Daniel Sams to Wildermuth, out Caught by Sangha!! A cutter, Wildermuth swings in wanting to go over long-on, but he's early, hence getting a leading-edge, and with Sangha settling under the skier at backward point. Wildermuth c Sangha b Daniel Sams 31(11) [6s-4]
19.1
6
Daniel Sams to Wildermuth, SIX, freebie of a wide full toss. Wildermuth continues his swinging away, absolutely nailing this crouched slice over long-off comfortably
18.5
6
Chris Green to Wildermuth, SIX, nothing streaky here, slog-sweeping it right off the middle, into deep mid-wicket's grass banks. This is some confidence Wildermuth's carried into this game from his exploits against India yesterday
18.4
6
Chris Green to Wildermuth, SIX, low full toss, Wildermuth sits, slogs, and gets lots of height. And despite the wind coming across, it's just enough to beat cow corner
18.2
W
Chris Green to Chris Lynn, out Caught by Ross!! A full-blooded slog, very crisp-sounding, but he's hit it into the wind. And that makes sure he holes out right at the edge of deep mid-wicket. Nevertheless, it's been brutal while it lasted. Chris Lynn c Ross b Chris Green 69(44) [4s-3 6s-5]
18
6
McAndrew to Chris Lynn, SIX, typical foot clearance, typical baseball club, but quite an untypical small six this, just over long-off's ropes
17.4
6
McAndrew to Wildermuth, SIX, hooks. A bouncer, Wildermuth takes it on with a swivel, and it's safely into backward square leg right off the screws
17.1
W
McAndrew to Tom Cooper, out Bowled!! Cleaned up. McAndrew keeps it simple -- full, straight, on off. Cooper complicates it -- shuffling, looking to swipe across the line, and ends up with the ball going under the bat and uprooting off. Tom Cooper b McAndrew 5(7)
17
4
Chris Green to Chris Lynn, FOUR, there's a deep extra cover, there's a long-off, and Lynn finds a way to bisect them both. He runs down the pitch, doesn't quite get to the pitch of the ball, but manages to throw his hands out and slice it in the gap
14.4
W
Jonathan Cook to Daniel Lawrence, out Caught by Hales!! Charges out again for an attempted inside-out over extra cover, but gets too close for comfort in the process, and doesn't get under it properly either, ending up in chipping it right down long-off's throat. Daniel Lawrence c Hales b Jonathan Cook 20(19) [4s-1 6s-1]
14.2
6
Jonathan Cook to Daniel Lawrence, SIX, dances, gets right up and close to the pitch of it, to smoke downtown, full, straight batswing. Also the fifty-run stand between these two
13.3
Chris Green to Daniel Lawrence, no run, full toss, tapped away to a diving extra cover. And Lawrence goes halfway down the pitch before returning, and would've been walking back had Ferguson nailed a direct hit, or probably even if the keeper could've collected the throw cleanly. Alas, not to be
12.5
F
Sangha to Chris Lynn, FOUR, keeps backing away and keeps lofting them over the off-side circle. Thunder - for some reason - are still not plugging that gap. And Lynn, despite mistimes, keeps making merry. And, he has notched up a fifty too!
12.3
6
Sangha to Chris Lynn, SIX, short, Lynn quickly makes room and all he has to do is clear the infield on the off-side. And does with a slap, which despite not coming off the middle, goes flat over long-off
12.2
6
Sangha to Chris Lynn, SIX .. that's his 150th BBL six, thanks to an inside-out slice over extra cover, with nobody in the deep
11.2
6
Daniel Sams to Chris Lynn, SIX, bang in the slot, and a slower one as well for Lynn to line it up some more. Not that he needs invites, but he waits on it some more and unleashes a typical swipe across the line to send it very deep over deep square leg
10.1
4
McAndrew to Daniel Lawrence, FOUR, big waft outside off, and a bigger outside edge to fly through the empty slip cordon
8.4
W
Jonathan Cook to Bryant, out Caught by Ferguson!! Gone! The partnership has been broken. A floated up ball and Bryant looks to play it aerially over the covers on seeing the line outside off. Ends up chipping it towards Ferguson at extra cover who takes a smart catch. Bryant c Ferguson b Jonathan Cook 29(23) [4s-4]
6
6
Jonathan Cook to Chris Lynn, SIX .. and Lynn's arrived. Cook dishes out another long hop, and Lynn duly clears out his front leg, swings flat-batted, and sends it over deep square leg
5.2
Jonathan Cook to Bryant, 2 runs, dropped half way down the pitch, and Bryant takes full toll, pulling and tonking into cow corner's grass banks
4.2
4
Sangha to Chris Lynn, FOUR, oops. Short, wide, and too greedy to follow up. Lynn rocks behind and chops it powerfully behind point
3.5
4
Daniel Sams to Bryant, FOUR, a neat bouncer, head-high, and Bryant compulsively pulls, off the top-edge, over the keeper
3.2
W
Daniel Sams to Heazlett, out Caught by Ross!! Another proper filthy half-tracker, and shockingly, Heazlett's managed to find the one fielder out there in the deep perfectly. He swivels, heaves again, but gets a lot squarer than the earlier one, and Ross is waiting right there at the edge of deep square leg. Heazlett c Ross b Daniel Sams 20(12) [4s-4]
3.1
4
Daniel Sams to Heazlett, FOUR, nice juicy sitter this -- short, around the waist, and Heazlett has all the time to line it up, swivel and heave it over backward square leg
3
4
McAndrew to Bryant, FOUR, to long-off
2.3
4
McAndrew to Bryant, FOUR, short of a good length, Bryant picks the length early, swivels and pulls it backward of square leg. Beats the man in the deep comfortably
1.1
4
Jonathan Cook to Bryant, FOUR, a full-blooded swing in wanting to pump it over the covers, but a thick outside edge and the intent means it flies over point. Hence: the same result, only 90-degrees too fine
1
4
Chris Green to Heazlett, FOUR, cuts now. Green fires it in quicker, drags his length back, but Heazlett's quicker to premeditate this, rock behind and slap it past point
0.5
4
Chris Green to Heazlett, FOUR, another early room-making, and this time chips it inside-out over the short cover fielder. Clearly not the timing he'd like, but never mind ..
0.4
4
Chris Green to Heazlett, FOUR, room, an overcooked length, and Heazlett jumps outside leg-stump to free up his hands and drill it through extra cover