Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Tshwane Spartans vs Nelson Mandela Bay Giants, Mzansi Super League 2018, 10th Match

2.12pm It's official. Nelson Mandela Bay Giants win by seven runs! A disappointing finish for the fans on this Sunday afternoon. But they did enjoy Marais' whirlwind 47 and two excellent spells of bowling. First it was Jeevan Mendis' legbreak that earned him figures of 4 for 22, and then Sipamla's 3-29 in the back end. That's all from us at ESPNcricinfo. Join us in an hour for the day's second game: between Paarl Rocks and Cape Town Blitz. Till then, on behalf of Liam Brickhill, this is Sreshth Shah signing off. Bye bye!

2.08pm And the teams are now shaking hands. That just means one thing... this game is over! The TV graphic says 'match abandoned' but this should actually be "victory for Nelson Mandela Bay Giants". We'll let you know what the official word is. Remember, they've batted for more than five overs, so the game should definitely have a result, according to the ICC and MCC playing conditions.

Saeed abbas: "Please keep providing weather and match report unless its finished" -- Not sure how much we can tell you with the weather not changing at all. For what it's worth, I think the game will be called off soon.

1.47pm Very few spectators at the ground now. A steady drizzle around Centurion.

DirkL: "If AB was still in, those spectators would have stayed despite the storm."

1.23pm Just on the stroke of the wicket, the umpires have called the players from the field because of the approaching storm. The problem is not rain - yet - but the danger of lightning that accompanies thunderstorms on the highveld. The covers have come on now and the sky is as grey as my soul.

5.1

le Roux to de Villiers, OUT, and he strikes first ball! AB de Villiers has fallen, given lbw after being struck on the boot attempting a paddle to fine leg. But was that outside off? Marginal call, but he's got to go. This wicket may well have decided the match, as they're going off

AB de Villiers lbw b le Roux 1 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

DLS par is 40, and le Roux comes on to bowl

END OF OVER:
5 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | TS: 35/2 (109 runs required from 15 overs, RR: 7.00, RRR: 7.26)

AB de Villiers1 (1b)
Theunis de Bruyn12 (7b)

Sisanda Magala1-0-6-1
Junior Dala2-0-18-1

4.6

Magala to de Villiers, 1 run, and de Villiers is off the mark straight away with a tip-and-run single

One delivery to go before we have a game

4.5

Magala to de Zorzi, OUT, caught behind! This wicket could be so, so important. Magala slanted another ball across de Zorzi, who hung his bat out and sent a thin edge through to the keeper. The rain is closing in, and this will set Spartans behind the par score

T de Zorzi c †Second b Magala 9 (24m 14b 1x4 0x6) SR: 64.28

4.4

Magala to de Bruyn, 1 run, the ball squirts off the outside edge and bounces through point

4.3

Magala to de Zorzi, 1 run, chopped down to third man for one

The floodlights are on, and there's some thunder rumbling

4.3

Magala to de Zorzi, 1 wide, pushed a little too far outside off, and it's called wide

4.2

Magala to de Zorzi, no run, beaten outside off! Magala skids one through outside off, and de Zorzi is beaten on the cut

4.1

Magala to de Bruyn, 1 run, on target this time, but de Bruyn nurdles a single into the leg side

4.1

Magala to de Bruyn, 1 wide, and his first ball goes awry, down the leg side

Here's Sisanda Magala for the first time this afternoon

END OF OVER:
4 | 11 Runs | TS: 29/1 (115 runs required from 16 overs, RR: 7.25, RRR: 7.18)

Tony de Zorzi8 (11b)
Theunis de Bruyn10 (5b)

Junior Dala2-0-18-1
Chris Morris2-0-10-0

3.6

Dala to de Zorzi, no run, back of a length again, but straighter this time and de Zorzi can only defend it back down the track

3.5

Dala to de Zorzi, FOUR, good comeback from the batsman! Dala dug in a short one outside off, but de Zorzi met it with a scything cut in the air over point. Solid connection

Spartans INNINGS		R	B
GL Cloete	caught	7	9
T de Zorzi	caught wk	9	14
TB de Bruyn	not out	12	7
AB de Villiers	lbw	1	2
D Elgar
R Frylinck
SC Williams
BMAJ Mendis
L Sipamla
EL Hawken
C Bosch
EXTRAS	(lb 1, w 4, nb 1)
TOTAL	35 (3 wkts; 5.1 ovs)

Giants BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
CH Morris	2.0	10	0	5.00	(1w)
CJ Dala	2.0	18	1	9.00	(1nb, 1w)
SSB Magala	1.0	6	1	6.00	(2w)
C le Roux	0.1	0	1	0.00

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
CTB	10	6	3	30	0.941
JS	10	6	4	29	1.295
PR	10	5	5	22	-0.292
NMBG	10	4	4	21	-0.448
TS	10	4	6	16	-1.044
DH	10	3	6	14	-0.716

END OF OVER:
5 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | TS: 35/2 (109 runs required from 15 overs, RR: 7.00, RRR: 7.26)

END OF OVER:
4 | 11 Runs | TS: 29/1 (115 runs required from 16 overs, RR: 7.25, RRR: 7.18)

Match Coverage

Mendis four-for in vain as Nelson Mandela Bay Giants win rain-hit match

Spartans 2nd innings Partnerships

Mzansi Super League

END OF OVER:5 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | TS: 35/2 (109 runs required from 15 overs, RR: 7.00, RRR: 7.26)

END OF OVER:4 | 11 Runs | TS: 29/1 (115 runs required from 16 overs, RR: 7.25, RRR: 7.18)

Mendis four-for in vain as Nelson Mandela Bay Giants win rain-hit match

END OF OVER:
5 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | TS: 35/2 (109 runs required from 15 overs, RR: 7.00, RRR: 7.26)

END OF OVER:
4 | 11 Runs | TS: 29/1 (115 runs required from 16 overs, RR: 7.25, RRR: 7.18)