END OF OVER:20 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | GAW: 142/6 | RR: 7.10
- Keemo Paul4 (1b)
- Heinrich Klaasen22 (15b)
- Mohammad Amir4-0-22-3
- Migael Pretorius4-0-35-2
Deiva will come for the chase, enjoy.
Chris Green: I was happy with the way the ball came out, looked to vary the pace and lengths. I tried to get some spin and sneak the balls through. Based on last year, I had a lot of success. The left and right handed openers was a challenge I enjoyed facing. We have to give credit to them to stick with it, they kept going on with wickets at the back. It's something we can learn from as well.
12:35pm: That was a quintessential two-contrasting-halved innings. 35 off the first ten and 107 off the next. Amir sent back the openers early. The pitch offered spin, swing, seam, it was ready to obey the bowlers' every command. Hope sludged through and Hetmyer picked up after starting slow. The eleventh over from Gordon was a breaking point. Then after a couple of overs of pulling back with economical overs, Pretorius and Gordon got rid of the settled duo. Following that was the Shepherd-and-Klaasen time. They went for big hits, disregarded getting beaten which happened every now and again and managed to plunder 45 off the last three.
OF Smith c †Jangoo b Mohammad Amir 6 (2b 0x4 1x6) SR: 300.00
END OF OVER:19 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | GAW: 128/5 | RR: 6.73
- Odean Smith6 (1b)
- Heinrich Klaasen14 (11b)
- Migael Pretorius4-0-35-2
- Imad Wasim4-0-37-0
All action in the last few overs and Pretorius may have saved 10-15 runs here.
R Shepherd b Pretorius 36 (17b 3x4 3x6) SR: 211.76
END OF OVER:18 | 17 Runs | GAW: 114/4 | RR: 6.33
- Romario Shepherd31 (14b)
- Heinrich Klaasen12 (9b)
- Imad Wasim4-0-37-0
- Nicholson Gordon4-0-41-1
So the last few overs has had a few dots but the batters are looking to go for the big hits. So it's a bit of thought-school litmus test going on for the neutrals.
END OF OVER:17 | 8 Runs | GAW: 97/4 | RR: 5.70
- Romario Shepherd15 (10b)
- Heinrich Klaasen11 (7b)
- Nicholson Gordon4-0-41-1
- Imad Wasim3-0-20-0