2576dThe Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Spirited T&T bowlers defend middling total

A fearsome attack led by Ravi Rampaul set Trinidad & Tobago's Champions League campaign off on a triumphant note, as they comfortably defended 135 for 9, against Brisbane Heat in Ranchi

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

D Ramdin
D Ramdin
48(38) 4x4 - 2x6
Control %69%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 18 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
4 5 3 8 6 4 9 9
JA Burns
JA Burns
45(43) 2x4 - 2x6
Control %79%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 13 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
0 0 2 5 6 5 22 5

Best performances - Bowlers

R Rampaul
R Rampaul
O3.4
M0
R14
W4
Eco3.81
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
AC McDermott
O4
M0
R37
W4
Eco9.25
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

Brisbane Heat , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.20, Interval 17.20-17.40, Second Session 17.40-19.00

Match days

22 September 2013 - day/night match (20-over match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Trinidad & Tobago 4, Brisbane Heat 0

Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Vishal Dikshit

That's all we have from this match, you can now tune into CSK v Titans to be played at the same ground. It's right here. That's all from me, Vishal Dikshit, goodbye!

Denesh Ramdin, T&T captain and Man of the Match: "It was good victory, we were 10-15 runs short but Badree and Rampaul setup the win by bowling well in the first six overs. I told the guys if we get early wickets and they don't cross 35 in six overs, we have a good chance. We didn't have the partnerships going and we have to go from strength to strength. I tried my best [while batting] and the ball was doing a bit early, we will see if I need to go up the order."

James Hopes: "We bowled and fieleded pretty well. The pitch got a bit quicker later and tougher to score on, we have three games to go and have a bit of work to do before Tueday night. We restricted them to a score that was definitely chaseable but we didn't bat well."

Ravi Rampaul: "I'm very happy with my performance as it's my first competitive match after my injury. I think the batsmen misinterpret my run-up and don't think I will bowl very fast. T&T is a strong team, a couple of years age we made around 100 and won on the last ball against Mumbai. The credit must go to the captain for the way he batted and handled the bowlers."

T&T will be very pleased with the win after their batsmen failed to put on strong partnerships. They were 83 for 6 in the 14th over but Denesh Ramdin led them to a defendable 135 as McDermott took four wickets. And, as some feared, the Heats batsmen, without Pomersbach and Watson, couldn't do much against T&T's spinners. Badree first stifled them with an opening spell of 1 for 16 from four overs and Sunil Narine came later to take two wickets. Rampaul's economical bowling also got him four wickets and Joe Burns' knock of 45 went in vain as he ran out of partners.

18.4
W
Rampaul to McDermott, OUT, Rampaul finishes it with a yorker which crashes into the stumps. McDermott made some room on off and the ball misses the bat to hit the ground in the crease and then the off stump, Rampaul wraps it with style and finished with four wickets

AC McDermott b Rampaul 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

18.3
1
Rampaul to Roach, 1 run, almost in the block hole on middle, Roach stays back and sends it down to long-on
18.2
2
Rampaul to Roach, 2 runs, full toss on the pads, glanced to deep fine leg for two

The last man is at the non-striker's end

18.1
W
Rampaul to Hauritz, OUT, another easy catch as Brisbane Heat at tottering now. It was a slower delivery at 104kph, was on length around off and Hauritz sent it high in the air and straight down Simmons' throat at long-on

NM Hauritz c Simmons b Rampaul 0 (5m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

29 required from the 12 now, Rampaul to bowl his last

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs 2 Wkts | BH: 107/8 (29 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.94, RRR: 14.50)

  • Nathan Hauritz0 (0b)
  • Rayad Emrit4-0-26-2
  • Sunil Narine4-0-25-2
17.6
W
Emrit to Cutting, OUT, Cutting has run out of luck and is run-out on! He missed the slower ball outside off as he tried to cut it late, Hauritz came for a single but Cutting wasn't ready and by the time he came out and went back, the keeper got a direct hit and replays confirm he's out of the ground. In case he wasn't, Emrit picked up the ball and got a direct hit at non-striker's as Cutting went for the single since Hauritz had reached the other end by then

BCJ Cutting run out 17 (16m 10b 2x4 1x6) SR: 170.00

17.5
0
Emrit to Cutting, no run, slower one on length, Cutting pulls and misses

Heat 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10JR HopesJA Burns
2nd21PJ ForrestJA Burns
3rd45DT ChristianJA Burns
4th5JA BurnsCA Lynn
5th4CD HartleyJA Burns
6th6BCJ CuttingJA Burns
7th10BCJ CuttingCJM Sabburg
8th6NM HauritzBCJ Cutting
9th0NM HauritzKAJ Roach
10th3KAJ RoachAC McDermott