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Best performances - Batsmen

M Klinger
M Klinger
78(48) 6x4 - 5x6
Control %91%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 32 runs
  • 2x4 - 3x6
5 0 11 6 5 14 18 19
AN Petersen
56(35) 7x4 - 1x6
Control %82%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 32 runs
  • 4x4 - 1x6
0 5 0 9 22 9 4 7

Best performances - Bowlers

SW Tait
SW Tait
O4
M0
R36
W3
Eco9.00
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
DT Christian
DT Christian
O4
M0
R30
W2
Eco7.50
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs | LIONS: 167/8 (12 runs required, RR: 8.35)

  • Thami Tsolekile23 (26b)
  • Aaron Phangiso2 (2b)
  • Dan Christian4-0-30-2
  • Shaun Tait3.6-0-36-3

That's it from us. While you wait for the second game of the day - Bangalore v Guyana - here is the action from Headingley, thanks to Gnasher McGlashan. On behalf of ESPNcricinfo, this is Nitin Sundar signing off. Stay tuned for the next game. Cheers!

Alviro Petersen: "We squeezed them a bit in the bowling, but they got away in the end. If we lose wickets while chasing, it is always difficult.. we lost too many, if one or two of us stayed in, it would have helped. Hopefully we can put it right in the remaining two games and who knows from there?" Petersen is right.. After all, as Suresh Raina said.. (runs and hides)

Michael Klinger is Man of the Match "Great to get off to a good start, the competition is cut-throat. We did really well to peg them back after a great start (while chasing). Today we went with one less quick since we thought taking the pace off the ball is the way forward. Daniel Christian did the job well. Tough road ahead, we play two IPL teams."

Tait and Christian starred in a very good bowling display as the Redbacks defended well after Klinger and Ferguson set it up with the bat. Good all-round performance, and the rest of the field better watch out for this team. No stars, but they have what it takes to cause a flutter or two. While we wait for the presentations, here is Sid Monga's bulletin.

That chase pretty much began and ended with Petersen. Sad for the Lions, despite getting almost no support at the other end, they managed to reach 167. If only he had support...

19.6
1
Christian to Tsolekile, 1 run, and it's all over! The bowlers have hit great lengths in these end overs and Christian signs off with another close to perfect yorker on middle and leg. Tsolekile's inability to generate power has hampered Lions towards the end and once again, all he can do is swing it without much timing down to midwicket for one
19.5
1
Christian to Phangiso, 1 run, Phangiso flashes outside off and gets a healthy edge that goes high and dribbles towards third man. Only one. Redbacks close in on a good victory.
19.4
1
Christian to Tsolekile, 1 run, another fine delivery, unhittable outside off and it is squirted out to the covers for one
19.3
1
Christian to Phangiso, 1 run, Manou's the man once again! Uncertain swipe from outside off stump and the inside edge was speeding away after missing the stumps, but Manou came in the way with an acrobatic dive to the left
19.2
1lb
Christian to Tsolekile, 1 leg bye, follows the batsman with a good yorker and Tsolekile can't deflect it past Manou who stops athletically
19.1
2
Christian to Tsolekile, 2 runs, low full toss on middle and leg, Tsolikele connects with the swipe to the leg side, but it goes high rather than far.

LIONS 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st6AN PetersenJD Vandiar
2nd33AN PetersenVB van Jaarsveld
3rd17AN PetersenR Cameron
4th38ND McKenzieAN Petersen
5th15Z de BruynAN Petersen
6th13Z de BruynTL Tsolekile
7th12TL TsolekileWL Coetsee
8th26TL TsolekileR Frylinck
9th7TL TsolekileAM Phangiso