and that is that! Bravo hits the top of the stumps after Willoughby swings wildly and misses, he takes off on a celebratory run and his team-mates rush towards him
Trinidad & T vs Somerset, 8th Match, Group A at Bengaluru, Oct 12 2009 - Match Result
Denesh Ramdin and Sherwin Ganga's 21-run partnership is T&T's highest for the 8th wicket in T20s, breaking the record of 7 between Samuel Badree and Richard Kelly
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he has a swing outside off stump and misses
Willoughby is the new batsman, the last batsman.
Waller tries that cheeky chip shot again by moving outside off stump, he misses again and this time he loses off stump
played to deep midwicket for one more
Massive cheer from the crowd as the Bangalore Royal Challengers make their way around the outfield.
full ball driven firmly towards the bowler, it deflects off the boot towards long off and the batsmen run a risky second, the throw is poor
short ball and de Bruyn pulls towards wide long on where Pollard misfields and allows Somerset four more runs
It's academic but Somerset need 52 runs off the last over.
full ball outside off stump, Waller backs away and finds that he's out of reach
short ball and the batsman tries to hook, he doesn't make contact though
Waller moved a long way outside off stump to try and chip a full ball over short fine leg, he missed and the ball passed between the batsman and the off stump
full ball outside off stump, driven towards long off
Rampaul fires the ball full and outside off stump, Waller guides it to third man
hit hard to mid-on for a single, a direct hit and that would have been another run out at the bowler's end
That stumping looked out, there was very little doubt in that one.
Waller swings hard but doesn't connect too well
stumped! Sharp work from Ramdin! Waller swings at a wide one from Ganga and drags his back foot out just a little, Ramdin takes off the bails with Waller's back foot on the line, the third umpire doesn't think so though and gives it not out, tight call
another run out! de Bruyn hits the ball hard to cover and sets off, Thomas is running to the keeper's end - the danger end - and is caught short by the throw
slightly short and de Bruyn pulls hard and places the ball into the gap on the deep square leg boundary, too little too late though but good for Somerset's run-rate
beaten outside the off stump
lovely clean strike! Full ball and de Bruyn gets under it and lifts it straight over the bowler's head for six
driven to cover for one more
in the blockhole outside off stump, Thomas makes room and squeezes the ball towards point
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | |
Toss | Trinidad & Tobago, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2009/10 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.20, Interval 17.20-17.40, Second Session 17.40-19.00 |
Match days | 12 October 2009 - daynight (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Trinidad & Tobago 2, Somerset 0 |