Kings vs Trinbago, 24th Match at Tarouba, CPL 2023, Sep 10 2023 - Match Result

yes, he can! In fact, he can do it this very ball! Wide yorker but Russell is camping deep in his crease, waiting for it. Opens the bat face and glides it superbly past backward point to seal the deal and send the Knight Riders back to the top of the table!

Russell muscle! What a shot under pressure! Dug into the track outside off stump and it gets up to Russell's shoulder. But he somehow manages to stand up tall and forehand it over the bowler's head for six!

but he instead bowls a wide outside off stump. Good thing Russell did not get bat on it. Even a faint tickle and that would have raced past third man with that pace

short and wide outside off stump. Russell, already standing on off stump, reaches out for it and drills it down to long off. Comes back for two as well!

right out of the middle and no prizes for guessing where it lands! Short enough and this is into Russell's wheelhouse. Gives it an almighty thump and sends it flat over deep mid wicket!

sharp back of a length delivery outside off. Russell tries to smash the cover off the ball and gets nowhere close to it

quicker and flatter on a length on off stump. Russell drags it towards deep mid wicket for one

fetch this! The bowler dangles the carrot on a length outside off and Russell bites his hand off. Clears his front leg and smears it high and long over deep mid wicket!

googly on a back of a length just outside off. Russell does not have much room to work with and cuts it straight to cover point

Tucker advances too early and that allows the bowler to pull his length back. Dabbed into the off side for a single

short and fired down the leg side. Tucker pulls it straight to the fielder at short fine leg. Massive missed opportunity!

he has to deal with Tucker first, though! Into the slot on off stump and Tucker is down the track in a flash. Swings through the line and batters it over the bowler's head!

back of a length outside off. Russell tries to hit it too hard and all he manages to do is chop it back to the keeper

Russell finally gets it right! Length delivery hung outside off stump. On this occasion, Russell holds his shape a lot longer and bashes it over extra cover for four!

oh dear! Length delivery outside off stump. Russell continues swinging like a rusty gate and only swats away a few flies in the process

hard length, into the pitch outside off. This one zips through and Russell, looking to smash it into next week, is beaten for pace

short and wide outside off again. A swish and a miss but called a wide

wild short delivery bowled a mile outside off stump. Left alone by Russell and called a wide by the umpire

dug into the track outside off stump. Russell goes feeling for it very tentatively and sees the ball sneak past the outside edge

has he taken that? Has that gone for six? Length delivery on leg stump. Deyal swings for the hills and sends it to the moon. When it comes down, Hatzoglou, stationed at deep square leg, catches it. But did his foot touch the rope? He tried to juggle it and eventually held on, flicking it up from a prone position and then catching it one-handed. But if his foot touched the rope when he was in contact with the ball, it will count for nothing. Looks like his right knee might just have hit the boundary cushion when he was falling down. Either way, this is a very close call. The umpire has a decision, and he gives it out. The only question was whether his knee hit the cushion and the third umpire reckoned it did not. The rest of the catch was clean enough and Deyal has to go!