Blitz vs Spartans, 17th Match at Centurion, Dec 01 2018, Mzansi Super League

RESULT
17th Match (N), Centurion, December 01, 2018, Mzansi Super League
(18.2/20 ov, T:173) 112

Blitz won by 60 runs

Player Of The Match
108 (55)
quinton-de-kock
Match centre 
Scorecard summary
Cape Town Blitz 172/9(20 overs)
Tshwane Spartans 112/10(18.2 overs)
37 (26)
3/19 (3.2)

10:35pm And that is all from our coverage tonight. Good night!

Behardien: I think QDK's back's a bit sore carrying the team. We didn't play well as a team. We're pleased with the win. We were under pressure. AB said he had a debacle - but so did we. That bonus point win gives us confidence, we have three home games coming.

AB de Villiers: We had opportunities throughout the night with the ball. With the bat it was a debacle, to say the least. We haven't hit our straps yet. I think we need to win four and four. Well done to Quinton, it was a great innings. It's great for South African cricket, the two centuries have come from young batsmen in form. It shows a lot of depth in South African cricket.

QDK: I was pretty calm. We bat quite deep, so just knew with them coming we could get a big score. It wasn't easy to bat. they bowled really well up front. All we had to do was find a way to put pressure on them. It was just our day. We had a disappointing game last time, but the boys were fired up today.

Quinton de Kock is the Man of the Match.

10:21pm A bonus point for the table toppers. What a turnaround for them today. Showing why they're at the top, to be honest. The match seemed to really run away from them halfway through their innings, before a QDK special. He was one of only three batsmen who made 30+ on this pitch, and to make that a hundred, striking at nearly 200 was just sensational. the Spartans' chase just didn't take off, and Nawaz in particular was superb. There was a lot of edging and missing and even AB de Villiers couldn't quite gauge the surface.

18.2
W
Burger to Jeevan Mendis, OUT

rolls onto the stumps. Length ball down leg side. He looks to heave it away but it comes off the back of his bat and trickles onto the stumps as he looks behind and slips

Jeevan Mendis b Burger 7 (5b 0x4 1x6 8m) SR: 140
18.1
Burger to Jeevan Mendis, no run

short ball outside off, backs away and heaves at this but can't get bat on it

end of over 188 runs • 1 wicket
TS: 112/9CRR: 6.22 RRR: 30.50
Lutho Sipamla1 (2b)
Jeevan Mendis7 (3b 1x6)
Malusi Siboto 3-0-14-2
Nandre Burger 3-0-19-2
17.6
Siboto to Sipamla, no run

yorker at off stump, dug out and back to the bowler

17.5
1
Siboto to Jeevan Mendis, 1 run

full outside off, clears the front leg and swings at this. Gets it to long-on after a couple of bounces

17.4
6
Siboto to Jeevan Mendis, SIX runs

full outside off, stands tall and pumps this straight over the bowler to clear the long-on boundary. Very very good balance as he hit that

17.3
1
Siboto to Sipamla, 1 run

full on leg stump, flicked to deep midwicket

17.2
W
Siboto to Birch, OUT

hits leg stump. Length and in at the stumps. He backs away and looks to chop it but that is too fast for him

Andrew Birch b Siboto 1 (3b 0x4 0x6 5m) SR: 33.33
17.1
Siboto to Birch, no run

length at the stumps, hurriedly kept out off the toe-end

end of over 178 runs • 2 wickets
TS: 104/8CRR: 6.11 RRR: 23.00
Jeevan Mendis0 (1b)
Andrew Birch1 (1b)
Nandre Burger 3-0-19-2
Dale Steyn 4-0-21-1
16.6
2lb
Burger to Jeevan Mendis, 2 leg byes

full and down leg side. Tickled fine off the front foot

16.5
W
Burger to de Zorzi, OUT

off the thigh and onto the stumps. A slower ball from Burger, very well disguised. At a length and headed for leg stump. He looks to tickle it around the corner behind square on the leg side and is done in

Tony de Zorzi b Burger 16 (16b 1x4 0x6 31m) SR: 100
16.4
4
Burger to de Zorzi, FOUR runs

length outside off, creates sufficient room and punches uppishly to clear extra cover

16.3
1
Burger to Birch, 1 run

length outside off, thick edge to third man as he looks to drive on the rise

16.2
W
Burger to Kleinveldt, OUT

slower ball at a length, wide outside off. Deceives him as he shapes for a heave and he ends up chipping it to extra cover

Rory Kleinveldt c Piedt b Burger 2 (5b 0x4 0x6 8m) SR: 40

Around the wicket

16.1
1
Burger to de Zorzi, 1 run

short and wide outside off, steps out and gets a thick edge on the cut to third man's right

end of over 163 runs
TS: 96/6CRR: 6.00 RRR: 19.25
Rory Kleinveldt2 (4b)
Tony de Zorzi11 (13b)
Dale Steyn 4-0-21-1
Dane Piedt 3-0-22-0
15.6
Steyn to Kleinveldt, no run

short of a length outside off. Looks to pull and is beaten on the under edge

15.5
1
Steyn to de Zorzi, 1 run

length outside off, mistimed punch to mid-off

15.4
Steyn to de Zorzi, no run

yorker just outside off. Jammed towards the keeper off the toe-end

15.3
1
Steyn to Kleinveldt, 1 run

slower ball at a length, just outside off. Deceived in pace. Pushed uppishly into the covers

15.2
Steyn to Kleinveldt, no run

full on off stump, mistimed drive to mid-off, off the bottom of the bat

15.1
1
Steyn to de Zorzi, 1 run

length outside off, chopped to sweeper cover

Match details
SuperSport Park, Centurion
TossTshwane Spartans, 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 days01 December 2018 - night (20-over match)
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Match Referee
PointsCape Town Blitz 5, Tshwane Spartans 0
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