2 0 20 1 10 3 0 2 0 0 MC Henriques 2 0 8 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 DL Piedt 4 0 31 1 7.75 7 1 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Seattle Orcas , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
14 July 2023 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Seattle Orcas 2, Washington Freedom 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 3 wickets)
- Washington Freedom: 50 runs in 6.2 overs (38 balls), Extras 9
- Strategic Timeout: Washington Freedom - 64/3 in 9.0 overs (AGS Gous 21, MC Henriques 7)
- Washington Freedom: 100 runs in 13.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 10
- Strategic Timeout: Washington Freedom - 109/6 in 16.0 overs (AJ Pienaar 6, AJ Hosein 6)
- Innings Break: Washington Freedom - 144/7 in 20.0 overs (AJ Hosein 33, DL Piedt 3)
- Over 1.2: Review by Washington Freedom (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Samuels, Batter - Nauman Anwar (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Seattle Orcas: 50 runs in 8.2 overs (50 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Seattle Orcas - 57/3 in 9.0 overs (Nauman Anwar 34, Imad Wasim 3)
- Over 11.5: Review by Washington Freedom (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Samuels, Batter - Imad Wasim (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (Nauman Anwar 25, Imad Wasim 22, Ex 6)
- Seattle Orcas: 100 runs in 14.4 overs (88 balls), Extras 9
- Strategic Timeout: Seattle Orcas - 103/4 in 15.0 overs (Imad Wasim 26, SO Hetmyer 3)
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