Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Paarl Rocks vs Durban Heat, Mzansi Super League 2018, 18th Match

Presentation

Faf du Plessis, Man of the Match and Rocks captain: Very tired, a lot of twos there and the odd boundary in between. The new ball skids on more, and the real game starts after six overs and the difference came in the rotation of the strike. The table is very close together. Every game you get, you have to make the most of it.

Albie Morkel, Heat captain: It's a common trend for us. After a start, we lose wickets. Paarl 165 is par and Faf paced his innings well. It was tough to stop those twos like he said. We're doing right things off the field but it's not happening for us on the field. Rashid is a world-class spinner. It will be awesome to play alongside him and hopefully he gives the extra edge for us.

Thanks for reading. Goodbye for now. Shashank will be with you for the second match of the day. Cheers

19.1

Abbott to van Jaarsveld, FOUR, back of a length and outside off, hoicked over mid-on for the winning runs. Rocks keep Heat at the bottom of the points table Jaarsveld punches the air in delight, Faf then hugs him

Baskar: "4 doubles in a row. Speak of his age..."

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs | PR: 154/1 (1 run required from 6 balls, RR: 8.10, RRR: 1.00)

Faf du Plessis76 (48b)
Vaughn van Jaarsveld24 (22b)

Tladi Bokako3-0-28-0
Kyle Abbott3-0-26-0

18.6

Bokako to du Plessis, FOUR, slower cutter outside off, Faf reads the change-up and hoists it over the covers to level the scores

18.5

Bokako to du Plessis, FOUR, very full on middle, Faf gets underneath the length and shovels it to the midwicket fence with the bottom hand

18.4

Bokako to van Jaarsveld, 1 run, slower ball on the pads, nudged to the leg side

18.3

Bokako to van Jaarsveld, 2 runs, back of a length and angling across off, dabbed behind point

18.2

Bokako to du Plessis, 1 run, slower ball on off, slogged away to deep midwicket

18.1

Bokako to van Jaarsveld, 1 run, short of a length and angling away outside off, opens the face and glides it to third man

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | PR: 141/1 (14 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.83, RRR: 7.00)

Faf du Plessis67 (45b)
Vaughn van Jaarsveld20 (19b)

Kyle Abbott3-0-26-0
Brandon Mavuta4-0-32-1

17.6

Abbott to du Plessis, 2 runs, dug in on middle, swatted to deep midwicket, where there's a fumble

17.5

Abbott to du Plessis, 2 runs, short and outside off, Faf flaps a pull over Miller at mid-on

17.4

Abbott to du Plessis, 2 runs, short and outside off, steered to third man, another double

17.3

Abbott to du Plessis, 2 runs, back of a length and skids in, bunted to square leg off the back foot

Shah Safeer: "This league will definitely help South Africa to make a strong bunch of guys for the WC19"

17.2

Abbott to van Jaarsveld, 1 run, short and outside off, cut to sweeper cover

17.1

Abbott to van Jaarsveld, 2 runs, just short of a good length and outside off, reaches out and slaps to deep cover for another hard-run two

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs | PR: 130/1 (25 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.64, RRR: 8.33)

Vaughn van Jaarsveld17 (17b)
Faf du Plessis59 (41b)

Brandon Mavuta4-0-32-1
Heinrich Klaasen2-0-17-0

16.6

Mavuta to van Jaarsveld, 3 runs, on a length and outside off, glides it fine of short third man

16.5

Mavuta to van Jaarsveld, no run, short and skids on outside off, cuts and misses

16.4

Mavuta to van Jaarsveld, no run,

16.3

Mavuta to du Plessis, 1 run, on a length and outside off, swept to short fine leg

16.2

Mavuta to van Jaarsveld, 1 run, flatter on the pads, swept flat and hard to deep square leg

Rocks INNINGS		R	B
AK Markram	stumped	48	39
H Davids	retired hurt	2	6
F du Plessis	not out	76	48
VB van Jaarsveld	not out	28	23
D Wiese
M Mosehle
BC Fortuin
D Paterson
TL Moreki
T Shamsi
GM Thomson
EXTRAS	(lb 1, w 2, nb 1)
TOTAL	158 (1 wkt; 19.1 ovs)

Heat BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
KJ Abbott	3.1	30	0	9.47
VD Philander	2.0	15	0	7.50
KA Maharaj	4.0	24	0	6.00
T Bokako	3.0	28	0	9.33	(1nb)
B Mavuta	4.0	32	1	8.00	(2w)
JA Morkel	1.0	11	0	11.00
H Klaasen	2.0	17	0	8.50

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	8	H Davids	AK Markram
1st	68	F du Plessis	AK Markram
2nd	82	VB van Jaarsveld	F du Plessis

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
CTB	10	6	3	30	0.941
JS	10	6	4	29	1.295
PR	10	5	5	22	-0.292
NMBG	10	4	4	21	-0.448
TS	10	4	6	16	-1.044
DH	10	3	6	14	-0.716

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs | PR: 154/1 (1 run required from 6 balls, RR: 8.10, RRR: 1.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | PR: 141/1 (14 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.83, RRR: 7.00)

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs | PR: 130/1 (25 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.64, RRR: 8.33)

Match Coverage

Tabraiz Shamsi, Faf du Plessis keep Durban Heat at the bottom of the table

Rocks 2nd innings Partnerships

Mzansi Super League

END OF OVER:19 | 13 Runs | PR: 154/1 (1 run required from 6 balls, RR: 8.10, RRR: 1.00)

END OF OVER:18 | 11 Runs | PR: 141/1 (14 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.83, RRR: 7.00)

END OF OVER:17 | 5 Runs | PR: 130/1 (25 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.64, RRR: 8.33)

Tabraiz Shamsi, Faf du Plessis keep Durban Heat at the bottom of the table

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs | PR: 154/1 (1 run required from 6 balls, RR: 8.10, RRR: 1.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | PR: 141/1 (14 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.83, RRR: 7.00)

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs | PR: 130/1 (25 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.64, RRR: 8.33)