Dropped short and plenty of width on offer, he slaps it over cover and hits the winning runs.
SF vs Texas, 14th Match at Morrisville, MLC, Jul 24 2023 - Match Result
Texas won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
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Wow, I still can't wrap my head around what just transpired! It's really astounding how TSK crawled their way back in this crucial contest, a virtual quarter-final, after being down and out for most of the chase, but Mindell and Sams were on a mission tonight; they were determined to win this, and we saw some stupendous hitting from the duo as Unicorns were left puzzled by the onslaught. First Shadab and then Haris got bludgeoned in the crucial final overs, and from thereon, they lost their way, especially Shadab, who erred slightly on the shorter side, as Sams was firing on all cylinders. Unicorns had them on a leash in the first part of the innings, but slowly TSK sneaked their way back into the match, and some big overs towards the end gave them the momentum. As a result of this remarkable win, Super Kings have now secured a spot in the playoffs of the inaugural edition of Major Cricket League!
Daniel Sams, Player of the Match: Just trying to watch the ball and hit it if it's in my zone...sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't'. This surface took a little time to get used to, was bit inconsistent, but wasn't too bad. We were on backfoot for most of the innings but we came back
Aaron Finch, San Francisco Unicorns Captain: It was outstanding (on Sams), We did things right for a good part of the game, some days the margins are fine, probably the fielding was the difference, we were a bit sloppy. The ability to come to Morrisville to a public park and get these facilities was brilliant, loved every bit of it.
Faf du Plessis, Texas Super Kings Captain: It was an incredible game. This league is made for players like that, a lot of players in that situation may have not played like that. (Milind) he showed great composure. That partnership was vital for us. It's nice to have a win like that leading into the playoffs, gives you a lot of confidence, we are looking forward to (playoffs). We will keep an eye on the game tomorrow.
Fazu : "At this point, it almost feels like a crime to be in Super Kings franchise and not to qualify for playoffs! Thanks for keeping up the legacy and Congratulations TSK! Love from Tamizh Nadu, India!"
Sowmya : "Daniel Sams has just continued from where he left off at Essex in the Vitality T20 blast finals day. While his bowling economy has gone up, he has more than made up for the same with his power hitting. Nerves of steel!" Played a blinder!
Babu: "Hey Rvel - I told you this a few matches before but I knew that TSK were going to make playoffs and I'm telling you now that TSK are gonna win the trophy this year!!" I should have paid heed to your prediction. Unbelievable comeback from TSK in this game. Ice-cool Sams played a superb knock!
One full toss too many! That's brutal! I think those in South Carolina heard the crack of the bat as well. He employs a classical shot to finish the over on a high. It's humped several rows back of midwicket for a humungous six!
Dishes out a full bunger outside off, he drags it down to wide long-on, they run the first one hard but the fielder quickly gets rid of the ball and pings a sharp throw
The game is not over yet! Pitched up and gets it to swerve in from middle, he goes big and Dhillon at deep midwicket hangs onto it brilliantly! Pretty decent connection but didn't get all of it.
Wide yorker and squeezed out to point.
Pitched up and blocked back to the bowler
Total confusion out there. Unicorns seem to have lost their calm. Pitched up and flapped to Haris at short midwicket who pings a throw to non striker, Sams decided to abort the run, nobody backing up and then again another throw comes up from cover but Stoinis cannot pick it up cleanly! A lot of drama for one delivery!
Searing attempted yorker on middle and leg, played down to long-on for a run
Bends his back and dug in short, just goes over his shoulder and he was waiting for square leg umpire to signal wide on height but not to be. A precious dot
Fires in another inswinging toe-crusher on off, swipes it down past Haris and mid-off runs across and chucks a throw but cant prevent a run
Is there another twist in the tale? Fires in a heat-seeking yorker on off and uproots the off stump as he tries to scythe that away to point but misses. Vicious fist-pump and goes airborne but what an innings! He has turned the game on its head
Banged in short around the line off, pulls it away off the back foot exquisitely to deep midwicket, great work in the deep, flicks it inside the rope before tumbling over
leans away from the back of a length ball angled into off stump and chops it on top of the bounce to the third man
Tapped on the rise to sweeper and settles for a run after some major fireworks in the over. He has played a blinder!
Lobbed up on a length and sliding across off, reached out for it pats it down to cover for a run
Kaboom! Sam goes big again! Shadab is under the cosh! Tossed up shorter outside off, he sees the ball like it's a football, goes deep nd dumps it for six more over midiwkcet
Haha! And again, brutal treatment for Shadab again! This is hit even harder, tonked for six more over square leg and it it's out of the park. That is unbelievable hitting from Sam, what a time to turn on the beast mode!
Swung down the ground for six! Beautiful sound of the bat as this short ball outside off is clubbed for huge six over midwicket
Lobbed up on a length, sliding across off, tapped down to point and he scurries through a run to bring up a crucial half-century. What a time to bring up a fifty but the job is not done yet. It will mean nothing to him if he can't get his team over the line from here
Amazing, simply amazing from Sams! Haris rams a perfect yorker and yet can't keep him quiet, he digs it out in the empty spaces around midwicket and everybody is standing deep so Haris has to go after it and in the meanwhile they wind up getting the second run. 35 off 24 required, the game has changed quite dramatically!
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Toss | San Francisco Unicorns, elected to bat first |
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Season | 2023 |
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Match days | 24 July 2023 - daynight (20-over match) |
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Points | Texas Super Kings 2, San Francisco Unicorns 0 |
Over 20 • TSK 172/7
Texas won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)