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Express vs Northern Dis, 1st Match, Qualifying Group at Raipur, , Sep 13 2014 - Match Result

RESULT
1st Match, Qualifying Group (D/N), Raipur, September 13, 2014, Champions League Twenty20
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(10/10 ov) 92/5
(9.3/10 ov, T:93) 96/3

Northern Dis won by 7 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

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kane-williamson
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Scorecard summary
Southern Express 92/5(10 overs)
Northern Districts 96/3(9.3 overs)

So that's it from us for this match. Do hop over to our coverage of the big Lahore v Mumbai match, which should be starting shortly.

Kane Williamson is man of the match: "Some balls stuck in the pitch and others skidded on, so it was interesting out there. They had a good score, so it was nice to get some partnerships going and chase it down.

Daniel Flynn: "The first ten overs didn't go the way we liked. We fought back well and it was a top knock from Kane. It's been unfortunate with the weather recently, but we got the result tonight. It's great to play in front of a crowd like this."

Aditi: "The best takeaway from this match has been the Northern Districts' pink pyjamas."

Express just didn't have the firepower with bat or ball, on this track. They didn't deal well with the short ball late in the innings, and the spinners didn't get much turn off. KW played a brilliant innings as well.

Losing captain Mubarak speaks: "It would have pretty good if Kusal had gone on. It was hard for guys to come in and get going. 92 was probably too few. In the next couple of matches we need to finish our innings better."

9.3
4
Pathirana to Harris, FOUR runs

length ball outside off stump, Harris makes room and slashes it it front of point for four. That's the game.

9.2
2
Pathirana to Harris, 2 runs

floated up from wide on the crease, Harris tries to slam that trhough cover, He hits it to short cover on the full, but a diving Mubarak can't hold on. Tough chance. They take two off the misfield

9.1
1
Pathirana to Styris, 1 run

Styris runs down the track, gets to the pitch and slams it to long on, on the bounce

Four needed off the last over. Sachith Pathirana, who bowled a terrific final over in the Super Fours final, has the ball.

end of over 910 runs • 1 wicket
ND: 89/3CRR: 9.88 RRR: 4.00
Scott Styris3 (2b)
Daniel Harris4 (4b)
Farveez Maharoof 2-0-14-2
Dilruwan Perera 2-0-11-1
8.6
1
Maharoof to Styris, 1 run

slower ball on the stumps, flicked away to midwicket for a single. Styris keeps strike

8.5
2
Maharoof to Styris, 2 runs

full on the stumps, Styris drives down the ground, splitting the field for a couple

8.4
W
Maharoof to Williamson, OUT

gone this time. Maharoof exacts revenge, but it may be too late. This is a length ball, moving in off the seam. KW tries to chop it down to third man, but it goes in between bat and pad and rattles the stumps.

Kane Williamson b Maharoof 52 (29b 7x4 1x6 42m) SR: 179.31
8.3
4
Maharoof to Williamson, FOUR runs

shot! False start or not, it doesn't matter. Williamson is unstoppable. He moves across the stumps again. Maharoof was expecting it and sent down a slower ball. KW is good enough to react and play the shot anyway, connecting well enough to collect a one-bounce four. That's 50 for him. Lovely knock.

False start. KW moves across the stump to set up for the scoop, but Maharoof holds on to the ball.

8.2
2
Maharoof to Williamson, 2 runs

this is full outside off stump, KW gets under it and carves it over point. Third man runs around to cut it off

8.1
1
Maharoof to Harris, 1 run

slower ball, fullish outside off stump. Harris drives at it, but gets a thick inside edge down to long on. They think about two but settle for the single.

Karthikeyan: "Looking at Flynn's dismissal I was wondering how the keeper happened to be the bowler as well." It's a Perera-fest in SL cricket at the moment.

Maharoof comes back, meanwhile.

end of over 85 runs • 1 wicket
ND: 79/2CRR: 9.87 RRR: 7.00
Daniel Harris3 (3b)
Kane Williamson46 (26b 6x4 1x6)
Dilruwan Perera 2-0-11-1
Charith Jayampathi 2-0-18-0
7.6
1
Perera to Harris, 1 run

fullish, floated up. Drilled hard to long on

7.5
1
Perera to Williamson, 1 run

length ball, turning in outside off stump. KW goes back and cuts it behind point for a single

7.4
1
Perera to Harris, 1 run

Harris drives straight back at Dilruwan again, but this time he misfields and there's a single

7.3
1
Perera to Williamson, 1 run

short ball, fired in, KW gets it away on the offside for a single

7.2
1
Perera to Harris, 1 run

Sharp work from Dilruwan, but it could have been so much better for Express. Harris hits the ball straight back, Dilruwan dives, collects and flicks it at the stump. If he had hit, KW would have been out of his ground. Instead they take a single off the overthrow

Daniel Harris is the new man.

7.1
W
Perera to Flynn, OUT

gone first ball. This is short on off stump, but has a lot of overspin. Flynn tries to cut close to his body, but only gets a top edge to Kusal Perera, who fumbles but takes it on the second grab

Daniel Flynn c †MDKJ Perera b MDK Perera 14 (11b 0x4 1x6 19m) SR: 127.27

Dilruwan Perera is back.

end of over 78 runs
ND: 74/1CRR: 10.57 RRR: 6.33
Kane Williamson44 (24b 6x4 1x6)
Daniel Flynn14 (10b 1x6)
Charith Jayampathi 2-0-18-0
Sachith Pathirana 1-0-12-0
6.6
Jayampathi to Williamson, no run

another slower one to finish. 98 kph. This is cut straight to point.

6.5
Jayampathi to Williamson, no run

slower ball again, full outside off stump. Kane digs it out, but straight to mid off

6.4
4
Jayampathi to Williamson, FOUR runs

slower ball again, but very poorly directed. This is length on leg stump. Kane waits for it, gets to one knee and swats it away along the ground for four, behind square leg

6.3
2
Jayampathi to Williamson, 2 runs

the quicker one this time, length outside off stump. Kane thumps it to wide long on for a couple

6.2
1
Jayampathi to Flynn, 1 run

slower length ball again, on off stump. Flynn tries to cut that away, but it's too slow and too close. Gets it away for a single

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
KS Williamson
52 runs (29)
7 fours1 six
Productive shot
cover drive
12 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
79%
MD Gunathilaka
39 runs (26)
2 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
sweep shot
8 runs
0 four1 six
Control
41%
Best performances - bowlers
TA Boult
O
2
M
0
R
12
W
2
ECO
6
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
1W
MF Maharoof
O
2
M
0
R
14
W
2
ECO
7
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Match details
Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur
TossNorthern Districts, elected to field first
Series
Season2014/15
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 days13 September 2014 - daynight (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsNorthern Districts 4, Southern Express 0
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