Washington vs Texas, 5th Match at Dallas, MLC, Jul 16 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Clattered violently back over the bowler's head for a SIX! Non-stop entertainment in the first match of today's doubleheader. A final-ball boundary as he seizes on this full ball and bashes it. TSK lose by a thin margin but what a fantastic fight, DJ nearly got them over the line!

One-handed slash down the ground and it scutters away to the rope! Attacks it and hauls it away even though he lost his shape but got enough in the end

Nortje holds his nerve and spears it right in the blockhole, there's not much Bravo can do about it, swipes it down the ground

Fine leg and third man up in the ring. Slams a shorter delivery, angling in and he goes for the full-blooded pull, not much power behind the shot, a fumble in the deep and they easily complete the second. Bravo still on stirke

It's out of the park! A touch short and angling into the body, goes back, splays his front foot to square leg. It was a slower delivery, he picked it up and gave it a brutal treatment, goes all the way in the upper tier! It was in his slot and he doesn't miss out! Still it's a very tough ask, 19 off 4 balls. There is a big meeting going in in the middle between the captain, Hosein and Nortje! Will he go for the yorker?

Banged into the pitch with full force and into the body, he went for the pull but hasn't got the middle of the bat, Mohsin running as hard as he can and makes sure he completes the double

Oh my goodness! What have you done Bravo? Miscues a skier and it's tantalizingly in the air but it falls short of the man circulating at cover and Bravo gets a reprieve! Got off-balance while trying to slap that over covers, ball rose sharply in the channel

My word, no way! How can you hit that from that length? Pitched up and gets a little bit of away seam movement, he swings hard again and manages to spank it over backward point for a much-needed boundary. He has scored 38 in the last 10 balls!

Clatters it away into the covers and fetches a couple to bring up a staggering half-century but the job is not done yet

Short of a length around the line off, he goes back and holy smokes, he has swatted it well enough to earn a boundary as deep square fails to cut it off. That's wonderful hitting, a Bravo's special!

Fuller length, stumps to stumps line, tickles it away to the right of the keeper towards square leg. Is there a twist in this tale?

Rapped on the pads, shrieking for an lbw and up goes the finger! There is no element of doubt here! Slower, very full on the middle and it would have crashed onto the middle stump, no need to go upstairs for that. Now the next batter needs to bring Bravo on the strike who is timing the ball so well!

Pounded hard through mid-off for a blistering boundary! That's exactly what TSK needed to stay in the hunt! Back to back boundaries, Bravo, you beauty! Springs down the track and absolutely leathers it downtown

Goes for the yorker but Bravo is equal to the task! Expertly done and a right smile on Nortje's face! He made room and opened the face of the blade to steer this yorker past third man for a boundary. Wow!

Back of a length, scudding through the surface and holding its line, plonked down the ground as long-on runs across and cuts it off. Two big deliveries coming up

Pitched up on a length, following the batter down leg as he thrashes it away to deep backward point, skews off the edge. Game is not over yet!

Dug into the pitch and angled into the body, he wanders down the leg side and absolutely biffs it over midwicket for a bigee! That's a proper wallop!

Short albeit not that short but on nagging off stump line, makes room and squirts it away to third man

Stays in his crease and connects to midwicket off the backfoot

Round the wicket, looped up on a length, gets a little bit of turn, whips it away to backward square, not bowling straight and makes a good adjustment