Trent Boult delivers a full ball on off stump. Sonny Baker goes for a slog shot but mistimes it badly, sending a high, uncontrolled hit straight to deep mid-wicket where it's caught cleanly. Sonny Baker is out for 2 from 4. The chase now requires 46 runs from 25 balls with no wickets remaining, and the win chance is grim.
Over 18. 7 runs. Bowler: Richard Gleeson. Manchester Super Giants Men: 9-132(rr 7.33) The back of a length ball outside off sees the batter defend cautiously, edging the ball for a quick single. Sonny Baker gets off the mark as the chase requires 52 runs from 30 balls with a single wicket left.
The leg cutter pitches back of a length outside off stump. Gus Atkinson goes for a pull shot but mistimes it badly, the ball lobbed up and caught at long on. Gus Atkinson departs after scoring 9 runs from 7 balls.
On a length ball outside off, the batter swings with controlled power and finds the boundary. A well-timed slog cuts through the long-on region, aided by a misfield.
Over 17. 4 runs. Bowler: Nathan Sowter. Manchester Super Giants Men: 8-125(rr 7.35) A back of a length leg spinner just outside off, met firmly with a controlled drive by Josh Tongue. He nudges it past the infield and picks up a single. Manchester Super Giants Men require 59 runs from 35 balls with 2 wickets left, facing a steep chase at over ten runs an over.
The leg spinner tosses it up on a back of a length outside off stump, and Atkinson goes for a controlled pull but mistimes it, taking a single to deep mid wicket.
The bowler sends down a back of a length googly on middle stump, and Josh Tongue pushes it neatly for a well-timed single. Josh Tongue gets off the mark with that run.
The leg spinner delivers a length ball on off stump, and the batter attempts a drive but edges it inside. The ball is smartly fielded at mid wicket, resulting in no run.
Sowter delivers a back of a length slider on leg stump, and Atkinson attempts an ambitious reverse sweep but gets a mis-timed, uncontrolled shot. The ball trickles to deep cover where Rutherford fields quickly, allowing the batter to sneak through for a single.
Over 16. 9 runs. Bowler: Tom Curran. Manchester Super Giants Men: 8-121(rr 7.56) A slower full ball just outside off stump sees the batter attempt to steer but misses completely, resulting in a dot ball. The target remains daunting with 63 needed off 40 balls and just two wickets left, the odds slim.
A short ball outside off, bowled with no movement, sees the batter attempt a pull shot but mistime it badly, sending the ball into the hands of long on. Noor Ahmad is caught and departs after scoring 8 runs off 3 balls. Noor Ahmad departs for 8 off 3.
A no movement delivery pitched back of a length, wide outside off, and Noor Ahmad flashes a well-timed cut. The controlled shot races away through third man for four. That’s another boundary for Noor Ahmad, his second this over.
A short outside off slower ball from Curran, expertly pulled by Noor Ahmad with controlled timing. The batter sends it racing through deep mid wicket for a boundary, helped by a misfield. Noor Ahmad gets off the mark with a flourish.
A short ball outside off stump from Tom Curran, Leus du Plooy attempts a pull but only manages a top edge. He's caught at short fine leg, ending his innings. Leus du Plooy departs for 22 off 17.
Over 15. 4 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. Manchester Super Giants Men: 6-112(rr 7.47) Rashid Khan bowls a googly outside off, and Atkinson drives it along the ground, taking a smart single to deep cover where Nathan Sowter fields it cleanly. Manchester Super Giants Men are chasing 72 off 45 balls with 4 wickets left, but their chances remain slim at 0 percent according to WinViz.
A back of a length googly outside off stump, and Atkinson muscles it away with a controlled pull to pick up a single. Atkinson gets off the mark with confidence.
Rashid Khan bowls a deceptive back of a length googly just outside off. Liam Dawson goes for a cut but only manages to edge it onto his pads before the ball sneaks through and hits the stumps – he's bowled. Liam Dawson departs after scoring 2 runs off 3 balls.
Rashid Khan delivers a back of a length leg spinner drifting down the leg side. Leus du Plooy stays controlled and pulls it neatly, nudging it away for a single.
