END OF OVER:20 | 12 Runs | CTB: 172/9 | RR: 8.60
- Nandre Burger6 (6b)
- Malusi Siboto9 (12b)
- Andrew Birch4-0-34-0
- Rory Kleinveldt4-0-29-1
8:40pm Birch chucks the ball into the turf in frustration. That sums up how Spartans will be feeling now. Even in the last over, Blitz have managed to steal 12 runs. They kept finding ways to not get bowled out. But not before they were almost brushed aside. From 83 for 1 to 101 for 8 thanks to the spinners and Bosch. QDK didn't allow that to affect him though. In the last six overs, they managed to get 71 runs despite having only two wickets in hand. Unreal batting from the opener.
19.6
1b
Birch to Burger, 1 bye, full outside off, beats the inside edge as he swings across the line. But it rolls through to the keeper and they steal a run
19.5
1
Birch to Siboto, 1 run, full toss at the thigh height. Cramps him as he takes a couple of steps down. And jabs it into the off side
19.4
4
Birch to Siboto, FOUR, full outside off, drilled flat and straight past the non-striker to beat mid-off
19.3
1
Birch to Burger, 1 run, full outside off, looks to drive through cover and ends up chipping with toe-end to extra cover's right
19.2
0
Birch to Burger, no run, length ball wide outside off. Can't reach this as he's backed a long way into the leg side
19.1
4
Birch to Burger, FOUR, outside edge flies past the keeper. Short of a length outside off. Slashes at it and is nowhere near middling it
19.1
1nb
Birch to Siboto, 1 no ball, full ball wide outside off. Looks for the big slog and gets a leading edge that dips on third man. But he runs in and clutches it inches from the ground...but Birch has overstepped! He survives. And they get a free-hit.
END OF OVER:19 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | CTB: 160/9 | RR: 8.42
- Malusi Siboto4 (9b)
- Nandre Burger1 (2b)
- Rory Kleinveldt4-0-29-1
- Corbin Bosch4-0-27-2
18.6
1
Kleinveldt to Siboto, 1 run, short of a length at leg stump, under-edge on the pull to deep midwicket
18.5
1
Kleinveldt to Burger, 1 run, short of a length just outside off, tapped to point who picks up and tosses it to the bowler at the non-striker's end. He's made his ground though, third umpire confirms
18.4
0
Kleinveldt to Burger, no run, length ball just outside off, swishes at it and misses
18.3
W
Kleinveldt to de Kock, OUT, taken at deep midwicket. Drops the slower ball short as he follows him down leg side. QDK pulls but it's off the top edge and is taken a few yards inside. End of a sensational innings. He has singlehandedly kept them in this game
Q de Kock c de Bruyn b Kleinveldt 108 (89m 55b 10x4 5x6) SR: 196.36
18.2
1
Kleinveldt to Siboto, 1 run, bouncer at leg stump. Looks to hook, gets a top edge wide of square leg
18.1
1
Kleinveldt to de Kock, 1 run, short ball at middle stump, swings at it and gets it to deep square off the inside half
END OF OVER:18 | 12 Runs | CTB: 156/8 | RR: 8.66
- Malusi Siboto2 (7b)
- Quinton de Kock107 (53b)
- Corbin Bosch4-0-27-2
- Sean Williams2-0-14-2
17.6
0
Bosch to Siboto, no run, yorker at off stump. Jams it into the turf
17.5
0
Bosch to Siboto, no run, short ball climbing over off stump. Looks to pull and is beaten
17.5
1w
Bosch to Siboto, 1 wide, yorker down leg side, can't get bat on the flick
17.4
1
Bosch to de Kock, 1 run, yorker at off stump, backs away and chops to sweeper's right
17.3
4
Bosch to de Kock, FOUR, length ball at the stumps, backs away and expertly chops this between short third and point
17.2
4
Bosch to de Kock, FOUR, there it is! A hundred for QDK. Raises his arms and jumps as he punches the air. What an innings this is. Striking at 200 and he's for more than two-thirds of the runs on a day his team has completely capitulated. Full ball outside off and he allows it to come and drills it to the extra cover boundary
17.1
2
Bosch to de Kock, 2 runs, full outside off, punched past the non-striker to long-off's left
END OF OVER:17 | 11 Runs | CTB: 144/8 | RR: 8.47
- Malusi Siboto2 (5b)
- Quinton de Kock96 (49b)
- Sean Williams2-0-14-2
- Jeevan Mendis3-0-33-2
16.6
0
Williams to Siboto, no run, length ball wide outside off, pushed to short third off the thick outside edge
16.5
1
Williams to de Kock, 1 run, full on leg stump, flicked to deep midwicket
16.4
6
Williams to de Kock, SIX, clears deep midwicket! Just. Full ball on leg stump, pushed flat. He clears the front leg and slogs at it off the inside half and it is narrowly over Elgar
16.3
2
Williams to de Kock, 2 runs, length on leg stump, gently tapped to deep midwicket's left with a flick and they steal a second as he runs in and picks up
16.2
1
Williams to Siboto, 1 run, full on off stump, flicked to long-on's left
