Cricket Highlights - T20 Cricket League, 2012 Chennai Super Kings vs. Lions Oct 16, 2012

Highlights

T20 Cricket League, 2012

Chennai Super Kings vs. Lions, Group B

Newlands, Cape Town, Oct 16, 2012

Chennai Super Kings
Innings
Lions
Innings

Batting: Chennai Super Kings

Over No.	Event Type	Event	Team Score
1	FOUR	Tanvir to Vijay, FOUR, that's a confident start by Vijay. Width on offer, Vijay reaches out and crashes it through the off side. Still a good over from Tanvir though	5/0
1.4	SIX	Nannes to du Plessis, SIX, no mishits this time. A huge six now. Full ball again, du Plessis comes on the frontfoot and lofts it with a straight bat over long off, didn't bother checking his shot and sent it miles over the boundary	13/0
2.1	FOUR	Tanvir to du Plessis, FOUR, well timed once again. Full and on the legs, du Plessis whips it wide of mid on for a boundary	20/0
2.3	FOUR	Tanvir to du Plessis, FOUR, du Plessis continues. Banged in short by Tanvir, du Plessis waits back and pulls it over mid wicket, clears the in field and that's enough	24/0
3	FOUR	Tanvir to Vijay, FOUR, a slower delivery but that doesn't stop it from going quickly to the boundary. Lands short and on the off, Vijay waits and cuts it hard wide of backward point, a big over for Chennai	31/0
4.5	SIX	Nannes to Vijay, SIX, that's what he tried a couple of balls earlier. Full and straight from Nannes, Vijay picks it up and sends it over deep mid wicket, went high and cleared the ropes	42/0
5.4	OUT	Morris to du Plessis, out Caught by Phangiso!! A stunning catch! But du Plessis is standing his ground. Was the catch clean? Looks like it's ok. du Plessis can continue his walk to the pavilion. Now to the description: it was full and outside off, du Plessis made room and looked to hit it over the off side but mistimed it high over covers, 3 fielders ran back towards the ball and Phangiso got there with a dive. Tough catches those, but he did well. du Plessis c Phangiso b Morris 25(20) [4s-2 6s-1]	44/1
8.1	SIX	Phangiso to Raina, SIX, can't keep him quiet for long against a left arm spinner. Comes down the track and lofts it over long on, good use of the feet there	58/1
9.3	FOUR	Bruyn to Raina, FOUR, can't bowl there with third man inside the ring, short and outside off, Raina cuts it between backward point and short third man, easy four	65/1
9.4	FOUR	Bruyn to Raina, FOUR, can't bowl there either, changed angle and went round the wicket, banged it in short on the legs, Raina swivels and pulls it wide of short fine leg	69/1
10	OUT	Bruyn to Raina, out Caught by Petersen!! A bad ball but he strikes this time! Short and outside off, Raina makes room and slaps it with a flat bat, he has timed it a bit too well for his liking and finds long off. He was beginning to look good but has to walk back now. Raina c Petersen b Bruyn 20(16) [4s-2 6s-1]	69/2
10.2	OUT	Phangiso to Vijay, out Lbw!! Vijay walks! That's how plumb it was. Flat and straight, a bit too full to go back but Vijay tries to flick it off the backfoot and misses. Absolutely plumb, Chennai suffer a double blow now. Vijay lbw b Phangiso 22(25) [4s-2 6s-1]	70/3
11.2	SIX	Symes to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX, Jadeja attacks the left arm spinner! Comes out of his crease and smashes it high straight down the ground, that's as straight as it can get!	79/3
12.3	FOUR	Bruyn to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR, poor delivery but he has played that well, short and on the legs, Jadeja hops and glances it to fine leg for a boundary, the fielder was inside the circle and he had no chance	88/3
12.4	FOUR	Bruyn to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR, timing! That defines the shot. And placement too. Short again from Bruyn, Ravindra Jadeja stays back and pulls it, didn't try to hit it hard but timed it perfectly between the 2 fielders at deep backward square leg region	92/3
13.1	SIX	Morris to Dhoni, SIX, Morris is fast but the ball went even quicker! Right in the slot, Dhoni just stands and blasts it over long off, the fielder was inside the ring and that made it a safe option	98/3
14.3	OUT	Phangiso to Ravindra Jadeja, out Caught by Symes!! Catching practice. High catching practice to be precise. Sees the flight and looks to loft it over long on, mistimes it high and straight to the man there. He was looking good but walks back - that has been the story of the innings so far. Ravindra Jadeja c Symes b Phangiso 21(16) [4s-2 6s-1]	102/4
15.1	FOUR	Nannes to Albie Morkel, FOUR, positive start from Morkel. Full and outside off, Morkel square drives it hard and wide of backward point, the fielder from third man tries with a dive but the ball wins the race	106/4
15.3	OUT	Nannes to Albie Morkel, out Caught by Tsolekile!! 3 balls is all he lasts, Albie Morkel. Back of length and skidding on, Morkel makes room and looks to cut but gets a thick outside edge to the keeper. Chennai are losing their way now. Albie Morkel c Tsolekile b Nannes 4(3) [4s-1]	106/5
16.2	SIX	Morris to Dhoni, SIX, Dhoni is one of the few Indian batsmen who don't have a problem with a short ball. Quick bouncer on the stumps but he hooks it away over deep backward square leg, hit flat and over the boundary	116/5
16.3	FOUR	Morris to Dhoni, FOUR, expects the fuller one now and swings it over midwicket, wide of long on for four more. Aggressive stuff from Dhoni	120/5
18.2	SIX	Nannes to Badrinath, SIX, whoa! Where did that come from? Superb shot! A bit short and outside off, Badrinath shuffles across and goes on the backfoot, pulls it away hard and over deep square leg. Into the stands!	138/5
18.4	FOUR	Nannes to Dhoni, FOUR, more runs. Useful, these boundaries. In the slot and on the legs, Dhoni picks it up and heaves it through deep backward square leg, one bounce and over the ropes	143/5
19	SIX	Nannes to Badrinath, SIX, another 6 for Badrinath. He has suddenly gone to 20 off 10 balls. A poor delivery though - a full toss on the legs, Badrinath smashes it over deep square leg, just over the fielder but that will do	150/5
19.4	OTHER	Tanvir to Badrinath, 1 run, the partnership between Badrinath and Dhoni is now 50 and it has taken just 25 balls. Full delivery on the off, pushed to cover for one	156/5
19.5	OUT	Tanvir to Dhoni, out Caught by Symes!! Holes out in the deep. Short and outside off, Dhoni has a tennis like flat-slap and mishits it to long off. A good hand from Dhoni comes to an end. Dhoni c Symes b Tanvir 34(26) [4s-2 6s-2]	156/6

Batting: Lions

Over No.	Event Type	Event	Team Score
0.1	OUT	Bollinger to Petersen, out Lbw!! Absolutely plumb! That's the start Chennai needed. Full and curving back in from around off, Petersen stayed rooted to the crease and missed the ball as he tried to flick across. Plumb is the word to describe that - Lions have lost their skipper. Petersen lbw b Bollinger 0(1)
0.4	FOUR	Bollinger to Quinton de Kock, FOUR, there are 3 slips in place and that's a bad ball. Full and on the legs, de Kock flicks it to deep mid wicket, too easy!	4/1
2.5	OUT	Bollinger to Quinton de Kock, out Caught by Dhoni!! Always coming. He was already playing too many shots. Fuller in length this time, de Kock throws his bat at it and gets a thick edge to Dhoni. That's a big wicket and puts pressure on the rest of the batting. Quinton de Kock c Dhoni b Bollinger 5(8) [4s-1]	8/2
3.2	FOUR	Hilfenhaus to Bodi, FOUR, lucky boundary. Short and outside off, Bodi slogs across the line and gets a thick edge to third man, went flat and bounced once before going over	12/2
5.2	FOUR	Hilfenhaus to McKenzie, FOUR, errs on the pads and is punished. Short and on the legs, McKenzie looks to pull and gets some bat on it to fine leg, wrong line!	23/2
8.2	SIX	Albie Morkel to Bodi, SIX, into the roof! He has absolutely clobbered that! Slower delivery outside off, Bodi takes a step out and smashes it over deep mid, went high and into the roof	39/2
8.5	SIX	Albie Morkel to Bodi, SIX, and the free hit goes for 6. That's costly from Chennai point of view. Bangs it short, Bodi pulls it flat and over deep square leg	48/2
9.5	FOUR	Ravindra Jadeja to Bodi, FOUR, Bodi is making a move now. Comes down the track and heaves it over mid wicket, there are vacant regions there and he gets a boundary	57/2
10	OTHER	Ravindra Jadeja to Bodi, 2 runs, the partnership between Bodi and McKenzie is now over 50. Works it to mid wicket region softly, Jadeja runs after the ball himself but the batsmen make it 2 easily	59/2
10.2	FOUR	Ashwin to Bodi, FOUR, smashed between extra cover and long off! Superb shot that. Too full, he comes on the frontfoot and smashes it wide of long off for a boundary	64/2
10.4	FOUR	Ashwin to Bodi, FOUR, he is taking the attack to Ashwin. Flighted up again, Bodi makes room and lofts it over extra cover, once again wide of long off for another four	68/2
11.1	FOUR	du Plessis to McKenzie, FOUR, starts with a full toss and is smashed to deep backward square leg, that's the problem with bowling part-timers - the bad balls will keep coming	74/2
11.5	SIX	du Plessis to Bodi, SIX, Bodi gets to his FIFTY in style! And he removes his helmet too. A slog sweep, right out of the middle of the bat over deep mid wicket. He started slow but has shifted gears rapidly	83/2
12.1	FOUR	Ashwin to Bodi, FOUR, superb batting this, this was flatter and quicker and Bodi read it well, went back and cracked it to deep backward point for a boundary	88/2
12.3	SIX	Ashwin to Bodi, SIX, he is smashing them! Flighted again, Bodi comes down the track and lofts it with a straight bat over long off	94/2
13.1	FOUR	Albie Morkel to McKenzie, FOUR, luck is with the Lions. Full and outside off, McKenzie heaves across and gets a thick inside edge to fine leg	100/2
13.3	OUT	Albie Morkel to Bodi, out Caught by Dhoni!! A much needed wicket for Chennai. Full and wide outside off, Bodi throws his bat at it and gets a thick edge to Dhoni. A superb knock from Bodi comes to an end. Bodi c Dhoni b Albie Morkel 64(46) [4s-5 6s-4]	101/3
15.3	FOUR	Ravindra Jadeja to McKenzie, FOUR, superb shot. Width on offer and he crashes it to deep extra cover, he made room and had to reach out but did it well	112/3
16.2	OUT	Ashwin to McKenzie, out Caught by Raina!! Suresh Raina! What a stunning catch! Flighted on the off, McKenzie comes out of his crease and mishits a lofted shot, the ball went right between long on and long off, Raina ran across from long on, judged it to perfection and caught it with a dive. Superb fielding in the deep, and a very important wicket. McKenzie c Raina b Ashwin 32(34) [4s-4]	115/4
16.4	FOUR	Ashwin to Symes, FOUR, costly no ball, that! Ashwin bowls this one wide outside off, Symes reaches out and lofts it over extra cover, how important will that turn out to be?	122/4
17	SIX	Ashwin to Morris, SIX, oh my! Oh my! That's surely the biggest six of the tournament. Has to be! Flat and quick delivery, Morris just stands tall and blasts it over deep mid wicket, that has gone out of the ground!	129/4
17.4	FOUR	Bollinger to Symes, FOUR, length ball! Can't bowl there. Symes stands tall and heaves it to deep mid wicket region, one bounce and over the ropes	137/4
18.2	FOUR	Hilfenhaus to Symes, FOUR, edged away to third man! That should do. Full and wide outside off, Symes reaches out and slashes at it, gets a thick edge that goes to third man, the fielder was too square	144/4
18.3	DROPPED	Hilfenhaus to Symes, 2 runs, a tough chance goes down! More importantly, they've got a couple. Full delivery again, Symes throws his bat at it and carves it high to short third man, Albie runs across from backward point and goes for it with one hand but misses, they have taken 2	146/4
19.2	FOUR	Albie Morkel to Symes, FOUR, what a shot! In the slot on the off, Symes comes on the frontfoot and smashes it hard between the bowler and long off, du Plesis dived in the deep but had no chance	155/4
19.3	FOUR	Albie Morkel to Symes, FOUR, match over! What an effort from Lions. In the slot again, Symes heaves it over wide long on for a boundary. The players rush in from the dug out and celebrate with the batsmen. Lions are on a roll in this tournament!	159/4