Cricket Highlights - T20 WC 2012 England vs. West Indies Sep 27, 2012

Highlights

T20 WC 2012

England vs. West Indies, 14th Match, Super Eights

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sep 27, 2012

West Indies
Innings
England
Innings

Batting: West Indies

Over No.	Event Type	Event	Team Score
1	FOUR	Finn to Charles, FOUR, unlucky for Finn! A decent delivery goes for a four. An awkward length and some extra bounce as well, Charles looks to play across and gets a thick edge which flies over slips to third man, almost went all the way!	6/0
1.3	FOUR	Dernbach to Gayle, FOUR, there he goes. 2 balls of patience and he has already had enough. Not a bad ball at all - maybe a fraction short but Gayle made it look as if it was a long hop. Stands tall and slaps it between mid wicket and mid on	10/0
1.5	FOUR	Dernbach to Gayle, FOUR, Dernbach tries a slower-short one but the result is another boundary. He waits and waits for the ball to come on and then pulls it away over square leg	16/0
2	FOUR	Dernbach to Gayle, FOUR, batting is too easy if your name is Chris Gayle. This was almost a yorker, but why will that trouble Gayle? He casually brings his bat down and drives it between the bowler and mid off, it actually went off the toe end but still had enough power	20/0
2.5	FOUR	Finn to Gayle, FOUR, that's tennis. No, it's actually a volleyball smash. Short and very high outside off, Gayle backs away and reaches out, and then swats it with a flat bat over the off side region. Very tough to play shots like that, but he is Gayle	25/0
3.1	FOUR	Broad to Gayle, FOUR, not where he intended but he'll still get four! Length delivery on the legs, Gayle makes room and looks to slog across but gets a thick top edge, third man is up inside the circle for some reason and the ball goes over him	30/0
3.3	FOUR	Broad to Charles, FOUR, he just touched that! It was full and on the off, Charles brings his bat hard on it and squeezes it out between point and third man, Bairstow runs across a long way from third man and puts in a valiant dive, but his foot was touching the ropes	35/0
5.2	FOUR	Broad to Gayle, FOUR, not so good this time, in the slot and he whips it away over mid on, superbly timed and it almost went all the way. Just a bounce before going over	44/0
6.5	FOUR	Swann to Charles, FOUR, finally he connects. Actually he didn't connect it well but he'll take it, comes down the track and lofts it over mid wicket, splits the fielders in the deep and collects four more	52/0
7.3	SIX	Samit Patel to Gayle, SIX, very high and just over the ropes! A bit short, Gayle goes on the backfoot and pulls it high towards deep mid wicket, Morgan misjudged it and ran in, but the ball kept sailing and cleared the ropes	60/0
7.5	SIX	Samit Patel to Gayle, SIX, caught!! By a man in the crowd maybe. Horrible bowling - tossed up and on the legs, Gayle goes on his knees and swings it away over deep square leg, that went deep into the stands!	66/0
8	SIX	Samit Patel to Gayle, SIX, I told you it will be fun to watch left arm spinners against Gayle. This is the biggest of them all! A good old slog sweep, connects perfectly and clears the wide long on, that went 96 meters!	72/0
8.3	FOUR	Swann to Charles, FOUR, bad ball. Tossed up and way down the leg side, too easy for Charles who deposits it to the fine leg fence	78/0
8.4	SIX	Swann to Charles, SIX, HUGE six! He can afford to have some fun now. Comes down the track and smacks it over long on, hit that with tremendous power and that went a long long way	84/0
9	SIX	Swann to Charles, SIX, another 6! Chris Gayle is taking on the left arm spinner while Charles is taking on the right arm spinner. Good partnership this. Down the track and he picks it up perfectly, heaves it away over deep mid wicket for another big 6	90/0
9.4	OTHER	Dernbach to Gayle, 1 run, 9th T20I FIFTY for Gayle, looks to work across and gets a slight leading edge to long off, he equals Brendon McCullum's record for maximum half centuries in this format	93/0
10.3	SIX	Swann to Gayle, SIX, well, I thought Gayle won't take on Swann but I was obviously wrong. He played 2 dot balls and decided it was enuogh, backs away to this one and smashes it over long off. Easy	101/0
11	OUT	Swann to Gayle, out Caught by Finn!! For the first time in history of cricket, a fielder will be happy for dropping a catch! The previous drop catch has given him an opportunity to dismiss the dangerous Gayle and he does exactly that. Gayle sees the flight on this one and looks to slog across, mishits it high towards long on. Finn is the fielder once again and he judges it well this time, maintains his composure and takes a good catch. A huge wicket that, England won't mind the previous drop catch at all! Gayle c Finn b Swann 58(35) [4s-6 6s-4]	103/1
11.3	FOUR	Luke Wright to Charles, FOUR, murder of a cricket ball. Brutally smashed along the ground, backs away and crashes it hard through extra cover, hit with tremendous power	108/1
11.5	FOUR	Luke Wright to Charles, FOUR, more boundaries! A low full toss on the off, Charles backs away and then reaches out to hit it over the bowler's head, that went off the toe of the bat but still had enough power to go past the ropes	112/1
12.1	OTHER	Samit Patel to Charles, 1 run, paddles it to short fine leg and gets his maiden T20I FIFTY. A good effort this, he started slow but has shifted gears superbly
13.4	OUT	Broad to Marlon Samuels, out Caught by Eoin Morgan!! Broad gets his reward. He built up the pressure with some dot balls and gets his man now. Another short ball but no room at all, Samuels looks to cut but hits it straight to backward point. A simple catch for Morgan and Samuels' struggle comes to an early end. Marlon Samuels c Eoin Morgan b Broad 2(8)	118/2
15	SIX	Samit Patel to Charles, SIX, boy he hits it big when he connects! Comes down the track to the pitch of the ball and blasts it over long on, that was really really huge!	128/2
15.1	OUT	Finn to Pollard, out Caught by Luke Wright!! That's a good catch! That went very high but Wright was calm. Poor shot from Pollard, backs away a touch and looks to swing across, gets a thick edge again and goes high towards sweeper cover. Wright remains steady and judges it perfectly to take a good catch. Pollard c Luke Wright b Finn 1(5)	128/3
15.2	FOUR	Finn to Charles, FOUR, Charles is timing the ball superbly! Didn't look like he hit it hard but he timed it superbly. Makes room and guides it past point, the timing takes it all the way	132/3
15.3	FOUR	Finn to Charles, FOUR, another boundary! He is placing it well too. This time he shuffles across to the off side and picks it up, flick/pulls it over backward square leg for back to back 4s	136/3
17.1	FOUR	Dernbach to Charles, FOUR, how did that go for four? Dernbach can't believe it. It was a slow leg cutter on the legs, Charles is surprised by it but somehow gets it behind short fine leg, the ball somehow finds the legs and goes to the ropes	150/3
17.3	FOUR	Dernbach to Charles, FOUR, more boundaries! In the slot and he absolutely loves it there. Heaves across and gets it through deep mid wicket, bounced just near the ropes and went over	154/3
17.5	OUT	Dernbach to Charles, out Caught by Bairstow!! No century for Charles but he has done his job. A low full toss on the off, Charles looks to loft it over long on but it goes off the bottom of the bat and finds the fielder there. Charles started slow but made up for it with a flurry of boundaries. Charles c Bairstow b Dernbach 84(56) [4s-10 6s-3]	154/4
18.3	OUT	Broad to Sammy, out Bowled!! You miss I hit. A slow leg cutter on the stumps, Sammy looks to heave it through mid wicket but the ball takes its own time to come on, sneaks past his bat and hits the stumps. Broad has been very good today and he is getting his rewards. Sammy b Broad 4(3)	158/5
18.5	FOUR	Broad to Andre Russell, FOUR, a good delivery but it has gone to the fence. A slow bouncer on the middle stump line, Russell backs away and plays too early, takes the edge and goes through fine leg for four	162/5
19.2	FOUR	Dernbach to Andre Russell, FOUR, wild swing and an edge to third man! No luck for England. Pacy and full outside off, Russell heaves across and gets a thick edge which runs away to third man	169/5
19.4	FOUR	Dernbach to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, perfect place to go - straight down the ground. Dernbach tries another slower ball but it lands in the slot, Bravo waits and smashes it straight over the bowler	174/5
19.5	FOUR	Dernbach to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, useful runs! These could make the difference. Once again in the slot and some room as well, Bravo backs away and crashes it over extra cover, one bounce and over the ropes	178/5

Batting: England

Over No.	Event Type	Event	Team Score
0.2	OUT	Rampaul to Kieswetter, out Caught by Pollard!! Oh my. That's a disastrous start for England. What was Kieswetter thinking there? Just the second ball and he goes for a flat-batted shot, gets a top edge which lobs to point. He wasn't even looking at the ball when he played it! Absolutely no responsibility at all from Kieswetter. Kieswetter c Pollard b Rampaul 0(2)	0/1
0.3	OUT	Rampaul to Luke Wright, out Caught by Gayle!! And Rampaul is on a hat-trick! This is the worst possible start for England! Banged in short just outside off, Wright doesn't know whether to play or leave and does a bit of both, looks to withdraw his bat at the last minute but it's too late, the ball goes off the face of the bat to first slip. 0 for 2. Luke Wright c Gayle b Rampaul 0(1)	0/2
2.2	FOUR	Rampaul to Bairstow, FOUR, good shot. Short again but this time Bairstow connects with the pull, hits it through mid wicket and gets his first boundary	6/2
2.4	OTHER	Rampaul to Bairstow, 1 run, almost a run out! Bairstow drives this to mid off and runs with the momentum, Bravo was quick and releases the ball quickly too, but doesn't hit direct. Bairstow would have been a goner had that hit!	7/2
3.2	FOUR	Badree to Hales, FOUR, that's a lovely shot. Once again flat and on the off, Hales comes down the track and drives it between extra cover and mid off, used the feet very well there	12/2
3.3	FOUR	Badree to Hales, FOUR, another boundary, this time a touch short from Badree and Hales goes on the backfoot quickly, cuts it away past short third man for four more	16/2
4.3	FOUR	Narine to Hales, FOUR, not a very convicing shot but it doesn't matter. A bit short and wide outside off, Hales cuts and gets a thick edge, Badree doesn't put in the dive at short third man and the ball races through	23/2
6.3	SIX	Sammy to Hales, SIX, poor delivery and Hales smashes it. Short and on the legs, Hales swivels and pulls it hard and flat over deep square leg, a much needed hit	35/2
7	FOUR	Sammy to Bairstow, FOUR, cheeky and effective. Not a bad ball at all - a regulation delivery around off, Bairstow goes on his knees and paddle scoops it past short fine leg, they need more such overs	42/2
7.1	FOUR	Badree to Hales, FOUR, they're getting the boundaries now. Flat and short outside off, Hales cuts it away past point, easy four that	46/2
8.1	OTHER	Narine to Hales, 1 run, the partnership between Hales and Bairstow is now 50. Cuts it to sweeper cover and gets there	50/2
10	OUT	Gayle to Bairstow, out Caught by Pollard!! Pollard takes a superb catch but Gayle takes all the attention with a crazy dance! Tossed up delivery on the off, Bairstow mistimes the lofted shot straight down the ground, it seemed to be heading over the ropes but Pollard ran across from long on and plucked it with both hands. A very good take that, and Bairstow's struggle ends. Bairstow c Pollard b Gayle 18(29) [4s-2]	55/3
11	FOUR	Marlon Samuels to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, edged to third man. A low full toss outside off, Morgan looks to drive hard and gets a thick edge that runs away to the fence	66/3
12.2	FOUR	Marlon Samuels to Hales, FOUR, hits it hard and collects a boundary. Much needed. In the slot and he slams it straight over the bowler's head, a boundary to long off	77/3
12.3	SIX	Marlon Samuels to Hales, SIX, slapped! Slightly short and Hales has blasted it. Goes on his knees and swats it away over wide long on, that brings up his FIFTY as well	83/3
13.5	SIX	Gayle to Eoin Morgan, SIX, poor delivery and Morgan punishes it. A full toss from Gayle, Morgan smashes it way over deep mid wicket for a huge six. Thank you very much	95/3
14.5	SIX	Narine to Eoin Morgan, SIX, that looked like a mishit! Nice and loopy on the off, Morgan gets under it and lofts it over long off, that came off the bottom of the bat but went all the way	109/3
15.3	FOUR	Gayle to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, a misfield in the deep. Morgan picks it up from outside off and swings across, Bravo runs across from long on and gets there, but dives over the ball	116/3
16.3	SIX	Rampaul to Eoin Morgan, SIX, not off the middle of the bat but he'll take it! On the legs, Morgan looks to pull off the frontfoot and gets a thick top edge which flies over fine leg, much needed hit	127/3
16.5	FOUR	Rampaul to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, brilliant batting. Fine leg came up and Morgan made use of it, shuffled across a long way and scooped it over short fine leg, England are very much in the game if he continues to bat like this	133/3
17.1	OTHER	Narine to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, slowly tossed up outside off, Morgan sweeps and drags it to deep mid wicket, that's his FIFTY. Fastest for England in the history of the tournament. He needs to play a blinder to finish the game in England's favour	135/3
18.1	DROPPED	Rampaul to Hales, 3 runs, catch dropped by Sammy. Brilliant fielding by Sammy. All in the same ball! Hales drags this one to mid wicket, it went high and Sammy couldn't hold on to a tough chance, the ball bursts through towards the fence and Sammy gives chase, puts in a swimming pool dive near the deep and brings it back to play	144/3
18.2	SIX	Rampaul to Eoin Morgan, SIX, just over long off! In the slot and he picks it up perfectly, lofts it over long off and clears Pollard. He was interested in it for a while but the ball kept sailing over	150/3
18.4	SIX	Rampaul to Eoin Morgan, SIX, the partnership between Eoin Morgan and Hales is now more than 100 and it comes up with the biggest six of the day! HUGE strike that! Walks down the track and smashes it over long on, goes deep into the stands there. The game isn't over!	156/3
19.1	FOUR	Marlon Samuels to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, starts the over with a boundary! Right up in the slot, Morgan waits and smashes it straight down the ground, Pollard makes a valiant dive but can't stop it	161/3
19.4	OUT	Marlon Samuels to Hales, out Stumped!! That seals the game. Smart keeping by Ramdin too. Once again Samuels fires it in outside off, Hales comes down the track and gets beaten. It was very quick but Ramdin did well to collect and whip the bails off. Hales st Ramdin b Marlon Samuels 68(51) [4s-5 6s-2]	162/4