Surrey book final date with Gloucs at Lord's. Pretty full and outside off, Mullaney nips down the track and only crashes a drive to wide long-off
Surrey vs NOTTS, 2nd Semi-Final at London, Sep 07 2015 - Ball by Ball Commentary
6:55pm Loads of hugs exchanged in the Surrey camp. Having been promoted from the second division, Surrey now have an opportunity to accomplish a double. After Sanga's masterclass, Sam Curran struck twice in two balls in his first over to reduce Notts to 1 for 2, they later slumped to 16 for 3. Patel, Christian, Smith rallied the chase while Mullaney struck some fierce blows at the end... but Dernbach held his nerve in the penultimate over, giving away only five runs for the wicket of Read. Tom Curran finished it off with a tight last over. Phew, what a game! Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much as we did bringing it to you. That's all we have for you tonight. Do come back and tag in for the big final on September 19. Until then, tata, cheerio.
Kumar Sangakkara has been named Man of the Match.
Srihari: "The way Dernbach and in particular, Tom Curran executed their yorkers at the death bodes well for the future of English cricket."
Notts need 5 off the last ball. Broad and Mullaney have a chat. Dernbach, Batty and Tom are in the middle of a mini-conference.
length and outside off, down the track and dragged to long-on for another two
Rubesh Murugan: "Curran or Mullaney?"
Mullaney jumps down the track, then goes low. He manufactures a full toss and whips it away behind square on the leg side for four, shortest boundary exploited well
very full and outside off, Mullaney drills a drive to deep cover. The throw is awry, well wide of the keeper. The batsman scampers back for the second
too full and outside off, Mullaney does not connect with a lap-sweep. The ball brushes the pad and runs away towards the covers. Dot!
Tom makes a mess of the attempted yorker, low full toss. Broad has a big whoosh at it and misses. The keeper is nutmegged as well
Tom has 14 to defend off the last over. A place in the final at stake. Fasten your seat belts.
near yorker on middle, jabbing drive to the covers. What a penultimate over from Dernbach. He gets a pat from Tom Curran
full and just a shade outside off, Broad flashes a drive past the covers and comes back for the second. Too full in length
Broad to face the heat/Dernbach's ice
bowled'em. Buh-bye Read. Canny change of pace, again. Dipping low full toss from the back of the hand, Read jumps across off in search of a paddle sweep. He misses and the stumps get disturbed
hammered full and on off, forced down to long-off
well-disguised slower one from the back of the hand. Mullaney makes room, wants to force it through the off-side but is far too early into the shot
Dernbach goes wide of the crease and this incoming full ball is drilled down to long-off
Nottinghamshire require 19 runs off 12 balls.
change-up ball. Slow, and short, steered to backward point
Deep square leg has been pushed back
low full toss outside off, lashed down to long-off
pretty full and on middle, Mullaney folds low and scoops it right over the keeper's head. Lovely connection
Rubesh Murugan: "Can Tom Curran do this for Surrey?"
back of a length and outside off, late-cut to short third man
Chris Read.
fired full and on off, drilled to wide long-off
loopy full toss, which is pushed tamely back to the bowler. Smith, who had drifted out of the crease, backing up far too much for a speedy single, is run-out. He waves his bat to the crowd and acknowledges the cheers. Tom Curran keeps his cool, runs across towards the stumps at the non-strikers' end and under-arm flicks it hurling it in.. Mullaney pats the departing Smith on the back
Tom Curran..
pushed too full outside off, Smith can't connect with a reverse swat... Beaten
inswinging yorker, bottom-edged behind to the left of the keeper. Good riposte from the bowler