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4.4 |
Bollinger to Shah,
no run,
length ball outside off Shah shuffles across to defend
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4.5 |
Bollinger to Shah,
FOUR,
missile-cut... this is short and wide, Shah shuffles across to get close to the line and just lets it rip between point and cover-point
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4.6 |
Bollinger to Shah,
1 run,
short of a length, steers it to third man
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Cape Cobras
40/2
OA Shah
5* (3b 1x4)
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5.1 |
Bravo to Shah,
no run,
starts off with a slower ball, short of a length, just outside off, defended to off
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5.2 |
Bravo to Shah,
1 run,
slow again, worked around the corner for a single
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5.4 |
Bravo to Shah,
no run,
Shah makes room, Bravo stays straight, Shah defends it back to him
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5.5 |
Bravo to Shah,
FOUR,
the wrists of Shah. This is the fifth slower ball of the over. Shah is waiting for it, and then flicks it from outside off, past short fine leg. What a whiplash in order to find that gap
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5.6 |
Bravo to Shah,
2 runs,
all six slow balls then, Shah drives it long-on where Vijay misfields to allow them to come back for a second
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Cape Cobras
48/2
OA Shah
12* (8b 2x4)
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6.2 |
Jakati to Shah,
no run,
tossed up, around off, pushed back to the bowler
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6.3 |
Jakati to Shah,
1 run,
what a whir of wrists again, from well outside off, flicked away to deep midwicket for one
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6.5 |
Jakati to Shah,
1 run,
pushed with an open face, gets a single
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Cape Cobras
52/2
OA Shah
14* (11b 2x4)
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7.1 |
Raina to Shah,
1 run,
shuffles across, then sees the ball turn sharply, has to hurry up with his flick off the exposed leg stump
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7.4 |
Raina to Shah,
1 run,
straight delivery, around off, worked away to deep square. Bollinger misfields, but they don't take the second
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7.6 |
Raina to Shah,
1 run,
short, quick, wide, steered fine, but Morkel makes a full-length dive at short third man to save three runs
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Cape Cobras
64/2
OA Shah
17* (14b 2x4)
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8.1 |
Bravo to Shah,
1 run,
short of a length, around off, placed wide of point for one
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8.4 |
Bravo to Shah,
no run,
Shah makes room, Bravo follows him with a full ball on the pads, hit back to Bravo
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8.5 |
Bravo to Shah,
1 run,
length ball outside off, Badri fields at point but can't hit the stumps at non-striker's end direct
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Cape Cobras
67/2
OA Shah
19* (17b 2x4)
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9.1 |
Ashwin to Shah,
1 run,
overpitched outside off, driven to deep cover for one
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9.4 |
Ashwin to Shah,
no run,
flighted outside off, turns in, gets the inside edge back to the bowler
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9.5 |
Ashwin to Shah,
1 run,
well bowled, but how well has Shah recovered? He sees Shah charge down, fires in a carrom ball down the leg side, a desperate Shah flings his bat at it to get some sort of contact to avoid a stumping. He manages a leading edge that lobs midwicket
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Cape Cobras
72/3
OA Shah
21* (20b 2x4)
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10.3 |
Bollinger to Shah,
FOUR,
educated edge here... Shah makes room here, Bollinger follows him to cramp him up. Shah still tries to force a cover-drive, gets an inside edge that beats the stumps, the keeper, and the fine leg
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10.4 |
Bollinger to Shah,
1 run,
slower one on off, drops it to point and takes the single
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10.6 |
Bollinger to Shah,
no run,
well bowled, this one seams away against the angle, beats Shah's drive
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Cape Cobras
84/3
OA Shah
26* (23b 3x4)
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11.2 |
Jakati to Shah,
1 run,
fired into the pads for a single
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11.4 |
Jakati to Shah,
no run,
moves far far away from the stumps, then shuffles back across, Jakati keeps his line, Shah has no choice but to pat it back
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11.5 |
Jakati to Shah,
SIX,
more movement before the ball is delivered, but this time he does it down the track to loft him well over long-on. It goes into the sea of yellow in the stands
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11.6 |
Jakati to Shah,
no run,
punched to extra cover, but gets no run
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Cape Cobras
93/3
OA Shah
33* (27b 3x4 1x6)
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12.2 |
Raina to Shah,
1 run,
he is trying impossible shots here, makes room to try and late=cut a length ball from in front of off. Still manages a single to short third
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12.5 |
Raina to Shah,
1 run,
short of a length, punched down to long-on for one
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Cape Cobras
101/3
OA Shah
35* (29b 3x4 1x6)
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13.1 |
Bravo to Shah,
1 run,
slow, full, wide, driven square for a single
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13.3 |
Bravo to Shah,
1 run,
Badri has saved three runs here. Shah makes room, then drives this slow ball square, Badri makes a diving save at point
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13.6 |
Bravo to Shah,
1 run,
slower ball, would have been wide had Shah not tried to late-cut it. You could see why Shah wanted to late-cut it, though. The third man was up in the circle, but he just couldn't nail the gap between point and short third
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Cape Cobras
108/3
OA Shah
38* (32b 3x4 1x6)
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14.1 |
Ashwin to Shah,
1 run,
full on the pads, driven to long-on for one
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14.3 |
Ashwin to Shah,
2 runs,
makes room, slaps an off-stump delivery straight to extra cover where Vijay misfields to allow two extra runs
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14.4 |
Ashwin to Shah,
1 wide,
cat and mouse, if ever there was one. Shah shapes to move forward, Ashwin pauses during the delivery stride, Shahs stops moving too. It's almost as it somebody has hit the pause button. Ashwin blinks first by firing a wide down the leg side
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14.4 |
Ashwin to Shah,
1 run,
carrom ball on leg, the leading edge gets him a single
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Cape Cobras
114/3
OA Shah
42* (35b 3x4 1x6)
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15.3 |
Jakati to Shah,
1 run,
Shah makes room, gets what he wants, a long hop, but ends up pulling it straight to deep midwicket for one
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Cape Cobras
123/3
OA Shah
43* (36b 3x4 1x6)
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16.2 |
Morkel to Shah,
2 runs,
slower ball, Shah has placed this wide of deep square for a couple
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16.3 |
Morkel to Shah,
OUT,
another slower ball, another wicket, is this the over that turns this game? He looks to flick this over midwicket, from well outside off, and although he connects well, there is no pace on the ball to allow him pace on the shot. Hits a dolly to midwicket
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OA Shah c Hussey b Morkel 45 (55m 38b 3x4 1x6) SR: 118.42
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Cape Cobras
126/5
OA Shah
45 (38b 3x4 1x6)
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