The Colts win the toss and elect to bat first.
Code:
Cricket Web Black (target 282) Runs 4 6
DP Smith c Das b Hancock 36 (50) 2 0
SG Fitzsimmons b Comley 53 (87) 2 0
AJ Blackman c Towns b McNamara 41 (47) 2 0
DA Kearsley b Comley 3 (6) 0 0
CR Butler c Hancock b Comley 9 (15) 1 0
DY Dubb-Lynch lbw b Comley 6 (12) 0 0
CP Thompson not out 29 (27) 4 0
HG Warwick c McNamara b Bowman 20 (20) 1 1
NS Hoy not out 4 (1) 1 0
Extras 20
Total (44.5 overs) 222/7
GM Thomas 6-0-30-0
TB Bowman 6.5-0-32-1
NR Hancock 7-0-36-1
G Nayak 7-0-32-0
JP McNamara 9-0-52-1
DJ Comley 9-0-39-4
Blacks require 60 runs from 31 balls with 3 wickets in hand.
Fitzsimmons and Smith in the middle with some work to do. It's a must-win for the Blacks. They need to chase 282 for a berth
in the OD final. We all know who the Reds are backing...
Smith to face...
5.6 Bowman to Smith: played late and that runs away past second slip to the vacant third man -FOUR! The first boundary of the
innings.
8.1 Thomas to Smith: lovely shot! Short but not too wide. Smith made room and uppercut it over first slip for FOUR!
14.6 Hancock to Smith: He's done it again! The golden arm of Hancock gets Smith with the last ball of the fielding
restrictions! Big first wicket!
- The end of the 22nd over and the game interestingly poised. Very even.
- 24.2 Hancock to Blackman: cut away! That's FOUR!
- 24.5 Hancock to Fitzsimmons: lofted straight! FOUR runs! That shot is remniscent of a young Fitzsimmons...
- BREAKING NEWS! Sean Bennett has been ******ed out of the ground for obscene exposure.
- McNamara replaces Hancock for the 27th over. It's 125/1...
- 26.1 McNamara to Fitzsimmons: swept very fine! That's FOUR! No! It's pulled back well by Nayak. They get 3... a
half-century for Fitzsimmons!
SG Fitzsimmons 52 (81 balls), 2 fours, 0 sixes
- Comley replaces Nayak.
- 27.4 Comley to Fitzsimmons: OUT! Spectacular delivery! It pitched on offstump and spun back through the gate to kncok back
his middle stump. What a ball!
- 29.4 Comley to Kearsley: The other way! This is some high class spin bowling from David Comley. He's knocked over Kearsley
with the wrong 'un. He had no clue.
- 30.6 McNamara to Butler: swept hard and square - FOUR! That'll give him some much-needed confidence.
- 31.2 Comley to Blackman: down the track and timed beautifully through the covers. FOUR! Great shot.
- 34.2 McNamara to Blackman: lofted high and over cover... FOUR!
- 34.3 McNamara to Blackman: he goes for it again! This time it takes the outer edge and Towns takes it! Super catch by Towns
at backward point. Diving forward well.
- 35.1 Comley to Butler: he missed the sweep. Big shout for LBW! Not out.
- 35.2 Comley to Butler: and OUT! Taken easily at midwicket. Butler went for the sweep again, but could only pick out Hancock
who held it easily.
- 35.3 Comley to Thompson: EDGED! Past the diving Nayak at slip and that runs away for FOUR!
- 37.6 Comley to Dubb-Lynch: HOWZHE?! Up goes the finger! The crowd erupts because Comley has another! What a spell!
- 43.1 Comley to Warwick: GONE WAAAAAY BACK! That's a HUGE SIX!
- Bowman replaces McNamara now. 65 needed off the last 6 overs...
- 44.4 Bowman to Warwick: OUT! What a huge wicket! Warwick is very dangerous and the new guy has him. Bowman is all smiles in
celebration with his team mates. McNamara took a smart catch at the lone slip. What a bold bit of captaincy it was to have
him in there at this stage!
- 44.5 Bowman to Hoy: Lofted over the bowler's head! Two bounces and FOUR! Good start by Hoy.