Blitz showed great character to bounce back from Tuesday's loss against the Jozi Stars to get back to winnings ways MoM today is Quinton de Kock who was excellent and led the way to victory We'll be back here on Sunday against the Heat who have had a poor tournament todate and will want to go out on a high The Blitz will want to do all they can to earn a home final so there is much still to play for Be sure to join us at 15:30 SAST

15.3
4
Shamsi to Phehlukwayo, FOUR, steps down the track and hammers this through the covers to take victory and a bonus point and maintain their lead at the top of the table.

need 1 off 4 balls to claim the bonus point

15.2
1lb
Shamsi to Behardien, 1 leg bye, fired in at the skipper, finds pad and it squirts away to square leg, Called through by his partner
15.1
1
Shamsi to Phehlukwayo, 1 run, cuts away to teh sweeper on the point fence

END OF OVER:
15 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | CTB: 142/4 (3 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 9.46, RRR: 0.60)

  • Andile Phehlukwayo1 (1b)
  • Farhaan Behardien12 (4b)
  • Dane Paterson3-0-33-1
  • Dwayne Bravo4-0-18-2
14.6
1
Paterson to Phehlukwayo, 1 run, back of a length has Andy leaning back and running it down to 3rd man
14.5
W
Paterson to Asif Ali, OUT, attempted pull was looking to end it with glory but he rolled his fingers over it and its instead looping to mid wkt

Asif Ali c du Plessis b Paterson 2 (9m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

14.4
1
Paterson to Behardien, 1 run, drives hard at a fuller one, diving stop from mid off saves 3
14.3
4
Paterson to Behardien, FOUR, short again and comes off a bottom edge as he swung hard and it flew past a diving keeper thru 1st slip
14.2
6
Paterson to Behardien, SIX, bouncer isnt that short and he top edges the swipe over the slip cordon and into the hoardings
14.1
1
Paterson to Asif Ali, 1 run, across to a length ball is working it out to fwd square leg on the on side

END OF OVER:
14 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | CTB: 129/3 (16 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 9.21, RRR: 2.66)

  • Asif Ali1 (2b)
  • Farhaan Behardien1 (1b)
  • Dwayne Bravo4-0-18-2
  • Tshepo Moreki1-0-14-0
13.6
1
Bravo to Asif Ali, 1 run, full and on middle is dug up to long on for an easy single
13.5
0
Bravo to Asif Ali, no run, bouncer and is ducking under it
13.4
1
Bravo to Behardien, 1 run, full toss slower ball, dare one say again, is patted up to long on to deny the hatrick
13.3
W
Bravo to DJ Malan, OUT, full on middle and leg, slower ball takes an age to get there and dips and finds pad, Umpire Brown didnt hesitate

DJ Malan lbw b Bravo 7 (16m 10b 1x4 0x6) SR: 70.00

13.2
W
Bravo to de Kock, OUT, another slower one, tries to go over long on doesnt get hold of it and is taken some ten yards in, de Kock shows his frustration as he feels the 100 was within touching distance

Q de Kock c du Plessis b Bravo 93 (58m 47b 12x4 3x6) SR: 197.87

13.1
0
Bravo to de Kock, no run, slower ball is full outside off and de Kock loses balance as he tries to drive but misses

END OF OVER:
13 | 14 Runs | CTB: 127/1 (18 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 9.76, RRR: 2.57)

  • Quinton de Kock93 (45b)
  • Dawid Malan7 (9b)
  • Tshepo Moreki1-0-14-0
  • Dwayne Bravo3-0-16-0
12.6
1
Moreki to de Kock, 1 run, waits for and taps the length ball to mid wkt and steal the strike
12.5
6
Moreki to de Kock, SIX, lap sweep goes 5 rows back over fine leg into the memebers stand
12.4
2
Moreki to de Kock, 2 runs, down the track and taps it over and wide of mid off, Faf chases as it goes over his head and dives full length but it just evades the finger tipes

Blitz 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st105Q de KockJN Malan
2nd22DJ MalanQ de Kock
3rd0DJ MalanAsif Ali
4th14F BehardienAsif Ali
5th7F BehardienAL Phehlukwayo