END OF OVER:20 | 28 Runs | BR: 196/4 | RR: 9.80
- Kieron Pollard83 (35b)
- Chris Barnwell3 (3b)
- Jerome Taylor4-0-55-1
- Mitchell McClenaghan4-0-32-1
10:31 pm Darren Sammy, in a stadium named after him, cannot look anywhere but the floor. He is embarrassed. Probably livid. A complete unravelling from his side in the end. Including his own captaincy. The fields were changing every ball, the lengths too. The only thing that was constant was Pollard's pressure on them. 83 off 35 for him. 27 off those came off the last over. They've made 85 off the last five overs. Back shortly for the chase.
19.6
6
Taylor to Pollard, SIX, and what does it mean? A six off the last ball. Full outside off stump. Slightly skews it as he looks to go over long-off. The result is a shot that barely hits the boundary padding, wide of long-off
19.5
2
Taylor to Pollard, 2 runs, oh dear. Amateur stuff at the moment. Overpitched ball outside off stump, mistimed drive to long-off who also decides to throw it to the striker's end for some reason. The keeper is nowhere near the stumps. The ball hits it on the full. Even the batsmen didn't want two there. But there's a deflection. And Pollard is back on strike. Sammy is embarrassed.
19.4
6
Taylor to Pollard, SIX, it's all Pollard now. Bouncer at off stump. Deep in the crease, under the ball, lifted calmly over the square leg boundary
19.3
6
Taylor to Pollard, 6 runs, dreadful. Dreadful cricket from the bowling team. It's a yorker outside off. Pollard can't do more than digging it out to long-on. But he wants to take the risk and come back for the second. This prompts the fielder there to throw a wild one at the striker's end. Wide and bouncing awkwardly for Kamran Akmal and eventually, it's through him
19.2
4
Taylor to Pollard, FOUR, poor bowling from Taylor in this second spell. Switching plans every ball. This one is an aimless full toss at middle stump. Square leg is still in the circle. Goes back to retrieve the ball after a flick
19.1
4
Taylor to Pollard, FOUR, well played. Picks the slower ball. It's short outside off. Waits and lifts it over the square leg fielder in the circle
END OF OVER:19 | 14 Runs | BR: 168/4 | RR: 8.84
- Chris Barnwell3 (3b)
- Kieron Pollard55 (29b)
- Mitchell McClenaghan4-0-32-1
- Jerome Taylor3-0-27-1
18.6
2
McClenaghan to Barnwell, 2 runs, good shot and well fielded. Back of a length, into the pads. He's on his toes to whip this to the long boundary but deep square and fine leg converge. The former slides to his right and quickly relays it to the latter
18.5
1
McClenaghan to Pollard, 1 run, full at off stump, dragged out to deep midwicket with a mistimed slog
18.4
1b
McClenaghan to Barnwell, 1 bye, slower ball, back of a length at middle stump. Nicely bowled for a free-hit ball. But Akmal can't gather that as the batsman misses his pull shot
18.4
2nb
McClenaghan to Pollard, (no ball) 1 run, misses the yorker...by a long way. High full toss outside off. He can't slap it through. Thick inside edge back to the bowler...who puts out a lazy hand and doesn't look to retrieve it as it rolls towards mid-off. This is because Pollard looks like he wants to stay on strike. Then he decides he wants the run and takes it
Moves to over the wicket
18.3
1
McClenaghan to Barnwell, 1 run, slower ball, back of a length at middle stump. Dropped into the leg side with soft hands
18.2
1
McClenaghan to Pollard, 1 run, bouncer into the chest, swivel pull to long leg
18.1
4
McClenaghan to Pollard, FOUR, loses the mind game. Pollard shimmies down leg side, then promptly returns to his mark. Mitch has seen it and gone full and down leg side. Pollard, already winning, caps it with a tickle fine to bring up his fifty
18.1
2w
McClenaghan to Barnwell, 2 wides, looks to follow him down leg side, but gets its wrong. Akmal can't hold on to that
As he often does in the slog overs, Mitch is bowling around the wicket
END OF OVER:18 | 20 Runs 1 Wkt | BR: 154/4 | RR: 8.55
- Kieron Pollard48 (25b)
- Chris Barnwell0 (0b)
- Jerome Taylor3-0-27-1
- Shane Shillingford4-0-38-0
17.6
2
Taylor to Pollard, 2 runs, full outside off, thumped off the toe-end. Wide of long-off who does well to get to it and relay to sweeper who was around for support
17.5
6
Taylor to Pollard, SIX, yesssss! That's what you call a big hit! Stunning. Massive. Trademark. Length ball from around the wicket on middle stump. Pollard is tall in the crease and hits against the angle, on the up over wide long-on
We have a change in ball on account of the dew
17.4
W
Taylor to Pooran, OUT, slower ball and he holes out to deep midwicket. Back of a length from Taylor after two sixes. Climbs at an awkward height at middle stump. Goes across the line but can't control the slog. Deep midwicket comes in ten yards, and gathers with two hands...and his chest assists
N Pooran c Charles b Taylor 18 (12b 0x4 2x6) SR: 150.00
17.3
6
Taylor to Pooran, SIX, another full toss outside off. This time he's not in that much control. It's quick and he's not under it, but gets enough bat to find the long-off fence. Mid-off was in. Safe shot
17.2
6
Taylor to Pooran, SIX, nicely played. Goes for the yorker but there's dew. Turns into a full toss outside off. Opens the face, lifts it over wide third man with the pace and angle
17.1
0
Taylor to Pooran, no run, full and angled across off stump. Can't get under this as he tries to find the extra cover boundary. Beaten on the outside edge
END OF OVER:17 | 16 Runs | BR: 134/3 | RR: 7.88
- Nicholas Pooran6 (8b)
- Kieron Pollard40 (23b)
- Shane Shillingford4-0-38-0
- Kyle Mayers4-0-30-2
16.6
1
Shillingford to Pooran, 1 run, back of a length and into off stump. Swings across, but that's quick. Top half of the bat, down to long-on
16.5
1
Shillingford to Pollard, 1 run, short and fast, middle stump. Mistimed pull towards deep mdwicket. Pollard is making a walk of it....and the fielder fires it in to make him earn the run
16.4
1
Shillingford to Pooran, 1 run, dropped. Back of a length outside off. Makes room to try and slice it square on the off side. Thick outside edge is put down by Kamran Akmal
16.3
1
Shillingford to Pollard, 1 run, back of a length at leg stump, whipped to deep square leg
16.2
6
Shillingford to Pollard, SIX, good length at leg stump, slogs across the line. Isn't to the pitch and he has mistimed it. Not connected at all but it floats over deep midwicket