Wednesday, October 14, 2009

CL 09, M11: B: Eag v. Sus: Eagles beat Sussex in Super Over Thriller!

What a match? The match of the tournament so far! The team that wins the match qualifies for the super 8. Both the teams scored 119 and the match moved towards super over (one-over elimination).

The rules of the Super Over:

Each team nominates three batsmen and one bowler;
If they lose two wickets the innings (of six balls) is considered over;
If it's another tie, the team with most number of sixes in the Eliminator wins;
If that's also equal, it's the team with the most sixes in the match that wins (Sussex has three sixes, Eagles have two).

Super Over:

Eagles batted first with Rossouw and Ryan McLaren. Yasir Arafat, who bowled the 20th over had the ball in hand.

Rossuouw and McLaren scored a single each in the first two balls. Third ball was a dot ball. Rossouw hit a six over long on. Yasir bowled a little wide on the off and got a dot ball. Last ball was a single and Eagles ended with 9 runs.

de Villiers struck with the first two balls and finished the match in favor of Eagles. He had Dwayne Smith clean bowled uprooting his off stump. With just one more wicket in hand, 5 balls, 10 runs needed. Hamilton-Brown was also dismissed the same way--looked like a replay. Eagles qualified for the super 8 by 9 runs.

Scores Tied

Chasing 120, Rossouw took Eagles closer to the target. He scored a wonderful 65 which gave hopes to Eagles. His innings had 7 fours and 2 sixes in 62 balls.

Rossouw and Ryan McLaren gave a good start with a 72-run partnership for the first wicket in 11.1 overs. Ryan scored just 16 of those while Rossouw touched his 50 (in 39 balls).

Eagles needed 46 in 8 overs with 9 wickets in hand. The collapse started after Wyk was caught by Joyce off Chawla for 2. 39 needed off 6 overs with 8 wickets in hand.

Two overs needed 17. Hamilton-Brown bowled a good tight over which went for 5 runs. The key turning point was the crucial wicket of Rossouw, caught behind.

Last over needed 12 runs, Yasir Arafat had the ball. The first 3 balls went for single. McLaren hit a four through an inner edge which went to a four in fine leg. Nobody can set a field set for the french cut.

Last two balls required 5 runs. Arafat bowled a brilliant yorker on the wide off stump which went to keeper.

One ball, 5 runs, Ryan McLaren was again on strike. The delivery pitched on length was clubbed to the wide-long on boundary. Though for a moment everyone thought that it was a six, it was actually a boundary which forced a tie.

Sussex Innings

Deciding to bat first, Sussex did not utilize the batting conditions. No batsmen could make merry as the highest score was 25 by number 7 batsmen J Gatting. C de Villiers and du Preez picked 2 wickets each. The bowlers maintained it tight and did not allow the batsmen to improvise the scoring rate.

Super 8 Qualification

With this win, Eagles qualified for the super 8. New South Wales already qualifed by winning both their matches convincingly.

Scoreboard:

Match # 11, Group B
Date: Tuesday Oct 13, 2009
Teams: Eagles v. Sussex
Captains: M Yardy and H Dippenaar
Toss: Sussex, decided to bat
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Result: Eagles won by 9 runs through One-Over Elimination (Super Over)
Points: Eagles 2; Sussex 0
Man of the Match: R Rossouw off Eagles
Additional Information: Since match ended as a tie, super over--one over elimination decided the winner
Eagles batted first and scored 9 for no loss in 1 over
Sussex lost both the wickets in the first two balls and did not score any runs


Sussex Innings:

BatsmanHow OutRunsBalls4s6s
C Nashc Mpitsang b du Preez71010
L Wrightb de Villiers191212
Hamilton-Brownc & b de Villiers6510
E Joycerun out (de Villiers/R McLaren)213410
D Smithb Mpitsang91510
M Yardyb Bailey121420
J Gattingc R McLaren b du Preez252211
P Chawlanot out9710
Y Arafatnot out1100
Extras(b 5, lb 4, w 1)10---
Totalfor 7 wkts in 20 overs119---


Fall of Wickets: 1-23 (Wright, 2.4 ov), 2-29 (Nash, 3.6 ov), 3-33 (Hamilton-Brown, 4.3 ov), 4-49 (Smith, 8.1 ov), 5-73 (Yardy, 12.4 ov), 6-102 (Joyce, 18.1 ov), 7-113 (Gatting, 19.1 ov)

BowlerOMRW
P Mpitsang40201
D du Preez40232
C deVilliers40202
R McLaren40260
T Tshabalala20100
R Bailey20111


Eagles Innings: (120 to win in 20 overs)

BatsmanHow OutRunsBalls4s6s
R Rossouwc Hodd b Hamilton-Brown656272
A McLarenlbw b Chawla162810
M van Wykc Joyce b Chawla2700
H Dippenaarb Hamilton-Brown7710
R McLarennot out141320
D du Preeznot out3300
Extras(b 7, lb 2, w 3)12---
Totalfor 4 wkts in 20 overs119---


Fall of Wickets: 1-72 (AP McLaren, 11.1 ov), 2-79 (van Wyk, 13.3 ov), 3-93 (Dippenaar, 16.2 ov), 4-106 (Rossouw, 18.4 ov)

BowlerOMRW
L Wright1080
Y Arafat30280
R Kirtley20130
DR Smith30160
M Yardy40130
P Chawla40172
Hamilton-Brown30152


Super 8 Score

Eagles Innings:

BatsmanHow OutRunsBalls4s6s
R Rossouwnot out8501
A McLarennot out1100
Extras-0---
Totalfor no loss in 1 over9---


BowlerOMRW
Y Arafat1090


Sussex Innings: (10 to win in 1 over)

BatsmanHow OutRunsBalls4s6s
D Smithb de Villiers0100
L Wrightnot out0000
Hamilton-Brownb de Villiers0100
Extras-0---
Totalall out in 0.2 overs0---


Fall of Wickets: 1-0 (Smith, 0.1 ov), 2-0 (Hamilton-Brown, 0.2 ov)

BowlerOMRW
C deVilliers0.2002

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