END OF OVER:19 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | HH: 159/6 | RR: 8.36
- Simon Milenko18 (14b)
- Johan Botha1 (1b)
- Mark Steketee4-0-36-2
- Ben Cutting4-0-27-0
7.35pm A late flourish from Bailey, Milenko and McDermott have given Hurricanes a competitive total. But did D'Arcy Short play an innings that was too slow? On a surface that's slightly wet and skiddy, one expects batting to be easy. Can Heat chase 160 and get their first win of the season? We'll find out after the ten-minute break
18.6
6
Steketee to Milenko, SIX, golf swing right over long off! Full just outside off, and he clears his front leg to sweetly time this shot. Hurricanes finish on 159 for 6
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18.5
0
Steketee to Milenko, no run, full just outside off, and he tries to ramp this over the keeper. Misses completely, done in by the pace
18.4
6
Steketee to Milenko, SIX, ooooh, that's a sweet shot! Back of a length outside off, but Milenko was waiting for it. Swivels to pull to the leg side, and the ball has soared over cow corner for half-a-dozen
18.3
1
Steketee to Botha, 1 run, he's broken his bat first ball! Back of a length outside off, and the square cut has ripped his bat in half
Sarath: "HH forgot to press the accelerator button looks like"
18.2
1
Steketee to Milenko, 1 run, full on leg stump, and Milenko makes room to drive. Finds long on with that shot
18.1
W
Steketee to Faulkner, OUT, Full outside off stump, and Faulkner swings across the line. Nice sound off the bat, but the square-boundary is pretty wide. Cutting gets under it near the boundary and takes a solid sliding catch near the ropes to send the man back
JP Faulkner c Cutting b Steketee 4 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
Final over. Steketee.
END OF OVER:18 | 8 Runs | HH: 145/5 | RR: 8.05
- James Faulkner4 (5b)
- Simon Milenko5 (10b)
- Ben Cutting4-0-27-0
- Josh Lalor3-0-29-1
17.6
1
Cutting to Faulkner, 1 run, full just outside off stump, almost a yorker. Mistimed to long on. A nine-ball over, but only eight from it!
Andy: "I think Prasu was right about Faulkner... Milenko is struggling too."
17.5
2
Cutting to Faulkner, 2 runs, yorker on middle, and that's been flicked off his boots to deep midwicket. Diving effort from Faulkner helps Hurricanes complete the second
Drizzling once again
17.4
1
Cutting to Milenko, 1 run, caught at wide long on but that's not out! Length ball outside off, and pulled right to the man at the boundar. All they can do is collect the single
17.4
1w
Cutting to Milenko, 1 wide, full and wide outside off, so the free-hit stays
17.4
1nb
Cutting to Milenko, 1 no ball, whoa whoa whoa! Milenko tries to ramp this over the keeper's head, and adjusts his stance to do so, but the ball slips off Cutting's hand, and lands way beyond the batsman. Would've hit his head on the full if Milekno hadn't changed his stance. Free hit because of the beamer
Prasu: "Bad move to send Faulkner, he wasnt that great finisher/hitter like he used to be before, cud've sent Archer"
17.3
1
Cutting to Faulkner, 1 run, full and wide outside off, but Faulkner tees off nicely this time. Drills a straight drive over the non-striker's head to long on
17.2
0
Cutting to Faulkner, no run, full ball, wide outside off, and Faulkner tries to cut this behind square. Misses it completely, and he's on the ground
17.2
1w
Cutting to Faulkner, 1 wide, full outside leg stump, wayward from Cutting. That's wide
17.1
0
Cutting to Faulkner, no run, back of a length on middle stump as the batsman comes skipping down the wicket. Tries to nudge it past fine leg for four, but the ball takes a feather touch off his shirt and deposits itself into the keeper's gloves
Two overs to go.
END OF OVER:17 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | HH: 137/5 | RR: 8.05
- Simon Milenko4 (8b)
- James Faulkner0 (0b)
- Josh Lalor3-0-29-1
- Ben Cutting3-0-19-0
16.6
0
Lalor to Milenko, no run, full and fast outside off stump. Backs away to try and muscle a cover drive, but the ball whizzes past his outside edge
16.6
1w
Lalor to Milenko, 1 wide, length ball originating on off stump, and only angling further away. Left alone
16.5
W
Lalor to Bailey, OUT, sliced to wide long on! Length ball again, and this time the swipe towards the leg side has come off the bat's open face. In the air for ages, and the fielder comfortably completes the dismissal
GJ Bailey c Heazlett b Lalor 22 (12b 3x4 0x6) SR: 183.33
16.4
4
Lalor to Bailey, FOUR, slower ball, length ball outside off, and he waits for the ball to get to him before pulling over midwicket for four
16.3
4
Lalor to Bailey, FOUR, that's the Natmeg! Yorker outside leg stumps, and Bailey opens his legs to play the french cut right through them! Runs away to the fine-leg boundary
16.2
1
Lalor to Milenko, 1 run, back of a length outside off, and angling further away from the right hander. He looks to pull, but toe-ends the shot towards midwicket
