19.5 -
Davey to KD Shah, FOUR, a pull so cramped that it bordered on ugly. Thrusts this short ball with pace, not down leg to allow Kinchit to swivel. Instead he gets low and pulls it off the toe-end through fine leg
19.3 -
Davey to Aizaz Khan, FOUR, mediocred with width and Aizaz lashes onto it. Doesn't move his feet much, just arches further towards off and thumps it away. Actually had too much room meaning that he sliced it. Backward point leaped high but it went just over him
12.3 -
Rob Taylor to Chapman, FOUR, slotted wide of long-on. Read the length early and swatted it across the line with a meaty heave
2.5 -
Gavin Main to Hayat, FOUR, scorched through extra-cover. Very full just outside off, the length is really tempting and Hayat lays into it with a drilled drive
2.4 -
Gavin Main to Hayat, FOUR, now one of the back foot. Not that he went deep in the crease or anything. Just transferred his weight seeing the shortish length outside off, then deliberately hoisted his punch over the covers
2.2 -
Gavin Main to Hayat, FOUR, whacked! Whew! That catapulted off the willow. Fullish and wide of off, Hayat's mindset is clear. First ball and he canes it over extra-cover with a vicious lash
1.5 -
Davey to Atkinson, FOUR, that's much more convincing. Fuller around off, Atkinson gets a stride in and launches it over mid-off with a clean swing. One bounce and over the ropes
1.4 -
Davey to Atkinson, FOUR, extra-cover is well inside the ring and Atkinson has lifted it over him. Just about actually. The fielder got fingertips with an outstretched right hand. Saw the length and went through the line inside out
18.2 -
Machan to Nizakat Khan, SIX, this was now on a jet. Smoked! A slog sweep so brutal that it travelled 95 metres. Fullish ball, Nizakat shuffled outside leg, gave himself lots of room and thwacked it over deep mid-wicket. Over over deep mid-wicket if it makes sense
18.1 -
Machan to Nizakat Khan, SIX, that ball had wings. Flatter and slung in full on off, Nizakat makes room, gets under it and blazes it straight down the ground
10.4 -
Mark Watt to Chapman, SIX, just over the leaping backward square leg fielder, Chapman hit the sweep well enough but must have had his heart pumping seeing the fielder settle into position. Unwarranted paranoia
18.3 -
Machan to Nizakat Khan, out Caught by Gavin Main!! A trip down leg and it gets a wicket. Flat, dragged down and on say a fifth stump down leg, Nizakat had the time to turn around and thump it anywhere. Instead slogs it straight to deep backward square leg stationed there. Nizakat Khan c Gavin Main b Machan 17(10) [6s-2]
17.5 -
Mark Watt to Chapman, out Caught by Coetzer!! That's a lollypop catch at short fine. Mark Watt angles it across from round the wicket. Hint of flight and Chapman wanted to fetch it with a sweep. Ekes out a top-edge and it's pouched by the man. Chapman c Coetzer b Mark Watt 40(41) [4s-1 6s-1]
15.2 -
Con de Lange to T Afzal, out T Afzal Run Out!! Lovely dive at cover to stop this ball. Goes head-first to his left, stops this crash of a shot from the batsman, gets up quickly and rifles the throw to the striker's end. Afzal was halfway but then saw the throw. Turns back but that bullet throw was always winning. T Afzal run out (Gavin Main/Matthew Cross) 0(4)
14.3 -
Machan to Anshuman Rath, out Stumped!! Machan does a little jig after completely fooling the batsman for length. Held it back cleverly seeing him skip out, got it to skid through his makeshift cut and Cross does the rest. Hong Kong going nowhere. Anshuman Rath st Matthew Cross b Machan 21(23)
6.2 -
Con de Lange to Hayat, out Caught by (sub)MacLeod!! Comes into the team, drops a rank half-tracker second ball, and picks a wicket. He's a genius. What have Scotland been doing all this while? Hayat looks to absolutely muscle the pull but can't get hold and holes out at deep mid-wicket who only needed to backpedal a bit for a simple grab. Hayat c (sub)MacLeod b Con de Lange 15(10) [4s-3]
5.2 -
Davey to Atkinson, out Caught&Bowled!! Good work from Davey in his followthrough. But again, this pitch misbehaving. Stops on the batsman from a short of length, kicked up too slightly and bobs off the splice as Atkinson tries to fend it off. Davey rushes forward and dives to collect. Then manages a cheeky grin. Atkinson c and b Davey 13(19) [4s-2]
2.1 -
Gavin Main to Campbell, out Caught by Davey!! Campbell gone for a duck, in what many assume to be his final innings for Hong Kong. At 44 years old, the road ahead isn't long. Slashes at a back of a length delivery outside off, his bottom hand comes off and he ends up slicing it in front of third man. Davey rushes forward, and then puts in a soft dive ahead to grab it comfortably. Campbell c Davey b Gavin Main 0(4)