15/07Result
4th Match (N), Major League Cricket at Dallas, Jul 15 2023
Seattle won by 35 runs
Player of the Match
Heinrich Klaasen
Heinrich KlaasenSeattle Orcas
15/07Result
4th Match (N), Major League Cricket at Dallas, Jul 15 2023
Seattle won by 35 runs
Player of the Match
Heinrich Klaasen
Heinrich KlaasenSeattle Orcas

END OF OVER:
20 | 10 Runs | SEO: 177/4 | RR: 8.85

  • Shubham Ranjane10 (6b)
  • Shimron Hetmyer36 (30b)
  • Haris Rauf4-0-42-1
  • Marcus Stoinis4-0-28-0

9:17pm The Orcas did not quite get the momentum they were after at the end but have a healthy total on the board nonetheless. Nauman and Jayasuriya set the tone in the powerplay after the early departure of de Kock. Klaasen then dominated the middle overs, notching up a fifty and putting the Orcas on their way to a 170-plus total. Hetmyer, too, played his part, with Ranjane getting a couple of boundaries away at the end.

Funnily enough, the Unicorns will also be pleased with where they are at. At one stage, it looked like the Orcas would get more than 180. The last two overs, though, only produced 16 runs and that might have wrestled back a bit of momentum. Rauf, Plunkett and Shadab were a little more wayward than usual but le Roux and Stoinis did well to keep the run-flow in check. They would have ideally wanted to chase a lower score but with the firepower at their disposal, they might be quietly confident of hunting this down. Join us in a bit for the run-chase!

Heinrich Klaasen: (On the surface) The wicket was pretty good at the start and then it got tougher. The slower balls are just starting to grip. Normal stroke-play got harder and we had to use our experience. Not easy to start for a new batter. We have got ourselves a really good score. (On what they have to concentrate on with the ball) Execution. The new ball is crucial. Hopefully we can pick up wickets in the powerplay.

19.6
4
Haris Rauf to Ranjane, FOUR, shot! Very full delivery on middle and leg stump but this seems to land just short of the yorker. Ranjane lays back in his crease and shovels it to long on's right for four!
19.5
1
Haris Rauf to Hetmyer, 1 run, pace-on, low full toss on off stump. Hetmyer can only drill it straight to long off for a single
19.4
2
Haris Rauf to Hetmyer, 2 runs, yorker on middle and off stump. Hetmyer sits back in his crease and cloths it towards deep mid wicket for a brace
19.4
2w
Haris Rauf to Ranjane, 2 wides, wild short delivery outside off stump. Ranjane lets it go and Hetmyer is alert enough to somehow sneak in a bye as well
19.3
0
Haris Rauf to Ranjane, no run, another slower delivery dug into the track outside off. Ranjane swings like a rusty gate and only manages to swat away a few flies
19.2
0
Haris Rauf to Ranjane, no run, off-pace outside off. Ranjane tries to tonk it into tomorrow but is way too early into the stroke. Gets nowhere close to the ball in the end
19.1
1
Haris Rauf to Hetmyer, 1 run, slower delivery on a length outside off. Hetmyer loses his shape completely and drags it towards long on

Hetmyer on strike for the final over, which will be bowled by Rauf. Can Hetmyer take the Orcas past 180? Around the wicket to Hetmyer

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs | SEO: 167/4 | RR: 8.78

  • Shubham Ranjane6 (3b)
  • Shimron Hetmyer32 (27b)
  • Marcus Stoinis4-0-28-0
  • Liam Plunkett4-0-36-2
18.6
4
Stoinis to Ranjane, FOUR, no, he cannot! Full and wide again. Ranjane, rather than trying to muscle it, waits for the ball, opens his bat face and knives it past backward point

This has been an excellent over so far. Can Stoinis finish it off well?

18.5
1
Stoinis to Hetmyer, 1 run, full and wide outside off. Hetmyer sits back in his crease and slices it towards deep point. Just a single
18.4
0
Stoinis to Hetmyer, no run, slower delivery on a length on leg stump. Hetmyer walks across and tries the lap. Has no pace to work with, though, and can only toe-end it towards the keeper. Lets out a squeal of anguish too
18.3
0
Stoinis to Hetmyer, no run, full and speared into the pads. Hetmyer tries that flick where he nutmegs himself and beats short fine leg but this time, cannot lay bat on it
18.2
0
Stoinis to Hetmyer, no run, banged into the track on middle and off stump. Hetmyer is awfully late on the pull and only connects with the fresh Dallas air

Aakarsh: "Im so confused about which team to support! I just moved to Seattle, I was in DC for 3 years, and I support MI in the IPL! "

18.1
1
Stoinis to Ranjane, 1 run, length delivery on off stump. Ranjane has a swipe at it and squirts it away towards deep backward square leg

Stoinis to bowl the penultimate over. The longer boundary is to the left-hander's leg side this over

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | SEO: 161/4 | RR: 8.94

  • Shimron Hetmyer31 (23b)
  • Shubham Ranjane1 (1b)
  • Liam Plunkett4-0-36-2
  • Marcus Stoinis3-0-22-0
17.6
6
Plunkett to Hetmyer, SIX, Hetmyer goes big! Another cutter but this one lands right in Hetmyer's hitting arc on a length outside off. He winds up and pounds it high and long over cow corner!
17.5
1
Plunkett to Ranjane, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off. Ranjane goes back and dabs it towards backward point for one

Ranjane, who hit two boundaries to seal the deal yesterday, joins Hetmyer

17.4
W
Plunkett to Klaasen, OUT, holes out to deep mid wicket! Another off-pace delivery on a back of a length just outside off. Klaasen tries to clear the longer deep mid wicket fence but this ball is so slow that it meddles with his timing. Shanks it in the end and Tajinder completes an easy catch on the fence!

H Klaasen c Tajinder Singh b Plunkett 53 (31b 4x4 3x6) SR: 170.96

17.3
1
Plunkett to Hetmyer, 1 run, low full toss outside off stump. Hetmyer gets under it (albeit very slightly) and chalks it off the toe-end towards long off

Free hit coming up...

17.3
1nb
Plunkett to Hetmyer, 1 no ball, oh dear! Slower delivery that deceives Hetmyer. He swings and misses but then, sees the umpire signal a No ball

Fine leg, square leg, third man and extra cover in the circle

17.2
0
Plunkett to Hetmyer, no run, wide yorker nailed to perfection. Hetmyer sits deep in his crease but can only squeeze it out towards extra cover
17.1
0
Plunkett to Hetmyer, no run, full delivery outside off that seems to just trickle inside the tramlines. Hetmyer lets it go hoping for the wide but gets no favours from the umpire

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | SEO: 152/3 | RR: 8.94

  • Shimron Hetmyer24 (18b)
  • Heinrich Klaasen53 (30b)
  • Marcus Stoinis3-0-22-0
  • Liam Plunkett3-0-27-1
16.6
1
Stoinis to Hetmyer, 1 run, very full on leg stump. Hetmyer gets his bat down in time and digs it out into the on side
16.5
4
Stoinis to Hetmyer, FOUR, how has he got that there?! Full and speared into the pads. Hetmyer has a swish at it and gets an inside edge that nutmegs Hetmyer and flies away past short fine leg.
16.5
1w
Stoinis to Hetmyer, 1 wide, slower bumper that goes wrong and balloons over the batter's head. Left alone by Hetmyer and called a wide, unsurprisingly
16.4
0
Stoinis to Hetmyer, no run, dug into the track on middle and leg. Hetmyer has an almighty swipe at it but only gets an under-edge that bounces in front of the keeper
16.3
1
Stoinis to Klaasen, 1 run, full and hung outside off. Klaasen, by backing away, finds himself too far from the ball and can only clink it to deep point in the end

SF 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st42MS WadeFH Allen
2nd15MS WadeMP Stoinis
3rd29AJ FinchMP Stoinis
4th0AJ FinchCJ Anderson
5th26CJ AndersonShadab Khan
6th9Shadab KhanTajinder Singh
7th8C BishnoiShadab Khan
8th12LE PlunkettShadab Khan
9th1Shadab KhanHaris Rauf
10th0C le RouxHaris Rauf