Highlights
T20 Cricket League, 2012
Sydney Sixers vs. Titans, 2nd Semi Final
SuperSport Park, Centurion, Oct 26, 2012
Batting: Titans
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OUT | Hazlewood to Rudolph, out Caught by Lumb!! The leading run-scorer for the Titans in this tournament has to depart. Short and wide delivery outside off, Rudolph throws his bat at it and slashes the upper-cut to third man, Lumb runs across to his left and keeps his eyes on the ball, he stays inside the boundary ropes to take a smart catch, Hazlewood continues to impress. Rudolph c Lumb b Hazlewood 1(5) | 2/1 |
| 1.4 | FOUR | Starc to Kuhn, FOUR, wonderful shot to get off the mark, slightly overpitched delivery from Starc outside off, Kuhn stays on the front foot and smacks the drive past extra cover for a boundary | 6/1 |
| 2.4 | FOUR | Hazlewood to Kuhn, FOUR, short ball outside off and it again bounces a bit more, Kuhn slashes at it and gets a thick outside edge that goes away to the third man fence | 11/1 |
| 3 | FOUR | Hazlewood to Kuhn, FOUR, CRACK! Magnificent shot by Kuhn. Short delivery and it sits up outside off, Kuhn hammers the pull to the deep mid wicket fence | 15/1 |
| 3.1 | SIX | Starc to Davids, SIX, majestic shot from Davids, full ball on middle, Davids swings through the line and launches it into the grass banks at long on, Starc is not getting any swing | 21/1 |
| 4 | OUT | Starc to Kuhn, out Bowled!! Kuhn has completely misjudged that. Not the ideal length to play that kind of shot. Short in length delivery and it zips through from the deck, Kuhn is caught on the crease as he attempts to short-arm pull it to mid wicket, big mistake as he misses it and the ball hits the top of off stump. Kuhn b Starc 13(15) [4s-3] | 22/2 |
| 4.2 | FOUR | P Cummins to Davids, FOUR, WHAM! Awesome shot from Davids. Short ball and it sits up nicely outside off, Davids latches onto it and bludgeons it to the deep extra cover fence | 26/2 |
| 5.2 | FOUR | Starc to Martin van Jaarsveld, FOUR, wonderfully done by the Titans skipper, length ball outside off, van Jaarsveld clobbers it to the deep extra cover fence | 36/2 |
| 5.3 | OUT | Starc to Martin van Jaarsveld, out Caught by P Cummins!! Tame shot and the Titans skipper has to depart. Full ball outside off, van Jaarsveld attempts to slice it over cover but the bat turns in his hand, he ends up lobbing it to cover where Cummins takes the catch. Martin van Jaarsveld c P Cummins b Starc 5(4) [4s-1] | 36/3 |
| 10.1 | SIX | O'Keefe to Davids, SIX, Davids finally breaks the shackles, huge hit this, tossed up delivery outside off, Davids advances down the pitch and gets to the pitch, he launches it high into the Pretoria skyline and it lands into the stands straight down the ground | 64/3 |
| 11.4 | OTHER | Hazlewood to Davids, leg byes, 1 run, loud appeal for an LBW but not given, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Davids looks to heave it to the leg side but misses it and gets hit on the back pad, Hazlewood appeals but umpire Erasmus is not interested, the fielder has a shy at the striker's end but he misses, Rohrer dives over to his right at backward point and they take a leg bye, that looked like a good shout though | 70/3 |
| 12.2 | FOUR | P Cummins to Davids, FOUR, a pacy bouncer from Cummins, short ball on the off stump, Davids stays on the front foot and pulls it to the deep backward square leg fence, he was not in total control of that shot but he executed it well in the end | 78/3 |
| 12.4 | OUT | P Cummins to Behardien, out Caught by N McCullum!! Cummins breaks this stand. Pitched up delivery just outside off, Behardien creams the drive hard to short extra cover but Nathan McCullum takes a sharp catch. Behardien c N McCullum b P Cummins 14(21) | 79/4 |
| 13.3 | OUT | Henriques to R van der Merwe, out Caught by Haddin!! Clever bowling from Henriques. van der Merwe dances down the track and Henriques drags the length of the delivery short outside off, van der Merwe reaches out and tries to cross-bat it to the off side, gets a faint under edge that is snapped up low by Haddin. R van der Merwe c Haddin b Henriques 1(3) | 82/5 |
| 16.1 | SIX | P Cummins to Wiese, SIX, poor start for Cummins, full ball angled in on the pads, Wiese heaves it high and just over the ropes at deep mid wicket for a maximum | 97/5 |
| 16.3 | FOUR | P Cummins to Wiese, FOUR, Wiese has smashed that, he comes down the track and Cummins drags it short just outside off, Wiese muscles the pull with enormous power and bisects the gap at wide long on for a boundary | 101/5 |
| 16.4 | FOUR | P Cummins to Wiese, FOUR, short and wide delivery outside off, Wiese throws his bat at it without moving his feet, he gets an outside edge that races away to the third man fence, great over this so far for the Titans | 105/5 |
| 17.1 | SIX | Henriques to Wiese, SIX, that is a gargantuan hit from Wiese, length ball on the off stump, Wiese gets underneath it and launches it high into the Atmosphere, luckily there are no birds or planes in the night sky and it finally lands in the grass banks at deep mid wicket | 112/5 |
| 17.2 | SIX | Henriques to Wiese, SIX, Wiese again shimmies down the track and Henriques drags it slow and short just outside off, Wiese clobbers the pull into the stands at wide long on | 118/5 |
| 17.4 | FOUR | Henriques to Wiese, FOUR, this is wonderful batting from Wiese, he walks down the track and Henriques bowls this delivery short and down the leg side, Wiese helps it along the way by swinging it past short fine leg for a boundary | 124/5 |
| 18 | FOUR | Henriques to Davids, FOUR, in the air but safe, anti-climatic way to get to his 8th T20 Fifty, slow and short delivery outside off, Davids drags the pull to deep square leg, Maddinson runs in and the ball bounces in front of him, goes over him and to the boundary | 129/5 |
| 18.1 | FOUR | P Cummins to Wiese, FOUR, that is the fifty partnership, this is hurting Sydney here, short of length ball outside off, Wiese throws his bat at it and slices it to third man, one hand comes off the bat handle but he swung hard at it | 134/5 |
| 18.2 | FOUR | P Cummins to Wiese, FOUR, this is breath-taking stuff from Wiese, the slow bouncer from Cummins, Wiese waits for it and clubs the pull shot to the long leg fence | 138/5 |
| 18.4 | DROPPED | P Cummins to Davids, 1 run, catch dropped by Nathan McCullum, tough chance but it should have been taken, short of length ball outside off, Davids clobbers it on the up to extra cover, but the ball dips on Nathan who lunges forward and spills the chance | 140/5 |
| 19 | SIX | P Cummins to Davids, SIX, BAM! What a passage of play this is for the Titans. Length ball just outside off, Davids clears the front leg and wallops it over the ropes at long on, 19 runs in the over and that ends a miserable outing for Cummins: 4-0-51-1 | 148/5 |
| 19.1 | OTHER | Starc to Wiese, 1 run, full ball angled in from round the wicket, Wiese smears it to deep mid wicket to bring up his 2nd T20 fifty, this is the fastest fifty in the tournament this year, take a bow, Wiese, what a gem of a knock this has been | 149/5 |
| 19.3 | FOUR | Starc to Wiese, FOUR, oh boy, he has hit that hard because even the fielding freak, Steven Smith, could not stop it, low full toss on the stumps, Wiese thumps it to long on, Steven Smith runs to his left and tries to stop it, but he cannot do it and the ball trickles into the ropes | 155/5 |
| 19.4 | SIX | Starc to Wiese, SIX, KABOOM! This is Murder under the floodlights! Length ball outside off, Wiese hammers it to long off, phew, this is some hitting | 161/5 |
Batting: Sydney Sixers
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | FOUR | E Links to O'Keefe, FOUR, positive strat from O'Keefe, E Links drags this one short, O'Keefe rocks back and pulls it wide of mid-wicket for a boundary | 4/0 |
| 0.3 | FOUR | E Links to O'Keefe, FOUR, horrid bowling by E Links, short and outside off, O'Keefe rocks back and cuts it in the gap between cover and mid-off for a boundary | 8/0 |
| 1.4 | FOUR | Mbhalati to Lumb, FOUR, fab shot! Too short from Mbhalati, on the hips of Lumb, he swivels across and pulls it behind square for a boundary | 14/0 |
| 1.5 | FOUR | Mbhalati to Lumb, FOUR, cracking shot! Sydney have got going here. Length ball outside off, Lumb presses forward and caresses a drive, leaves the off side field in splits, the ball races away in the gap between cover and extra cover | 18/0 |
| 2.1 | FOUR | Alfonso Thomas to O'Keefe, FOUR, and he too starts with a half tracker, width from Alfonso Thomas, O'Keefe rocks back ans cuts it square on the off-side, beats cover point and races away to the fence | 22/0 |
| 2.5 | FOUR | Alfonso Thomas to Lumb, FOUR, fab shot! Lumb is looking in gorgeous touch. Short of a length delivery outside off, Lumb backs away slightly and punches it in the gap between cover and mid-off, the timing is sublime as the ball races away to the fence | 27/0 |
| 3.1 | FOUR | Cornelius to Lumb, FOUR, another bowling change but the boundaries are simply not abating, loosener from Cornelius, full and on the pads, Lumb helps it away past short fine and into the fence | 32/0 |
| 3.3 | FOUR | Cornelius to Lumb, FOUR, superbly played by Lumb, width from Cornelius, Lumb presses across and drives it on the up, clears point with ease and races away to the fence | 36/0 |
| 4 | FOUR | Cornelius to O'Keefe, FOUR, edged and four! This was pitched just short of good length and holds its line, O'Keefe pokes at that, gets the outside edge that beats 1st slip and races away to the fence | 42/0 |
| 4.1 | SIX | Alfonso Thomas to Lumb, SIX, and it gets even better! Length ball on the stumps, Lumb shimmies down the track, backs away and gives himself room, swings it through the line and clears long on with ease | 48/0 |
| 4.2 | FOUR | Alfonso Thomas to Lumb, FOUR, Lumb is on fire! This was full and on the stumps, Lumb steps down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and lifts it over mid-on, one bounce and over the ropes | 52/0 |
| 4.5 | OUT | Alfonso Thomas to Lumb, out Caught by Martin Jaarsveld!! Lumb falls after a breezy cameo. Excellent change of pace from Thomas, the slower ball has done the trick, Lumb was through the shot very early, ends up tamely chipping it high in the air and straight to van Jaarsveld at cover. A much needed wicket for the Titans. Lumb c Martin Jaarsveld b Alfonso Thomas 33(19) [4s-6 6s-1] | 54/1 |
| 5.1 | FOUR | Mbhalati to Maddinson, FOUR, fab start from Maddinson, backs away to a full ball, opens the face of the bat and lashes it up and over point for a boundary | 58/1 |
| 6.4 | FOUR | Cornelius to O'Keefe, FOUR, Mbhalati misfields and allows a boundary, this was short and on the stumps, O'Keefe rocks back and pulls it straight to long leg, the ball goes right through his legs and into the fence. Poor effort from Mbhalati | 66/1 |
| 7 | FOUR | Cornelius to O'Keefe, FOUR, this is poor bowling from Cornelius, length ball on the stumps, O'Keefe backs away and clubs it over mid-wicket, one bounce and into the fence | 72/1 |
| 7.1 | SIX | R van der Merwe to Maddinson, SIX, they are chasing with ease. This was short and on the stumps, Maddinson rocks back and pulls it up and over square leg for a maximum | 78/1 |
| 7.5 | FOUR | R van der Merwe to Maddinson, FOUR, this is poor bowling from R van der Merwe, the faster ball, short and wide outside off, Maddinson helps himself to another boundary with a cut past point | 84/1 |
| 8.2 | OUT | E Links to O'Keefe, out Bowled!! Links gets the big fish, this was flighted on off and holds its line. O'Keefe went for the slog sweep, plays down the wrong line and watches his off-stump being knocked out. Ends a fine cameo from the left arm spinner, he has set the ball rolling for Sydney. O'Keefe b E Links 32(21) [4s-6] | 85/2 |
| 9.5 | OUT | R van der Merwe to Haddin, out Caught by E Links!! The spinners are getting the Titans back into the match. This was well flighted by R van der Merwe, invites Haddin to have a go at that, Haddin looks to play the slog sweep, gets the top edge that is well held by Links coming in from deep mid-wicket. Two quick wickets after a strong start. Haddin c E Links b R van der Merwe 3(5) | 92/3 |
| 10 | OUT | R van der Merwe to Maddinson, out Maddinson Run Out!! The Titans are storming their way back into the match, a moment of hesitancy has cost Maddinson his wicket. This was pushed through on off, Maddinson chops it towards the off-side, Steven Smith calls for a quick single, Maddinson hesitates before attempting the single, Kuhn goes after the ball and rifles in a good throw to R van der Merwe, he whips the bails off with Maddinson well short. Maddinson run out (Kuhn/R van der Merwe) 20(15) [4s-2 6s-1] | 92/4 |
| 10.1 | FOUR | Mbhalati to Henriques, FOUR, the runs continue to flow, this was full and on the pads, Henriques gets across and flicks it past mid-on for a boundary | 96/4 |
| 10.5 | DROPPED | Mbhalati to Henriques, 3 runs, almost another wicket! Titans need to take these half chances, this was short and outside off, Henriques looks to pull, gets it off the splice of the bat. Cornelius runs back from mid-on even as the ball was going away from him, stretches his hands and gets a bit of the ball, the ball bounces away towards the ropes and the batsmen take three | 101/4 |
| 12.1 | SIX | E Links to Henriques, SIX, that should relieve the pressure, flighted delivery on off, Henriques gets across and slog sweeps it over mid-wikcet for a massive six | 112/4 |
| 12.3 | OUT | E Links to Steven Smith, out Steven Smith Run Out!! Sydney are running themselves out here. This was pushed through by Links, Smith looks to flick and misses, an ambitious appeal by the bowler. Steven Smith was perhaps distracted and does not notice that his partner was racing across at the other end. Kuhn runs across, fires in an accurate throw and Smith sacrifices himself. Steven Smith run out (Kuhn/E Links) 3(6) | 113/5 |
| 15.3 | SIX | Mbhalati to Henriques, SIX, that should relieve the pressure off Sydney, too short from Mbhalati, Henriques swivels across and pulls it over square leg, he did not time it all that well, the ball has enough to clear the ropes | 130/5 |
| 16 | OUT | Mbhalati to Henriques, out Caught by E Links!! The short ball tactics has worked here for Mbhalati. This was short and on the stumps, Henriques backs away, looks to go over mid-wicket, was hurried onto the pull, gets a top edge that is safely held by Links at long on. The anguish on Henriques's face told the stoty. Henriques c E Links b Mbhalati 27(18) [4s-1 6s-2] | 132/6 |
| 16.1 | OUT | Alfonso Thomas to N McCullum, out Lbw!! Another one bites the dust, Sydney are crumbling here. This was a slower ball by Alfonso Thomas, that did not get up at all, McCullum was looking to nudge it towards the onside, misses it and is caught palpably in front. Easy decision for the umpire. The game is turning towards the Titans. N McCullum lbw b Alfonso Thomas 0(1) | |
| 17.5 | FOUR | Wiese to Rohrer, FOUR, handy boundary for Rohrer, this was a length delivery from Wiese, Rohrer backs away, clears his left leg and creams a powerful drive wide of long on for a much needed boundary | 144/7 |
| 18.4 | SIX | Alfonso Thomas to P Cummins, SIX, magnificent strike by Cummins, he had a nightmare with the ball but is making amends for it, this was full and on the stumps, Cummins backs away, clears the front leg and drills a lofted drive that sails over long on for a maximum | 154/7 |
| 19 | DROPPED | Alfonso Thomas to P Cummins, 2 runs, has Behardien dropped the match? The slower ball from Alfonso Thomas, Cummins has an almighty swing at that, gets it right off the toe of the bat, the ball stays in the air for a long time, Behardien charges in from long off, dives forward and grasses a tough catch. The batsmen take two runs as well | 156/7 |
| 19.2 | OUT | Cornelius to Rohrer, out Caught by R van der Merwe!! The match is not yet over, the crowd has found its voice yet again. This was full and outside off, Rohrer looks to go over van der Merewe at mid-off, does not time it all that well and holes out. Is there another twist in the tale? Rohrer c R van der Merwe b Cornelius 21(24) [4s-1] | 158/8 |