- BATSMENRB4s6sSR4.1 and he gets Jahangir straightaway! Dug into the track outside off stump. Jahangir, without really getting on top of the bounce, has a swipe at it. The ball gets big on him and skews off the top edge towards Gannon at deep backward square leg. He juggles it once before holding on to the chance! 28/22.4 length delivery that follows the batter outside leg. Patel has a swish at it anyway and misses. de Kock collects and whips off the bails in a flash. He appeals for the stumping, and the third umpire has been called into action again. Patel did drag his back foot out of his crease but did he get back in time? It seems very, very close. Most of his back foot is on the line but there could be a smidgen just behind, at least from one angle. The other square angle, though, hints there is nothing behind the line and Patel might be in trouble here. Indeed. Touch-and-go, and this time, it is Patel who has to walk back! 15/112.5 edged and taken! Imad has broken through! Slowed up beautifully on a length outside off. This one seems to grip in the surface and spins back sharply. Pooran, surprised by the turn, can only waft at it and the ball kisses the top edge before nestling into de Kock's gloves. Excellent take by the Orcas keeper, considering that took a considerable deflection! 132/46.5 oh dear, what a mix-up! Darted into the blockhole on leg stump. Hammad digs it out towards mid wicket and sets off for the single instantly. Pooran, though, has not moved a muscle at the other end. Hammad has to hare back and puts in the dive but it is not enough as Shanaka's throw is accurate enough and de Kock is quick enough to take off the bails. Hammad's bat, like Patel's back foot earlier, is on the line and he too has to depart! 65/313.1 and he accounts for Pollard first ball, would you believe it?! A long-hop on off stump that Pollard should have hit into the trees. Instead, he is just a little hurried on the stroke and cannot get the elevation or the power he desires. Arrows it straight to deep mid wicket, where Gannon does the rest. The umpires want to check Harmeet's front foot but he has gotten just enough behind the line to make this a legal delivery! 132/517.1 yes, it does! David bites the dust! Full delivery just outside off stump. David tries to tonk it into tomorrow but this is just full enough to not allow him to get under it. The ball takes the inside edge, cannons off the pads and into the stumps. Harmeet gives himself a bit of a send-off to boot, and this is a massive wicket at this stage! 165/618.4 Has Wiese run himself out? Dug into the track outside off. Wiese scuffs it towards deep extra cover and decides to come back for a risky second run. He scampers to make his ground but Hayden Walsh, the substitute fielder, rifles a throw at the keeper's end and de Kock whips off the bails, with Wiese's bat on the line. The Orcas keep chipping away! 172/818.2 holes out to long off! Length delivery outside off stump. Rashid sits deep in his crease and tries to smash the cover off the ball. This one seems to stick in the surface a little, though, and might have bounced a tad extra too. Either way, Rashid could not get it right out of the middle and ended up offering a simple catch to Klaasen! 170/7Extras7 (lb 4, w 3)TOTAL194/8 (20 Overs, RR: 9.7)Did not bat: Ehsan AdilFall of wickets: 1-15 (Monank Patel, 2.4 ov), 2-28 (Shayan Jahangir, 4.1 ov), 3-65 (Hammad Azam, 6.5 ov), 4-132 (Nicholas Pooran, 12.5 ov), 5-132 (Kieron Pollard, 13.1 ov), 6-165 (Tim David, 17.1 ov), 7-170 (Rashid Khan, 18.2 ov), 8-172 (David Wiese, 18.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Imad Wasim 4 0 23 2 5.75 14 1 2 0 0 CJ Gannon 4 0 36 1 9.00 5 2 2 0 0 AJ Tye 4 0 55 1 13.75 6 5 4 1 0 D Pretorius 2 0 24 0 12.00 4 2 2 0 0 GSNFG Jayasuriya 1 0 8 0 8.00 3 0 1 0 0 MD Shanaka 2 0 23 0 11.50 1 1 1 2 0 Harmeet Singh 3 0 21 2 7.00 6 1 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR3.2 Rashid gets de Kock! Full, flat and fast on middle and off. de Kock has an almighty swipe across the line but the ball is just too full to be playing that stroke. Fizzes past the bat and pins him on the back pad, in front of off stump. The umpire has no hesitation in raising his finger and de Kock was happy to walk back too, until being stopped by his partner, who convinces him to review. Does not seem a wise call to take the review, and that is vindicated by the replays. No bat involved, and three reds on Ball Tracking - de Kock has to go! 25/110.4 Nauman perishes! Flighted beautifully on a length outside off and Nauman's eyes light up. He advances and tries to tonk it into next week. In that pursuit, though, he loses his shape completely. He is not to the pitch of the ball either and slices it high up into the air. Rashid settles under it at extra cover and does the rest! 99/35.1 Rashid gets another! Length delivery on middle and leg stump that skids through. Jayasuriya is caught on the crease and looks like he has not picked the leg-spinner either. The ball thuds into the pads and the umpire, after a bit of thought, gives it out. Jayasuriya has a chat with his partner and then reviews. Again, this does not seem a judicious review, unless he has hit it. No bat involved and Ball Tracking reckons it would have clipped the top of middle stump. Umpire's Call and Jayasuriya has to go! 37/212.5 has Ranjane been strangled down the leg side?! Back of a length delivery that seems to slide down the leg side. Ranjane has a swing at it and according to the umpire, he misses. Pooran, though, is convinced that Ranjane has gotten a tickle to this and with Pooran now being skipper, he has no qualms in going upstairs. The ball is pretty close to the glove and Snicko returns with a gigantic spike when the ball is next to the glove. Pooran has gotten it right, and the Orcas are now four down! 123/416.2 knocks him over! Yorker angled into off stump. Shanaka, seeing the destruction at the other end, was getting fidgety to leave his own stamp on this run-chase. Shuffles across again but this time, cuts himself off. Continues swiping at it and only manages to deflect it onto the base of leg stump! 168/517.1 and he nicks off Pretorius! Innocuous back of a length delivery outside off and all Pretorius had to do was pat it for a single and turn the strike over to Klaasen. Instead, he tries to smash the cover off the ball and ends up feathering it through to Pooran. The Orcas lose another, and this will put further pressure on Klaasen! 175/617.2 gone first ball, oh my! Slower yorker on off stump that dips devilishly and very late. Imad has no clue about this and is way too early into the stroke. The ball squirms past the bat and smashes him on the back pad, right in front of middle stump. The umpire raises his finger and Imad does not even bother with the review. Boult is now on a hat-trick! 175/717.4 cleans him up with an absolute corker! Another beautifully disguised and executed knuckle-ball. It pitches on a length just outside of and seems to nip bac in. Harmeet, like Imad, is all at sea and sees the ball breeze past the bat before flattening off stump! 176/8Extras2 (w 2)TOTAL195/8 (19.2 Overs, RR: 10.08)Did not bat: CJ GannonFall of wickets: 1-25 (Quinton de Kock, 3.2 ov), 2-37 (Shehan Jayasuriya, 5.1 ov), 3-99 (Nauman Anwar, 10.4 ov), 4-123 (Shubham Ranjane, 12.5 ov), 5-168 (Dasun Shanaka, 16.2 ov), 6-175 (Dwaine Pretorius, 17.1 ov), 7-175 (Imad Wasim, 17.2 ov), 8-176 (Harmeet Singh, 17.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TA Boult 4 0 31 4 7.75 12 2 2 1 0 Ehsan Adil 3 0 30 0 10.00 6 6 0 0 0 Rashid Khan 4 1 41 2 10.25 10 1 4 1 0 D Wiese 4 0 46 1 11.50 6 5 2 0 0 NP Kenjige 3.2 0 35 1 10.50 6 0 4 0 0 KA Pollard 1 0 12 0 12.00 1 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Seattle Orcas , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
25 July 2023 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Seattle Orcas 2, MI New York 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 58 runs, 2 wickets)
- MI New York: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: MI New York - 58/2 in 6.0 overs (N Pooran 34, Hammad Azam 2)
- N Pooran: 50 off 23 balls (3 x 4, 5 x 6)
- MI New York: 100 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 7
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (N Pooran 19, KA Pollard 25, Ex 6)
- Strategic Timeout: MI New York - 132/4 in 13.0 overs (KA Pollard 34, TH David 0)
- MI New York: 150 runs in 15.6 overs (96 balls), Extras 7
- Innings Break: MI New York - 194/8 in 20.0 overs (NP Kenjige 3, TA Boult 20)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 3.2: Review by Seattle Orcas (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VP Mallela, Batter - Q de Kock (Struck down)
- Over 5.1: Review by Seattle Orcas (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VP Mallela, Batter - GSNFG Jayasuriya (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Seattle Orcas: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (44 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Seattle Orcas - 72/2 in 9.0 overs (Nauman Anwar 46, H Klaasen 17)
- Nauman Anwar: 50 off 28 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (Nauman Anwar 23, H Klaasen 32, Ex 0)
- Seattle Orcas: 100 runs in 10.5 overs (65 balls), Extras 0
- H Klaasen: 50 off 24 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Over 12.5: Review by MI New York (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - WR Knights, Batter - SS Ranjane (Upheld)
- Strategic Timeout: Seattle Orcas - 124/4 in 13.0 overs (H Klaasen 56, MD Shanaka 1)
- Seattle Orcas: 150 runs in 15.2 overs (92 balls), Extras 1
- H Klaasen: 100 off 41 balls (8 x 4, 6 x 6)
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