leg byes seal the job for Eagles, it was on the pads, appeal for lbw, but it was going down, the ball dribbles towards square leg for the winning run
Somerset vs Eagles, 14th Match, League A at Hyderabad, Oct 16 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
So, Somerset are nearly out of the tournament. It was extremely sensible batting from Eagles which did the job today, plenty of singles and just the odd boundary to keep the asking rate in check. As Ejaz from Pakistan writes in, Eagles once got runs for 22 consecutive deliveries.
While Somerset's bowling lacked the cutting edge, the batting went awry at the start and the end. Only nine runs from the last three overs is poor given how well Durston had batted to revive them from a top-order collapse.
Post-match presentation
CJ de Villiers is the Man of the Match. "About two months ago I had a stress fracture of the back, doctors said take it as it comes, it's magical that I'm here in India."
Justin Langer: "We didn't make enough runs. It's been an emotional rollercoaster this tournament, we didn't play our best cricket. I was frustrated today, we have played our best cricket here. It has been a great tournament, very well organised, fantastic grounds, and cut-throat competition."
Boeta Dippenaar "We have got better and better as the tournament progressed. CJ was magnificent, I think world cricket will hear more and more about him. This is a magnificent opportunity for us, we are trying to soak it up."
Graham from New Zealand: "Regarding Kendall from Australia's vent - that sounds like exactly what an aussie would say about T20 - they all hate it because they're no good at it!" Well, they do have two of the most impressive teams in the tournament.
Btw, you can see the latest points table here.
Parting shot from Kendall: "Oh darn....and I was so hoping that 1 team would win thru a super-silly-single-over tie-breaker once more! And then carry their one-over decider points to the next round where they qualify to win the Grand Final without bowling a ball. Yep, sarcasm is the lowest form of wit...I apologise."
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even more waiting for Eagles, as the batsman slaps a back of length ball to backward point
quick short ball, the batsman was coming down the track, flat bats it, mistimed towards mid-off
on middle and leg, defended by the batsman
Eagles will have to wait a bit, McLaren charged out of the crease, pushed it firmly but straight towards mid-off
gets forward and defends towards cover
lovely shot to bring the scores level, lashed past mid-off for four, all along the ground
a little extra bounce, bottom hand comes off the bat as he blocks the ball towards backward point
angling across the batsman, who shoulders arms
Evert from the US: "I like the super over! Maybe they can make it that each team gets 1 point and an extra point for the team who wins the super over."
shortish ball on off, the batsman skips away from leg, slashes that towards point
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length ball outside off, dropped towards point for a single
Kendall vents from Australia: "Bah points points points!!! But who ever really thought Twenty20 'cricket' is anything but a lottery anyway?! Smash and bash and who has the best luck wins...11 vs 11! As someone once said, a coin-toss is part of cricket so if you need elevate one team over the other...flippin' it is fairer than 6 balls of sillyness!"
van Wyk misses out on his fifty, he looked to pull another short ball, gets a top edge towards short fine leg, the keeper runs across and takes a good, diving catch
length ball into middle and off, defended towards the leg side
'One' Bailey shouts after playing the ball with soft hands towards point
short ball again, goes for the pull, only gets glove on it, and it runs away fine past the keeper for four
short ball on legstump, the batsman ducks under
Jim Davis from Ireland: "Try not to look at it as points carried forward and look at it as all the points won against the three teams now in your group over the course of the tournament. It then makes more sense."
no blocking this time, Eagles continue to cruise towards victory, van Wyk gets the front foot out of the way, gets down on one knee and slog sweeps that over midwicket
flipper this time, quicker than the batsman expected, he manages to block it towards point
the batsman plays the wrong 'un late, looks to steer it to gully, can't time it
defended towards point off the back foot