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Blitz vs Rocks, 11th Match at Paarl, MSL 2018, Nov 25 2018 - Match Result

RESULT
11th Match (D/N), Paarl, November 25, 2018, Mzansi Super League
(18.5/20 ov, T:141) 144/5

Rocks won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
4/15
bjorn-fortuin
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Comms: Liam Brickhill
Scorecard summary
Cape Town Blitz 140/10(20 overs)
Paarl Rocks 144/5(18.5 overs)

6.48pm So, Paarl Rocks prevail in the Cape derby. Cape Town Blitz won all of their games leading up to this one, while Paarl were still searching for their first win. No doubt invigorated by the return of their Protea players, Paarl's bowling attack did very well to keep Cape Town to just 140, with left-arm spinner Fortuin starring with four wickets and Dane Paterson picking up 3 for 23. Dale Steyn dented their chase early, but Faf du Plessis marshalled his middle order, adding 67 with van Jaarsveld and 38 with Mosehle to guide the chase. Cape Town just didn't have enough on the board, and Paarl sealed their win in front of a packed home crowd.

"It's a good feeling to get a first win under the belt," says Player of the Match Bjorn Fortuin. "I felt like we owed it to the fans, to the management, and also to ourselves. As a team we need to continue this momentum and build on this. From a personal point of view, I'm just trying to put in the best performances I can."

"It was good to be playing here, a great crowd at the stadium today," says Paarl Rocks captain Faf du Plessis. "We just tried a few different things. [Mzansi Super League] is brilliant for cricket in South Africa. This is going to fast track the domestic players so much. The exposure they're getting is awesome. And from a fan point of view, for the first time all our national players are playing domestic cricket together. T20 cricket is about momentum, and it was really important for us to turn the momentum around."

"The Paarl Rocks team were well prepared," says Cape Town Blitz captain Farhaan Behardien. "We never adapted quickly enough from being on the highveld last night to coming to a slow coastal wicket today. It's not a bad thing to taste defeat this early in the tournament, it gives some perspective. We don't have much turnaround time."

That's all from your commentary team tonight. Goodbye from me, Liam Brickhill, and my colleague Hemant Brar. Look out for Hemant's match report for any details you might have missed from this afternoon's game.

18.5
4
Phehlukwayo to Fortuin, FOUR runs

Fortuin seals it with a boundary! Phehlukwayo floated up a full one, and Fortuin slammed it straight back at him, beating the bowler and the boundary fielders to end the game with a boundary

18.4
1
Phehlukwayo to Mosehle, 1 run

Mosehle dead-bats the ball to cover and they sprint through to draw level

Jay Deshpande: "Watching from USA. Hey guys, did you see that USA was recently promoted to Division 2? We in the USA always appreciate all support to promote cricket in our country"

18.3
1
Phehlukwayo to Fortuin, 1 run

Fortuin walks down at the bowler, checking his drive into the covers and finding a single

18.2
1
Phehlukwayo to Mosehle, 1 run

a touch short, and Mosehle pulls into the leg side for a quick single

18.1
1
Phehlukwayo to Fortuin, 1 run

Fortuin opens the face of the bat to get off the mark with a single to third man

end of over 1811 runs • 1 wicket
PR: 136/5CRR: 7.55 RRR: 2.50
Mangaliso Mosehle26 (24b 1x4)
Bjorn Fortuin0 (0b)
Malusi Siboto 3-0-30-1
Andile Phehlukwayo 2-0-18-0
17.6
4
Siboto to Mosehle, FOUR runs

well, after the chaos Mosehle restores order with a scything cut through point for four

17.5
W
Siboto to du Plessis, OUT

now what's happened here? du Plessis is caught off a no-ball, or is he? This seemed a harsh call on the bowler at first. Siboto slung down a high full toss and du Plessis top edged to be caught. As he was walking off, the umpires held him back to check the height of the full toss. It looked below waist height to me, but the on-field umpire Murray Brown decides it's a no ball and du Plessis will continue. Or will he? No he won't! The third umpire runs out to change that decision, having decided it was a legal ball. It's all a little confusing, but in the end du Plessis has to go

Faf du Plessis c Malan b Siboto 54 (39b 6x4 0x6 77m) SR: 138.46
17.4
4
Siboto to du Plessis, FOUR runs

crunched over mid off! Du Plessis is pressing the accelerator, and he collects his sixth boundary

17.3
2
Siboto to du Plessis, 2 runs

fifty for du Plessis! He's forward to slap the ball over point, and for the umpteenth time they're back for a second. He reaches the milestone from 37 deliveries, and can you believe this is his first ever T20 in Paarl?

17.2
Siboto to du Plessis, no run

slower ball, just outside off, and du Plessis can't get it past the bowler with an inside edged drive

17.1
1
Siboto to Mosehle, 1 run

Mosehle is forward to press the ball into the covers, rushing through for one

Three overs to go, and you've got to think Paarl Rocks have got this one in the bag. Cape Town Blitz' unbeaten run is very almost over

end of over 177 runs
PR: 125/4CRR: 7.35 RRR: 5.33
Mangaliso Mosehle21 (22b)
Faf du Plessis48 (35b 5x4)
Andile Phehlukwayo 2-0-18-0
Ferisco Adams 3-0-19-0
16.6
1
Phehlukwayo to Mosehle, 1 run

full on off stump, and Mosehle digs it out through mid off to keep the strike

16.5
2
Phehlukwayo to Mosehle, 2 runs

three in a row! "Push it, push it!" was the call from Mosehle after he pushed the ball down to long on, and he and du Plessis did just that to pick up two more

16.4
2
Phehlukwayo to Mosehle, 2 runs

two more! This is excellent running. Mosehle puts bat to ball to place a shot through square leg, and they sprint hard for two more runs

16.3
2
Phehlukwayo to Mosehle, 2 runs

Mosehle walks right across his stumps to upset Phehlukwayo's angles, working the ball through midwicket. Good, hard running brings two more

16.2
Phehlukwayo to Mosehle, no run

Phehlukwayo bends his back on this one for a little extra pace, beating the outside edge this time

16.1
Phehlukwayo to Mosehle, no run

edged but it falls short of de Kock! Phehlukwayo started with a slower one that kissed the outside edge of Mosehle's drive, but the ball bounced just in front of de Kock and he immediately signaled as such

end of over 165 runs
PR: 118/4CRR: 7.37 RRR: 5.75
Mangaliso Mosehle14 (16b)
Faf du Plessis48 (35b 5x4)
Ferisco Adams 3-0-19-0
George Linde 4-0-26-1
15.6
1
Adams to Mosehle, 1 run

seaming in to Mosehle, who threads the gap at midwicket for one more

15.5
1
Adams to du Plessis, 1 run

slower ball from Adams, and it's a yorker but du Plessis digs it out through square leg

15.4
Adams to du Plessis, no run

nicely bowled by Adams, getting the ball right up to du Plessis and then tumbling in his follow through to stop a drive

Match details
Boland Park, Paarl
TossCape Town Blitz, elected to bat first
Series
Season2018/19
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)Start 15.30, First Session 15.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.20, Second Session 17.20. 18.50
Match days25 November 2018 - daynight (20-over match)
Umpires
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Match Referee
PointsPaarl Rocks 4, Cape Town Blitz 0
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