- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.6 gone this time. No team drops seven in a row. Same shot as the previous ball, but Boult runs around and holds on at square leg this time 55/18.2 Boult hits the bullseye. Dhanushka was making room to try and flay this full delivery over the covers, but when he misses Boult finds the target. The ball might have taken a deflection off the bat before rattling off stump. 83/29.6 good fielding again from Devcich. Prasanna slams a shortish ball to wide long on, and the fielder runs around, sends a lovely throw in on the bounce, and Prasanna is comfortably run out as he tries to get back for a second 92/58.5 short outside off stump, and Mubarak's stay is a short one. He tried to baseball-hit that ball down the ground, but he edges it and Watling takes the catch 85/39.4 super catch. Doesn't quite redeem the team from the shambles earlier on, but it's something. It;s short on the stumps again. Perera tries to flog that away over cover, but doesn't get hold of it. It goes aerially to wide long on, and Devcich has made terrific ground to run around and take the catch centimetres off the ground 91/4Extras7 (lb 3, w 4)TOTAL92/5 (10 Overs, RR: 9.2)Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Kusal Perera, 5.6 ov), 2-83 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 8.2 ov), 3-85 (Jehan Mubarak, 8.5 ov), 4-91 (Angelo Perera, 9.4 ov), 5-92 (Seekkuge Prasanna, 9.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TA Boult 2 0 12 2 6.00 6 2 0 0 0 TG Southee 2 0 20 1 10.00 3 3 0 1 0 SC Kuggeleijn 1 0 11 0 11.00 1 1 0 2 0 SB Styris 2 0 18 1 9.00 4 1 1 0 0 IS Sodhi 2 0 10 0 5.00 5 1 0 0 0 AP Devcich 1 0 18 0 18.00 1 1 2 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.4 gone this time. Maharoof exacts revenge, but it may be too late. This is a length ball, moving in off the seam. KW tries to chop it down to third man, but it goes in between bat and pad and rattles the stumps. 86/33.1 gone! Express have a first, and boy, did they need that. Devcich premeditates a scoop, but he gets a slower length ball from Maharoof and all the batsman can do is loop it up to short fine leg, who dives forward to take a decent catch 41/17.1 gone first ball. This is short on off stump, but has a lot of overspin. Flynn tries to cut close to his body, but only gets a top edge to Kusal Perera, who fumbles but takes it on the second grab 74/2Extras2 (lb 1, w 1)TOTAL96/3 (9.3 Overs, RR: 10.1)Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Anton Devcich, 3.1 ov), 2-74 (Daniel Flynn, 7.1 ov), 3-86 (Kane Williamson, 8.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MDK Perera 2 0 11 1 5.50 4 1 0 0 0 S Prasanna 1 0 14 0 14.00 1 1 1 0 0 MD Gunathilaka 1 0 19 0 19.00 0 2 1 0 0 MF Maharoof 2 0 14 2 7.00 5 1 0 1 0 WMC Jayampathi 2 0 18 0 9.00 4 3 0 0 0 SS Pathirana 1.3 0 19 0 12.66 0 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Northern Districts , 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
13 September 2014 - day/night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Northern Districts 4, Southern Express 0
Match Notes
- Wet Ground: Southern Express - 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 3.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 0 wicket)
- Southern Express: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (MDKJ Perera 33, MD Gunathilaka 15, Ex 2)
- Innings Break: Southern Express - 92/5 in 10.0 overs (MF Maharoof 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 3.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 0 wicket)
- Northern Districts: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 2
- KS Williamson: 50 off 28 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
Match Coverage
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