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    0.2 Traps his lbw! This looks a lot closer and the appeal is quite vociferous, looked adjacent in real time; he went down on knee to play a big yawning sweep and the ball was a bit quicker too, he missed and it turned a wee bit, rapping on his front pad. The umpire took a bit of time before raising the dreaded finger, Robinson has to take the long walk back to the pavilion; he goes without troubling the scorers. Excellent start from Nedd, no looseners to begin with 0/1
    0.6 Punctuates the over with an incredible delivery! Lobbed up on a length and it came back viciously beating his cut and it wrecks the middle stump much to the delight of Nedd. It kept low as well. Already, we've seen how much assistance is available for spinners if they land it in the right areas. A perfect over for Patriots and Nedd has been right on money. Warriors need to calm things down and rebuild 1/2
    3.3 Fractionally fuller on off and Hope leans forward and pushes at it, just lobbing it in the air and Fletcher takes a regulation catch at mid-off over his head. This is not good from Warriors who were trying to close the powerplay on a high but another wicket might just slow things down a bit; it's a massive wicket. Ball was on a length, a cutter, might have gripped a bit, he forced it down the ground with minimal timing and got caught in the process 28/3
    11.5 Flummoxes him with a quick and full delivery on middle, deceived him in the flight and he gets in two minds. Strong appeal and the umpire agrees, adjudging him lbw, it was full and he was stepping forward trying to squeeze it away into the off-side, hits his left leg, beats the outside edge and looks pretty plumb, he was hoping against hope and took the review. Three reds much to his dismay 83/5
    11.1 Miscued! Over the wicket, dangles a delicious legbreak and gets it to turn away from off, he tries to drag it across and finds the fielder at deep midwicket who swoops to his right and gobbles it up cleanly. So just when Moeen tries to cut loose and up the ante, he ends up losing his wicket and Shamsi puts him out of his misery. 78/4
    14.2 Troubled by the spin, Nedd strangles him with a teasing delivery on a suffocating line and he tries to cover his stumps, came way down the track and looks like he just didn't manage to slid his bat in before the bails were dislodged. Nedd bowls a beauty and gets his man. It was too good for Paul who kept searching for it and trying desperately to get behind the line and getting squared up in the process, sharp glovework too 93/6
    17.2 Toe-ended it and John runs back and hangs onto it brilliantly off his own bowling. Probing on a tight stumps to stumps line and Pretorius lunges at it, the ball balloons up and gives plenty of time to John to settle under. Brilliant pace-off delivery 106/8
    14.3 Wheels coming off. Over the wicket, gently tossed up outside off, lures him with the bait and he doesn't want to die wondering, goes for a full-blooded slog and it stayed in the air for an eternity before finding a nest in John's big bucket hands somewhere close to long-on. Wickets continue to tumble and things are not looking good after Hetmyer's wicket. He was the only one who bossed it and looked in supreme control. 93/7
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    TOTAL
    137/8 (20 Overs, RR: 6.85)
    Did not bat: Imran Tahir (c)
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Tim Robinson, 0.2 ov), 2-1 (Kevin Sinclair, 0.6 ov), 3-28 (Shai Hope, 3.3 ov), 4-78 (Moeen Ali, 11.1 ov), 5-83 (Shimron Hetmyer, 11.5 ov), 6-93 (Keemo Paul, 14.2 ov), 7-93 (Gudakesh Motie, 14.3 ov), 8-106 (Dwaine Pretorius, 17.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    AR Nedd402546.25150310
    KR Mayers402215.50112000
    A Nortje402005.0091010
    DC Drakes2023011.5031200
    T Shamsi401323.25141000
    RD John2029114.5031300
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    15.6 Tension was palpable and it results in a big wicket! Lewis has to go on 49! Fraction short at an innocuous pace and floating outside off, he fiercely cuts it and finds Tahir at short third position and they'll jump in celebration. They know the value of this wicket. Massive moment in the game! The easiest of the catches and Lewis admonishes himself after playing that loose shot 96/6
    5.3 Around the wicket, length delivery and holds its line on middle, he stays deep in his crease and fails to flick. Umpire was quick to raise his finger and Fletcher wants a second opinion on it. It's a fair delivery. Raps the front pad, no bat involved. Pitching outside off, impact in line and crashing middle stump, stone dead lbw 23/1
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    7.5 Gottim with a beauty, he was struggling against his beautiful off-spin, wanted to break the shackles and went hard with an attempted slog and made a mess of his stumps. Excellent bowling, beautiful flight and hitting the troubling areas. Warriors needed that wicket to get some control back after that expensive Tahir over 45/2
    9.1 An ungainly loft. Round the wicket, floated on a length just outside off and it spin in a touch, some flight and he decides to go big down the ground, it stayed up for an eternity as Motie tracked the ball from the bat, into the air and then gobbled it up magnificent into his hands, excellent catch and Mayers goes without a substantial contribution. This game keeps oscillating and both teams are right into the contest. 53/3
    11.5 That looks very close, what a delivery! Balls thunders into the front pad from a fuller length and deviates just enough inward to beat his defence. Tahir with a fantastic celebration but what if the decision is overturned? It's been referred upstairs, just clips leg-stump and that means it's going to be umpire's call. Tough one for Da Silva but he has to go. Another twist in the tale 77/4
    14.5 Terrible mix-up! Got a bit greedy there, single wasn't on. Short ball angling away outside off punched back to Joseph who picks it one-handed and hits the bull's eye at striker's end. Rossouw is not even in the picture when the ball crashed into the stumps. Excellent energy from Joseph, wears his heart on his sleeve and gives his all whenever he comes out to bowl. He sprinted to his right and got rid of the ball in split seconds 91/5
    16.2 Short and cutting into him, he stays still deep in his crease and tries to manufacture a difficult stroke, lifting it in the air and not getting the requisite power, elevation and distance, easily snaffled by Paul at long-on region as Patriots stare into the abyss. They had the game in their pocket but it's slipping away quickly from them after the run-out and couple of soft dismissals. Elation for defending champions who have made a fantastic recovery 96/7
    18.3 Touch short and angles in at middle, pinned in front as he was looking to ramp it away but it was too quick for him. Pitching outside off, impact in line and hitting leg stump and that's a wrap 107/10
    16.5 Shaaaamaaar! Banged in short, that's a well-directed lifter and he gets in a tangle, trying to hook it and ending up feathering it to the keeper! Shamar Jospeh is over the moon, punches the air in ecstasy, he has changed the complexion of this game with his energy, body language and most importantly blazing pace bowling 96/8
    17.2 What an incredible take at long-on! Cries of catch it and Paul backtracks to take a fabulous catch, that is the best catch tonight. Tossed up with plenty of flight and he had to go for the big shot, plenty of height but not he distance, excellent work from Paul! 101/9
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    TOTAL
    107 all out (18.3 Overs, RR: 5.78)
    Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Andre Fletcher, 5.3 ov), 2-45 (Mikyle Louis, 7.5 ov), 3-53 (Kyle Mayers, 9.1 ov), 4-77 (Joshua Da Silva, 11.5 ov), 5-91 (Rilee Rossouw, 14.5 ov), 6-96 (Evin Lewis, 15.6 ov), 7-96 (Dominic Drakes, 16.2 ov), 8-96 (Anrich Nortje, 16.5 ov), 9-101 (Ashmead Nedd, 17.2 ov), 10-107 (Ryan John, 18.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    D Pretorius302217.3363010
    MM Ali40922.25160000
    K Sinclair302408.00102200
    G Motie20814.0081010
    Imran Tahir403428.50143300
    S Joseph2.30933.6091000

Match Notes

Patriots 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st23ADS FletcherE Lewis
2nd22E LewisM Louis
3rd8KR MayersE Lewis
4th24E LewisJ Da Silva
5th14RR RossouwE Lewis
6th5E LewisDC Drakes
7th0DC DrakesRD John
8th0A NortjeRD John
9th5RD JohnAR Nedd
10th6T ShamsiRD John