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Boy, my fingers have taken a real beating after that manic blitz of commentary in the end. I badly need a break. But don't go anywhere for there is another cracking game in prospect as the defending champions - Chennai Super Kings take on the champions from South Africa - Cape Cobras. Don't miss that and hop over to the other tab to follow it. Until then, this is Srivathsa signing off. Be well!
Henriques: It is yet to sink in, but happy to keep NSW alive in the tournament. Heat wise it is difficult, but it suits my bowling - which is to bang it in hard and use the slower ones. Previously I have made mistakes by trying too hard. Today I concentrated on the ball and didn't preempt anything.
Henriques is the MoM for his superb effort. He was the man who ensured that NSW won from a no-win situation.
Ganga: We back Rampaul to defend 17 in the final over. But he bowled a couple of full tosses and credit to Henriques for putting it away. A bitter pill to swallow this. We had the Super Over as well, but didn't finish it off. Henriques made the difference. We backed Simmons, Barath and Bravo. These are the players who can clear the ground. It is difficult to come out on the losing side, but have to give credit to NSW.
Katich: We owe it to Henriques. Not only with the ball, but with the bat in the end and then in the Super Over. The game looked over, but he was magnificent. We back our guys to bat deep. We left it too deep, but Henriques got us through. Credit to the way TT bowled and fielded.
For the second game in a row, TT have suffered a major heart-break. They should have won both the games or at least won today's, but Henriques and P Cummins initially stole it, to push the game into a super over. From then on it was the Henriques show, he managed to steal the show by belting Rampaul for 18. It looked all over for TT, but Simmons gave them hope, but perished to the final ball. WHAT A GAME! The tournament has received a nitro boost after such a cracking game today. We will get you the presentation details in a bit.
O'Keefe to Simmons: last ball: OUT. Caught by Warner at long off. Heartbreak for TT and their team. Simmons has holed out to Warner. He hit it flat and hard straight down the ground. It was going like a scud missile, but went straight to the fielder. Warner is very safe and he took it easily. Either way and it would've gone over the ropes. Simmons cannot believe that he has picked out Warner so expertly. The TT camp are gutted. They had the match in their grasp, but somehow contrived to lose the game.
O'Keefe to Simmons: 5th ball: FOUR! Simmons is keeping his side in the game. Only just. He swings to leg after making room. It goes wide of Cummins at deep square. He dives to his left, but parries it over the ropes. He dived, but couldn't haul it back in. Simmons needs a 4 to win the game. If it is tied, TT will win. Will we have another tie? Boy this is crazy like hell. The spectators cannot believe what they are seeing. Right here is the last ball then.
O'Keefe to Simmons: 4th ball: WIDE! The pressure is getting to the bowler, sees Simmons coming down and bowls it way outside off. Wide called.
O'Keefe to Simmons: 4th ball: SIX! Simmons is proving to be a hero. Makes room and though the bowler follwed him, he slogged it high and handsome over long on. The ball just eluded the fielder. He leaped but it went over his head. What a game!
O'Keefe to Simmons: 3rd ball: 2 runs: Simmons drags this wide of deep square and they come back for the 2nd. The throw was wide to the keeper and Simmons made it easily. Now they need only boundaries.
O'Keefe to Barath: 2nd ball: 1 run: Low full toss outside off, Barath carves it straight to the fielder at sweeper cover, only a single again. 17 required off 4 now.
O'Keefe to Simmons: 1st ball: 1 run: Low full toss on the stumps, Simmons comes down the track and digs it out to long off. Only a single.
Simmons and Darren Bravo are walking out now. The NSW camp are doing their fielding drills. Henriques is walking around. Can someone from the TT side turn out to be a hero. Drama here as Bravo has been called back in by Ganga and Barath has been sent out. So it is now Simmons and Barath who will be out there. Madugulle the match referee is pointing it out to the TT camp. They changed the order after they saw that O' Keefe is bowling. Right it will be O'Keefe to bowl.
Rampaul to Henriques: 6th ball. FOUR! Henriques has smoked Rampaul for 4 consecutive boundaries in a row. They finish on a high. What cricketing sense from Henriques. He moves across his stumps and then flicks wide of short fine. Deep backward square leg had no chance. What a move to send Henriques again. 18 off the Super Over. TT have to get 19 to win. Will they? Looks too much for the men from the Caribbean. Henriques has proved himself with the bat. It is the turn of the NSW bowlers to do the job.
Rampaul to Henriques: 5th ball. FOUR! Henriques is turning it on big time. Again mid on is inside the circle and another poor bull, it was short and Henriques pulled it over mid on. There were two men in the ring and Henriques got to over them. No long on and Rampaul had to pay the price
Rampaul to Henriques: 4th ball. FOUR! Henriques is proving to be a hero for NSW. Makes room and clatters a low full toss past the diving sweeper cover. He dived to his right, but the power on that was too much. The ball scooted past his dive and NSW are up and away.
Rampaul to Henriques: 3rd ball. FOUR! Henriques connects beautifully to a high full toss, he got it over mid on and the ball dribbled away to the fence. Mid on was in and Henriques had to get it over that man and he did superbly. TT under pressure.
Rampaul to Henriques, 2nd ball: 2 runs to long off: Poor fielding from Darren Bravo as Henriques' mishit goes down to long off, Bravo didn't charge in and fired in a poor throw to the keeper. Henriques was way out, but since it was a poor throw, he made it in time. Ramdin is furious
Rampaul to Henriques, 1st ball: 0 run: Full and wide outside off, yorker length almost. Henriques cannot squeeze it out. A dot to start.
Boy for the third consecutive edition of the CL, we have a Super Over. Rampaul will bowl again. Henriques and Warner are the two men who will take first strike. Henriques to face.
Trinidad and Tobago and last ball finishes - the story continues. It looked like a comfortable victory for them but Henriques played a little beauty towards the end. 17 runs from the last over with the bowler's name reading Ravi Rampaul seemed like a tough ask but some smart batting in the first 2 balls and some not-so-smart fielding from Darren Bravo means the match will be decided by the super-over. As luck would have it, P Cummins managed to sneak in a boundary as well!19.6
Rampaul to P Cummins, 1 run, it is going to be a super-over!! Ganga learns his lessons from the last game and keeps the field in this time, P Cummins looks to slog but hits it along the ground to mid wicket who is inside the circle this time. They get only a single but that will do! Rampaul can not believe it, he has conceded 16 runs in the last over. The NSW players are already celebrating, but the game isn't won yet.
Deja vu? Mind goes back to the previous game. Mumbai Indians won a thriller then, what will happen now?19.5
Rampaul to P Cummins, FOUR!!, a boundary! a boundary! a boundary! A length delivery on the middle and leg, P Cummins swings across the line and hits it wide of mid off. The fielder gives chase but it keeps evading him19.4
Rampaul to P Cummins, 2 runs, they come back for 2! Poor effort in the deep that. Full toss outside off, P Cummins slaps it to long off, Bravo was lazy and allows 2. He probably wanted P Cummins to stay on strike but Rampaul is not impressed with that effort!
What will P Cummins do now? Go for glory? Or give strike to Henriques?19.3
Rampaul to Henriques, 1 run, well bowled, fullish length outside off, Henriques drives firmly but hits straight to sweeper cover, they can not come back for 2.
Long on comes in now.19.2
Rampaul to Henriques, FOUR!!, replay? No! This is live and crazy! Once again shuffles and flicks the fuller one to the deep backward square leg ropes.19.1
Rampaul to Henriques, FOUR!!, oh what a good shot that is! Knows it will be full and moves across the stumps, flicks it from off side and hits it wide of deep backward square leg. Just the start they wanted!
Pat Cummins, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Rampaul will bowl the last over. Expect toe crushing yorkers from round the stumps.18.6
Narine to Starc, out Starc Run Out!!1 run completed. NSW will not mind it. Starc goes for a wild swing, mistimes it along the ground to deep square leg, they wanted Henriques to be on strike for the last over so he comes back for 2 and runs himself out. Can Henriques pull it off?? Starc run out (Rampaul/Ramdin) 1(2)
Narine to Starc, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!18.5
Narine to Starc, no run, dot ball! Off spinner on off, Starc goes back and pushes it back to the bowler, could have done better but can't ask much from a tailender18.4
Narine to Henriques, 1 run, well bowled, maintains stump to stump line, Henriques has no room to cut so hits it straight to backward point18.3
Narine to Henriques, 2 runs, slow off cutter on the legs, Henriques flicks it wide of short fine leg for 218.2
Narine to Henriques, FOUR!!, ah, this one looked like a mishit but he collects four! Weird game this, a touch fuller on middle, Henriques heaves through the on side and hits it between deep mid and deep square leg
Mitchell Starc, left handed bat, comes to the crease18.1
Narine to O'Keefe, out Caught by Sherwin Ganga!! That looked like a clean strike but he has hit it straight to the fielder. Slow off cutter on off, O'Keefe slogs across the line, hits it well but doesn't get the elevation, ends up with a simple catch to deep mid wicket. O'Keefe c Sherwin Ganga b Narine 3(3)
Narine to O'Keefe, THATS OUT!! Caught!!18.1
Narine to O'Keefe, no ball, 2 runs, not so tough if he continues bowling like this. Starts with a high full toss on the legs, O'Keefe swings through the line but mistimes it to deep backward square leg.
Sunil Narine [3.0-0-15-1] is back into the attack
28 runs from 12 balls is a tough ask, especially when the bowler is Narine.17.6
Rampaul to O'Keefe, 1 run, very full on off again, O'Keefe drives off the bottom of the bat to cover17.5
Rampaul to Henriques, 1 run, good field placement that, has a man at straightish mid wicket and Henriques swings it straight to him, it was hit extremely hard so the fielder hasn't stopped it cleanly17.4
Rampaul to Henriques, no run, goes round the stumps and bowls a full one outside off, Henriques looks to swing over the on side but misses
Steve O'Keefe, right handed bat, comes to the crease17.3
Rampaul to Katich, out Caught by Badree!! Not so nice this time. Once again Katich tries to move across and work it through the on side, but it was a low full toss this time and he ends up with a weak chip shot straight to mid wicket. It is extremely difficult for a new batsman to go bang bang on this wicket, NSW needed Katich to stay there. Katich c Badree b Rampaul 23(21) [4s-2]
Rampaul to Katich, THATS OUT!! Caught!!17.2
Rampaul to Katich, FOUR!!, nice shot. Knows it will be full and shuffles across, works it wide of mid wicket for a four. No chance for the man at long on, it was superbly timed17.1
Rampaul to Henriques, 1 run, doesn't matter if it is a free hit when you bowl like that! A superb yorker from round the stumps, Henriques jams it down near the stumps for a quick single.17.1
Rampaul to Katich, no ball, 1 run, full and wide outside off, Katich reaches and squeezes it out to sweeper cover. Rampaul has overstepped, according to the umpire. But replays show it was not a frontfoot no ball, that is quite puzzling. Anyways, it is a free hit now
Ravi Rampaul [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
Huge cheers across the stadium. Guess why? The Chennai Super Kings players have just arrived!16.6
Kevon Cooper to Katich, 1 run, another slower one on the legs, Katich works it to short fine leg, just a single
Moises Henriques, right handed bat, comes to the crease16.5
Kevon Cooper to Rohrer, out Caught by Darren Bravo!! Kevon Cooper gets his reward. Another slower one on the off, Rohrer looks to flick but plays it too early, ends up lobbing it straight to deep mid wicket for a simple catch. This innings is going nowhere, NSW need a miracle from here on! Rohrer c Darren Bravo b Kevon Cooper 3(5)
Kevon Cooper to Rohrer, THATS OUT!! Caught!!16.4
Kevon Cooper to Rohrer, no run, excellent bowling this, once again the slower one, Rohrer looks to swing through the on side but misses. The keeper fumbles but recovers in time16.3
Kevon Cooper to Rohrer, 2 runs, fullish on the pads, he works it to deep mid wicket area, runs well to make it 216.2
Kevon Cooper to Katich, 1 run, good bowling, Katich was shaping for the slog sweep but Kevon Cooper bowls a slower one, he ends up scooping it to mid wicket for one16.1
Kevon Cooper to Rohrer, leg byes, 1 run, appeal for LBW but that was pitching outside leg, skids on and hits Rohrer on the backfoot, they sneak in a leg bye as the ball goes to the off side15.6
Sherwin Ganga to Katich, 2 runs, once again on the legs, Katich goes back and punches it wide of deep mid wicket for a couple more15.5
Sherwin Ganga to Rohrer, 1 run, flat and on the legs, he works it to backward square leg for one15.4
Sherwin Ganga to Katich, 1 run, tossed up outside off, he drives it to sweeper cover15.3
Sherwin Ganga to Katich, FOUR!!, well played. Playing the big shots on this track is a bit difficult so Katich decides to play the orthodox ones. Goes on his knees and paddles a leg sidish delivery to the fine leg fence
Ben Rohrer, left handed bat, comes to the crease15.2
Sherwin Ganga to Steven Smith, out Caught by Simmons!! This was always coming. Smith had to take his chances and perishes to the big stroke. Dances down the track and looks to loft over long off, goes through with the shot even though he didn't come to the pitch of it, ends up lofting it high and straight to the man there. Steven Smith c Simmons b Sherwin Ganga 11(12)
Sherwin Ganga to Steven Smith, THATS OUT!! Caught!!15.1
Sherwin Ganga to Katich, 1 run, given air on middle, he goes back and cuts it to point, runs across quickly for a single
Sherwin Ganga [3.0-0-17-2] is back into the attack14.6
Kevon Cooper to Steven Smith, no run, well bowled. Another good over from Trinidad, this was a touch short but hurried on to Smith who missed a pull shot and got hit on the body14.5
Kevon Cooper to Katich, 1 run, poor ball but he gets away with it. A juicy full toss on the legs, Katich looks to swing it over the on side but mishits straight to short fine leg. That should have been put away!14.4
Kevon Cooper to Steven Smith, 1 run, slow off cutter on the off, Steven Smith opens the face of the bat and runs it to short third man14.3
Kevon Cooper to Katich, 1 run, good bowling again, maintains the yorker length stuff on middle, Katich jams it down to long on, only a single again14.2
Kevon Cooper to Steven Smith, 1 run, very full on middle, he gets forward and drills it down to long on14.1
Kevon Cooper to Steven Smith, 2 runs, slower one that bounces a touch extra around off, Steven Smith was looking to come down the track but adjusted and worked it softly to mid wicket, they run well and make it 213.6
Badree to Steven Smith, 1 run, excellent over, just 5 runs came from it, ends with a flick to mid wicket13.5
Badree to Katich, 1 run, loopy on middle, Katich gets forward and chips it uppishly to long on13.4
Badree to Katich, no run, flat and angled across the left hander, he looks to cut but the ball goes beneath his bat13.3
Badree to Steven Smith, 1 run, flat and straight, Steven Smith stays back and works it to deep mid wicket13.2
Badree to Steven Smith, no run, an appeal for LBW not given. Looks to sweep one from outside off and misses, impact was probably outside off13.1
Badree to Steven Smith, 2 runs, almost run out! Steven Smith works it to deep square leg and looks to return for the second run, the throw from the deep comes at a half-volley to the keeper who fails to gather cleanly. Smith would have been gone despite his dive!
Samuel Badree [3.0-1-21-0] is back into the attack12.6
Kevon Cooper to Steven Smith, 1 run, another fullish delivery, another single to long off12.5
Kevon Cooper to Katich, 1 run, pitched up on the off, Katich collects a single to long off12.4
Kevon Cooper to Katich, no run, Kevon Cooper gets away with a full toss, Katich only manages to push it back to the bowler12.3
Kevon Cooper to Katich, no run, back of a length and angled across, Katich looks to run it down to third man but fails to make contact12.2
Kevon Cooper to Katich, 2 runs, tries the slower one but bowls a low full toss outside off, Katich drives it wide of long off but Simmons does well with a dive to keep it to 212.1
Kevon Cooper to Steven Smith, 1 run, good length on the off, he gets forward and pushes it to the left of point11.6
Sherwin Ganga to Steven Smith, 1 run, tossed up this time, he pushes it to long on and gets off the mark immediately
Steven Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease11.5
Sherwin Ganga to Daniel Smith, out Bowled!! Smith is looking at the wicket but believe me he has only himself to blame for this. Sherwin Ganga keeps it flat and on the off, not short enough for the cut but Smith tries exactly that, it skids on and hits the off stump much to the delight of the bowler. Poor shot selection, not the pitch, has cost Daniel Smith his wicket. Daniel Smith b Sherwin Ganga 11(17)
Sherwin Ganga to Daniel Smith, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!11.4
Sherwin Ganga to Daniel Smith, no run, better this time, stump to stump line, Daniel Smith works it with the spin to mid wicket11.3
Sherwin Ganga to Daniel Smith, 2 runs, poor ball. Flat, short and outside off, Daniel Smith goes back and cuts it to deep backward point, hasn't timed it too well so only 211.2
Sherwin Ganga to Daniel Smith, no run, flat and turning in around off, no room for Daniel Smith who blocks to the off side11.1
Sherwin Ganga to Daniel Smith, no run, very full on the legs, he turns it to square leg, the misfield there doesn't cost anything10.6
Kevon Cooper to Daniel Smith, 1 run, full and angled in on the legs, Daniel Smith gets an inside edge onto the pads as he looks to work it to the on side, they take a quick single as the ball rolls towards square leg10.5
Kevon Cooper to Katich, 1 run, slow off cutter around off, he pushes it wide of cover10.4
Kevon Cooper to Katich, no run, short of length and angled across, Katich goes on the backfoot and blocks it to point10.3
Kevon Cooper to Katich, no run, outside off line this time, Katich shuffles across and looks to cut but gets a bottom edge to the keeper10.2
Kevon Cooper to Daniel Smith, 1 run, full and straight again, he drills it to long on for one10.1
Kevon Cooper to Daniel Smith, no run, tight stump to stump line from Kevon Cooper, Daniel Smith gets forward and blocks
Kevon Cooper, right-arm medium, comes into the attack9.6
Sherwin Ganga to Daniel Smith, 1 run, almost gone! Daniel Smith looks for the pre-meditated paddle shot, the ball bounces a touch more and lobs off the gloves, the keeper didn't know where it was going and it was too late by the time he realised it was going behind him, puts in a dive but in vain9.5
Sherwin Ganga to Katich, 1 run, tossed up on the off, he pushes it through the off side to get off the mark
Simon Katich, left handed bat, comes to the crease9.4
Sherwin Ganga to Warner, out Bowled!! What a huge wicket that is! S Ganga gives it a bit more air on middle stump line, it was not too short but Warner once again went for his favourite pull shot, missed it completely and the ball turns a touch to hit middle and off. Warner cannot believe it and stays in the crease for a moment before walking away slowly. Warner b Sherwin Ganga 38(36) [4s-6]
Sherwin Ganga to Warner, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!9.3
Sherwin Ganga to Daniel Smith, 1 run, short but skids on, Daniel Smith goes back and defends it to the vacant cover region for one9.2
Sherwin Ganga to Daniel Smith, no run, floated around middle, Daniel Smith gets forward and defends it to the on side9.1
Sherwin Ganga to Warner, 1 run, given air on middle, Warner looks to pull though it isn't too short, ends up mishiting to deep square leg8.6
Narine to Warner, 1 run, straight stuff from Narine, skids on as Warner jams it to point for one8.5
Narine to Warner, no run, beautiful bowling. Much slower and more flight around off, Warner thinks it will turn it and looks to work it away through the on side, gets a slight leading edge that goes along the ground to short third man8.5
Narine to Warner, wide, spins in from middle and goes down the leg, another wide8.4
Narine to Daniel Smith, 1 run, fullish leg spinner outside off, Daniel Smith shuffles across and works it from there to deep mid wicket8.3
Narine to Warner, 1 run, a bit short and turning away outside off, Warner stays back and cuts it to sweeper cover8.2
Narine to Warner, no run, the off spinner this time, Warner looks to work it away but ends up pushing it back to Narine8.1
Narine to Daniel Smith, 1 run, slow leg spinner on the off, he stays back and turns it to mid wicket for one7.6
Sherwin Ganga to Daniel Smith, 1 run, again strays on the pads, he tickles it to short fine leg. Poor over from Sherwin Ganga, almost every ball has been on the leg side7.5
Sherwin Ganga to Warner, 1 run, a bit leg sidish to the left hander, Warner collects an easy single to deep backward square leg7.4
Sherwin Ganga to Daniel Smith, 1 run, floated around middle and leg, he works it through square leg7.3
Sherwin Ganga to Daniel Smith, no run, loopy and straight, he turns it to mid wicket7.3
Sherwin Ganga to Daniel Smith, 5 wides, that beats everyone! Poor line, starts from leg and continues spinning away, no chance for the keeper who was moving to his left, 5 unnecessary runs7.2
Sherwin Ganga to Warner, 1 run, flat and short on middle, Warner pulls straight to deep mid wicket, just a single7.1
Sherwin Ganga to Daniel Smith, 1 run, starts with one around off, Daniel Smith flicks it to deep backward square leg
Sherwin Ganga, comes into the attack
Daniel Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease6.6
Narine to Shane Watson, out Caught by Simmons!! Narine strikes! Shane Watson wasn't looking at his best at all and his struggle comes to an end. It was that flicked leg spinner again, Watson looks to pull but the ball comes on slower than he expected, plays the shot early and gets a top edge that goes straight to long on. Simple catch, big wicket! Shane Watson c Simmons b Narine 14(15) [4s-2]
Narine to Shane Watson, THATS OUT!! Caught!!6.5
Narine to Shane Watson, no run, a touch short this time, he cuts it to point6.4
Narine to Shane Watson, no run, slow leg cutter around off, he gets forward and defends it6.3
Narine to Shane Watson, FOUR!!, how did he get it there? Watson went for the pre-meditated scoop shot but Narine bowls it around off, he goes through with the shot even though he isn't in any position to play it, gets some bat on it and hits it over the keeper's head6.2
Narine to Warner, 1 run, floated around off stump, he goes back and pushes it to sweeper cover for a single6.1
Narine to Warner, no run, slow and wide outside off, Warner looks to pull but mishits to mid wicket5.6
Badree to Shane Watson, no run, good ball. Flat and skidding on around middle and off, Shane Watson looks to cut but the ball hurries on, he somehow manages to get his bat down in time and push it to the off side5.5
Badree to Warner, 1 run, better from Badree, gives it air and bowls it full, Warner turns it to square leg5.4
Badree to Warner, FOUR!!, more poor stuff from Badree. Keeps bowling short ones to Warner, this time he crashes it through the off side for another boundary5.3
Badree to Warner, FOUR!!, this time Badree doesn't get away. Poor ball again, short and sitting up to be hit, Warner obliges and pulls to deep square leg5.2
Badree to Warner, no run, short one from Badree, gets away with it as Warner pulls straight to mid wicket, loses his bat in the process5.1
Badree to Shane Watson, 1 run, tossed up on the off, he goes back and works it to deep mid wicket
Samuel Badree [2.0-1-11-0] is back into the attack4.6
Narine to Shane Watson, 1 run, gives it some loop and bowls it slower on middle, Shane Watson bends down and mistimes the slog sweep to deep mid wicket4.5
Narine to Shane Watson, no run, stifled shout for an LBW, but not given, this one turns in on the middle and leg stump, Shane Watson looks to defend but misses, gets hit on the pads but that was sliding down the leg side4.4
Narine to Warner, 1 run, again Warner makes room to the on side, Narine fires it full and fast on leg stump, Warner whips it uppishly to deep mid wicket4.4
Narine to Warner, no ball, Warner makes a little bit of room, Narine darts it flatter on leg stump and Warner dabs it to point, but Narine oversteps, free-hit coming up4.3
Narine to Warner, no run, beaut of a delivery, this one pitches on middle and off, gets it to break away sharply, Warner gets beaten4.2
Narine to Shane Watson, 1 run, drags it short outside off, Shane Watson rocks back and goes for the pull, ends up toe-ending it over deep mid wicket, it falls safely in front of the fielder who almost over-runs it4.1
Narine to Warner, 1 run, gives it some air on the stumps, Warner lifts his bat high and thumps it to mid off, the fielder is on the edge of the circle and thus an easy single results
Sunil Narine, right-arm off break, comes into the attack3.6
Rampaul to Shane Watson, FOUR!!, emphatic from Shane Watson, slightly overpitched just outside off, Shane Watson stays on the front foot and he blasts it past the bowler, Rampaul bends on his followthrough but he cannot stop it as the ball blazes away to the long off fence3.5
Rampaul to Shane Watson, 2 runs, fuller in length that curves in on the middle and leg stump, Shane Watson looks to heave it over to the leg side, mistimes it and the ball rolls to backward square leg for a couple3.4
Rampaul to Shane Watson, no run, yorker ball just outside off, Shane Watson tries to get the bat down in time, but he is unable to squeeze it out3.3
Rampaul to Shane Watson, no run, loud shout for an LBW, but the umpire says NO, Rampaul is very unlucky here, back of a length that nips back in sharply, Shane Watson plays down the wrong line, misses it and gets hit on the back pad, replays show that the ball was hitting middle stump, Watto is very lucky here3.2
Rampaul to Warner, 1 run, shortish ball around the off stump, Warner turns his wrists nicely, twirls it to mid on3.1
Rampaul to Warner, FOUR!!, Warner is on song here, Rampaul drags his length short outside off, Warner stays forward and lashes it over point for a scorching boundary2.6
Badree to Warner, 1 run, keeps it around the middle and leg stump, Warner stays back and works it to backward square leg2.5
Badree to Warner, FOUR!!, even better from Warner, Badree drags this short and Warner is quick to latch onto it, pulls it into the gap at deep mid wicket, after a good maiden over first up from Badree, this over has spoilt it for him2.4
Badree to Warner, FOUR!!, what power from this pocket-sized dynamite, tossed up and overpitched outside off, Warner clobbers it over the head of the wide mid off fielder, blazes away to the long off fence2.3
Badree to Warner, no run, flatter ball and it spins back into Warner, he gets cramped for room and he pushes it to point2.2
Badree to Warner, 2 runs, lands it short on the stumps, Warner stays back and pulls it over deep mid wicket, the fielder runs to his right and keeps it down to a couple2.1
Badree to Warner, no run, quicker and gets it to skid on straight on middle and off, Warner taps it to short cover1.6
Rampaul to Warner, 1 run, good length on the middle and leg stump, Warner punches it to mid off and calls for a quick single1.5
Rampaul to Warner, no run, good ball from Rampaul this, yorker on middle, Warner comes forward and squeezes it out to mid off1.4
Rampaul to Warner, no run, tighter from Rampaul, short of length and straight on the off stump, Warner short-arm jabs it back to the bowler1.3
Rampaul to Warner, FOUR!!, that has been absolutely mauled by Warner, Rampaul angles it short and wide outside off, Warner throws his bat at it and hammers the square cut to deep point1.2
Rampaul to Shane Watson, 1 run, back of a length on the off stump, Shane Watson dabs it to softly to point, takes a quick single and NSW are up and away1.1
Rampaul to Shane Watson, no run, full ball angled in on middle and leg, Shane Watson looks to flick it to the leg side, he falls over as he plays that, gets hit on the pads and Rampaul appeals for an LBW, but that was going down the leg side
Ravi Rampaul, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
This is only the second maiden over bowled in this year's tournament.0.6
Badree to Warner, no run, MAIDEN OVER for Badree, what a start for T&T, dishes up a low full toss outside off, Warner creams it to extra cover, the fielder moves to his right and stops it0.5
Badree to Warner, no run, tossed up on the off stump, gets forward and drives it to cover0.4
Badree to Warner, no run, quicker and straighter on middle, Warner pats it to the leg side0.3
Badree to Warner, no run, flatter delivery that skids through outside off, Warner looks to run it down to third man, misses it0.2
Badree to Warner, no run, flatter ball on middle, Warner taps it to the on side0.1
Badree to Warner, no run, starts off with a nicely tossed up delivery on the stumps, Warner drives it to mid off
Warner and Shane Watson are at the crease. Warner is on strike. Badree will open the attack
A good score by Trinidad it must be said. They got off to a very good start, but once O'Keefe and Henriques came on, they found it tough to manipulate the singles. Ganga survived a clear run-out and added some useful runs later on. In the end there was some comical stuff too as Warner lost sight of the ball twice to concede a couple of crucial boundaries. The pitch looks very sluggish and Trinidad have an army of spinners to exploit the conditions. NSW need a solid start if they have to have a chance. It promises to be much fun. We will be back shortly for the chase.19.6
P Cummins to J Mohammed, 2 runs, J Mohammed kneels down and connects with the slog. Deep mid cannot prevent the 2nd this time.19.5
P Cummins to J Mohammed, no run, a wild slog and a miss to a slower delivery outside off. They don't run the bye this time
Jason Mohammed, right handed bat, comes to the crease19.4
P Cummins to Kevon Cooper, out Kevon Cooper Run Out!! Comedy of errors. Kevon Cooper swung and missed. He was looking for the bye and Smith threw down the stumps. Kevon Cooper then called Rampaul for the single. Smith tried to take the stump out of the ground as Kevon Cooper made it back. But replays showed that the initial throw from Smith had caught Kevon Cooper out of his crease. That ends it there then. Kevon Cooper run out (Daniel Smith) 12(9) [4s-1]
P Cummins to Kevon Cooper, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!
Third ump called for again. A run-out appeal against Kevon Cooper. He is out!19.3
P Cummins to Kevon Cooper, FOUR!!, How did Kevon Cooper hit that slower short of a length ball straight down the ground? Kevon Cooper waited and waited on it, before slapping it over P Cummins. It went straight and the ball bisected long off and long on perfectly.19.3
P Cummins to Kevon Cooper, wide, Kevon Cooper is flailing away, but not connecting. This is well outside off and he misses. But called a wide.19.2
P Cummins to Rampaul, 1 run, low full toss, Rampaul flicks from outside off and finds deep square19.1
P Cummins to Kevon Cooper, 1 run, swiped across the line without any power, long on keeps it to a single18.6
Starc to Rampaul, FOUR!!, this is incredible. Warner at long on for the 2nd time in the over has lost sight of the ball and has gone the other way. It was hit to his right and he went to his left. The entire Trinidad dug-out burst out laughing. They cannot believe that Warner has done it twice. Quite bizzare actually.18.5
Starc to Kevon Cooper, 1 run, Kevon Cooper mishit that flat batted hit down to the men inside the ring on the off side18.4
Starc to Rampaul, 1 run, lofts without any timing again. The ball goes to sweeper cover once more18.3
Starc to Rampaul, FOUR!!, Warner at long on completely lost sight of the ball. It was hit powerfully and Warner didn't pick it up at all. The ball looks discoloured and it isn't easy to pick it up. Warner pointed out to mid wicket that he lost sight of the ball18.2
Starc to Rampaul, 2 runs, now looks ugly as he lofts with one hand off the bat. Went over cover and landed safely.18.1
Starc to Rampaul, 2 runs, nice looking straight drive from Rampaul. High elbow and all that. But Warner scampering across from long on keeps it to a couple17.6
P Cummins to Rampaul, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Rampaul defends wide of backward point and retains the strike with that run17.5
P Cummins to Kevon Cooper, 1 run, a misfield from Katich at cover allows the single. Flat batted straight to him and Kat fumbles.17.4
P Cummins to Kevon Cooper, 2 runs, slices it over backward point, just over the man and they come back for the second
Ravi Rampaul, left handed bat, comes to the crease17.3
P Cummins to Ganga, out Caught by Warner at long on!! Sensational catch by Warner. Ganga made room and smashed it well. It looked like it was safe. But enter Warner who dived forward and clasped it with both hands. It was dying on him and he did well to pouch it cleanly. Ganga stood his ground. It was referred upstairs - initially for the no-ball and then to see whether it was a clean catch. After a long look, Billy Bowden reckons it was safe on both counts and rules it in favor of the bowler. Superb take by Warner. He is one hell of a fielder. Made it look so easy as well. Ganga c Warner b P Cummins 21(23) [4s-1 6s-1]
P Cummins to Ganga, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Is Ganga out? The umpire is checking for the front-foot no-ball. OUT is the call. P Cummins is well inside the line. Ganga has to go.17.2
P Cummins to Kevon Cooper, 1 run, caught by Stuart Clark at short fine. But that won't matter as it is a free hit. Kevon Cooper paddle it straight up in the air after shuffling across.17.2
P Cummins to Kevon Cooper, no ball, 2 runs, the first no-ball of the match and a free hit will be coming up. Full and on the stumps, Kevon Cooper made room and drilled it to sweeper cover. They come back for the 2nd. What can Kevon Cooper do with the free hit?17.1
P Cummins to Ganga, 1 run, P Cummins comes on and bowls the off cutter on the stumps, Ganga swipes across the line to deep square
Pat Cummins [2.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack16.6
Starc to Kevon Cooper, no run, low full toss outside off, Cooper drives straight to the fielder at cover16.5
Starc to Ganga, 1 run, full and on the stumps, flicked through mid wicket
Kevon Cooper, right handed bat, comes to the crease16.4
Starc to Ramdin, out Caught by O'Keefe at sweeper cover!! Ramdin made room and was fooled by the slower delivery outside off. He sliced it straight to the fielder coming in from the deep. Ramdin's weight was coming forward, but he had to adjust his stroke and perishes. Ramdin c O'Keefe b Starc 19(16) [4s-3]
Starc to Ramdin, THATS OUT!! Caught!!16.3
Starc to Ganga, 1 run, bowls the short one on off, Ganga had pre-meditated the paddle sweep and adjusts to pull to short fine inside the circle. Either way to that man and it would have been a boundary16.2
Starc to Ramdin, 1 run, full and outside off, Ramdin makes room and squeezes it out to sweeper cover16.1
Starc to Ramdin, FOUR!!, Mahendra Singh Dhoni would've been proud of that. A mini helicopter that as Ramdin pressed forward and let his bottom hand into action. The ball just flew wide of long on and one bounce over the ropes. Superb use of the wrists there from Ramdin.
Mitchell Starc [2.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack15.6
Henriques to Ramdin, 1 run, now clips a straight ball down to deep square and retains the strike with that run15.5
Henriques to Ramdin, 2 runs, the initial call was for 2 and 2 it is as Ramdin gets forward to flick it down to deep mid wicket15.4
Henriques to Ganga, 1 run, sensibly tucks that through mid wicket after the six and takes the single15.3
Henriques to Ganga, SIX!!, Loverly! Down the ground is always a safe shot. And Ganga goes there. Clean swing of the bat and he picked it up from a good length and a full face of the bat ensures that it rams into the sight-screen on the full. Beautiful, clean strike from Ganga.15.2
Henriques to Ganga, no run, full and on off stump, squeezed out to Henriques15.1
Henriques to Ramdin, leg byes, 1 run, Henriques is lucky that it hasn't gone to the fence. Short and down leg, Ramdin missed the flamingo pull and it rolled down to short fine who was inside the circle14.6
Steven Smith to Ganga, 2 runs. It must be said that Ganga is very lucky. Replays show that Ganga's bat was on the line as he dived. A good throw from Cummins from deep square too. He threw it flat and on the bounce to Smith who whipped off the bails.
Third ump called for. A run-out appeal against Ganga. Looks out. Ganga was diving in and his bat was on the line. Sensationally it has been given not-out. Billy Bowden was the man.14.5
Steven Smith to Ramdin, 1 run, pushes this through mid wicket and brings Ganga on strike14.4
Steven Smith to Ramdin, no run, much better. Floats this well outside off and Ramdin's inside out drive meets thin air14.3
Steven Smith to Ramdin, FOUR!!, this is very poor from Steven Smith. Drags this down again. Ramdin latches onto it quickly and pulls it wide of wide long on. Placed it well again, but it must be said, Steven Smith made it far easier for him by bowling a rank long hop.14.2
Steven Smith to Ramdin, no run, full and on the stumps, Ramdin gets forward to defend14.1
Steven Smith to Ramdin, FOUR!!, too short and too wide from Steven Smith. Ramdin waited on it before cutting it wide of the sweeper cover man. Got the placement just about right. Bad start to another spell from Steven Smith
Steven Smith [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack13.6
Henriques to Ramdin, 1 run, there was a chance of a run-out. But Kat at mid wicket is struggling with the heat and the humidity as well. A better fielder might have run out Ganga, eventually they complete the quick single.13.5
Henriques to Ramdin, no run, Henriques is giving nothing away and a nudge off the pads finds mid wicket13.4
Henriques to Ganga, 1 run, turned wide of mid wicket and gets off strike
Barath talking to Jatin Sapru on air: 'The humidity here is ridiculous'. All I would advise him is to get used to it.13.3
Henriques to Ganga, no run, full and on off stump, Ganga gets forward to drive it back to Henriques13.2
Henriques to Ganga, FOUR!!, slasher! Short and wide outside off, Ganga slashed it powerfully over backward point and third man had no chance. Finally Ganga nails one.13.1
Henriques to Ganga, no run, this is tight stuff from Henriques. Stump to stump line again. Ganga defends12.6
O'Keefe to Ganga, 1 run, Ganga makes room and goes down to long on. Hit the toe end of the bat again12.5
O'Keefe to Ramdin, 1 run, worked away to deep square and Daniel Smith shouts: 'Into the wicket Patty, into the wicket hard Patty'12.4
O'Keefe to Ramdin, no run, well flighted delivery on the stumps, driven back to O'Keefe12.3
O'Keefe to Ganga, 1 run, swept to deep backward square12.2
O'Keefe to Ganga, no run, drifting in and Ganga is struck on the pad as he came forward to defend. Ganga may have just got outside the line12.1
O'Keefe to Ganga, no run, inside edges the cover drive, the ball rolls near his feet11.6
Henriques to Ramdin, no run, a direct hit from Warner at mid on and Ganga was gone. He gave up, but Warner missed despite having three clear stumps to aim at. He cannot believe it.
Denesh Ramdin, right handed bat, comes to the crease11.5
Henriques to Simmons, out Lbw!! The heat has got out Simmons more than anything else. He was struggling all along and has played completely across the line to a straight ball and missed. As easy as it gets for Tarapore. Good reward for some tight stuff from Henriques. Simmons lbw b Henriques 41(39) [4s-5]
Henriques to Simmons, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!11.5
Henriques to Simmons, wide, way outside off, Simmons was making room and Henriques slipped it well wide. Wide called11.4
Henriques to Simmons, FOUR!!, chipped in the air says the ever intelligent Ravi Shaz. It is a top edged paddle sweep that goes over the keepers head. Fine leg was up in the circle and a much needed boundary for the Trinidad side11.3
Henriques to Ganga, 1 run, slower delivery outside off, Ganga dabs it down to third man11.2
Henriques to Simmons, 1 run, Simmons tried to pull that well wide of Watto at deep mid, but didn't time it at all, went straight to Watson11.1
Henriques to Ganga, 1 run, a trifle short outside off, Ganga chops it down to third man10.6
O'Keefe to Simmons, no run, full and outside off, Simmons pushes it back to O'Keefe10.5
O'Keefe to Simmons, no run, a loud shot for LBW as both the bowler and the keeper thought that it was pad first. It was too close to cut and replays show that it was indeed bat first. So a very good decision from the umpire.10.5
O'Keefe to Simmons, wide, spoils it by bowling it down leg10.4
O'Keefe to Simmons, no run, another defensive shot to a tight delivery from O'Keefe10.3
O'Keefe to Ganga, leg byes, 1 run, gets off strike with a leg bye, a stifled appeal for LBW is turned down as it was going down leg10.2
O'Keefe to Ganga, no run, Ganga is still not off the mark, gets forward and defends10.2
O'Keefe to Ganga, wide, down leg and an easy call for the umpire10.1
O'Keefe to Simmons, 1 run, driven wide of a diving O'Keefe. O'Keefe dives to his left, but couldn't cut it off9.6
Henriques to Ganga, no run, full and on the stumps, Ganga flicks and finds short mid wicket. Three dots in a row and what a good over that is from Henriques9.5
Henriques to Ganga, no run, short of length delivery on off and middle, Ganga defends off the backfoot towards mid on9.4
Henriques to Ganga, no run, full and outside off, Ganga gets forward to push to the extra man in the ring on the off side9.3
Henriques to Simmons, 1 run, the initial call was for 'no, no, no' from Simmons to Ganga. It was well wide of Kat at mid wicket and eventually they complete the single9.2
Henriques to Simmons, 2 runs, back of a length delivery outside off, Simmons steers late and gets it wide of backward point. Time enough for a couple
Daren Ganga, right handed bat, comes to the crease9.1
Henriques to Darren Bravo, out Caught by Rohrer at backward point!! Very wide and a slower one too outside off, Darren Bravo flailed at that with one hand. Got nothing on it and the ball looped off the toe end for Rohrer to take a simple catch going backwards. Henriques strikes 1st ball. Darren Bravo c Rohrer b Henriques 6(10)
Henriques to Darren Bravo, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Moises Henriques, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack8.6
O'Keefe to Darren Bravo, 1 run, flatter delivery on off stump, Darren Bravo arches back and steers it down to sweeper cover with an open face8.5
O'Keefe to Darren Bravo, no run, good pressure bowling from O'Keefe, stump to stump line. Darren Bravo defends from the crease8.4
O'Keefe to Darren Bravo, no run, not so short to cut and he mistimes it to cover8.3
O'Keefe to Darren Bravo, no run, flatter ball on off stump, Darren Bravo punches it back to O'Keefe8.2
O'Keefe to Simmons, leg byes, 1 run, Simmons came down the track and padded it away, they take a quick leg bye8.1
O'Keefe to Simmons, no run, tossed up delivery from round the wicket, Simmons defends close to his feet, Darren Bravo had to scamper back as Daniel Smith ran across7.6
Clark to Darren Bravo, no run, Darren Bravo tried to force that through the off side cordon, but it was a slower one again from Clark and Darren Bravo mistimed his shot completely7.5
Clark to Simmons, 1 run, slower delivery on the stumps, Simmons gets forward to drive down to long on7.4
Clark to Darren Bravo, 1 run, tries the short ball, doesn't rise much and it is kept down by Darren Bravo as he played it off his hips7.3
Clark to Simmons, 1 run, the 50 comes up with a nudge through square leg7.2
Clark to Darren Bravo, 1 run, Clark is bowling just cutters, outside off, Darren Bravo steers with an angled bat down to sweeper cover7.1
Clark to Simmons, 1 run, down leg, Simmons tucks it through square leg and they wanted to come back for the 2nd, but the fielder was too quick and prevented that possibility
Stuart Clark [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack6.6
O'Keefe to Simmons, 3 runs, very slack from the Aussies. It was tapped softly to deep square. Cummins fired at the bowler's end. It was a wayward throw and Katich backing up couldn't stop it. So a tight 2 eventually becomes a comfortable 36.5
O'Keefe to Darren Bravo, 1 run, to point6.4
O'Keefe to Darren Bravo, 2 runs, a lazy full toss on leg stump with a slip in place for the new batsman. Darren Bravo tucks it wide of long and comes back for the easy couple
Darren Bravo, left handed bat, comes to the crease6.3
O'Keefe to Barath, out Bowled!! Right through him. It drifted in a tad and with the angle from round the wicket, Barath looked to play straight down the ground. Left a tiny gap between bat and pad and that was good enough for O'Keefe to hit. A promising stand has been broken by O'Keefe. Barath b O'Keefe 15(15) [4s-3]
O'Keefe to Barath, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!6.2
O'Keefe to Barath, no run, full and driven back to O'Keefe6.1
O'Keefe to Simmons, 1 run, full toss from round the wicket, Simmons just tapped it wide of mid wicket
Steve O'Keefe, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack5.6
P Cummins to Barath, no run, three slower balls in a row to finish the over. Slower one, right up there, Barath squeezes it out.5.5
P Cummins to Barath, no run, another slower delivery outside off, Barath slices a drive to backward point5.4
P Cummins to Barath, no run, slower delivery on off stump, Barath defends towards backward point5.3
P Cummins to Barath, FOUR!!, intentionally upper cut over the vacant slip region. Short and wide outside off, Barath was airborne as he slashed it up and over. Can't bowl short or too full on this.5.2
P Cummins to Barath, no run, perfect back of a length delivery on off stump, no room to work with and Barath opens faces a defence towards backward point.5.1
P Cummins to Barath, FOUR!!, Boom! Barath is an exceptional player of the drive. The ball went quicker off the bat actually. P Cummins is a very pacy bowler, but a half volley is a volley in any pace and Barath drilled that with a lot of flourish through the off side. It was in the air, but no one moved. Shot!
Pat Cummins [1.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack4.6
Starc to Simmons, no run, good final delivery to finish. Low full toss that swung back in, Simmons having cleared his front leg to hoick to leg, edged it onto his pad4.5
Starc to Simmons, no run, Simmons came down the track, but Starc now bowling from over the wicket dragged it short and the mistimed pull finds square leg4.4
Starc to Barath, 1 run, good extra cover drive. A flashing blade and an exaggerated follow-through, but the cover fielder dives to his left to save some runs4.3
Starc to Barath, no run, tight stump to stump line, Barath defends to leg4.2
Starc to Simmons, 1 run, goes back to the slower short ball and Simmons rolls his wrists on the pull to keep it down. Gets it to deep square and they didn't have the chance to take the 2nd, because the fielder moved in quickly4.1
Starc to Simmons, FOUR!!, Hit through the line. Not a bad ball at all, but Simmons swung through the line on the up and hit over the umpire's head for a well deserved boundary. He certainly looks very dangerous3.6
Clark to Simmons, 1 run, sensible stuff from Simmons. Drives to long on and retains the strike with that run3.5
Clark to Simmons, FOUR!!, short ones won't work on this. Simmons made room and slashed it up and over the off side cordon. Once it passed the cordon, it was always going to be a boundary. Clark isn't happy with himself for giving Simmons so much room and so much time to play that cut shot3.4
Clark to Simmons, 2 runs, a short arm pull wide of wide of Warner at deep square leg. Good running gives them a couple3.3
Clark to Simmons, FOUR!!, Shot! That was overpitched on the stumps and Simmons drilled it straight past the stumps, the bowler and the non-striker. Mid on had no chance3.2
Clark to Simmons, no run, Simmons went outside leg and tried to hoick across the line, but it was held back a touch by Clark. Simmons tapped it close to short mid3.1
Clark to Simmons, no run, good length delivery on the middle and leg stump line, Simmons turns it to short mid
Stuart Clark, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack2.6
Starc to Simmons, 1 run, if the fielder had hit from cover, Barath was gone. It was driven straight to the fielder and Simmons wanted the single. The fielder missed and Barath scampering across survived.2.5
Starc to Simmons, no run, tries the slower short ball and Simmons evades it easily. Left alone in the end2.4
Starc to Barath, 1 run, again a good ball. This one straightens on the off stump line, Barath looked to defend and the thick outside edge went down to the third man region. No one catching in the slips, so Barath would get away2.3
Starc to Barath, no run, nippy stuff from Starc. Cramps Barath up with a short of length delivery that nipped back in, Barath tried to waft across the line and the ball went over the off stump. Barath looked very awkward when he played that shot2.2
Starc to Barath, no run, full and on off stump. Barath gets forward to show the full face to push it down to mid off2.1
Starc to Simmons, 1 run, begins from round the wicket straight-away. Gets it to angle in and Simmons' drive finds a thick inside edge that goes wide of square leg. Barath calls Simmons through for the single
Mitchell Starc, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack1.6
P Cummins to Simmons, 1 run, pushed wide of mid on and Simmons calls immediately to make the single and in the process retain strike1.5
P Cummins to Simmons, no run, stump to stump line. 147 Kmph. how many Indian bowlers at the age of 18 have that pace? None I would say. Simmons is solid in defence as he gets forward to meet a ball on off stump1.4
P Cummins to Barath, 1 run, again well bowled and a hint of inward movement. Pitched on off and comes back in, Barath covers the line and defends wide of cover to pinch a single1.3
P Cummins to Simmons, 1 run, pushed wide of cover and an easy single is there for the taking1.2
P Cummins to Simmons, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Simmons hangs back and taps it to cover1.1
P Cummins to Simmons, no run, here is the pacy and nippy P Cummins, begins well by going past the flashing blade of Simmons. It was on a short of length outside off and Simmons tried to force it through the off side, but didn't make contact
Pat Cummins, right-arm fast, comes into the attack0.6
Steven Smith to Barath, FOUR!!, that is hit well. Beautiful shot. Barath gets forward and drills a drive wide of cover and to the left of mid off. Split the gap to perfection. Wonderful way to begin the innings. TT off to a fine start.0.5
Steven Smith to Simmons, 1 run, drives to mid off and takes off for a quick single and makes it easily0.4
Steven Smith to Simmons, no run, Dropped by Smith. It was similar to the 1st ball of the game and Simmons got a faint tickle while trying to sweep and Smith standing up floored a difficult take. A lucky escape for Simmons.0.3
Steven Smith to Simmons, no run, a full toss and Simmons gets forward to drive to mid off. Should have done much better there0.2
Steven Smith to Simmons, no run, good comeback from Steven Smith, gives this a lot of air and gets it to spin away, beating Simmons' flat footed drive0.1
Steven Smith to Simmons, FOUR!!, a horrid start from Steven Smith, angled down leg, Simmons swept it wide of short fine and gets an easy boundary. Good way to start your innings
Simmons and Barath are at the crease. Simmons is on strike. Steven Smith will open the attack
Today is Stuart Clark's birthday as well. Here's wishing him a very happy birthday. It is not Clark who will be starting off proceedings. Its a spinner who will - Steven Smith it is. Here we go. A defensive field to start with. No close in men.
New South Wales (Playing XI): David Warner, Shane Watson, Daniel Smith(w), Simon Katich(c), Steven Smith, Steve O'Keefe, Ben Rohrer, Moises Henriques, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Stuart Clark
Trinidad and Tobago (Playing XI): Lendl Simmons, Adrian Barath, Daren Ganga(c), Darren Bravo, Denesh Ramdin(w), Jason Mohammed, Sherwin Ganga, Kevon Cooper, Ravi Rampaul, Sunil Narine, Samuel Badree
Katich: We wanted to bat first as well. It is a huge game for us. Obviously we are disappointed with the last game but hope to do better today. Hauritz is out and Stuart Clark is in.
Ganga: We will bat first. The wicket looks good and will suit our spinners later on. The last game drained us. Hopefully we can get it right this time. We play the same eleven, it is a very important game for us and hope to play a good game of cricket today.
Trinidad and Tobago have won the toss and elected to bat
Pitch report: There is hardly any grass on the pitch. The new ball will come on to the bat nicely but the wicket will slow down as the game progresses. Average first innings score is 165 so the team winning the toss will look to bat first.
Hello and welcome to the coverage of the clash between New South Wales and Trinidad & Tobago. Both teams lost their first games and would look to get some points today. Stay tuned for the toss and further updates..
Preview by Ganesh Chandrasekaran
New South Wales and Trinidad have got off to contrasting starts in the main edition of the CLT20 though the results are the same. Both teams have played one game and lost it. It is contrasting because of the manner of defeat. New South Wales were defeated in a comprehensive manner. Cape Cobras managed to restrict them to a paltry 135 and later chased it down without any hassles.
Trinidad, on the other hand, were limited to an even lower 98 by the Mumbai Indians. It should have been a cakewalk for Mumbai but Trinidad showed a lot of heart in taking it down to the last ball. In the end Mumbai won the game by one wicket but there was no doubt in anyone's mind as to who had won the hearts. That included the opposition skipper, Harbhajan Singh, who went on to say that Trinidad were the better team on that night.
Coming into this game, the mind frame of the two teams will be a little difficult to guage. Is it harder for NSW to come out of that comprehensive thrashing or will it be harder for T&T to come out of a heartbreaking defeat? The answer to that is for time to tell.
New South Wales: The quality in the ranks is in no doubt. With the likes of Shane Watson, David Warner, Simon Katich and Nathan Hauritz, NSW are one of the most feared teams in the CLT20. Therefore their performance in the first game came in as quite a bit of a shock to many. The only possible explanation could be that they took some time to acclimitise and hit the straps. They cannot afford such slip-ups though as they are placed in a very tough group. They will be the first ones to realise that and Steven Smith has emphasised that they came to Chennai a little early to help prepare themselves. Those are positive signs already. Smith himself will have a crucial role to play alongside Steve O'Keefe and Nathan Hauritz on the slow turner at Chepauk. Stuart Clark could also be a welcome addition to the inexperienced pace attack.
Trinidad & Tobago: Trinidad have been the team everybody loves to love. Their fairytale run in the first edition remains fresh in memory. The absence of stars (Keiron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo) notwithstanding they have showed some real character especially in the first game of the qualifiers against Ruhunu. Their fantastic effort against Mumbai has only added to their reputation. The absence of the stars also mean that they will be the perennial underdogs despite the fact that they have lost only two games in CLT20 history. Not that they will mind that tag too much. They will look to fight on as a team and will look up to the likes of Ravi Rampaul and Darren Bravo for inspiration.
Against NSW it's a different attack, different surface, different game as well, so hope the boys pick themselves up and post a win - Denesh Ramdin
We came a couple of days earlier to acclimatise to the conditions and be ready for what T&T bring to the party tomorrow - Steven Smith
New South Wales (From): Simon Katich(c), David Warner, Steven Smith, Ben Rohrer, Nic Maddinson, Phillip Hughes, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Shane Watson, Mitchell Starc, Daniel Smith(w), Steve O'Keefe, Moises Henriques, Nathan Hauritz, Stuart Clark
Trinidad and Tobago (From): Daren Ganga(c), Ravi Rampaul, William Perkins, Jason Mohammed, Rayad Emrit, Darren Bravo, Samuel Badree, Lendl Simmons, Denesh Ramdin(w), Sunil Narine, Dave Mohammed, Shannon Gabriel, Kevon Cooper, Adrian Barath, Sherwin Ganga

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Freedom, Not Favoritism, Is the Key to More Jobs
Freedom, Not Favoritism, Is the Key to More Jobs
For the past eight years, Michigan has cut burdensome taxes and regulations across the board, paving the way for business owners to bring hundreds of thousands of good-paying new jobs to the state.
Unfortunately, some politicians are giving credit for Michigan's booming job growth to so-called government economic development programs instead of to the state's overall economic freedom.
One such program is MEGA, which stands for Michigan Economic Growth Authority. MEGA offers selected companies tax credits and other incentives in exchange for their promises to move jobs to Michigan.
Do companies really create more jobs in states that give them special favors, but not their competitors? Industry experts say that most businesses actually prefer states with a freer and more level playing field over states that target selected companies with elaborate but gimmicky incentives.
Michigan ranks 27th among the 50 states in overall economic freedom, and taxes and regulations could be cut further to attract even more good jobs to the state.
More economic freedom for everyone, not government tax credits for a favored few, are responsible for Michigan's current prosperity. The legislature should lower taxes for everyone and eliminate programs that favor some businesses at the expense of others.
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*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***Blade length: 6.00 in.Total length: 10.62 in.Blade height (at heel): 1.16 in.Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.07 in.Item weight: 3.36 oz.Shipment weight: 6.32 oz.Blade: San mai forged from carbon steels by ShigefusaBolster: Integral carbon steelHandle: Stabilized sheoak burl set on a distal tapered full tang
Description: This is a collaboration between bladesmiths Shigefusa and Daniel O'Malley. During one of his visits in Japan, Mr. O'Malley met with Shigefusa to discuss the possibility of working on a series of collaborative knives. Shigefusa would forge and finish the blade. Mr. O'Malley would finish the tang and integral bolsters, completing the knife with deluxe handles better fit for the Western market. The results of this effort have been exceptional.
Shigefusa forged the san mai blade by forge-welding an ultra-hard (63-64 Rc) carbon steel core between softer layers of mild steel. This results in a knife what will maintain its edge much longer than even high end European-made knives. Integral bolsters are something that we have got used to seeing on Western knives because it is relatively easy to do in a factory setting. It is an extremely difficult process to create by hand but the effect is well worth the extra effort.
The handle was formed from stabilized sheoak burl wood. A single piece of wood was split so as to have the wood's complex grain pattern travel across the tang. The red-orange toned wood has a fascinating, convoluted grain pattern with a nice mix of lighter and darker areas. The handle is profiled so as to be very comfortable and provide a secure hold. Two hidden bolt rivets and a complex mosaic pin secure the scales to the tang. The rivets are stainless steel and have been profiled to match the wood. The mosaic pin combines stainless steel with copper. This knife feels as good as it looks.
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"Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock"
Raised as an orphan and with an eighth-grade education, Daisy Bates forges a place for herself in Arkansas during the 1940s and '50s as a newspaperwoman fighting for black civil rights and as president of the state NAACP. She publicly supports and becomes guide and mentor for the nine black students who register to attend the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, which culminates in a constitutional crisis - pitting a president against a governor. G
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VocalBooth Case Study: Barbara-Ann (Voice Over Artist)
"Dolphin Music came through for me and helped me get my business as a vocal artist started" - Barbara-Ann
1. What does your company or organization do?
Provide voice over recordings for Producer's, casting directors, companies, films, radio, Television etc.
2. Why did you need to purchase a Vocal booth?
I am a voice over artist.
3. In what way have you utilized the Vocal booth™?
Recording my voice for auditions.
4. Have you been able to achieve what you set out to achieve since purchasing a Vocal booth™?
Yes I have.
5. How easy was the booth to install? If you didn't install it yourself how was Dolphin's Installation?
My husband installed the booth. He found it a little challenging and felt he should have asked someone else to help strength wise. (Dolphin note: though Vocal Booths are indeed easy to install, the task won't be as easy if you do it on your own, as Barbara's husband did)
6. How often do you use the booth?
7. Would you recommend Vocal booth™ to others?
Absolutely! And I have!
8. How was Dolphin Music throughout the process of purchasing the booth(s)?
Amazing! Paulo Cardoso (Dolphin's Vocal booth Specialist) was incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. He was so patient with all our questions. If he didn't know absolute about something he was honest about that and said he would look into it and get back to us. He always got right back to us and had an answer! He was very pleasant and extremely professional.
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Dolphin Music came through for me and helped me get my business as a vocal artist started. I would highly recommend their service and I would suggest you ask for Paulo Cardoso, especially if you're a beginner in the recording industry!


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Van ISD Employee Shot During Firearm Training Class [UPDATED]
A Van ISD employee was shot during a training class for concealed carry of firearms late Wednesday (Feb. 27) evening, according to a report from the Tyler Morning Telegraph.
The report says the incident happened during a class sponsored by the district that was training school staff members to hold a concealed carry license.
KLTV in Tyler is reporting the injured staff member is maintenance worker Glenn Geddie, who is at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler in fair condition.
Here is the statement released from Van ISD:
At the conclusion of the CHL training on February 27, 2013, one certified person stayed for private instruction with the instructor and had a mechanical malfunction with his weapon. With the assistance of the instructor, the malfunction was addressed, but the gun misfired and the bullet ricocheted coming back to strike the VISD employee in the left leg. The VISD employee was attended to at the scene and transferred to Tyler for further treatment. The injury is not life threatening or disabling. Because of privacy and security issues we cannot make any further statement.
School board member Leslie Goode spoke to the newspaper and confirmed the accident, although he still supported the decision to allow certain members of the school district to carry firearms.
Van Independent School District is one of several East Texas school systems that have voted to allow certain teachers and staff members to carry concealed firearms on campus.


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Anthony Davis gets extension from Niners
Santa Clara, CA – The San Francisco 49ers have signed offensive tackle Anthony Davis to a five-year contract extension.
Financial terms of the deal, which will take Davis through the 2019 season, were not disclosed, but NFL.com and Pro Football Talk reported it to be worth $37.2 million with $17 million guaranteed.
"Anthony is a very hard working, dedicated and talented young player who has earned the respect of our entire organization," said 49ers general manager Trent Baalke in a statement Friday. "Having already made significant strides early in his career, Anthony is just beginning to realize his full potential. We look forward to watching him achieve even great results in the years to come."
Davis has started all 48 games for the 49ers since the club selected him with the 11th overall pick of the 2010 draft. The Rutgers product has also started five postseason contests.


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The stability of everything starts with the foundation. Businesses built on a strong foundation grow and flourish. Pumpkins growing on strong vines grow large and round. Web sites with solid architecture can have stronger search results.
If you're thinking about designing or redesigning your small business Web site, get organized before you start. There are a few steps to building a site wherein each page supports its theme, and each theme supports the goal — more conversions.
Main navigation pages should be limited to each corresponding theme that supports your goal, and child pages should support each theme. It may sound a bit complicated, but I'll use some visuals to show you what I mean.
This wireframe was built for a client who runs a catering business. We narrowed their main navigation down to a few themes and the important brand and contact information.
Themes were determined through keyword research and demographic targeting. We also talked to the client about what their most important services were, and then ordered the services in the navigation to put the most important first and foremost in the design.
I mentioned "themes" before. That's a great way to organize. Put the weddings together, the social gatherings together, and the corporate catering together.
Some other ideas for themes would be "heating, ventilation, and air conditioning" for a HVAC Web site or "purses, shoes, and jewelry" for an accessories Web site.
For our catering client, weddings and wedding catering encompasses a majority of their business. We put that navigation item first and also will be building some larger segmenting buttons within the site to be sure that option is available to anyone who really needs it.
Navigation is extremely important — but it shouldn't be overwhelming. Not every page needs to link to every other page on the Web site. Use your themes to get people dialed into the section of the site that will serve their needs.
Now that we know what the main navigation will be, we build the second-tier navigation. I don't like dropdown or fly-out menus, it makes it somewhat difficult to get the cursor on the right spot and it clutters up pages. You can deliver the second tier of pages that will serve their needs further after users have chosen the segment they're interested in via the main navigation.
If the user is looking for a wedding caterer, they've clicked on the "Weddings" button, and they're given a subset of choices on the weddings page.
This forms a "theme" for a portion of the Web site that supports the overall goal of the site: to book catering jobs. Pages linking together with similar subjects support each other. The best part of this setup is you're using pages that already have content to build each corresponding theme.
Each section of the site is built in a similar fashion. We have sections for catering meetings, and other events. The blog features information on past events and tips for planning your wedding or business meeting.
Although the catering Web site isn't quite ready yet, I have another example of second-tier navigation to show you. The Rusty Parrot Lodge & Spa in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, has themed their Web site in a way that un-clutters their main navigation, but lets users cruise through multiple sections of the Web site — all without dropdown or fly-out navigation.
The main navigation is consistent through the whole Web site:
Once you choose an option from the main menu, such as "Activities & Attractions," you're given a subset of navigation:
This ensures that we're not unnecessarily linking a snowmobiling page with a spa page, but the user can still get there if they so choose. Feasibly, you can make your Web site very "deep" with this technique. I try not to go much past third-tier pages in most cases — this helps the search engines find and lend value to all of your pages.
You can do this work for yourself, even if you aren't designing the Web site. Use this research and outline to interview design companies and make sure they're willing to give you what you're looking for.
Our design department finds building Web sites from our wireframes much easier than deciding where to put things themselves. The added benefit is you're thinking of search results, while most design firms are thinking of look and feel. Put those thoughts together into a really nice product.
Join us for a Search Engine Marketing Training in Boston, November 6 at the Hilton Boston Back Bay. Not only will you walk away with the knowledge and skills to be a successful search engine marketer, you'll also jumpstart your career and enhance your professional know-how.
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10 fun facts (and a typo) from the original Google paper by Larry and Sergey
Fun fact #1: "Wow, you looked at a lot of pages from my web site. How did you like it?" - people encountering a crawler for the first time. This and other quality snippets pulled from the original paper presenting Google in 1997.
Google's PageRank algorithm, explained
In their original paper presenting Google, Larry and Sergey define PageRank like this: PR(A) = (1-d) + d (PR(T1)/C(T1) + ... + PR(Tn)/C(Tn)). We dive into what that really means.
Yandex: Beating Google in Europe's biggest internet market
Yandex has reasserted its dominance over Google in the Russian market. It has a presence in other countries too and is branching out into numerous other tech verticals. A look at search in Russia and what Yandex is doing well to solidify its position.


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WILMINGTON, Mass. — As a New York Jets fan, I know that recently disposed head coach Eric Mangini liked to fire up his club by showing his players classic boxing matches.
While that didn't quite work out the way I had hoped, I wondered if head coach Claude Julien had any sort of similar gimmick up his sleeve with his team now facing a 3-1 deficit in its Eastern Conference semifinal series with Carolina heading into Game 5 tomorrow night at TD Banknorth Garden.
Here was his response when I tried to pry his motivational plans today after he put his team through some off-ice meetings and a one-hour practice:
"What makes you think it's not going to happen? Why would I stand here and tell you the things I'm going to do?" he said. "I think those are things … you've got to come up with some solutions, some ideas and we already got our heads around that as well. We're going to try to prepare our team the best way we can. That's the job we have to do and that's the job you have to do right until the end. And you hope that it turns out in a positive way and we can build on that."
So what would you show the Bruins before they take the ice against the Hurricanes? Maybe "Rocky" or some Bruins highlights from the '70s or even the greatest matches of Hulk Hogan. The decision could be just as important as who to scratch among the forwards and how to configure the power-play units.


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Twist Collective asked our contributors to tell us the first outfit that they remember thinking about as looking their best. Click on their pictures below for their answers, and for the links to their individual websites.
wow, this is a hard one for me; as much as I love fashion, I have apparently not attached personal emancipation to particular fashion items. I did have this one hand-me-down raincoat when i was about 8-10 years old though, that I loved; it was a very dark black watch plaid and the style was all Sherlock Holmes, with the capelet-winged sleeves and everything. I remember feeling completely powerful and official in it, though I'm sure I looked ridiculous (it must have been my Harriet-the-spy period).http://www.knitspot.com/


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ATHENS, Ga. - A new strategic plan for the University of Georgia calls for more spending on research, but funding is uncertain.
The Athens Banner-Herald reports that the plan aims to hire star researchers.
It also calls for new and renovated buildings, increased graduate enrollment and more compensation for graduate workers.
But funding is a question.
Georgia will get about $389 million this year in state funding, or $53 million less than a decade ago. Increases in tuition and fees are making up the lost revenue to help pay for a budget that's increasing.
The associate provost for academic planning, Jerome Legge, says the strategic plan is a blueprint for where the school wants to go.
Legge says a committee that developed the plan is trying to set goals and be optimistic.


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5 Reasons Lil B's New Album Title, 'I'm Gay,' Is Great For Hip-Hop
1. Every single article that's written about the homophobia that exists in hip-hop from now until the end of time will have to mention Lil B and the fact that he called one of his albums, I'm Gay.
It's no secret that hip-hop is perceived as homophobic. Rappers have gotten better about limiting the number of "anti-gay slurs" (word to Kobe Bryant) that they use in their lyrics, but just take a listen to any of the hundreds of diss records that have been created throughout the history of hip-hop and you're bound to hear a few words and phrases that clearly exhibit the homophobia that still exists. But now that Lil B has titled his next album, I'm Gay, writers and columnists can no longer simply dismiss every rapper as homophobic. They'll have to mention the Based God and take a look at hip-hop from another angle, which will help give the game a better name in the mainstream media.


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The Best RBS Libor Quotes: 'A Cartel in London'
Royal Bank of Scotland settled libor charges for $610 million. David Benoit has a look at some of the more outrageous instant messages traders sent each other.
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Groupon announced major additions to its free Breadcrumb POS iPad point-of-sale app that provide the most popular types of local businesses with a pre-built, customizable experience adapted to their specific industry. With Breadcrumb POS v.1.2, hair and nail salons, spas, studios, wine bars, cafes, and retail establishments now have their own point-of-sale experience designed for their unique merchant environments.
Launched in May 2013, Breadcrumb POS delivers highly-relevant features for a broad range of merchants, including: the ability to use pre-loaded menus and inventory lists, process offline transactions, scan and redeem Groupon vouchers, track deal performance, add custom item modifiers and more. As a result of the 1.2 updates, Groupon now has a point-of-sale solution for every type of local business. These offerings include:
"Groupon has worked with several hundred thousand local businesses around the world and through these relationships they've told us they want a point-of-sale that is specific to their type of business," says Mihir Shah, vice president of Merchant OS. "Breadcrumb POS is free, easy to use, designed for seven of the most popular types of local businesses and comes with one of the most competitive payment processing plans in the United States."
Breadcrumb POS Now Addresses the Following Scenarios:
Thousands of Menu Items to Load or Choose From – Breadcrumb POS comes with seven preloaded menus and inventory lists for the most popular types of local businesses, enabling merchants to start running their systems within minutes; merchants can also now add, scroll, and search thousands of menu items.
WiFi Signal Goes Out – Breadcrumb POS keeps checkout lines moving in the event the Internet connection is disrupted, storing transactions for up to one hour and processing offline transactions once WiFi resumes.
Customer Has a Groupon Voucher – Built-in Groupon redemption provides for a smooth transaction experience for both merchants and consumers; in addition, the system enables merchants to exclude products and services not eligible for the discount and tracks overall deal performance.
Modify a Latte with Soy Milk and Add Extra Whipped Cream – Make changes or add to any item or package and seamlessly apply them to a customer's bill.
Put This Drink on My Tab – Merchants can now serve more than one customer at a time by allowing them to keep their tabs open during their dining and shopping experiences.
Local businesses interested in learning more about Breadcrumb POS and other Breadcrumb by Groupon products and services can visitbreadcrumb.groupon.com.
Breadcrumb by Groupon solutions include:
Breadcrumb POS – Provides merchants with a contemporary, effective, and inexpensive way to replace their outdated cash registers with an easy-to-use point-of-sale solution that offers a low-price guarantee on credit card transaction fees
Breadcrumb PRO – Caters exclusively to restaurants and bars that require a more extensive set of features such as check and table management and time clock functionality
Breadcrumb Payments - Payments service backed by a low price guarantee to save local businesses money on credit card transactions that offers rates of only 1.8 percent plus $0.15 per transaction (MasterCard, Visa, and Discover) with no hidden costs or monthly fees
Groupon Merchants App for iPhone and Android – Enables local businesses to process credit card transactions, accept and redeem Groupon vouchers, and measure the performance of Groupon deals
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