Cape Town Blitz vs Tshwane Spartans, 1st Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Frylinck to George Linde, SIX, lofted it big and a great end to the innings as the ball sails over deep long-off for a sixer. 180 is what they end with

Frylinck to George Linde, FOUR, backs away, gets a faint edge on the willow as he tried to clip it and the ball runs away fine to deep fine leg for a four

Birch to Mohammad Nawaz, out Caught by Lutho Sipamla!! And he falls for the cause. Looks to heave it over long-on, bottom hands the shot and finds the man at long-on. The fielder timed his jump to perfection and took a smart catch in the deep. Mohammad Nawaz c Lutho Sipamla b Birch 59(37) [4s-7 6s-2]

Birch to Kyle Verreynne, 1 run, 100 off the partnership and fifty for Kyle Verreynne comes up! That was just tapped away into the off-side for a single. This has been an enterprising knock from the batter

Birch to Mohammad Nawaz, SIX, wow! He thumps it with all his might. An away going length ball and he smokes it over long-off for a sixer. Flat and powerful

Frylinck to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, luck favours the brave! The batsman backs away, the yorker is on point but the inside edge takes it past the legs and the sticks for a four. Adventurous but all of it counts. Fifty for the southpaw as well. First fifty of the tourney

Birch to Kyle Verreynne, FOUR, length delivery and Kyle Verreynne thumps the ball down the ground for a one bounce four towards long-off. The boundaries coming thick and fast

J Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, that was bowled from a very low trajectory and Mohammad Nawaz pulls it away. Was too short and allowed the batsman to trek back and hammer it on the on-side towards square leg

Lutho Sipamla to Kyle Verreynne, FOUR, innovation is a key aspect of this format and Kyle Verreynne seems to be at ease doing that. Short ball, just outside off and has been open-faced away to deep third man for a four

Lutho Sipamla to Kyle Verreynne, SIX, backs away and clobbers it! The ball kept going upwards but it had enough legs to sail over widish long-on for a sixer

Kleinveldt to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, anddddddd just over the bowler. Again banged in as the batsman danced out. The leading edge is found but scoops over the bowler for a single

Kleinveldt to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, short ball down leg and has been pulled away fine on the on-side for a four. Just helped on its way by the batter

Kleinveldt to Kyle Verreynne, FOUR, gets the room to slash it away and finds the gap through the point region for another four. The home team getting a move on

Kleinveldt to Kyle Verreynne, FOUR, short ball, innocuous one! The batsman drags the pull awya and gets it behind square for a four

Lutho Sipamla to Mohammad Nawaz, SIX, he has pulled it out of here! Buhbye ball. See you later. Mohammad Nawaz was hanging back and pounced on the short ball to pull it high and handsome over deep mid for a sixer

von Berg to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, short ball, turning in, Mohammad Nawaz stays back and cuts it past point for a boundary. The outfield is lightning quick

von Berg to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, goes back and cuts it late to send it fine past the short third fielder. Mendis there put in a clumsy dive and might well have pulled it back. He rolled over the ropes but had the head about him to push the ball back after jumping back into play. The third umpire continued to look at many replays and signalled it a four

von Berg to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, drops the ball short and pays the toll. That was almost a rank long hop and Mohammad Nawaz stamped back to pull it past the dive of the man at deep mid

J Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, kneels down and sweeps it away. The man at deep mid moving to his left slips and allows the ball to go away to the fence. He is disgusted but that is a four

J Mendis to Kyle Verreynne, FOUR, a proper switch hit. Reverse, turns leftie and picks the line and picks the bones of it. Mowed over third man

J Mendis to Jason Smith, out Bowled!! This was coming. Some very quiet overs were being strung in and Smith was getting itchy. He tries running down the pitch to break the shackles, but Mendis smartly sneaks in the slower one, holding the length back and scooting under the edge on the heave. Jason Smith b J Mendis 25(27) [4s-3]

J Mendis to Kyle Verreynne, FOUR, spinning into leg. Verreynne clears out his front leg looking to heave it big. But it gets ungainly, squirts out an inside-edge and runs to fine leg past the stumps

Frylinck to Janneman Malan, out Bowled!! Uproots middle. Malan goes away from his stumps, giving himself room to go inside-out and in the process misses the line completely, with the ball sneaking under the bat as well to leave a complete mess behind. So after a few overs of carnage, the Spaartans finally have their moment of relief. Janneman Malan b Frylinck 19(12) [4s-2]

Frylinck to Janneman Malan, FOUR, a very full start. Malan goes through the line, with a full-faced cover drive. In fact the fact that he's dug it into the pitch helps in bouncing over the two men out there close-in

Lutho Sipamla to Jason Smith, FOUR, feeds the pads, and Smith piles on the angle, flicking it with all his bottom-hand .. into cow corner

Lutho Sipamla to Janneman Malan, 2 runs, dropped. Malan looks to make room and go inside-out. Doesn't quite get under it though, toe-ending it up without a lot of elevation as it flies quickly to cover, who leaps up, gets a hand to it too, but just can't hold on

Lutho Sipamla to Janneman Malan, FOUR, pitched up outside off. Malan leans low, closes in towards the width and opens his bat face to drill it square through point

Birch to Jason Smith, FOUR, pulls off the front foot now. Another nothing delivery, only near the tummy as Smith stays his ground and smokes it flat-batted, in front of square now

Birch to Jason Smith, FOUR, absolute crunch. A short sitter with no real pace and Smith is quick to lay into it, getting on top with the front leg getting up as he swivels and swats it powerfully behind square

Birch to Malan, out Lbw!! Gets the line right, finally, for the moment he does, he gets the swing to talk. Tailing back in sharply off a fullish length from middle, with Dawid ending up flicking all around it. Gets beaten. And gets struck on the front pad. Birch is convinced, and his celebration convinces the umpire too. Malan lbw b Birch 5(6) [4s-1]

Birch to Malan, no run, just a push to cover, and he is already half way down for the single. Only to be sent back, sensible. Oh tell you what, had there been a direct hit, Dawid would've been a goner

Birch to Malan, FOUR, the edge of fortune. Some real good shape outside off, moving further away off the seam as Malan goes on an away-from-the-body drive. But then the outside half comes to his rescue, taking it wide of the lone slip

Kleinveldt to Malan, leg byes, FOUR, loses radar down leg - with some swing on it taking it further down. Malan gets a faint tickle off the outer pad, beating the keeper's dive too