Chennai XI vs Lions 7th Match at Cape Town, 16 Oct, 2012

Toss: Lions, who chose to field first
Chennai XI 158/6 (20)
Lions 159/4 (19.3)
Lions won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: AM Phangiso
  • Chris Morris 12 * (7)
  • J Symes 39 * (23)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 Sohail Tanvirto Faf du Plessis, no runs

Goes back and leaves it outside off.

Over 0.2 Sohail Tanvirto Faf du Plessis, no runs

Goes back and tucks it towards mid on.

Over 0.3 Sohail Tanvirto Faf du Plessis, no runs

Gets forward and leaves the bouncy length delivery outside off.

Over 0.4 Sohail Tanvirto Faf du Plessis, no runs

Goes back and blocks the sharp inducker and the bat handle has been broken!

Over 0.5 Sohail Tanvirto Faf du Plessis, 1 run

Goes back and tucks it wide of mid on for one.

Over 0.6 Sohail Tanvirto M Vijay, Boundary!

Goes back and plays a lovely square cut infront of point for a boundary. That was a rank bad ball from Tanvir.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 DP Nannesto Faf du Plessis, no runs

Drives the pitched up delivery uppishly to mid off.

Over 1.2 DP Nannesto Faf du Plessis, 2 runs

Drags his cover drive on the up through mid wicket with an inside edge and collects a couple of runs.

Over 1.3 DP Nannesto Faf du Plessis, no runs

Gets forward and spoons his drive towards mid off where the ball just falls short of the fielder.

Over 1.4 DP Nannesto Faf du Plessis, Six!!

Gets forward and beautifully lifts the length ball straight down the ground for a six!

Over 1.5 DP Nannesto Faf du Plessis, 2 runs

Flicks the length ball through mid wicket for a couple.

Over 1.6 DP Nannesto Faf du Plessis, 1 run

Digs out the yorker to the off side and steals a single.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Sohail Tanvirto Faf du Plessis, Boundary!

Flicks the juicy inswinger off his pads wide of mid on for a boundary.

Over 2.2 Sohail Tanvirto Faf du Plessis, no runs

Goes back and punches it to mid off.

Over 2.3 Sohail Tanvirto Faf du Plessis, Boundary!

This is banged in short outside off, and Du Plessis pulls it across majestically wide of mid on for a boundary.

Over 2.4 Sohail Tanvirto Faf du Plessis, 3 runs

Chips down the track and carves it over the top of backward point and gets three runs because of a fabulous sliding stop from thirdman.

Over 2.5 Sohail Tanvirto M Vijay, no runs

Goes back and eases it down to cover point.

Over 2.6 Sohail Tanvirto M Vijay, Boundary!

Waits on the backfoot and cuts the slower short and wide delivery past backward point for a boundary.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Chris Morristo Faf du Plessis, no runs

Comes forward and defends it to covers.

Over 3.1 Chris Morris to Faf du Plessis, 1 wide
Goes back and misses his flick to a pacy delivery banged in down the legside.

Over 3.1 Chris Morristo Faf du Plessis, no runs

Comes forward and defends it to covers.

Over 3.1 Chris Morris to Faf du Plessis, 1 wide
Goes back and misses his flick to a pacy delivery banged in down the legside.

Over 3.2 Chris Morristo Faf du Plessis, 1 run

Chips down the track and pulls the short ball to deep squareleg for one.

Over 3.3 Chris Morristo M Vijay, no runs

Sways away from a pacy 140 kmph rising delivery around off and middle.

Over 3.4 Chris Morristo M Vijay, no runs

Makes room and drags the pitched up delivery to mid on.

Over 3.5 Chris Morristo M Vijay, no runs

Moves back and tucks the rising delivery to the right of the diving bowler.

Over 3.6 Chris Morristo M Vijay, no runs

Drills the near yorker back to the bowler.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1DP Nannes bowls good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 4.2DP Nannes bowls short and rising delivery to Faf du Plessis, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.Single

Over 4.3DP Nannes bowls short of length delivery to M Vijay, gets beaten on the backfoot by that lovely delivery.No runs

Over 4.4DP Nannes bowls short of length delivery to M Vijay, goes back and hammers it away .Two runs

Over 4.5DP Nannes bowls pitched up delivery to M Vijay, pulls it through mid onSixer!

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