Highlights
T20 Cricket League, 2012
Titans vs. Auckland, Group A
Kingsmead, Durban, Oct 17, 2012
Batting: Titans
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | FOUR | Kyle Mills to Rudolph, FOUR, that's a nice way to get off the mark. Very full outside off, Rudolph gets forward and opens the face to get it wide of a diving Guptill at cover | 5/0 |
| 1.3 | FOUR | M Bates to Rudolph, FOUR, 'that's a good shot' says Martin Guptill who is wired up, another of those patented Rudolph cover drives - on the up and wide of both mid-off and cover. Rudolph looks in good nick and seems to be carrying on from the last game | 15/0 |
| 2 | FOUR | M Bates to Davids, FOUR, bad ball - a half volley outside off, Davids leant forward and cover drove wide of cover. The Titans are off to a flier and that is a very poor over from M Bates - he was all over the place | 20/0 |
| 2.3 | FOUR | Kyle Mills to Rudolph, FOUR, smashed! In between Kyle Mills' legs. Rudolph has had enough - just a step towards the ball and biffed past the bowler | 24/0 |
| 2.5 | FOUR | Kyle Mills to Davids, FOUR, Davids gives the charge and lifts it over mid off. Hit the high part of the bat, but still good enough to carry it over the man. A couple of bounces and rolls to the ropes | 29/0 |
| 3.3 | FOUR | Azhar Mahmood to Davids, FOUR, Davids picked the slower delivery and waited for it before crashing it over cover. Well played. | 34/0 |
| 4.2 | FOUR | Andre Adams to Rudolph, FOUR, full and wide outside off, Rudolph takes a step forward and lofts it over mid off - one bounce over the ropes | 40/0 |
| 6.2 | SIX | Andre Adams to Davids, SIX, again he picks the slower delivery and heaves it over deep backward square leg. Just about cleared the fence. The 50 run stand is up as well | 50/0 |
| 7 | FOUR | Andre Adams to Davids, FOUR, slashed away from middle stump. The thick outside edge flies to the third man fence. Andre Adams looks very flustered | 60/0 |
| 7.1 | FOUR | R Hira to Rudolph, FOUR, that is a perfect reverse sweep. All along the ground too and taken from middle stump - full marks to Rudolph for executing it so beautifully | 64/0 |
| 8.2 | FOUR | Azhar Mahmood to Davids, FOUR, that is a top shot. Just stood there and short-arm jabbed it into the gap at deep mid wicket. Nothing wrong with the delivery - too good from Davids | 74/0 |
| 8.3 | OUT | Azhar Mahmood to Davids, out Bowled!! Azhar Mahmood cleans up Davids with a fast off-stump yorker. Davids tried to open the face and run it down, but the ball sneaked in. Mahmood continues to take wickets. Davids b Azhar Mahmood 36(23) [4s-5 6s-1] | 74/1 |
| 10.5 | FOUR | Azhar Mahmood to Rudolph, FOUR, Azhar Mahmood has bowled superbly this over and now the luck goes against him. Rudolph French-cutting a yorker past his leg stump | 89/1 |
| 12.4 | OUT | Kyle Mills to Martin Jaarsveld, out Caught by Guptill at deep mid wicket!! Martin Jaarsveld falls to the slower bouncer. Picked it, but didn't have the power to clear the man. Martin Jaarsveld c Guptill b Kyle Mills 13(14) | |
| 14.3 | OTHER | Andre Adams to Rudolph, 1 run, slower cutter and that has been punched to long off. Rudolph reaches his 14th T20 fifty. A well paced innings | 109/2 |
| 15.3 | FOUR | C de Grandhomme to Rudolph, FOUR, superb improvisation. Reverses his grip and gets the low full toss outside leg between point and short third. Top batting | 119/2 |
| 17.3 | OUT | M Bates to Rudolph, out Caught by Andre Adams!! Good diving catch. Rudolph goes, chipping it towards cover where Adams went to his left, dived and took it over his shoulder with both hands. Rudolph c Andre Adams b M Bates 63(56) [4s-7] | |
| 18.4 | SIX | Kyle Mills to Behardien, SIX, great timing on that shot. Full outside off, Behardien bends his knee and carves it over the man at sweeper cover. They certainly needed that six | 150/3 |
| 18.5 | SIX | Kyle Mills to Behardien, SIX, lots of height on that and the distance too. Behardien takes a step out and flat bats it over long on. Just enough on that to clear the ropes | 156/3 |
| 19 | FOUR | Kyle Mills to Behardien, FOUR, great over for the Titans. Slashed over point and the ball races away. 21 came off that over. | 160/3 |
| 19.5 | OUT | Azhar Mahmood to Behardien, out R van der Merwe Run Out!! 1 run completed. Great fielding from Guptill. Sprints forward from long on, hits direct at R van der Merwe's end, beating the batsman's dive. R van der Merwe run out (Guptill) 5(4) | |
| 20 | SIX | Azhar Mahmood to Behardien, SIX, that last ball goes for a 6. Full toss on the stumps, swung away to the deep mid wicket fence. That is a fine little innings from Behardien. | 172/4 |
Batting: Auckland
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | SIX | Mbhalati to Vincent, SIX, biggie! First-tier. Vincent comes down the track and then spots the change of pace, before teeing off over long on. Struck it right off the middle of the bat | 7/0 |
| 1.4 | OUT | Alfonso Thomas to Vincent, out Caught by Kuhn!! That is a crucial wicket. Short of a length outside off, Vincent played a nothing shot - trying to steer to third man and presented a thin edge to Kuhn. Thomas jumps in joy after getting his man. Vincent c Kuhn b Alfonso Thomas 6(6) [6s-1] | 8/1 |
| 2.5 | OUT | Mbhalati to Guptill, out Caught by Behardien!! Extra bounce does the job and the Titans are on top. It was over his shoulder and Guptill top-edged the pull, good catch too as Behardien came forward from deep square leg and took it with a tumble. Guptill c Behardien b Mbhalati 3(8) | 10/2 |
| 3.1 | SIX | Cornelius to A Kitchen, SIX, first ball from Cornelius and it has gone for a biggie. Short ball on the hips, pulled over deep backward square. Just about carries over the ropes | 18/2 |
| 4.2 | FOUR | Mbhalati to A Kitchen, FOUR, over the leaping slip fielder. A Kitchen throwing his bat at it and the edge flies to the third man fence | 27/2 |
| 4.3 | FOUR | Mbhalati to A Kitchen, FOUR, top shot. Perhaps he was waiting for the short ball, sees it and thumps the pull over mid wicket | 31/2 |
| 5 | FOUR | Mbhalati to A Kitchen, FOUR, that's the third boundary of the over and the most emphatic hit. A Kitchen chips out and slams the short of length ball through cover point's hands. 15 came off that over | 37/2 |
| 5.1 | OUT | Alfonso Thomas to Azhar Mahmood, out Caught by Martin Jaarsveld!! Soft dismissal and so unlike of Azhar Mahmood to be doing that. Maybe he didn't see a slip in place, just steered it low to the man who took it easily. Mahmood won't be there today to see his side through. Azhar Mahmood c Martin Jaarsveld b Alfonso Thomas 7(9) | 37/3 |
| 5.4 | SIX | Alfonso Thomas to C de Grandhomme, SIX, top-edged for six over fine leg. C de Grandhomme making full use of the short fine in the ring | 43/3 |
| 7 | OUT | E Links to A Kitchen, out Caught by Behardien!! That was there to be hit for six - short on off stump, pulled straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket. The runs are coming, but that is another wicket lost. A Kitchen c Behardien b E Links 23(12) [4s-3 6s-1] | 49/4 |
| 7.5 | FOUR | R van der Merwe to C de Grandhomme, FOUR, R van der Merwe should feel unlucky, the inside edge runs past leg-stump and CJ this time dives, but parries it onto the ropes. That effort has taken a lot out of him, he is panting | 58/4 |
| 8.2 | OUT | Mbhalati to C Munro, out Caught by Behardien at deep square!! The slower ball sends C Munro back. Too early into the flick and the ball loops to the safe hands of Behardien who takes his third catch. C Munro c Behardien b Mbhalati 4(5) | 58/5 |
| 8.3 | OUT | Mbhalati to C de Grandhomme, out Caught by Rudolph!! That's two in two for Mbhalati. Short ball on the body, pulled straight and low to deep fine leg. The Auckland side are crumbling and how. C de Grandhomme c Rudolph b Mbhalati 14(11) [4s-1 6s-1] | 58/6 |
| 9.3 | OUT | Cornelius to R Hira, out Caught by Kuhn!! That's an ugly slog. Tried to heave it to leg, the ball just went straight up in the air, the keeper called for it and settled under the high ball. R Hira c Kuhn b Cornelius 0(4) | 60/7 |
| 11.1 | FOUR | R van der Merwe to Hopkins, FOUR, the edge was found, but there is no slip to catch it, Hopkins getting completely squared up and it runs away past short third | 68/7 |
| 11.2 | OUT | R van der Merwe to Hopkins, out Kyle Mills Run Out!! What a waste of a wicket. Kyle Mills is furious and rightly so. Hopkins sold his partner a dummy after calling him through, it was pushed to the right of R van der Merwe who had time to relay the ball back to his skipper. Mills was nowhere in the picture. Kyle Mills run out (R van der Merwe/van Jaarsveld) 1(3) | 68/8 |
| 11.4 | OUT | R van der Merwe to Hopkins, out Caught by Kuhn!! He dropped one a couple of overs back, now takes a fine catch. Hopkins gets a thin edge on the flashy cut and Kuhn snaps it up. The lowest total on in the tournament is on the cards now. Hopkins c Kuhn b R van der Merwe 8(12) [4s-1] | 68/9 |
| 12.4 | FOUR | E Links to M Bates, FOUR, mid off is up and it is lifted over the man. Just a clean extension of the arms and one bounce over the ropes | 73/9 |
| 13.4 | SIX | Cornelius to Andre Adams, SIX, that's a clean hit. Andre Adams eyed that same shot last ball and now he sends this short ball over deep square leg and into the stands | 84/9 |
| 13.5 | FOUR | Cornelius to Andre Adams, FOUR, slower short ball, dragged down, mowed over cow corner. Andre Adams is enjoying himself to some cheap runs | 88/9 |
| 14.2 | SIX | E Links to Andre Adams, SIX, Andre Adams can strike them big. Backs away and smashes it into the first-tier to the long on fence. 99 metres hit that | 95/9 |
| 16.4 | FOUR | Alfonso Thomas to Andre Adams, FOUR, low yorker length delivery on the stumps, carved over the leaping point fielder. It races away | 107/9 |
| 18.1 | OUT | Alfonso Thomas to Andre Adams, out Caught by (sub)Mosehle!! The final wicket falls after a gritty stand. Andre Adams played a half-hearted flick and found the man at square leg. Titans win by 59 runs. Andre Adams c (sub)Mosehle b Alfonso Thomas 30(17) [4s-2 6s-2] | 113/10 |