- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.3 Haring in and bangs it on a length, gets a little bit of seam movement and induces a false shot! He heaves it over the bowler's head but finds Faf du Plessis at long-on who hangs onto it brilliantly. A crucial scalp for TSK! Fabulous start for Super Kings. Bold of Sams to persist with full-length and he lured him into a big shot 4/110.2 Spanked but not entirely mighty! Just couldn't get underneath it and Miller, who is as safe as a house, catches it superbly at deep midwicket, making sure he doesn't loses his balance because he was quite close to the rope. This was tossed a touch fuller and wide of off, he went for the slog sweep but couldn't get enough elevation and lost his shape 85/33.4 Tantalizingly in the air, has a stab at that and is playing from his body. He cleverly takes the pace off and he absolutely flummoxed. Once again it is Faf du Plessis in action at cover; he kept his eyes on the ball and reverse cupped it expertly under the sun. That's a good breakthrough because he is a dangerous customer 31/212.5 Stupendous catch at long-off as another one bites the dust! Tossed up fuller outside leg as Shadab was stepping away from the leg stump and he smartly followed him up, he still commits to the shot but cannot time it well and didn't control his bat 104/415.2 Gone, zingers are alight! Round the wicket. Good length and it zings back from the angle, tries a big mow and ends up chopping it back onto the stumps. The bowlers have mostly kept the batters on a leash here on this slow pitch. Credit to the bowlers for reading the pitch well and mixing it up nicely 116/519.4 Oh that is a blinder! Rank full wide of off, swats it and Santner at deep point ran in and took a fantastic catch. Plucked his hand out, caught the ball and made sure it doesn't pop out of his hands. They are checking if it's a no ball, a few inches under waist height so that's all-right. 165/818.2 Round the wicket, angling across, it's a full toss which sounds the death rattle. Leg-cutter which was dipping towards off stump, he went for the pull and got deceived the slowness of the delivery. That's a crucial scalp. He could have done significant damage in these last two overs but he is taken out of the equation 151/618.4 This looks a brilliant short but it is not far enough Excellent comeback from Coetzee who was struggling in his last spell. Befuddles him with a slower one on a full length, invites him to have a crack at it and he obliges. Hits him pretty well but didn't get the elevation. Once again it is Faf du Plessis who takes his third catch of the evening 153/7Extras7 (b 1, lb 2, w 4)TOTAL171/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.55)Did not bat: C le RouxFall of wickets: 1-4 (Finn Allen, 0.3 ov), 2-31 (Marcus Stoinis, 3.4 ov), 3-85 (Matthew Wade, 10.2 ov), 4-104 (Shadab Khan, 12.5 ov), 5-116 (Corey Anderson, 15.2 ov), 6-151 (Aaron Finch, 18.2 ov), 7-153 (Tajinder Singh, 18.4 ov), 8-165 (Chaitanya Bishnoi, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DR Sams 4 0 47 2 11.75 9 7 2 0 0 J Theron 3 0 20 0 6.66 10 2 1 0 0 G Coetzee 4 0 31 4 7.75 12 3 1 1 0 MJ Santner 4 0 30 2 7.5 7 0 2 1 0 Mohammad Mohsin 1 0 9 0 9 2 0 1 0 0 CP Savage 4 0 31 0 7.75 7 2 1 2 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.2 A touch shorter and gets that big banna inswing pegging him back and thumping his front pad as they all appeal like excited students in a class but the umpire thinks otherwise. They have sent it for another opinion. Okay, so on the replay, it is clearly away from the bat, and it's three reds on the screen as they all celebrate and scream in joy. That's a fantastic review, got the line right and gets his man. Huge breakthrough! 6/18.1 Sold him a dummy. Tossed up, a wrong'un on a length and wide of off, goes for the late cut and it goes past the dangling bat. He is long way down the track, Conway is short of his ground as Wade quickly whips off the bails. Brilliant piece of glovework and very smart bowling from the clever operator Shadab who kept it out of the firing range and lured him to play away from his body. Conway was seen advancing down the pitch quite a lot against Bishnoi as well and was trying to accelerate, keeping the scoreboard ticking but got outfoxed on this occasion. 58/31.2 Edged and taken! Right on money, fast and furious gets a breakthrough. Bangs it on a shorter length on 143 kph, that's a lovely nagging line, with a hint of movement, draws him forward and it takes the outside edge through his dangling bat. Wade makes no mistake. TSK in a spot of bother 11/217.3 Is there another twist in the tale? Fires in a heat-seeking yorker on off and uproots the off stump as he tries to scythe that away to point but misses. Vicious fist-pump and goes airborne but what an innings! He has turned the game on its head 162/610.4 Oh, that's a massive wicket! Is that the game? Plunkett gets the big fish as he tries to pummel this over deep backward square but got the toe-end of the bat. Bishnoi in the deep tracks the ball from the bat, into the air, towards him and then pouches it safely. 80/413.1 Gottim with a beauty! Crackerjack. That is one of the finest googlies I have ever seen! Pitched outside leg and pinged the top of off. He is completely squared up, feet going nowhere and zing go the bails! That's a Shadab Khan special. Today, he makes a mark with his bowling as well. It has been a brilliant spell. And TSK are now staring into the abyss, they find themselves in a rut 92/518.4 The game is not over yet! Pitched up and gets it to swerve in from middle, he goes big and Dhillon at deep midwicket hangs onto it brilliantly! Pretty decent connection but didn't get all of it. 164/7Extras18 (lb 5, w 13)TOTAL172/7 (19.1 Overs, RR: 8.97)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Faf du Plessis, 0.2 ov), 2-11 (Cody Chetty, 1.2 ov), 3-58 (Devon Conway, 8.1 ov), 4-80 (David Miller, 10.4 ov), 5-92 (Mitchell Santner, 13.1 ov), 6-162 (Milind Kumar, 17.3 ov), 7-164 (Daniel Sams, 18.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB C le Roux 3 0 24 1 8 10 3 0 2 0 Haris Rauf 4 1 32 2 8 12 2 1 2 0 LE Plunkett 3.1 0 20 1 6.31 6 0 1 1 0 Shadab Khan 4 0 45 2 11.25 5 2 4 0 0 C Bishnoi 1 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 MP Stoinis 4 0 40 1 10 7 4 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
San Francisco Unicorns , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
24 July 2023 - day/night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Texas Super Kings 2, San Francisco Unicorns 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 52 runs, 2 wickets)
- San Francisco Unicorns: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: San Francisco Unicorns - 71/2 in 8.0 overs (MS Wade 41, Shadab Khan 10)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (MS Wade 32, Shadab Khan 14, Ex 4)
- San Francisco Unicorns: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: San Francisco Unicorns - 116/5 in 15.2 overs (C Bishnoi 9)
- San Francisco Unicorns: 150 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 7
- Innings Break: San Francisco Unicorns - 171/8 in 20.0 overs (LE Plunkett 2, Haris Rauf 6)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 0.2: Review by San Francisco Unicorns (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Samuels, Batter - F du Plessis (Upheld)
- Texas Super Kings: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 16
- Strategic Timeout: Texas Super Kings - 58/3 in 8.1 overs (Milind Kumar 8)
- Strategic Timeout: Texas Super Kings - 92/5 in 13.1 overs (Milind Kumar 24)
- Texas Super Kings: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 17
- Milind Kumar: 50 off 39 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 19 balls (Milind Kumar 26, DR Sams 25, Ex 1)
- Texas Super Kings: 150 runs in 16.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 18
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