Paarl Rocks vs Tshwane Spartans, Final - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Henry Davids 77(44)
14.2
Imran Manack to du Plessis, 1 run, Rocks win the final comprehensively and become the champions of the second season of the MSL! The whole team charge onto the field and they have lifted Henry Davids up! Hugs all around and everyone has a bright smile on their faces. The crowd is loving it! du Plessis outside edges it, it deflects away off the keeper gloves to the first slip. He fails to snaffle it and Davids charges for a single to complete the final run
13.5
Corbin Bosch to Davids, SIX, Davids has absolutely nailed that! It was a short of length delivery, Davids stands tall, gets on top of it and powers the hook over deep square leg for a maximum
13.4
Corbin Bosch to du Plessis, 1 run, low full-toss on the stumps, du Plessis knocks it down the ground to long-on
13.2
Corbin Bosch to Davids, no run, low full-toss on the stumps, Davids clips it to the on-side
13.2
Corbin Bosch to Davids, wide, down the leg-side, wide called!
13.1
Corbin Bosch to du Plessis, 1 run, full ball on the pads, du Plessis flicks it to fine leg
12.1
Imran Manack to Davids, no run, inside halves the drive back to the bowler
11.6
Wiese to Pretorius, SIX, Rocks want to finish the proceedings early, he identifies the slower one early, gets in a good position, delays his bat swing and pumps it over long-on for another maximum
11.2
Wiese to Davids, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Davids pushes it back to the bowler
11.2
Wiese to Davids, wide, down the leg-side, wide called!
11.1
Wiese to Davids, no run, Davids backs away and smashes it back onto the stumps at the non striker's end. It ends up on the on-side off the stumps!
10.6
Elgar to Davids, 1 run, touch short and on the stumps, Davids carves it away wide of backward point for a single
10.5
Elgar to Pretorius, 1 run, knocks it down the ground to long-on
10.1
Elgar to Pretorius, 1 run, full ball spinning away from Pretorius, he goes back and punches it away to sweeper cover
9.3
Morne Morkel to Pretorius, 1 run, low full-toss on the stumps, Pretorius knocks it down the ground to long-on
8.5
van der Merwe to Pretorius, 1 run, driven down the ground to long-off
8.3
van der Merwe to Davids, no run, full ball around off, Davids eases it to cover
8.2
van der Merwe to Davids, no run, blocks it to the off-side
8.1
van der Merwe to Pretorius, 1 run, pushes it away square of the wicket
7.1
Wiese to Delport, 1 run, inside edges it back to the keeper, he couldn't collect and it ends up at short fine leg
6.4
van der Merwe to Delport, 1 run, flat and on middle, jabbed to long-on
6.2
van der Merwe to Delport, 1 run, fired into the pads, picked away to deep mid-wicket
5.6
Corbin Bosch to Delport, FOUR, smoked in the gap. Short and no threatening bounce from Bosch, Delport takes toll by pulling it between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket
5.5
Corbin Bosch to Davids, wide, follows the batsman as he was backing away to the leg-side. Bosch overbakes and it's called a wide
5.4
Corbin Bosch to Delport, 1 run, banged in short, Delport swivel-pulls it to square leg
4.5
Sipamla to Davids, SIX, Davids brings up the fastest fifty in MSL 2019. Phew! This is a breathtaking innings so far from the dashing opener and Delport gives him a hug. The crowd are going wild. This was short, friendly length and Davids dispatches it a long way over square leg
4.5
Sipamla to Davids, no ball, FOUR, nothing going Spartans' way. A big no-ball from Sipamla and add to that he's leaked a boundary. Adventure from Davids now, moves across and gets low, takes it on the full and scoops it over short fine leg
4.4
Sipamla to Davids, 2 runs, in the air and just past big Morkel's hands. Drifting down leg, Davids glances it uppishly and gets away
4.3
Sipamla to Davids, SIX, best shot of the game so far. It's not about just violent hitting, he shows some flair as well. Splendid from Davids. Sees a fuller length delivery, makes room and just opens his stance to free his arms, lifting it off the meat over cover
4.2
Sipamla to Delport, 1 run, 127.6kph. Length on middle and leg, nurdled behind square on the leg-side
3.5
Wiese to Davids, FOUR, boundaries flowing off Davids's willow. Spartans' bowlers under serious pressure. Manufactures room by stepping away to the leg-side and caresses it past extra cover
3.4
Wiese to Delport, 1 run, good length, Delport presents a full bat-face as he push-drives it to long-off
3.2
Wiese to Davids, SIX, walloped over cow corner. After a string of fours in the last over, now Wiese gets smacked for a six. Short, no venom at all. Davids handsomely pulls it for a maximum
3.1
Wiese to Delport, 1 run, eased away to long-off
2.5
Morne Morkel to Davids, FOUR, sliced past point. Third boundary of the over for Davids. Half-volley outside off and exploits Morkel's pace. Opens his bat face and times it in the gap
2.4
Morne Morkel to Davids, no run, back of a length, cuts back in and raps Davids on the front pad around the knee roll. Vociferous shout from Morkel for lbw but the umpire shakes his head
2.3
Morne Morkel to Davids, FOUR, back-to-back fours for Davids. The fans are going berserk. Short, sits up for Davids, who pulls it off the front foot over mid-wicket
2.2
Morne Morkel to Davids, FOUR, quick feet from Davids! Comes down the track, converts this into a full ball and holds his shape as he smashes it past mid-on
2.1
Morne Morkel to Davids, no run, sharp work from the fielder at cover-point. Pitched full outside off, Davids opens the bat face and drives it to the left of the fielder, who dives and denies the duo a single
1.6
Corbin Bosch to Davids, 1 run, knocked in front of mid-on
1.5
Corbin Bosch to Davids, no run, shortish and outside off, Davids gets across and lines up for a scoop. But gets undone by the extra bounce as it whistles past his shoulder
1.4
Corbin Bosch to Davids, no run, straightish line from Bosch, the inswinger. Davids with a straight bat push-drives it to mid-on
1.3
Corbin Bosch to Davids, no run, fullish and tailing in, Davids is beaten for pace and it strikes him on the pad
1.2
Corbin Bosch to Delport, 1 run, length outside off, Delport dabs it in front of cover
0.5
Imran Manack to Davids, no run, into the blockhole, dug out next to the bowler
0.4
Imran Manack to Delport, 1 run, darted full outside off, squeezed to long-off
0.1
Imran Manack to Davids, 2 runs, quicker and on middle, whipped through mid-wicket and Davids earn a brace
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