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    2.2 overpitched on fifth stump to encourage an ambitious lofted drive, but Lewis skews this high over mid-off. Holder jogs back from the ring to take an NFL-style fair catch and pouches it comfortably over the shoulder. 14/1
    3.2 full and straight, crazy ambitious heave across the line by Thomas and misses struck in front of middle stump. Big shout for lbw upheld. Thomas just walks off and takes his medicine. With or without DRS available in the CPL, that was stone dead. 19/2
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    133.33
    5.4 Thomas finally gets it right at 142 kph! Full and straight swinging in a touch into the body, and Gayle is done in by the lack of footwork trying to flick across the line. Clean bowled beaten for pace as it ricochets off his pads into the leg stump. 38/3
    7.1 pressure bust pipe! With Rutherford unable to get runs at one end, Asif Ali loses his rhythm off strike. He finally gets a chance now to hit a length ball outside off but slaps it in the air straight to Azam Khan on the cover sweeper rope who takes a simple catch in stride jogging right. 39/4
    18.4 Holder with a solid comeback ball to finally break a century stand. Rutherford too cute shuffling across his stumps trying to scoop over fine leg and misses badly. Leg stump is lit up. 154/5
    not out
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    35
    71
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    134.28
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    271.42
    Extras
    23 (lb 5, nb 2, w 16)
    TOTAL
    175/5 (20 Overs, RR: 8.75)
    Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Evin Lewis, 2.2 ov), 2-19 (Devon Thomas, 3.2 ov), 3-38 (Chris Gayle, 5.4 ov), 4-39 (Asif Ali, 7.1 ov), 5-154 (Sherfane Rutherford, 18.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Mohammad Amir402015.00131030
    JO Holder4045111.25112430
    O Thomas402235.50172031
    KR Mayers302006.6681110
    HR Walsh2025012.5060311
    NLTC Perera3038012.6643200
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    2.2 Is this caught behind? Thick edge to a diving Devon Thomas but did he hold onto it cleanly? The umpires confer and they will send it upstairs. Soft signal is out. Good length wide of off, Phillips thrashes a cut shot, gets a thick edge low to Thomas' right, he dived full stretch, it hit the right glove and bobbled out, he rolls over the ball but you can't see whether it hit the ground as he rolls over it. He came up with it in his glove. Tough call this. It definitely didn't go in clean. He's out. Third umpire couldn't tell whether it touched the ground. 27/2
    1.1 huge mix up! Charles run out! They both ended up at the same end! Good length ball on off, Phillips tucked it behind square and sprinted for two, Charles was ball watching and didn't run for the second, eventually he did, the throw went to the keeper's end, Thomas initially fumbled but regathered and produced a direct hit at the non striker's to run Charles out by a long way as he dived 17/1
    14.2 smeared straight to deep midwicket! Hope was down on one knee to a length ball on off, he clubbed a slog sweep but hit it flat and straight to Allen on the deep midwicket fence. Easy catch and Allen makes no mistake. 104/5
    6.2 holes out! Great catch by Rutherford running across from mid on! Good length wide of off, Holder tries to launch straight, he miscued off the toe of the bat and skied it towards long off, Rutherford ran across from the circle at mid on and took an excellent catch 49/3
    10.4 holes out to deep midwicket! That was coming with the pressure building. Good length on middle, Mayers tried to manufacture something but the length wasn't there to pull over midwicket, he lofted it straight up in the air, Ali came in a long way from the fence and pouched it nicely 67/4
    17.4 another direct hit from Thomas as they try and pinch an extra! Bravo sprayed a full toss down leg and it was called wide, Thomas had to block it awkwardly, Azam Khan made a late call to try and pinch an extra wide, but he wasn't quick enough to beat another accurate throw from Thomas 131/7
    16.1 straight down the throat of Bravo at long on! Banged in back of a length, on middle, Perera backs away and lofts this down the ground but Bravo barely has to move on the rope. Catching practice for DJ. 117/6
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    177.77
    Extras
    19 (b 9, nb 1, w 9)
    TOTAL
    154/7 (20 Overs, RR: 7.7)
    Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Johnson Charles, 1.1 ov), 2-27 (Glenn Phillips, 2.2 ov), 3-49 (Jason Holder, 6.2 ov), 4-67 (Kyle Mayers, 10.4 ov), 5-104 (Shai Hope, 14.2 ov), 6-117 (Thisara Perera, 16.1 ov), 7-131 (Azam Khan, 17.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    SS Cottrell413929.75113251
    PA van Meekeren302508.3364010
    DC Drakes401323.25161010
    Fawad Ahmed301906.3350100
    FA Allen301214.0091000
    DJ Bravo3037012.3311320

Match Notes

Royals 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st17J CharlesGD Phillips
2nd10SD HopeGD Phillips
3rd22JO HolderSD Hope
4th18KR MayersSD Hope
5th37SD HopeAzam Khan
6th13NLTC PereraAzam Khan
7th14AR NurseAzam Khan
8th23AR NurseHR Walsh