Player of the Match
Player of the Match
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    1.5 goes straight up, and Joseph has two! Fullish, angling into the stumps. Cornwall plants his front foot, looking to go downtown. The ball, though, shapes away just enough to take the outer half of the bat. No distance on it and Wiese settles under it at mid off to do the rest! 9/2
    1.1 timmmmbbbberrrrrr! Fullish outside off and this shapes in nicely with the angle. de Kock has an airy waft at it without getting to the pitch of the ball and it just goes through him, sending off stump cartwheeling. There might have been an inside edge but either way, de Kock has to walk back. Joseph enjoyed that wicket, and why wouldn't he. Top delivery to a top batter! 4/1
    2.1 another miscue, and another catch! Floated up full on the stumps and Alleyne's eyes light up. He looks to deposit it over deep mid wicket but gets under it too much. Plenty of height but no distance at all. Govia, despite the swirling wind, judges it to perfection and completes it with a tumble forward, while running in from deep mid wicket. But hang on...there is a check for a front-foot No ball. Awfully close but Chase has just enough behind the line to make it a legal delivery. Alleyne has to go! 13/3
    7.3 plumb with a capital P! Leg-spinner fizzed through on a length on middle stump. Athanaze does not pick it and gets caught on the crease because of the flatter trajectory. Plays all around it and the ball smashes him on the back pad, right in front. The umpire raises his finger quite promptly. Athanaze has reviewed because, well, why not. Already feels like an injudicious review. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking has the ball thundering into middle and off stump. Royals are five down! 36/5
    3.1 big appeal, not given! Back of a length on middle and leg. Skids off the surface and nips back into Powell, rushing him all ends up. He cannot get bat on it but the umpire thinks it might be sliding down. Reviewed by the Kings. This could be quite close. Powell was probably standing on off stump. No bat involved. Ball Tracking comes up and....it reckons the ball would have smashed into leg stump. Powell has to walk back! 20/4
    10.4 trapped right in front! Chase follows it up with a celebrappeal too! Reviewed by Holder but that may just be a formality! Back of a length outside off. Grips in the surface, keeps low and spins back sharply. Holder is beaten by the turn and gets pinned on the back leg. Clear daylight between bat and ball, and that is understating it. Impact is on middle stump and Ball Tracking has the ball thudding into leg stump. Holder has to go, and the Royals are out of reviews as well! 50/6
    18.4 Miller holes out to long on, and with that, perhaps goes the Royals' last hope of getting to 100! Length just outside off. Seems to stick in the surface and that meddles with Miller's timing. He shanks his lofted stroke and arrows it towards long on. Pierre takes a few steps to his right, settles himself and snares the chance. Miller is livid with himself and to be fair, that was there to be hit! 85/9
    10.6 straight to short leg! The plan comes off! Fizzed through on a length just outside off. Grips in the surface, bounces and turns back sharply into Young. He has a fend at it but only manages to fend it straight to the fielder who was stationed for exactly that sort of stroke. Good reactions by Auguste, and the Royals slide further! 50/7
    16.4 skied and taken by Wiese at long on! Carrom ball on a shortish length on middle and leg. Maharaj has a hack across the line but with the ball going away from him, he slices it terribly. Simple catch for Wiese, who had come in well off the fence and that is Govia's maiden CPL wicket! 68/8
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    10 (lb 2, w 8)
    TOTAL
    96/9 (20 Overs, RR: 4.8)
    Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Quinton de Kock, 1.1 ov), 2-9 (Rahkeem Cornwall, 1.5 ov), 3-13 (Kadeem Alleyne, 2.1 ov), 4-20 (Rovman Powell, 3.1 ov), 5-36 (Alick Athanaze, 7.3 ov), 6-50 (Jason Holder, 10.4 ov), 7-50 (Nyeem Young, 10.6 ov), 8-68 (Keshav Maharaj, 16.4 ov), 9-85 (David Miller, 18.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    RL Chase401834.50151020
    AS Joseph402245.50123000
    Noor Ahmad402115.25110110
    K Pierre31702.33130010
    M Govia401814.50130100
    D Wiese10808.0011000
  • BATSMEN
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    6.6 appeal for a stumping and de Kock looks confident! Looped up full outside off. du Plessis goes searching for it in front and is then beaten by the turn away from him. His back foot seemed to slide out and de Kock has done brilliantly to whip off the bails in that time frame. du Plessis short of his ground, and the Royals bag their third! 49/3
    1.3 goes straight up, and Holder has his man! Off-pace and into the track outside off. Charles clears his front leg and has an almighty swipe at it. Loses his shape completely, though, and the ball skews off the outer half of the bat. Holder settles under it and makes no mistake. Does a bit of keepy-uppy with the ball, and the Royals have their first! 12/1
    2.3 big appeal, and given! That looked pretty adjacent! Fizzed in on a fullish length on middle and leg. Auguste looks for the sweep but plays all around it. The ball straightens enough to pin the front pad in front of middle stump and that is an easy decision for the umpire. du Plessis advises Auguste against the review too, and that is the right call. Kings two down! 16/2
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    Extras
    4 (w 4)
    TOTAL
    97/3 (13.5 Overs, RR: 7.01)
    Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Johnson Charles, 1.3 ov), 2-16 (Ackeem Auguste, 2.3 ov), 3-49 (Faf du Plessis, 6.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    M Theekshana311615.33111100
    JO Holder201919.5063030
    KA Maharaj403017.50105000
    RRS Cornwall302107.0071100
    OC McCoy10707.0021000
    NRJ Young0.50404.8020010

Match Notes

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Kings 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st12F du PlessisJ Charles
2nd4F du PlessisAWJ Auguste
3rd33F du PlessisRL Chase
4th48RL ChaseTL Seifert