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LIONS vs Dolphins, 8th Match at Gqeberha, CSA T20, Feb 10 2022 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
8th Match, Gqeberha, February 10, 2022, CSA T20 Challenge
Lions FlagLions

#8

156/8
Dolphins FlagDolphins

#4

(20 ov, T:157) 148/8

LIONS won by 8 runs

Summary
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Over20
11 runs, 2 wickets
DOLPH 148/8CRR: 7.40
Ruan de Swardt 14 (7b 1x6)Daryn Dupavillon 1 (1b)
Malusi Siboto2/23 (4)

Fortuin and Magala took wickets up top to set a near perfect powerplay for the Lions. The Dolphins, like the lions, found support from their valiant middle order. The 60-run partnership between Smith and Zondo gave them a chance but once Magala made the breakthrough, the uphill task only got tougher. The Lions' disciplined death bowling allowed them to keep the Dolphins' tailenders at bay and gives them their first win.

Sisanda Magala is the Player of the Match for his 37(27) and his figures of 4-0-2-26.

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19.6
2
Siboto to de Swardt, 2 runs

He bowls a legal ball and that was all the Lions needed. It's a full ball squirted to square leg. A single is scored and the Imperial Lions take the narrow win by an 8-run margin

19.5
6
Siboto to de Swardt, SIX runs

Swardt gets a complimentary six as he clobbers a wide ball over cover. 11 off 1 needed.

19.4
1
Siboto to Dupavillon, 1 run

Full ball on the stumps, gets a single to long off and the match is effectively over

19.3
1
Siboto to de Swardt, 1 run

Fast yorker on the block hole and he can only manage to squirt it to cover. 3 sixes now needed of 3 balls

19.2
W
Siboto to Subrayen, OUT

Full ball on the stumps, tries to carve it over square leg but gets a bottom edge and it lobs straight up! Caught at deep square leg. It looks as good as over for the Dolphins.

Prenelan Subrayen c Codi Yusuf b Siboto 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
19.1
1W
Siboto to Smith, 1 run, OUT

Full on the legs, Smith flicks it to mid wicket and charges for two but he's short! He had to come back but the fielder came in quick and threw it just over the stumps. Is that the final nail in the coffin?

Jason Smith run out (Van Buuren/†Haasbroek) 39 (34b 2x4 0x6 35m) SR: 114.7
Over19
9 runs
DOLPH 137/6CRR: 7.21  RRR: 20.00
Jason Smith 38 (33b 2x4)Ruan de Swardt 5 (4b)
Sisanda Magala2/26 (4)

Brilliant penultimate over from Magala, leaves 20 for the last over with changes in pace and length. Can there be an unlikely twist in the end?

18.6
1
Magala to Smith, 1 run

He bowls a full, fast one on the stumps, squirted to deep mid wicket for just the single

Fielders move to the edge of the ring on the offside

18.6
1w
Magala to Smith, 1 wide

Tries to go full and wide, misses his mark and it goes a bit too far outside off

18.5
1
Magala to de Swardt, 1 run

Makes ample room and the bowler follows him with a short slower one. Pulls but he's beaten for the lack of pace. It goes it mid wicket and they run one

18.4
1
Magala to Smith, 1 run

Wide-ish yorker, tries to drill it through cover but gets a bottom edge and gets no elevation

18.3
2
Magala to Smith, 2 runs

Slow ball way outside off, creams it to deep cover but the field is well placed and the sweeper gets across and keeps it to two

18.2
1
Magala to de Swardt, 1 run

Full ball on the block hole. It was quick and the batter on-drives it with an angled bat, finds long on

18.1
2
Magala to de Swardt, 2 runs

Full slower ball on the stumps, clipped gently to square leg. Takes on the fielder with a full length dive and they somehow get two

29 to get off 12! Magala comes in over the wicket

Over18
9 runs, 1 wicket
DOLPH 128/6CRR: 7.11  RRR: 14.50
Jason Smith 34 (30b 2x4)Ruan de Swardt 1 (1b)
Malusi Siboto1/12 (3)
17.6
2
Siboto to Smith, 2 runs

Slow, length ball on the stumps. It sat up and the batter tried to clobber it. The connection was not good enough and it ended up on a few bounces to the fielder at cow corner

17.5
4b
Siboto to Smith, 4 byes

Slow full ball which beats the batter who tries to slog it. It went to the left of leg stump and the keeper couldn't get his hands on the ball and it raced behind for four

17.4
1
Siboto to de Swardt, 1 run

Slow length ball outside off, the variations are coming! It's cut to deep cover for one

17.3
1
Siboto to Smith, 1 run

Full toss on middle and leg, darts a drive to long on

17.2
W
Siboto to Parsons, OUT

Full ball on the legs and the flick is lofted to long on who collects it and celebrates. The lions are a step closer a win

Bryce Parsons c Ntuli b Siboto 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
17.1
1
Siboto to Smith, 1 run

Slow length ball, pulled to long on on the bounce

38 off 18 but The Lions finally manage to get a breakthrough, can they capitalize or will the Dolphins' fightback continue?

Over17
5 runs, 1 wicket
DOLPH 119/5CRR: 7.00  RRR: 12.66
Jason Smith 30 (26b 2x4)
Sisanda Magala2/17 (3)
16.6
W
Magala to Zondo, OUT

That's a yorker on middle and it's bowled him. Zondo walks across and tries to work it to the leg side but misses. Was almost a front foot no ball but Magala was a few inches behind the line

Khaya Zondo b Magala 35 (32b 3x4 0x6 53m) SR: 109.37
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