full and wide, swiped to long-on. All over for Aces
Scorchers vs Auckland, Group A at Centurion, Oct 23 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
Group A, Centurion, October 23, 2012, Champions League Twenty20
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end of over 2010 runs
AUCK: 124/8CRR: 6.20
Michael Bates9 (6b 1x4)
Kyle Mills7 (9b)
Joe Mennie 4-0-23-2
Nathan Coulter-Nile 4-0-26-0
That's all we have from this match. I need to rush. We have a dead rubber to prepare for
Quotes from presentation
"It was tough to bat on," says Gareth Hopkins. "The Perth boys batted quite well, but still 140 was gettable. Perth showed us how to bat on a slow wicket. We have picked guys in the middle who have done it for us back home, I was confident in them. Bitterly disappointing."
"It's been a frustrating campaign," says Marcus North. "Close in a couple of games, then a washout. So nice to win. Looked a beautiful wicket. But played slower than we first thought. We adjusted well. Those guys [the spinners] were important to our campaign back home, and have been go-to guys."
"Basically second-guess how they are trying to play me [on bowling at the top of the innings," says MoM Michael Beer. "The ball held up a little, and that worked really well for me."
So that's quite a flat chase by Auckland Aces. Beer wasn't flat, though. With this, Auckland are out of the tournament. And Daredevils and Titans go through. They might say this is just as well that their fate has been decided already because there is a nasty little cloud headed Supersport Park's way
"Very disappointed that no one has come up with an "Eenie, Meenie, Minie bowed Munro" pun with so many underemployed punning geniuses around today..." Mark Kidger, we needed your vintage for that
"You add the conspiracy theory, and they surely could buy more than a condo. Maybe even a Sea-facing bunglow in Mumbai??" Rakesh, to buy a sea-facing bungalow, selling merely your team is not enough. You might need to sell your nation. And still, you will have to put up with the stench
19.6
1
Mennie to Bates, 1 run
19.5
1
Mennie to Mills, 1 run
length ball, swiped to wide long-on for one
19.4
1
Mennie to Bates, 1 run
full, just outside off, drilled down to long-off
"For many internatinal retirees, IPL is the means to buy a condo in Florida!" Surely, James, with that kind of money they could do better?
19.3
2
Mennie to Bates, 2 runs
yorker, middle and leg, dug out towards long-on for two
19.2
4
Mennie to Bates, FOUR runs
low full toss, smacked wide of long-off for a consolatory four
19.1
1
Mennie to Mills, 1 run
full and straight, they take a single off the outside edge
Last over coming up
end of over 195 runs
AUCK: 114/8CRR: 6.00 • RRR: 27.00
Kyle Mills5 (7b)
Michael Bates1 (2b)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 4-0-26-0
Joe Mennie 3-0-13-2
18.6
1
Coulter-Nile to Mills, 1 run
full and just outside off, runs off the inside half of the toe of the at for a single
18.5
1
Coulter-Nile to Bates, 1 run
full, outside off, driven to extra cover
18.4
•
Coulter-Nile to Bates, no run
full and wide, he drives outside its line
18.3
1
Coulter-Nile to Mills, 1 run
gets a single to point
18.2
•
Coulter-Nile to Mills, no run
full and wide, beats the bat
18.1
2
Coulter-Nile to Mills, 2 runs
full toss, Mills smashes it down the ground, straight of long-on, gets two
"Batsmen who play "cute" shot's like THAT, in situations like THESE, should be dropped for 3 months and offered a rehab package." And people like you and me, Rakesh, need to get back to Test cricket
end of over 182 runs • 2 wickets
AUCK: 109/8CRR: 6.05 • RRR: 16.00
Kyle Mills1 (3b)
Joe Mennie 3-0-13-2
Nathan Coulter-Nile 3-0-21-0
17.6
W
Mennie to Munro, OUT
surely we are not getting a tie here? A really low-percentage shot here. Munro moves right across to try to slog a full ball over square leg. That's dead plumb as he misses
Colin Munro lbw b Mennie 23 (18b 1x4 1x6 30m) SR: 127.77
"Hmmm, it's a T20 involving a New Zealand side..this has got tie written all over it..." Not again, Nigel
17.5
1
Mennie to Mills, 1 run
slower ball now, Mills gets no power behind the shot, gets just the single to cover
17.4
•
Mennie to Mills, no run
another length ball, flicked uppishly, but it falls just short of midwicket
"There's a brewery in Dunedin, New Zealand, called MacDuff's. The guy originally called it Duff's, since, you know, that's his NAME. But Fox sued him for copywrite infringement and won." Raff, harsh but perhaps fair too?
17.3
•
Mennie to Mills, no run
length ball, pushed into the off side
In comes Mills
17.2
W
Mennie to Hira, OUT
Hira needed to hand the strike over to Munro, but he has handed it over to Mills. Walks right across the stumps to try and go over short fine leg. Mennie is straight and on a length, and knocks the middle stump over
Ronnie Hira b Mennie 2 (3b 0x4 0x6 7m) SR: 66.66
17.1
1
Mennie to Munro, 1 run
driven wide of midwicket, gets just a single
"I think you're doing all right if you bowl your four overs for less than your age... and Hoggy does it every time!!" That's a great theory, John. Explains why so many retirees treat T20 as a condo in Florida
end of over 1715 runs
AUCK: 107/6CRR: 6.29 • RRR: 11.33
Colin Munro22 (16b 1x4 1x6)
Ronnie Hira2 (2b)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 3-0-21-0
Michael Beer 4-0-13-3
16.6
1
Coulter-Nile to Munro, 1 run
slashes at a short-of-a-length delivery, takes a single off the bottom edge
16.5
2
Coulter-Nile to Munro, 2 runs
wide length ball, chipped over cover, takes a dive from Beaton to prevent the boundary
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