back of a length and outside off, hoicked over mid-on for the winning runs. Rocks keep Heat at the bottom of the points table Jaarsveld punches the air in delight, Faf then hugs him
Heat vs Rocks, 18th Match at Paarl, MSL 2018, Dec 02 2018 - Match Result
Rocks won by 9 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Presentation
Faf du Plessis, Man of the Match and Rocks captain: Very tired, a lot of twos there and the odd boundary in between. The new ball skids on more, and the real game starts after six overs and the difference came in the rotation of the strike. The table is very close together. Every game you get, you have to make the most of it.
Albie Morkel, Heat captain: It's a common trend for us. After a start, we lose wickets. Paarl 165 is par and Faf paced his innings well. It was tough to stop those twos like he said. We're doing right things off the field but it's not happening for us on the field. Rashid is a world-class spinner. It will be awesome to play alongside him and hopefully he gives the extra edge for us.
Thanks for reading. Goodbye for now. Shashank will be with you for the second match of the day. Cheers
Baskar: "4 doubles in a row. Speak of his age..."
slower cutter outside off, Faf reads the change-up and hoists it over the covers to level the scores
very full on middle, Faf gets underneath the length and shovels it to the midwicket fence with the bottom hand
slower ball on the pads, nudged to the leg side
back of a length and angling across off, dabbed behind point
slower ball on off, slogged away to deep midwicket
short of a length and angling away outside off, opens the face and glides it to third man
dug in on middle, swatted to deep midwicket, where there's a fumble
short and outside off, Faf flaps a pull over Miller at mid-on
short and outside off, steered to third man, another double
back of a length and skids in, bunted to square leg off the back foot
Shah Safeer: "This league will definitely help South Africa to make a strong bunch of guys for the WC19"
short and outside off, cut to sweeper cover
just short of a good length and outside off, reaches out and slaps to deep cover for another hard-run two
on a length and outside off, glides it fine of short third man
short and skids on outside off, cuts and misses
on a length and outside off, swept to short fine leg
flatter on the pads, swept flat and hard to deep square leg
full and outside off, worked to midwicket
Faf ventures down the track, manufactures a full-toss outside off and thrashes it through the covers. Dismissive
Boland Park, Paarl | |
Toss | Durban Heat, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2018/19 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | Start 11.00, First Session 11.00-12.30. Interval 12.30-12.50, Second Session 12.50-14.20 |
Match days | 02 December 2018 - day (20-over match) |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Paarl Rocks 4, Durban Heat 0 |