full ball, Watson uses the angle, coming into him to launch it straight down the ground, gets a good stride forward and muscles it over long-on
Stars vs Patriots, 18th Match at Basseterre, Aug 19 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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18th Match (N), Basseterre, August 19, 2017, Caribbean Premier League
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12.18amThe game has been called off. The rain did not last long, but it was so heavy that it caused significant damage to the pitch. Rightly, both captains did not want to risk the safety of their players.
In the little play there was, spinners dominated again, bowling more than seven of the eight overs. That result also means the St. Lucia Stars get their first point of the campaign. The Patriots are nicely placed at second on the points table. Until next time, take care.
12.15am A pitch inspection being conducted. Shane Watson comes out to have a look. Looks like there are a couple of areas of concern. Umpire Johan Cloete explaining just that to both captains. The umpires shake hands with both captains.
12.10amThe umpires are out there to have a look. Lots of movement around, the covers are coming off. More news as and when we have it.
12.00am Supposed to be inspection time, but all the covers are on. There is a good chance that this is it for the morning. There may actually be some light rain around.
11.20pm We'll have an inspection at 12am local time, which is 40 minutes from now. That means we'll lose at least five more overs in that period. There is plenty of concern about the pitch, not the outfield.
10.55pm Thanks Akshay. Not much to add to the below. The wetter areas are being dried with grass and set in as well as possible with a roller. The rest of the outfield seems fine. I think we should lose overs hereon. A mega blow-dryer used too on the pitch.
We are still awaiting word on an official restart time. In the meantime, I'm off for some breakfast. Over to Nikhil for the rain-watch.
10.45pm The rain has stopped and the covers are off. The players and groundstaff are out in the middle. They are putting on some artificial grass in a bid to get rid of the moisture.
10.18pm Bad news trickling in, folks. The CPL's official Twitter account has tweeted out that the rain has just returned and the covers are back on, so the wait continues.
9.46pm The groundstaff has finally got to work, after a fair few minutes of examining the conditions. The supersopper is in motion, and it will have to do a fair few rounds tonight, I suspect. We will bring you the updates as and when any news comes in on a resumption. Stay tuned.
9.37pm The covers are starting to come off, but there is a lot of water on them that has accumulated in a short while. Peeling off the covers needs to be done with a lot of diligence, but remember that there was already a significant amount of moisture before the match. Now that the covers are coming off, there are parts of the square and ground that are coming into the vicinity and that is not a picture you want to see. There is a huge puddle of water a few yards away from the main square, as well as an adjacent one, not the one being used, though. A resumption is not likely any time soon with that level of sogginess.
9.30pmThe rain has started to pelt down. Tell you what, there is no breeze either, so this may last longer than you think. It is absolutely pelting down and the groundstaff sprints out with the covers. Didn't see that coming, out of nowhere.
8.1
6
Allen to Watson, SIX runs
end of over 82 runs
SLK: 40/1CRR: 5.00
Andre Fletcher27 (28b 4x4)
Shane Watson6 (10b)
Samuel Badree 4-0-17-0
Carlos Brathwaite 1-0-4-0
7.6
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Badree to Fletcher, no run
full, sliding on leg, clipped away between mid-on and midwicket
7.5
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Badree to Fletcher, no run
back of a length, stays back and punches to mid-on
7.4
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Badree to Fletcher, no run
shortish and wide, shuffles across and cuts to point
7.3
1
Badree to Watson, 1 run
gets down for a paddle, the ball is looped up and dips late around leg stump to find the edge, then the glove before going past the keeper to the fine leg region
7.2
1
Badree to Fletcher, 1 run
flat, short of a length and turning away outside off, stays back and whips it between midwicket and long-on
7.1
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Badree to Fletcher, no run
fullish length outside off, Fletcher comes forward and defends
end of over 75 runs
SLK: 38/1CRR: 5.42
Shane Watson5 (9b)
Andre Fletcher26 (23b 4x4)
Carlos Brathwaite 1-0-4-0
Samuel Badree 3-0-15-0
6.6
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Brathwaite to Watson, no run
short of good length, angled in sharply, Watson backs away and punches it to the bowler
6.5
2
Brathwaite to Watson, 2 runs
length ball, angling in on middle, Watson looks for a heave over the leg side, gets it away finer than he would have liked as the ball finds the inside edge of the bat
Naveen sangwan: "Been long since Watson played kind of cricket he is known for. Hopefully we see a dashing inning from him. #Century #Wato"
6.4
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Brathwaite to Watson, no run
ah, look at that shape. Back of a length, tempts the batsman to go for a cut but the ball shapes away and leaves the batsman having to reach out a bit. Gets beaten
6.3
1
Brathwaite to Fletcher, 1 run
short and wide, cut to sweeper cover
6.2
1lb
Brathwaite to Watson, 1 leg bye
angles one in on the pads and skids on to rush Watson who closes the face late and gets pinged on the pad. Would have gone down leg
6.1
1
Brathwaite to Fletcher, 1 run
full, wide, drilled away to the right of sweeper cover
Carlos Brathwaite
end of over 64 runs
SLK: 33/1CRR: 5.50
Andre Fletcher24 (21b 4x4)
Shane Watson3 (5b)
Samuel Badree 3-0-15-0
Fabian Allen 3-0-18-1
5.6
1
Badree to Fletcher, 1 run
slides in at some pace and skids on, tucked to midwicket
Towels out already. Lots of dew
5.5
1
Badree to Watson, 1 run
flicked uppishly off the pads, to the right of midwicket who is slightly straightish
5.4
1
Badree to Fletcher, 1 run
length ball, not much turn as it comes on around off, opens the face and steers to backward point who swoops down but doesn't pick the ball up
5.3
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Badree to Fletcher, no run
tries a cut but doesn't get the room he's looking for and gets beaten
Shahid Jamil: "Why Sammy is mentioned as Captain? shouldn't it be Watson today??" Yes, that's right. It's already being corrected, thanks.
5.2
1
Badree to Watson, 1 run
nudged from front of the pads to midwicket for a quick single
5.1
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Badree to Watson, no run
slides in on middle, on a length, Watson punches back
end of over 52 runs • 1 wicket
SLK: 29/1CRR: 5.80
Andre Fletcher22 (18b 4x4)
Shane Watson1 (2b)
Fabian Allen 3-0-18-1
Samuel Badree 2-0-11-0
4.6
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Allen to Fletcher, no run
pushed through quicker at 100.2ks outside off, jams the bat down at half an angle and gets an inside edge into the ground
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