28/11Result
13th Match, Mzansi Super League at Centurion, Nov 28 2018
Spartans won by 4 wkts (3b rem)
Player of the Match
Dean Elgar
Dean ElgarTshwane Spartans
28/11Result
13th Match, Mzansi Super League at Centurion, Nov 28 2018
Spartans won by 4 wkts (3b rem)
Player of the Match
Dean Elgar
Dean ElgarTshwane Spartans

That's it from us for this game. On behalf of Liam Brickhill, this is Saurabh Somani saying goodbye. Make sure you tune into to the Paarl Rocks vs Durban Heat game that is coming up next on this double-header Wednesday.

5.21pm Simon Harmer: When the ball was new and hard, it came on to the bat a little better. It was nice to pick up a few sticks, but I think we bowled a little wide and let them free their arms. It's never nice losing close games, but we'll move on. You need to be unpredictable as an offspinner as batters line you up in T20 cricket. I also got a couple of wickets off full tosses, which I'll take!

5.18pm Dean Elgar was the absolute star of the chase. He copped a painful blow early in his innings, but just shrugged it off. He found the fence at opportune moments to never let the require run-rate gallop out of control, and he stayed till the end of the chase. There was a valuable helping hand from AB de Villiers, but when he fell, the Stars would have sensed an opening. It was Elgar who slammed that door shut firmly. He's ended up with his highest T20 score too. This will lift the Spartans off the bottom of the table.

19.3
4
BE Hendricks to Williams, FOUR, that's the match! In fitting fashion it comes via an outside edge that runs to third man for a boundary. Full toss outside off, he flays it, gets a thick outside edge, and the bowler has his hands on his head.
19.2
0
BE Hendricks to Williams, no run, full outside off, swings and misses. It rolls off the keeper's pads

Keeper's called for a helmet and he's standing up to the stumps

19.1
1
BE Hendricks to Elgar, 1 run, yorker length outside off, but Elgar gets down low, makes his bat flat and steers it to point

Only four needed off the final over. Beuran Hendricks to bowl

Jacques: "Elgar's High Score this in T20's" - indeed it is. His previous highest was 72

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs | TS: 183/6 (4 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.63, RRR: 4.00)

  • Sean Williams9 (6b)
  • Dean Elgar78 (51b)
  • Kagiso Rabada4-0-35-1
  • Beuran Hendricks3-0-29-1
18.6
2
Rabada to Williams, 2 runs, full, fast and straight driven back past the bowler
18.5
4
Rabada to Williams, FOUR, is that the match? well directed bouncer, Williams tries to play a pull shot to keep it down in front of square, the ball takes the top edge instead and flies over the keeper for four. No luck at all for Stars bowlers today
18.4
2
Rabada to Williams, 2 runs, full toss outside off, carved to deep point and they break the sequence of singles by picking up a double
18.3
1
Rabada to Elgar, 1 run, full ball on the stumps, driven to long-on
18.2
1
Rabada to Williams, 1 run, batsman stepped away but Rabada followed, turned to deep square leg again
18.1
1
Rabada to Elgar, 1 run, full ball angling in to the batsman, worked off his toes to deep square leg

15 needed off the last two overs. Still doable, but I have that tingly feeling that it'll be going down to the wire

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | TS: 172/6 (15 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.55, RRR: 7.50)

  • Sean Williams0 (2b)
  • Dean Elgar76 (49b)
  • Beuran Hendricks3-0-29-1
  • Simon Harmer4-0-26-3
17.6
0
BE Hendricks to Williams, no run, full blooded drive with room outside off, but Harmer at short cover stops it
17.5
0
BE Hendricks to Williams, no run, full toss that perhaps surprised him, bunted back to the bowler
17.4
1
BE Hendricks to Elgar, 1 run, yorker outside off, steered to point with bat flat on the ground
17.3
W
BE Hendricks to Frylinck, OUT, the bowler has to wait only one ball after that missed chance. Full ball, carved to deep point, no attempt to keep it down. Straight down the throat of the fielder

R Frylinck c van Biljon b BE Hendricks 5 (6m 3b 1x4 0x6) SR: 166.66

17.2
4
BE Hendricks to Frylinck, FOUR, down to a run a ball now outside edge that keeper Dane Vilas got hands to but couldn't hold on. Popped through his gloves and ran to the fence. He's distraught
17.1
1
BE Hendricks to Elgar, 1 run, yorker on the stumps, defended but the ball rolls close by so they can take a single

21 off 18 - very doable. Elgar's still there, but the Spartans should be wary of losing wickets in clumps

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | TS: 166/5 (21 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.76, RRR: 7.00)

  • Dean Elgar74 (47b)
  • Robbie Frylinck1 (1b)
  • Simon Harmer4-0-26-3
  • Kagiso Rabada3-0-24-1
16.6
1
Harmer to Elgar, 1 run,
16.5
4
Harmer to Elgar, FOUR, the straight boundary has been his favourite release areastays in his crease and lifts the full ball back over the bowler's head.
16.4
0
Harmer to Elgar, no run, backs away but the bowler follows him and Elgar can only tap it back to him
16.3
1
Harmer to Frylinck, 1 run, full toss on the stumps, worked down to wide long-on
16.2
W
Harmer to de Zorzi, OUT, Harmer continues to take wickets Went for the reverse sweep and was beaten. Another full toss, strikes him on the knee roll, and the umpire holds the appeal valid. Third wicket for Harmer, second off a full toss. And Stars back in it now

T de Zorzi lbw b Harmer 18 (17m 12b 2x4 1x6) SR: 150.00

Spartans 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st12D ElgarGL Cloete
2nd39D ElgarC Bosch
3rd0D ElgarTB de Bruyn
4th68AB de VilliersD Elgar
5th41D ElgarT de Zorzi
6th11R FrylinckD Elgar
7th17SC WilliamsD Elgar

Mzansi Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
CTB1063300.941
JS1064291.295
PR105522-0.292
NMBG104421-0.448
TS104616-1.044
DH103614-0.716