END OF OVER:20 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | TKR: 138/9 | RR: 6.90
- Akeal Hosein9 (4b)
- Ravi Rampaul5 (2b)
- Naveen-ul-Haq3-0-31-1
- Romario Shepherd4-1-24-3
11.42am: So Knight Riders end with 138 for 9. They only got that many due the lower half contributing some vital runs. Udana's 21 off 9 was the most impactful innings for me, but when a low score like that makes the most impact, you'd think the rest of the batting group hasn't done that great. Shepherd and Hafeez each took 3 wickets, while Tahir gave up a mere 14 runs in four overs. Join us shortly for the chase.
19.6
6
Naveen-ul-Haq to Hosein, SIX, grandstand finish. Full on the stumps, unfurls an absolutely peachy straight drive that pings straight into the sightscreen
19.5
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rampaul, 1 run, full on the stumps, clearing his front leg to swipe at it, gets it through square
19.4
4
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rampaul, FOUR, full toss on leg stump, he moves across and languidly glances this very fine, picks up a boundary
19.3
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Hosein, 1 run, full on off, slugged across the line on the front foot through midwicket
19.2
W
Naveen-ul-Haq to Pierre, OUT, full ball, he clears his front leg and has a big swipe at it, but only results in a leading edge that steeples to Pooran's left. He calls early and gobbles it up
K Pierre c †Pooran b Naveen-ul-Haq 0 (5m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
19.1
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Hosein, 1 run, high full toss, whipped to midwicket. The bowler runs across and fields
END OF OVER:19 | 9 Runs 2 Wkts | TKR: 125/8 | RR: 6.57
- Akeal Hosein1 (1b)
- Khary Pierre0 (0b)
- Romario Shepherd4-1-24-3
- Odean Smith4-0-28-0
18.6
1
Shepherd to Hosein, 1 run, back of a length outside off, pushed to cover
18.5
W
Shepherd to Udana, OUT, he's been caught on the cover boundary. Full and wide again, he launches into the drive like he had done earlier in the over, but though he's made good connection, the ball only travels straight down the throat of the fielder put there for this shot.
I Udana c King b Shepherd 21 (14m 9b 2x4 2x6) SR: 233.33
18.5
1w
Shepherd to Udana, 1 wide, tight call on the wide. Slower ball going across him, the umpire judges it's far enough away that it'll be a wide
18.4
6
Shepherd to Udana, SIX, lovely shot. Udana's happily blasting all bowlers while his team-mates are faltering. Clears his front leg and smashes this over extra cover
18.3
W
Shepherd to Ramdin, OUT, caught at third man. He had moved a bit across seein Shepherd's line of attack, threw the kitchen sink at it, but instead of going over cover, he gets a leading edge that flies to third man. Odean holds a good catch, low in front of him
D Ramdin c Smith b Shepherd 5 (20m 9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 55.55
18.2
0
Shepherd to Ramdin, no run, this time he mixes it up, bowling a short one but still going across the batsman, who is late on it again and is miles away from connecting with his pull
18.1
0
Shepherd to Ramdin, no run, angles it wide across him agian, this time stays within the tramlines. Batsman looking to whip this strongly but can't connect
18.1
1w
Shepherd to Ramdin, 1 wide, angling too far across him from round the wicket and that'll have to be re-bowled
Jrm: "Poor stuff from guyana, tkr still on the way to 130-135" - well that's still a bit away.
END OF OVER:18 | 14 Runs | TKR: 116/6 | RR: 6.44
- Denesh Ramdin5 (6b)
- Isuru Udana15 (7b)
- Odean Smith4-0-28-0
- Romario Shepherd3-1-15-1
17.6
1
Smith to Ramdin, 1 run, back of a length rising up into him, goes up on his toes to top it towards the backward short leg area. They have enough time to get the quick single
17.5
1
Smith to Udana, 1 run, back of a length again, he swats it across the line, but the timing not as good as the earlier hit in the over, and it bounces down to deep square leg
Free hit.
17.5
1nb
Smith to Udana, 1 no ball, goes short again, but this one is too short and it's a no-ball.
17.4
4
Smith to Udana, FOUR, another short ball outside off, he slashes hard at this, gets a very thick edge that flies over slip and into the boundary at third man. There was a fielder at third man but that travelled very fast and he had no chance to cut it off to his left
17.3
6
Smith to Udana, SIX, boom. That's great connection. Odean finally has a short ball punished. This was coming into him on off, he opens his stance up and slugs it baseball style over deep midwicket
17.2
0
Smith to Udana, no run, dug in short, bouncer over the stumps, he stays out of the way.
17.1
1
Smith to Ramdin, 1 run, full on the stumps, cleared his front leg a wrong way and drills it to long-off
HM: ""See that was the plan ez" Says pooran"
END OF OVER:17 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | TKR: 102/6 | RR: 6.00
- Isuru Udana4 (2b)
- Denesh Ramdin3 (4b)
- Romario Shepherd3-1-15-1
- Odean Smith3-0-14-0
16.6
4
Shepherd to Udana, FOUR, went hard, and slashes it over point. Not the best ball to end, short and wide outside off
16.5
0
Shepherd to Udana, no run, length ball in the channel, he pokes at it and gets the edge, but it drops short of the sole slip fielder
Muneeb Kashmiri: "It seems like Amazon Warriors are playing a gud game. What's ur prediction. Will u c professor and Malik featuring in the WC T20?" -- I think both being in it would be surprising.
16.4
W
Shepherd to Pollard, OUT, castled. Shepherd has had some bad luck this innings, so he's made his own here. Full ball, tailing in a bit, Pollard looks for the big booming drive, but can only inside edge onto stumps.
KA Pollard b Shepherd 13 (24m 17b 0x4 1x6) SR: 76.47
16.3
1
Shepherd to Ramdin, 1 run, dropped by Pooran behind the stumps. Not a particularly difficult one, made more difficult by Pooran moving late. Back of a length moving away, and Ramdin gets a thick edge, going to Pooran's right, he gets a glove on it but can't hold on
