Published: Jan 30, 2016, 08:00 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 31, 2016, 11:28 AM (IST)
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of the fifth match of the inaugural Masters Champions League (MCL) Twenty20 tournament, which will take place between Sagittarius Strikers and Capricorn Commanders .The venue is Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Sagittarius Strikers’ team will be led by Daniel Vettori or Adam Gilchrist while Paul Collingwood will be the captain of Capricorn Commanders. The Strikers won their last match against Virgo Super Kings, yesterday by 26 runs. On the other hand, Capricorn Commanders lost their previous match which they played against Leo Lions by 26 runs. Hence, going by current form, Strikers are a better side. For Sagittarius Strikers, Shane Bond took a three-wicket-haul yesterday to help the team win. He was declared Player of the Match.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Sagittarius Strikers 143/6 in 20 overs | Target 147 | Yasir Arafat 15(9), Daniel Vettori 1(1): Fantastic match! There were so many twists and turns and ultimately the Capricorn Commanders hold their nerves to seal the victory. Great final over after a dismal penultimate over by Rory Kliendvelt. The final over was bowled by Abdul Razzaq. He mixed his pace well and dismissed Michael Carberry. He had to defend nine runs and did a fine job of it. OUT! Michael Carberry 19(15) c Jones b Razzaq
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Sagittarius Strikers 111/5 in 17 overs | Target 147 | Michael Carberry 3(6), Yasir Arafat 1(1): And it’s going down hill for the Strikers all of a sudden. Ben Laughlin has gotten Phil Mustard rapped in front of the wickets and the umpire raises his finger to the confident appeal. OUT! Phil Mustard 1(3) lbw Ben Laughlin
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Sagittarius Strikers 107/4 in 16 overs | Target 147 | Michael Carberry 1(4): Jeetan Patel getting some grip and turn and he’s making the difference! He dismissed Jonathan Trott in the first ball of his fresh spell and then went on to snare Adam Gilchrist who was batting so very well. Lovely flighted delivery, only to visciously turn and defeat Gilly. What a match. OUT! Jonathan Trott 12(14) c Abdul Razzaq b J Patel, OUT! Adam Gilchrist 57(46) st Jones b Patel
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Sagittarius Strikers 93/2 in 13 overs | Target 147 | Adam Gilchrist 53(40), Jonathan Trott 3(6): Adam Gilchrist has upped his act in the aftermath of Yasir Hameed’s dismissal. Some glorious shots to pierce the various gaps in the field. sublime batting. He’s looking better than most of the more recent retirees. Got to his fity but no big celebration, wants to get the job done before celebrating.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Sagittarius Strikers 73/2 in 11 overs | Target 147 | Adam Gilchrist 35(31), Jonathan Trott 1(3): Wicket! could this be the breakthrough Capricorn Commanders needed? Yasir Hameed falls to the guile of Chandana. He went down the track to launch him over but missed and was stumped. Jonathan Trott joins Adam Gilchrist at the crease. OUT! Yasir Hameed 32(31) st Jones b Chandana
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Sagittarius Strikers 17/1 in 3 overs | Target 147 | Yasir Hameed 7(11), Adam Gilchrist 7(6): Mahela Jayawardene, who smashed a splendid half century yesterday is unable to repeat the feat in today’s match. He gets out on the very first ball he faces for a duck. A good length delivery by Rikki Clarke which was pitched outside off takes Jayawardene’s bat’s outside edge to the wicketkeeper Gerraint Jones. Adam Gilchrist is still at the crease batting along with Yasir Hameed. Both the batters have scored seven runs each. Strikers are not chasing a big score; still it’s wise to keep the scoreboard ticking. OUT! Mahela Jayawardene c Gerraint Jones b Rikki Clarke 0(1)
INNINGS BREAK
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Capricorn Commanders 146/5 in 20 overs: Saleem Elahi 43(45), Rikki Clarke 1(1): Abdul Razzaq gets out after a brisk 39 off only 25 deliveries. Rory Kleinveldt, who came next got out hit-wicket for six runs. Saleem Elahi remained unbeaten on 43 which had two boundaries and one shot which dispatched the ball over the ropes. For Sagittarius Strikers, Nathan Hauritz took two wickets while Krishmar Santokie and Yasir Arafat chipped in with a wicket each. Capricorn Commanders’ score of 146 is not very big; they will have to bowl quite well to defend it. OUT! Abdul Razzaq c Michael Carberry b Yasir Arafat 39(25), OUT! Rory Kleinveldt hit-wicket b Krishmar Santokie 6(2)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Capricorn Commanders 118/3 in 17 overs: Saleem Elahi 32(36), Abdul Razzaq 29(19):Abdul Razzaq has hit two boundaries and a six in his innings till now. His fast batting is helping the Commanders to reach a decent score at least. His partnership with Saleem Elahi is now worth 47 runs. Can Commanders post somewhere between 145-155? Let’s find out how much they can score in the final 18 balls.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Capricorn Commanders 94/3 in 14.1 overs: Saleem Elahi 25(28), Abdul Razzaq 12(10): Saleem Elahi and Abdul Razzaq’a partnership has fetched Capricorn Commanders 23 runs so far. Innings is reaching its final stage. Be ready for some more excitement; we may witness a flurry of runs along with fall of wickets. Hauritz is into his final over.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Capricorn Commanders 71/3 in 11 overs: Saleem Elahi 16(17), Abdul Razzaq 0(0): Nathan Hauritz is bowling very well. He picks his second wicket in the form of Ashwell Prince who scored 29 off 26 balls hitting four shots to the fence. Skipper Paul Collingwood then got run out for three. Commanders have now lost three crucial wickets and their scoring rate is also very mediocre. Impetus is now on Saleem Elahi and Abdul Razzaq to bail them out of trouble. OUT! Ashwell Prince b Nathan Hauritz 29(26), OUT! Paul Collingwood run out Hamilton (sub.) / Adam Gilchrist 3(5)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Capricorn Commanders 53/1 in 8.1 overs: Ashwell Prince 28(24), Saleem Elahi 4(7): Andrew Symonds again fails in MCL 2016. He is cleaned up by off-break bowler Nathan Hauritz. Saleem Elahi is the new man at the crease. Capricorn Commanders are going along well but they need to up the scoring rate now just in case they fail to attack in the final five overs. OUT! Andrew Symonds b Nathan Hauritz 15(19)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Capricorn Commanders 35/0 in 5.1 overs: Ashwell Prince 17(15), Andrew Symonds 15(17): Both the batters are going along well and have struck a nice rapport. They are batting at a strike rate of close to 100 but the tempo needs to be increased if Capricorn Commanders want to put up a match winning total.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Capricorn Commanders 16/0 in 2 overs: Ashwell Prince 9(7), Andrew Symonds 6(5): Capricorn Commanders are off to a slow but steady start. Both the openers— Ashwell Prince and Andrew Symonds are taking their time to settle down. Former West Indies fast bowlers Tino Best and Krishmar Santokie are bowling at the moment.
Toss: Capricorn Commanders win the toss and elect to bat first
Teams:
Sagittarius Strikers: Adam Gilchrist (c) (wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Jonathan Trott, Michael Carberry, Phil Mustard, Yasir Hameed, Daniel Vettori, Gavin Hamilton, Nathan Hauritz, Tino Best, Krishmar Santokie
Capricorn Commanders: Paul Collingwood (c), Rikki Clarke, Ashwell Prince, Andrew Symonds, Saleem Elahi, Geraint Jones (wk), Rory Kleinveldt, Abdul Razzaq, Upul Chandana, Ben Laughlin, Jeetan Patel
Talking of Capricorn Commanders, only Ashwell Prince showed some promise yesterday with his 34-run knock. Rory Kleinveldt and Jeetan Patel took two wickets each. But barring these three, there was hardly any contribution from the rest of the team which finally resulted in the loss. Capricorn Commanders would want that their other batters like Andrew Symonds, Collingwood and Abdul Razzaq also score runs today. Better bowling from Upul Chandana and Razzaq is also required. Both of them got just one wicket yesterday.
Sagittarius have two points from their victory yesterday while Commanders are yet to open their account. Friday’s match was the first match of this tournament for both the teams. Mahela Jayawardene smashed a quickfire 69 off 47 balls in it and will be one of Strikers’ key players going into today’s game. They will also be counting on Adam Gilchrist, Vettori and off course Bond, if he plays to help them win their second consecutive match of the tournament.
Squads:
Sagittarius Strikers: Daniel Vettori (c), Tino Best, Shane Bond, Michael Carberry, Adam Gilchrist (wk), Gavin Hamilton, Nathan Hauritz, Mahela Jayawardene, Khurram Khan, Mushtaq Ahmed, Phil Mustard, AN Petersen, K Santokie, Jonathan Trott, Yasir Hameed
Capricorn Commanders: Paul Collingwood (c), Abdul Razzaq, Michael Vaughan, Andrew Symonds, Chamara Silva, Ashwell Prince, Upul Chandana, Ryan McLaren, Jeetan Patel, Rikki Clarke, Rory Kleinveldt, Ben Laughlin, Rizwan Cheema, Geraint Jones (wk) , Sunil Joshi, Saleem Elahi
