9:46 pmThey tried hard to make it till the end and they haven't even managed that in the end. A complete collapse for the Riders. Twenty off the first over. 50+ off the first four. 109 for 2 in 9.5 overs. Then, they lost Munro and the momentum shifted. Darren Bravo and Ramdin actively sought to steady a breezy innings - they didn't want to expose the big-hitter to too many overs. And there came the biggest error. The Tallawahs, nervy because of the big-hitting and the dew up till that point, were given respite. And they made use of it. 147 is below par. That dew hasn't gone anywhere. We'll be back shortly for the chase with Alagappan.

19.5
W
Smith to Frylinck, OUT, gone. End of the innings. Length ball, fast and straight. Through his slog and a mess of the stumps again

R Frylinck b Smith 5 (13b 0x4 0x6) SR: 38.46

19.4
0
Smith to Frylinck, no run, back of a length, quick and into the mid-riff. Swipes across the line and can't connect
19.3
1
Smith to Pierre, 1 run, back of a length at off stump, guided to third man
19.2
W
Smith to Cooper, OUT, bowled. Good length, angled into the stumps. Cooper slashes some four inches above where the ball is and loses his stumps

KK Cooper b Smith 5 (5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

19.1
4
Smith to Cooper, FOUR, and just for comic relief, it's a leading edge that flies past Sangakkara. A nicely directed short ball, into the batsman's chest. He's not good enough to time that hook shot. But Sanga was moving down leg side and the ball was going the other way

Cooper looks like he's about 6'4". That sails well over his head. But Sangakkara doesn't think that's a no-ball for some reason...and he lets the umpires know...doesn't matter, free-hit coming up.

19.1
1nb
Smith to Cooper, 1 no ball, oooooh that slips out of his hand. A beamer sails over the batsman and lands short of Sangakkara

Well, they've made it to the last over. Last boundary came at 14.3

END OF OVER:
19 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | TKR: 141/8 | RR: 7.42

  • Kevon Cooper1 (2b)
  • Robbie Frylinck5 (11b)
  • Kesrick Williams4-0-26-3
  • Mohammad Sami4-0-22-1
18.6
1
Williams to Cooper, 1 run, back of a length in the corridor, leaps to get on top of the bounce, taps it to third man
18.5
0
Williams to Cooper, no run, slower ball, short and wide outside off. Heaves at it to no avail. Beaten
18.4
1
Williams to Frylinck, 1 run, back of a length, angled into leg stump. Air-borne as he tucks it to deep square leg
18.3
0
Williams to Frylinck, no run, back of a length slower ball, spits up at Frylinck as he tries to guide it to third man
18.2
W
Williams to Scantlebury-Searles, OUT, slower ball, overpitched outside off. Loops at the batsman at 105 kph. He sees it, and looks to deposit it over midwicket. Skews it high for extra cover to take. Out comes Kesrick's notepad. Another one ticked off

JPR Scantlebury-Searles c Imad Wasim b Williams 2 (8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00

18.1
0
Williams to Scantlebury-Searles, no run, back of a length at middle stump, punched straight to midwicket who makes Frylinck think twice and nearly gets him with a direct hit at the non-strikers end

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs | TKR: 139/7 | RR: 7.72

  • Robbie Frylinck4 (9b)
  • Javon Searles2 (6b)
  • Mohammad Sami4-0-22-1
  • Krishmar Santokie4-0-30-2
17.6
0
Mohammad Sami to Frylinck, no run, back of a length at off stump, looks to turn it behind square on the leg side. Inside edge into the pads
17.5
1
Mohammad Sami to Scantlebury-Searles, 1 run, good length outside off, gets under it to try and ramp over short fine. Thick top-edge out to long leg
17.4
1
Mohammad Sami to Frylinck, 1 run, back of a length at middle stump, tucked to short fine leg
17.3
1
Mohammad Sami to Scantlebury-Searles, 1 run, back of a length outside off stump, poked on the up to point's right
17.2
0
Mohammad Sami to Scantlebury-Searles, no run, back of a length in the corridor, aimless prod at it, beaten on the outside edge
17.1
1
Mohammad Sami to Frylinck, 1 run, good length outside off, opens the face, but gets an under edge. Bounces a couple of times in front of point

END OF OVER:
17 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | TKR: 135/7 | RR: 7.94

  • Javon Searles0 (3b)
  • Robbie Frylinck2 (6b)
  • Krishmar Santokie4-0-30-2
  • Kesrick Williams3-0-24-2

Only four boundaries for the Riders after the tenth over. They were 109 for 3 after 10.

16.6
0
Santokie to Scantlebury-Searles, no run, full at off stump, defended to extra cover
16.5
0
Santokie to Scantlebury-Searles, no run, good length at middle stump, pushed into the leg side with soft hands and an anxious mind
16.4
0
Santokie to Scantlebury-Searles, no run, offcutter, full at off stump. Defended off the front foot to point

Bilal: "Looks a really good pitch to bat on what is the par score on this pitch varun" --- 170-180 I'd say, with the dew and all.

16.3
W
Santokie to DJ Bravo, OUT, gone! Bravo is gone! Off cutter, good length and angled wide of the batsman who was looking to go over extra cover. Made too much room and could only manage to get an outside edge. Like Foo, Sangakkara has redemption too

DJ Bravo c †Sangakkara b Santokie 5 (12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 41.66

Tallawahs 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st61KC SangakkaraLMP Simmons
2nd3KC SangakkaraAM McCarthy
3rd29KC SangakkaraR Powell
4th30KC SangakkaraShakib Al Hasan
5th9Shakib Al HasanJA Foo
6th15Imad WasimJA Foo
7th1Imad WasimK Santokie