tossed up outside off, Leie aims for the trees, drags his foot out in the effort, and misses, another stumping for de Kock and that's the game
Blitz vs Stars, 9th Match at Johannesburg, MSL 2018, Nov 24 2018 - Ball by Ball Commentary
That's all from us, guys, for this game. Tomorrow it's a double-header. Tshwane Spartans will face Nelson Mandela Bay Giants in the afternoon, followed by Blitz taking on Paarl Rocks. We'll be back with ball-by-ball coverage once again. Till then, have a great time.
Farhaan Behardien: We knew it was going to be a high-scoring game. We faded towards the back end but we knew 200 was going to be good enough. Our bowling unit is looking really good.
Dane Vilas: I thought it was a chaseable total, especially the way we started. You have to move forward. [On Gayle's absence] It's an opportunity for others to step up.
Quinton de Kock is the Player-of-the-Match. "Wasn't sure how the wicket would play," he says. "So just took my time. I just like to go out there without worrying the pressure of the game. Our bowlers have really helped us in this tournament."
10:30pm Time for presentation.
10:22pm That's four in four for Blitz, a clinical performance to clinch the win with a bonus point. They consolidate their position at the top with a 62-run victory. De Kock and Malan led the batting with an aggressive 99-run opening stand. Stars pulled it back a bit in the last five overs to restrict Blitz to 198. But their batting crumbled against the scoreboard pressure. Nortje and Steyn rocked the top order, while Linde cleaned up the tail as Stars were bowled out for 136 in 17.4 overs.
Eddie Leie, the No. 11. Linde goes around the wicket
beaten in the flight this time, Hendricks came down the track and Linde just shortened his length, a big heave from the batsmen but finds only thin air, de Kock does the rest
looks to sweep it from outside off, misses
Over the wicket
length around off, goes back and forces it towards long-off
short of length again, pulls it towards deep midwicket this time and keeps the strike with a single
short of length into the body, pulls it towards mid-on
length ball, angling in, Olivier looks to hit across and misses, misses the leg stump by not much
length ball, on the stumps, worked away towards mid-on
fuller on the stumps, Olivier pushes it past the bowler
length outside off, cuts it towards backward point
length outside off, punched off the back foot towards covers
Beuran Hendricks now. Linde switches over the wicket
length ball, Christian played back and misses, gets rapped the back thigh, an appeal for lbw and given after some thinking. Christian was deep in his crease but was it going over the stumps? Replays confirm it was going over
short of length outside off, cuts it towards sweeper cover
length ball angled in, goes back and cuts it towards long-off
dropped short and pulled away towards deep-backward square leg for a couple
down the track but Linde bowls it on the pads, Christian misses
caught at cover-point. Short of length, cramping Rabada for room who goes ahead with the pull, Verreynne pouches the top-edge
length ball, clears his front leg but doesn't get the timing right this time as he looks to smash it down the ground, a single to long-off
full toss this time, Christian backs away and hits it through extra cover for four more. But is it too late?
short of length outside off and smashed over deep midwicket this time, that length hasn't worked today. Either you have to bowl at toes or at the head
a touch fuller, just around off stump. Christian looks to hoick it away, misses
length ball on the stumps, punches it towards long-on