END OF OVER:20 | 7 Runs | SA: 165/4 | RR: 8.25
- Farhaan Behardien18 (12b)
- Rilee Rossouw51 (40b)
- Sheldon Cottrell4-0-33-2
- Andre Russell4-0-43-1
7.30pm: So, West Indies have been set 166 to win on what is a slightly slow Newlands pitch. Apparently, that score is above par for T20s on this ground, but we'll see whether the stats can handle the boys in maroon shortly. Smit, for one, has done the maths differently: "I would argue if its a par total, Alan, that with Gayle, Pollard, Bravo, Smith and Sammy... this is still below par!!" Find out with Alex in 15.
19.6
2
Cottrell to Behardien, 2 runs, full and straight, manages to dig this out into the leg side, Russell chugs across from long-on to clean up and that is an excellent final over from Cottrell
19.5
0
Cottrell to Behardien, no run, slightly back of a length, coming in with the arm and Behardien is beaten for pace - well bowled
19.4
2
Cottrell to Behardien, 2 runs, around the wicket, another full toss, pulled towards long-on, the bottom hand coming off the bat and they immediately set off for two, Russell needed a direct hit but was nowhere near
19.3
1
Cottrell to Rossouw, 1 run, up in the blockhole again from Cottrell, backs away and clubbed hard along the ground to long-on for one more
19.2
1
Cottrell to Behardien, 1 run, goes around the wicket to the right-hander, attempted yorker in the channel and Behardien can only squeeze a single through point
19.1
1
Cottrell to Rossouw, 1 run, starts with a full toss, must have been perilously close to a no-ball, Rossouw hoicks it into the leg side and picks up the single that takes him to a well-paced 50
Final shuffle from Sammy, it will be Cottrell to bowl out. SA looking about par, I'd say
END OF OVER:19 | 10 Runs | SA: 158/4 | RR: 8.31
- Farhaan Behardien13 (8b)
- Rilee Rossouw49 (38b)
- Andre Russell4-0-43-1
- Dwayne Bravo3-0-26-0
18.6
6
Russell to Behardien, SIX, picks the slower ball and puts a few air miles into this! Lovely timing from Behardien, down on one knee and lofts this elegantly into the stands at deep extra cover
18.5
2
Russell to Behardien, 2 runs, full and straight, smashed back, Russell goes tumbling after it and the ball deflects towards midwicket off the non-striker's wicket, they hare back for two
18.4
0
Russell to Behardien, no run, woof, how has that missed?! Excellent slower ball from Russell, the batsman lost all shape trying to heave it out of the ground but the ball bounced just over the top of the stumps
18.3
1
Russell to Rossouw, 1 run, full on off stump, Rossouw clumps one through the off side - 150 up for SA, worth some choons for the crowd
18.2
1
Russell to Behardien, 1 run, length delivery outside off, goes at it hard and gets one via an inside edge
18.1
0
Russell to Behardien, no run, starts with a genuine bouncer, Behardien ducks and it is adjudged okay on height
Final over for Russell, switching ends
END OF OVER:18 | 11 Runs | SA: 148/4 | RR: 8.22
- Rilee Rossouw48 (37b)
- Farhaan Behardien4 (3b)
- Dwayne Bravo3-0-26-0
- Sheldon Cottrell3-0-26-2
17.6
2
Bravo to Rossouw, 2 runs, full length, wobbled out on off stump, can't get under this but still worth a couple as long-off has to come scrambling in off the fence
17.5
4
Bravo to Rossouw, FOUR, full and in the slot outside off, Rossouw judges it perfectly and slams four down the ground, clean pick up and swing through the line
17.4
1
Bravo to Behardien, 1 run, back of a length outside off, rides the bounce and steers one more towards point
17.3
2
Bravo to Behardien, 2 runs, touch short, pushed square from the crease and an attempt to hit the stumps at the striker's end results in a second for Behardien
17.2
1
Bravo to Rossouw, 1 run, high arc on this slower ball, outside leg stump and Rossouw nearly mistimes his flick, floats safely wide of short fine leg for one
17.1
1
Bravo to Behardien, 1 run, rolls his fingers over this, outside off stump, pushed through the covers
Bravo back into the attack with three overs to go
Here's GermanPlayer: "Even if Miller had scored a century today, I still think he is a big problem that will result in our loss in the WC. We'd be better off taking a specialist middle order batsman instead of him. When was the last time he played an innings of note in T20 or ODIs?"
END OF OVER:17 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 137/4 | RR: 8.05
- Rilee Rossouw41 (34b)
- Farhaan Behardien0 (0b)
- Sheldon Cottrell3-0-26-2
- Andre Russell3-0-33-1
16.6
4
Cottrell to Rossouw, FOUR, slower ball on the stumps and Rossouw is waiting, makes Cottrell pay again for that drop, plants the front foot and belabours this wide of long-on for four more
16.5
0
Cottrell to Rossouw, no run, full and straight, punched back along the ground and Cottrell fields
16.4
2
Cottrell to Rossouw, 2 runs, takes the pace off, loopy full delivery, Rossouw waits on it and bunts a couple back past the bowler
16.3
4
Cottrell to Rossouw, FOUR, good delivery, not quite yorker length but well directed, Rossouw gets lucky with a thik inside edge that goes fine of the fielder on the edge of the ring
Farhaan Behardien is in at No. 6 but the batsmen crossed
16.2
W
Cottrell to Miller, OUT, got him, full length outside off, Miller tries to scoop it over extra cover but the bat turns in his hands and he picks out the man standing on the boundary. Bit of a soft dismissal when you know what Miller can do to that sort of ball
DA Miller c Bravo b Cottrell 24 (30m 21b 1x4 0x6) SR: 114.28
