Highlights
T20 Cricket League, 2012
Chennai Super Kings vs. Sydney Sixers, Group B
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, Oct 14, 2012
Batting: Sydney Sixers
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | FOUR | Hilfenhaus to Shane Watson, FOUR, the first ball that Shane Watson has played with the bat and he has hit it for a boundary. Slightly short on off stump, Watson just swivelled on his front-foot and pulled it to the deep square leg fence | 10/0 |
| 2.3 | FOUR | Hilfenhaus to Shane Watson, FOUR, Hilfenhaus errs on the full side and Shane Watson makes him pay. Lovely off-drive through the line and beats mid off to his right | 14/0 |
| 3.1 | FOUR | Bollinger to Shane Watson, FOUR, good ball, produces the outside edge and beats a diving 2nd slip on the bounce, third man can't come around to cut it off. Bollinger isn't happy | 20/0 |
| 4.4 | FOUR | Yo Mahesh to Lumb, FOUR, swinging into the pads, no deep backward square as well, clipped away to that vacant area. This over has already gone 12 with two balls remaining | 34/0 |
| 4.5 | SIX | Yo Mahesh to Lumb, SIX, Bang! Full and on middle, just a clean connection on the whipped flick and the ball sails into the crowd at deep mid wicket. This is just the over that the Sydney side wanted | 40/0 |
| 5.2 | FOUR | Bollinger to Shane Watson, FOUR, in the air, but in the gap as well, flicked through mid wicket and Shane Watson gets another boundary | 44/0 |
| 6 | FOUR | Bollinger to Shane Watson, FOUR, the 50 run stand is up now with a clean, crisp, cracking drive. The cover drive on the up with a high bent elbow and the ball went to the fence like a dream | 50/0 |
| 6.1 | OUT | Ravindra Jadeja to Lumb, out Lbw!! RJ strikes first ball. What a start for him. Quicker one, Lumb played all around it and missed the flick. Was height an issue? Asad Rauf doesn't think so and gives it out. Lumb lbw b Ravindra Jadeja 18(16) [4s-1 6s-1] | 50/1 |
| 7.4 | SIX | Ashwin to Shane Watson, SIX, Shane Watson is camping on the backfoot and expecting the short one, it arrives and when it does, the end result is invariably a six - over deep square leg it goes after a butchered pull | 63/1 |
| 8.3 | SIX | Ravindra Jadeja to Shane Watson, SIX, short ball, Shane Watson is quick to rock back, clear his left leg and deposit the pull into the stands at deep mid wicket. Can't bowl short to this man | 77/1 |
| 8.5 | OUT | Ravindra Jadeja to Shane Watson, out Shane Watson Run Out!! 1 run completed. That's a rocket throw from the deep to send Shane Watson back. Suicidal 2nd run attempted and Hilf arrowed down the stumps with a direct hit from sweeper cover. Watson was desperate to get back, but couldn't. Huge wicket. Shane Watson run out (Hilfenhaus/Dhoni) 46(30) [4s-5 6s-2] | 78/2 |
| 9.5 | SIX | Ashwin to Haddin, SIX, he's had a sighter and then launches one into the stands at deep mid wicket. Floated outside off, slogged away | 85/2 |
| 11.2 | FOUR | Ravindra Jadeja to Maddinson, FOUR, unlucky is Ravindra Jadeja. He beats Maddinson off the pitch, but the outside edge runs away beating a lumbering Ashwin at short third | 96/2 |
| 12.5 | FOUR | du Plessis to Haddin, FOUR, makes room and goes inside out, clearing a leaping Raina at cover at the edge of the circle. That is a good shot | 108/2 |
| 13.1 | OUT | Ashwin to Haddin, out Caught by Hilfenhaus!! Great catch. It was coming out of the crowd and Hilf was rushing in, he took it with both hands and fell safely to the ground. Haddin should've put that away to the fence for it was a rank short ball Haddin c Hilfenhaus b Ashwin 20(18) [4s-1 6s-1] | 109/3 |
| 13.3 | OUT | Ashwin to Maddinson, out Bowled!! Bad batting! Maddinson gave his hand away too quickly, moved to leg, exposed all the three stumps and missed the flick to a full ball on middle. Maddinson b Ashwin 12(16) [4s-1] | 110/4 |
| 16.1 | FOUR | du Plessis to Steven Smith, FOUR, chipped straight down the ground, nothing more than a pick-up shot and it goes to the straight boundary bisecting long off and long on | 128/4 |
| 16.4 | FOUR | du Plessis to Henriques, FOUR, hammered straight down the ground, Henriques really cracked that and both long on and long off were mere spectators | 135/4 |
| 17.2 | SIX | Ashwin to Henriques, SIX, in the slot and Henriques tees off, clearing long on with ease. A flat and powerful hit too | 144/4 |
| 18 | FOUR | Ashwin to Henriques, FOUR, classy inside out cover drive, over the man at cover and wide of him. Beautifully played | 150/4 |
| 18.2 | FOUR | Bollinger to Henriques, FOUR, makes room and slices it away over cover. Bollinger erring on the fuller side and paying the price | 155/4 |
| 18.3 | SIX | Bollinger to Henriques, SIX, the length balls will go in this format and Henriques is a good player. He clears his left leg and smashes it flat over long off. Bollinger needs to get it right up there | 161/4 |
| 18.4 | SIX | Bollinger to Henriques, SIX, New balls please! Hits the scorecard and bobbles out of the park. Length again and swung away over deep square | 167/4 |
| 19 | FOUR | Bollinger to Steven Smith, FOUR, the fine leg was inside the circle and Steven Smith has placed it past that man. 22 runs came off that over | 172/4 |
| 19.2 | FOUR | Hilfenhaus to Henriques, FOUR, sliced away one-handed over point and beats sweeper cover. Henriques is turning it on | 176/4 |
| 19.3 | FOUR | Hilfenhaus to Henriques, FOUR, Brutal hitting now. Length ball and powered over Hilfenhaus' head. One bounce and over | 180/4 |
| 19.5 | FOUR | Hilfenhaus to Steven Smith, FOUR, magnificent batting from Steven Smith. Moves outside off and paddles it a step to the right of Bolly at short fine who was inside the circle | 185/4 |
| 20 | OUT | Hilfenhaus to Steven Smith, out Caught by Vijay!! The final ball of the innings produces a wicket. Steven Smith lost all his shape while lofting it and miscued it straight to long off. Steven Smith c Vijay b Hilfenhaus 26(17) [4s-3] | 185/5 |
Batting: Chennai Super Kings
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | OUT | Starc to Vijay, out Bowled!! Cleaned him up. Trade-mark Starc! Full, fast and swinging in, Vijay's feet are rooted to the crease, the bat comes down at an angle in trying to drive and the ball clatters into the stumps. Vijay looked very ungainly while playing that delivery. Vijay b Starc 1(5) | 3/1 |
| 3.3 | SIX | Starc to du Plessis, SIX, superb shot! du Plessis makes room and goes over cover, on a bent knee. The white ball sails over the fence | 13/1 |
| 3.5 | FOUR | Starc to Michael Hussey, FOUR, wrong line, on the pads, flicked past square leg. That didn't swing and Michael Hussey had an easier job | 19/1 |
| 4.1 | FOUR | P Cummins to du Plessis, FOUR, leg-stump half-volley and cleanly flicked away to the deep backward square fence. Extra pace of P Cummins proving to be a bonus for du Plessis | 23/1 |
| 4.2 | FOUR | P Cummins to du Plessis, FOUR, that is a top shot. Bisecting cover and mid off. Executed to perfection. Played on the up too. | 27/1 |
| 4.5 | FOUR | P Cummins to du Plessis, FOUR, du Plessis takes a couple of steps out, goes outside leg and pulls the short ball to the deep square fence. Three boundaries of the over | 31/1 |
| 5.1 | SIX | Hazlewood to du Plessis, SIX, du Plessis is batting well. This is another calculated risk taken and it comes off. Shimmies and then goes over sweeper cover, didn't hit that too well, but it still carried all the way | 38/1 |
| 6 | FOUR | Hazlewood to du Plessis, FOUR, that's a one-handed toe ender over cover, du Plessis used his reach and somehow got it over the infield. du Plessis looks dangerous | 46/1 |
| 6.1 | FOUR | Shane Watson to Michael Hussey, FOUR, too wide and too full outside off, Michael Hussey launches into a lofted cover drive over the infield. A bad start for Shane Watson | 50/1 |
| 6.3 | OTHER | Shane Watson to du Plessis, 2 runs, a golf shot, just chipped over mid on who is inside the circle. A couple of runs taken | 53/1 |
| 7.2 | FOUR | P Cummins to du Plessis, FOUR, super batting from du Plessis. He shuffles across to off stump, whips it wide of a diving fine leg who got a hand, but parried it into the ropes | 62/1 |
| 8 | OUT | P Cummins to du Plessis, out Caught by Starc at long off!! du Plessis' brilliant knock comes to an end. He tried to get under that, but got too close to the pitch, the catch was easily held. du Plessis c Starc b P Cummins 43(25) [4s-5 6s-2] | 64/2 |
| 9 | OUT | O'Keefe to Michael Hussey, out Caught by Lumb at deep mid wicket!! As easy as it comes. Slog-swept straight to deep mid wicket. Flat hit, but no height on that. Michael Hussey c Lumb b O'Keefe 16(19) [4s-2] | 67/3 |
| 9.3 | FOUR | Hazlewood to Raina, FOUR, Raina will not be cowed down by pace, he comes down the track and flat-bats it wide of cover. Well hit | 72/3 |
| 10.3 | FOUR | O'Keefe to Raina, FOUR, Raina was eyeing mid wicket, the thickish outside edge goes over short third. O'Keefe isn't impressed | 79/3 |
| 10.4 | SIX | O'Keefe to Raina, SIX, Raina facing a left-arm spinner with the short square boundries always will favor the batter. He chips out and swings with the spin over deep square mid wicket. 10 off the last 2 balls | 85/3 |
| 11.1 | FOUR | Shane Watson to Raina, FOUR, Raina is teeing off now, makes room and goes outside leg, heaved away to the deep backward square fence | 90/3 |
| 12 | FOUR | Shane Watson to Raina, FOUR, length ball on the stumps and Raina will target the on-side boundary - this time it is deep mid wicket, one bounce over the ropes | 97/3 |
| 12.5 | SIX | Henriques to Raina, SIX, short ball and looked like Raina was expecting it, he pulls it between deep square and deep mid wicket. Just about cleared the fence | 106/3 |
| 13 | FOUR | Henriques to Raina, FOUR, that is a top shot, he waited for the short one, arched back and cut it wide of point, beat sweeper cover easily | 110/3 |
| 13.3 | FOUR | P Cummins to Raina, FOUR, top shot again from Raina. He clears his front leg and goes over cover. What timing on that | 115/3 |
| 14 | OTHER | P Cummins to Badrinath, 5 wides, P Cummins' inexperience shows. He runs in and bangs in a fiery bouncer, that beats Haddin's desperate leap. 5 bonus runs and an extra ball to boot as well | 121/3 |
| 14.2 | OUT | Henriques to Badrinath, out Caught by Haddin!! Chennai were hoping for that. Now MS will come in. Badrinath's painful stay ends. Full delivery outside off, Badrinath edged his slog and an easy catch. Badrinath c Haddin b Henriques 6(11) | 122/4 |
| 15.2 | FOUR | P Cummins to Raina, FOUR, that's a fine fifty from Raina. Length ball on off stump, Raina knifes it through cover and gets it past mid off who is inside the circle. The job is still not done though | 130/4 |
| 16 | FOUR | P Cummins to Raina, FOUR, exceptional shot. Full and on off stump, Raina opens the face of the bat and squeezes it along the ground to sweeper cover. Beautifully played and in the gap too | 136/4 |
| 16.1 | FOUR | Henriques to Dhoni, FOUR, that looked like a mere push. Dhoni giving the charge and bunting it, the pace on the ball beats a diving mid on. A good start to the over | 140/4 |
| 16.3 | OUT | Henriques to Raina, out Caught by Steven Smith at long on!! Pressure catch and the one person you want to be near the ball is Steven Smith. Lofted in the air, looked like it was going for a six, but Steve took it with both hands and held his balance even as the momentum was taking him over the ropes. Caught it over his shoulder and kept his nerve. Game changer! Raina c Steven Smith b Henriques 57(33) [4s-8 6s-2] | 141/5 |
| 16.5 | OUT | Henriques to Dhoni, out Caught by Hazlewood at deep mid wicket!! That could be game over. Dhoni mistimed the pull as he took it from outside off and another good diving catch with both hands. It was dying and Hazle cupped it with both hands.Dhoni c Hazlewood b Henriques 8(8) [4s-1] | 141/6 |
| 17.2 | FOUR | Starc to Ashwin, FOUR, makes room and slices it over point. Not a bad start from Ashwin. Opened the face on that as well | 147/6 |
| 17.4 | DROPPED | Starc to Ashwin, 2 runs, completely misjudged by Watson and he backs out of that high ball. Miscued and went high up in the air, Watson went back and seemed to have lost it against the backdrop of the crowd | 151/6 |
| 17.5 | FOUR | Starc to Ashwin, FOUR, whipped over mid wicket and stylishly played. Is there a late twist? | 155/6 |
| 18.1 | OUT | Shane Watson to Ravindra Jadeja, out Caught by Rohrer at point!! Ravindra Jadeja fails. Tried to heave it across the line, got an edge high up in the air and Rohrer completes an easy catch. Ravindra Jadeja c Rohrer b Shane Watson 2(3) | 155/7 |
| 19 | FOUR | Shane Watson to Ashwin, FOUR, low full toss, Ashwin creams it through cover - all along the carpet as well. A timely boundary? Or a little too late? | 165/7 |
| 19.2 | OUT | Starc to Ashwin, out Caught by Steven Smith at long on!! The last hope for Chennai goes. Ashwin shuffled across and heaved it, an easy catch for wide long off who went to his right to complete the job. Ashwin c Steven Smith b Starc 18(9) [4s-3] | 166/8 |
| 20 | OUT | Starc to Yo Mahesh, out Caught by Lumb at deep square!! Sydney win and it is a last ball wicket. Flicked straight to the fielder at deep square. For your info - the 1st innings also saw a last ball wicket. Yo Mahesh c Lumb b Starc 2(2) | 171/9 |