Wellington Firebirds Vs Auckland Aces Match 29 05 February 2023

29th T20 • Basin Reserve • Wellington

Auckland Aces

119/8 (18)

Wellington Firebirds

110 (17.4)

AA won by 9 runs (D/L method)

Info

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Playing XI

Info

Auckland Aces

119/8 (18)

Batters

George Worker

25.00

c J Bhula b L Beek

Cole Briggs

0.00

b N Smith

William O Donnell

200.00

c NF Kelly b A Milne

Robert O Donnell

113.16

c A Milne b L Beek

Sean Solia

100.00

c J Bhula b Ollie Newton

Ben Horne

50.00

c TA Blundell b A Milne

Kyle Jamieson

50.00

c T Johnson b L Beek

Danru Ferns

142.86

Not out

Louis Delport

0.00

c A Milne b L Beek

Adithya Ashok

225.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 2, NB: 0, W: 4)

TOTAL

(18 Ov, RR: 6.61)

119/8

Did not Bat

Matt Gibson

Bowlers

EXT

6.50

6.00

3.75

8.00

Ollie Newton

8.00

Rachin Ravindra

8.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Cole Briggs

b N Smith

1-1

0.6

William O Donnell

c NF Kelly b A Milne

2-16

3.1

George Worker

c J Bhula b L Beek

3-20

4.2

Sean Solia

c J Bhula b Ollie Newton

4-77

12.2

Ben Horne

c TA Blundell b A Milne

5-80

13.1

Kyle Jamieson

c T Johnson b L Beek

6-86

14.4

Robert O Donnell

c A Milne b L Beek

7-101

16.4

Louis Delport

c A Milne b L Beek

8-107

16.6

Wellington Firebirds

110/10 (17.4)

Batters

Tom Blundell

0.00

c RR O Donnell b KA Jamieson

Nick Kelly

82.76

c L Delport b A Ashok

Rachin Ravindra

44.44

c C Briggs b L Delport

Troy Johnson

133.33

c B Horne b MT Gibson

Nathan Smith

100.00

runout (A Ashok / D Ferns)

Jakob Bhula

88.89

c C Briggs b A Ashok

Tim Robinson

100.00

c WT O Donnell b L Delport

Logan van Beek

150.00

b SM Solia

Adam Milne

33.33

c SM Solia b L Delport

Ollie Newton *

0.00

c L Delport b SM Solia

Peter Younghusband

300.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 7, LB: 0, NB: 1, W: 4)

TOTAL

(17.4 Ov, RR: 6.23)

110/10

Bowlers

EXT

Kyle Jamieson

6.00

Matt Gibson

6.67

Louis Delport

5.25

Danru Ferns

11.00

Sean Solia

1.4

4.80

Adithya Ashok

4.75

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Tom Blundell

c RR O Donnell b KA Jamieson

1-0

0.4

Rachin Ravindra

c C Briggs b L Delport

2-23

4.3

Nick Kelly

c L Delport b A Ashok

3-55

8.6

Troy Johnson

c B Horne b MT Gibson

4-57

9.4

Jakob Bhula

c C Briggs b A Ashok

5-76

12.5

Nathan Smith

runout (A Ashok / D Ferns)

6-89

14.6

Tim Robinson

c WT O Donnell b L Delport

7-101

16.2

Adam Milne

c SM Solia b L Delport

8-103

16.6

Logan van Beek

b SM Solia

9-103

17.1

Ollie Newton

c L Delport b SM Solia

10-110

17.4

Match Info

Date & Time

05 Feb, 06:10 AM IST

Venue

Basin Reserve, Wellington

Match

29th T20,

Super Smash

Umpires

John Dempsey (New Zealand), Eugene S (New Zealand), ers (New Zealand, TV)

Referee

K Pulley (New Zealand)

Toss

Wellington Firebirds elected to bowl

1 1 1 1 1 1W

Over 15

Runs: 6

1W 4 2 1 0 0 4

Over 16

Runs: 12

4 1 W W 1 1 0 W

Over 17

Runs: 7

W W W W 3 4b W W W W

Over 18

Runs: 7

All Overs

Commentary

That's it from the coverage, hope you enjoyed it. Until next time, this is Pragadeesh signing off

Auckland Aces won by 9 runs
Robert O'Donnell 43(38) | Nick Kelly 24(29)
Louis Delport 3-21(4) | Logan van Beek 4-15(4)

What a low-scoring thriller we just witnessed. Auckland Aces were down after the first innings but they were never out as the visitors showed good fighting spirit and made this total of 119 look very big. Well, Kyle Jamieson dictated proceedings in the new ball straightaway and removed Tom Blundell to set the tone for the Aces

The spinners took control once the powerplay got over. Both Ashok and Delport were excellent with their lengths and made it very tough for the batters in the middle to score runs freely. Kelly's dismissal came at a crucial time but Nathan Smith's run-out turned out to be a game-changing moment. Still, with Logan van Beek at the crease, the Firebirds needed 20 off the last two overs but Delport conceded just three runs and picked up two wickets in the penultimate over to completely turn the game in Aces' favour. Solia got rid of van Beek in the first ball of the final over and that turned out to be the final nail in the coffin

Louis Delport (Man of the Match): Really proud of the boys. A lot of things didn't go in our way but we showed a lot of character. Just to have fun and to put a smile on everyone's face. Enjoy every moment, a lot of things happen outside the field but when you step in, just give your best. We have one more game to go and looking forward to that game

17.4 Sean Solia to Ollie Newton, OUT! The Aces have done it. Good length angling across, Newton swings and gets a top edge. Delport at short third settles under it and takes a well-judged catch. The ball was swirling due to the wind but Delport makes no mistake

17.3 Sean Solia to Ollie Newton, FOUR BYES! Leg-cutter into the surface on middle stump, Newton swings and misses. The ball bounced in front of the keeper, turns in at the last second to deceive him before trickling into the fence

17.2 Sean Solia to Peter Younghusband, misses the yorker and it ended up as a full toss outside off-stump. Younghusband reaches for it and lofts it over extra cover. The fielder at long-off covers good ground to his left and saves a boundary

Peter Younghusband, RHB, walks in at no.11

17.1 Sean Solia to Logan van Beek, BOWLED! This is surely the final roll in the dice for the Firebirds. Wide yorker, van Beek plays away from the body but gets an inside edge onto the stumps.

Sean Solia (1-0-5-0) comes back into the attack

Ollie Newton, LHB, walks in at no.10

overs

103 /8 score

runs

Adam Milne *

1 (3)

Logan van Beek

9 (5)

Louis Delport

3 /21

16.6 Louis Delport to Adam Milne, OUT! It's a gamble to bowl Delport but he repaid the captain's faith with a double strike. Full toss outside off-stump, Milne bends low reaches and sweeps. The ball goes straight to deep square leg and the fielder takes a good low catch

16.5 Louis Delport to Adam Milne, full outside off-stump, Milne attempts a reverse sweep at a crunch time and didn'tget any contact

16.4 Louis Delport to Logan van Beek, back of a length outside off-stump, van Beek punches it to extra cover and the fielder half stops it. They take a single

16.3 Louis Delport to Adam Milne, quicker and flatter on a good length, Milne clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single

Adam Milne, RHB, walks in at no.9

16.2 Louis Delport to Tim Robinson, OUT! Pitched up outside off-stump, Robinson comes down the track and tries to play a lofted drive over extra cover. But he miscued his shot and slices it towards sweeper cover. The fielder makes no mistake

16.1 Louis Delport to Logan van Beek, slower through the air around off-stump, van Beek reverse sweeps it to short third for a single

Louis Delport (3-0-18-1) comes back into the attack

overs

100 /6 score