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Cape Town Blitz vs Paarl Rocks, 15th Match

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18.4
W
Riaz to Mosehle, out Bowled!! A full ball at 141.3kph, Mosehle clears his front leg for an ambitious hoick-across-the-line shot. Misses it completely and the off-stump goes for a toss. Mosehle b Riaz 15(8) [4s-3]
17.4
W
Magala to Makhanya, out Caught by Riaz!! Wahab Riaz takes another brilliant catch. Alan Wilkins terms it Wahabulous on air. Slower delivery - short and outside off, Makhanya is early to flay his bat at it, but he would have thought he had got enough wood on it. Riaz had other ideas though at backward point. Flew to his right and pulls off a one-handed screamer. Makhanya c Riaz b Magala 8(7) [6s-1]
17.2
4
Magala to Mosehle, FOUR, slower delivery, Mosehle flogs across the line. Didn't middle it, but collects another boundary. Good effort by Ackerman - who ran to his right from deep mid-wicket and dived. But, in vain as he couldn't make contact with the ball
17.1
4
Magala to Mosehle, FOUR, very full ball, not a great option with mid-off inside the circle. Mosehle swings his bat hard and elevates it over straight mid-off. Didn't quite middle it, but it has enough legs to go to the fence
17
6
Steyn to Makhanya, SIX, 135kph, short ball and Makhanya sees that coming. Nails it with his pull shot and sends it into deep square leg fence. 17 runs off Steyn's final over
16.4
4
Steyn to Mosehle, FOUR, 143.1kph, very full ball, driven to the left of mid-off and Philander fails to stop it with his dive. Steyn shakes his head and has a wry smile on his face
16.3
W
Steyn to James Vince, out Bowled!! Steyn has the last laugh. He slips in a yorker at 141.5kph - aiming the toe of a backing away batter. James Vince fails to bring his bat down in time and pays the price. The ball hits his boot and deflects onto the sticks. Superb delivery from the veteran. James Vince b Steyn 23(17) [6s-2]
16.2
6
Steyn to James Vince, SIX, 130.2kph, short ball, Vince picks the length early and has ample time to dispatch it. Heaved it over deep mid-wicket. That was struck very hard
16
Riaz to Makhanya, 2 runs, leg-stump line and that's been flicked away to long leg. The throw comes to the keeper's end and Makhanya puts in a dive. QdK appeals and the TV umpire has been called. Has Makhanya grounded his bat? Touch and go. The third umpire takes his time .... NOT OUT is the call
14.5
W
Steyn to Udana, out Caught by de Kock!! And, Udana departs for a duck. Skiddy, short ball, Udana goes through with his pull shot and gets a faint top edge. Simple catch for the keeper. Udana c de Kock b Steyn 0(3)
14
W
Magala to Pretorius, out Caught by de Kock!! Magala gets the big fish. Pretorius is reluctant to leave the field. He is absolutely distraught. It wasn't that short and Pretorius arched backwards to glide/ramp it through the vacant slip cordon. Failed to do so as neither the length was short nor was there any room. He was cramped for room and the ball went very close to the pad before settling into the gloves of the keeper. The Blitz went up straightaway for an appeal and the umpire raised the dreaded finger. Did it brush the gloves? Well, replays show that it brushed the shoulder. No bat/glove. Pretorius c de Kock b Magala 29(16) [4s-3 6s-2]
13.3
6
Magala to James Vince, SIX, biffed through the line! Magala bowls one right in the slot with his off-cutter, Vince stands tall and hammers it over long-off. Stood there and admired his shot did Vince
13
4
Philander to Pretorius, FOUR, short again and Pretorius pulls it hard on this occasion. Malan runs in from deep square leg and slides forward, but can't get to the ball. End result, fails to even get behind it and the ball runs away to the fence
12.3
4
Philander to Pretorius, FOUR, another slower ball, another four! Loads of width dished out outside off and the length was on the shorter side too, Pretorius flayed his bat to slap it over extra cover
12.2
6
Philander to Pretorius, SIX, stand and deliver! A half-tracker at a gentle pace of 117.5kph, Pretorius waits for the ball and smokes it over deep mid-wicket with a powerful pull shot. A biggie!
11.5
4
Mohammad Nawaz to Pretorius, FOUR, Pretorius's intentions are clear. He gets down on a knee and slog-sweeps over mid-wicket for a one-bounce four
11.1
6
Mohammad Nawaz to Pretorius, SIX, tonked downtown! An in-drifter, Pretorius moves leg-side and swings his bat hard to bludgeon it over the bowler's head. Comfortably cleared the ropes
10
W
Mohammad Nawaz to Davids, out Lbw!! That's gone. Davids is a dead duck and the umpire took a while before raising his finger. Arm-ball from Nawaz, went through in a hurry and Davids sat low to sweep. Played completely down the wrong line as he didn't predict the arm-ball. Flush on the pad and that would've smashed the off and middle stump. Davids lbw b Mohammad Nawaz 46(33) [4s-5 6s-1]
8.5
W
Gregory Mahlokwana to du Plessis, out Caught by Riaz!! Oh my goodness! Wahab Riaz has flown like a bird to catch this. This is one for the archives. Aamer Sohail on air is all praise for his fellow countryman and says that he can keep watching this again and again. No doubt because this is a blinder from Riaz. du Plessis stepped out and whacked it so powerfully that it flew off the blade wide of long-on. Wahab Riaz is so athletic that he moves a bit to his right and flew across taking it airborne. Ensured that the ball didn't pop out as soon as his elbows hit the turf. Specky! His team-mates swarm around him and even Faf cannot believe it. What a wicket for the home team. du Plessis c Riaz b Gregory Mahlokwana 21(18) [4s-1 6s-1]
8.4
6
Gregory Mahlokwana to du Plessis, SIX, there goes du Plessis. Sees some flight, sashays down the track and biffs it into the grassbanks at long-on
6.2
4
Riaz to Davids, FOUR, up and over extra cover. Riaz lands this fullish delivery just outside off, Davids gets his weight forward and goes bam!
5.1
4
Magala to Davids, FOUR, Davids is on fire today. Tailed in at middle and leg-stump, Davids clears his front leg and whips it fabulously through mid-wicket
4.3
4
Riaz to Davids, FOUR, lifted over cover. Pitched up and begging to be hit, Davids bends his back knee and just times it exquisitely
4.1
4
Riaz to du Plessis, FOUR, 14 runs off the last three balls for Paarl. Very full and outside off, du Plessis flails his hands and slices it behind point. No chance for the third man fielder
4
6
Steyn to Davids, SIX, not a great finish from Steyn. Keeps dishing it full, Davids opens his shoulders and thumps it over long-on
3.5
4
Steyn to Davids, FOUR, full and in the slot, Davids gets under it and smashes it straight down the ground
2.3
W
Philander to Delport, out Caught&Bowled!! Slower ball does the job for Philander. Rush of blood for Delport, doesn't pick it and shuffled across wanting to flick it across. Unfortuanately, the leading edge goes up in the sky and Philander calls for it. Circles around and gobbles it up. First wicket down for Paarl. Delport c and b Philander 8(7) [4s-1]
1.5
4
Steyn to Delport, FOUR, boom! Delport has had enough of fishing. Employs his quick-silver hands and gets on top of this length delivery to slap it fiercely over extra cover. In Ravi Shastri's words, that went to the fence like a tracer bullet
1
4
Philander to Davids, FOUR, takes the aerial route and lifts it over mid-off. Davids gets the desired length to free his arms and he's onto it in a flash. First boundary of the innings