Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | NSW: 101/5 | RR: 5.94

  • Steven Smith45 (47b)
  • Ben Rohrer26 (28b)
  • Abu Nechim4-0-23-3
  • Kieron Pollard2-0-14-0

That's all from us on this game, but we have another match coming us soon. So do join us for that. Cheers

Steven Smith is MoM. He says: "We just thought about playing straight. The ball stayed low, holding quite a bit, so it was important to play straight. Try to hit down the ground, not across the line. The conditions didn't change, it stayed low and slow throughout the game."

Harbhajan Singh: "The wicket was low, but I think we had put our minds to the job, we could have got around 130. We haven't been able to rotate the strike well, but hopefully we will get another game. We will have to wait and watch, but if we do get another job, we will try to improve."

Simon Katich: "The wicket was quite low. Our quicker bowlers did a great job to restrict them. Rohrer and Smith batted well, that partnership was good, but would have been nice to do that earlier in the innings. Our guys tried to attack the stumps as much as possible. We left a few holes on the off side to encourage shots against that sort of line."

Mature innings from Rohrer and Smith. It all started going back in NSW's favour when Rohrer came down at 5 down for not much and kept coming down the track to nudge the ball for singles. Mumbai attacked, but unlike T&T when they defended 98, Mumbai's attacking men sacrificed the single-savers, not the boundary-savers. Rohrer and Smith played smartly. Smith took full control once he saw the stability from Rohrer at the other end. Unlike bars and pubs in India on Gandhi's birthday today, the group is now wide open. Mumbai can still be knocked out. Any team can go through, perhaps even T&T, but that might be a stretch

16.6
4
Ahmed to SPD Smith, FOUR, Smith finishes it off in style. Makes room and chips a length ball over extra cover. They win with three overs to go, that should their net run-rate some good too

"@Ninad - I agree. What about Akhtar? Whatever he speaks and writes is our problem, right?" SudhaSwings has a strong point too

16.5
0
Ahmed to SPD Smith, no run, yorker on off, digs it out
16.4
0
Ahmed to SPD Smith, no run, slower ball, just short of a length, defended to point
16.3
1
Ahmed to Rohrer, 1 run, short, into the ribs, pulled fine for one
16.2
1
Ahmed to SPD Smith, 1 run, pulled to deep square for one
16.1
4
Ahmed to SPD Smith, FOUR, length ball outside off, driven superbly past cover, Smith is on the home stretch. This is his best T20 score

Nechim comes back

NSW 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st7SR WatsonDA Warner
2nd9DLR SmithDA Warner
3rd1SM KatichDLR Smith
4th10DLR SmithSPD Smith
5th1MC HenriquesSPD Smith
6th73BJ RohrerSPD Smith

Champions League Twenty20

Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
NSW43160.627
MI4215-0.28
T&T42240.176
COBRA41230.229
CSK4132-0.712
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SOM4215-0.557
RCB42240.325
KKR42240.306
WAR42240.246
SOA4123-0.533
Qualifying Tournament Pool A
TeamMWLPTNRR
SOM22040.3
KKR2112-0.225
AUCK2020-0.075
Qualifying Tournament Pool B
TeamMWLPTNRR
T&T22041.659
RU2112-0.275
LEICS2020-1.375