Shivam Dube to Benjamin Calitz, out Caught by Tilak Varma!! Dube breaks the partnership. The dangerous Calitz is on his way back. He has done his job of providing impetus to the innings, over to others to finish things off. This is full and outside off, Calitz bends down and reaches for the big hit, opens the bat face and slices it to sweeper cover. The cameraman thought it went the distance and could not pick it out. But the ball went straight to Tilak and he takes it well in from the rope. Benjamin Calitz c Tilak Varma b Shivam Dube 37(23) [4s-3 6s-2]
14.2
Shivam Dube to Benjamin Calitz, 1 run, low full toss outside off, Calitz reaches and toe-ends the drive to point
14.1
6
Shivam Dube to Benjamin Calitz, SIX, that's outta here. Calitz is known for his six-hitting and he's showing why - this is massive. Length delivery, Calitz maintains a solid base and swings it high towards cow corner. He comfortably clears the rope..
14
Harshit Rana to Benjamin Calitz, 1 run, full and angling in, Calitz drags the drive to long-on
13.4
Harshit Rana to Benjamin Calitz, 1 run, speared into the blockhole, Calitz digs it to extra cover and quickly crosses over
13.3
Harshit Rana to Benjamin Calitz, no run, short of length closer to off, Calitz shuffles across and attempts the scoop, he does not connect. Umpire signals one for the over..
13.2
4
Harshit Rana to Benjamin Calitz, FOUR, that is smart batting. Calitz moves away and Rana goes short outside off, the southpaw reaches for it and slaps it over mid-off. The fielder was inside the ring, so it was a safe shot
12.4
Prince Yadav to Benjamin Calitz, 1 run, 136ks angling in from round the wicket, Calitz flat-bats it to long-on
12.2
Prince Yadav to Benjamin Calitz, 1 run, 134ks full pitcher around off, Calitz hits it flat and on the bounce to long-on. Arshdeep does well to make the stop - that ball was travelling and landed just in front of him
12.1
4
Prince Yadav to Benjamin Calitz, FOUR, unlucky! Back of a length delivery, keeps climbing and Calitz swings across the line, gets a top-edge and the ball flies over Ishan. Prince left with his hands on his head
12
Axar Patel to Benjamin Calitz, 1 run, fires it into the pads, Calitz flicks to deep mid-wicket and retains strike
11.3
Axar Patel to Benjamin Calitz, 1 run, now does not offer room and follows Calitz, tucked into the mid-wicket pocket
11.2
Axar Patel to Benjamin Calitz, no run, backs away and Axar fires it outside off. Calitz can't reach it and Ishan is quick to whip the bails. But Calitz was always in the crease
10.5
Suryansh Shedge to Benjamin Calitz, no ball, 1 run, attempts the yorker but dishes out a full toss, Calitz drills it straight back and Shedge's right boot comes in the way, deflects it to long-on and saves a certain boundary. Shedge has overstepped. Nothings getting worse for the debutant. Free-hit coming up..
10.4
6
Suryansh Shedge to Benjamin Calitz, SIX, just over Samson. Shedge goes back over the wicket and digs it into the pitch, Calitz takes it on and does not quite middle the pull. He gets it high on the bat but the ball has enough to clear a leaping Samson near deep square leg
10.3
4
Suryansh Shedge to Benjamin Calitz, FOUR, much needed boundary for Ireland. They need a move on here. Shedge goes round the wicket and drags it short, Calitz nails the pull in front of square and almost sends it the distance. "First four in 31 balls," informs Ian O'Brien on air
10
Axar Patel to Benjamin Calitz, 2 runs, yorker length on the stumps, Calitz gets a thick inside-edge on the drive and gets the ball racing to the right of Abhishek at deep square
9.5
Axar Patel to Benjamin Calitz, no run, makes room and gets beaten on the top-edge! Calitz wanted to force it through the off-side and got beaten by the extra bounce
9.3
Axar Patel to Benjamin Calitz, 1 run, fuller outside leg stump, clipped away to Tilak at deep square
9.2
Axar Patel to Benjamin Calitz, no run, looks to work leg-side and gets a thick leading edge to the right of Iyer at cover
8.4
Suryansh Shedge to Benjamin Calitz, 1 run, makes room and cuts the length ball to Abhishek at deep backward point
8.3
Suryansh Shedge to Benjamin Calitz, no run, back of a length just outside off at 132ks, Calitz opens the bat face and taps to backward point
7.4
Prince Yadav to Benjamin Calitz, 1 run, direct hit would have been tight, not to be. A juicy full toss outside off, Calitz toe-ends the drive straight to Iyer at mid-off and runs hard in search of a quick single. The skipper has a shy and misses...