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Blitz vs Stars, 9th Match at Johannesburg, MSL 2018, Nov 24 2018 - Match Result

RESULT
9th Match (N), Johannesburg, November 24, 2018, Mzansi Super League
(17.4/20 ov, T:199) 136

Blitz won by 62 runs

Player Of The Match
74 (36) & 2 stumpings
quinton-de-kock
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Comms: Hemant Brar
Scorecard summary
Cape Town Blitz 198/5(20 overs)
Jozi Stars 136/10(17.4 overs)
29 (26)
3/25 (3.4)

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.

17.4
W
Linde to Leie, OUT

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

Eddie Leie st †de Kock b Linde 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0

Eddie Leie, the No. 11. Linde goes around the wicket

17.3
W
Linde to Hendricks, OUT

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

Beuran Hendricks st †de Kock b Linde 3 (5b 0x4 0x6 7m) SR: 60
17.2
Linde to Hendricks, no run

looks to sweep it from outside off, misses

Over the wicket

17.1
1
Linde to Olivier, 1 run

length around off, goes back and forces it towards long-off

end of over 174 runs
JS: 135/8CRR: 7.94 RRR: 21.33
Duanne Olivier3 (5b)
Beuran Hendricks3 (3b)
Dale Steyn 4-0-23-2
George Linde 3-0-24-1
16.6
1
Steyn to Olivier, 1 run

short of length again, pulls it towards deep midwicket this time and keeps the strike with a single

16.5
Steyn to Olivier, no run

short of length into the body, pulls it towards mid-on

16.4
Steyn to Olivier, no run

length ball, angling in, Olivier looks to hit across and misses, misses the leg stump by not much

16.3
1
Steyn to Hendricks, 1 run

length ball, on the stumps, worked away towards mid-on

16.2
1
Steyn to Olivier, 1 run

fuller on the stumps, Olivier pushes it past the bowler

16.1
1
Steyn to Hendricks, 1 run

length outside off, cuts it towards backward point

end of over 165 runs • 1 wicket
JS: 131/8CRR: 8.18 RRR: 17.00
Beuran Hendricks1 (1b)
Duanne Olivier1 (1b)
George Linde 3-0-24-1
Anrich Nortje 4-0-30-3
15.6
1
Linde to Hendricks, 1 run

length outside off, punched off the back foot towards covers

Beuran Hendricks now. Linde switches over the wicket

15.5
W
Linde to Christian, OUT

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

Dan Christian lbw b Linde 24 (20b 1x4 2x6 35m) SR: 120
15.4
1
Linde to Olivier, 1 run

short of length outside off, cuts it towards sweeper cover

15.3
1
Linde to Christian, 1 run

length ball angled in, goes back and cuts it towards long-off

15.2
2
Linde to Christian, 2 runs

dropped short and pulled away towards deep-backward square leg for a couple

15.1
Linde to Christian, no run

down the track but Linde bowls it on the pads, Christian misses

end of over 1512 runs • 1 wicket
JS: 126/7CRR: 8.40 RRR: 14.60
Dan Christian21 (16b 1x4 2x6)
Anrich Nortje 4-0-30-3
Malusi Siboto 3-0-32-0
14.6
W
Nortje to Rabada, OUT

caught at cover-point. Short of length, cramping Rabada for room who goes ahead with the pull, Verreynne pouches the top-edge

Kagiso Rabada c Verreynne b Nortje 18 (11b 2x4 1x6 13m) SR: 163.63
14.5
1
Nortje to Christian, 1 run

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

14.4
4
Nortje to Christian, FOUR runs

full toss this time, Christian backs away and hits it through extra cover for four more. But is it too late?

14.3
6
Nortje to Christian, SIX runs

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

Match details
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
TossJozi Stars, elected to field first
Series
Season2018/19
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)Start 19.00, First session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days24 November 2018 - night (20-over match)
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Match Referee
PointsCape Town Blitz 5, Jozi Stars 0
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