END OF OVER:20 | 14 Runs | DSG: 225/3 | RR: 11.25
- Heinrich Klaasen13 (6b)
- Nicholas Pooran60 (31b)
- Ottneil Baartman4-0-51-0
- Marco Jansen4-0-33-1
Meanwhile, here's what the law says in relation to that terrific effort by Tom Abell on the square-leg boundary: "19.5.2 A fielder who is not in contact with the ground is considered to be grounded beyond the boundary if his/her final contact with the ground, before his/her first contact with the ball after it has been delivered by the bowler, was not entirely within the boundary."
Neil: "Being an Essex fan, it's so unusual seeing Harmer go at a run rate of nearly 18. He's our captain, and is usually so economical and our best bowler!!"
7.12pm The last nine overs produce 129 runs. One hundred and twenty-nine. From 96 for 1 in 11 overs, DSG bash their way to 225 primarily due to 75 off 38 balls from Smuts, and an unbeaten 60 from 31 by Pooran. The DSG batters combine to clobber 16 sixes and 17 fours in a boundary-decorated innings, with plenty of those towards the smaller side of the ground. Join us for the chase in ten, as the high-scoring day at SA20 continues.
19.6
2lb
Baartman to Klaasen, 2 leg byes, yorker length shaping back in, as he looked to clip but the ball took the side of his pads to beat the keeper to his left
19.5
1
Baartman to Pooran, 1 run, slower ball, but on a length and angling across wide of off. Crashed down to long-off
19.4
0
Baartman to Pooran, no run, rare dot ball. He was across his stumps too early, and this length ball went in between him and the stumps as he looked to whip across the line
19.3
4
Baartman to Pooran, FOUR, bam! Four more over extra cover. Nothing can stop Pooran, as he has a full swing at this length ball angling across to end wide of off. Merciless hitting
19.2
1
Baartman to Klaasen, 1 run, a full toss which angles in, as Klaasen misses but the ball dribbles towards point off his front pad
19.1
6
Baartman to Klaasen, SIX, out of the ground! Klaasen shows his attacking side yet again, as he clobbers this length ball angling into middle and leg to launch that wide of long-on. The length seemed a bit too full for that shot at once, but getting his front leg out of the way must have helped
A total of 225 is entirely within reach
END OF OVER:19 | 21 Runs | DSG: 211/3 | RR: 11.10
- Nicholas Pooran55 (28b)
- Heinrich Klaasen6 (3b)
- Marco Jansen4-0-33-1
- Daniel Worrall4-0-35-2
18.6
4
Jansen to Pooran, FOUR, crushed to deep extra cover! The ball travelled to the fence like a bullet, as he read this length ball outside off, and blew it away past the fielder inside the circle
18.5
6
Jansen to Pooran, SIX, 4, 4, 6. That lands way over deep square leg! Fifty for Pooran too. Another length ball from Jansen, and though he has changed his angle, this one comes back in comfortably into middle for Pooran to have a whack
Back from over
18.4
4
Jansen to Pooran, FOUR, on the bounce, and over mid-off! It is placed inside the circle, and Jansen bowls a low full toss on off to loft that through the line, citing the man inside the ring
18.3
4
Jansen to Pooran, FOUR, over extra cover! This is a length ball which goes on with the angle from around the wicket, as Pooran gets it front leg out of the way and has a go at it liberally
From around to Pooran
18.2
2
Jansen to Pooran, 2 runs, superb bowling. Fires an inswinging yorker on middle and leg, as Pooran clears his front leg in an attempt to whip, but it takes the inside half of the bat to deep square leg
Cakub: "WOW is not enough" --- Yup, a little bit of bad luck though
18.1
1
Jansen to Klaasen, 1 run, length ball angling across towards off, and pushed to a wide-ish deep third
Jansen back
END OF OVER:18 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | DSG: 190/3 | RR: 10.55
- Heinrich Klaasen5 (2b)
- Nicholas Pooran35 (23b)
- Daniel Worrall4-0-35-2
- Ottneil Baartman3-0-39-0
17.6
1
Worrall to Klaasen, 1 run, short delivery outside off, and he gets on top of the bounce to pull to deep square
17.5
4
Worrall to Klaasen, FOUR, four first ball! A hard hit to deep midwicket, as the ball is shortish and wide of off even as Worrall takes pace off. Klaasen waits, and crashes a pull
Klaasen
17.4
W
Worrall to Smuts, OUT, But Smuts falls next ball! Worrall bowled at a change of pace, and on the shorter side of a length on a wide line outside off. Smuts went pulling hard at it, but the line seemed wide enough for him to not time it well. The ball landed right into the laps of long-on
JT Smuts c Jansen b Worrall 75 (38b 4x4 7x6) SR: 197.36
17.3
6
Worrall to Smuts, SIX, fantastic work at deep square leg! That seemed six for all its worth, but Abell leaped across to his right, got the ball into his right hand, and jumped outside the boundary while throwing the ball back in time. He seemed a good one feet above in the air, and this is unbelievable fielding. Length ball on the stumps from Worrall, and Smuts had a complete whip at this. Sensational stuff from Abell. But, but... he has touched the rope in between dropping the ball back and leaping back outside the fence, and so that is six despite a miraculous effort
17.2
4
Worrall to Smuts, FOUR, full toss angling into his pads, and swung away to fine leg! He lets the ball come on to have a heave, beating deep square to his right
17.1
0
Worrall to Smuts, no run, ahh, just over middle stump! Change of pace, and on a length just outside off as it angles back in with Smuts missing his attempted pull
Worrall will bowl out
END OF OVER:17 | 15 Runs | DSG: 175/2 | RR: 10.29
- Nicholas Pooran35 (23b)
- JJ Smuts65 (34b)
- Ottneil Baartman3-0-39-0
- Simon Harmer3-0-53-0
16.6
2
Baartman to Pooran, 2 runs, short of a length, and he bowls a slower ball. Pooran waits for it before hacking hard to deep backward point, where the fielder moves and slides to his right to keep it to two
16.5
1
Baartman to Smuts, 1 run, Slower ball on a length, and wide of off. Swung away from his body to long-on
16.4
6
Baartman to Smuts, SIX, belted over long-off! Not quite off the middle of the bat - seemed like the bottom of it - as he attacked this lowish full toss just outside off
16.3
1
Baartman to Pooran, 1 run, yorker length on the stumps, and driven hard down to long-on after getting his front leg out of the way
16.3
1w
Baartman to Pooran, 1 wide, wide outside off, as Baartman bowled a slower ball. Full and wide of off, as Pooran let it go
