23/07Result
12th Match, Major League Cricket at Morrisville, Jul 23 2023
Los Angeles won by 2 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Rilee Rossouw
Rilee RossouwLos Angeles Knight Riders
23/07Result
12th Match, Major League Cricket at Morrisville, Jul 23 2023
Los Angeles won by 2 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Rilee Rossouw
Rilee RossouwLos Angeles Knight Riders

The action is done for this game but MI New York and Washington Freedom are getting set to lock horns on the same ground. Rvel Zahid's coverage has started, check it out. From game 12, it's goodbye from me, Ekanth, on behalf of Vairavan, our scorer.

Sunil Narine: Always good to win. If you make winning a habit it follows you. We had chances to capitalise even when we lost. We still played good cricket. Hopefully, we get over the line next time. The fans have been great.

Wayne Parnell: Rilee showed his class and experience. It's a game of inches and we're on the wrong side. We will debrief. Our mantra has been to be consistent. Whether we're winning or losing, so we'll have the same chats today.

Rilee Rossouw, POTM: It's a different feeling to win. It was my day and it came off. We've had to adapt to the up and down movement and adjust to the different conditions here.

4pm: Rilee Rossouw helps LAKR finish their tournament with their first win. He got able support from the lower order and they took down Tye in the end. They did well to recover in the middle overs after Gannon helped take out the top order. Russell was good in the middle, Narine, van Schalkwyk, Zampa and Johnson made handy contributions. Parnell, Harmeet, Tye were taken down and Orcas suffer their first loss.

19.1
6
Imad Wasim to Rossouw, SIX, No. Rossouw gets on one knee and shoots it over cover. The gun celebration with the bat dropping behind, is out. It was a full ball that was wide and flighted. He got on one knee and smeared it.

Just two needed. LAKR on the verge of getting their first win. Will there be a twist?

END OF OVER:
19 | 15 Runs | LAKR: 169/8 (2 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.89, RRR: 2.00)

  • Rilee Rossouw72 (37b)
  • Spencer Johnson5 (5b)
  • Wayne Parnell4-0-35-1
  • Andrew Tye4-0-48-2
18.6
1
Parnell to Rossouw, 1 run, Another quick single to retain strike. Perfect result for LAKR. Length just outside off, dinked to short third again.
18.5
2
Parnell to Rossouw, 2 runs, Overthrow allows two. Length outside off, slapped to cover, who threw it to midwicket where no one was backing up. Johnson's shoe popped out as he was running but they take two safely
18.4
1
Parnell to Johnson, 1 run, They steal a single. Length outside off, dinked with an open face to short third and they took off. No direct hit

6 needed off 9

18.3
1
Parnell to Rossouw, 1 run, Bunted to the off side to rotate strike
18.2
6
Parnell to Rossouw, SIX, Proper slot. Down the leg side, helped away with the flick. Big one just behind square
18.1
4
Parnell to Rossouw, FOUR, Man at long leg overruns it and misses out on the catch. It was helped across in the air just behind square

Just 17 needed off 12. Just two wickets in hand. Rossow stands between Orcas and the win

END OF OVER:
18 | 17 Runs | LAKR: 154/8 (17 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.55, RRR: 8.50)

  • Spencer Johnson4 (4b)
  • Rilee Rossouw58 (32b)
  • Andrew Tye4-0-48-2
  • Cameron Gannon4-0-13-3
17.6
2
Tye to Johnson, 2 runs, Pulled, they scamper for two. Throw from deep midwicket was high. QDK had to push the ball down onto the stumps. Allowed enough time for the bat to be slid in
17.5
1
Tye to Rossouw, 1 run, Full and wide, driven with the horizontal bat to long-off
17.4
6
Tye to Rossouw, SIX, Pulled. Huge six takes LAKR over 150. Shortish ball under chest height, Rossouw swivelled and nailed it over the leg side. 91 metres, just in front of square
17.3
1
Tye to Johnson, 1 run, Slaps the shortish ball to long-off
17.2
1
Tye to Rossouw, 1 run, Tries to club it again but gets it off the bottom to long-on
17.1
6
Tye to Rossouw, SIX, Wide and full, bashed away over long-on. Rossouw brings up 50 and does a rifle-shoot celebration

END OF OVER:
17 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | LAKR: 137/8 (34 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.05, RRR: 11.33)

  • Spencer Johnson1 (2b)
  • Rilee Rossouw44 (28b)
  • Cameron Gannon4-0-13-3
  • Andrew Tye3-0-31-2
16.6
0
Gannon to Johnson, no run, Back of length at the body, helped off the back foot to deep backward square
16.5
1
Gannon to Rossouw, 1 run, Wide on a length, dragged across to deep midwicket
16.4
0
Gannon to Rossouw, no run, Ouch, bouncer beats the pull and hits him on the left side of the head - around the temple. Spongier bounce meant the impact wasn't as hard. Concussion check will happen

Rossouw finnally gets strike

16.3
1
Gannon to Johnson, 1 run, Shortish ball is slapped to deep cover
16.2
W
Gannon to Zampa, OUT, Jones comes in from deep cover and takes a good sliding catch. Ball was on a length outside off, Zampa sliced it off the top edge in an attempt to carve it squarer. Man from cover was running back but had to pull out, Jones chugged at full steam to make it

A Zampa c sub (Aaron Jones) b Gannon 12 (11b 1x4 0x6) SR: 109.09

16.1
0
Gannon to Zampa, no run, Slower one on a back of length. Makes room and punches it to cover. Kept a bit low. Well adjusted by Zampa

36 needed off 24. LAKR still somehow in this

END OF OVER:
16 | 9 Runs | LAKR: 135/7 (36 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 8.43, RRR: 9.00)

  • Adam Zampa12 (9b)
  • Rilee Rossouw43 (26b)
  • Andrew Tye3-0-31-2
  • Wayne Parnell3-0-20-1
15.6
1
Tye to Zampa, 1 run, Makes room and carves this one to deep point

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Los Angeles 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4JJ RoyJS Malhotra
2nd4G SinghJJ Roy
3rd0JJ RoyRR Rossouw
4th14RR RossouwSaif Badar
5th67AD RussellRR Rossouw
6th16SP NarineRR Rossouw
7th17RR RossouwSC van Schalkwyk
8th13RR RossouwA Zampa
9th40RR RossouwSH Johnson