Jessy Singh to Powell, 1 run, dropped! Another sitter put down. Jasdeep cannot believe it. He is left with his hands on his hips. Full toss outside off, Powell slices it towards sweeper cover and Jones does not hang on. The ball came straight to him and he could not complete the catch
19.4
4
Jessy Singh to Powell, FOUR, 200 up for LAKR. This is an excellent delivery and Powell has still managed to pick up the boundary. Jasdeep is left shaking his head. Yorker around leg, Powell closes the bat face and digs it through his legs, the ball races away wide of short fine
19.3
6
Jessy Singh to Powell, SIX, these Powell sixes seem like a mishit every time, but every time the ball clears the rope comfortably. 91 meters maximum. Fullish delivery and quite sure Powell got this off the toe-end, but the ball still travelled the distance over extra cover
18.5
6
Ayan Desai to Powell, SIX, this goes high and clears the rope comfortably. 89 meters six. Slower ball outside off, Powell sits down and launches the slog sweep towards long-on. Seemed like a mishit but it has gone well over
18.3
6
Ayan Desai to Russell, SIX, right in the slot, right out of the park. Full and outside off, just where Russell likes it, he has a free swing of the hands and smokes it flat over long-off. Not his biggest tonight but one of his most powerful ones
18.2
4
Ayan Desai to Russell, FOUR, high full toss outside off, Russell swings hard and toe-ends it past the keeper. Not where he intended but it does not matter
17.5
4
Mayers to Powell, FOUR, Raza bends his head down as Powell sends this to the rope. Full and outside off, Powell reaches and slices it with an open bat face over backward point, one bounce and over the ropes
17.4
Mayers to Powell, no run, dropped! Raza puts down a sitter. How costly is that going to be? Slower short of length delivery, Powell looks to pull and miscues it straight up, Raza comes in from long-on and spills the catch. Powell was so disappointed that he started to walk after the mishit and didn't even cross over to the other end. Poor cricket all round..
16.4
6
Jessy Singh to Powell, no ball, SIX, that's poor. Jasdeep bowls a high full toss, above the waist and Powell swings it away towards deep backward square. This went longer than the previous hit. Free-hit coming up
16.3
6
Jessy Singh to Powell, SIX, Powell hits his first six of the night. Back of a length delivery and Powell has nailed this heave, sends it sailing over deep mid-wicket
16.2
F
Jessy Singh to Russell, 1 run, fifty for Russell. Promoted up the order and he has delivered. This is a huge game for LAKR and their senior pro has stepped up. The two West Indian guys have a quick hug and get on with it. Short of length delivery, Russell flat-bats it back over Jasdeep and settles with a single
16
4
Mayers to Russell, FOUR, oh no! That's poor from Hetmyer. Low full toss outside off, Russell bends down and squeezes it towards backward point, Hetmyer dives over the ball and allows it to race away
15.1
4
Mayers to Russell, FOUR, smashed! Mayers misses the wide yorker and feeds it in the slot, Russell has the width to free his hands and he goes full-throttle on the drive, one bounce and wide of sweeper cover
14.3
W
Waqar Salamkheil to Saif Badar, out Caught by Klaasen!! Gone! The partnership is broken. It is the dangerous Badar who departs. But he has done his job - given LAKR the impetus. Flighted delivery on leg, Badar clears his front leg and crouches down to play the slog sweep, gets more height than distance, Klaasen settles under near long-on and takes it safely. Second wicket for Salamkheil and he's delighted. Saif Badar c Klaasen b Waqar Salamkheil 41(21) [4s-2 6s-4]
14
6
Ayan Desai to Saif Badar, SIX, third six in the over. LAKR on the charge. Badar has taken over from Russell. This is not a bad delivery - back of a length outside off, but Badar stands tall and pumps it straight down the ground
13.3
6
Ayan Desai to Saif Badar, SIX, Raza looks worried. He is not able to stem the run-flow. Back to back sixes for Badar. This is back of a length but there was width on offer, Badar free his hands and tonks it into the cow corner region. This was bigger than the previous one
13.2
6
Ayan Desai to Saif Badar, SIX, Badar has started to tick and that is taking the pressure off Russell. Slower ball but on a length, Badar spotted that early and delayed his bat swing, heaves it wide of long-on and just clears the rope
12.4
4
Jessy Singh to Saif Badar, FOUR, another mishit and it still fetches Badar a boundary. Short of length delivery, he's rushed on the cross-batted shot and miscues it over extra cover. The sweeper had no chance of stopping that
12.3
4
Jessy Singh to Saif Badar, FOUR, not off the middle. Angled in and Badar heaves it off the inner half. The ball splits deep mid-wicket and deep square leg perfectly. Badar even looks at the inner part of his bat
11.5
4
Waqar Salamkheil to Russell, FOUR, he's even using his feet. These are dangerous signs for the Orcas. Flighted delivery, Russell comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and drills it over extra cover, one bounce and over the ropes
11.3
4
Waqar Salamkheil to Russell, FOUR, overcooks the flighted delivery and Russell does not need a second invitation, he stays leg-side whilst clearing his front leg, smashes it straight back over and gives long-off no chance
11.1
6
Waqar Salamkheil to Saif Badar, SIX, runs are starting to flow now as Badar too gets into the act. Flighted delivery around off, Badar crouches low and launches it straight down the ground, clearing long-on with ease
10.4
6
Jessy Singh to Russell, SIX, another massive. This seems to have come off the toe-end but the ball still travels 89 meters. Jasdeep goes full and outside off, Russell reaches for it and hammers it over extra cover. Definitely not off the middle..
10.3
6
Jessy Singh to Russell, SIX, that's outta here. 97 meters maximum. The ball lands out of the park. Back of a length, angled in and that takes it right into Russell's arc, he clears his front leg and heaves it over deep mid-wicket. He's looking in the mood today..
9.4
4
Harmeet Singh to Russell, FOUR, more air, fuller and wider, Russell goes after it. Throws his arms and probably tries to go over extra cover. The bat turns at the point of impact and the timing goes awry. Cries of catch it and Jones runs to his right from deep cover. Leaps to his right and tries to take a one-handed catch. Gets a hand on it but the ball doesn't stick. Lands once in front of the rope and it's a boundary. Harmeet isn't happy with that effort. Jones may have erred by coming in a bit while running across
9
6
Waqar Salamkheil to Russell, SIX, 52mph, slightly short and Russell punishes. He is quick to rock back and muscle the pull over deep midwicket
8
Ayan Desai to Saif Badar, 1 run, punched to the right of mid-off for a quick single
7.4
W
Ayan Desai to Rutherford, out Caught by Mayers!! 82mph, slower ball into the deck, Rutherford pulls and top-edges. Mayers turns around and runs back from short third man and outstretches his hands to catch it. The ball doesn't stick and hits his thigh/knee. He doesn't catch it on the second attempt as well. But Mayers doesn't panic and holds onto it. Did well to run back firstly and then held his nerves to take a juggling catch. Rutherford c Mayers b Ayan Desai 5(4) [4s-1]
7.2
4
Ayan Desai to Rutherford, FOUR, 80mph, width on offer, Rutherford opens the bat-face and steers it fine of the short third man fielder
6.2
W
Waqar Salamkheil to Chand, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! 55mph, hint of spin on this leggie, Chand looks to punch from the crease and doesn't account for the spin. The ball goes through the bat-pad gap to crash into the leg-stump. Chand b Waqar Salamkheil 11(13) [4s-1]
5.3
W
Harmeet Singh to Fletcher, out Caught by (sub)Ali Sheikh!! Harmeet Singh strikes! The centurion from the previous game departs for 26. Dances down the ground and doesn't get to the pitch of this flighted delivery. Goes through with the loft only to miscue it off the bottom part of the bat. Ali Sheikh, the sub fielder at long-off, barely has to move to gobble it. Fletcher c (sub)Ali Sheikh b Harmeet Singh 26(23) [4s-4]
5.1
4
Harmeet Singh to Chand, FOUR, shot! Nothing wrong with the ball. On a length and on the stumps, Chand backs away and slaps the cut with the spin to beat the diving cover fielder to his left. First boundary conceded by Harmeet today
2.2
4
Mayers to Fletcher, FOUR, and, Fletcher straightaway uses his feet as the keeper moves back. Shimmies down, has ample time against this short of length ball, waits and heaves it over midwicket for a one-bounce four
2.1
4
Mayers to Fletcher, FOUR, width on offer and Fletcher pounces. It's a fuller length ball, Fletcher flashes his blade hard and beats the diving cover fielder to his left
0.4
4
Mayers to Fletcher, FOUR, another inswinger but it's overpitched outside off, Fletcher bends his back leg and drives firmly into the gap through extra cover
0.3
4
Mayers to Fletcher, FOUR, 73mph, full and swinging in, straying onto the pads and Fletcher gets off the mark by flicking it uppishly through backward square leg