Highlights
T20 Cricket League, 2012
Lions vs. Sydney Sixers, Final
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, Oct 28, 2012
Batting: Lions
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 | SIX | N McCullum to Bodi, SIX, Bodi's got enough of a sighter. Just one ball before he leans forward and lofts N McCullum straight down the ground. Connects beautfully too and sends it sailing over the ropes. | 7/0 |
| 0.4 | OUT | N McCullum to Bodi, out Caught by Rohrer!! Blink and you miss it. That has been the knock from Bodi. He tries the slog sweep this time but gets a top edge. The skier is taken well at deep square leg just inside the ropes by Rohrer. Great start for Sydney. Bodi c Rohrer b N McCullum 6(3) [6s-1] | 7/1 |
| 2.2 | OUT | Hazlewood to Quinton de Kock, out Caught by O'Keefe!! Sydney are hitting all the right notes. Fantastic catch by O'Keefe. It was full and on the off, Quinton de Kock swings wildly and the edge flies and high wide of third man. O'Keefe races across to his right, dives full length to take a superb catch. Sydney are rightly overjoyed. Quinton de Kock c O'Keefe b Hazlewood 1(7) | 8/2 |
| 3 | OUT | Hazlewood to McKenzie, out Caught by Rohrer!! A maiden and two wickets in Hazlewood's first over! He could not have dreamt of a better start. It was full and outside off, McKenzie tries to swing it on the onside but only manages a top edge that goes nowhere. Rohrer settles under it and takes it with both hands. Lions in big trouble already.McKenzie c Rohrer b Hazlewood 0(4) | 8/3 |
| 3.3 | OUT | O'Keefe to Petersen, out Caught by N McCullum!! The skipper falls! The Lions are having a nightmare. Tossed up outside off and he gets turn and bounce. Petersen leans forward to defend but it kisses the outside edge and a simple catch taken at slip. Haddin's been allowed to keep the slip for the 4th over on the trot and it has payed big time. Petersen c N McCullum b O'Keefe 1(6) | 9/4 |
| 4.4 | FOUR | Starc to Symes, FOUR, good length and outside off, Symes comes on the frontfoot and opens the face of the bat to guide it nicely past backward point. Too quick for third man too and gives Symes his first boundary | 17/4 |
| 5 | FOUR | Starc to Symes, FOUR, Whoa! Symes is trying to blast his way through trouble. He will do so in no time if he can generate power like this. This was short and outside off, Symes cuts it fiercely and that pinged into the advertising board even before a fielder could react | 21/4 |
| 5.2 | FOUR | P Cummins to Tanvir, FOUR, big gap on the onside and Tanvir clips this in the air through square leg for another boundary. It was right in the slot. Full and on the leg. | 27/4 |
| 7 | OUT | N McCullum to Tanvir, out Lbw!! After a brief lull there comes another wicket. The 2nd for N McCullum. It was very well bowled, the arm ball. Tanvir does not pick it, he plays down the wrong line and is rapped on the front pad even as he was pressing forward. That struck him in line and Aleem Dar had no doubts in his mind. Tanvir lbw b N McCullum 11(12) [4s-1] | 32/5 |
| 8.3 | FOUR | N McCullum to Symes, FOUR, flat and full outside off, Symes drives it powerfully and wide of the lone man at cover for a much neede boundary | 39/5 |
| 9.3 | FOUR | P Cummins to Symes, FOUR, very full and outside off, Symes squeezes it out nicely and wide of point. Sweeper cover makes a despairing dive but the timing was just too good | 46/5 |
| 9.4 | FOUR | P Cummins to Symes, FOUR, still some fight left. Slightly short by P Cummins, Symes pulls it very hard through mid wicket. One bounce and over the ropes | 50/5 |
| 10.3 | SIX | Hazlewood to Tsolekile, SIX, some good fortune for Tsolekile. Loud cheers from the crowd. It was outside off, Tsolekile tries to slog but gets a top edge that goes straight back over the keeper and beyond the ropes | 56/5 |
| 11.3 | SIX | Starc to Tsolekile, SIX, Big effort by Henriques but the ballgoes over the ropes. Tsolekile swings this through backward square leg. Henriques races to his right and gets a hand to it but does not latch on | 63/5 |
| 12 | FOUR | Starc to Tsolekile, FOUR, a good old fashioned chinese cut. On a good length and outside off, Tsolekile gets a thick inside edge and it rolls past Haddin very quickly. | 67/5 |
| 12.3 | OTHER | O'Keefe to Symes, 1 run, run out chance missed. This was quick and outside off, Symes jams it out on the offside. Tsolekile pushes for the quick single. Symes is late to react. Haddin gets across and underarms it to O'Keefe who does not collect it properly | 70/5 |
| 13.3 | OUT | N McCullum to Tsolekile, out Caught by O'Keefe!! This was always coming. Tsolekile never looked convincing during his stay. his impatience has cost him here. It was flat and outside off, Tsolekile drags the sweep in the air and straight to short mid wicket. O'Keefe bends low to his right to take the sharp chance. Tsolekile c O'Keefe b N McCullum 20(19) [4s-1 6s-2] | 73/6 |
| 13.4 | FOUR | N McCullum to Dwaine Pretorius, FOUR, Pretorius gets a full toss to start off. He could not have asked for anything better and swings it right in the gap between deep mid wicket and long on | 77/6 |
| 15.4 | FOUR | P Cummins to Symes, FOUR, pitched up again, Symes comes down the track and smacks it right in the gap between mid wicket and mid on. All along the ground and into the boundary. Excellent shot. | 86/6 |
| 16 | FOUR | P Cummins to Symes, FOUR, the slower one again, Symes works it off his pads and very fine. Hazlewood makes a poor effort at short fine leg and picks up a boundary | 90/6 |
| 16.1 | SIX | Hazlewood to Dwaine Pretorius, SIX, Right out off the middle of the bat. It was a good length delivery, Pretorius comes down, leans out and smokes it neatly over the long off fence | 96/6 |
| 16.5 | FOUR | Hazlewood to Symes, FOUR, the attempted yorker goes awry. It ends up as a low full toss. Symes swings it neatly behind square on the onside for another boundary | 103/6 |
| 17 | DROPPED | Hazlewood to Symes, no run, catch dropped by Rohrer. It was full and outside off, Symes squeezes it out and it flies flat to point but Rohrer spills it | 103/6 |
| 17.2 | SIX | Starc to Dwaine Pretorius, SIX, the crowd get more to cheer about. Full and outside off from round the wicket, Pretorius makes room and slices it beautifully square on the offside and way into the stands | 109/6 |
| 17.3 | DROPPED | Starc to Dwaine Pretorius, 1 run, full again, Pretorius hits it flat and in the air. Nathan McCullum races in but it drops just short of him. He does really well to not let it get past him | 110/6 |
| 17.4 | OTHER | Starc to Symes, 1 run, there comes his FIFTY. Top knock from Symes. He gets there by dabbing it down to third man. Loud cheers from the crowd. Symes deserves it. | 111/6 |
| 17.5 | OUT | Starc to Dwaine Pretorius, out Dwaine Pretorius Run Out!! There goes another one in search of quick runs. Pretorius squeezes a full delivery straight to point. Symes pushes for the quick single. Rohrer picks it up and throws down the stumps at the bowler's end. Symes was not even in the picure there. Dwaine Pretorius run out (Rohrer) 21(13) [4s-1 6s-2] | 111/7 |
| 18.2 | OUT | Hazlewood to Symes, out Caught by Haddin!! The fighting knock comes to an end finally. It was full and outside off, Symes slogs out but gets a thick edge. Haddin keeps calm under the skier and takes it neatly. Symes c Haddin b Hazlewood 51(46) [4s-8] | 112/8 |
| 19.5 | OUT | Starc to Phangiso, out Caught by Hazlewood!! Starc finally gets a wicket. Phangiso tries the paddle again but does not middle it. Hazlewood takes the simple chance at deep backward square leg. Phangiso c Hazlewood b Starc 3(5) | 120/9 |
| 20 | OUT | Starc to Morris, out Morris Run Out!! 1 run completed. On a good length from round the wicket, Morris swings through deep square leg. Henriques comes around quickly and sends in the throw to Haddin. Morris was attempting a suicidal second but perishes. Morris run out (Henriques/Haddin) 5(5) | 121/10 |
Batting: Sydney Sixers
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | FOUR | Morris to Haddin, FOUR, Haddin's had enough of hanging around. It was a good length delivery and outside off, Haddin backs away a touch and smacks it through cover for his first boundary | 12/0 |
| 3.3 | FOUR | Morris to Haddin, FOUR, same line and length as the previous delivery. This time Haddin connects superbly. He backs away again and gets it intentionally over the top and to the cover fence | 16/0 |
| 3.5 | FOUR | Morris to Lumb, FOUR, Lumb gets into the act too. Mid on was up in the circle and Lumb does well to get it well over him. Not timed too well but picks up a boundary anyway | 21/0 |
| 5.5 | FOUR | Tanvir to Lumb, FOUR, too full from Tanvir, Lumb walks down a bit and clips it neatly through mid wicket for another boundary. Very well played. | 31/0 |
| 6.5 | FOUR | Phangiso to Lumb, FOUR, catch dropped by Bodi. Tossed up by Phangiso, Lumb dances down and hits it flat and hard to long off. Bodi tries to take it with fingers pointing up but it slips through and goes to the boundary too | 40/0 |
| 7.3 | FOUR | Nannes to Lumb, FOUR, nothing going the Lions way so far in this innings too. A thick edge now and it races wide of third man and into the boundary | 47/0 |
| 7.5 | SIX | Nannes to Haddin, SIX, catch dropped again. This time by Pretorius. It was on the leg, Haddin flicks it flat and hard through square leg. Pretorius tries to take it over his head but only manages to palm it over the ropes | 54/0 |
| 8 | FOUR | Nannes to Haddin, FOUR, adding insult to injury. Full and outside off, Haddin squeezes it out very fine and third man could not get across in time | 58/0 |
| 8.1 | SIX | Phangiso to Lumb, SIX, tossed up by Phangiso, Lumb dances down the track and smokes it straight down the ground for maximum. Easily done | 65/0 |
| 8.4 | FOUR | Phangiso to Lumb, FOUR, flat and turning down the legside, Lumb brings the sweep out and gets it very fine for another boundary | 71/0 |
| 8.5 | FOUR | Phangiso to Lumb, FOUR, another very good sweep. Tossed up, Lumb gets it to the right of short fine leg now and well wide of deep backward square leg | 75/0 |
| 9 | FOUR | Phangiso to Lumb, FOUR, Lumb can do no wrong. It was full and on the leg, Lumb tries to swing it on the onside but gets a thick inside edge and it races along the ground to the fine leg fence | 79/0 |
| 9.4 | SIX | Symes to Lumb, SIX, tossed up, Lumb dances down the track, picks it on the full and smokes it over the mid wicket fence to bring up his FIFTY | 87/0 |
| 10.1 | SIX | Morris to Lumb, SIX, Make that 4. Full and on the middle and leg, Lumb swings it neatly and well over the square leg fence. He is timing it beautifully now | 94/0 |
| 11 | OTHER | Morris to Haddin, 1 run, a full toss now, Haddin flicks it to mid wicket for a single again | 100/0 |
| 12 | FOUR | Nannes to Haddin, FOUR, slightly short and Haddin is quick to bring out the pull. Hit with a lot of power too and sent speeding to the mid wicket fence | 108/0 |
| 12.1 | SIX | Dwaine Pretorius to Lumb, SIX, slightly short, Lumb dances down the track and pulls it into the grass banks over mid wicket. Just 8 more needed now | 114/0 |
| 12.2 | SIX | Dwaine Pretorius to Lumb, SIX, on a good length again, Lumb pulls and this time he sends it over the fine leg fence. Just over the ropes. | 120/0 |
| 12.3 | FOUR | Dwaine Pretorius to Lumb, FOUR, Lumb finishes it in style. Sydney are the champions! It is full and outside off, Lumb eases it wide of third man for a boundary. His team-mates charge out to celebrate. As comprehensive a win as it gets. | 124/0 |