Ruhuna take victory and they celebrate like they have won the tournament. Good tight length ball outside off, Henderson hasn't looked like the sort of guy that hits last-ball sixes, and doesn't surprise. He bunts a single past mid-on.
Ruhuna vs LEICS, Qualifying Tournament Pool B at Hyderabad, Sep 21 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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Qualifying Tournament Pool B (D/N), Hyderabad, September 21, 2011, Nokia Champions League T20
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end of over 205 runs
LEI: 156/8CRR: 7.80
Claude Henderson8 (11b)
Jigar Naik2 (3b)
Chinthaka Perera 2-0-15-0
Janaka Gunaratne 4-0-27-3
That brings an end to game one. Harsha Bhogle says that if the KKR-Somerset game ends with a margin of victory of less than 12 runs, both will go through. Let's see what happens there. Do slip across to that commentary tab.
Presentations:
Chandimal is Man of the Match: "I played my normal game since we lost three wickets in the early overs. I had a target of 145 for this wicket, but Shalika played really well to take us past that."
Udawatte: "Glad to see us finishing with a win. I knew our guys will come back hard in the end. The spinners did really well. Chandimal is one of our key players. He kept his cool after the early wickets and saw it through."
McDonald: "We got the start we wanted, and probably should not have lost after the way Razzaq played. It was a pretty poor campaign, but it was a good experience for our players. We wanted to chase it in 16 or 17, but our plan B was to try and ensure we win. But we couldn't even manage that."
The winners of the Friends Life t20 are out of the tournament. Paul Nixon can breathe a sigh of relief, for he can finally begin to enjoy his retirement. Ruhuna stay alive, but barely. A reasonably close game between KKR and Somerset will put both of them through, and knock Ruhuna out as well. But, for the moment, they look pleased as punch. This was Leics' game to lose when Razzaq was going bonkers, and their complete inability to play spin did them in.
19.6
1
Perera to Henderson, 1 run
19.5
1
Perera to Naik, 1 run
Naik gets a single, gets under a length ball sufficiently to haul a single to long off. Six needed off 1.
19.4
•
Perera to Naik, no run
and a dot ball now. Naik moves across to off stump and tries a dainty tickle to the leg side, the leading edge goes right back to the bowler.
19.3
1
Perera to Henderson, 1 run
another single. Just not enough! Full ball on middle and leg, driven to mid-off for a single.
19.2
1
Perera to Naik, 1 run
back of a length outside off, the slower ball takes a while coming and it is cut without timing to cover. Only a single.
19.1
1
Perera to Henderson, 1 run
full length ball outside off, Henderson chops it close to the stumps and they get a single.
Perera for the last over. His only over so far went for 10. That's exactly what Leics need now.
Shivam: "Both teams contriving for a close finish have unknowingly played in the hands of Som and KKR. They will have to work much less to achieve the NRR, as compared to the situation when one of these teams had a comfortable victory." Exactly. Unless that game is a comprehensive pounding one way or the other, this result could become inconsequential now.
end of over 195 runs • 1 wicket
LEI: 151/8CRR: 7.94 • RRR: 10.00
Claude Henderson5 (8b)
Jigar Naik0 (0b)
Janaka Gunaratne 4-0-27-3
Sanath Jayasuriya 4-0-37-0
18.6
1
Gunaratne to Henderson, 1 run
Henderson backs away and bunts a single down the ground. 10 required off 6.
18.5
W
Gunaratne to du Toit, OUT
Leics are contriving ways to lose this game. du Toit slogs the offbreak straight down long-on's throat. 11 to win off 7, and Ruhuna are the favourites now. Provided they bowl a spinner next over. Crucially, all their spinners have bowled out.
Jacques Du Toit c Karunanayake b Gunaratne 13 (13b 1x4 0x6 14m) SR: 100
18.4
1lb
Gunaratne to Henderson, 1 leg bye
plays all around a short ball turning in, and it goes off the pad to third man. This is rather average batting against adequate spin.
18.3
1
Gunaratne to du Toit, 1 run
down the track and looks to nudge square, but he can't get it away.
18.2
2
Gunaratne to du Toit, 2 runs
backs away and looks to smoke him over the covers but it peters out off the outer half, and lands short of deep extra cover.
18.1
•
Gunaratne to du Toit, no run
holds it back as du Toit advances, and he plays it meekly to midwicket.
More spin. Gunaratne.
end of over 184 runs
LEI: 146/7CRR: 8.11 • RRR: 7.50
Claude Henderson4 (6b)
Jacques Du Toit10 (9b 1x4)
Sanath Jayasuriya 4-0-37-0
Janaka Gunaratne 3-0-23-2
17.6
•
Jayasuriya to Henderson, no run
Henderson defends after getting forward to a back of length ball
17.5
1
Jayasuriya to du Toit, 1 run
another single through mid-on, they have resigned themselves to just winning this game by any margin and hoping for the best in the next game.
17.4
1
Jayasuriya to Henderson, 1 run
Henderson drives this one for a single through mid-off.
17.3
•
Jayasuriya to Henderson, no run
flat and full on the toes, played right back to the bowler.
17.2
1
Jayasuriya to du Toit, 1 run
fired in on du Toit's pads and he nurdles a single round the corner.
17.1
1
Jayasuriya to Henderson, 1 run
short ball from Sanath outside off, Henderson drags it around to midwicket for a single.
end of over 178 runs
LEI: 142/7CRR: 8.35 • RRR: 6.33
Claude Henderson2 (2b)
Jacques Du Toit8 (7b 1x4)
Janaka Gunaratne 3-0-23-2
Alankara Asanka Silva 4-0-29-3
16.6
1
Gunaratne to Henderson, 1 run
clever little chip shot over extra cover. Can't get more than a single though, but this over has helped Leics recover considerably.
16.5
1
Gunaratne to du Toit, 1 run
turning into the pads, worked through backward square leg for a single.
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