and a pulled four off a full toss finishes things off. Perera wafts up a gift and Kuhn nails it through midwicket to signal Titans' second win of the CLT20
SRH vs Titans, 12th Match, Group B at Ranchi, , Sep 28 2013 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
12th Match, Group B (D/N), Ranchi, September 28, 2013, Champions League Twenty20
145/7
(16.3/20 ov, T:146) 147/2
Titans won by 8 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
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So that is all we have for you, but remember, there is another game due to start in a few minutes' time and the post-match coverage for this one as well. So hope to see you all there. Take care, folks
Henry Davids is the Man of the Match. "We got it right, right from the toss. We could have bowled better at the start, but David Wiese pulled the game back for us. We got Dhawan and Parthiv quickly and from then on kept things tight and we were very patient and showed a lot of guts out in the middle. It worked out well for me, I try to give myself a couple of balls to get in and then play attacking cricket"
Jacques Rudolph said he enjoyed playing with Davids and on a personal level, he was happy to stay there in the end. He wasn't too worried about missing a fifty, saying net run rate could come into play. He commended his side for assessing the conditions quickly. On a sticky wicket, he would have preferred to chase a total around 135 but said they had put up a very good performance
Shikhar Dhawan says the top-order began well but none of them, including him could carry on and make a big score. They had also lost three-four wickets in a short period, which didn't help their cause. The short ball was another problem, especially for the Indian batsmen. He wanted the local batsmen needed to stand up and that they would work on that aspect and come back stronger
7.06pm So a captain's innings sets up a comfortable victory for Titans. But let's not forget Jacques Rudolph in all this. He carried his bat and his unbeaten 49 was as important as Davids' quickfire fifty. Both batsmen used their feet wonderfully well, and when the bowlers pitched short, even the pace of Dale Steyn, was not good enough to stop the openers from punishing pull shots. All in all, it was a clinical win. Do stay with us for the presentation
vishwa: "I would say dhawan's captaincy is definetly one of the reasons for their poor show in this tournament. He has over used perera and really under used mishra and karan sharma. White was lot better captain than dhawan."
16.3
4
Perera to Kuhn, FOUR runs
16.2
1
Perera to Rudolph, 1 run
fuller and just outside off as Rudolph squirts it down the ground to long-off
16.1
1
Perera to Kuhn, 1 run
slower ball again, back of the hand and it deceived the batsman enough to force his drive to go off the bottom of the bat down the ground
end of over 168 runs
TITNS: 141/2CRR: 8.81 • RRR: 1.25
Jacques Rudolph48 (41b 3x4 2x6)
Heino Kuhn10 (6b 1x6)
Dale Steyn 4-0-23-1
Thisara Perera 2-0-23-0
15.6
•
Steyn to Rudolph, no run
slower this time - 113 kph - full and wide outside off and Rudolph having made room for himself cant reach the ball
15.5
•
Steyn to Rudolph, no run
bounder to Rudolph this time, who wanted to ramp it over the top of the keeper and get to the boundary that will give him his fifty, but the ball is too quick
15.4
1
Steyn to Kuhn, 1 run
goes back and works this good length ball on the stumps into midwicket to get off strike
15.3
6
Steyn to Kuhn, SIX runs
Bang! It was a short ball, but Steyn afforded the batsman enough room to free his arms and Kuhn does so, smacking the ball well in front of square for a thumping six
15.2
•
Steyn to Kuhn, no run
shortish again and Kuhn was looking to flick it into the leg side but he doesn't connect and the ball is lodged in the top flap of his pad
15.1
1
Steyn to Rudolph, 1 run
just back of a length is steered off the open face past a diving point fielder to collect another single. Rudolph's played a very good hand here, supporting Davids and then taking charge of the chase after he fell.
Dale Steyn returns to finish his spell
end of over 159 runs
TITNS: 133/2CRR: 8.86 • RRR: 2.60
Jacques Rudolph47 (38b 3x4 2x6)
Heino Kuhn3 (3b)
Thisara Perera 2-0-23-0
Ishant Sharma 4-0-32-1
14.6
1
Perera to Rudolph, 1 run
he goes fuller but still keeps it on middle and leg. Rudolph pushes it down the ground to retain strike
14.5
4
Perera to Rudolph, FOUR runs
short again, and with only deep fine leg in place, that was bad bowling from Perera. All Rudolph had to do was place the ball and he collects a clever boundary off the pull shot
14.4
1
Perera to Kuhn, 1 run
this time he makes contact as the short ball on off stump is pulled to deep square leg
14.3
•
Perera to Kuhn, no run
and he follows up with a short ball, just a little wide of off stump. Kuhn looks to pull the ball but the ball was too quick for him
14.2
2
Perera to Kuhn, 2 runs
back of the hand slower ball this time, but it was on his pads as Kuhn nudges it wide of fine leg and scamper off for a double
14.1
1
Perera to Rudolph, 1 run
slower short ball, but he waits for it well and pulls it through square leg for an easy single
Thisara Perera is back
end of over 1410 runs • 1 wicket
TITNS: 124/2CRR: 8.85 • RRR: 3.66
Jacques Rudolph41 (35b 2x4 2x6)
Heino Kuhn0 (0b)
Ishant Sharma 4-0-32-1
Dale Steyn 3-0-15-1
13.6
1
Sharma to Rudolph, 1 run
good length ball, on off stump is steered down to third man without any trouble
13.5
•
Sharma to Rudolph, no run
slower ball on off stump, but Rudolph strikes it with a straight bat down the ground
13.4
•
Sharma to Rudolph, no run
back of a length, crampling the left-hander for room as he tucks it to the right of midwicket off his back foot
Anees: "What from the past would match Steyn vs de Villiers? Holding vs Richards? Lillee vs Greg Chappel? Ambrose vs Lara? what?" Looks like that battle is long gone now though
13.3
W
Sharma to de Villiers, OUT
he's spliced it and Perera makes no mistake at long-off. It was a length ball, so it merited AB's strike over the top, maybe it bounced just a little more than AB anticipated and the bat turned in his hand and he skied the ball. Perera settled under it and collected a simple catch
AB de Villiers c Perera b I Sharma 9 (7b 2x4 0x6 8m) SR: 128.57
13.2
4
Sharma to de Villiers, FOUR runs
fails to pitch the ball again and de Villiers drives this in front of square on the leg side this time. There is no change in the result though
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