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Heat vs Giants, 8th Match at Gqeberha, MSL 2018, Nov 23 2018 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
8th Match (N), Gqeberha, November 23, 2018, Mzansi Super League
(17.3/20 ov, T:128) 131/1

Giants won by 9 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
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Full commentary

10.01pm Hardly broke a sweat there in the chase. Lost just the one wicket, and even that was down to the batsman's own undoing. 127 was a tad underwhelming, even if the surface played on the slower side. They couldn't produce any magic with the ball either, and that meant Bay Giants canted home by nine wickets with 15 balls remaining. Heat were hit hard by the injury to Albie Morkel, and will hope he can regain fitness soon. Bay Giants rise to second place with eight points, while Heat remain stuck on fourth place with four points.

Junior Dala is Man of the Match. "Wasn't at my best in the last performance, but good to perform and contribute to a win in the first game in front of the home crowd," he says. "We had a gameplan and executed it. Morris' double-strike in the second over made my job easier. A lot of players are getting to play with international stars and even the nets are a great learning experience."

"It was pretty awesome," says winning captain JJ Smuts. "I think in the first two games we played well in patches. The spinners are going to play a big part in the tournament."

"He's gone for scans. Unfortunate to have lost him," says Zondo. "We injured out own player, just one of those freakish things in cricket. We've got a week off, we'll make use of it to cool down and start fresh."

That's it from this game. Thanks for joining us. Goodbye from Liam and myself.

17.3
4
Bokako to Smuts, FOUR runs

that's it. Gets a full toss, angling into him, whipped away forcefully to deep backward square leg

17.2
Bokako to Smuts, no run

clips a fuller one straight to short fine leg

17.1
Bokako to Smuts, no run

full toss outside off, pushed to mid-on

Just one to win now. This has been a one-sided demolition.

end of over 1712 runs
NMBG: 127/1CRR: 7.47 
Ben Duckett21 (16b 2x4)
JJ Smuts58 (49b 5x4 2x6)
Kyle Abbott 4-0-29-0
Marchant de Lange 4-0-38-0
16.6
4
Abbott to Duckett, FOUR runs

short of good length, angled across off, muscles a pull to the right of deep midwicket

16.5
1
Abbott to Smuts, 1 run

back of a length slower ball, nudges to midwicket

16.4
4
Abbott to Smuts, FOUR runs

shortish on off, gets on top of the bounce and pulls past mid-on diving to his right

16.3
1
Abbott to Duckett, 1 run

controls a pull to deep midwicket

16.2
1
Abbott to Smuts, 1 run

short of good length on off, opens the face to third man

16.1
1
Abbott to Duckett, 1 run

short of a length, tries to tuck but the ball hits the pad and goes into the off side

end of over 166 runs
NMBG: 115/1CRR: 7.18 
Ben Duckett15 (13b 1x4)
JJ Smuts52 (46b 4x4 2x6)
Marchant de Lange 4-0-38-0
Kyle Abbott 3-0-17-0
15.6
1
de Lange to Duckett, 1 run

digs a yorker down the ground for a quick one

15.5
1
de Lange to Smuts, 1 run

short of a length on middle, nudges to the on side for a quick one

15.4
de Lange to Smuts, no run

slaps a fuller one to mid-off

15.4
1w
de Lange to Smuts, 1 wide

short ball, climbs sharply but angles down leg

15.3
1
de Lange to Duckett, 1 run

short of a length, pitching outside leg, swings early on the pull and gets hit on the hip

15.2
1
de Lange to Smuts, 1 run
15.1
1
de Lange to Duckett, 1 run

swats a full toss to the right of mid-on

end of over 158 runs
NMBG: 109/1CRR: 7.26 
Ben Duckett12 (10b 1x4)
JJ Smuts50 (43b 4x4 2x6)
Kyle Abbott 3-0-17-0
Marchant de Lange 3-0-32-0
14.6
1
Abbott to Duckett, 1 run

shuffles across again for another cheeky scoop but this one's shorter, not allowing him to get on top of it. Still manages to knock it past the keeper running back

14.5
1
Abbott to Smuts, 1 run

short of good length, angling in, backs away and pulls one-bounce to deep midwicket

14.4
1
Abbott to Duckett, 1 run

short of good length, pulled to deep midwicket

14.3
4
Abbott to Duckett, FOUR runs

shuffles across to this back of a length ball and just paddles it over the keeper's head

14.2
Abbott to Duckett, no run

short of a length, backs away and slaps it to mid-off

14.1
1
Abbott to Smuts, 1 run
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