Match 23, Port Elizabeth, February 20, 2022, 01:30 PM
Rocks
119/9(20.0ov)
Dolphins
111/9(20.0ov)
Rocks beat Dolphins by 8 runs
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Pieter Malan
Commentry
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Pieter Malan, the skipper of Rocks is the BATTER OF THE MATCH. He says the reason they could defend the target is all due to the bowlers. All the players did really well. Adds, he is massively proud of his bowling pack. Mentions, after losing the toss, the wicket was nice and it turned out to be good for them.
Ziyaad Abrahams is the BOWLER OF THE MATCH. He says that he tried to be calm and kept things simple in the last over. Adds that he just wanted to execute his plans. Tells that he enjoyed bowling under pressure.
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The Rocks rocked with the ball! The pack bowled with fire and never let the game get away from them. The bowlers made a below-par score look like a stiff one and that deserves a lot of credit. The spinners were able to pull things back in their favour in the middle over by taking timely wickets and maintain the pressure on the batter, as Shaun von Berg and Ferisco Adams went on to collect a brace each. The pressure later led to some run-outs and Rocks were all over the Dolphins. Ziyaad Abrahams was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets to his name.
Dolphins needed 120 runs in 120 balls to make it to the next stage. But the batters made a mountain out of a molehill and that costed them the victory. Some batters got off to a start but were not able to convert it. The Dolphins lacked partnerships in the middle and that would hurt them a lot when they look back at this game. Dolphins lost three wicket inside the Powerplay and later their innings got derailed due to some brilliant bowling by the opposition. Khaya Zondo was the last hope with the blade but once he fell out it all went downhill.
Ecstacy for the Rocks and disappointment within the Dolphins camp. This was surely a game of nerves. Both the teams fought really hard but in the end it is Rocks who came out victorious. They have made it to the Semi-finals while, Dolphins on the other hand, do have a game in hand, and would surely need to get over the line to make it to the next round.
In over# 20
0
0
0W
1
1
1
Ziyaad Abrahams 22/3(4)
19.6
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Into the blockhole, around off. Ottniel Baartman squeezes this one out back to the bowler. What a terrific last over from Ziyaad Abrahams! Rocks WIN BY 8 RUNS!
19.5
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A yorker-length ball, angling in from leg. Ottniel Baartman looks to dig it out but he fails to do so. 9 runs needed off the last ball.
19.4
W
OUT! TIMBER! YOU MISS, I HIT, says Ziyaad Abrahams! This is a length ball, around off. Kerwin Mungroo stays back and looks to play across the line. He misses and the ball cannons onto his off pole. Ottniel Baartman is the last man in.
19.3
1
Aerial but it lands safely! A length ball that follows Prenelan Subrayen who backs away a bit. It goes off the top edge and falls just short of the deep mid-wicket fielder. A single taken.
19.2
1
A full ball, on middle. Kerwin Mungroo drags it towards deep square leg and hands the strike back to his skipper. Rocks won't mind the singles at this stage.
19.1
1
In the air but safe! A full ball, outside off. Prenelan Subrayen looks to slog hard but it goes off the outside edge and falls just short of Siyabonga Mahima at short third man. The batters cross ends.
In over# 19
1
1
0W
1W
0
1
1wd
Ferisco Adams 14/2(2)
18.6
1
Short of a length, around off. Prenelan Subrayen works it towards the mid off fielder and manages only a run. 12 runs needed off 6 balls.
18.5
1
Back of a length, outside off. Kerwin Mungroo taps it to the off side for a single.
18.4
W
OUT! TIMBER! Ferisco Adams is enjoying his time with the ball. He picks up his second wicket in his second over. A full-length ball, on off. Eathan Bosch stays inside the crease and looks to go downtown but fails to get any bat on it. The ball goes through and uproots the off stump.
Prenelan Subrayen is the new man in.