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Ball is wrapped on the pad and flicked up in the air it’s interesting as well because he’s an off spinner but he’s got in a slip here um so Skipper strart is thinking that the only way to stop the scoring here is to continue to get wickets which is indeed correct and this
One is keeping low as we’ve seen throughout proceedings as far wrapping Hamilton on the pads but not in L with the stumps so no chance of a wicket there again into the pitch and nicely worked just into the onside by Hamilton who gets himself Off the Mark scool goes along to 70 now
Well that’s almost a collision between the the non-striker and the bowler as he tries to field off his own bowling there’s a lot happening there the non-striker was taking evasive action from the ball being hit back from his teammate he also almost had a collision
With the bowler so he’s done a lot of invasive work there good work here from the Americans going into the pitch to Finley not giv him any withth as well so he’s trying to get under the ball but not much to work with not having the bat speed to get on the
Ball as well so good end to that over so eight overs gone Finley still there there at the begin beginning just the two wickets to fall around him both for 18 just slightly different with the strike rates there and it’s Captain Hamilton has joined Finley out in the
Middle and continue with left arm swi in nice looking sweep and good quick running between the wickets again I mean he’s very tall so he does eat up the yards between the sticks he is he is quite a quick mover finle um coming through there for what would have
Probably been a tight single with other players Captain choosing to continue with the slip as well has been done by turn there well B giving it a bit of flight but taking it wider from the batsman asking him to try and reach for the ball this
One a bit flatter and faster into the [Applause] pitch he’s not quite timing it yes he’s been out there since the middle he’s never looked overly comfortable you know you don’t just assume that he’s found his flow now he’s still trying to find it a little bit he’s not quite timing it not
Quite finding the middle of the bat it’s not a pitch where you can sort of muscle the ball here I think you have to stroke it as you see Hamilton pushing this one down to Long off for another single Finley has been trying to power hit the ball but he’s not
Getting much to work with in terms of Bounce or assistance from the pitch to allow him to play that type of game having said that he’s gone long under this one the ball has given him a bit of a to work with and he’s gotten under
This one and lifted it over the head of long on for six six more runs to the Americans Finley finally getting rid of those shackles and and powering this one over the head of the man at long on out there yeah that went a very long way and
He was definitely not in the need of running he just watched it sore over the boundary and actually I think it went over the hoardings as well behind that the advertising hoardings so it was a bit of a game of an American having to go and locate the
Ball scores moved on to 79 for two now from 8.5 Finley again goes over the head of the baller the man at long off coming around and doing some very good work there managed to keep it in the field of play and restrict the Batters to one run
So very good work there by the man at long on and that closes out the ninth over West Indies West Indies the wy’s 80 for two seems to be a substitute Fielder it’s not a substitute fi it seems to be the arrival and introduction of Sheldon Cil to the
Game don’t know what’s happened there but he’s now on the field at the long off boundary seems to be a bit chilly trying to keep himself warm the best way to do that I would say is to go and have a ball Sheldon as we’ve got five voids
Here down the leg side keeper wasn’t able to get across in time and score races along to 85 for two from nine overs yeah Shen C just down in front of us jumping up and down on his feet getting himself warm I mean you’re only
Nine overs late he got time to warm up that’s nicely played little bit of hesitation there chance of a run out that’s got to be out that’s got to be out that was suicidal yeah he’s gone well there it really was wasn’t it there wasn’t a run there and I
Think that was too close to the Wicket keeper who SC from behind the stump picked up and threw the stumps down at the strikers and Jamal Hamilton wasn’t anywhere in the picture and he’s gone run out for three so the Americans today have been very good at hitting the stumps most of the
Times that they th their target practice and so I think that the Wendy’s team should take queue from that and know that it’s not any one fielder in particular but as as a collective uh a good fing team the Americans and so you don’t want to push them unnecessarily especially when you’re
Getting scoring options you’ve just had five wide to start the over and you’re already 85 for 3-0 from n overs seems to be a drinks break everyone’s leaving the field well the American side seem to decided that they’re off to have a drink but the umpires are now calling them back
And the Wendy’s B batters are out there just waiting in the middle Jonathan Fu’s come out to the middle he’s just having a little a shadow hit but this was that run out really quick work turn and throw off balance I mean he’s out by miles but it’s really good
Work he’s taken Three Steps from behind the stumps turned throw it all in the same motion so the Strategic time out here has been taken a bit earlier and over over earlier than planned in alment with the fall of the Wicket of the windy sker Hamilton now I went to see Hamilton the
Play on stage in London last week so now all I can hear and I have to I’m really having to stop myself starting singing because it’s not something anyone needs to hear whatever time of day it is where you’re tuning in to this American premier league but I hear Hamilton and I
Just I’m really having to not sing and I you don’t need it maybe later maybe I’ll save it for another day when you’re not stuck next to me if you’re playing then you won’t have to listen to it but um yeah I’m really trying not to sing basically maybe that’s just the
Excitement of the cricket who knows but it looks like things are about to get back underway the American team I’m excited to say are all still on the field so that’s tick Bo box one and Jonathan Fu has come out to the middle yet to face and he’s there
Alongside sha Finley going along nicely his 32 off 30 and the wy’s up to 85 for three inside 10 overs that’s given a bit of flight and dug out just by Finley by Foo with his first delivery he’s faced today as he surveys the field still that right hand left hand
Combination with Finley out there well they’ve thought about running there’s another bit of bit of football footwork going on by these American fielders lots of confusion out there um the Americans are putting a stronghold on this game with their discipline Fielding that’s climed them back into the
Game this has been a good over so far he’s bowling with a bit more Pace I find sort of seems to be a lot more comfortable to the right-hander than the left handers yeah and he’s sort of darting it in at foo isn’t he some quick leg Spinners that aren’t
Spinning too much Wicket to Wicket asking the batter to take chances from balls in loan with a stop walks it away through midwicket here for a single T the over just six from it and a wicket good over for theer yeah it was didn’t start well at
All with the five wides that over but backed up with the Wicket and halfway through their Innings the wy’s find themselves 86 for three as a plane flies overhead and it’s still very windy out there you can see the flags fluttering away in it’s more than a
Breeze and you’ve got Sheldon cell being introduced into the attack nice pair of bright orange boots he’s got on Santa has come early with the orange boots um it fits in with the the colors of Houston so cell sort of matched accordingly for the Houston colorway with his orange boots I know
That my wife is quite a big fan of orange her and her friend Andrew Andrew I’m not sure if you’re listening but they’ve had an orange theme joke happening for the past month so cultural must have been informed of of the orange and taken que I love a bit of orange
Anything that makes me look slightly more tanned and I I’ll wear it it’s been all about the pink this year though with the Barbie theme which I admit I did watch again on the flight yesterday fortunately enough it’s all Ken’s here today I don’t know if there was ever a
Cricket Ken or a cricket we need a cricket Barbie why is there no Cricket Barbie Matel if you’re listening make it happen well Jonathan food just the one from his five so far and Cal kicks up his heels at top of his Mark he’s not time that he’s found the
Under Edge and almost played onto his own stumps but they come through for the one there’s another set of orange boots there actually quite a few peers out there um the batter Finley is also in a pair of orange boots so everyone’s come with a bit of flare a bit of flare
Understanding that the tournament is taking place in Houston and that is a color of choice for the city good start this from cro he’s got his Pace early that high delivery stride he has he sort of Skips up really high in the air someone of his experience as
Well hasn’t taken much frame to see that he needs to go into the pitch bow the ball back of a length and and not give the bom much to work with and he’s done that on three occasions now into the pitch and he’s got a strong field set to
Support to support this type of balling as well as as I mentioned when the skipper Stewart was bowling to probably have the mid off in the circle instead of long off cell has gone with that option and he’s got a third man and a soup on the offside with a long on deep
Midwicket and deep backward Square and has been very disciplined to that as well again going into the pitch for a fourth ball in a row yeah and I don’t think they’ll mind them the ones this is where cell’s experience is going to be invaluable for the Americans um because obviously having lost two
Wickets quickly there in past few overs the Wendy’s are trying to rebuild their Innings and to get away with the few overs here quickly is going to be very very valuable for the Americans got to go back and start that one again yeah this has been a a good first over from Sheldon
Cotrol get that squeeze on make them then feel like they have to start making something happen yes Finley’s been out there since the middle but he has slowed down he’s going at 100 strike rate Jonathan Fu yet to find his rhythm just a three from seven for him so far and
Just the three coming from this first cultural over this is a run out opportunity the B the Wicket keeper misses great opportunity there Finley got wrapped on the Thad just took off running didn’t know where the ball went keeper Scamp it across quickly brilliant work only thing missing was for him to
Hit the target had a bit more time than he probably thought there he could have gathered himself because Finley didn’t try to even get back into his crease he was that far down he stood and looked with his F in the Wicket Keeper’s hands and fortunately for him the keeper
Missed the stump and he lives the fight another day but yeah well we saw him with that run out earlier didn’t we um to get rid of Hamilton absolutely fantastic bit of work off balance to came out from behind the stumps and absolute screamer of a run out this one
Was slightly more regulation but like you say perhaps went a bit too early had more time than he realized he did he had a chance to get himself set he had all three stumps to aim at F works this away into the shot Square leg area the
Man from the 45 runs around and picks it up another single School moves on to 91 for three here I was just having a look at Sheldon cotel out in front of us he looked like he was just shaking his leg a bit at the
End of that last over but he seems all right fast full void mixing it up here just a bit too void but not trying to give the batter in Finley too much of the same thing Finley’s strike rate has come down to exactly 100 now so that
Reflects as to how much control the Americans Ballers have had on proceedings of the past four to five overs well Hamza really liked that didn’t he I mean I think he was pretty much the only one went up for it but there was a a repeating call and there’s
Now a rise smile on the face of the bowler yeah I think Hamza was the only one in all of m that like that that’s darted in and they’ll just come through for the one yeah like I was saying Sheldon cot looked like he was just s of shaking his
Leg a little bit don’t know what he might have done in that over I don’t know I think it’s just getting into the Rhythm a bit he seems absolutely fine now looks like he’s just got cold hands not sure he’s had a chance to warm up he’s just come
Straight onto the field and here’s a wicket Hamza like this one as well Jonathan Jonathan Fu coming forward being wrapped on the pad straight on not much Spin and offer here and the wy’s are falling away the Americans are coming back into it Wicked to wicked stuff you miss I
Hit yeah it’s really good work that by Hamza he was the only one appealing really again there but the Umpire was convinced and actually yeah really good four wickets down now this American side obviously the wy’s got off to that hell of a start and they’ve been dragged back some
Economical bowling wickets falling at regular intervals now and that will bring Raj nanan out to the middle the Americans will be definitely happier of of the two teams at the moment striking regularly restricting the scoring and the Wendy’s will need a partnership from these two left-handers at the crease at the
Moment ideally for them this is the peer that they would want to spend some time at there as well to navigate Hamza the left arm spinner and cutrell the left arm SEMA sort of set a platform if these two can bat for another four four overs set a platform for the
End if they can get them up to 120 having said that Raj nanan has heard my calls well that is one way to get off the Mark isn’t it he’s heard my calls and said none of that that’s not happening today first ball over
Wide long on for six what a way to get off the mark and announce yourself Raj Nan is here yeah hello American Premier League look what I can do from ball one Raj he needed the game to start a bit earlier the IPL auction was just a bit earlier than that first ball
Six well that was a good recovery the final ball so the last three balls of that over Wicket six dot it’s got it all so end of 12 the wind is 99 for four I really like what I’m liking seeing as well yes obviously teams playing against each other but there’s a
Lot of fist pumping and handshakes and sort of Hell going on out there you know there’s players that have seen each other around the world and around different places for a long time and then they’re out there playing against or with each other so it’s yes competitive but all played in very
Good nature at the same time the camaraderie seems to be of the highest standard here fa play Awards both teams would be very high ranking at the moment which is good you always want the game to be played competitively but in good spirits cell goes short and he hits
Him he’s hit finle here I’m not sure yes he’s been hitting the hell hel yeah helmet’s coming off the game seems to be carrying on I know that the physia should be running on and doing a concussion test that was quick and short before Finley could get through
His shot cell was onto him hit him in the helmet need to need to have him checked out yeah nasty I I wouldn’t want to be on the other end of that one I’d be ducking and lying on the floor I think that was a surprise as well as cell’s first over was
Mostly solid length ball so wouldn’t be expecting anything like this he comes up with the wide down the leg side interesting as well though as well cuz we were saying um how we W seeing too much coming out of the pitch but cotol found something there and he got that
Bounce he’s not a short player and he’s managed to wrap him on the head shot from Rajan going out to Mid off here man moving around quickly restricting them to a single they been impressed by the Fielding so far the Americans actually they seem really on
It y y n uhuh d d yeah this has been great fight back for them we be trying to restrict the wind Easter well that has gone miles the impressive thing about that is catell beat him through the a with a slower ball and he’s just taken his
Bottom hand off the bat and he’s completely cleared the gro with a one-handed six beautiful shot by Shan Finley here over the man at long on oh over the man at long on for six he’s let go of it as well gone one-handed this one beats him on the
Outside edge through to the keeper the left armor to left-hander just tucks him up a little bit for room manages to get away and Scamper through for the one School moves on to 109 yeah short again well kept down by nanan good work from catell here his two
Overs going for 13 runs take away that six shows you how consistent he’s been in restricting the batters from having too many scoring opportunities so you feel that just breaking up this partnership and the Americans would really feel that they were on top we’ve seen both of them
Can hit big and sort of once to get them five down and start heading towards that lower order I feel they can really keep them to something the key for this match seems to be held by Shan Finley at the moment he’s been that one constant throughout the innings
For the Wendy’s team and it’s interesting as well CU it’s like we were saying earlier he’s not actually looked particularly comfortable at times but he’s there and he stayed and he’s still working it away and that actually straight as an arrow is going to be another four to his
Bank that has been powered down the ground as as again as you said it hasn’t looked as fluent as fin would have probably wanted but he’s he’s somehow managed to find a way to score which is the most important thing and he’s he’s sticking around he’s helping to put up a
Fist and make a a good scoring option here for the Americans with a new interesting Fielding position there the skipper Stuart just standing on the circle behind the baller for Finley Finley moves on to 47 just the one well Wendy’s are the defending champions in this tournament they won the
Inaugural series two years ago back in 2021 seems a long time ago now doesn’t it we’re on the precipice of 2024 here that’s just into the body he missed out there full toss on leg no one behind Square inside the circle on the leg side slightly shortened just over the leaping
Salmon that interesting field position there brought about a wicket that man standing on the circle behind the bowler’s head man at long on running around diving and pulling it back in so he’s restricted them to two Finly on to 49 and score on to 115 so six overs left in the
Game Wendy’s 117 for four they have got Finley out there eyeing up a half century the left-handed opener Raj nanan well he came out and he stamped his authority on ball oneand didn’t he launching it for six over long on he’s been kept quiet since then but
He’s also not really had a lot of the strike stes only face five deliveries will be interesting to see how the next six overs play out what what would be in the minds of the Wendy’s team as a good score here likewise what would be in the minds of the Americans
Team here as a good score to defend the Windy’s turn and try and restrict them well he comes down the pitch goes High and two fielders come together it’s a bit of a misfield but they do prevent the boundary and I mean there’s there’s laughs from the bowler he’s finding it
Funny well that was a slower slower ball if I’ve ever seen a slow slower ball before that one took quite a bit of time to get to the batter who even Advanced down the Trap there very short and it’s found the top Edge land safe and it just plugs it’s
Still plugging we mentioned this slow Outfield earlier but that’s just not gone anywhere and that brings up the 50 for sha Finley first 50 of season 2 of the APL well played to sha Finley 50 of 45 balls giving his team a a foundation to work from
Well nanan joins the party again one bounce four takes on the pace nanan’s hitting the ball beautifully here seems to be the only batter that’s come to the crease that has just found that level of timing and power that’s been able to find that combination of the two and and get the
Ball away freely it’s down the track this time got a glove on it but the keepers dropped it dropped down the leg side from Nan who’s being hit in the ball well but decided to come down the track this time and almost lost his wck shortish again arms go up the appeal
Goes up finger goes up celebrations all round Raj Nan in struck on the pad and he’s got to go for 13 r with an enter prosing Wicket here enter prosing Innings sorry had a bit of everything there from Raj Nan impactful Innings possibly the one that sort of ignites the rest of
The innings for the Wendy’s team that one didn’t bounce at all cross see rolled his fingers over it as well the Bowa didn’t get up hit R nanan right in front middle stomp so he he’s gone for 13 from nine balls now we have Terrence Hines coming to the Wicket yeah second
Wicket for navine inside three overs well we talked about breaking that partnership and perhaps not quite the one they would have wanted but they’ll take either and they’ve really slowed down these Wendy’s batters some good work in the field some tidy bowling and it’s one of my favorite
Scores at the moment it’s 1 2 3 4 five so one to come in this the 15th over Terren hind adjust his gloves and aab Boogie Terren Hinds can be a dangerous ball Striker and the Americans would want to get rid of him as quickly as possible and they have one ball so
So Skipper na Stewart also a fellow Trinidadian would have done his homework on Teran signs goes Pierce off again yeah you miss I hit and W to wicked stuff here you miss I hit and he’s been hitting yeah well end of 15 overs Terence hind he comes and he goes very
Quickly the wy’s 123 for six well when naine comes back on again to bowl cuz that was the end of his over he’ll be opening up the over on a hattick well you’ve got Hayden Walsh Junior coming to the Wicket here again another long-term teammate of mine for our
Regional team the Le ens hurricanes he was actually the MVP of the recently concluded 50 over tournament in the Caribbean Lots thought that he would have been reselected to the West Indies limited over his teams not to be or not to be quite yet let me say um joint leading Wicket taker
With sun I think 20 scalps a piece 200 plus runs at an average of 40 plus and probably joint best field in the Caribbean with faban Allen so so not a bad person to have any your side then correct there is nothing that he doesn’t do on the cricket field and good
Person as well very nice gu to buau actually my roommate so Finley goes bang into the leg side I’m going to take matters into my own hands full toss on the hips six more to Finley he’s been the batter that’s been in from the start of the Innings I’m not
Sure I think it’s a belated half century celebration yeah his teammates seem to have forgotten to celebrate the 50s so now they’ll celebrate him on 56 nonetheless he’s going to be an important Cogan whatever end result score the Wendy’s get up to here he goes down the ground just clearing that man
At short midon as well so taking matters into his own hands here Finley yeah and I think that’s the right approach at this you know only four and a bit overs to go they’ve still got four wickets in the Hut and he yes his times not look
Comfortable but he is the set batter and he needs to take on these Bowlers if they really want to try and push up to sort of that that 150 and Beyond and I think the game at the moment should be get him on strike 100% and exactly what Hayden Walsh does off
Off of the first ball he’s face he’s pushed it out to the man on the cover boundary for a single brings Finley back into strike heavy Outfield fin gets an outside edge just over the man at point doesn’t run away too far she’s only able to collect the Single that’s well dug out along the ground and again gets Finly back on strike Finley seems to be in the mood of trying to take on the leg spin here goes hard down the ground to Long off but Sheldon cell is in the way and stops it from going to the boundary so
Just another single which closes out the over on 134 for six with four overs left Finley on 59 and Hayden Walsh Junior on two yeah well that’s the story of the day so far the standout batter by No Doubt sha Finley and now he’s just being kept
Company by Hayden Walsh Jr who just has to get Finley back on strike as they try and push up towards sort of 150 but also interesting that 17 extras in there that’s something the American might want to have a look at and have a think about there’s not been many other
Contributions having a look at the score card here just three other batters along with Finley getting into double figures and Extras being the fourth so the Americans have had very good day today with the ball all told when you when you add in that the extras are 17 because if you
Take away that 17 runs and the start that the wy’s had it would have been a different game completely so the Americans will be looking to close out here and if they can they definitely like to get another four wickets Wendy’s on the other hand trying to score as many as possible
Finley goes down to Long off the guy comes around yeah it’s well fielded actually in the end there he sort of almost ran past pass it wrong footed himself and it was hit with some quite some mph Marlon Richard stus seems to be signaling that the ball was snaking a
Bit in the Outfield but managed to hold on to the tail of the snake stop it from going away from it he W Junior dropping it into midwicket getting cleanly right back on strike yeah doing exactly what he needs to do that’s his his job right now take the
Ones Philly could be eyeing up a a red inor here if he carries on the same way that’s nicely defended so 136 up on the board at a time it looked like 160 might have been on for this windy side at the beginning if they carried on in the same vein they
Started with but have been pegged back massively by this American side and Finley looks like he’s struggling a little bit out in the middle not sure if it’s a bit of cramp or just could been out there quite a while as he looks to club that one away and it’ll just be the
One into the leg side as Square leg comes around and does the Fielding but glorious day here at the mosa Stadium in Texas two left-handers out there with the bat in the middle yeah good tidy over well that’s four overs done for Navin he picks up
Three for 23 not a bad day at the office for him just three coming off his final over so at the end of 17 three overs to go the Windy’s 137 for six now there just few discussions out in the middle of who’s going to take on the final
Three another Wicket would be absolute Gold Dust for this American team break this partnership they can get rid of Finley then they’ll be feeling pretty good about keeping them down to something chasable yeah look at that the opening partnership almost a half century and then wickets falling at fairly regular
Intervals at two and two balls the most recent of those and looks like Sheldon cel’s going to have a change of end the West Indian International playing for the Americans against the Wendy’s just adjusting his field still a breeze well that has come out the hand not how intended and that will be
Signaled wide just got stuck in the hand of Sheldon cotol he turns he jumps and he goes straight away and that’s clubbed back past him up to the Fielder at Mid off good recovery kept it wide Well it’s up in the air field they’re coming in can’t get there just the one bounce but they’re taking the aggressive route now they know they’re coming towards the end of this first Innings these windy batters well well shaan Finley been out there since the beginning 62 from 54 for the left-handed
Opener and that’s short and that’s hit back again past the bowler up to Mid on Long on I should say and good bit of work in the field applauded by cotol the bowler C again over the Wicket well that’s skewed up in the air it’s gone to deep backward skar leg and
It’s deep third man even and it sort of skewed a strange angle had a bit of spin on it he didn’t know where it had gone the fielders didn’t know where it had gone it landed safe in the end and was picked up in the field and they come back for
Two again looks to Club it into the leg side well Sheldon Cal’s finding something funny bit of a chuckle from the Bower again short mistimed well that 150 is very much looking on the cards 18 overs gone two to come Wendy’s 145 for six and Shan Finley is the man of the
Moment at the moment 64 from 56 for him accompanied by Hayden Walsh with his run a ball seven two overs still to come well Sabi RAB he’s picked up the one wickets so far from his two overs he’s going to take the the important penultima over the 19th The crucial 19th
Over for the Americans looking hunting down another Wicket it’s been a change of decision it won’t be him so Gard well he’s having a good day Gerard arasmus giving us a thumbs up swing and a miss well Maron Richards yet to pick up a wicket today he’s got the chance now
He’s been given the honor of the 19th over gone for just 15 so far not timed and they’re going to come back for the two yeah it’s good running in the end easy as you like sheld and cotrol flings it in m round the Wicket and that’s well kept out
And good running again this has been really good running from this windy side as we push towards the end of this Innings 148 on the board still nine legitimate deliveries to come well he uses his feet comes down the pitch and he swings through he swings
Hard and he looked like he was going to get four for that but really quick work out in the field to cut it off before it reached the rope and that’s Sabi Ali out there two to come in this over four so far from it No Boundaries is
Always a good sign at this point and that’ll just be one Americans just trying to get this squeeze on give themselves the momentum if they can find a wicket they’ll get that momentum as they go into their batting go into it feeling good feeling strong feeling unified as a
Team perhaps the smiliest man on the field at the moment Gard arasmus every time the camera finds him well that’s gone up very very high the Fielder is in should take it and he’s missed it he’s dropped it put it down well that would have been that momentum booster for the Americans just
As they come towards the end of this Innings and that would have been Marin’s first Wicket of the day but as it stands Shan Finley survives and that brings up the 150 for the Wendy’s 150 for six having won the toss and elected to bat the defending champions so just six deliveries to
Come what can they make from these final six Sean Finley he’s been out there since the beginning and he swings and that’s gone up in the air Sheldon cotrol won’t make the ground but it’ll just be the one well you can see what the intent is in this
Final over just swing swing half make contact and get your skates on they look a very Smiley Bunch the West Indies the Wendy’s players out to the left of me on their benches grins all around and rightly so and again big swing and wide long on comes out does
The Fielding again and just the one and you wouldn’t mind this as an American well this was the missed opportunity skewed and it went so high it’s almost taking out the Drone just didn’t get himself set too far forward and it ended up soaring over his
Head short clubbed away one hand on the bat Fielder comes around takes the catch well it’s been a phenomenal Innings from Sha Finley he came out to open but he has to go sacrificed himself at the end trying to boost Those runs for his side and he goes for 69 and it was
A masterful display he’s helped get his team up to a pretty competitive total he sort of took one hand off the bat there didn’t quite get it and it was well fielded in the end raise your two hands above the head and he lifts his back as he crosses the rope and he’s
Applauded by Sheldon cotell as he passes him so three deliveries to come Wendy’s 153 for seven sort of in the ballpack area of what I had in the back of my mind would be a good score on this pitch based on I guess how the pitch is playing and on the Outfield so
That 160 region is is being put out there to the rest of the teams as sort of a not necessarily a safe score but a score that you can have a chance to win the match with and so other teams will be taking note of this you can see some
American players walking around in the STS on the far end and I think especially cuz they haven’t really had had it all their own way these batters and they’ve still managed to make the 153 and that’s good running again good awareness from the non-striker yeah they started really
Strong and then pegged back those wickets falling good Fielding by this American side but yeah the wind is still up to 154 with two to come so you’re sort of thinking any total you want to be going north of 150 really on this pitch at a minimum it
Seems to be sort of a safe safe area and he’s gone lack of bouns again seems to be the undoing of all the Windy’s batters Hayden wal swinging through expecting a bit more than what was an offer the ball stayed down while his head was up
Um going to have to have a word with him for someone that’s an avid golfer you would know to keep your head down over the ball doesn’t quite stretch to my crazy golf but y she’s he’s gone top of middle bailes flying in all directions so one to
Come now what can Kirk Thompson do with this final delivery well he swings and he swings hard into the leg side and they’re going to try and come back for two it’s really good running in the end they do pick up two off the final ball of the Innings so
The Wendy’s in their 20 they make 156 for8 two wickets in that over the Americans need 157 to win the first game in this tournament to beat the defending champions in the opening game of season two of the American Premier League 157 it’s not a bad not a bad score 156
On the board set 157 as a Target we think that’s about ballpark here it’s about ballpark I think both teams would would be happy if anything the Americans would probably be the happy of the two teams um heading back into the Dugout the Wendy’s will know that they have
Something that they can possibly have a chance to to win the game with if they ball well likewise the Americans after the start that the Wendy’s had in the power play did an amazing job to pull it back to only 56 so they’d be happy going in
As well knowing that they’ve taken a lot of information away bowling on the track and and being able to go in and plan okay guys this is how have a strong chance of of winning the game so it makes for an interest an interesting second half to this game
Well that card really the one to write home about obviously Shan Finley without 69 a few contributions in there and with the ball it was Sabi R and navian Stewart picking up three a piece and then just the one for Amir hotak Str was definitely The Pick of the
Bowlers here today um and if you look at what he did Wicket to Wicket obviously started trying to ball a few short balls Etc in his first over over and a half but then he realized that Wicket to Wicket Pace off is what was going to
Serve him best today and once he started doing that he reaped the rewards not only in terms of picking up those three wickets but his economy rate of 5.75 standard of all the bowlers here today well it was an impressive performance with the bat really from the
Wy’s in the end they set 157 as the target for the Americans to win this game and now we’ll have a a short break before we come back for the Chas Ni this picture get m okay okay back [Applause] [Applause] I [Applause] H [Applause] Against Speee Come How Yeah I’m Video where guys everyone on let go let go is getting into the wind well we saw that team the we saw the Wendy’s team get off to a pretty rapid start and then it got slowed down a little bit the opening pair were going along nicely almost that 50
Partnership and so it be interesting to see how the Americans go about their business as they begin this will be interesting indeed um almost a wicked first ball almost chopped on opening up with spin the Wendy’s and he’s bowling Wicket to wicket this a very good start here by Raj
Nan Wicket to Wicket stuff I like his feeli set as well well we saw what he did with the first ball with the bat didn’t we launched it for six and he doesn’t give away much with the ball yeah really tidy this is just what they wanted looking to dispense with this
Slip now adding that extra protection in the offside having seen na PR sure of propensity to one want to hit the ball through the offside and rightfully saw as nav goes down the ground for four thenan missing his length and accepting that invitation was naven PR didn’t miss out
This time found the Gap straight on the ground Outfield was quick enough and the Americans are on their way four runs good recovery this one to close out the over didn’t bounce much well just four from the first over that chase that Target 157 and a really tidy start from the
Wy’s opening up from this end seems to be Javon SS for the wy’s was nice to get that first game up and running you know to win the first game of the tournament especially if you’re the defending Champions which the Wendy’s are but to get that first one
Under your belt and know that you’ve got that momentum going into the rest of the tournament you started well you just have to continue from there we’ve got lots of games still to come but it’s nice to get the first W on the board takes it with that
Pressure you want to try and get get yourselves into a good position for the latter stage of the tournament so to try and get that initial Victory put yourselves on the board whether you’ve played well or not as a team it it it will do a lot for the
Team and for the moral of the group to settle them into the rest of the tournament well starts with the dot such a tidy start here from the Wendy’s Bowlers doing away with the slips SE is going Pace off into the pitch as we’ve seen from his very first
Ball and so they’ve figured that there’s no need for a slip and they’ve added protection Extra Protection in the leg side but there seems to be some confusion and he’s heading back into slip again and this one has been launched well that’s massive boy Skippers through
It all the way for six that is absolutely massive that’s not just six that’s gone over the Rope the boundary hoardings the railings and almost landed in the visiting team dressing room well Stuart has had a CER off of that first ball I think that’s going to
Be one of the last balls we see Pace on from SE here today he’s made an adjustment in his field bringing the sweeper the man from The Deep Cover boundry up and send him back the long off well that’s really good bit of work behind the stumps launched himself to his left
Here’s a replay of that six s actually came down the pitch a bit there getting closer to the ball and extending his hands nicely through that shot well the bowler can’t believe it it’s missed everything it’s missed the stumps the keeper and it’s gone away for four hands on head
Fortune favors the brave here for Stuart who’s flashed hard at this one getting an outside edge past the slip there so well you know what they say if you’re going to flash flash hard there you go and no interestingly enough flash past slip and slip comes out it’s one of
Those phrases it’s very weird to describe someone who doesn’t know cricket Stuart goes bang through midwicket here yeah really good use of the feet he sort of stepped back gave himself room and gave it a good old wallup Str is definitely looking to maximize the PO
Play here what a start he’s already got 14 off this over with one ball to come and now the field again is being changed so the long off comes into mid off and the mid- on goes back to long on St showing a bit of dexterity there
Opening up trying to run it past the man at Short third but sort of Hit It To The Man directly so there was no further damage done there score remains on 18 without loss after two yeah well after tidy first over that one going for 14 and that’s what the Americans would have
Wanted definitely what the Americans would have wanted you’ve got the full team outside supporting their batt seems to be good team camaraderie there from them and you can see that from their batters feeling the support from from their team going out and being positive trying to maximize this power play
Period Nan continues from the top however and is also continuing to just Dart it into the into the pitch Wicket to Wicket not alone for much rumor many scoring opportunities yeah I like they’ve continued with him his first over was really tidy got the pressure on
Early and he is just darting in isn’t he he is and this one has been pushed out into the leg side where the man from long on comes in and does some Fielding restricts them to one brings n straight on strike however who is the danger man
Here will be interesting to see his approach against the spin of Nan as opposed to that last over of seam up whether he’ll try to to go after spinner here or whether he’s waiting on seams down the track and he’s bold nvan Stewart’s short stti comes to an end he
Did try to continue going at the Ballers Nan Wicket to Wicket you miss all hit not much bounce he’d earned that one hadn’t he as well he bowled really tight really tight Lin especially in those sunglasses it’s been the undoing of Skipper St but I think he’d have been sent out
To have that impact in the power play maximum as the power play and get them off to a quick start unfortunately he’s been dismissed halfway through the the third over well it brings the South African G arasmus to the middle every time we saw him on the camera earlier he was having
A smile or a thumbs up or a grin of some form well he’s with bat in hand no so it’s let’s hope he’s not giving us a thumbs up while he’s trying to bat bit more serious Endeavor for him now so let’s see if he’s still smiling or if he’s all
Business Workman like now Tools in hand he off the mark and it could it’s well fielded it’s again it’s that slow Outfield just trickling away and caught up by the long strides of the Fielder but arasmus is up and running I think I think that there’s an extra ball in the over here
Because that last ball should have been the end of the over but they’ve managed to sneak a seven ball over in which may come back and have some sort of added impact on the game with that extra single but we’ll see how that works out so the end of three
Overs premier Americans 21 for one yeah that Windy’s lineup it was Shan Finley’s day he came out the beginning the only reason he really lost his Wicket as the end he was just trying to trying to hit big in the final over and just didn’t quite get a hold of it let
Go of his Bat but it was really it was just the Sha Finley batting before performance that is the one that stands out the others no one particularly to write home about problem for the Americans with those 19 extras as Well but still managed to get themselves up to a pretty good 156 and so Americans needing 135 more to chase that down and we going to have a chance engine bowling here Javon SE having an expensive first over and with only 135 more being required Skipper Hamilton has gone to Mario
Lebon who starts with good length ball that was tucked away to the Mana deep backwards Square for a single it’s it’s going to be interesting to see how the wy’s go about things here because I don’t think it’s going to be a matter of them bowling 20 overs to the Americans
It’s if if they bow 20 overs the Americans will win the match so they need to try and find ways of creating Wicket taking opportunities here which is the only thing that will keep them alive in this game this is good Express Pace from Leon nipping back at the
Batter as well wasn’t expecting it to come back that sharply cut him in half again beating in between bat and Pad length ball so the bond seems to be getting a bit more out of this pitch from his height than seals was able to extract in his early
Over that’s well fielded that as well so how tall is he Mario Lebon not sure I’d say from from my vantage point he looks to be 65 66 quite a quite a tall guy using that height well has not been much much an offer in terms of Bounce
From this pitch for many of the other Bowlers but he seems to be getting it to bonce quite well um quick single there taking on Hayden Walsh backward Point Hayden won’t be too happy about that Mis Fielding allowing them through for a single score moves on to 25 for one
After four very good start tidy start from Leon one over three runs three dot balls as well interestingly here Nan is going to be brought in for his third over in the power play so they’re going to get rid of most of the others in his
Spell inside the power play so I guess they’re backing the other Ballers to come trumps once the power play is finished I quite like this decision actually from the captain because he is making things happen he’s had that breakthrough as well he was really tidy in the first over two so keep that
Pressure on early push that run rate up early and then force him to have to start trying to do something which is then when the wickets start to fall so I like this he’s in the Rhythm and they’re struggling to read him that’s a beautiful shot going through the offside for four
So on the rare occasion that Nan has strayed he’s been punished through the offside here by naven PR score moves up to 30 n PR up to 10 recover back on his line that he’d prefer to operate he’s done an amazing job so far in terms of his economy rate because na
PR for example is on 10 of 15 balls so he’s been able to contain the Batters and keep control of this game from The Windy standpoint again darted in that time Fielder apologizes for the rocket arm and with just the one ball left in the over arasmus is back on strike seems
Like he’s been out there for some time now but he’s not getting much of the strike backs away slams it to the man at cover not able to get it through the field score remains in 31 for one after five overs really really good stuff this from Raj in
Yes Six coming from that over but he has been tidy and like I said I was really happy they kept him on for that third over because he’s got that pressure on he’s got them to start trying to think you saw arasmus there having to back
Away think how am I going to change this up give myself that space give myself the angle and still can’t get it through so just putting that pressure on early and forcing them to have to start thinking about changing what they’re trying to do to try and get up with that run
Rate and just the one more over to come in the power play as well and we have leban continuing he also had a very good first over so they found a peer that are restricting the Batters here starts with a dot yeah 6′ five so you’re on the money with that
One and making use of all 6’5 in of that frame getting the pitch to respond to him in a way that no one else seems to have had that type of response for the day evident again in that delivery that’s just been chopped down to Third
Man for a single score moves on to 32 so they won’t mind them dealing in singles at the moment the the wy’s that Target is still 157 as we’ve seen from the first Innings it gets that bit more difficult once you get out of the power play
And it took a while it took a while for the Umpire to put that finger up they weren’t sure if there was something on it the Wicket keeper thought they was Leon thought he had his man and they waited and waited and eventually that finger went up very
Slowly but that’s the second Wicket down and arasmus he goes for six aasman was not happy with that decision at all you could see him gesticulating to the umpires there as if to say what happened there but on the replay there it seemed to be close to the glove that hip area
So what we do know is that he was given out and the score is now 32 for two the wy’s have made another breakthrough here keyman for the American Z asmus has been dismissed quite early who’s had a very good start to his spell one for four from 1.3
Leon yeah it’s completely different tactic to how the Americans started with theirs they kept rotating the bowlers they didn’t let the Wendy’s batters get into any kind of Rhythm facing these but actually we’ve gone back to back with the bowlers here and it’s worked you know they’re two wickets down early it
Took until 49 runs for the Wendy’s to lose a wicket so they they’ve got the tactics right here and they’ve already picked up two key wickets with that alternating Spin and Pace as well I think what’s worked for the Wendy’s as well is that they were more proactive in the PO play in
Terms of looking to score than the approach that we’ve seen from the Americans thus far obviously skiing na St open the batting and he tried to play that role but got dismissed early and then no one else seems to have taken on that role all right three to come from
Labomb well he’s pleading with the Umpire they think he’s got something on that and the Windy’s hands on hips hands on heads well I think they’ve appealed for an lbw there that one has stayed down and probably flicked the pad on the way through here’s the replay yep lbw probably going over the
Top probably pitched out thir leg as well well this has been really magical stuff that’s wide that one but just perhaps Leon has been pretty tight until here don’t want to let those extras start creeping in we saw the 19 extras from the Americans just keep it tight keep it
Tidy and keep the pressure on don’t give them the freebies Le Bond seems to be making a lot happen here here scoring doesn’t seem to be easy task of him so far today with that extra height getting that extra bounce that extra Pace as opposed to what we’ve seen for
The rest of the day is causing some discomfort for the butters here and the feeling team have supported him with the addition of a slip closes out the over which only goes for two so two overs for five runs one Wicket for Leon yeah end of the power
Play as well so six overs gone Americans 33 for two there’s that equation for you 124 still needed from just 84 deliveries they have got the wickets in hand but they haven’t really hit third or fourth gear yet there sort of first and second and they haven’t
Been allowed to by some really good work by the Wendy’s Bowlers and we’re going to see a change of bowling here Hayden Walsh Junior coming into the attack as soon as the power play is finished I’m surprised that he doesn’t have a slip in first sign of leg spin from The Windy
Side of things today let’s see if they’re able to extract any turn from this pitch but they’ be definitely the happier of of the two teams after the power play in this run Chase thus far man and that’s out looking to hit this one down to the B long on straight back
To the Bing Hayden Walsh doesn’t make any mistake Carden ball hidden watch into the attack and straight into into the wickets well he barely had to move did he it came straight back to him was like a magnet to his hands made it look easy this is how you
Do Cricket there you go come on Second Ball take a wicket that’s three down for the Americans now inside seven overs they find themselves 34 for three and in a little bit of a problem here that run rate pushing up to nine now and naven PRI at the other end just
Watching I think they’re getting a bit stuck here but the Americans have on their side that naven PR has been there for some 20 balls now from the start of the Innings he’s faced 20 balls so they’ll be hoping that he can steer them home that’s well defended it’s not something you hear
Quite often in T20 cricket that just goes to show the level of pressure that the wy’s have been able to put the Americans under here today not timed that one hit into the ground so it will just be the one flighted delivery that I didn’t quite read
It they don’t really want to be dealing in ones at the moment these Americans they need at least the boundary and over to try and sort of keep up with that rate that’s pushed above nine now darted in almost Falls over backwards there well at least his batting partner finds it
Funny well Hayden Walsh has completed his first over three runs and a wicket Everything seems to be going in the way of the wy’s at the moment scores 36 for three from seven but with the set batsman in naen PRI still at the crease and his partner Amir having joined him in the last over they’re going to look to do a repair job here short repair
Job and see how best they can get to this target of7 it looks a long way away at the moment they need someone to start doing the the fast scoring and they need someone to support it naen PRI 14 from 21 it’s not really a strike rate you’re
Going to write home about at the moment change of balling again teren hins from this end starts with a DOT ball so what we have noticed as the mode of operations here for the wy’s is that they’re bowling all of their seamers from one end and all of the
Spinners from the other I don’t know if that’s strategic or it’s just panned out that way but well that’s really good work by Lebon the 6′ five frame it’s a long way down to the ground but also means you got very long arms so easy enough to
Stop it and I thought that had four written all over it when it came off the bat Pace straight back along the ground past the bowler clubbed but Leon came striding round from mid off long off I think even the batter would have thought that be because he sort of stood there mid
Pitch and they ended up only being able to get one for that diffult situation this for the Americans at the moment you know you think we do need to start swinging but also we’re already three wickets down so we can’t afford to just Chuck away wickets as we try and Chase that run
[Applause] rate also they’re not being given anything by the bowlers at the moment it’s been pretty disciplined stuff and what you find Happening Here is because the there’s not much scoring opportunities the overs are going by quickly as well almost through the eighth over and that’s putting additional pressure on
The wy’s on the um Americans here as well you can almost see it in the body language of these two American batters they’re continually rehearsing those shots that they keep not quite performing it how they would liked to but it’s all very well to be able to
Play it as a shadow shot but you got to be able to find the middle of the bat if you want to chase down 157 oh end of eight overs Americans 39 for three huge uphill task for the Americans someone has got to try and take the mantle now of being
The aggressor in this partnership we can’t go for too much longer with both of them being content with two and three run overs from Wendy’s Bowlers required run rate now up to 9.83 on a pitch which is not been the easiest to score in all day that should have that should have been
Punished had enough time that one think the be kicking himself only getting H Mor Jun with that caught and bold just his second delivery so continuing with a second over as we said Wendy’s gone for that different tactic of keeping Bowlers on for spells as such as opposed to what the Americans did
Would never try and let the wy’s batter settle against a specific bowler he’s tried to sweep that into the leg side and just completely missed it and I think that’s sort of a sign of a little bit of a desperation here they’re really trying all everything all of all the
Shots in the book at the moment not managing to get anything on it hiden was is hurrying through his overs here as well balling it into the pitch asking the Batters to go across by bed and he’s bowled into the pitch sweeps doesn’t get any contact with that Hayden second Wicket of his
Spell well it sort of felt like it was coming didn’t it it was almost Third Time Lucky the first one the sweep was missed the next one he missed completely and the third one it was sort of okay he’s going to miss this so if I bow it
On the stumps he’s going to miss and I hit and actually having a little bit of a chuckle wasn’t quite seen on the screen but as the batter went off he was rehearsing the shot and hit himself in the leg and dropped his Bat which is
Just about the last thing you want when you’ve been dismissed to then almost fall over your own bat American and I’m sure he won’t thank me for telling everyone what happened because it wasn’t seen on screen Americans falling into further trouble here 41 for four from 8.5 new batter to the crease
Plan having some heavy lifting to do here but if ever there were a stage where you wanted the opportunity to do some heavy lifting it’s here the American premier league and so we’ll see how hidden was ends this over hit him on the pad struck on the pad first
Ball lbw and he’s out Hayden Walsh Jr is having a time here at the Opening match of season two of the American Premier League brought into the attack after the power play had ended and he’s had an immediate impact on this game he’s now sitting on a hattick when
He starts his next next over is there anyone with a bigger grin in Texas right now than Hayden wsh Jr grinning from ear to ear googly didn’t pick it struck him dead in front going on to hit middle middle and off 41 for five at the end of nine
Overs Americans are deep in trouble here 116 more required from 66 balls and the Wendy’s team are starting to flex their muscle on this contest having batted first after winning the task and choosing to put a score on the board and there he is the smilest man in Texas Hayden WS Jr struts
Off with his floppy cap on that brings Maron Richards to the middle Marlon Richards has a lot of work to do here 116 from 66 balls teren hins to continue goes full searching for a yaka kept out hit way down to deep backwards Square for a single I’ve been really impressed by the
Wendy’s Bowlers today the Batters got them up to that6 it wasn’t the most convincing of batting performances but it was enough 156 great total on the score obviously that impressive work at the the top by Finley and what you’d see here from the Wendy’s Bowlers as well in particular the
Seamers is everyone apart from Lebon seems to be going Pace off for the majority of the balls Hines obviously went searching for a y on that first ball but then has reverted to Pace off and forcing the Batters to hit into the breeze towards the Deep midwicket
Long on deep Square side of the ground so they’re using the dimensions of the ground with Pace off to their advantage as well and asking the Batters if you want to take me on no problem take me on into the Bree and they know that they’re
Going to have to start taking them on really that run rate really pushing up it’s gone above 10 now pushing towards 11 a sort of danger territory for the Americans especially with only five wickets in hand so it’s a difficult mental game for them and this is with Javon sis
Having an expensive start proceedings here with his first over for the Wendy’s going for some 14 runs so they’ve managed to CL back well H Again full and straight motor up here Hinds definitely on the fullest side yers and slow balls into the pitch well you sort of feel at this
Point The Americans really do need to start just trying to take this on there’s no point just proding around for the next 10 and a bit overs they’re not going to get up to that score if they do that they’re well behind that run rate and with net run rate in mind
Exactly thinking tournament play yeah it’s best that they give themselves as best a chance even if they do lose this match to still keep the net run rate from having too much of a negative hit after this match well they’ll just settle for the one there so six from the over six singles
10 overs gone halfway through the chase Americans 47 for five hunting down at 157 that required rate now up at 11 and the game very much much in control of the Windy’s and this is going to take us into a quick strategic timeout players can have some drinks much needed
Drinks Americans have a chance to regroup and replan and the wy’s will be planning for much of the same we will also take a quick break during this refreshment period and come back to you in a short moment On You The Well we’re back here live at Musa Stadium after the Strategic timeout Hayden Walsh will be resuming from the peand N the second half of the Run chase by The Americans 47 for five Walsh himself being the chief Wick taker thus far three for five from two overs trying to resume the match without
The ball the Fielder at Deep midwicket had the ball going down to the boundary with him we need this this is a hatrick ball for Hayden Walsh pushed away to midwicket for a single Cris averted by Maron Richards there yeah you can’t take a wicket if you haven’t got the
Ball ni worked away slow and loopy that one teasing the batsman well 157 that Target seems a long way away for the Americans at the moment haven’t hit a boundary in quite a number of overs now the Americans once they’ve been able to get singles here and there they haven’t been able to
Keep up with the r and that 157 is now starting to look like 157,000 well that single did bring up the 50 so they’ve got something positive to think about and that’s gone through everything and Hayden wsh Jr missed opport can’t really believe it missed opportunity for a stomping
There I think the butter Hamza found himself lying down on the floor Hamza found himself hamst strong that’s going to be oh very close sweeping a full ball umire saying he’s just outside off seems to have satisfied the baller oh no that’s crazy that’s oh no that’s
Even worse what are we seeing here today he’s hit the ball straight back to the ball and taken off running non Striker was sold down the river Hayden Walsh Jr in turn threw the ball completely over the head of the Wicket keeper down to the man at Short fo leg who Mis
Fielded that ball as well and it went through him so it was and then we saw so this is just see this one absolutely miles over everyone the Wicket keeper can’t believe it and there was a sort of chase by everyone and actually Leon then came
Round and he made up some Hefty yards big old strides and he was almost having to mop it up having run round half the field it’s all going on I can’t stop laughing that was disastrous on all parts and Sean Finley has seen enough and has left the feel it’s been replaced
I’ve done my part for the day seems to be a bit so having some complications with his back his low Point his lower back there as lean comes back into the attack he’s had a long day Sean Finley he put in a hefty shift with the bat opened and then was dismissed just
Three balls from the end of their Innings lots of players flew in last night as well so guys would be probably not have recovered from those fls yet well the pill went up think perhaps High getting that the bounce of Mario Leon well they’re needing almost two of all here the
Americans and they’re just not being given anything by these Wendy’s Bowlers clinical performance from them yeah the extra bounce hitting him above the knee roll and that run rate now up to more than two a ball so over 12 and over needed and they’re not going to do it in
Singles problem being they not really being given the chance to do it in anything else that’s nicely played it beats the diving Fielder it’s still not going to be a boundary there a good bit of work out in the field sweeper comes around and again just the one Jonathan Fu out there
Lovely looking shot again just the one picks out the Fielder at Mid on yeah interesting dilemma this now for the American side they don’t just want to prod and po and just try and B out these overs because they’re not going to get there doing it ones and
Twos and it’s not going to do any good for their net run rate it goes for the scoop well Innovation pays off and that is the first boundary in a very long time Mar L LA Bon can’t really believe it but Hamza premeditated flicked it over his shoulder and picked up four to
Close out the 12 over Americans 59 for five they need 98 from 48 Deliveries well that’s a glorious sight If Ever I saw one any kind of cricket pitch anywhere there’s a bit of a Sor that’s not quite a glorious site if you’re an American Supporter and Hayden WS Jr back on for his fourth over picked up three wickets for 10 and he was on a hattick at the beginning of his previous over the only thing he’s done wrong all day with that bizarre bit of field off his own bowling attempted run out almost went
For almost went for four y swings across the line up in the air and that is the first six off the bat of Amir Hamza takes on the bowler of the day so far Hayden Walsh Jr launches him over Square leg into the stands for six
And that’s a good recovery from W Junior Just Darts it in he got himself all in attack tangle and he’s got to go and Hayden W Jr well he’s got four Hamza looked like the aggressor in the partnership at the moment looked like maybe he was going to try and
Inject something into this Innings six dot Wicket and that is the beauty of Hayden Walsh Jr today he is having quite a day four for 17 for him so far today in the Americans 66 for six or that required rate at 12.41% well Hayden Walsh Jr is eyeing himself up a five for
Today and he’s Bal him Hayden walz Jr he has five he’s got two and two for the second time in this Innings what a day he is having I don’t know what he had for breakfast but I’m having it tomorrow absolute Peach of a delivery bal’s flying in all
Directions abend’s very short stay one delivery he’s in he’s out and Hayden W Jr five for 17 for him today just turned back in on him clipping the top of the stumps and that is a very happy man well the Wendy’s are well on their way to winning
Their first game in their title defense American 66 for seven well Hayden WS Jr finds himself on a hattick again again in this game he has one delivery left in his spell he’s got five wickets already he’s got the cake he’s got the icing and all he needs now is the cherry on
Top that’s Sheldon cotol coming out to the middle to face the hatrick ball cool as a cucumber Hayden Walsh Jr in the sunnies the under AR of thermal I’m hatrick ball Hayden WS Jr already with the Fifer and it’s a leave well bit of an anticlimax but you
Can’t be too unhappy with that day out with the ball Hayden Walsh Jr he finishes his four overs with five for 17 two in that over two in a previous over and at the end of 13 overs the Americans 66 for seven well that Target 157 is pretty Out Of Reach For This
American side now they need to just try and up this run rate they’re running out of wickets they’re running out of time and that will just be one really convincing performance all round from the wy’s in the field perhaps a few of them felt maybe they could have done bit better with the
Bat but they didn’t need it in the end got themselves up to 156 and it’s been well enough to defend unless something really magic happens here well the Windy’s players think they’ve got their man here but Sheldon gotel isn’t going anywhere he doesn’t think anything of it the Umpire was unmoved
And we all carry on as we were well that was the celebrations from the man of the moment lovely looking straight drive but again just be the one can’t pick these gaps just over the bowler’s head he’s stuck out a big right hand but it was going to
Hurt if the hand got in the way of that one again just the one still not halfway there yet with only six overs left after this one nicely clipped away but again there’s a Fielder out there well at the end of all this you IM
It be wal Jr who gets all the accolades for his bowling today his Fifer but it has been an all around performance from these windy Bowlers and that’s well dug out wal Jr indeed will take the leading amount of ploted for this performance but it has been a collective
Effort we did know that w J would have his say on this on this match five Wicket Hall in T20 cricket is always impressive but the man here coming back into the attack nanan was who started the Innings and started to build that pressure from that that fir in
Before Walsh Jr came in and sort of capitalized on that so it has been a complete team effort and now with the Americans 70 for7 needing a further 87 from six overs it’s going to be a tall ass for Sheldon cell and Marlon Richards and some enterprising
Batting if they do get over the line not what Sheldon cotra was trying to do that and he almost bounces away from it like an irritated child when Mom said he can’t have another piece of pizza bold and is off seems to be the trend of the day everyone playing back
With not much bounce and offer and balls credit to the bowlers have been straight Wicket to Wicket giving them every opportunity of collecting wickets and the Americans slow further into this spare here 70 for eight and ball there by n if you look at the way he gripped that ball he
Had his seam he had his finger right wrapped along the seam and just pushed that one through gathered Pier off the pitch well it’s a bit of a sorry sight for the Americans at the moment they find themselves 70 for8 after to 14.2 they need another 87 runs from just 34
Balls but they’ve only got two wickets in hand and these Wendy’s Bowlers are absolutely on form firing on all cylinders today the pace is spin whoever gets Chuck the ball seems to make something happen whether that’s building pressure taking wickets they can do it all and it’s Sabi RAB the tall
Figure looks to be taking guard in the middle Sab r and that’s well kept out but it’s no run just getting just getting some confirmation that one of the batters from the Americans team won’t be taking the field thus the fall of another Wicket here would be the end of the
Game well that we’ll be that well guess they wanted to test that theory that is the end of the match conclusive Victory here from the Wendy’s wrapping up the victory by 87 runs here’s a replay again nanan through sair beating him for Pace Wicket keeper Hamilton whipping off the bails
As sa dragged out from his crease nanan finishing with three wickets Hayden Walsh five and the Wendy’s the defending champions of season one of the APL off to a ricking start here in the first match of season two of the APL well that has been very good start to season two
Here of the American Premier League Wendy’s team winning the toss and choosing to bat first scored 156 on what was a tricky pitch got more and more difficult to score as the game went on the Americans would have been happy in being able to pull back the score and
Restrict the windy to only 156 Americans having their turn at the crease were only able to get to 70 for9 with one of their players not being able to bat due to injury and so game one season two of the American premier league is wrapped up with the
Wendy’s team posing for a team photo winning by a margin of 87 runs here today yeah convincing win for that side they look pretty chough pretty please themselves great all round performance it started with Finley with the bat he really anchored that Innings and then the bowlers did the business shared it
Around a bit but you know Fifer you can’t ignore five for Walsh Jr in there but then also the likes of Rajan and he started it off he was economical he was tidy he was tight he took wickets and as a team it was a pretty all- round Performance and so as we wait for the Post match presentations we would like to for you that tomorrow the APL continues with the Wendy’s taking on the premium Indians of which I will be a part of tomorrow morning here at Musa stadium and after that one it’ll be the
Packs versus the Americans so an exciting day both these teams back in Action tomorrow you’re back in action not with microphone in hand hoping out on the field hoping for a different result tomorrow for the Wendy’s team at at my hands um so we’re going to have a bit of a practice
Session this afternoon well you’ve done all the buying now made all the notes and I’m ready prepared to take them on and go for victory tomorrow so it was very good game here today that was the story of the game today and it was that the wy’s won it pretty convincingly by 86
Runs and now I think we head over to postmatch coverage play of the match and for a word from both captains It Hold come back come Back It’s going to come from the Sun walk in from you Okay [Applause] [Applause] To A Oh A [Applause] got [Applause] [Applause] oh The American Premier League here at the Musa Stadium the defending Champions premium Wendy’s took on the premium Americans and the premium Wendy’s won by 86 runs there were a bunch of standout performances but the fewer Shan Finley’s performance for 69 off of 62 navine Stewart and sair who took three wickets
Each for the premium Americans but the man of the match goes to Hayden wals Jr for his five Wicket haul in his four overs just conceding 17 runs Hayden I mean what a day you’ve had yeah it’s a wonderful day um you know it’s a little
Cold for my liking but ball came out really well and you know I just reap the the rewards and it’s a perfect way to start out the tournament I mean a performance like that and a win like that you know talk me through you guys got here I believe this weekend the
Preparation and I know you know the couple of the lads as well you’ve played with them in the past so how was it you know jelling out there yeah and I know most of the The Lads you know I even though you know I probably would
Wouldn’t have met them in person I know I’ve seen them around so you know coming to you know Houston and meeting them I think it wasn’t a problem jelling you know it’s just to go out on the field and just enjoy the cricket well first day of the tournament first win you know
How do you think it’s going to feel for the team yeah I think the team will be buzzing um you know when we were batting we were I don’t think we were panicking but I think we would we just you know had to think about how we were going to
Go about it and you know I think we we planned well and executed well and one word for Sean Finley I mean that knockout there you know was crucial to get you guys Those runs and he tall out there yeah I think you know he is a very
He his knock was a very crucial knock because you know um at that point we could have you know easily crumbled um but I think he played very well to keep us you know in the the running and give us a good score well great performance and congratulations on the win thank you
Very much well thank you that was Hayden wals Jr well that’s it here from the presentation we will see you guys tomorrow bright and early at 8:30 a.m. with a double Header defense welcome us here thank you so much for joining us it’s been a great great day to have you and we look forward to seeing you again for [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause]
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