Done deal, Seifert finishes it off in a hurry! Amir digs it in and slants it into Seifert from around the stumps, and he is whacked way over the deep midwicket stands. Kings romp home by seven wickets with a 24-run over
Falcons vs Kings, 6th Match at North Sound, CPL, Sep 03 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Kings won by 7 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
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10:30pm Let's hear from the captains
Chris Green, Falcons captain: "It is pretty similar story with the ball in all four games. The middle over, through good bowling from the opposition, we get stuck and we are not getting to 170. The first two games we got close with 160s. It wasn't as good a wicket today but we were 10-15 runs short. We know our equation, we need to win 5 from 6. From my side and everyone in the team, we are trying our best. [On Ambrose] He is brilliant, he brings the passion. This is my third season, he has the fire in his belly. He cares for us and wants the best for us. He is our care-taker and our motivator."
Faf du Plessis, Kings captain: "Really clinical performance. The wicket surprised us, was good in the last few games but was slow today. It is important that when you got smaller scores, you go hard with intent at the start. The aim was to get through the powerplay and then with quality spinners, you could get behind. I had to get going early and then it is about taking it deep to the extent you can't lose it and then go hard. I have seen a bit of him now, he is world class, happy to not bat against him. Extremely hard to pick. Knowing the Caribbean and the style of play, if you can stay away from the slot and slower one, he fired it well. Unfortunate for Klaasen to not come in, but Seifert did well."
10:20pm A fourth successive loss for Falcons and this is a statement win by Kings. They were just stupendous with the ball, reading the conditions well and using spin to stifle the opposition. And then they wasted no time in the chase with du Plessis setting the tone with a 20-run over against Springer. Charles was not at his fluent best but ensured Kings did not have to worry much. It turned out to be a coast, thanks to Seifert's blitz to add the finishing touch
Noor Ahmad, Player of the Match: "It's been pleasure playing the CPL. Playing in different pitches and conditions, we get used to it and I try to deliver the best for my team. This time I had a good partnership with bowlers and that helped. The environment is good and everyone is enjoying each other's company [at Kings]."
Charles now gets across and scoops it over short fine leg, not the best of contacts so gets just one
He comes around the wicket and bowls it full on middle and leg, flicked to deep midwicket
Now to the other side. Seifert threatens to walk to the off side again, so Amir bowls the length ball wide outside off. He stands tall and slaps it over cover
Oh my! What a shot that is. He shuffles across early, Amir then digs it in. But Seifer gets his body and head from the line of the ball and goes with the scoop well over the wicketkeeper and it goes the distance
Deposited into the deep midwicket crowd! Amir runs in and bowls it on a length, Seifert stands tall and hits it with the wind
Amir is back for his last over. So Springer and Primus may have to chip in soon. Kings need 23 off the last four overs
Fuller on the stumps, gets it through midwicket to keep strike
Imad slows it down, tosses it up outside off, Seifert gets across to sweep but misses and is hit on the helmet
Goes back and finds cover with the punch
Follows Charles, who is outside leg, with a full one, he goes for the heave but gets an inside edge past the wicketkeeper
Goes back and slaps the length ball away to sweeper cover
Spinning away from outside off, he goes for the reverse hit but does not make proper contact
Length ball outside off, clipped through midwicket
Tim Seifert is in next
Trapped in front! Auguste is deceived in flight. Allen bowls the arm ball very full on off. Auguste goes for the sweep but misses and it hits it full on the boot that is adjacent to the stumps. Does not even think of the review
Suren: "I hope the Falcons win! I'm begging God"
Spinning in from a length outside off, clipped through square leg for a brace
Quicker outside off, swept to deep square leg
Fuller around off, chipped to long-off
Oh my word! What great contact that turned out to be. Did not look like he had got it right initially. Auguste backed away and looked to go over the off side but ended up dragging it to the on side. Greaves at long-on looked interested but it cleared him easily
Quicker and fuller on off, defended to cover. Imad does well after the first-ball six
Slows it down, lands it on a length around off, spinning away. He goes for the slog and is fortunate that it bounced over the stumps
Over 17 • SLK 144/3
Kings won by 7 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)